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Alendronate decreases BMD loss in prostate cancer

Weekly administration of oral biphosphonate alendronate could reduce loss of bone mineral density in prostate cancer patients who start androgen-deprivation therapy, show study findings.

19 Sep 2012

Bilateral pediatric sinusitis takes longer to heal after surgery

Children should be evaluated for an extended period after undergoing bilateral endoscopic sinus surgery, show findings from a retrospective study.

19 Sep 2012

Viral cause excluded for chronic fatigue syndrome

New research suggests that chronic fatigue syndrome does not occur as a result of infection with xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus or polytropic murine leukemia virus.

19 Sep 2012

Age at diabetes onset linked to macular edema onset

Older age at onset of Type 1 diabetes significantly increases the risk for developing clinically significant macular edema, show study findings.

19 Sep 2012

US and Dutch views differ on sedation at end of life

Physicians from the USA and the Netherlands differ in their views on sedation at the end of life, with the Dutch justifying it by stating that it does not hasten death, and the Americans indicating that although it might hasten death, this is justifiable if it is not the primary intention, show study findings.

18 Sep 2012

Daily use of inhaled steroid may not be essential in mild asthma patients

Individuals with mild-to-moderate asthma who use inhaled corticosteroids only when symptomatic can achieve the same level of symptom control as those who use the drug daily, study results show.

18 Sep 2012

Nutrient intake linked to depression risk

Increased intakes of zinc, magnesium, and folate are associated with a reduced risk for depression in women, results from an Australian study show.

18 Sep 2012

Exercise may help prevent infection for paraplegic individuals

Results from a pilot study suggest that a moderate amount of exercise may result in enhanced immunity in paraplegic athletes.

18 Sep 2012

‘Disappointing’ findings for spinal manipulative therapy

Spinal manipulative therapy for acute low-back pain appears to be no better than other existing therapies for reducing pain and improving functional status, show the findings of a Cochrane review.

18 Sep 2012

Routine endoscopy reduces gastric bypass complication, morbidity rates

The complication/failure and morbidity rates of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass can be substantially reduced by the routine use of intraoperative endoscopy with the linear anastomosis technique, the results of a US study indicate.

17 Sep 2012

Ionizing radiation imaging raises breast cancer risk in BRCA1/2 carriers

Exposure to ionizing radiation at an early age increases the risk for breast cancer among women with BRCA1/2 mutations, reveals research published in the BMJ.

17 Sep 2012

Pertussis immunity wanes in the 5 years after DTaP vaccination

The risk for pertussis infection in children who receive the combined diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine increases by an average of 42% per year after the last dose, a US study shows.

17 Sep 2012

Antimuscarinics only moderately effective for overactive bladder

A comprehensive review of oral antimuscarinics for the treatment of overactive bladder concludes that the efficacy of treatment is, at best, moderate.

17 Sep 2012

Refinements in gene therapy prove beneficial for ‘bubble babies’

Results from a long-term study published in Blood show that adding a low dose of chemotherapy prior to gene therapy can help improve outcomes in children with adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency.

17 Sep 2012

Job strain poses heart risk

People who face high demand in their jobs but have little control are significantly more likely to experience a coronary event than other workers, shows a large meta-analysis published online in The Lancet.

14 Sep 2012

Severe egg allergy treatment shows promise

Specific oral tolerance induction with raw hen’s egg can reduce the severity of egg allergy in affected children, show study findings.

14 Sep 2012

Pancreatic trigs trigger diabetes

Researchers have found that pancreatic triglycerides provide a novel biomarker for pancreatic β-cell dysfunction that can be used to identify individuals at risk for Type 2 diabetes, particularly among people of Hispanic origin.

14 Sep 2012

Corticosteroids only help minority of alopecia patients

Results from a long-term study show that pulsed corticosteroid treatment is only effective in about a third of alopecia patients.

14 Sep 2012

Maternal-fetal Chagas disease transmission still problematic

The incidence of Chagas disease, otherwise known as Trypanosoma cruzi infection, is still high in pregnant women in Bolivia, researchers say.

14 Sep 2012

More evidence supporting cardiac danger of painkillers after MI

Heart attack survivors who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have an increased risk for long-term mortality or a second heart attack, research suggests.

14 Sep 2012