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Review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different models of community-based respite care for frail older people and their carers

Family members and friends often need support as they cope with being the main caregivers for their older, sick or disabled loved ones.

25 Apr 2007

Lisinopril could help stroke victims

A University of Leicester study could help to provide a new lease of life for patients who have suffered a stroke.

25 Apr 2007

Humanizing approaches to dementia care may extend patients' lives

Through an intensive comparative study of two nursing home units using contrasting approaches to dementia care for elders with severely disturbed behaviors, Central Michigan University professor of anthropology Athena McLean has found that "humanizing" approaches to dementia care may not only extend quality of life for patients, but also their length of life.

25 Apr 2007

Injuries and deaths caused by All-TerrainVehicles increase

Nationally, the number of All-TerrainVehicle (ATV)-related emergency department visits has more than doubled in recent years, from 52,800 in 1997 to 136,100 in 2004.

25 Apr 2007

Obese workers more costly to employers

The latest research is suggesting that obese workers are more costly to their employers.

24 Apr 2007

Too many elderly deficent in vitamin D which affects physical performance

Researchers at the Wake Forest University of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the U.S. have voiced concern that many of the country's elderly are deficient in vitamin D.

24 Apr 2007

Many lives can be saved on China's roads with seat belts

China accounts for around 15% of the world's total number of deaths from traffic accidents each year.

24 Apr 2007

BioMS Medical announces lead investigator in phase III multiple sclerosis trial

BioMS Medical Corp has announced Dr. Clyde E. Markowitz as the lead investigator in the United States for the Company's pivotal phase III clinical trial of its lead drug, MBP8298, for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

24 Apr 2007

Obesity may be associated with disability in workers

Obese individuals appear more likely to file workers, compensation claims for injuries on the job, according to a report in the April 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

24 Apr 2007

Low vitamin D levels linked to poor physical performance in older adults

Older adults who don't get enough vitamin D - either from their diets or exposure to the sun - may be at increased risk for poor physical performance and disability, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.

24 Apr 2007

Potential therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis

Oregon Health & Science University neuroscientists are eyeing a protein as a potential therapeutic target for multiple sclerosis because de-activating it protects nerve fibers from damage.

24 Apr 2007

Baby boomers do a lot more whingeing

U.S. researchers say baby boomers may not be as healthy as their parents were when they retired.

23 Apr 2007

Dental X-rays of carotid artery not enough to estimate stroke risk

Detection of calcified tissue in the carotid artery by dental x-rays is not enough evidence to estimate a patient's stroke risk was the conclusion of a systematic literature review published in this month's Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).

21 Apr 2007

New bill to train more preventive medicine doctors

U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) joined together to take a major step toward stemming the tide of America's eroding preventive medicine and public health workforce.

18 Apr 2007

UK doctors shy away from performing abortions

Experts in the UK are warning of an impending crisis in the National Health Service (NHS) regarding abortions. They say many doctors are opting out of providing such a service.

18 Apr 2007

Study identifies trends in cerebral aneurysm treatment

Cerebrovascular disease is a leading cause of serious long-term disability, affecting as many as 700,000 people every year.

17 Apr 2007

Natalizumab (Tysabri) reduces vision loss in MS patients

According to a study that appears in the April 17 issue of Neurology, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that natalizumab (TYSABRI), a drug that slows disability and reduces relapse rates in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), also reduces vision loss in patients with relapsing MS.

17 Apr 2007