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Study assesses risk of psychiatric events in patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs

A study to assess whether patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs are at an increased risk of suicide, self-harm and treated depression compared with users of nicotine replacement therapy has found no evidence of an increased risk.

11 Oct 2013

Longer looks: Problems with 'regular insurance;' more TV characters with mental illness; women dying younger

Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web.

11 Oct 2013

Study compares effects of 2 intravenous fluids on survival for critically ill patients in ICU

Djillali Annane, M.D., Ph.D., of Raymond Poincare Hospital, Garches, France, and colleagues conducted a study to compare the effects of 2 types of intravenous fluids on survival for critically ill patients in an intensive care unit.

11 Oct 2013

Suppression of mitochondria: A dominant feature of diabetic kidney disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified 13 metabolites - small molecules produced by cellular metabolism - that are significantly different in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease compared to healthy controls.

11 Oct 2013

Important information on effects, side effects of drugs is missing in most publications, says study

In 2012 researchers from the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) presented a study in the BMJ analysing information sources used in 16 health technology assessment (HTA) reports of drugs ("benefit assessments").

11 Oct 2013

Drugs often fail to bring acromegaly under control in routine clinical practice

Over a quarter of UK patients treated for growth hormone-producing tumours do not achieve 'safe' growth hormone levels, according to a 30 year UK multi-centre study of clinical management of the rare disease acromegaly. The findings by the Society for Endocrinology UK Acromegaly Register, published in the November issue of Clinical Endocrinology, show that drugs to control acromegaly often fail to bring the disease completely under control in routine clinical practice.

10 Oct 2013

Beta-blocker therapy controls heart rate, improves cardiovascular performance in septic shock patients

Andrea Morelli, M.D., of the University of Rome, Italy, and colleagues conducted a study to investigate the effect of the short-acting beta-blocker esmolol on the heart rate of patients with severe septic shock and high risk of death.

10 Oct 2013

Team Ritter to raise funds for John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at ING NYC Marathon

Friends and family members of people with thoracic aortic disease and fans of the late legendary comedic actor John Ritter will come together as Team Ritter to raise funds for the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, 2013.

10 Oct 2013

Study associates high polyphenols intake with 30% reduction in mortality in older adults

It is the first time that a scientific study associates high polyphenols intake with a 30% reduction in mortality in older adults. The research, published on Journal of Nutrition, is the first to evaluate the total dietary polyphenol intake by using a nutritional biomarker and not only a food frequency questionnaire.

10 Oct 2013

HIV infection heralds worse outcomes in NSCLC

Infection with HIV is an indicator of poor prognosis in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, analysis of epidemiologic data indicates.

9 Oct 2013

Risk of dying from invasive breast cancer lower among multivitamin/mineral users

Findings from a study involving thousands of postmenopausal women suggest that women who develop invasive breast cancer may benefit from taking supplements containing both multivitamins and minerals.

9 Oct 2013

Hypothermia does not improve result in patients with severe bacterial meningitis

Bruno Mourvillier, M.D., of the Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, and colleagues conducted a study to examine whether treatment with hypothermia would improve the functional outcome of comatose patients with bacterial meningitis compared with standard care.

9 Oct 2013

Abortion of female fetuses in northern India results in gender imbalance

Modern ultrasound technology and economic pressure leads to female fetuses in the Ballabgarh area of northern India being aborted more often than male fetuses. Additionally, girls up to the age of five die more frequently than boys, which results in a gender imbalance in the area, according to Anand Krishnan, MD and doctoral candidate at Ume- University, who defends his thesis on 11 October.

9 Oct 2013

Reduced mortality rates in TBI patients linked to increased adherence to guidelines

Researchers found a significant reduction in the number of deaths of patients hospitalized in New York State with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) between 2001 and 2009.

9 Oct 2013

Metastatic site impacts survival in targeted RCC treatment

Bone and liver metastases may have the heaviest impact on the survival of patients receiving targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, suggest data from the International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium.

8 Oct 2013

In South Africa, rapid progress in reducing under-five mortality

Over the past decade, South Africa has made a dramatic reversal in child survival-mainly because of improvements in HIV/AIDS care, reports a study in AIDS, official journal of the International AIDS Society. AIDS is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

8 Oct 2013

Motor vehicle crashes can be hazardous for pregnant women, indicates study

A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine indicates that motor vehicle crashes can be hazardous for pregnant women, especially if they are not wearing a seat belt when the accident occurs.

8 Oct 2013

Noncardiac surgery after recent coronary stent linked with increased risk of adverse cardiac events

Emergency surgery and advanced cardiac disease are risk factors for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after noncardiac surgery in patients with recent coronary stent implantation, according to a study published by JAMA.

8 Oct 2013

Research roundup: Health law's effects on consumer spending; Mass. experience finds increased use of laparoscopic surgery

The authors find that average out-of-pocket spending is expected to decrease for all groups considered in the analysis, although decreases in out-of-pocket spending will be largest for those who would otherwise be uninsured.

5 Oct 2013

PET/CT imaging provides valuable insight to predict risk of rupture abdominal aortic aneurysms

Several newly identified markers could provide valuable insight to predict the risk of rupture abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), according to new research published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

4 Oct 2013

Mortality News and Research

Study assesses risk of psychiatric events in patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs

Longer looks: Problems with 'regular insurance;' more TV characters with mental illness; women dying younger

Study compares effects of 2 intravenous fluids on survival for critically ill patients in ICU

Suppression of mitochondria: A dominant feature of diabetic kidney disease

Important information on effects, side effects of drugs is missing in most publications, says study

Drugs often fail to bring acromegaly under control in routine clinical practice

Beta-blocker therapy controls heart rate, improves cardiovascular performance in septic shock patients

Team Ritter to raise funds for John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at ING NYC Marathon

Study associates high polyphenols intake with 30% reduction in mortality in older adults

HIV infection heralds worse outcomes in NSCLC

Risk of dying from invasive breast cancer lower among multivitamin/mineral users

Hypothermia does not improve result in patients with severe bacterial meningitis

Abortion of female fetuses in northern India results in gender imbalance

Reduced mortality rates in TBI patients linked to increased adherence to guidelines

Metastatic site impacts survival in targeted RCC treatment

In South Africa, rapid progress in reducing under-five mortality

Motor vehicle crashes can be hazardous for pregnant women, indicates study

Noncardiac surgery after recent coronary stent linked with increased risk of adverse cardiac events

Research roundup: Health law's effects on consumer spending; Mass. experience finds increased use of laparoscopic surgery

PET/CT imaging provides valuable insight to predict risk of rupture abdominal aortic aneurysms

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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