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Sacral neuromodulation cost-effective for fecal incontinence

Sacral neuromodulation is less costly than dynamic graciloplasty and artificial bowel sphincter for the treatment of fecal incontinence, show the results of a Dutch health economics study.

5 Sep 2012

Arsenic induces acute promyelocytic leukemia remission

Elderly patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia have a high rate of response to arsenic trioxide, say researchers who believe the drug should be a first-line treatment in this population.

5 Sep 2012

Biomarker predicts temsirolimus benefit in renal cancer

In patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, the biomarker serum lactate dehydrogenase is both prognostic for survival and predictive for the survival benefit conferred by the TORC1 inhibitor temsirolimus, research shows.

5 Sep 2012

Long-term cardiac impact of Japan quake revealed

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of north-eastern Japan led to a significantly increased weekly occurrence of cardiovascular disease in the months after the event, study findings show.

5 Sep 2012

More focus required on hospice care for heart failure patients

End-stage heart failure patients enter hospice care closer to the time of their death, are more often referred from acute care facilities, and are more likely to die in acute care settings compared with cancer patients, show study results.

5 Sep 2012

Study questions use of vitamin D supplements to improve cholesterol

Vitamin D has been touted for its beneficial effects on a range of human systems, from enhancing bone health to reducing the risk of developing certain cancers. But it does not improve cholesterol levels, according to a new study conducted at The Rockefeller University Hospital.

From Quest Diagnostics 5 Sep 2012

Closing large intracardiac shunts does not improve sleep apnea

Clinically significant shunting of blood through a patent foramen ovale is more common among patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea than in the general population, study findings indicate.

4 Sep 2012

PDAs could help autistic people perform better at work

Personal digital assistants, such as the Apple iPod Touch, can provide invaluable assistance to adults with autism by helping them to function well in the workplace, show results from a small case series.

4 Sep 2012

MADONNA: Personalized antiplatelet therapy savior for angioplasty patients?

Personalized antiplatelet treatment may improve cardiac outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention, researchers suggest.

4 Sep 2012

CAD risk no higher in head and neck cancer

Researchers have shown that people with head or neck cancer are not necessarily at any greater risk for developing coronary artery disease than the general population.

4 Sep 2012

Lack of evidence to recommend routine screening for chronic kidney disease

Currently there is insufficient evidence to recommend the routine screening of chronic kidney disease in asymptomatic adults in the general population, according to a review by the US Preventive Services Task Force.

4 Sep 2012

Economic crisis increases depression rates

Depression rates in Greece have increased significantly since the start of the current economic crisis, study findings show.

4 Sep 2012

Exercise paves way to healthy old age

Middle-aged people who have a high level of physical fitness have a significantly lower and later incidence of chronic conditions in old age than those who are less fit, report researchers.

3 Sep 2012

Eat your greens for healthy sperm genes

Men who consume a high amount of certain nutrients may produce healthier sperm than men who do not, an effect that appears to be more pronounced in older men, report US researchers.

3 Sep 2012

MRI lesions match site of recent-onset inflammatory back pain

Patients with recent inflammatory back pain who undergo examination with magnetic resonance imaging typically show inflammation at the site of their pain, a study confirms.

3 Sep 2012

$Noninvasive fractional flow reserve still out of reach$

Noninvasive fractional flow reserve still out of reach

A novel, noninvasive approach to determining fractional flow reserve failed to show sufficient diagnostic accuracy to meet the primary endpoint of the DeFACTO trial, but was more accurate for diagnosing coronary artery ischemia than computed tomography, reported the trial’s lead investigator.

3 Sep 2012

Obesity no barrier to knee replacement surgery

Health policy should not withhold total knee arthroplasty from patients on the basis of obesity, say UK researchers.

3 Sep 2012

Potassium-channel autoimmunity linked to chronic pain

A substantial proportion of patients with voltage-gated potassium channel-complex autoimmunity experience chronic idiopathic pain, although the specific antigenic complex associated with pain remains to be determined, conclude US scientists.

3 Sep 2012

Some smaller clots may not require potentially risky treatment

Men and women who undergo joint replacement procedures, as well as those who have significant fractures, tend to be at an increased risk of developing pulmonary emboli (PE), blood clots that travel to the lungs where they may cause serious complications and even death.

1 Sep 2012

Doubt cast on LABA withdrawal in combination asthma therapy

Researchers have urged doctors to be cautious over withdrawal of long-acting beta-2 agonist therapy in patients with asthma controlled by this type of bronchodilator in combination with an inhaled corticosteroid, after finding the approach often results in destabilization of their condition.

31 Aug 2012