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Professor Clive Ballard, Director of Research at the Alzheimer's Society, says anti-psychotic drugs given to dementia patients only benefit one in 15.Author: itnnews Tags: anti-psychotic drugs alzheimers research alzheimers society patients clive ballard dementia Posted: 12 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

(November 10, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Germany According to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, obesity greatly increases ones chances of having an enlarged left atrium. Researchers examined information on over 1200 adults, administering echocardiograms at the beginning of the study as well as ten years later. Results showed that obesity increased the risk of left atrial enlargement by 2.5 times. From Boston Patients who suffer adverse effects from hospital treatment do not typically receive explanations from medical personnel, according to a report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Surveying over 2,500 patients recently discharged from the hospital, researchers reported a total of 845 adverse events. Only 39.5% of the time were these adverse events actually explained to the patient by medical personnel. And finally, from Baltimore According to another report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, US soldiers are frequently unable to return to combat because of back pain. Researchers reviewed information on over 1,400 soldiers evacuated from either Iraq or Afghanistan who were suffering back pain. Results showed that only 13% of these soldiers actually returned to duty following their evacuation.

Hundreds of patients try a new cancer treatment after a "World News" report.

(November 9, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From San Diego - According to research presented at the American College of Chest Physicians meeting, the risk of hospitalization for COPD patients may be dependent on the type of bronchodilator they use. Researchers examined the cases of over 50, 000 COPD patients, dividing the patients into five different treatment groups. Results showed that monotherapy with tiotropium had the lowest amount of hospitalizations. From Toronto - Women who have dense breasts and breast cancer may be at higher risk of recurrence, according to a report published in the journal Cancer. Researchers reviewed over 335 breast cancer patients, all of whom had their breast density assessed before undergoing breast conserving surgery. Results showed that women with high breast density had 6 times the recurrence rate after undergoing surgery. And finally, from Chicago - According to a report presented at the meeting for the American Society of Radiation Oncology, prostate cancer patients who have early rising PSA levels after radiation therapy are at increased risk of mortality. Researchers examined records on over 6000 prostate cancer patients treated with radiation therapy. Survival rates after 5 years were 20% lower for patients who had biochemical failure within 18 months of treatment as opposed to those whose PSA failure occurred after 18 months.

(November 5, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Colorado - Coronary artery bypass surgery without a heart-lung machine has been shown to be no better than the traditional 'on-pump' process, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers examined over 2000 patients; half underwent surgery aided by use of a heart-lung machine (or, 'on-pump') while the other half underwent surgery with their heart still beating (or, 'off-pump'). Results showed that both procedures had similar outcomes after 30 days, though outcomes after a year appeared to favor the on-pump procedure. From Paris - According to a report published in The Lancet, x rays for mechanically ventilated patients should be taken only as needed. Researchers examined 21 different ICUs, randomly conducting either routine, daily chest x rays on patients or x rays as needed. Results showed a 32% reduction of the amount of x rays taken with the as needed approach, with no difference in the amount of diagnostic interventions. And finally, from Houston - According to a report published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, green tea may have promise as an oral cancer prevention agent. For nearly 6 years, researchers studied 41 oral leukoplakia patients--administering either green tea extract or placebo. They found that 58.8% of patients who took the green tea extract had a clinical response, compared with only 18.2% on placebo.

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(November 3, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Wisconsin - According to a report published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, smokers who want to quit may find that the best approach is to use both a nicotine patch and lozenges. Researchers studied over 1500 adult smokers, randomizing participants to five different smoking cessation regimens. After six months, those who took the patch plus lozenge were less likely to smoke than those who took the other treatments. From Philadelphia - According to a report presented at the meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, obese HIV patients have a slower immune response to antiretroviral treatment than HIV patients of normal weight. Using data from the US Military Natural History Study, researchers examined the BMIs of over 1100 HIV patients. They found that patients with a BMI greater than 30 regained less CD4-positive T cells following treatment than those whose BMI was between 18.5 and 24.9. And finally, from the Netherlands - Middle aged hypertension may be a predictor of Alzheimer's disease later in life, according to another report published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Dutch researchers studied nearly 200 families, half whom had parents with late-onset Alzheimer's disease and the other half with no history of the condition. They found that 40% of middle aged offspring of parents with Alzheimer's had high blood pressure, compared with only 29% of offspring with no family history of dementia.

(November 2, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Philadelphia - According to a report presented at the meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, a specific strain of MRSA has been connected with unusually high death rates. Compared with a 10-30% death rate within a month with a typical MRSA infection, this partially resistant vancomycin strain known as USA600 has a 50% one month mortality rate. From San Diego - Dialysis patients who have low body fat are at a higher risk of mortality, according to a report presented at the meeting of the American Society of Nephrology. Researchers compared the body fat percentage of over 650 dialysis patients with mortality rates over 5 years. They found that dialysis patients who had less than 10% body fat were almost 3 times more likely to die than those whose body fat was between 20-30%. And finally, from Baltimore - According to a report published in the Journal of Public Health, a significant number of children die from lack of health insurance. Examining roughly 23 million pediatric cases from 1988 to 2005, researchers estimate that almost 17, 000 pediatric deaths may have been prevented had the children had insurance.

(October 29, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From the UK - According to a report published in the Lancet Oncology, using both chemotherapy and radiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer patients significantly improves their chances of survival. Researchers followed the outcomes nearly 1000 patients who had advanced head and neck cancer. They found that those who underwent both chemotherapy and radiotherapy saw their survival increase by 1.2 years over those who underwent radiotherapy alone From Pittsburgh - Women who suffer from anxiety during their pregnancy are more likely to have small babies, according to a report published in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. Researchers studied a group of pregnant women, adjusting for factors such as race, drug use, and alcohol use. They found that women who suffered from chronic and severe anxiety were more likely to have a small baby, particularly when the anxiety took place in the third trimester. And finally, from St. Louis - According to a report published in The Lancet, lifestyle changes dramatically reduce ones risk of type 2 diabetes. Researchers examined results from the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, a ten year follow up of over 3200 overweight patients who participated in the Diabetes Prevention Program. They found that intensive lifestyle changes--such as exercise and reduced caloric intake--resulted in a 34% reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

(October 28, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Boston - According to a report published in the British Medical Journal, people who suffer migraines are at increased risk of stroke. Researchers analyzing 9 studies noted a 73% increase in stroke risk in those who had migraines. The risk was even higher in those who had migraine with preceding aura. From the Netherlands - Both non-cardiovascular and cardiovascular causes increase mortality rates among dialysis patients, according to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers compared mortality rates of over 120, 000 dialysis patients to the general population. For dialysis patients, they found that nearly 40% of deaths came from cardiovascular causes while over 50% were the result of non-cardiovascular problems. And finally, from France - Scientists have found that Alzheimer's patients with diabetes actually lose their memory slower than those without diabetes, according to a report published in the journal Neurology. Researchers studied over 600 patients with Alzheimer's disease--10% of whom had diabetes--testing their memory twice a year for four years. Results showed that the patients without diabetes suffered a more rapid cognitive decline that those with the condition.

(October 21, 2009 - Insidermedicine) From Washington - Drinking lots of coffee is beneficial for patients with chronic hepatitis C, according to a report published in the journal Hepatology. Researchers studied over 750 patients with Hepatitis C for nearly 4 years. Patients who drank at least three cups of coffee a day were 53% less likely to see their liver disease progress. From North Carolina - According to a report published in the Archives of Surgery, patients who are 'super obese' and those with a higher comorbidity burden are more likely to die following bariatric surgery. Researchers studied the records of over 800 patients who underwent bariatric surgery. Results showed that patients with a body mass index higher than 50 were twice as likely to die a year after the surgery, while those with a high comorbidity score were three times as likely to die. And finally, from Atlanta - The CDC continues to assert that the H1N1 flu disproportionately affects people under 25 years of age. 54% of hospitalizations for H1N1 and 24% of H1N1 related deaths are people under 25. Complications from the flu are more likely to occur in pregnant women and people with asthma.