Arthritis :: Better solution for arthritis sufferers
California researchers say arthritis sufferers at high risk for gastrointestinal problems are best served by a common painkiller with an acid-reducing drug.
Care
Health :: Continuum of care – approach for mother and child
Hundreds of millions of women and children have no access to potentially life-saving care with often fatal results, the World Health Organization (WHO) says in a report published. The report says the resulting death toll could be sharply reduced through wider use of key interventions and a “continuum of care” approach for mother and child that begins before pregnancy and extends through childbirth and into the baby’s childhood.
Health :: Limited Use of Electronic Medical Records
Less than a third of the nation?s hospital emergency and outpatient departments use electronic medical records, and even fewer doctors? offices do, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Heart Disease :: Device to treat descending thoracic aneurysms
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a new device that is intended to prevent ruptures of descending thoracic aneurysms by making a new path for blood flow. The GORE TAG Endoprosthesis System is the first endovascular grafting system approved to treat aneurysms of the thoracic aorta, the main artery that carries blood in the body.
Health :: Advent of new, more effective personalized medicines
As part of an agency-wide initiative to speed development of new medical products through the science of pharmacogenomics, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance titled “Pharmacogenomic Data Submissions.”
Diabetes :: Gestational diabetes – pregnancy related diabetes rising
The proportion of U.S. women who develop diabetes during pregnancy — that is, gestational diabetes — appears to be increasing, which may be a reflection of the well-documented obesity epidemic, researchers from Denver report.
Aging :: Homoeopathy & geriatrics, old age
Gerontology is the study of old age, stressing the social and behavioral looks of aging. Although aging is a lifelong process and changes in its effects on individual people, old age has been generally stated as beginning at the age of 65.
Gum disease :: Healthy gums helps avoid arteriosclerosis
New York researchers suggest preventing gum disease might significantly improve a person’s chances of avoiding vascular problems.
Infertility :: Disorders associated with infertility
Infertility is the inability to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months of unprotected intercourse. Primary infertility is the term used to describe a couple that has never been able to conceive a pregnancy, after at least 1 year of unprotected intercourse. The term secondary infertility describes couples who have previously been pregnant at least once, but have not been able to achieve another pregnancy. (Barren; Inability to conceive; Unable to get pregnant)
Cryosurgery :: Cryotherapy or cryosurgery
Cryosurgery is a method of super-freezing tissue in order to destroy it. The technique is used to treat cancerous tumors, control pain, control bleeding, and reduce brain tumors.