Healthcare :: Coaching for doctor office visits helps patients ask right questions
Asking more questions during a visit to the doctor might help patients get care that is more satisfactory, but many patients are not sure where to start.
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Brain :: Scientists a step closer to understanding how anaesthetics work in the brain
An important clue to how anaesthetics work on the human body has been provided by the discovery of a molecular feature common to both the human brain and the great pond snail nervous system, scientists say today.
Diabetes :: New review adds more reasons to avoid diabetes drug Avandia
Little evidence supports using rosiglitazone (Avandia) to improve the quality or length of life among adults with diabetes, according to a systematic review of data by German researchers.
Stroke :: Stroke in nonvascular atrial fibrillation – anti-coagulants better than anti-platelet therapy
People with atrial fibrillation (AF) have irregular heart beats and have a tendency to form blood clots in the upper chambers (atria) of their hearts.
Diabetes :: Adult type 2 diabetes – poor information on diet, but exercise seems good
There are no high quality data to assess how well dietary treatments for type 2 diabetes work in people who have just been told they have the disease, but there is evidence that taking on exercise seems to be one way of improving blood sugar levels, according to the findings of a Cochrane Systematic Review.
Heart :: High nonfasting triglyceride levels associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events
Results from two studies indicate that elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events such as a heart attack, with one study finding that triglyceride levels measured after fasting does not show this association, according to studies in the July 18 issue of JAMA.
Genetic :: Exploring new methods for early diagnosis of genetic disorders
Purdue University researchers worked with the Indiana University School of Medicine to establish a technique that provides a new approach for detecting a number of genetic disorders found in infants and young children.
Heart :: UK scientists lift lid on genetics of coronary artery disease
Scientists have moved a step closer to understanding how our genetic make-up can lead us to develop heart disease and to predicting who is most at risk.
Exercise :: Exercise, exercise, rest, repeat – How a break can help your workout
Taking a break in the middle of your workout may metabolize more fat than exercising without stopping, according to a recent study in Japan.
Cancer :: Cancer risk from cardiac CT scans
An analysis based on computerized simulation models suggests that the lifetime risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from a computed tomography (CT scan) coronary angiography varies widely, with the risk greater for women and younger patients, according to a study in the July 18 issue of JAMA.