Diabetes :: ED drugs prove effective, safe for men with diabetes
Popular drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction — Viagra, Levitra and Cialis — are safe and effective for men with diabetes, a new review has found.
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HIV :: Antiretroviral resistance testing in HIV infected patients improves health and saves costs
In a newly published study Swiss researchers document that antiretroviral resistance testing in HIV infected patients with treatment failure not only leads to better health but also saves costs to society. This study will be published on January 24, 2007 in PLoS ONE, the International, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication from the Public Library of Science (PLoS).
Tuberculosis :: Tuberculosis intervention program improves patient outcomes
Patients with tuberculosis in the West African country of Senegal who participated in an intervention program that included improved communication with health personnel and community involvement had higher cure and treatment completion rates, according to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA.
Depression :: Medication effective in treating depression in patients with coronary artery disease
Patients with symptoms of depression who have coronary artery disease showed improvement of their symptoms with use of the drug citalopram, but adding interpersonal psychotherapy did not appear to be of benefit, according to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA.
Osteoporosis :: Among older adults, men have similar refracture risk as women
After sustaining an initial low-trauma fracture, older men and women have a similar and substantial risk of subsequent fracture, according to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA.
Rheumatoid Arthritis :: Low-dose steroids reduce joint damage from rheumatoid arthritis
Low doses of steroids can inhibit joint damage when used in the early phase of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new review of evidence.
Cholesterol :: Cholesterol drugs, statins, Lipitor over-prescribed – The Lancet
Award-winning physician John Abramson argues that clinical trials provide no evidence of lowering cholesterol in women and elderly.
Osteoporosis :: Fracture of any kind resulting from minimal injury – osteoporosis
Garvan scientists say that men need to realize osteoporosis is not just a disease of elderly women and that once men over the age of 60 have had a fracture, around one in three will have broken another bone within just a few years.
Stem Cell :: New drug therapy to combat GVHD in stem-cell patients shows significant reduction in deaths
Gastrointestinal graft-vs.-host disease is a common and potentially deadly side effect for patients who undergo an allogeneic stem-cell transplant to treat certain blood cancers.
Asthma :: Inhaled steroids best treatment for children with asthma
Although several medications are available to help children maintain asthma control, clinical trials directly comparing them have not been conducted. In fact, current recommendations in national and international asthma guidelines are based either on studies of single treatments compared to a placebo in children or on comparison studies in adults.