It is estimated that 250,000 Americans over the age of 65 may have been misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and perhaps Parkinson’s disease, when in fact they have a treatable condition known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH.
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) believes it is inaccurate to imply that any single factor — including medication — was the cause of the unfortunate death of the patient profiled in New York Times – Jan_4.
Scientists have shown in the past that psychological stress is linked to weight gain and fat storage — especially added fat around the waistline, where it raises the risk of heart disease. Researchers at UCSF are set to explore whether a stress-reduction program could reverse that fat storage. They seek 50 “apple-shaped,” overweight women to help them find out.
MR imaging can make a dramatic difference in the management of patients with ankle pain, changing treatment in about one-third of the patients, a new study finds.
While millions of Americans place fitness as one of their top New Year’s resolutions to improve shape, muscle tone and overall appearance, cancer survivors have another priority — life.
Ashley X, called “Pillow Angel” by her parents, a bedridden 9-year-old girl had her uterus and breast tissue removed at a Seattle hospital and received large doses of hormones to halt her growth. She is now 4-foot-5; her parents say she would otherwise probably reach a normal 5-foot-6.
Early sensory stimulation may not be required for vision development.
In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers have found that the inpatient length of stay for youth with mental illness fell more than sixty percent between 1990 and 2000, despite concurrent increases in illness severity and self-harm, and declining transfers to intermediate and inpatient care within the same population.
A new study on risk factors of new-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM) following liver transplant found that a history of obesity, impaired fasting glucose and hepatitis C infection (HCV) paired with the use of a particular immunosuppressant are associated with an increased risk of NODM. Since all of these factors can be detected prior to undergoing a transplant, treatment should be tailored to the patient’s risk.
Last year a primary care trust announced it would take smokers off waiting lists for surgery in an attempt to contain costs. In this week’s BMJ, two experts go head to head over whether smokers should be refused surgery.