Archive for February, 2009

Feb 18 2009

Discovery Of Behavorial Link Between Insomnia And Tension-Type Headaches

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Using sleep or napping to cope with chronic pain caused by tension-type headaches could lead to chronic insomnia according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study, published in the February 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, found that napping to relieve headache pain could serve as a behavioral link between headache and sleep disturbance.
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Feb 16 2009

Hypertension - AstraZeneca Secures Approval For Two New Dosage Strengths Of Atacand Plus

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AstraZeneca announced it had received approval for two new dose strengths of Atacand Plus, aimed at hypertensive patients who are not optimally controlled by monotherapy alone. The decentralised procedure - including eleven EU member states and Iceland, and with Sweden as reference member state - ended positively, Continue Reading »

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Feb 13 2009

At last a male contraceptive jab!

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At last a male contraceptive jab has been developed and is all set to be trialled - and Sydney men will be the first guinea pigs!
The new male contraceptive which has been developed by researchers at Concord Hospital’s Anzac Research Institute is a world first and will offer men control over their own fertility.
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Feb 11 2009

Control Of High Blood Pressure Continues To Improve In England

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Awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure have increased significantly in England.
Rates of blood pressure control have increased to more than 50 percent in men and women.
Controlling blood pressure is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths, researchers said.
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Feb 09 2009

Patients’ Fear Should Be Strongly Considered When Counseling Women At High Risk For Breast Cancer

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Women at increased risk for breast cancer because of the genetic BRCA mutations are more likely to think a prophylactic mastectomy is the best way to reduce their risk for the disease, compared to other women who are at high risk, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The study, published in the most recent issue of Cancer, also finds that the emotional worry was Continue Reading »

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Feb 09 2009

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Initiates Clinical Trial Of SerdaxinTM To Treat Depression

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Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US: RNN), a leader in development of innovative therapeutics for life-threatening and life-debilitating diseases, announced today that it has initiated a Phase IIa clinical trial for SerdaxinTM, for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). The Serdaxin Phase IIa study calls for the recruitment of up to 100 patients to evaluate its preliminary efficacy in treating Continue Reading »

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Feb 07 2009

No Need To Whisper: Talking And Treating Erectile Dysfunction

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The conversation about male sexual dysfunction has grown from a whisper to a roar. From Bob Dole to Mike Ditka, erectile dysfunction, or ED, is no longer hush-hush as more men are talking more openly. Non-stop commercials convey help in the bedroom is just a prescription away. And while some 35 million men in this country have found a renewed Continue Reading »

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Feb 06 2009

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine June 3, 2008

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1. Critical Care Management Associated with Higher Mortality in ICU Patients
A database review of 101,832 critically ill patients in 123 hospital intensive care units (ICUs) found that the risk of dying in hospital was higher for patients who were managed by physicians who were critical care specialists than those who were not (Article, p. 801). Patients managed by critical care specialists were generally sicker and received more Continue Reading »

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Feb 05 2009

Water pollution linked to male fertility problems

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New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems.
The study, by Brunel University, the Universities of Exeter and Reading and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting wildlife and potentially humans. The research was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council and is now published in the journal Environmental Continue Reading »

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Feb 03 2009

Wanted: 15-year-olds With Asthma To Join New Team, Asthma UK Scotland

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Asthma UK Scotland is looking for 15-year-olds across Scotland with asthma to act as ambassadors for the charity and encourage other youngsters to lead a full and active lifestyle.
Buy fosamax without prescription One 15-year-old from each of Scotland’s 14 health board areas will be chosen to co-ordinate innovative activities - in their school, sports club or church - for other children Continue Reading »

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Feb 02 2009

Stress Can Be The Cause Unexplained Chest Pain

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Each year, many people seek emergency treatment for unexplained chest pains. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, indicates several common factors among those affected, including stress at work, anxiety, depression and a sedentary lifestyle.
Chest pain is a common reason for patients to seek emergency treatment. A considerable number of patients Continue Reading »

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Feb 01 2009

Inherited Depression Linked To Brain Cortex Thinning

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US scientists conducting the largest ever imaging study of depression found that a thinning of the brain’s cortex in the right hemisphere appeared
to be linked to inherited or the familial form of depression.
The research was led by Dr Myrna Weissman, professor of epidemiology in psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and
director of the Division of Epidemiology at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and is Continue Reading »

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Feb 01 2009

First-degree family history of prostate cancer does not affect some treatment outcomes

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In a first of its kind study, a first-degree family history of prostate cancer has no impact on the treatment outcomes of prostate cancer patients treated with brachytherapy (also called seed implants), and patients with this type of family history have clinical and pathologic characteristics similar to men with no family history at all, according to a January Continue Reading »

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