Professor Mark Williams from the Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford, is the keynote speaker at a one-day student suicide prevention seminar being organised by PAPYRUS, the national charity dedicated to prevention of young suicide. It takes place on Thursday 19 February at The Oxford Centre, 333 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7PL.
Every year in the UK between 600 and 800 young people between the age of
15 and 24 take their Read the rest of this entry »
A French study reported in the 12th January issue of Archives of Internal Medicine has found a strong correlation between blood pressure and outdoor temperature in a large sample of the elderly.(1) As a result, the investigators advise that, during periods of extreme temperatures, careful monitoring of blood pressure Read the rest of this entry »
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have modified a honeybee venom toxin so that it can be used as a tool to study the inner workings of ion channels that control heart rate and the recycling of salt in kidneys. In general, ion channels selectively allow the passage Read the rest of this entry »
A new study from Indiana University suggests that even meager levels of physical activity can improve the mood of people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) such as bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia.
The study, published in the November issue of the International Journal of Social Psychiatry, both reinforces earlier findings that people with SMI demonstrate low levels of physical activity and supports the consideration of physical Read the rest of this entry »
DHEA is a natural circulating hormone and the body’s production of it decreases with age.
Men take DHEA as an over-the-counter supplement because it has been suggested that DHEA can reverse aging or have anabolic effects since it can be metabolized in the body to androgens. Increased consumption of dietary isoflavones is associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer. Red clover (Trifolium pretense) is one source of isoflavones. Both Read the rest of this entry »
Generic cialis pills no prescription Outdoor temperature and blood pressure appear to be correlated in the elderly, with higher rates of hypertension in cooler months, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Seasonal variations in blood pressure have been recognized Read the rest of this entry »
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AllerNaze™ (triamcinolone acetonide, USP) Nasal Spray, 50 mcg, an aqueous based intranasal steroid indicated for the once daily treatment of nasal symptoms associated with both seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) and perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) in adults and children twelve (12) years of age and older.
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In the early days of the Internet, some scholars once predicted a lessening of racism and race-based discrimination in online interactions thanks to the anonymity and race-neutral nature of the medium. But according to a new study published by a University of Illinois professor who studies race and the Internet, adolescents are increasingly experiencing both individual and vicarious discrimination online, which in turn triggers stress, depression Read the rest of this entry »
UroToday.com - In 2006, a worrisome paper regarding the long-term effects of HM-3 shock wave lithotripsy was published by the Mayo Clinic.
In that study of 578 treated patients (288 responded to the questionnaire), with 19 year follow-up matched to a control population with untreated urinary stones, a statistically significant increase Read the rest of this entry »
A Lifeclinic LC300 automated blood pressure monitor was recently featured on the new CBS daytime talk show, The Doctors. The series airs each weekday, delivering up-to-the-minute information from a panel of four practicing medical professionals.
During the October 30th episode, a segment entitled "Heart of the Matter", Dr. Travis Stork discussed the anatomy of the human heart and described how the four chambers and valves Read the rest of this entry »
Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy and critical care, announced that following successful clinical results achieved in 2008 with its ToleroMune(R) anti-allergy technology, the company has now completed patient recruitment for a further phase II clinical trial in cat allergy. The study, which is underway in Canada, has recruited 120 patients with confirmed cat allergies, and all the participants have completed Read the rest of this entry »
U.S. residents between ages 10 and 19 do not receive adequate medical care, according to a report recently released by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. The report found that the system of care for adolescents lacks coordination and proper design, as few Read the rest of this entry »
Individuals who have persistent high blood pressure are at increased risks of a number of serious medical conditions, including heart failure. One of the factors that contributes to such heart failure is thickening of the Read the rest of this entry »
Scientists who have developed a new technique that can test for up to 5,000 different allergens from just one drop of blood have scooped a prestigious national award which encourages innovation in healthcare technologies.
The new basophil-microarray based allergy assay is the brainchild of researchers in The University of Nottingham’s Schools of Pharmacy and Biosciences, in collaboration with colleagues in the Centre for Respiratory Research Read the rest of this entry »
Gluten sensitive enteropathy (GSE) is an autoimmune enteropathy due to food gluten intolerance in genetically predisposed people. Buy cialis pills While GSE was thought to be a rare disease in the past and was believed to be essentially a disease of Europeans, recent screening studies showed that GSE is one of the most frequent genetically based diseases occured worldwide. Iron deficiency Read the rest of this entry »
A report published in the November 10 issue of Archives of
Internal Medicine finds that people who sleep less than 7.5
hours per day may have a higher future risk of heart disease. Kazuo
Eguchi, M.D., Ph.D. (Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan) and
colleagues also find an increased risk of heart disease among people
who have little sleep combined with overnight elevated blood pressure.
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Up to 150,000 people suffering from severe asthma in the UK could benefit from taking antifungal medication already available from pharmacists, new research has found. University of Manchester scientists found that pills used to treat everyday fungal infections greatly improved symptoms of asthma in those patients that had an allergic reaction to one or Read the rest of this entry »
Acne and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients are the condition groups most likely to watch streaming or downloaded television programs on the Internet, according to pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research’s just released Cybercitizen® Health v8.0 consumer study and strategic advisory service. The study also found that consumer media preferences overall Read the rest of this entry »
Are genes destiny? Alternatively, are we simply the products of our environment? There is a growing sense that neither of these two possibilities fully captures the essence of the risk for psychiatric disorders. New light is being shed on the complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors as the result of growth in the field of epigenetics. While genetics is the study of how variation in gene sequence or "genotype" influences Read the rest of this entry »
The rapidity of ejaculation in men is genetically determined. This is the result of research by Utrecht University. Neuropsychiatrist Dr Marcel Waldinger and Pharmacological Researcher Paddy Janssen studied 89 Dutch men with premature ejaculation and will publish the results this week in the renowned International scientific journal the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
The participants in the study by Waldinger and Janssen were 89 Dutch men Read the rest of this entry »
UK general practice will face increased pressures as a result of the economic downturn, according to a survey of 220 UK practice managers published in the latest issue of Management in Practice, the leading information resource for general practice managers.
Seven in 10 respondents to the survey, sponsored independently by the Royal Bank of Scotland (see www.managementinpractice.com/surveys), said they expected to see a drop in their practice’s profits Read the rest of this entry »
New Italian research adds to evidence that people with the immune condition called sarcoidosis often suffer from mental health problems, especially depression.
In the new study, researchers led by Arianna Goracci, M.D., examined 80 consecutive sarcoidosis patients who sought treatment at the University of Siena from November 2004 to September 2005. They found that 44 percent of the 80 sarcoidosis patients showed signs of mental illness. One in four Read the rest of this entry »
New guidelines for diagnosing and treating allergic rhinitis were released this month, just in time for the crush of fall allergy sufferers seeking relief from their allergist/immunologists.
The diagnosis and management of rhinitis: An updated practice parameter is featured in the August edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) as is currently available for download at Read the rest of this entry »
Sildenafil is valuable in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension in patients with end-stage liver disease through inhibition of the type-5 phosphodiesterase. The type-5 phosphodiesterase is also present in human mesenteric arteries. The effect of sildenafil on splanchnic blood flow and portal hypertension Read the rest of this entry »
The U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has asked AstraZeneca, the makers of Seroquel XR (quetiapine fumarate), for additional information for its extended release tablets for the treatment of MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) in adult patients.
The FDA’s CRL (Complete Response Letter) was sent to AstraZeneca on 24th December. AstraZeneca says it is evaluating the contents Read the rest of this entry »