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Cognitive impairment signals subclinical vascular disease

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 21:10

VIENNA – Measuring cognitive function might help determine if an elderly patient is at risk for developing a host of vascular diseases, including stroke and transient ischemic attack, research...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

CMSC: Many menopausal and MS symptoms overlap

Posted on: 07/06/2015 - 13:20

INDIANAPOLIS – About 50% of women with multiple sclerosis are postmenopausal, but objective data about the impact of menopause on the course of multiple sclerosis are lacking. “We don’t know...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Decreased physical activity following car accident increases chance of persistent pain in older adults

Posted on: 05/06/2015 - 18:57

BETHESDA, MD. – Senior citizens who have a motor vehicle collision are advised to maintain a regimen of physical activity in the weeks immediately following the crash; otherwise they risk developing...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Precision medicine initiatives take wing

Posted on: 02/06/2015 - 19:52

CHICAGO – It’s getting very personal in oncology, and that’s a very good thing. At the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, major cancer organizations announced new precision...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

DDW: Novel acid blocker holds its own against PPI

Posted on: 02/06/2015 - 16:58

WASHNGTON – An experimental acid suppressant was effective for prevention of peptic ulcer recurrence during NSAID therapy, with a safety profile similar to that of a currently marketed proton-pump...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Digital handgrip helps self-recovery after stroke

Posted on: 28/05/2015 - 16:09

VIENNA – A digital handgrip developed by U.K. researchers allowed more patients with arm weakness caused by a stroke to self-rehabilitate than did the use of standard mobile device touch screen...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Obesity implicated in spinal degeneration

Posted on: 16/05/2015 - 20:40

SEATTLE – Heavier individuals are more likely to have degenerative changes of the lumbar spine seen on MRI, according to findings from an analysis o... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Ultrasound sign could help diagnose giant cell arteritis

Posted on: 13/05/2015 - 19:28

MANCHESTER, U.K. – An early halo sign on ultrasound is both diagnostic and prognostic according to the findings of a substudy of the ongoing TABUL t... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

AAGP: Treating Parkinson’s psychosis takes balance on risk/benefit tightrope

Posted on: 07/05/2015 - 14:22

NEW ORLEANS – Psychotic, not physical, symptoms, might be the most distressing aspect of Parkinson’s disease for patients, families, and caregiver... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

NASPAG: Migraines don’t always preclude combined OCs

Posted on: 04/05/2015 - 20:33

ORLANDO– Most adolescent girls who report having headaches – including some of those who report migraines with aura – can safely use combined or... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Cognitive impairment signals subclinical vascular disease

CMSC: Many menopausal and MS symptoms overlap

Decreased physical activity following car accident increases chance of persistent pain in older adults

Precision medicine initiatives take wing

DDW: Novel acid blocker holds its own against PPI

Digital handgrip helps self-recovery after stroke

Obesity implicated in spinal degeneration

Ultrasound sign could help diagnose giant cell arteritis

AAGP: Treating Parkinson’s psychosis takes balance on risk/benefit tightrope

NASPAG: Migraines don’t always preclude combined OCs

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