News tagged with atypical symptoms
Women with chest pain less likely then men to get proper treatment from paramedics
Women with chest pain are less likely than male patients to receive recommended, proven therapies while en route to the hospital, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Despite evidence ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Other mental health medications no safer than atypical antipsychotics in nursing home residents
Conventional antipsychotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines often administered to nursing home residents are no safer than atypical antipsychotics and may carry increased risks, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Solving the puzzle of Henry VIII
Blood group incompatibility between Henry VIII and his wives could have driven the Tudor king's reproductive woes, and a genetic condition related to his suspected blood group could also explain Henry's dramatic ...
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Use of atypical antipsychotics in treatment of dementia declined after FDA warning
A warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration regarding the use of atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of dementia was associated with a significant decline in the use of these medications for treating dementia ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 07, 2011 |
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More intensive methods needed to identify TB in HIV-prone populations
Identifying tuberculosis patients in Africa using passive methods is leaving many cases undiagnosed, according to researchers from the Netherlands, Kenya and the United States, who studied case detection methods in HIV-prone ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 14, 2011 |
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On the road: Bike riding helps Parkinson's diagnosis
Neurologists examining a patient with early symptoms of Parkinson's disease should ask that individual to ride a bike, according to unusual research by Dutch doctors.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 07, 2011 |
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Signs of womb cancer can be seen with early screening
In a paper published today in Lancet Oncology, scientists in the Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre at UCL have demonstrated that an ultrasound scan being used in screening trials for ovarian cancer can also pick up si ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Study finds rate of celiac disease is growing
Working to solve the puzzle of when people develop celiac disease has led researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Celiac Research to some surprising findings. They have found that the autoimmune ...
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Sep 27, 2010 |
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Moderate drinking: Health benefits or not?
While moderate drinking - one to less than three drinks per day - is linked to a decrease in mortality in middle-aged and older adults, there is also concern that the health benefits of moderate drinking have been overestimated. ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Mental problems in an old person do not always mean Alzheimer's disease
The case of an elderly woman who had mental problems associated with Alzheimer's disease, but turned out to have treatable limbic encephalitis, is detailed in a Case Report in this week's edition of The Lancet. The case i ...
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Aug 19, 2010 |
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Appendectomy may be best for patients with positive CT exam
When CT results suggest appendicitis, but a patient's symptoms are inconsistent with the acute condition, physicians should consider a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent appendicitis and surgical treatment, according to a ...
May 26, 2010 |
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