News articles tagged with 'adrenal'
Team develops potentially safer general anaesthetic
— 23 Jul 2009 17:27 | HealthA team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians has developed a new general anaesthetic that may be safer for critically ill patients. In the August issue of Anesthesiology,... — full story
Stress puts double whammy on reproductive system, fertility
— 16 Jun 2009 01:23 | BiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley, researchers have found what they think is a critical and, until now, missing piece of the puzzle about how stress causes sexual dysfunction and infertility... — full story
Study gives clues to how adrenal cancer forms
— 4 Jun 2009 14:39 | HealthAt the ends of chromosome are special pieces of DNA called telomeres. Think of it as the little tip that caps off a shoelace. The telomeres send signals to the cells to let them know... — full story
Simple drug treatment may prevent nicotine-induced SIDS: Study
— 4 Jun 2009 01:40 | HealthA new study has identified a specific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers... — full story
Steroid nasal wash appears to improve health of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis
— 20 Mar 2009 12:56 | HealthA nasal wash containing the corticosteroid budesonide appears to reduce symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis without suppressing the function of the adrenal glands, a known complication... — full story
Adrenal tumours associated with increased risk of bone fractures
— 23 Feb 2009 11:34 | HealthNew research shows that male patients with benign tumours of the adrenal gland suffer more bone fractures. Published in the latest edition of Clinical Endocrinology, the study found... — full story
Endocrine Society releases guideline on diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism
— 6 Sep 2008 21:39 | HealthThe Endocrine Society has released a new clinical practice guideline for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism. The guidelines appear in the... — full story
Incidental adrenal masses commonly seen on CT are usually benign
— 21 May 2008 22:18 | HealthIncidental adrenal masses seen on abdominal CT scans of low-risk patients are almost always benign and do not need any imaging follow-up, according to a large study of patients. This... — full story
Stress hormone impacts memory, learning in diabetic rodents
— 18 Feb 2008 16:26 | HealthDiabetes is known to impair the cognitive health of people, but now scientists have identified one potential mechanism underlying these learning and memory problems... — full story
New research explains link between smoking and SIDS
— 30 Jan 2008 09:54 | HealthA new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant - or are exposed to second-hand smoke - and an increased risk of SIDS to their babies... — full story
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