News articles tagged with 'acute' (Page 2)
Is different approach needed for acute diverticulitis in younger patients?
— 25 Jan 2011 19:14 | HealthAcute diverticulitis is the most common complication of diverticular disease, and its clinical presentation varies from mild local inflammation to full-blown perforation. After resolution…
Less invasive techniques help manage complications of severe pancreatic disease
— 8 Jan 2011 12:48 | HealthThe use of combined treatments for severe acute pancreatitis is safe and effective in managing the disease, resulting in shorter hospitalisations and fewer radiological procedures than…
Scientists discover that a specific enzyme inhibitor may help control lung inflammation
— 5 Jan 2011 17:21 | HealthAll of us may be able to breathe a little easier now that scientists from Pennsylvania have found a new therapeutic target for controlling dangerous inflammation in the lungs. A new…
New evidence of stem cells' pivotal role in cancer shown in Stanford study
— 3 Jan 2011 18:53 | HealthLeukaemia patients whose cancers express higher levels of genes associated with cancer stem cells have a significantly poorer prognosis than patients with lower levels of the genes,…
Age restriction on emergency stroke treatment should be lifted, say researchers
— 24 Nov 2010 22:33 | HealthThrombolysis (giving anti-clotting drugs within three hours of an acute stroke) is effective in patients aged 40 to 90 years and should not be restricted in elderly patients, as current…
Antibiotic treatment for ear infections in kids provides only modest benefits, study finds
— 17 Nov 2010 10:30 | HealthUsing antibiotics to treat newly diagnosed acute ear infections among children is modestly more effective than no treatment, but comes with a risk of side effects, according to a new…
Improvements within 1 hour of stroke treatment associated with better outcomes
— 9 Nov 2010 12:52 | HealthPatients with stroke who experience improvement within one hour of receiving the clot-dissolving medication tissue plasminogen activator appear more likely to do well three months later,…
Patients who survive sepsis are more than 3 times as likely to have cognitive problems
— 27 Oct 2010 12:09 | HealthOlder adults who survive severe sepsis are at higher risk for long-term cognitive impairment and physical limitations than those hospitalised for other reasons, according to researchers…
Study supports the long-term benefits of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression
— 13 Oct 2010 14:50 | HealthIn a study to determine the durability and long-term effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), psychiatric researchers at Rush University Medical Centre have found the non-invasive,…
Surprise: Scientists discover that inflammation helps to heal wounds
— 5 Oct 2010 03:31 | HealthA new research study published in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) may change how sports injuries involving muscle tissue are treated, as well as how much patient monitoring…