Current and past smokers appear to have a higher risk of developing late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) than those who have never smoked, according to a new report. The study examined 2,454 Australians aged over 49 to study the association between smoking and the 10-year incidence of AMD, as well as the possible links between [...]
A newly developed DNA-based vaccine appears safe and effective against multiple sclerosis, according to a new study. If the study’s results are confirmed in a follow-up clinical trial already under way, the study’s researchers believe that DNA-based vaccines can be developed for prevention or treatment of related diseases, such as type 1 diabetes mellitus. In [...]
Individuals with diabetes and such acute coronary syndromes (ACS) as heart attack and unstable angina have an increased risk of death at 30 days and one year after ACS, compared with ACS patients without diabetes, according to a new study. In the study, doctors evaluated the independent effect of diabetes on risk of death following [...]
Proactive chlamydia screening for young adults does not represent good value for money, according to a study. Researchers noted that with proactive screening, doctors and nurses use population registers to invite people to be screened regularly, while opportunistic screening targets people attending health services for unrelated reasons. While most studies have suggested that chlamydia screening [...]
Fifty years ago childhood leukaemia was fatal within six months in the majority of children. In 1957 less than one per cent of children with leukaemia were expected to be long-term survivors. Today approximately 85 per cent of children and adolescents with leukaemia are cured. Furthermore, 50–60 per cent of children with leukaemic relapse have [...]
Exhaust fumes heighten the risk of asthma in children who are already genetically susceptible to respiratory disease, new research has indicated. The researchers studied microsomal epoxide hydrolase (EPHX1) levels and genetic variations in gluathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) in more than 3,000 schoolchildren who had been diagnosed with asthma. Both EPHX1 and GSTP1 are involved in [...]
Ferenczi (1921) described a tic as libido connected with genital sensation, being displaced onto other body parts, resulting in increased pleasure in muscular movements. Abraham (1921) postulated a tic had an anal origin and was supported by Klein (1925) “tic is a conversion symptom at the anal-sadistic level”, while psychoanalytic theory about Tourette’s syndrome (TS) [...]
Balloon Kyphoplasty (BKP) is a minimally invasive treatment option for painful vertebral compression fractures (VCF). After the creation of a void by means of two balloons, a viscous bone cement is injected to stabilise the fracture. Important advantages of Balloon Kyphoplasty over non-surgical management include improved quality of life, pain reduction and improved mobility. A [...]
Mothers of babies born with some structural birth defects-including missing limbs, malformed hearts and underdeveloped spinal cords appear more likely to be obese prior to becoming pregnant than mothers whose children are born without such defects, according to a new report form the US. According to the report, researchers interviewed 10,249 women in eight states [...]
In recent months there has been considerable interest in polonium employed for homicidal purposes. Polonium isn’t normally a substance that the medical profession comes across, so it might be useful to explain some of the reasons that make it such a dangerous poison. Hopefully, this may help a doctor confronted with polonium poisoning to make [...]
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