Tourette’s syndrome (TS) is not a rare condition. It affects up to one per cent of schoolchildren and is a chronic familial disorder with a fluctuating course as most of the patients show mild symptoms and live a normal successful life. Management of TS is a challenge as it is associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), [...]
Researchers have questioned the effectiveness and value of an increasingly popular treatment used in the treatment of long-term wounds– topical negative pressure. Topical negative pressure, also known as ‘VAC’ Therapy, involves first placing a foam dressing, cut to shape, into a wound. A tube attached to a canister at one end and a suction device [...]
Adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show a blunted response to the drug methylphenidate (Ritalin), which increases brain dopamine levels, according to a new study. This finding suggests that dopamine dysfunction may be involved with ADHD symptoms and may contribute to substance abuse that often occurs simultaneously. In the study, doctors investigated 19 adults with [...]
For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the risk of elevated levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH), or hyperparathyroidism- a significant complication that increases the risk of cardiovascular problems and death- increases along with body weight, reports a study in the September Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. “We knew that in people with [...]
A new Greek study has found that diabetes and its complications can take a profound toll on quality of life in the elderly. Greek doctors attempted to assess health-related quality of life of Type 2 diabetes patients and to identify significant predictors of the disease in this patient population. The researchers looked at 229 people [...]
Although self employment may be good for productivity, farmers score badly on every measure of health and quality of life, a Finnish study has revealed. Researchers assessed factors affecting productivity, as well as perceived health and quality of life among a random sample of 5,000 adults aged between 30 and 64 years. Of those working [...]
In 2005, the World Health Assembly (WHA) issued a resolution for the prevention and control of influenza pandemics and annual epidemics. It urged European Union member states to establish and implement strategies to increase vaccination coverage with the goal of immunising 75 per cent of their target population either in the near future or by [...]
“Our wealth of research strategies and technologies may soon lead to new forms of therapy and medication. Someday we may be able to prevent the mental retardation and other symptoms of Fragile X.” Dr James Watson (Noble prize winner). Fragile X syndrome (FXS) or Martin-Bell syndrome was mentioned by Martin and Bell (1943) as the [...]
Obese children and adolescents are at increased risk for the development of insulin resistance and the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and other disorders. For most of the 20th century cardiovascular disease was identified as the major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. During this [...]
High-risk patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy appear to have reduced risk of sudden cardiac death with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. In a new study, doctors examined the risk profile and incidence and effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) intervention in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Data was analysed from a multicentre registry of ICDs implanted between 1986 and [...]
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