Consultant cardiologist, Dr Ross Murphy, charts recent advancements in coronary care and points to the need for continued exploration and movement on all frontiers In 1956, the world’s leading cardiologist insisted on three-to-six weeks’ strict bed rest on a semi-starvation diet after a myocardial infarction (MI). Jump forwards 50 years and an MI patient goes [...]
The Irish Cancer Society (ICS) and Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) have collaborated in a study to assess the needs of general practitioners for the early detection of cancer in primary care. The aim of the study was to identify the barriers experienced by general practitioners (GPs) to early diagnosis of cancer in order [...]
There is a broad variation in the risk of developing breast cancer among people who carry the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation, according to a new study. The risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers has been examined in many studies, but relatively little attention has been paid to the degree to [...]
By comparing the DNA of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) whose symptoms are reduced by interferon beta therapy to the DNA of those who continue to experience relapses, researchers may have identified important genetic differences between the two, according to a new study. In the study, doctors followed a group of 206 southern-European patients with [...]
Supplements of vitamin D2 appear to reduce the risk of falls among women with a history of falling and low blood vitamin D-levels living in sunny climates, especially during the winter, according to a new report. According to the report, doctors in Australia conducted a year-long clinical trial of 302 women aged 70 to 90 [...]
Europe must adopt the World Health Organization (WHO) standard on fine particulate-matter pollution if it is to significantly curb needless premature deaths, according to leading researchers. The warning followed a study in which the researchers looked at levels of fine particulate-matter in Dublin and 25 other European cities, covering more than 40 million inhabitants. The [...]
The use of more profound risk-assessment models for screening and ensuring clearer management directives at ward level may help significantly reduce outbreak incidents of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) in healthcare environments, according to information presented recently at the second annual ‘Reducing Clostridium difficile’ conference in London. “Prevention is the key,” stated Christine Perry, Associate Director [...]
Autism cases continued to increase in the US state of California after the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal was eliminated from most childhood vaccines in 2001, according to a new report in which doctors studied the prevalence of children with autism in California from 1995 through March 2007. “The estimated prevalence of autism for children at each [...]
Although spinal anaesthesia has been administered to patients for surgical procedures in prone position, it is not a common practice. It has been performed for varicose veins ligation, tendon Achilles repair, spinal surgery and percutaneous nephrolithotripsy. Spinal anaesthesia for spinal surgery is becoming increasingly more popular because this anaesthetic technique allows the patient to self-position [...]
The diabetes drug metformin and lifestyle changes are effective against anti-psychotic-induced weight gain, and treatment is most effective when the two therapies are combined, according to a new study from China. In the past decade, there has been a growing concern among clinicians and researchers that use of atypical antipsychotic medications may be related to [...]
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