Dr Farhan Haq reports on the increase in interest in obsessive compulsive disorder and on the range of treatments available for this debilitating disorder The last 15 years has seen an enormous increase in interest in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), with intense research and investigations being carried out in understanding the causes, epidemiology, symptoms and [...]
Both written handouts and computerised presentations with audiovisual components may be effective in teaching adolescents about acne, according to a new report. In the study, doctors investigated 100 teenagers aged 13 to 17 years who visited a private dermatology practice or one of three general paediatric clinics. Participants completed a brief questionnaire to assess their [...]
Respiratory disease, particularly bronchitis, in early childhood boosts the risks of cardiac and pulmonary illness and premature death in adulthood, new research has found. The research was based on about 10,000 male graduates who went to Glasgow University between 1948 and 1968 and agreed to be part of a long-term study to track their health. [...]
Despite advances in prevention, acute care and rehabilitation, 20-30 per cent of stroke patients die within a month and 13 per cent of survivors are discharged to institutional care, according to leading UK experts. That finding followed a study published in January that found the more independent patients are six months after a stroke, the [...]
Prof Michael Fitzgerald reports on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and notes the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for children found to have the condition Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (AADHD) is characterised by a range of symptoms which can include poor concentration, an inability to complete reading or other cognitive tasks, a tendency to [...]
Dr Finbarr O’Connell outlines the benefits of St James’s Hospital’s award-winning Respiratory Outreach Programme for the management of COPD in the community. Early discharge initiatives, initially set up six years ago for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), have evolved into comprehensive chronic respiratory disease programmes, managing all aspects of COPD in the [...]
A healthy lifestyle during the early elderly years – including weight management, exercising regularly and not smoking – may be associated with a greater probability of living to age 90 years in men, as well as good health and physical function, according to a new report. A second study also found that that although some [...]
Autopsies of individuals in one county in the United States suggest that the decades-long decline in the rate of coronary artery disease there may have ended and possibly reversed after 2000, according to a new report from American and Canadian researchers. In the study, doctors from the Mayo Clinic and University of British Columbia used [...]
Only a small proportion of individuals with hypertension eat diets that align with recognised guidelines for controlling the disease, according to a new report. Results of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) trial, published in 1997, indicated that a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products could significantly lower blood pressure, according [...]
A new study has found that blood pressure rates in the United States may be on the increase for women and stagnating for men. In the study, researchers examined blood pressure trends nationally using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. They found that prevalence rates of uncontrolled [...]
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