Rates of antibiotic-resistant head and neck infections increased in paediatric patients between 2001 and 2006, according to a new report from the United States. In the study, doctors reviewed data regarding paediatric head and neck infections that occurred at more than 300 hospitals nationwide between 2001 and 2006. Sites of infection were divided into oropharyngeal/neck, [...]
Regular exposure to hospital cleaning products and disinfectants significantly increases nurses’ risks of developing asthma, according to new research. The researchers based their findings on a representative sample of 3,650 healthcare professionals, including 941 nurses, working in the American state of Texas. Nurses whose job entailed regular use of cleaning products; powdered latex gloves, which [...]
Patients with abnormal diastolic function in the left ventricle of the heart have a substantially lower maximum capacity for exercise, according to a new study. In the study, doctors examined the relationship between left ventricular diastolic function and exercise capacity. The study included 2,867 patients undergoing exercise echocardiography with routine measurements of left ventricular systolic [...]
In February, MIMS Ireland focuses on cardiovascular diseases, including European recommendations on the prevention and management of these diseases, with a particular emphasis on the management of hypertension according to the guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology. The Clinical Special section also includes a treatment algorithm for patients with symptomatic heart failure and reduced [...]
An increasing trend for employers to bar smokers from applying for jobs or staying in post should be stopped, until its appropriateness has been properly evaluated, according to leading public health experts at the University of Washington and the University of Boston. Apart from infringements of personal privacy and individual rights, smokers may also be [...]
Dr Muhammad Arshad and Prof Michael Fitzgerald take a close look at the diagnosis and management of obsessive compulsive disorder, in the second article of our two-part series. With regard to comorbidity, about 25 per cent of patients with chronic schizophrenia may present with OCD (Berman et al. 1995). The rate of tic disorders approaches [...]
Drs Ciara Hanley, A. O’Callaghan, M.P. Colgan, N. Haider, S. O’Neill, P. Madhavan and D.J. Moore on the minimally invasive technique of endovascular aneurysm repair. Due to our increasing life expectancy, advances in medical imaging and community screening programmes, aortic aneurysms are being detected with greater frequency, with the prevalence currently estimated at 4-7 per [...]
Individuals who get less than seven hours of sleep per night appear about three times as likely to develop respiratory illness following exposure to a cold virus as those who sleep eight hours or more, according to a new report. The report followed a study of 153 healthy men and women. Participants were interviewed daily [...]
Making certain prescription-only drugs for common problems available over the counter (OTC) have overwhelmingly been given the thumbs down by healthcare professionals, according to a new study. Some 251 doctors and pharmacists were asked about plans by the UK’s drugs regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to make trimethoprim and tamsulosin available OTC. [...]
Glaucoma appears to be associated with slower spoken reading and increased reading impairment in older adults, according to a new report. The report followed a study of 1,154 individuals to evaluate the relationship between glaucoma and spoken reading speed. Participants were asked to read non-scrolling text aloud. Those who read slower than 90 words per [...]
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