Women who suffer migraines are at an increased risk of stroke during pregnancy as well as other vascular conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and blood clots, a new study has concluded. Migraine headache occurs in up to 26 per cent of women of childbearing age and around one third of women aged [...]
A statistical modelling study has suggested that problems with alcohol abuse may lead to an increased risk of depression, as opposed to the reverse model in which individuals with depression self-medicate with alcohol. A number of epidemiological investigations have shown that alcohol abuse or dependence is associated with major depression, according to background information supplied [...]
Older women with higher levels of fat do not appear more likely to experience declines in cognitive function over time, but men do, according to a new study. For men, however, obesity does put them at risk of decline in cognitive function, the study found. In the study, doctors investigated 3,054 elderly men and women [...]
UK doctors have questioned the widespread practice of screening breast tissue for cancer after mammoplasty without patient consent. They raised the questions even after finding cancer after a routine cosmetic operation on a 37-year-old woman. The discovery led to further operations, but the surgical team question the ethics of acting on test results when there [...]
Key speakers at a recent Solvay Healthcare meeting in Dublin outlined the role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) in the treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease. Dr Vincent Maher, a Cardiology Consultant at Adelaide and Meath Children’s Hospital, Tallaght (who acted as the Chair of the meeting), prefaced the evening’s discussion by outlining [...]
Dr Wan Aizad Wan Mahmood and Dr Malachi J. McKenna look at the treatments for patients with osteoporosis in the second article of our two-part series. Approved therapies for the prevention or treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis include bisphosphonates, calcitonin, oestrogen, selective oestrogen receptor antagonist, parathyroid hormone and strontium. The benefit of these drugs has been [...]
Dr Muhammad Haroon and Dr Donncha O’Gradaigh define the concept of spondyloarthopathy and outline the treatment and management options for patients with ankylosing spondylitis. In daily practice, the concept of spondyloarthopathy helps enormously in making earlier diagnosis. Early diagnosis of arthritis sets the stage for a proper treatment plan and provides us with a window [...]
The use of some tocolytic drugs to delay preterm labour is associated with a high rate of serious adverse reactions, a new study has found. The drugs most often used include beta agonists and nifedipine – to relax smooth muscles including the uterus – and atosiban and indometacin – to inhibit hormones involved in labour. [...]
Black Caribbean and black African women have twice as much risk of experiencing severe pregnancy complications than white women, according to new UK research. The study, the first of its kind undertaken in the UK, also found that Pakistani women have a significantly higher risk of severe pregnancy-related health problems than white women. The new [...]
A recent clinical meeting investigated whether MS patients should be treated early with natalizumab to try and prevent disease progression. At a recent clinical meeting in Dublin, the delegates heard that the monoclonal antibody natalizumab (Tysabri) offers not only significant improvements in clinical outcomes, but also patient perceived benefits through improved quality of life. Chair [...]
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