Older men whose mela-noma is detected by a doctor are more likely to have thinner and therefore more treatable tumours at diagnosis, according to a new study. A second analysis of the same study data found that the detection of thin melanoma is more common in those who are 65 years of age or older, [...]
Timing and whether a transplant co-ordinator makes the request are key factors in whether relatives consent to organ donation, according to a new study. A recent audit of 341 deaths in intensive-care units in the UK revealed that 41 per cent of relatives of potential donors denied consent. In an interview study, a third of [...]
A relatively low dietary intake of vitamins A and C boosts the risk of asthma, according to a new analysis of available evidence. Researchers looked at 40 studies, which had looked at the association between vitamin intake and asthma and wheezing. The pooled results showed that intake of vitamin A was significantly lower among those [...]
Patients with thyroid cancer who have previously been exposed to radiation appear to have more aggressive disease and tend to have worse outcomes in the long term, according to a new report from Canada. The report followed a study in which doctors studied 125 patients who had been exposed to radiation at least three years [...]
Dr Seamas Donnelly writes about the diagnosis and treatment of sarcoidosis, with Ireland having one of the highest incidences of the disease in the world At the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Referral Centre at St Vincent’s University Hospital, patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis are diagnosed and managed in a multi-disciplinary team environment. The largest cohort of [...]
Mike Power, research psychologist, discusses how medicine can effectively mobilise a patient’s ‘hope-factors’ to aid their recovery. Some years ago, my troublesome digestion took me into one of our general hospitals for some basic tests. This was a good opportunity for me to take on the ‘patient’ role. The man in the next bed to [...]
Dr Maura Lynch, a Sister of the Medical Missionaries of Mary, writes about her work in Uganda on the Obstetric Fistula Project. Fistula is the name given to a hole between the bladder and vagina, or rectum and vagina, or both. This is what happens to the young girls of the developing world in countries [...]
Initiatives to aid in the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of PVD, as identified by the Joint British Societies’ Guidelines, have been optimised by ACTION, the Atherosclerosis Circulation Training and Information Network. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a highly prevalent, progressive atherosclerotic disease that carries a high risk of stroke, myocardial infarction and premature death. However, [...]
Prof Ken McDonald writes about the pharmaco-therapeutic approach to treating heart failure, which has come a long way in recent years. Pharmacotherapy of heart failure has developed dramatically over the last 20 years, with major improvements in prognosis and reduction in morbidity. The initial stimulus for this change came from the realisation that one of [...]
Young adults who have been incarcerated appear more likely to have high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy, according to a new report from the United States. The report followed a study in which doctors studied the association of prior imprisonment with future onset of hypertension, diabetes, and abnormal cholesterol in 4,350 individuals involved in [...]
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