Young children who do not display an ability to regulate their behaviour or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward appear predisposed to gain extra weight by their pre-teen years, according to two new reports. In the first study, doctors assessed self-regulation behaviour in 1,061 children. Data were collected when children were ages [...]
Among individuals with mild cognitive impairment — often considered a transitional state between normal cognitive function and Alzheimer’s dementia — those who have difficulties performing routine activities appear more likely to progress quickly to dementia, according to a new study. Mild cognitive impairment is recognised as a risk factor for dementia and an important public [...]
Childhood bullying and victimisation appear to predict future psychiatric problems in both males and females, although females appear more likely to be affected regardless of pre-existing psychiatric problems, according to a new report from Finland. The report followed a study in which doctors studied associations between bullying and victimisation at the age of eight years [...]
Supervised exercises are more effective than shockwave treatment to relieve chronic shoulder pain, a new study has found. Several studies have suggested that shockwave treatment may not be effective, but it continues to be used widely. Against that background, researchers in Norway compared the effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shockwave treatment with supervised exercises in patients [...]
Dr Jennifer Gilmore and Dr Ian Fraser look at the issue of using radiotherapy in patients with breast cancer and examine ways to make optimum use of the treatment Which patients will receive radiotherapy? The majority of women who have surgery for breast cancer will receive adjuvant radiotherapy. This is in addition to the systemic [...]
Prof Moira O’Brien examines the role that exercise plays in the development of bone strength — whether that means not enough exercise or too much Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease worldwide; it is a silent disease. There is no pain until the patient fractures. Low-trauma fracture is usually the first sign of osteoporosis [...]
Dr Sophia Morgan and Prof Carol Fitzpatrick look at deliberate self-harm in young people, examine the best ways to assess such an episode and indicate when to seek specialist treatment The term deliberate self-harm (DSH) is used to describe ‘a nonfatal act in which an individual deliberately intended to cause self-harm through injury, ingestion of [...]
The recent 3e National Meeting brought together 20 of Ireland’s rheumatologists to discuss the best ways to investigate and follow up undifferentiated peripheral inflammatory arthritis For the past two years, Irish consultant rheumatologists have been fortunate enough to participate in a novel alternative to traditional medical education. Recently, the 3e (evidence, experts, exchange) National Meeting, [...]
Injecting the eye with the corticosteroid triamcinolone appears effective in improving the vision of some patients with retinal vein occlusion, according to a new study. In the study, which involved 271 patients with macular oedema from central retinal vein occlusion, 92 were assigned to receive 1mg of intravitreal triamcinolone, 91 received a 4mg dose and [...]
The surgical procedure LUNA (laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation) did not result in improvements in chronic pelvic pain, painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse or quality of life when compared with laparoscopic surgery that does not interrupt pelvic nerve connections, says a new study. In the study, doctors conducted a randomised controlled trial of 487 women with [...]
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