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Clinical Times: September 2009
Low self-control in children leads to risk of fat teenagers
30 September 2009 | Nutrition
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... Read more
Daily activities difficulties associated with dementia progression
30 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
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.... Read more
Childhood bullying linked to psychiatric disorders
30 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
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... Read more
Exercise better for shoulder pain
30 September 2009 | Musculoskeletal
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.... Read more
Top tips in managing some common sleep disorders
Dr John Faul | 25 September 2009 |
Continuing our ‘top tips’ series, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Sleep Specialist, Dr John Faul gives his advice on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders... Read more
Radiotherapy in breast cancer: your patients' questions answered
Dr Jennifer Gilmore and Dr Ian Fraser | 25 September 2009 | Cancer
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... Read more
Exercise and its links with bone mineral density
Prof Moira O'Brien | 24 September 2009 | Musculoskeletal
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... Read more
Deliberate self-harm in children and adolescents
Dr Sophia Morgan and Prof Carol Fitzpatrick | 24 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
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... Read more
Exchanging knowledge in rheumatology
24 September 2009 | Musculoskeletal
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... Read more
Exchanging knowledge in rheumatology
24 September 2009 | Musculoskeletal
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... Read more
Steroid injections may help restore vision
23 September 2009 | Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat
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,... Read more
Laparoscopic surgery does not help pelvic pain
23 September 2009 | Musculoskeletal
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... Read more
Pesticides associated with Parkinson’s
23 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
Patients whose occupation involves contact with pesticides appear to have an increased risk of having Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to a new report. The report followed a study of 519 individuals with PD and 511 controls who were the same... Read more
Outcomes improving for management of prostate cancer
23 September 2009 | Cancer
A comparison of outcomes of different eras of conservative treatment for localised prostate cancer indicates that overall and prostate cancer-specific survival rates are higher for men diagnosed from 1992 through 2002, when compared to men diagnosed in the 1970s and... Read more
Managing Alzheimer's disease
Dr Sean Kennelly | 18 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
CLINICAL FOCUS: DEMENTIADr Sean Kennelly looks at the diagnostic methods of determining Alzheimer's disease, treatment options and emerging disease-modifying agents that aim to enhance the lives of patients and carers... Read more
When is confusion not dementia?
Dr Paula Hickey | 18 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
CLINICAL FOCUS: DEMENTIA Dr Paula Hickey differentiates between dementia and delirium, a challenging condition that is also associated with cognitive decline and which can be indicative of the later development of dementia itself... Read more
Predictive genetic testing for Huntington's disease
Rosemarie Kelly and Prof Andrew Green | 17 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
Rosemarie Kelly and Prof Andrew Green take a look at the genetics of Huntington's disease and explain the sensitive process of predictive genetic testing for patients whose family members have the condition... Read more
The Maudsley maintenance model for anorexia nervosa
Natalya Anderson | 17 September 2009 | Nutrition
Natalya Anderson reports on a treatment method for anorexia that focuses on thinking style, emotional style and the interpersonal nature of the patient... Read more
Top tips in rheumatology
Dr Bobby Coughlan | 17 September 2009 | Musculoskeletal
Dr Bobby Coughlan offers readers his top tips on the management of rheumatology patients in the first article in a new, six-part series... Read more
Hormone therapy risk for some prostate patients
16 September 2009 | Cancer
Men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or heart attack who receive hormone therapy before or along with radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer have an associated increased risk of death, according to a new study. Doctors assessed... Read more
Surgery risk from ACE inhibitors
16 September 2009 | Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat
Use of beta blockers and ACE inhibitors seem to increase the risk of corrective cataract surgery, a new study has found. In the study, Australian researchers tracked the eye health of over 3,500 people for between five and 10 years.... Read more
Brain dopamine pathway link to ADHD symptoms
16 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
Results from brain scans suggest an association between a reduction in the transmission of dopamine markers with symptoms of inattention for individuals with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a preliminary study. Doctors conducted the study to determine whether there... Read more
Superficial vein thrombosis linked to DVT risk
16 September 2009 | Skin
About one-quarter of patients with superficial vein thrombosis also may have deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a new report. The report followed a study in which doctors in Austria followed 46 consecutive patients with superficial vein thrombosis between November... Read more
MRSA and the issue of infection control
Dr Karina O’Connell, Dr Sarah Bergin, and Prof Martin Cormican | 10 September 2009 |
Dr Karina O'Connell, Dr Sarah Bergin and Prof Martin Cormican look at meticillin-resistant S. aureus and examine the pros and cons of screening, isolation and cohorting in infection control... Read more
The effects of physical punishment in child discipline
Dr Muhammad Arshad, Prof Michael FitzGerald and Mr S. Salahuddin | 10 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
Dr Muhammad Arshad, Prof Michael FitzGerald and Mr S. Salahuddin describe how the physical punishment of children can affect their wellbeing... Read more
High-intensity exercise reduces male cancer mortality
09 September 2009 | Cancer
Men who are more active and exercise harder are less likely to develop cancer and die, new research has shown. Researchers from the universities of Kuopio and Oulu in Finland studied 2,560 men aged between 42 and 61 years from... Read more
Herpes prevented by condom use
09 September 2009 | Infections & Immunology
Condom use is associated with a reduced risk of contracting herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), according to a new report based on pooled analysis of data from previous studies. Doctors analysed data from six HSV-2 studies to assess the effectiveness... Read more
Incidental surgery linked to stroke risk — study
09 September 2009 | Cardiovascular
Patients who have a patent foramen ovale incidentally discovered and repaired during surgery for a different condition may have an increased odds of postoperative stroke, along with no clear benefit on short-term outcomes or long-term survival, according to a new... Read more
Exchanging knowledge in rheumatology
03 September 2009 | Musculoskeletal
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... Read more
Treating the problem of faltering growth in infants
Deborah Griffin | 03 September 2009 | Nutrition
Deborah Griffin looks at the issue of faltering infant growth and examines some ways to tackle the problem through behavioural change and food supplementation... Read more
MAO-B inhibitors in idiopathic Parkinson’s
Dr John O'Dwyer | 03 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
Dr John O'Dwyer looks at the benefit of MAOIs in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and the safety of new MAO-B inhibitors when taken with antidepressants... Read more
Smoking linked to faster MS progression
02 September 2009 | Mental Health & CNS
Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who smoke appear to experience a more rapid progression of their disease, says a new report. Cigarette smokers are at higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis, according to background information in the article. However, the... Read more
Implanted lenses may be an option for patients with near-sightedness
02 September 2009 | Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat
Implantable lenses made of a collagen-like substance appear to provide stable correction of moderate-to-high myopia over four years of follow-up, according to a new study. According to background information supplied by the study’s authors, laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ‘has gained... Read more
Gene defect linked to eczema
02 September 2009 | Skin
Defects in the filaggrin gene are associated with a significantly increased risk of developing some allergic disorders such as eczema, rhinitis and asthma, a new study has concluded. Allergic diseases have increased in recent decades and now affect up to... Read more