Dr Rory Shelley, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lecturer at St John of God Hospital and TCD, examines the management of hypomania and mania in primary care GPs are positioned to play a crucial role in the management of mania and its less severe form, hypomania. In this regard, there are two aspects of an elevated [...]
Rory Hafford sits down with the straight-talking Prof Moira O’Brien to discuss bone health, the teaching of medicine and the lure of the Olympics Talking to Prof Moira O’Brien is a bit like being caught in a wind tunnel! In fact, ideas and words can come hurtling towards you like a runaway train, or bang [...]
In a tropical environment, influenza A(H1N1) appeared milder than seasonal flu, was less likely to cause fever and upset stomach and more likely to infect younger individuals, according to a new report. In 2009, a new rapid detection method was designed to detect genes from the new influenza A(H1N1) virus and was used during a [...]
Women whose mother suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum are three times more likely to suffer from the extremely serious and severe form of morning sickness, Norwegian researchers have found. The team from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health noted that hyperemesis was previously thought to be caused by psychological issues, “such as an unconscious rejection of [...]
Among patients hospitalised for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), those who received antibiotics in the first two hospital days had improved outcomes, according to a new American study. In the study, doctors examined the association between the use of antibiotics and outcomes among patients hospitalised for acute exacerbations of COPD at 413 [...]
Within a comprehensive health insurance system, black and Hispanic children appear more likely than white children to have worse outcomes for their asthma, according to a new study. Researchers analysed data from 822,900 children aged 2 through 17 years who were covered by the same health insurance programme. Asthma prevalence, treatment patterns and outcomes were [...]
Marie-Catherine Mousseau explains how the scientific study of the condition called synaesthesia opens a window on the mind and brain Letter ‘Q’ is purple, number 7 is angry at number 8, my husband’s voice tastes like butter, what else…? Oh yes, May floats over my left shoulder. This is not nonsense talk from a deluded [...]
Dr John Loughnane looks at the recent guidelines, issued by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, on the treatment of atopic eczema in children Atopic eczema (AE) is a chronic, relapsing, pruritic dermatosis, with a tendency to favour flexural areas. It is most likely caused by a mixture of genetic predisposition, host [...]
Dr Richard Costello of Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, writes that although COPD is difficult to diagnose, there are a growing number of treatments available to tackle the condition The detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) starts with suspicion. In clinical practice, it can be extremely hard to detect, and therefore manage, COPD. In some cases, [...]
The risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life is higher for children born in November-December compared with those born May-June, according to a new Australian study. The results are consistent with previous research that found a reciprocal pattern in the northern hemisphere, where there were more cases of multiple sclerosis among people born [...]
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