News articles tagged with 'chronic'
Longer-term follow-up of users of oestrogen therapy finds some changes in risks
— 6 Apr 2011 16:25 | HealthAmong postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy who had used oestrogen therapy for about 6 years and then stopped, longer-term follow-up indicates that the increased risk of stroke…
Chronic stress of cancer causes accelerated telomere shortening
— 3 Apr 2011 12:08 | HealthResults of a study presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held here April 2-6, lend credence to the idea that improving quality of life affects stress-related biological markers…
Sequential treatment with entecavir and lamivudine results in rebound of hepatitis B virus
— 1 Apr 2011 14:54 | HealthA two-year trial of entecavir followed by lamivudine (LAM) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection resulted in a virologic rebound rate of 24% and 12% drug-resistance…
Clinical trial success for Crohn's disease cell therapy
— 31 Mar 2011 15:33 | HealthSpeaking at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual science meeting later today (30 March), Professor Miguel Forte will describe research into a new cell therapy for chronic inflammatory…
New direction for epilepsy treatment
— 29 Mar 2011 16:31 | HealthIf common anticonvulsant drugs fail to manage epileptic seizures, then perhaps the anti-inflammatory route is the way to go. That's according to Mattia Maroso and colleagues from the…
Traffic accidents linked to increased risk of chronic widespread pain
— 21 Mar 2011 16:42 | HealthIndividuals with poorer health or psychological issues may be prone to developing chronic widespread pain following a traumatic event. This new research, published today in Arthritis…
Regions with higher rate of diagnoses have lower fatality rate for chronic conditions
— 16 Mar 2011 13:22 | HealthAn examination of data for more than 5 million Medicare beneficiaries finds that hospital regions that have a greater frequency of diagnoses have a lower case-fatality rate for chronic…
Evidence poor for link between biomarkers and risk of CV events for patients with kidney disease
— 16 Mar 2011 13:16 | HealthEven though clinical practice guidelines for patients with chronic kidney disease recommend specific treatment target levels for serum phosphorus, parathyroid hormone, and calcium to…
Vitamin D insufficiency high among patients with early Parkinson disease
— 15 Mar 2011 20:38 | HealthPatients with a recent onset of Parkinson disease have a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency, but vitamin D concentrations do not appear to decline during the progression of…
Not all cases of chronic pancreatitis are alcohol-induced
— 11 Mar 2011 15:01 | HealthThe relative rate of alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis (CP) is lower when compared to other causes, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official…