Risk of Blindness Halved Over Last Decade

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[30/01/2012] Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most frequent cause of blindness in the Western World. A report from the University of Copenhagen and Glostrup Hospital in Denmark shows the number of new cases of blindness. Risk of Blindness Halved Over Last Decade - read more

Elderly Emergency Patients Less Likely to Receive Pain Medication

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[06/01/2012] A new study of University of North Carolina School of Medicine finds that people 75 years old or older are less likely to receive any pain medication in hospital emergency departments than middle aged people – those between 35 and 54 years old. Elderly Emergency Patients Less Likely to Receive Pain Medication - read more

People with Stroke History Who Receive Clot-Busting Therapy Fare Better

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[21/11/2011] People with a history of stroke or diabetes who were given clot-busting drugs to break up blood clots after stroke fared better than those who did not receive the drugs, according to a study. People with Stroke History Who Receive Clot-Busting Therapy Fare Better - read more

Flying Balls - Wheelchair Table Tennis at the REHACARE

If a world class player in wheelchair table tennis meets an experienced table tennis player without handicap and the two duel, sitting in a wheelchair, then it is a sports competition of a special kind: The first "socialpioneerCup" on 23 and 24 September 2011 in Düsseldorf. Flying Balls - Wheelchair Table Tennis at the REHACARE - read more

Antibiotic Cuts Catheter Infections in Dialysis Patients

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[24/08/2011] Antibiotics can help ward off serious bacterial infections in kidney disease patients who use tubes called catheters for their dialysis treatments. But if antibiotics are used too often, "super bugs" may crop up that are resistant to the drugs. Antibiotic Cuts Catheter Infections in Dialysis Patients - read more

Equal Opportunities with a Joystick

EL-hockey was developed in the end of the 80s in Denmark for people with heavy physical handicap and with 40 associations in the meantime and 600 active players in the whole Scandinavian space it has become a popular sport. In Germany there is since 2008 up to now only the North German association Flensburg Lions with twelve players. Equal Opportunities with a Joystick - read more

Focus on Future – Having a Child and Multiple Sclerosis

Tick, tock, tick, tock. When the biological clock starts ticking, women think about their own wish to have children. Besides, women with multiple sclerosis (MS) often have to deal with many fears and doubts. However, this mustn't be at all. Focus on Future – Having a Child and Multiple Sclerosis - read more

Personality Affects How Likely We Are to Take Our Medication

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[25/05/2011] The results of a unique study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, show that personality has an impact on how likely people are to take their medication. Personality Affects How Likely We Are to Take Our Medication - read more

Identification: A Key to Fight Drug-Resistant Leukemia

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[23/05/2011] An international team of researchers has now identified a protein called BCL6 which plays a key role in the development of drug-resistance in leukemia.  Identification: A Key to Fight Drug-Resistant Leukemia - read more

Benefit of Osteoporosis Treatment: Extra Five Years of Life

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[04/02/2011] Researchers have noted an extraordinary and unexpected benefit of osteoporosis treatment – that people taking bisphosphonates are not only surviving well, better than people without osteoporosis, they appear to be gaining an extra five years of life.  Benefit of Osteoporosis Treatment: Extra Five Years of Life - read more

Anti-Epileptic Drugs Associated with Increased Risk of Fracture in Elderly

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[21/01/2011] Most anti-epileptic drugs are associated with an increased risk of non-traumatic fracture in individuals 50 years of age and older. Anti-Epileptic Drugs Associated with Increased Risk of Fracture in Elderly - read more

Yeast Holds Clues to Parkinson's Disease

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[13/09/2010] Yeast could be a powerful ally in the discovery of new therapeutic drugs to treat Parkinson's disease says a scientist. Yeast Holds Clues to Parkinson's Disease - read more

Children with Special Needs Are at Increased Risk for Oral Disease

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[23/08/2010] For a child with special health care needs, special diets, frequent use of medicine and lack of proper oral hygiene can make it challenging to maintain good oral health. Children with Special Needs Are at Increased Risk for Oral Disease - read more

Text Messages Support Adolescent Patients with Diabetes

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[13/08/2010] Doctor at Nationwide Children's Hospital taps into teen texting habits to increase medication compliance in adolescent diabetes patients. Text Messages Support Adolescent Patients with Diabetes - read more

Diabetes: Aspirin Recommendations Changed

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[23/06/2010] Experts are now recommending that low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent heart attacks be used somewhat more conservatively – that men younger than 50 and women younger than 60, who have diabetes but no other major risk factors, probably not use aspirin. Diabetes: Aspirin Recommendations Changed - read more

Why We Forget to Take Our Medicine

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[14/04/2010] A study has found that changes in daily behavior have a significant effect on whether we remember to take our medication or not – and that these changes influence older and younger adults differently. Why We Forget to Take Our Medicine - read more

Analgesic: Regular Use Increases Hearing Loss in Men

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[15/03/2010] Researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hearing loss in men, particularly in younger men, below age 60. Analgesic: Regular Use Increases Hearing Loss in Men - read more

Strange Behaviour Helps Seniors Remember Medication

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[06/01/2010] Doing something unusual while taking a dose of medicine may be an effective strategy to help seniors remember whether they have already taken their pills. Strange Behaviour Helps Seniors Remember Medication - read more

Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication

[04/12/2009] Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication - read more

Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication

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[04/12/2009] Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication - read more

Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication

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[04/12/2009] Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication - read more

ADHD: What Stirs Up The Kid?

If a child continuously disrupts class, always fidgets and annoys everybody, the diagnosis ADHD will be obvious in the eyes of many doctors. The reason of the disease is still unknown. Although it is also unclear how Ritalin works, a lot of little patients are medicated with this drug. ADHD: What Stirs Up The Kid? - read more

Drugs Which Increase Risk of Falling

[14/07/2008] Researchers have created a list of prescription drugs that increase the risk of falling for patients aged 65 and older who take four or more medications on a regular basis. Drugs Which Increase Risk of Falling - read more

New Drug to Delay Alzheimer

[20/08/2007] A new drug candidate dissolves plaques associated with Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases. New Drug to Delay Alzheimer - read more

The Orphans Amongst Drugs

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Links: The Orphans Amongst Drugs

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