Effusion in Medical News

Antibiotics Do Little for Inner Ear Infections

... significant. "No difference in the development of effusion could be detected between the placebo and the ... subgroups of children that have middle ear effusion that might benefit from other treatments," Rovers ... The question of prescribing to prevent middle-ear effusion has become a non-issue over the past decade, ...

Facet joint effusion and interspinal ligament edema: major sources of lower back pain

... New MR techniques show that facet joint effusion (the collection of fluid in the spinal joints) and interspinal ligament ... can focus more on soft tissue degenerative changes that cause facet joint effusion and interspinal ligament swelling," said Dr. Tarhan. ...

Study Showed ALIMTA(R) (pemetrexed for injection) Improved Survival in Certain Types of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

... severity of skin rash. The effect of third space fluid, such as pleural effusion and ascites, on ALIMTA is unknown. In patients with clinically significant third space fluid, consideration should be given to draining the effusion prior to ALIMTA administration. Concomitant administration of ...

ASCO Study Confirms Importance of Histology in Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With ALIMTA (pemetrexed for injection)

... severity of skin rash. The effect of third space fluid, such as pleural effusion and ascites, on ALIMTA is unknown. In patients with clinically significant third space fluid, consideration should be given to draining the effusion prior to ALIMTA administration. Concomitant administration of ...

JCI table of contents: Jan. 24, 2008

... Philadelphia, this description of a genetic model of otitis media with effusion should aid in the development of therapeutics for this condition, frequent ... Can you hear me now? A genetic model of otitis media with effusion AUTHOR CONTACT: Evelyn Lazaridis University of Pennsylvania, ...

Obesity Contributes to Rapid Cartilage Loss

... joint) and severe lesions seen on MRI at the initial exam. Other predictors were synovitis (inflammation of the membrane that lines the joints) and effusion (abnormal build-up of joint fluid). Excess weight was significantly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss. For a one-unit ...

Obesity contributes to rapid cartilage loss

... joint) and severe lesions seen on MRI at the initial exam. Other predictors were synovitis (inflammation of the membrane that lines the joints) and effusion (abnormal build-up of joint fluid). Excess weight was significantly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss. For a one-unit ...

Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers

... had been turned down for surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The major post-RFA complications were pneumothorax (27 instances) and pleural effusion (4 instances) which needed drainage. "Our study shows that radiofrequency ablation can be completed successfully in high percentage of patients ...

An AIDS-related virus reveals more ways to cause cancer, Penn researchers find

... site on Sel10. If LANA sits on Sel10, ICN cannot be degraded and cell growth and proliferation are no longer controlled. Kaposis sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma are two of the viral-associated cancers that are common in immune-compromised patients. This is the second mechanism discovered by ...

Obesity may Be Linked to Middle Ear Effusions in Children

... with ear ventilation tubes for otitis media with effusion between 2004 and 2006. The children’s body mass ... in the group of children with otitis media with effusion was higher than in the control group (22 vs. ... the group of children with otitis media with effusion into two groups, one obese and one non-obese, and ...

Ear Fluid Does Not Impair Development

... of ear tubes in children with middle ear effusion also did not improve developmental outcomes at ... recommending that young children with middle ear effusion lasting for as long as three or four months ... children in Children’s ear study with persistent effusion were randomly assigned to undergo ear tube ...

Bypass Surgery & Pleural Effusion

... "Pleural effusion is a common complication after bypass surgery", ... who had undergone bypass heart surgery. Pleural effusion involves the accumulation of fluid within the ... study indicated that almost 55% had a pleural effusion one month after the bypass surgery. Around 15 per ...

A Novel Treatment for KSHV-infected Lymphomas

... (KSHV) is a human tumor virus which causes Kaposi’s sarcoma and primary// effusion lymphoma (PEL). PELs are aggressive lymphomas with reported median ... type lymphoma latently infected with KSHV, and it manifests as an effusion malignancy in Kaposi’s sarcoma patients. There are no current therapies ...

Dr. ‘NO’ Admitted for Lung Conditin

... having one of the highest HIV-positive populations of any country. The minister has been admitted for severe anemia and residual pleural effusion (fluid in the lining of the lungs) and her hospitalization follows weeks of incapacitated behavior such as incoherence, disorientation, difficulty ...

Allergy Drugs More Harmful Than Helpful for Chronic Ear Inflammation

... conclusions about medical practice after considering both the content and quality of existing trials on a topic. Otitis media with effusion is one of the most common conditions affecting young children, and about nine of 10 children will have OME at least once before school age. While OME ...

Lipoma Arborescens: A Rare Tumor Of The Knee

... arborescens usually present with a long-standing, slowly progressive swelling of the affected joint. There may be a restricted range of movement, effusion or pain. Clinically there is a soft, boggy swelling in the suprapatellar pouch. Some patients have no other musculo-skeletal disorder but associated ...

Handheld ECG: stethoscope of the future

... findings on four major heart abnormalities: left ventricular ejection fraction (the strength of the heart’s major pumping chamber); pericardial effusion (fluid in the sac surrounding the heart) mitral regurgitation (leaking of one of the major heart valves); and aortic valvular thickening (thickening ...