Tag: "investigation" at medical news

PCR emerging as a promising technique for Diagnosing Urinary Tuberculosis

... scan, intravenous urogram continues to be the key investigation method for the genitourinary tuberculosis....

Chinese paracetamol may be slapped with dumping duty

...aracetamol from China and Taiwan. This followed an investigation against imports of the commonly used drug on basis of a petition filed by three domestic companies - Hyderabad-based Triton Laboratories and Sri Krishna Pharmaceuticals; Solapur based Vamsi Labs, and Vijayawada-based Srinivasa Agro Industries and Dru...

Coronary stent leads to complications

...t the clotting rate was three per cent more. Their investigation covered a larger group of patients who were, on the whole, at risk and required angioplasty. People with diabetes or who had had a previous heart attack were more likely to suffer a clot in their stent. In order to cut the complication rate, the res...

FDA's control is inherently weak

... In recent weeks, the FDA has opened a criminal investigation into irregularities in a Nigerian drug trial sponsored by Pfizer Inc., and the families of 30 children who participated in the study have filed suit against Pfizer in New York. The FDA is unable to ensure that trial participants in those countries re...

Nausea Linked To Anxiety And Depression

...armful medications for nausea, unnecessary medical investigation and probably a better quality of life for the patients. Haug and colleagues in the department of psychiatry conducted what is perhaps the largest study of the prevalence of nausea ever undertaken. Overall, 48 percent of 62,000 people indicated they ...

New diagnostic marker for prostate cancer

...nique called DNA microarray analysis, which allows investigation of the activity of thousands of different genes in tissue samples. //The gene is called a-methylacyl-CoA racemase (AMACR) and it's never before been seen in association with cancer. In this study, AMACR was found in over 90 per cent of 200 prostate...

Elevated Ozone Levels Hurt Sperm Count

.... Sokol believes her team's study is the first US investigation to examine the relationship between air quality and sperm quality. "I don't think this study suggests in any way, shape or form that being exposed to ozone makes you infertile." "It just suggests that exposure to air pollution is not good for sperm."...

Memory loss always goes hand with Depression

...he Cardiovascular Health Study is the largest ever investigation into heart disease and stroke in those over 60. It involves nearly 3,000 people in the US, some of who had a MRI scan which could indicate mild cognitive problems, such as memory loss. Researchers at Wake Forest University now report on this sub-gr...

New standards for Human Research Safety

... moving to suspend gene therapy studies pending an investigation of side effects in a French study, which found a cure for "bubble boy disease". Bubble boy disease - an immune disorder formally called severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID - is the only disease ever to be cured with gene therapy. The FDA and t...

Bones repair themselves with bone marrow cells

...ried out on rats. Thus, the next step would be the investigation of the effectiveness of the tested materials and methods on higher animals and human beings....

Answer on SARS 3 to 4 weeks away

...t and now WHO are a full partner with China in the investigation of SARS. China has 1,435 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome - SARS, accounting for about half of the global total. The WHO teams are working to have access to information in Guangdong province, where the epidemic began in November. // They ...

Early Detection Of Prostate Cancer

...8F-FDG PET. This research paves the way for future investigation of the utility of 11C-acetate PET in early relapse detection....

Pharmacist’s Role in Medication Error

... prevent medical errors involving medications. The investigation done finds having a pharmacist participate in medical rounds with doctors resulted in the identification and prevention of nearly 5,000 medication errors over more than four years.// The study was conducted in a cardiology ward in the hospital, an a...

Use of zinc supplements tied to possible increase in risk of prostate cancer

...f zinc in prostate carcinogenesis requires further investigation say researchers....

Early Detection of Lung Cancer

...ly 9 percent of the participants underwent further investigation of suspicious lesions using a higher-resolution CT scan with or without PET scanning. In this group, 23 percent were found to have lung cancer. Doctors were able to completely remove the cancerous tumors in 95 percent of the cases....

Happiness Survey

The survey is a worldwide investigation of sociocultural and political change //conducted about every four years by an international network of social scientists. It includes questions about how happy people are and how satisfied they are with their lives. It showed that average happiness...

Link Between Musculoskeletal Pain and Vitamin D Deficiency

... Based on the study researchers recommend further investigation to determine relief and management of musculoskeletal pain with prescriptions of vitamin D and they also say that it should be made a standard practice to screen all patients with such pain for hypovitaminosis D....

Cardiac – Rehabilitation Programs Beneficial for Heart Patient

...o not taking part in a cardiac-rehab program. The investigation involved about 1,800 patients. Nearly 60 percent participated in cardiac rehab after having a heart attack. Men, younger people, and those with fewer additional medical problems were more likely than women, older people, and those with more additiona...

Detecting Lung Cancer Early

...ly 9 percent of the participants underwent further investigation of suspicious lesions using a higher-resolution CT scan with or without PET scanning. In this group, 23 percent were found to have lung cancer. Doctors were able to completely remove the cancerous tumors in 95 percent of the cases. However researche...

The Risks Of Vitamin D Deficiency

...s.Based on the study researchers recommend further investigation to determine relief and management of musculoskeletal pain with prescriptions of vitamin D and they also say that it should be made a standard practice to screen all patients with such pain for hypovitaminosis D....

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