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Radiofrequency catheter ablation safe for infants

... heart defect. He said: "However, more experienced physicians are more likely to perform successful procedures in infants than those with less experience."...

Burden of lung disease

...e specialists who deal only in one disorder, chest physicians look after everything from lung cancer to chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder(COPD), asthma, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis and sleep apnoea. There are some 30 or 40 respiratory conditions. As a result, lung disease, on the whole, has not been high ...

Medications for depression

...medication is being preferred over psychotherapy - physicians may feel more confident giving out a prescription than offering therapy. This is acceptable so long as people get better, but more effort could perhaps be made to give patients a choice of treatments for depression....

FDA Imposes New Restrictions On Roche's Accutane

...rder to make the programme work, the FDA said that physicians wishing to prescribe the drug would receive yellow "Accutane Qualification Stickers'' that must be placed on the prescription as a means of verifying the negative pregnancy test and that the patient received the appropriate counseling. ''This sticker...

Prescription Drug Use Varies Widely Between States

...dren or whether it reflects greater uncertainty by physicians in the treatment of childhood ailments is an important area for further research....

Computer Program can assist to detect Heart Attack

...// The findings suggest that emergency department physicians may be able to rely on the computer program to diagnose patients with chest pain in "real time," the study's authors say. In the study, Dr. William G. Baxt and colleagues at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia tested a comp...

Pancreatic Cancer may be linked to Diabetes

...e in their 70s. That kind of information will help physicians remain alert to the possibility of pancreatic cancer in that age group whenever they see a new case of diabetes....

Healing a painful neck

...most of the time there is no clear diagnosis. Many physicians try to treat the condition with pain relievers but may also refer patients to physical therapists or manual therapists for exercise therapy or manual treatment. The latter consists of hands-on techniques such as mobilization or manipulation of the ne...

Approaching through Telemedicine benefits patients

...chers, a new study shows that getting primary care physicians and their patients together with specialists through videoconferencing technology is an excellent way to extend the communication between doctors and patients.// Doctors from the Royal University College Medical School in London tested the "virtual ...

Scan correlates susceptible heart plaque

...early to know for sure, but FDG imaging could help physicians proactively intervene with patients who have atherosclerotic 'hot spots' in their coronary arteries....

A closer look at Vitamins

...om cardiovascular disease. More than 83,500 male physicians took part in the study. The men were asked questions about what vitamins they used. Five years later, researchers recorded which of the men had died from cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease. The study found 30 percent of the men took vi...

Vitamin E helps the mind

...d States. People are advised to consult with their physicians before taking high doses (above 2,000 International Units (IU) daily) of supplemental vitamin E or other antioxidants....

Many factors influence sexual potency

...ertain medications can affect sexual potency. The physicians often can modify doses of the medication which might decrease adverse side effects. - Smoking can be a factor. Smoking can affect genital blood flow and can decrease sexual capability. - Excessive intake of alcohol can have a negative effect on sex...

A simple way to do surgery

...s the risk as it has a dilation scale which allows physicians to know accurately how big a hole they are making....

Tremors connected to Body Mass Index

...sed risk for hip fractures and death, they suggest physicians focus more attention on weight loss in ET patients....

Misinterpretation living wills

...ients want in the case of serious illness and what physicians are prepared to do. Making a living will highlights this dilemma and is something that patients, doctors and relatives need to discuss in more detail....

Oxygen Treatment may be injurious

...oxic damage to cells. The study supports what some physicians have long suspected - oxygen therapy is not without hazard, and should be reserved for those cases where the benefit clearly outweighs the risk....

Geriatric heart patients benefit from extra weight

...knows about the older population and how much more physicians and surgeons need to learn about the physiology of older patients. Doctors connected with the study point out that by exploring what happens to people as they age, one will have the information to tailor one's care to this patient population....

Autopsy reports could be valuable and informative

...an 6 per cent. This could be attributed to today's physicians being less familiar with procedures surrounding autopsy or simply due to high costs....

Good news for moderate alcohol drinkers!

...dentists, veterinarians, optometrists, osteopathic physicians and podiatrists, aged 40 to 75 years. The study focused on the relationship between quantity and frequency of drinking. The study showed that it was the frequency of drinking -- not the amount, the type of alcohol, or whether it was consumed with a ...

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