Severity

Researchers Scale to assess the Severity of Epilepsy in Kids

Epilepsy in kids is almost a nightmare to their respective parents, that too when it is resistant to the treatment. Researchers identified three factors that may increase a child's risk of having intractable epilepsy - a form of the disease that does not respond to commonly used drugs. Children who have their first epileptic seizure before their first birthday which is also called sympto...

Onset Linked To Severity of Asthma

The age a person develops asthma may help explain their disease more clearly. A new study finds people who are diagnosed with asthma as children // have a different disease than those who develop it as an adult. Researchers say the patients suffered different symptoms and disease progression based on the age of onset. Eighty patients with severe asthma that could not be controlled by st...

Hormone therapy may affect heart attack severity in women

Recent studies undertaken at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher and colleagues, showed promising signs after research in monkeys suggested //that the type of progestin in hormonal therapy could in fact affect heart attack severity. At an annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society in Washington, D.C. today, Dr. J. Koudy Williams who is the lead invest...

Predicting Severity Of Appendicitis With Computed Tomography

Appendectomies are the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. A model based on the findings of a clinical tool called computed tomography can be used to predict the severity of acute appendicitis, // according to a new study. Researchers examined 105 patients, between ages 15 and 89 who underwent an appendectomy within three days of an abdominal CT. Results of the CT were...

Breast Cancer Protein MSF Linked To Disease Severity

Dr. Anan Schor and colleagues from Dundee University has found a new protein which may be responsible for the disease progression in breast cancer patients//. The new protein which is known as MSF protein is produced in high quantity in patients with breast cancer and the amount of protein produced may be responsible for the severity of disease progression. They have identified two form...

Injury Severity Is Possible Risk for PTSD, Depression

The first study to focus on U.S. soldiers seriously wounded or injured during combat in Iraq or Afghanistan and states that injury //severity may predict the risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, has been published in the October 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association. The study written by T...

Severity of heart failure in elderly can be measured with a seven-point system

Seven pointers that are fairly easy is gaining credibility in assisting the treatment of elderly patients who have suffered heart failure. //Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have suggested that by simply counting the number of health factors to a patient's advantage, the physician can use this barometer to assess the patient's risk of death. The po...

Age, Gender Major Factors in Severity of Auto-Accident Injuries

Understanding the differences among drivers in different gender and age categories is crucial to preventing serious injuries,// said researchers in a new study showing stark statistical differences in traffic-accident injuries depending on the gender and age of drivers. The new findings are especially important because the number of drivers 65 and older is expected to double by 2030 in...

Weather Forecasts Spring Pollen Allergy Severity

The arrival of spring brings fragrant, blooming trees and lush green grasses – and sneezing and wheezing for millions of people with pollen allergy.// Hay fever, or seasonal allergic rhinitis, affects an estimated 40 million Americans and causes symptoms of sneezing, itchy and watery eyes, runny nose and a burning or itchy sensation in the throat or palate. Spring allergy is most com...

Electronic Nose to Diagnose the Severity of Asthma

Researchers have developed an electronic nose device which may be used to diagnose the severity of asthma in patients . The researchers at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands conceived the device. The device, which is a newer version of a sensor that has been used in the food, wine and perfume industries, contains chemical vapour sensors that react to the presence of...