Comorbidities

Psychiatrists, parents significantly differ in ADHD, psychiatric comorbidities perceptions

Orlando, FL - October 25, 2007- According to a small-scale, in-office, observational study, psychiatrists and parents have significantly different perceptions of the importance of pediatric ADHD and psychiatric comorbidities, particularly regarding the patients most concerning behavior. The study...

Childhood Leukemia Survivors Struggle With Long-Term Comorbidities

WASHINGTON, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Survival rates of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, have improved greatly in the past three decades, but survivors of this disease still seem to face many health and lifestyle challenges as young adults. Depending on the extent of their dis...

Obesity and Physical inactivity is associated with Diabetes and Diabetes-Related Cardiovascular Comorbidities

According to a study by the researchers at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center both physical inactivity and obesity was found to be strongly// and independently associated with diabetes and diabetes-related comorbidities. The association between obesity and physical inactivity with ty...

Patients With Bipolar Disorder at Increased Risk for Wide Range of Health Problems, Thomson Reuters Study Finds

...l characteristics are known to increase the risk of disease among bipolar patients, but much is still unknown about the reasons for increased rates of comorbidities among this population and ways to reduce them," said William D. Marder, Ph.D., senior vice president and general manager for the Healthcare & Scie...

New 3M CDI System Promotes Lasting Clinical Documentation Improvement

...ance prepares a concurrent documentation review team to query physicians so that a patient's severity of illness, risk of mortality, complications and comorbidities are fully captured. Documentation is more complete when a physician responds to clinically driven questions from a well-trained review staff before t...

New American College of Surgeons risk calculator determines colorectal surgery risk

...lity. The models considered more than 30 predictive variables such as patient age, gender, extent of disease, body mass index, shortness of breath and comorbidities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), high blood pressure, pneumonia, cardiovascular or neurologic diseases, diabetes and cancer. Out...

Olanzapine Long-Acting Injection (LAI) Efficacy and Safety Data Presented at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting

...igns of the disorder persisting for at least six months.(6) In addition to these symptoms, patients with schizophrenia are at greater risk for medical comorbidities than the general population. Safety information for Oral Zyprexa (olanzapine) Zyprexa is indicated in adults in the United States for the a...

American Urological Association/Engineering & Urological Society 2009 -- news tips

...se of nearly three million pediatric patients to see whether the same adult comorbidities accompanied kidney stones in kids. Comparing health data from the nearly... 6 years. The findings show that children aren't shielded from the same comorbidities that affect adult kidney stone patients, Schaeffer says. "We're suggesting ...

Gleevec(R) substantially reduces risk of cancer returning in patients with life-threatening gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), The Lancet reports

...stive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction have occasionally been reported. Most of the patients with reported cardiac events have had other comorbidities and risk factors, including advanced age and previous medical history of cardiac disease. Patients with cardiac disease or risk factors for cardiac fa...

Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure

...ment because it covers only people given defibrillators, Setoguchi said. "We need concurrent information on patients with the same background and same comorbidities who didn't get defibrillators." Meanwhile, cardiologists must make decisions every day on whether to give someone a defibrillator. And there's no ...

Comorbidities in Medical Technology

A Sociolinguistic Analysis of In-Office Dialogue Reveals Psychiatrists and Parents Have Significantly Different Perceptions on ADHD and Psychiatric Comorbidities

Seventy-eight percent of psychiatrists and parents provide different responses when asked about patients' 'most concerning behavior' ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a small-scale, in-office, observational study, psychiatrists and parents have significantly different pe...

Study Demonstrates Efficacy of Pitavastatin in Elderly Patients

... to the statin class. Since its 2003 launch in Japan, pitavastatin has accumulated millions of patient-years of exposure. Many of these patients have comorbidities and are taking multiple medications. Kowa has filed a New Drug Application for pitavastatin with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and expects a r...

Video: Data on More Than 15 Novartis Oncology Compounds at ASCO Highlight Progress Toward Targeted Therapies for Diverse Tumor Types

...stive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction have occasionally been reported. Most of the patients with reported cardiac events have had other comorbidities and risk factors, including advanced age and previous medical history of cardiac disease. Patients with cardiac disease or risk factors for cardiac fa...

AUA Guideline: Full Kidney Removal Not Necessary for All Kidney Tumors

...le option for the management of localized renal masses that should be a primary consideration for patients with decreased life expectancy or extensive comorbidities that would increase the risks of intervention. However, more aggressive or larger tumors (>3 to 4 cm) should be managed in a proactive manner, if p...

Implantable Defibrillators Lower Risk of Death in Older Heart Patients

...of ICDs in general practice reduced mortality similar to the levels seen in clinical trials. And, the use of ICDs in older patients and patients with comorbidities reduced mortality both in relative and absolute terms." When researchers studied patients age 75 or older, they found that the level of survival ...

Dacogen(R) (decitabine for injection) Data Presented on a Phase II Clinical Trial in Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

...n acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the most common form of leukemia. The study involved elderly patients with AML, who often have limited options due to comorbidities and are typically considered ineligible for standard induction chemotherapy. These data were presented today at the American Society of Hematology (A...

More Than 200 Abstracts at ASH and SABCS Reveal Potential Compelling Patient Benefits From Novartis Oncology Current and Pipeline Therapies

...e, some with a fatal outcome, have been reported following the post-marketing use of Exjade. Most of the fatalities occurred in patients with multiple comorbidities and who were in advanced stages of their hematologic disorders. There have also been reports of renal tubulopathy in patients treated with Exjade. Giv...

Early Data Show Potential for Imatinib Mesylate Tablets to Treat Life-Threatening Form of Pulmonary Artery Disease

...stive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction have occasionally been reported. Most of the patients with reported cardiac events have had other comorbidities and risk factors, including advanced age and previous medical history of cardiac disease. Patients with cardiac disease or risk factors for cardiac fa...

Olanzapine Long-Acting Injection (LAI) Shown to Maintain Treatment Benefit in Schizophrenia for up to Six Months

...igns of the disorder persisting for at least six months.(6) In addition to these symptoms, patients with schizophrenia are at greater risk for medical comorbidities than the general population. About Olanzapine Since olanzapine was introduced in 1996, it has been prescribed to approximately 24 million people w...

Olanzapine Long-Acting Injection (LAI) Data Presented at First Annual Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference

...igns of the disorder persisting for at least six months.(v) In addition to these symptoms, patients with schizophrenia are at greater risk for medical comorbidities than the general population. About Olanzapine Olanzapine is indicated in the United States for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute mixed and man...

Comorbidities in Medical Dictionary

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Comorbidities in Biological News

MCG researcher among first to receive NIH stimulus funding

...inical renal problems before potentially life-threatening trauma occurs, treatment can be tailored to the patient's physiology by keeping all existing comorbidities in mind." The findings of this pilot study will be used to develop further studies focused on early diagnosis and treatment of cocaine-related comp...

Adding radiation decreases breast cancer recurrence

... particularly radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery, than younger women. Making treatment recommendations for older patients, who may have more comorbidities than younger patients, is complicated by under-representation of older women in clinical trials and prognostic studies. Led by Ann M. Geiger, M....

Comorbidities in Biological Technology

Studies Presented at International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease Reveal Substantial Economic Costs and Caregiver Burden Associated with Alzheimer's Disease

...unotherapy Program (AIP), are committed to advancing research in all aspects of the disease." Poster #P2-071: Increased Risk of Serious comorbidities in a Cohort of AD Patients Compared to a Similar Non-AD Cohort (Malone D, et al.) A retrospective data analysis showed that AD patients appear to...

Global Psychiatrists Unite to Improve Services in Mental Health

...ines - to develop comprehensive educations efforts aimed at improving the knowledge and skills of mental health care providers; and more research into comorbidities seen in severe mental disorders. The article is based on presentations and discussions during two international meetings in 2006 that were funded by...

Gleevec Receives FDA Priority Review as First Therapy to Reduce Recurrence of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors After Surgery

...stive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction have occasionally been reported. Most of the patients with reported cardiac events have had other comorbidities and risk factors, including advanced age and previous medical history of cardiac disease. Patients with cardiac disease or risk factors for cardiac fa...

Video: Higher Initial Dose of Gleevec Achieved Better Early Responses than Standard Dose for Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

...stive heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction have occasionally been reported. Most of the patients with reported cardiac events have had other comorbidities and risk factors, including advanced age and previous medical history of cardiac disease. Patients with cardiac disease or risk factors for cardiac fa...