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Start palliative care early for optimum results

Palliative care provided early in the ambulatory care setting varies with the trajectory of patients’ disease and is complementary to medical management, show study results.

6 Feb 2013

Tumor suppressor mutant may predict poor outcome in breast cancer

An oncogenic variant of the Krüppel-like family 6 tumor suppressor gene appears to play a role in driving breast cancer metastasis and may be a prognostic marker for poor patient outcome, report researchers.

6 Feb 2013

Emotion regulation therapy benefits bipolar patients

Dialectical behavior therapy shows promise for the treatment of bipolar disorder, findings from a pilot study show.

6 Feb 2013

Ethnicity strongly linked to treatment resistance in schizophrenia

Patients with schizophrenia are at heightened risk for being resistant to treatment if they are White European, study findings reveal.

6 Feb 2013

Ramipril puts spring in step of patients with intermittent claudication

Six months of treatment with the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ramipril produces notable improvements in the walking ability of patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication, shows a large randomized trial.

6 Feb 2013

Empowered patients cost health systems less

Patients who feel confident and engaged in decisions about their health and taking care of themselves incur lower healthcare costs as a result of their improved outcomes, suggests a study in Health Affairs.

6 Feb 2013

Semi-automatic shocks make long delays in CPR

Paramedics should avoid using defibrillators in semi-automatic mode, say researchers who found this increases interruptions to cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the 30 seconds preceding shock delivery.

6 Feb 2013

‘Elephant in the room’ adds to rectal surgery costs

Anastomotic leakage occurs after one in 10 anterior resection procedures and costs English hospitals up to £ 3.5 milion per year, research shows.

6 Feb 2013

Physical activity levels may affect men’s semen quality

The quality of young men’s sperm may be influenced by how active their lifestyle is, report researchers.

6 Feb 2013

Extra-couple relationships one of the main drivers of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa

New research suggests that heterosexual couples in long-term relationships who have sexual encounters outside their established partnership (extra-couple relationships) are one of the main drivers of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.

6 Feb 2013

Donor liver quality: an interview with Dr Eric Orman

Liver transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a liver (or part of a liver) is removed from a donor and placed into a recipient. Although some transplants use a portion of the liver of living donors, the vast majority of donors are deceased.

6 Feb 2013

Feeling shame about past alcoholism may increase likelihood of relapse, other health problems

Feeling shame about past instances of problem drinking may increase the likelihood of relapse and other health problems, according to a new study in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

6 Feb 2013

Getting older increases Americans' risk of death from excessive BMI

Obesity kills, giving rise to a host of fatal diseases. This much is well known. But when it comes to seniors, a slew of prominent research has reported an "obesity paradox" that says, at age 65 and older, having an elevated BMI won't shorten your lifespan, and may even extend it. A new study takes another look at the numbers, finding the earlier research flawed.

6 Feb 2013