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Study supports sphincter-saving surgery

Fissurectomy results in high levels of healing and low rates of anal incontinence, show the results of the largest ever prospective study of the technique.

26 Jul 2012

Vitamin A insufficiency linked to hand, foot and mouth disease

Vitamin A status is associated with immunity to, and pathogenic condition of, hand, foot, and mouth disease in children, say researchers whose study results show that the majority of those with the infectious disease also had vitamin A insufficiency.

26 Jul 2012

Injury risk increased in patients with serious mental illnesses

People with serious mental illnesses are significantly more likely to experience injuries than the general population, US study results show.

26 Jul 2012

Short-course palliative RT shows promise

A 2-day course of three-dimensional radiotherapy delivered in twice-daily fractions up to 18 Gy resulted in no dose-limiting toxicities, and high rates of symptom relief in patient with pelvic cancer, especially those with bleeding, report researchers.

26 Jul 2012

Long-term interferon beta benefits unclear in MS

A large “real-world” study fails to show reduced disability progression in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis given interferon beta.

26 Jul 2012

LPL deficiency treatment poised to be first gene therapy in Europe

For the first time, the European Medicines Agency has recommended gene therapy for approval in Europe.

26 Jul 2012

Fatty acids normalize without help in girls with eating disorders

Omega-3 essential fatty acid supplementation is unnecessary for adolescent girls with eating disorders and weight-loss eating disorder, as levels normalize once they return to normal weight, say researchers.

26 Jul 2012

Walking speeds the way to understanding elderly blood pressure

The first study to examine walking speed, mortality, and blood pressure has shown that frail, elderly adults who have high blood pressure may actually be at a decreased risk for mortality, write researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

26 Jul 2012

Visual impairment hampers elderly patients’ self-management

Elderly patients with visual impairment need extra support to help them manage their medications, report UK researchers.

26 Jul 2012

Malaria commonly misdiagnosed and mistreated in Afghanistan

Findings published in the BMJ suggest that malaria is being significantly misdiagnosed in Afghanistan, with many patients with fever alone being given antimalarial drugs and antibiotics despite having negative laboratory results for the disease.

25 Jul 2012

Low blood anticoagulant levels increase risk for VTE

Low plasma levels of antithrombin, protein C, and protein S significantly increase the risk for venous thromboembolism, Italian research shows.

25 Jul 2012

Healthcare system perceptions predict PSA screening uptake

Study findings suggest that African–American and Afro–Caribbean men who have poor perceptions or experiences of their healthcare system are less likely to have prostate-specific antigen screening than those with positive healthcare experiences.

25 Jul 2012

MRI useful for identifying bone lesions in diabetic feet

Identification of specific bone lesions in the feet of patients with diabetes can be achieved with magnetic resonance imaging, show study findings.

25 Jul 2012

ANCA-associated vasculitis not a single clinical entity

Study findings show distinct subtypes of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, distinguished by the target of autoantigen reactivity.

25 Jul 2012

Early-age cataract surgery increases central corneal thickness

When congenital cataract surgery is performed at an early age, central corneal thickness increases, show study results published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

25 Jul 2012

Self-neglect predicts hospice use among elderly

Both the presence and severity of self-neglect in the elderly independently predict hospice use, and are not mediated by the presence of health-related factors, show results published in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

25 Jul 2012

Constant pain after breast cancer surgery ‘more taxing’

Women who experience chronic pain after treatment for breast cancer are not significantly more anxious or depressed than women without pain, find researchers.

25 Jul 2012

VEGF inhibitor fails to improve nonsquamous NSCLC overall survival

Adding motesanib to carboplatin–paclitaxel does not boost overall survival in patients with advanced nonsquamous non-small-cell lung cancer, including those with adenocarcinoma, say MONET1 investigators.

24 Jul 2012

ADHD increases risk for comorbid psychiatric disorders

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in childhood is associated with an increased risk for a broad range of comorbid psychiatric disorders in adolescence, study results show.

24 Jul 2012