Psychotic Symptoms Relieved With Estrogen Treatment The estrogen estradiol, in combination with antipsychotic medications, appears to improve treatment for women with schizophrenia, according to an article releasedon August 4, 2008 in Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Previously, mental illness has been studied in conjunction with many different hormones, especially estrogen in women. However, the use of estrogen as a therapy for these diseases has only gained focus recently.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comIncrease In Self-Esteem, Functionality Seen In Patients After Breast Reduction Findings from a study published in the July/August 2008 issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal show a marked improvement in quality of life for patients who underwent breast reduction surgery, indicating that benefits of the procedure go beyond the mere aesthetic result. One hundred patients with breast hypertrophy were chosen to participate in the study, and randomly allocated into two groups.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFDA Rejects Schering-Plough's Anaesthetic Drug Sugammadex NDA The U.S. FDA has issued a non-approvable letter to Schering-Plough regarding the U.S. firm's New Drug Application (NDA) for sugammadex sodium. The product (also marketed under the brand Bridion) is a selective relaxant binding agent that reverses the effects of neuromuscular blockade by rocuronium in general anaesthesia. In a press statement, Schering-Plough has said that the FDA's concerns over the drug are related to hypersensitivity or allergic reactions.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUS Preventive Services Task Force Updates Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations - No Benefits For Over 75s The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), updating its 2002 report, now recommends against routine prostate cancer screening for men over the age of 75. More evidence is needed to determine if men under 75 could benefit from screening. Previously, the Task Force concluded that there was insufficient scientific evidence to recommend screening for all men, and found inconclusive evidence that early detection improves
health outcomes.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comOrthokine Treatment Is Effective For Knee Arthritis, Even After Two Years - Long-Study Confirms Effectiveness Of Autologous Therapy The results of a two-year representative study of osteoarthritis of the knee, published in the internationally renowned journal "Osteoarthritis and Cartilage", confirm the safety and effectiveness of Orthokine therapy, in which anti inflammatory proteins obtained from the patient's own blood are injected into the arthritic joint.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Association Of Women's Health, Obstetric And Neonatal Nurses's Publication Wins Two Prestigious Awards The Association of Women's
Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is proud to announce that its clinical practice journal, Nursing for Women's
Health, is the recipient of two awards. They are: The 2008 Publications Management Magnum Opus Award Each year, this contest is held to recognize excellence in custom publishing. Nursing for Women's
Health won the highest award, Gold, for "Best Overall Editorial.
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