General Practice: Chikungunya Virus May Lead to Encephalit...

General Practice     Top Stories This Week     Chikungunya Virus May Lead to Encephalitis MINNEAPOLIS -- November 25, 2015 -- The mosquito-borne virus chikungunya may lead to severe brain infection and even death in infants and people aged older than 65 years, according to a study that reviewed a chikungunya outbreak on Reunion Island off the coast of Madagascar in 2005-2006. The... Comment | Rate Study Identifies Genetic Risk for Hyper-Inflammatory Disorder From Viral Infection CINCINNATI, Ohio -- November 24, 2015 -- A group of people with influenza A(H1N1) died after their viral infections triggered a deadly hyper-inflammatory disorder in susceptible individuals with gene mutations linked to the overactive immune response, according to a study published in the Journal... Comment | Rate Vitamin D Does Not Reduce Colds in Patients With Asthma NEW YORK -- November 23, 2015 -- Nov. 23, 2015 - Vitamin D supplements do not reduce the number or severity of colds in patients with asthma, according to a study published early online ahead of print edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Loren C. Denlinger, MD... Comment | Rate Early Childhood Bronchiolitis Increases Asthma Risk in Adulthood JOENSUU, Finland -- November 23, 2015 -- Persons who have had bronchiolitis in early childhood have an increased risk of asthma at the age of 28 to 31 and a weaker health-related quality of life (QOL) than their peers, according to a study published in the journals Respiratory Medicine, Pediatric... Comment | Rate Artificial Pancreas Therapy Performs Well in Pilot Study HOBOKEN, NJ -- November 20, 2015 -- Researchers are reporting a breakthrough toward developing an artificial pancreas as a treatment for diabetes and other conditions by combining mechanical artificial pancreas technology with transplantation of islet cells. Minimising hyperglycaemia after total... Comment | Rate Study Finds That Ebola Vaccine Is Safe, Stimulates Strong Immune Response BALTIMORE, Md -- November 20, 2015 -- A clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine (ChAd3-EBO-Z) that resulted from an unprecedented global consortium assembled at the behest of the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that it is well tolerated and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in... Comment | Rate Bright Light Treatment Effective for Non-Seasonal Major Depressive Disorder CHICAGO -- November 18, 2015 -- Bright light treatment either alone or combined with an antidepressant was effective for adults with non-seasonal major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a study published online by JAMA Psychiatry. Raymond W. Lam, MD, University of British Columbia,... Comment | Rate Sildenafil May Benefit Patients at Risk for Diabetes NASHVILLE, Tenn -- November 18, 2015 -- Sildenafil improves insulin sensitivity in people at risk for diabetes, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. For the study, overweight individuals with prediabetes were randomised to receive sildenafil or... Comment | Rate Ranibizumab Effective for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy BETHESDA, Md -- November 18, 2015 -- Ranibizumab (Lucentis) is highly effective in treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), according to a study published in JAMA. The Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCR.net) compared ranibizumab with panretinal or scatter... Comment | Rate Women With Brain Disorder Have an Increased Risk of Miscarriage, Pre-Eclampsia MINNEAPOLIS -- November 18, 2015 -- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), a disease often confused for multiple sclerosis, may increase a woman's risk for miscarriage and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, according to a study published in the November 18, 2015, online issue of the journal... Comment | Rate   SPONSORED SPONSORED DG News lets you be the first to know advances in medical research, results from conferences, and changes in healthcare policy and business. SEND FEEDBACK © 2015 Doctor's Guide Publishing Limited. All rights reserved. 1140 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor New York, NY 10036 Change your password Edit Profile |  Terms of Use |  Privacy Policy |  Unsubscribe

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