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Gastroenterology
The results of acidity inhibition in functional dyspepsia have been up to now conflicting. Now a new randomized study, sponsored by pharmaceutical industry, examines the efficacy of esomeprazole in 224 outpatients gone to their GP for non organic dyspepsia.
MedNews - Wed, 24 January 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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General medicine
In-vitro and animals studies have suggested the hypothesis that polyphenols contained in green tea are able to reduce the progression of cardiovascular diseases and tumours, but the few studies performed on humans have brought no decisive results.
MedNews - Wed, 24 January 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Pneumology
Present guidelines for persistent asthma recommend an inhaled steroid with or without a long-acting beta2-agonist and a short-acting beta2-agonist in case of need.
MedNews - Wed, 24 January 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Angiology
According to some studies on animals it seems that the renin-angiotensin system comes into play in favouring the formation of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA); consequently, the use of ACE-inhibitors could be able to prevent their formation and progression.
MedNews - Wed, 24 January 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Dietetics and Nutrition
One third of Americans use multivitamin supplements and so it is easy to understand how these conclusions are for them particularly impressive, given that the publication ends recommending FDA for a greater surveillance and rigour in authorizing the marketing of these kinds of products.
MedNews - Wed, 24 January 2007
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Otolaryngology
Dr. Mas Takashima, clinical faculty member of the sleep medicine fellowship program at Baylor College of Medicine, has seen success with a new technique to reduce or stop snoring called the pillar procedure.
Baylor College of Medicine - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://www.bcm.edu
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Infectious Diseases
Measles deaths have fallen by 60% worldwide since 1999 – a major public health success. This exceeds the United Nations goal to halve measles deaths between 1999 and 2005 and is largely due to an unprecedented decline in measles deaths in the African region.
World Health Organization - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://www.who.int
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Rheumatology
Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)—a type of vasculitis in young, mostly male subjects—remains strangely linked to smoking, which determines its occurrence, progression and prognosis by currently unknown mechanisms.
Rheumatology - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
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Rheumatology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by the presence of autoantibodies and a wide array of clinical symptoms. Despite intensive research, the aetiology of SLE is still unknown and is probably multifactorial. Both genetic and environmental factors have been associated with SLE, but these factors alone are insufficient to explain the onset of SLE.
Rheumatology - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/
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Rheumatology
CD40L is a costimulatory molecule and an early activation marker of T-lymphocytes. Based on the hypothesis that activated T-cells may play a role in the pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), we evaluated the level of CD40L expression on T-cells from patients with PsA.
Rheumatology - Tue, 23 January 2007
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/