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Geriatrics
Europe is ageing and as people live longer they are fighting diseases while maintaining a quality of life. The latest technological tools are helping them sustain their health while staying at home. That is because a helping hand is now just a few clicks away.
Health-EU - Tue, 31 January 2012
http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm
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Dermatology
An 85-year-old man is admitted for evaluation of multiple papules, plaques, and subcutaneous nodules on his face, trunk, and extremities. The patient has itching. There is no history of trauma. He has an 8-year history of diabetes and Sjögren syndrome with eye and mouth involvement and has been treated with varied doses of oral methylprednisolone for 5 years.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Tue, 31 January 2012
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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General medicine
Discrimination can be a threat to health, according to a new study that included both blacks and whites. The analysis of 2004 data from the ongoing U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System project found that about 18 percent of blacks and 4 percent of whites reported emotional and physical distress caused by discriminatory treatment.
Medline Plus - Tue, 31 January 2012
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
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General medicine
Topics of the latest edition of the Medical Web Radio include: 1 - Sex is safe for most patients with cardiovascular diseases; 2 - Heart attack rates in the UK dropped by 50 percent in last decade; 3 - Early-life cognitive activity prevents the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease; 4 - Iodinated agents used in imaging studies can cause thyroid dysfunction; 5 - Drug used for enlarged prostate slows prostate cancer progression; 6 - High-risk gene associated with oesophageal cancer in a rare inherited syndrome; 7 - Perfluorinated compounds lower children's response to routine immunization.
md-fm.com - Tue, 31 January 2012
http://www.md-fm.com
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Rheumatology
In Holland, a diagnostic rule has been developed for gout, using the data of 381 consecutive patients arrived at the general practitioner because affected by monoarthritis. Within 24 hours from examination, they underwent arthrocentesis, an examination on synovial fluid to search monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, medical examination and laboratory examinations.
MedNews - Mon, 30 January 2012
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Palliative Care
We know that palliative cares are applied to terminal patients when life hope is reduced to very low levels; but when does this stage really start? With the conviction that many physicians send patients to palliative cares too late, some US researchers have examined the effects of these cares when they are started immediately after cancer diagnosis.
MedNews - Mon, 30 January 2012
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Geriatrics
According to a greater and greater number of remarks, the existing relation between physical capability to perform daily physical tasks and the future state of good health has been strengthened, until it has arrived at a link between this capability and mortality. With a systematic review on clinical trials, some researchers have performed some meta-analyses analyzing the association between objective measurements of physical capability and early mortality in various trials.
MedNews - Mon, 30 January 2012
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Geriatrics
Commissioned by the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) and published by EuroHealthNet, the report is a compendium of programmes, good practices and other resources for promoting and sustaining healthy ageing.
EuroHealthNet - Healthy Ageing - Fri, 27 January 2012
http://www.healthyageing.eu
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Dietetics and Nutrition
The virtual coach was beneficial in maintaining activity level. The long-term benefits and additional applications of this technology warrant further study. These are the conclusion of a randomized controlled trial on 70 people testing if a virtual coach would increase activity levels, via step count, in overweight or obese individuals beyond the effect observed using a pedometer and website alone.
Journal of Medical Internet Research - JMIR - Fri, 27 January 2012
http://www.jmir.org
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Psychology
Prevention of the onset of depression in adolescence may prevent social dysfunction, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, suicide, and mental health conditions in adulthood. New technologies allow delivery of prevention programs scalable to large and disparate populations. A study describes the development of the intervention based on from 15 key messages derived from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and the results of participants’ self-reported satisfaction with the intervention.
Journal of Medical Internet Research - JMIR - Fri, 27 January 2012
http://www.jmir.org