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Diabetic ketoacidosis without cerebral edema linked to neurocognitive changes

January 10, 2014No Comments

From Clinical Endocrinology News, 2 January 2014: MELBOURNE – Diabetic ketoacidosis was associated with swelling of white brain matter and shrinkage of gray matter, and the degree of change was associated with neurocognitive outcomes up to 6 months after the event, based on a study of children who were newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes … Continue reading Diabetic ketoacidosis without cerebral edema linked to neurocognitive changes

Microvascular complications increase with diabetes duration but not age

January 10, 2014No Comments

From Clinical Endocrinology News, 3 January 2014: MELBOURNE – A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes before age 50 was associated with an increased risk of microvascular complications, based on a secondary analysis of data from the international ADVANCE trial. In ADVANCE, the risk of microvascular complications, such as eye and kidney disease, increased with disease … Continue reading Microvascular complications increase with diabetes duration but not age

Premature birth: why do some babies come early?

December 27, 2013No Comments

From ABC Health and Wellbeing, 5 December 2013: Like most first-time mothers, Sheridan had certain expectations of how the birth of her first child might go. Those expectations did not include giving birth to her baby nearly six weeks before her due date. Nor did they include a panicked ambulance trip to the nearest major … Continue reading Premature birth: why do some babies come early?

Placebos more effective than mere sugar pills

November 12, 2013No Comments

From ABC Health and Wellbeing, 10 November 2013: Over the years, the placebo has earned an unfair reputation as an instrument of medical fakery; a white lie to convince unsuspecting patients they are being treated when in fact their treatment is nothing more than a sugar pill or surgical sleight of hand. However growing evidence … Continue reading Placebos more effective than mere sugar pills

Longer tapering more effective for prescription opioid addiction

November 12, 2013No Comments

From Clinical Psychiatry News, 23 October 2013: Longer duration of buprenorphine tapering regime is significantly associated with superior outcomes in treatment for prescription opioid addiction, a double-blind randomized trial has found. The study was published online Oct. 23 in JAMA Psychiatry. “Our results suggest that a subset of [prescription opioid] abusers may respond favorably to … Continue reading Longer tapering more effective for prescription opioid addiction

Parity laws appear to improve access to substance use disorder treatment

November 12, 2013No Comments

From Clinical Psychiatry News, 24 October 2013: The implementation of state-based parity legislation for specialty substance use disorder treatment is associated with significant improvements in access to treatment and treatment rates, new data show. “These findings suggest that the [Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act] of 2008 and the [Affordable Care Act] of 2010 … Continue reading Parity laws appear to improve access to substance use disorder treatment

Is it possible to have a good death?

September 30, 2013No Comments

From ABC Health and Wellbeing, 17 September 2013: Talk to people about the kind of death people want to avoid and almost everyone has a story to share. It may be of a grandfather diminished and ridiculed by dementia until he is incontinent, incoherent, and bed-bound; or a young friend wracked with the agony of … Continue reading Is it possible to have a good death?

Exercise therapy for Parkinson’s disease

August 26, 2013No Comments

From ABC Health and Wellbeing, 21 August 2013: Argentine tango, tai chi and Pilates are activities you’d expect to find on offer in adult education classes, but emerging research shows these and other exercise therapies may also provide a range of benefits for people with Parkinson’s disease. Exercise therapy is emerging as a new and … Continue reading Exercise therapy for Parkinson’s disease

Musical incentive program improves stride length in Parkinson’s

August 12, 2013No Comments

From Clinical Neurology News, 2 August 2013: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – An iPod-based program using music as reward and behavioral reinforcement can lead to significant improvements in stride length and walking speed, according to data presented at the international congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. The AmbuloSono system, developed by researchers from the University of … Continue reading Musical incentive program improves stride length in Parkinson’s

Neurosurgery consult not necessary for mild traumatic brain injury

August 12, 2013No Comments

From Clinical Neurology News, 7 August 2013: Mild traumatic brain injury with intracranial hemorrhage can be safely managed by an acute care surgeon without the need for an inpatient neurosurgical consultation, a retrospective analysis has found. A study of 270 patients with mild traumatic brain injury and positive CT scan findings of intracranial hemorrhage – … Continue reading Neurosurgery consult not necessary for mild traumatic brain injury