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Comparison of Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery And Stenting For the Treatment of Multivessel Disease
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine compares stenting to coronary artery bypass surgery for treating individuals with heart disease who have multiple coronary arteries blocked. The study found that stenting and surgery are about equal in protection against stroke, heart attack and death at one-year follow-up. Stenting costs less -- an estimated $3,000 savings per patient. However, bypass surgery was associated with less angina and fewer subsequent revascularizations. more |
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Troglitazone Improves Ovulation And Hirsutism In Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
A new study, published in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, shows that troglitazone, an insulin-sensitizing agent and member of the thiazolidinedione class of drugs, improves ovulation and hirsutism in women who suffer from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), an endocrine disorder that effects seven to 10 percent of reproductive-age women. more |
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Tips On Reducing Asthma And Allergy Symptoms Triggered By Pets
According to a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics , asthma cases could drop nearly 40 percent among American children under age 6 if susceptible youngsters didn't have pets or other allergy triggers in their homes. The study also found that children with pet allergies were 24 times more likely to have asthma than those without such allergies. more |
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Tomato-Based Foods May Lower Risk Of Lung Damage Caused By Environmental Pollutants
Tomato-based foods and tomatoes may reduce risk of damage to the lungs caused by ozone, according to new preliminary findings from research presented today at an international scientific symposium "On the Role of Tomato Products in Carotenoids and Disease Prevention." This study and others presented at the symposium, sponsored by the American Health Foundation, point to a variety of new potential benefits from consumption of tomato-based foods including possible protection against age-related macular degeneration, cataracts and other diseases of the eye. more |
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Timed-Release Formulations Of Existing Drugs Offer Benefits For Urinary Incontinence
Urge or urinary incontinence -- an embarrassing and often debilitating set of maladies afflicting some 17 million Americans -- can be relieved by newer drugs that are less likely to cause a troubling side effect, says a Stanford University Medical Center urologist who helped compare two drugs used in treating the condition. more |
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