In older women with urge urinary incontinence (UI), biofeedback therapy improves not only symptoms of incontinence but also psychological outcomes, especially in patients with a history of depression, a study shows. Reuters Health Information
According to work by a Canadian research team, the normal range of fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in healthy children varies by racial ancestry, age, and height. Reuters Health Information
Findings in mastectomy specimens indicate that cone-beam CT is faster and potentially more accurate than conventional mammography in breast examination, according to initial studies by Houston-based researchers. Reuters Health Information
A dynamic near infrared imaging schema may prove useful in the characterization of suspicious breast lesions identified on diagnostic breast ultrasound, according to researchers. Reuters Health Information
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a major and independent risk factor for hypertension that does not respond to intensive antihypertensive treatment, according to study findings published in the December issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
Short-term treatment with selegiline transdermal system (STS), a dermally administered monoamine oxidase inhibitor, does not impair sexual function in patients with major depressive disorder, results of a meta-analysis published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggest. Reuters Health Information
Women with treated depression whose mood symptoms break through in the days before menstruation benefit from the addition of an oral contraceptive to antidepressants, research indicates. Reuters Health Information
Ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid, an essential fatty acid, may accelerate treatment response and also improve the tolerability of antipsychotic medications early in the course of first-episode psychosis, according to the results of a clinical trial conducted in Australia. Reuters Health Information
About one out of four infants born before 32 weeks gestation has a positive umbilical blood culture for Ureaplasma urealyticum or Mycoplasma hominis or both, putting them at risk for systemic inflammatory response syndrome and most likely bronchopulmonary dysplasia, according to findings from the Alabama Preterm Birth Study. Reuters Health Information
