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| April 2009 |
| Purple hands, finger sores led to pulmonary fibrosis. The first sign of trouble came when Barbara Meyer’s hands turned purple in cold weather. Then ulcers, little sores, formed on her fingertips. Meyer, 58, was diagnosed in February 2006 with scleroderma. In May 2006 she was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. P. Cockerell. NewsOK. 04/21/09. |
| Anti-inflammatory drugs don't cut dementia risk, they raise it. Researchers followed 2,736 members of Group Health who were an average age of 75 at the study's start. Participants were tracked for 12 years to see if they developed dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY. 04/22/09. (Also see: NSAIDS) |
| Trial Provides New Hope For Those Living With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. A unique health supplement could give fresh hope to those living with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) as trials reveal it can reduce symptoms of the chronic condition. Medical News Today 06 April 2009. (Also see: GI Involvement) |
| AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) Report Details Hardships of Chronically Ill and Their [Medical] Caregivers, Urges Reform. The survey results highlight the lack of coordination that exists within the U.S. health care system. More than one in five chronically ill patients felt their health care providers did not do a good job communicating with each other; nearly as many (20 percent) said their health had suffered as a result. Uncoordinated care, among other factors, resulted in medical errors for nearly one in four patients. AARP. March 23, 2009. (Also see: Physician and Patient Relationships) |
| Worry more, live longer. Provided it's relatively short-term, it appears that stress can do wonders for the immune system and ageing process, not to mention keeping the likes of Alzheimer's, arthritis and certain cancers at bay. The Independent. 04/14/09. (Also see: Stress and Disease) |
| Bone-repairing stem cell jab hope. Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm. The injection would use the patient's own stem cells, harvested from their bone marrow. BBC News. 04/06/09. (Also see: Bone Resorption) |
| Oral Contraceptives Associated With Increased Risk Of Lupus. A new large, population-based observational study found that the use of oral contraceptives was associated with an increased risk of SLE, particularly among women who had recently started taking them. ScienceDaily. 04/08/09. (Also see: Lupus) |
| Psoriasis Drug Removed from Market, Mark & Associates, P.C. Offering Free Consultations for Raptiva Patients at www.RaptivaPML.Com. On April 8, 2009, Genentech announced that it was suspending sales of Raptiva in the U.S., due to reports of people taking the drug developing Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy or PML. The company advised physicians to immediately stop prescribing Raptiva for new psoriasis patients and to contact patients currently taking the drug to determine the best course of action for treatment. WebWire. 04/08/09. (Also see: Psoriasis and FDA Warnings) |
| As Computed Tomography (CT) Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise. Those who have the most scans over a lifetime face greatest risk, experts say cumulative exposure to radiation from CT scans can increase the risk for cancer by as much as 12 percent.. HealthDay. 03/31/09. (Also see: Common Medical Tests) |
| When the body is at war with itself - Autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases are the third most common category of disease in the United States after cancer and heart disease, affecting mainly women. These diseases result in destruction of one or more types of body tissues, abnormal growth of an organ, or changes in organ function. They may affect only one organ or tissue type (localised) or may affect multiple organs and tissues (systemic). Dr Jacqueline E Campbell. Jamaica Observer. 04/02/09. |
| Chronic pain linked to low vitamin D. The study also found the patients with the lower levels of vitamin D self-reported worse physical functioning and worse overall health perception. UPI.com. 03/23/09. (Also see: Pain and Causes of Scleroderma) |
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