News tagged with randomised controlled trial
Gut hormone leads to weight loss in overweight or obese patients
Giving overweight or obese patients a gut hormone that suppresses appetite leads to clinically beneficial weight loss as well as reduced blood pressure and cholesterol levels, finds a study published in the British Medical ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Bowel screening reduces cancer deaths by more than 25 per cent
(Medical Xpress) -- Bowel screening reduces the number of deaths from bowel cancer in Scotland by more than 25 per cent, according to research* presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Making sure the right mental health interventions are provided in humanitarian settings
The third paper in The Lancet Series on Global Mental Health examines mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in humanitarian settings, and points out that most research and evidence is focused on interventions that a ...
Oct 16, 2011 |
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Falls prevention in Parkinson's disease
A study carried out by the Primary Care Research Group at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and NIHR PenCLAHRC, has analysed the results of an ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
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New analysis of the cardiovascular risks of common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
An updated study published in this week's PLoS Medicine gives some new information on the cardiovascular risks of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and suggests that among these commonly used drugs, naproxen and lo ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Lower rate of stent thrombosis found with second-generation drug-eluting stent than with bare metal stent
The second generation drug-eluting stent Xience V performs well in patients having primary PCI for ST elevation myocardial infarction, and has a better safety profile than that of bare metal stents, according to results of ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Colchicine proves 'safe and effective' in the prevention of recurrent pericarditis
Colchicine, when given in addition to conventional therapy, was more effective than placebo in reducing the incidence of recurrence and the persistence of symptoms of pericarditis in a randomised controlled trial. This is ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Beating heart problems: How a combined group therapy helps depressed cardiac patients
Researchers from the Heart Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia, have demonstrated the benefits of the 8-week 'Beating Heart Problems' group programme in a randomised controlled trial. According to Principal Research Fellow ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Clinical outcomes in PCI patients given sirolimus-eluting and everolimus-eluting stents
The second generation drug-eluting stent, everolimus-eluting stent (EES), has consistently demonstrated superior clinical outcomes in randomised controlled trials over the first generation drug-eluting stent, paclitaxel-eluting ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Ion-exchange water softeners do not improve eczema in children
Water softeners provide no additional clinical benefit to usual care in children with eczema, so the use of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of moderate to severe eczema in children should not be recommended. ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Language intervention provides educational benefits for preschool children
A pre-school language intervention programme can significantly improve the educational lives of children with poorly developed speech and language skills, according to new research by psychologists at the University of York.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Eating a sensible diet improves lung health, research shows
Steering clear of full-fat, fried, and processed foods is not just good for overall health, it could help prevent chronic lung conditions, a large UK study has revealed.
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Rotavirus vaccine trials successful in Asia and Africa
Studies in Asia and Africa have shown that a rotavirus vaccine is safe and effective in preventing severe rotavirus gastroenteritis (severe RVG), which is responsible for more than half a million child deaths worldwide. The ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 05, 2010 |
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Combination treatment for obesity leads to substantial reductions in body weight
Combination treatment for obesity using the drugs naltrexone and bupropion, plus diet and exercise, helps reduce bodyweight by a mean of 5% or more over a year, depending on the dosage used. The findings of the COR-I study ...
Jul 29, 2010 |
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14-year trial shows that prostate cancer screening reduces deaths by almost half
or clues such as pre-cancerous cells - is strongly encouraged as a way of improving public health. However, there are doubts as to whether the benefits of screening outweighs the negatives. Over-diagnosis is one of the biggest ...
Jun 30, 2010 |
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