• Ministry of Health Issues a Decision to Promote...

    Added On : 18th November 2011

    Ministry of Health Issues a Decision to Promote 957 Employees

    Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulmuhsen Al-Moais, Director-General of Personnel Affairs, has announced the promotion of 957 of the MOH staff between 6th and 10th degrees.
     

  • Some Benefit Reported with Yoga...

    Added On : 22nd November 2011

    Some Benefit Reported with Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain

    Back function, but not pain, was better with yoga.

  • Not All Dietary Fibers Are Equal for Lowering...

    Added On : 5th December 2011

    Not All Dietary Fibers Are Equal for Lowering Colorectal Cancer Risk

    Whole grain and cereal fibers were linked with lower risk; fruits, vegetables, and legumes were not.

    The association between dietary fiber intake and colorectal cancer risk is unclear. In a meta-analysis of 25 prospective observational studies that involved nearly 2 million people, investigators assessed this association.

  • Postmortem Imaging as an Alternative to Autopsy

    Added On : 18th December 2011

    Major discrepancies in cause of death were found in 30% of cases.

  • Rectal Cancer Incidence Rose...

    Added On : 31st December 2011

    Rectal Cancer Incidence Rose After Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

    Excess 10-year risk was roughly one case per 100 men.

  • Estimating HPV Transmission Rates

    Added On : 13th January 2012

    In a college-age crowd, heterosexual transmission was considerable.

    Although the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil or Cervarix) now is recommended for preteens of both sexes, we still understand relatively little about HPV's natural history and transmission patterns. Montreal researchers sought to quantitate the chances that a young adult in an early sexual relationship would acquire HPV (a question likely to be of considerable interest to parents of preteens).

  • Association of Lipid Subfractions...

    Added On : 27th January 2012

    Association of Lipid Subfractions and Cardiovascular Events in Women

    An analysis confirms the inverse relation between HDL cholesterol levels and adverse coronary events in women.

  • Rate of Physician Referrals Is on the Rise

    Added On : 10th February 2012

    The increase was particularly large for cardiac, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, dermatologic, and ear/nose/throat symptoms.

    Despite increased attention to the cost and quality of healthcare delivery, little is known about physician-to-physician referrals. Two major national databases were used to assess referrals in about 850,000 ambulatory care visits, with a focus on referrals from primary care physicians from 1999 to 2009.

  • The New ACCP Guidelines on Antithrombotic Therapy...

    Added On : 8th March 2012

    The New ACCP Guidelines on Antithrombotic Therapy Have Arrived

    Widely considered the gold standard for thrombosis prevention and therapy

  • Managing Drug Therapies as Alzheimer Disease Progresses

    Added On : 22nd March 2012

    After several years of donepezil therapy, donepezil (but not memantine) conferred modest benefits.

    A man with Alzheimer disease (AD) has been taking donepezil (Aricept or a generic), and his dementia is progressing. Do you continue or stop the drug? Do you substitute or add memantine (Namenda)? To answer these questions, U.K. researchers conducted a partially industry-supported, randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving 295 community-dwelling patients with moderate-to-severe AD (mean Mini-Mental State Exam [MMSE] score, 9 out of 30) who had received donepezil for several years. Patients were assigned to continue donepezil alone, stop donepezil and start memantine, take both drugs, or take neither drug.