Dava Stewart

Can telemonitoring help patients with COPD? Researchers in the UK report on a effective package.

In a development that could help researchers looking for ways to use non-embryonic stem cells to promote regeneration of nerves in spinal cord injury, a magnetic field generator shows promise.

A combination therapy of testosterone and megestrol acetate may be a feasible treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cachexia, California researchers found.

Psoriasis shares genes, traits, with autoimmune disorders, a review finds.

Transcranial stimulation appears to help stroke patients recover, Spanish researchers report.

Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) variants may play a role in chronic plaque type psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis,

Psoriatic arthritis patients who are treated with golimumab who achieve persistent minimal disease activity (MDA) are more likely to experience long-term improvement than those who do not,

Researchers have found that, in children with dystonia, pallidal firing rates differ depending on the cause of the disorder.

An investigational device proved somewhat successful in stopping the spread of HIV in a large study of women in Africa.

When physicians focus on symptoms that have an impact on a patient's quality of life, COPD treatment is most effective, a UK team found in a literature review.

The ability to turn when walking can be lost or compromised after a stroke. French researchers found that turning skills should be a focus of rehabilitation with a goal of preventing falls.

Patients and physicians are often concerned about the effectiveness of generic drugs vs. name brand. A study tested two antiepileptics.

Neck circumference appears to be a better measure of the health risks posed by being overweight than the currently used waist measurement, researchers found.

Motion sickness has generated many theories on the mechanisms and stimili involved. Researchers review the literature.

It is possible for patients to have both fibromyalgia (FM) and spondyloarthritis (SpA), and the co-existence of the two conditions can change disease activity and treatment effectiveness, according to a recent study.

Norwegian researachers found a connection between bleeding gums and respiratory ailments.

The risk of death due to comorbidity after hospitalization for community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is substantial, a Norwegian follow-up study has confirmed.

In the US, the prevalence of smoking among people with HIV infection is roughly three times that of the general population. Researchers in Texas and New York reviewed the studies and found the most successful smoking cessation strategies for this group.

Some patients with multiple sclerosis could be treated with stem cells, researchers report.

Drug trials will not work if participants do not use the products being tested—particularly if researchers do not know that their subjects are not adhering to their regimens. AIDs prevention researchers offer lessons from the field.

Are opioid abusers switching to heroin because prescripton painkillers are more difficult to get? Not necessarily, study finds.

The use of acetazolamide does not appear to decrease the time patients require invasive mechanical ventilation, however, further studies are warranted.

Therapy using a robotic exoskeleton device may be able to help people with spinal cord injury (SCI) learn to walk again, an Italian study found.

Expiratory central airway collapse (ECAC) leads to a worse respiratory quality of life, Alabama researchers found.

Intralymphatic immunotherapy (ILIT) may be an effective treatment for seasonal allergies, Swedish researchers report.

The public isn't buying the idea that addiction is a brain disease, researchers found in a review of the literature.

Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN is smack in the middle of stroke country. But it took more than demographics to put its ground-breaking stroke treatments on the map.

Serum antibody repertoires may serve as biomarkers for the pathology and progression of multiple sclerosis

Depression and emotional symptoms can accompany multiple sclerosis. Researchers offer guidelines on optimum treatment.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atrial fibrillation often occur in the same patient. Managing both conditions appropriately improves outcomes, a study found.