Early, intensive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis provides long-term benefits and may normalise mortality rates
Study looked at rates of mortality after 23 years follow-up The results of a 23-year, follow-up study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest early, intensive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has long-term benefits including the normalisation of mortality to levels consistent…
Loneliness is bad for the heart
Loneliness is bad for the heart and a strong predictor of premature death, according to a study presented today at EuroHeartCare 2018, the European Society of Cardiology’s annual nursing congress. The study found that feeling lonely was a stronger predictor of poor outcomes than…
Erectile dysfunction means increased risk for heart disease, regardless of other risk factors
Erectile dysfunction (ED) indicates greater cardiovascular risk, regardless of other risk factors, such as cholesterol, smoking and high blood pressure, according new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
EULAR School of Rheumatology: Launch of online ‘learning landscape’ and new educational offers
The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) announced that its EULAR School of Rheumatology (ESOR) has launched an online learning management system (LMS) to facilitate learning in rheumatology. Accessible to individuals across the scientific, health professional and patient audience spectrum around the world, the learning…
Ex-smokers might be better off with high rather than low nicotine e-cigs
Vapers using low rather than high nicotine e-cigarettes may be using their devices more intensely, potentially increasing the risk of exposure to toxins in the vapour, according to new research funded by Cancer Research UK and published in Addiction.*
Combination Drug Therapy Effectively Treats Male Infertility
Two drugs that are commonly used off-label in the treatment of male infertility are clomiphene citrate (CC) and anastrozole (AZ);
Patients unable to resume work after heart attack face depression and financial hardship
More people than ever are able to resume working after a heart attack, but those working less or unable to work reported lower quality of life with increased depression and difficulty affording their medication, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an…
Exposure to Smoking Before and After Birth Linked to Hearing Impairment in Toddlers
Exposure to tobacco smoke prenatally and postnatally was associated with hearing impairment in a Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology study of young children in Japan.
Healthy lifestyle smartphone app slows artery ageing
Using a healthy lifestyle smartphone application (app) helps to slow artery ageing, according to results from the EVIDENT II trial presented today at EuroHeartCare 2018, the European Society of Cardiology’s annual nursing congress.
Study shows nail treatments do not affect readings of patients’ oxygen levels, despite widespread concern
New research at this year’s Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, suggests that nail treatments such as acrylic nails or nail polishes do not, as previously thought, affect readings from digital pulse oximetry (DPO) devices used to monitor patients’ blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels in…
Pilot study examines the effects of virtual reality on reducing anxiety and improving pregnancy rate of women having fertility treatment
New research presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, shows that giving women different types of virtual reality (VR) sessions prior to sedation for IVF treatment (to become pregnant) reduces their anxiety and could improve successful pregnancy rate. The study is by Professor…
Timing resuscitation compressions using the song ‘La Macarena’ or using a smartphone app improve compression quality
New research presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark shows that the quality of chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be improved by using either a smartphone app or by using the song “La Macarena” as a mental memory aid.