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Orally Disintegrating Selegiline Allows Parkinson's Disease Patients to Lower Dopamine Agonist Dose
Dopaminergic adverse effects are reduced without worsening of the Parkinson's disease with selegiline, a study finds.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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A 10% Prevalence of Silent Stroke Found in "Healthy" Adults
About 10% of apparently healthy middle-aged adults have experienced silent cerebral infarcts, according to the latest results from the Framingham Offspring Study.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Decline in Seniors
Among older men and women, those with type 2 diabetes have lower baseline general cognition scores and experience a steeper cognitive decline subsequently, according to findings published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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FDA OKs Concerta for Attention Deficit in Adults
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday U.S. health regulators approved Concerta (methylphenidate) to treat adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Horizontal Head Impulse Test Helps Spot Stroke
The horizontal head impulse test (h-HIT) is useful in differentiating acute cerebellar strokes from vestibular neuritis, researchers report in the June 10th issue of Neurology.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Stroke Disparities in US Regions May Be Due in Part to Diabetes Variation
Regional differences in diabetes prevalence may contribute to the geographic disparity in stroke mortality seen in the United States, independent of hypertension.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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A 10% Prevalence of Silent Stroke Found in "Healthy" Adults
About 10% of apparently healthy middle-aged adults have experienced silent cerebral infarcts, according to the latest results from the Framingham Offspring Study.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Correlation Found Between Restless Legs Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis
A new study confirms previous reports of an association between the 2 conditions.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Pharmacist Web Support Helps Get to Blood-Pressure Goals
Patients with hypertension who monitored their blood pressure from home and received Web-based pharmacist care showed greater improvement in blood pressure control than patients who had usual care.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Combination Therapy for Migraine Shows Promise
Combination therapy with rizatriptan and acetaminophen for the treatment of acute migraine is superior to monotherapy with acetaminophen as well as placebo.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Dopaminergic Therapy for Parkinson's Disease Raises Risk for Impulse Control Disorders
Large multicenter study confirms association, identifies possible risk factors for compulsive behaviors.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Increased Hemorrhagic Stroke Risk Attenuates Atorvastatin Benefits
In the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial, statins were reportedly associated with a 21% reduction in fatal and nonfatal stroke.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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NXY-059 Fails to Show Benefit for Acute Ischemic Stroke
The free radical trapping agent NXY-059 is ineffective for treating acute ischemic stroke and does not prevent alteplase-associated hemorrhage, a pooled analysis of two large clinical trials of the experimental drug shows.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Encouraging Phase 2b Results With Oral Laquinimod in MS
Results of a phase 2b trial of laquinimod, an investigational oral treatment for MS, showed the higher dose of 0.6 mg/day was well tolerated and significantly reduced disease activity on MRI. Phase 3 trials are under way.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Study Shows Deep-Brain Stimulation Effectively Treats Generalized Dystonia Long Term
A long-term observational study suggests that efficacy does not significantly decrease despite disease progression.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Low Childhood IQ Linked to Later Vascular Dementia
Low IQ in childhood is a risk factor for later development of vascular dementia, but not Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Calcium Channel Gene Variant Increases Risk for Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
In a large case-control study, a CALHM1 variant was found to affect calcium permeability and amyloid precursor protein in the hippocampus.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Requip XL for Once-Daily Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
The FDA has approved ropinirole extended-release tablets (Requip XL) for the once-daily treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Coronary Calcium Better Than Carotid IMT for Predicting CVD Risk, MESA Analysis Shows
Coronary artery calcium was best at predicting the risk for all cardiovascular diseases or coronary heart disease, whereas carotid intima media thickness was better at predicting the risk for stroke.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Coronary Artery Calcium Screening Predicts Mortality in the Elderly
Investigators show that despite advanced age and reduced life expectancy, coronary artery calcium scoring discriminates mortality risk in older patients.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
