Highly fit multiple sclerosis (MS) patients perform significantly better on tests of cognitive function than similar less-fit patients, a new study shows. In addition, MRI scans of the patients showed that the fitter MS patients showed less damage in parts…
Day: February 23, 2010
Strategies Help Clinicians Say ‘No’ to Inappropriate Treatment Requests
Clinicians may use one of several approaches to deny patient requests for an inappropriate treatment while preserving the physician-patient relationship, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Patients request medication during approximately one in 10 office visits,…
Study Reveals How Genes Interact with Environment to Cause Disease
A University of California at Los Angles (UCLA) study reveals how human genes interact with their environment to boost disease risk. Published in the Feb. 18 online edition of the American Journal of Human Genetics, the findings shed light on…