Study confirms safety and tolerability of zaleplon for long-term treatment of insomnia
...studies, subjects completed dailyquestionnaires to assess time-to-sleep onset, total time slept, number ofawakenings, and sleep quality. The incidence of withdrawal syndrome (acondition that often occurs after prolonged treatment with a sedative orhypnotic -- the category to which most sleep medications be...NIAMS funds multicenter study of surgical vs. nonsurgical treatment of back pain
...al 1,800 people with back pain will be observed to assess healthand resource outcomes. Pain involving the disorders of the lumbar spine is not only one of themost prevalent health problems for which people seek medical help, it is also one of the most costly in termsof medical treatment and disabi...Perchlorate found in fertilizers
...ts of perchlorate in fertilizers. EPAcontinues to assess perchlorate's toxicity and associated health risks inpartnership with other government agencies. Nine brands of fertilizer purchased at local stores in the Athens, Ga., areawere analyzed as part of the study. They contained levels of perchloraterang...Major grants support immunology, transplant and diabetes research at the University of Chicago
...tor all patients and their transplanted islets and assess thegenetic and immunologic signals that result from these new therapies. Theseefforts to uncover exactly what triggers rejection could serve as a guide todevelop even more effective therapies. "Every one of us who has diabetes, or who has children w...Screening programs find health problems among former Hanford workers
...The condition of local insects and elk. - How to assess Hanford's effects on the Columbia River. - The new Office of River Protection. Congress created the office to do something about high-level radioactive waste that's leaking toward the Columbia River. The conference will look at how ORP may differ f......production includes single enantiomers. To assess the persistence of different pollutant enantioners and thepossible influence of large-scale environmental change on that persistence, theresearch team studied soils collected in three areas: an upland plateau inNorway; an 80-year-old mixed deciduous ...CIIT publishes formaldehyde cancer risk assessment
... by CIIT for examining formaldehyde can be used to assess the noncarcinogenic effects from exposure to other gases, such as chlorine, ozone, vinyl acetate, and acrylic acid vapors. In addition to the CIIT team, contributors to the hazard assessment portion of the report include Susan Felter of TERA (Toxicol...USGS reports that West Nile virus goes beyond crows
...of the disease. "At this time it is difficult to assess how many birds have died from this disease. While some of the affected areas have reported very high bird mortality, especially in crows, a number of the birds have died from other causes," said USGS wildlife disease specialist Linda Glaser. "About 4...1999 Fall Meeting: Press conferences and special events
...tate entire cities. Scientists are studying how to assess the risk factor for catastrophic collapse of specific volcanoes and are devising mitigation strategies. FAST Tuesday afternoon. This will be the first ever press conference on science results from the FAST satellite. It focuses on two phenomena: an...$500,000 gift launches new clinical research effort in peripheral neuropathy
... to diagnose and treat peripheral nerve damage, to assess motor and sensory nerve function and to monitor the effects of treatment. The researchers also hope to determine the feasibility of establishing a national database and registry of patients with peripheral neuropathy in order to gather the first ac...Parathyroid tumors can be removed safely in outpatient procedure
...the patientis awake and can talk. The surgeon can assess the patient's voice during manipulation of the vocalcord nerve. This information helps the surgeon protect the nerve from injury." Parathyroid glands make parathyroid hormone, which helps the body regulate calcium levels. Butif one of the glands ...Fall Meeting: updated press conferences and special events
...tate entire cities. Scientists are studying how to assess the risk factor for catastrophic collapse of specific volcanoes in Japan, Latin America, Indonesia, and the United States and are devising mitigation strategies. Panel: Robert J. Watters, Geological Science Department, University of Nevada, Reno, Nev...Genetic extremism overstates risks
...duct would preclude most of the research needed to assess safety and benefits. Consideration of risks from genetically modified trees should be compared to known risks from conventional forestry techniques, such as plantation establishment and conventional breeding, and evaluated in light of the intense so......is believed to be the first work quantitatively to assess the direct impact of regional haze on the yields of these crops. "China is already losing 10, 20 or even 30 percent of its crop production to haze," he said. "Controlling the sources of the haze represents a potential way to increa...West Nile Virus may be new deadly strain, USGS tells Congress
...ur species of mosquitoes. But, it is difficult to assess how many birds have died from this disease." USGS, CDC, U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies have heightened wildlife surveillance for detection of West Nile virus, and they have expanded monitoring to other Atlantic and Gulf Coast st...NIH conference to assess state of medical implants
...ta banking. The objective of the conference is to assess the opportunities and challenges to developing a framework for independent research of medical implants retrieved after surgery or at autopsy. Titled, "Improving Medical Implant Performance Through Retrieval Information: Challenges and Opportunit......ta banking. The objective of the conference is to assess the opportunities and challenges to developing a framework for independent research of medical implants retrieved after surgery or at autopsy. Titled, "Improving Medical Implant Performance Through Retrieval Information: Challenges and Opportunitie...Injured spinal neurons reach out to each other, but not to healthy neighbors
...neurons. In this way, the researchers were able to assess whether the cells were directly connected by gap junction bridges. They found that the injured cells were connected by gap junction bridges and that they established the bridges only among themselves, failing to connect with nearby healthy cells. Th......y Purdue and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assess the risks and benefits ofbiotechnology and its products, such as genetically modified fish. The study was published in Novemberin the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Purdue animal scientist Bill Muir and biologist Rick Howard used min......corrections." Ross says the results may help assess treatments for HD as they become available. "Using this test, we may be able to track improvements with experimental treatments in HD patients before they exhibit symptoms of the disease. This could be useful in helping speed the development and te...