New study shows oral contraceptive may be effective in treating severe form of premenstrual syndrome
... dont have to tolerate debilitating symptoms as an inevitable consequence of their menstrual cycle, said Dr. Ellen Freeman, lead author of the study and professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. Women should know that what theyre experiencing is t...Genes passed from crops to weeds persist for generations
... quickly, Snow said. "It's inevitable that these and other fitness-related traits will make their way into weed populations," Snow said. "The result may be very hardy, hard-to-kill weeds."...Hendra virus has a growing family tree
...ion will grow over the next decade. "It is almost inevitable that new viruses will be discovered. This is a family of viruses where it is clear there are many more members out there that we don't know about yet," he says. "These new viruses are important, because some are causing threats to public health, li...Alzheimer's genetic susceptibility could bring fear and misunderstanding, religious scholars say
... to understand that a spiritual approach to life's inevitable ups and downs over the long haul contributes to healthy aging. If so, new importance will be attached to the old phrases Go with the flow and In God we trust." ---Stephen G. Post, Ph.D. Stephen Sapp, Professor and Chair, Department of Religi...Coping with natural disasters along the Pacific Rim
...earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis - the inevitable consequence of powerful tectonic forces constantly...individuals and organizations need to plan for the inevitable `big one.` The question is not whether such shaking will occur, but when.`` Alcira Kreimer of the Wo...Extra oxygen improves survival odds for climbers on Mount Everest, K2
...cing the physical and mental deterioration that is inevitable at extreme altitude," Huey said. "But our data don't necessarily imply cause and effect. Another explanation is that climbers using supplemental oxygen survive better because they are more careful in general or have better support teams, but that ide...Dinosaur fossils reveal evolution's big picture, says Paul Sereno
...te their world essentially by accident-not as the inevitable outcome of natural selection. Of course, dinosaurs didn't disappear completely. Some evolved into birds, andthe stages of this transformation are recorded in the fossil record. Accordingto Sereno, recent discoveries have been particularly useful in...North America Absorbing Carbon Dioxide At Surprisingly High Rate, Team Reports
... all of these mechanisms are temporary. Itis thus inevitable that this sink will eventually stop absorbing carbon dioxideat these levels. They also stressed that the findings are subject to confirmation. "Oursampling density and frequency were inadequate for estimating the ecosystemuptake of carbon dio...Genetically-Altered Crops Can Produce Tough, Hard-To-Kill Weeds
... "When a crop grows near its weedy relative, it's inevitable that thegenetically-engineered trait will move into the weed," said Allison Snow,associate professor of plant biology at Ohio State. Still, scientists hypothesized that hybridization might cause somenegative characteristics to emerge in a wee...Gene Patterns Can Predict When--But Not Whether--Alzheimer's Will Strike
...e process." Although Alzheimer's is not an inevitable part of aging, age iscertainly one of the greatest risk factors for the disease. Just 1 to 3 percentof Americans ages 65 to 74 have Alzheimer's, but 30 to 40 percent of those 85and older are affected, and approximately half of all people over age 90 ...Treating Anemia Reduces Risk Of Death For People With HIV
...eople with HIV. Thecondition is oftenconsidered an inevitable complication of living with HIV and affects up to 95%of people overthe course of infection. Anemia, traditionally has been treated with blood transfusions when the redblood cellprotein hemoglobin drops to severely low levels -- below 8.5 grams ......ds of polyps in the colon and rectum, and face the inevitable developmentof colon cancer from these polyps if the colon is not removed. After removal ofthe colon, FAP patients are closely monitored throughout their lifetimes todetect and surgically remove most precancerous polyps and any cancerous lesionsthat m......is a possibility that no one wants to accept as an inevitable consequence of natural forces. On June 7 scholars around the world will be commemorating the 200th anniversary of the first publication of the essay. Price, a research associate with Cornell's Population and Development Program, is marking the occas...