Understanding The Mystery Of Anesthesia
...ents anesthetic drugs isthat they don't respond to pain and they don't remember the experience," saysRoderic G. Eckenhoff, MD, an associate professor of anesthesiology andphysiology. "We don't know how the drugs work or even where in the centralnervous system they act to produce their effects on conscious...Scientists Identify New Gene That Controls Sleep/Wake Cycle
...eep/wake cycle, bodytemperature, mental alertness, pain sensitivity and hormone production. Innatural conditions, many rhythms have a 24-hour period related to sunlight, butthough light can affect the rhythm, it does not cause the cycle. In fact, in theabsence of light or other environmental clues, rhythm...Marine Snail Toxin Targeted At African Toad Eggs Reveals Novel Impact On The Regulation Of Serotonin
...the receptor couldpotentially be designed to treat pain and anxiety, said Julius. Serotonin and the hundreds of other neurotransmitters zipping through the brainact as chemical messengers between nerve cells. They are released from oneneuron and move at the rate of milliseconds to another, where they bind...Common Anti-Viral Medication Prevents Severe Eye Herpes
...een disease episodes in the nervecells involved in pain and touch to the lids and eyes. The virus may be dormantmost of the time, but there is a high risk of recurrence once patients have hadany eye involvement. Less severe types of eye herpes are not as damaging as stromal keratitis, thoughthey also re...Study Shows Aspirin Blocks "Plant Pain"
...et -- with simple aspirin. Plants may not feel the pain of an injury as animals do, but they do havetheir ...hat tissueproduces when it is hurt, leading to the pain reaction. The function of aspirin in animals is to block the production ofprostaglandin, which trigg...Hopkins Study Shows High Prevalence Of Domestic Violence
...toms of abuse, such as emotional stress or chronic pain fromprevious injuries." Significantly higher rates of abuse were found among women between theages of 18 and 39 and women in low-income households. Campbell says the studyalso revealed that separation from a partner is an important risk facto...Debilitating Pancreatic Disorder Linked To Cystic Fibrosis Gene
...is gene causes these ducts toplug up, and that the pain felt by patients is due to the pancreas digestingi...e remains disabled by this condition. "The pain is unbelievable -- there is no way to describe it," Crousesaid. "When I first saw a doctor for the p...Possible Dangers Of Taking Over-The-Counter Medications For Hepatitis C Patients
...otherwise known as Motrin or Advil, to combatjoint pain that often accompanies the disease. Even a low dose could lead tounsuspecting liver damage. "Patients frequently suffer from joint pain. Often, even physicianswill prescribe ibuprofen when they should prescribe Tylenol," explains ThomasRiley...Study Documents Attitudes About Assisted Suicide Among Patients With Lou Gehrig's Disease
...epression, nor self-reported levels of disability, pain and suffering differedsignificantly between the group that would consider assisted suicide and thosewho would not," said Wendy Johnston, M.D., director of the A.L.S. clinic inOHSU's Department of Neurology and a co-author of the study. "Whereashopele......rs of thebacteria are present, when they can cause pain and discharge. Bela Molnar of Albert Szent-Gysrgyi Medical University in Szegedwondered if these bacteria could be one factor in some men's fertility problems.So his team isolated F. nucleatum and B. fragilis from 43 infected men andincubated...Inherited Depression Linked To Shortage Of Cells In Brain Region
...ess responses. The periaqueductal gray responds to pain andsickness, for example. "It makes you become very quiet and retreat to a safeplace," Price says. "That response is remarkably similar to depression, wherepeople show social withdrawal and lack of activity." The researchers now want to deter......mptoms include fatigue, loss ofappetite, abdominal pain and nausea. Currently the only available treatmentsare anti-viral drugs (interferon and ribavirin) which are effective in only aminority of patients. About Chiron Headquartered in Emeryville, California, Chiron is a leading biotechnologycompany th...Hopkins Study Shows Brain Damage Evidence In "Ecstasy" Users
...thought to play a role in regulating mood, memory, pain perception,sleep, appetite and sexual activity. "We had long suspected MDMA was dangerous, based on our earlier studiesin primates that showed nerve damage at doses similar to those taken byrecreational drug users," says neurologist George ...Brain Study Sheds Light On The 'Phantom Limbs' Of Amputees
For some amputees, the pain and disability of losing an arm or leg are followe...s seem to be movingtoward the remaining stump; and pain can persist in the limb that is long gone. Many people are at risk for these phantom-limb effects; a...Calcium Channel Blocker Slows Hardening Of Arteries In Some Key Arteries, But Not Others
...ed the incidence of angina pectoris," severe chest pain thatresults from lack of oxygen to heart muscles. Furberg, professor and chairman of public health sciences at Wake Forestand a national co-chairman of the study, noted, "This reduction in angina is aknown symptomatic effect of amlodipine." ...Children, Pets Who Swallow Post-1982 Pennies At Risk For Stomach Upset, EvenUlcers
...he coinemerges. If the child starts having stomach pain or vomiting, bring the child toan emergency room and report that a penny was swallowed....Severe Pain Following Shingles Safely Relieved In Clinical Trial Of Anti-Convulsant Drug Gabapentin
...gnificant relief from the aching, burning, tearing pain that some shinglespatients suffer for years after ...nited Stateseach year. While the shingles rash and pain eventuallysubside in most people, about 10 to 15 percent experience continued severe painknown as po...How Super Are The "Super Aspirins"? -- New COX-2 Inhibitors May Elevate Cardiovascular Risk
...ew drugs just coming to market promises toease the pain of arthritis, menstrual cramps, headaches, and oth... Aspirin and ibuprofen are members of a class of pain relievers known asnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. These drugs work by inhibitingan ...Life In Womb Determines Adult Health
...he biology of pregnancy,as well as concern for the pain and expense of degenerative diseases thatafflict Western society. The book follows his 1991 volume, Life BeforeBirth, which was translated into nine languages. Even as he was writing theearlier book (and suggesting a T-shirt for every pregnant w......he biomedical researchfield as a leading model for pain investigation. Scientist Craig W. Stevens,Ph.D., ...amazing to think that frogs can help us understand pain in humans,"says Dr. Stevens who runs the only amphibian-model laboratory of its kind in theUnited St...