UPCI presents study on estrogenic activity of medicinal botanicals
...dnesday, April 10 Plant extracts are often used to relieve gynecological conditions such as menopausal symptoms as well as depression and other chronic illnesses. Although used widely, many of these remedies have not been thoroughly examined. Researchers at UPCI are studying several plant extracts to learn m...Don't be fooled about your oral health: AAP uncovers common misconceptions
...ygiene. Excellent oral hygiene doesnt necessarily relieve bad breath. There are certain kinds of bacteria in the mouth that produce volatile sulfur compounds. If these sulfur compounds build up enough, the result can be clinical bad breath, reports the American Dental Association. In addition to brushing a...Current growing nursing shortage to be studied at 160 US acute care hospitals
...isfaction with pain management and how nurses help relieve distressing symptoms, she said. They also will examine how registered nurses feel about their jobs, decision-making responsibilities and relationships with physicians, social workers, physical therapists and others involved in patient care. In the i...Sturgeon researcher's vision spawns thriving industry
...Doroshov. Farming sturgeon for meat and caviar may relieve the pressure on wild stocks of the endangered fish. The United Nations recently lifted a ban on exports of "wild" caviar from the Russia, Iran and other countries around the Caspian Sea, after they agreed on lower quotas and a plan to conserve the fi...Prizes awarded in the 2002 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Programme
...tend their opportunities to engage in research, to relieve them of administrative tasks and to make it easier for them to take on specially qualified junior scientists and scholars. Researchers from all areas of science and the humanities can be nominated for the prize provided that their work so far demonst...Early detection device for exposure to chemical warfare agents being developed
... of cholinesterase. For example, eye drops used to relieve the dangerously high intraocular pressure of glaucoma use carbamates to temporarily tie up the enzyme cholinesterase, so that aceylcholine lingers longer, constricting the pupil and temporarily increasing the fluid outflow channel of the eye. When th...Holiday fruit ranks number one in antioxidants
...fancy, when it was used by the native Americans to relieve aches and pains. Today, recent studies have shown that cranberries can help prevent urinary tract infections and may reduce the risk of gum disease, stomach ulcers and cancer. A low-calorie fruit that is rich in vitamin C, the cranberry is popularly ...Morphine-like drugs could offer relief for amputees
...ly works on the peripheral nervous system, did not relieve phantom pain. Morphine acts on the peripheral and central nervous systems. For the study, Raja and his colleagues studied 32 patients with an average age of 54 who had amputated limbs. Twelve patients had pain in the region of the stump, while nin...Flaxseed may fight breast cancer in postmenopausal women
... women. A growing number of women take flaxseed to relieve symptoms of menopause and decrease the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis, although these effects are unproven. Estrogen replacement therapy is also used for the same purpose but has been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Breas...Chemist at University of California, San Diego, wins national award for drug research
...society for his efforts to develop better drugs to relieve pain, facilitate organ transplants or treat disease with fewer side effects. He will receive the 2001 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society at its national meeting in Chicago. Goodmans research at the University of Californi...Software to make testing of new generic drugs more thorough
...find out that one can begin to relieve your headache in half an hour and the other can't begin to relieve it for two hours," said Powers. The procedure to compare the dissolution of two...Abnormalities in stress hormone response among alcoholics
...al stress response. Some alcoholics may drink to relieve the prolonged elevation of the stress hormone cortisol. The brain's reward and stress systems are closely interconnected, both anatomically and functionally. For example, the euphoric response to alcohol that most people experience is related to...New technology reduces noxious emissions
...f high fuel economy diesel vehicles that will help relieve our dependence on foreign oil, said Kathi Epping, program manager for Combustion and Emission Control Program in the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energys Office of Transportation Technologies, which is funding this research. One pr...MGH researchers shed new light on how pain killers work
... "Were tremendously excited about the potential to relieve suffering more effectively for millions of people around the world."......oidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, not only relieve pain at the local (peripheral) site of inflammation but in fact affect the entire central nervous system. Results of the study appear in the March 22, 2001, issue of Nature. NSAIDs reduce sensitivity of nerves in the central nervous system by inhibi...Procter & Gamble donates proprietary "super aspirin" technology to Vanderbilt University
...her recently marketed COX-2 inhibitors, they could relieve pain and inflammation without the gastric side effects of other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). What is different about P&G's COX-2 Inhibitor Technology is that it may also promote ulcer healing and even prevent the development of NS......rnet research to learn whether neurosurgery could relieve the pain her husband suffers as a result of spinal/lumbar injury, sciatica and nerve damage. Ms. Gordon is former director of social work at the Jewish Home for the Aged. The panel, led by New York Times medical correspondent Gina Kolata, consis...Gene alterations for cystic fibrosis may also account for chronic sinus problems in some
...ry multiple times. Yet even those efforts fail to relieve the condition in some patients....MS clinical trials confirm approach, demonstrate need to carefully refine targeted peptide therapy
...in enough patients to show whether it can actually relieve patients symptoms. While the adverse effects in these studies were disappointing, the increase in brain lesions in some patients proves that MPB can induce an immune response in MS and is therefore a good target for MS immunotherapy, the researchers ...UCSF finding could lead to long-sought alternative to morphine
... thousands of years, to be exquisitely designed to relieve pain. Opioids, which also include heroin, are synthetic versions of drugs originally derived from the juice of the opium poppy plant. They mimic the body's naturally occurring opioids -- the neurotransmitters known as endorphins and enkephalins. Bo...