UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
...ep periods. In addition to preventing parents from getting a good night's sleep, children in all groups experiencing frequent SRNC were more likely to suffer from a chronic eczema skin condition, and toddlers and preschoolers with SRNC exhibited bruxism (grinding teeth) more frequently, the researches found....Exercise-induced shortness of breath not always caused by asthma
...test. "The biggest benefits to these patients were getting them off medication that was not doing them any good and eliminating the anxiety that is often associated with shortness of breath," Weinberger said. Weinberger noted that the treadmill test with continuous respiratory and cardiac monitoring used in ...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
...nd 42 percent at the other, witnessed someone else getting bullied, Nishina and Juvonen report in Child Development. "A lot of kids are not only getting picked on, but also witnessing classmates getting picked on," Nishina said. Students felt more sympa...Mental health service costs offset by savings in other public sectors
... tax dollars as non-system-of care communities but getting more out of them. Foster is continuing his analysis of the 67 system of care communities selected for evaluation and expects to have additional results in about a year....Targeting mutant B-Raf protein reduces melanoma development
...id not shrink the tumors but did prevent them from getting bigger. These discoveries are important for the treatment of metastatic melanoma since therapeutically inhibiting mutant B-Raf could prevent growth of existing tumors and more importantly prevent development of metastatic tumors at secondary sites." ...Virginity pledges do not reduce STD risk: May encourage high risk sexual behavior
...likely to be diagnosed. "Putting a condom on after getting an infection does not make the infection go away," said Brckner. Pledging may lead some young adults to engage in alternative sexual behaviors in order to preserve their virginity. Among virgins--those who have not had vaginal intercourse--male pledg...Half-million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures for Hispanics in 2004 - up 49% from 2000
...urgery in the Hispanic community. "Hispanics are getting more exposure to cosmetic surgery through TV programming shown in South America, Central America, and in the United States," said Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons President Onelio Garcia, MD, who estimates 50 percent of his patients are Hispanic. ...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...d. "Right now, there's nothing really effective in getting people off methamphetamine," says Janda, who believes that highly specific methamphetamine antibodies can be made in a laboratory and then used as a clinical treatment for addiction. In theory, antibodies to the drug could be mass produced and admini...Earlier use of prostate cancer vaccines urged by Hopkins scientists
...we believe human vaccines stand a better chance of getting T-cells to respond after most of the tumor is destroyed by hormone therapy," says Drake. "The strategy thereafter would be to continue activating the immune system with repeated vaccines and delay the time until the patient needs more hormone therap...Prostate cancer screening practices examined
...alf of whom we are screening, and half of whom are getting conventional care. By comparing groups over the long term, we will see what difference screening makes in survival rates." Begun in 1993, the PLCO study has screened 34,244 men across the United States, aged 55 to 74, for prostate cancer and followed...Sleeping Through the Night: Children's sleep expert advises parents
...heir child's sleep habits. Research shows that not getting the recommended hours of sleep affects a child's mood, attention, concentration, ability to learn, and daytime behavior. Thus, it is essential that children get the sleep they need. Getting a child to sleep through the night may seem like an impossib...Brain imaging studies investigate pain reduction by hypnosis
... that hypnosis somehow blocks the pain signal from getting to the parts of the brain that perceive pain. "The major finding from our study, which used fMRI for the first time to investigate brain activity under hypnosis for pain suppression, is that we see reduced activity in areas of the pain network and in...Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
...f mice and rats 40 percent by preventing them from getting diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and even cataracts. The hypothesis is that within each of our cells lies an evolutionarily ancient defense program that can be activated by so-called "longevity genes" which ameliorate the ce...Study examines lessons learned at Africa's first public antiretroviral treatment clinic
...on people with HIV/AIDS who need ARV treatment are getting it. Major efforts are underway to increase access to ARV treatment, but many countries are struggling with limited staff and infrastructure. Botswana's high rates of HIV--more than a third of its adult population is infected--make it a prime candidat...Northwestern Memorial physicians encourage screenings during colon cancer awareness month
...not at increased risk of colon cancer should begin getting regular screenings for colorectal cancer by age 50. "I recommend colonoscopies because they provide the least amount of discomfort, the physician can see the entire colon and they only need to be done once every ten years," says Dr. Halverson. Colon...Cigarette smoke worsens respiratory infections in infants
...What we're trying to study isn't the likelihood of getting the disease because it seems just about every kid gets RSV," Castro says. "We wanted to learn what factors are driving these severe, life-threatening infections." Not surprisingly, one of the most important risk factors for severe infection was expos...Statement on the findings of the Women's Health Study
...he risk of heart disease eating for heart health, getting regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, and controlling high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes....Common schizophrenia symptoms often overlooked by physicians, according to expert panel
...treating schizophrenia by preventing symptoms from getting worse, rather than helping the person continue to get better beyond their current level of symptoms and functioning," said Peter J. Weiden, MD, professor of psychiatry and director of the Schizophrenia Research Service at State University of New York...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
...he stem cells, so "you're pulling the weed without getting to the root," Jordan says. Feverfew has been used for centuries as an herbal remedy to reduce fevers and inflammation, to prevent migraine headaches, and to ease symptoms from arthritis. (A person with leukemia, however, would not be able to take eno...A safer route to school makes children more likely to walk and bike, study shows
...s where most children were already in the habit of getting to school by car or bus, behavior changes were less marked. Although projects funded by the Safe Routes to Schools program produced measurable increases in the walking and bicycling habits of affected children, the researchers found that overall, few...