Exercise-induced shortness of breath not always caused by asthma
... cause of their exercise-induced symptoms. For the majority of the other patients, not only did the testing definitively demonstrate the absence of asthma, but the sophisticated respiratory and heart measurements also revealed the true cause of the shortness of breath during exercise. The findings are publish...UNC study: Most N.C. family practitioners engage in unrecognized community service
...cians contribute much to society because the great majority of them participate regularly in one or more volunteer community service activities, a unique new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study concludes. Often, that unpaid service has no connection with where they work and receives no public su...New study in 'Nature' demonstrates protection against cell death during heart attack
...power plants of a cell and are responsible for the majority of energy production. When mitochondria do not function properly, such as when tissue is deprived of oxygen, cells begin to die through a process involving rupture of the mitochondria. When cyclophilin D is deleted from the mitochondria, however, a...Protecting children from industrial chemicals in the environment
... dietary sources during early childhood. The vast majority of these chemicals, say the researchers, have never been tested to ensure that they are safe for the developing fetus or child. While the exact consequences of exposing children to these chemicals are unknown, the researchers - Bruce Lanphear and ...Hepatitis C and health-related quality of life
...hese people eventually develop cirrhosis, the vast majority of people never exhibit clinically significant liver disease. Still evolving data suggests that HCV can diminish quality-of-life even without causing liver disease, perhaps due to HCV symptoms that do not involve the liver, HCV-related cognitive dysf...Specific test key to determine whether or not allergy symptoms are really allergy-related
...s allergic reactions. "Part of the reason that the majority of family physicians don't use the IgE test is that managed care guidelines generally don't call for this kind of test," Szeinbach said. "It needs to become a standard procedure for family doctors, as many people have these kinds of allergy symptoms....Study finds majority of women willing to accept cervical cancer vaccine for self and children
...women, a group of physicians has found that a vast majority of women would be willing to take a cervical cancer vaccine themselves and would allow it to be administered to their children. The findings, which were presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer in Mi...Scientist works on innovative treatments for brain tumors
...tomas the least curable of all human cancers. The majority of the 17,500 brain tumors diagnosed each year in the United States are glioblastomas. Patients have a median survival time of nine to 12 months and a five-year survival rate of 1 to 5 five percent. Debinski found that glioblastoma cells have a part...Hospitals may now be more willing to partner up with former adversaries
...enchmark data, and hospital performance data. The majority of respondents, sixty percent, rated QIO interventions as "helpful" or "very helpful." The generally positive view of QIOs suggests that they are poised to take a leading role in promoting quality of care. "However, to fulfill this leadership role ...Doctor suggested cannabis for pain relief, says one in six medicinal users in the UKMUHC study
...ng that they used it six or seven days a week. The majority (68 per cent) said that it made their symptoms muc...per cent said their doctor had suggested it. The majority of users (82 per cent) smoked the drug. Other methods included eating it (43 per cent) and making ca...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (second issue)
...00, had no active wheeze or asthma. A significant majority of the children with wheeze were: male, African American, born prematurely, had a primary caregiver with a high school education or less, had a maternal history of asthma, were atopic, and had greater airflow restriction during their lung function te...Prostate cancer screening practices examined
...iopsy found cancer about a third of the time. The majority of men with cancer had localized cancers. About ten percent had more serious advanced forms. These advanced cancers were linked to higher PSA numbers and suspicious DRE results. Overall, 1.4 percent of the approximately 34,000 men screened were subse...Researchers say breast cancer in Africa may provide clues to the disease in African-Americans
...l characteristics in sub-Saharan Africa, where the majority of African American trace their ancestry from, may contribute to the understanding of racial factors in breast cancer. The review found current literature, while incomplete, particularly in tumor biology, genetics, and inheritance patterns, does demo...... the completeness of his studies. As a result, the majority of his work has appeared in journals of the highest and first rank, including Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemistry, Journal of Cell Biology, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Publication in these journals reflects no...Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
...n a population with advanced atherosclerosis. The majority of events were the result of progression of disease in areas of the heart remote from the site of injection. Previous Clinical Data Physicians who participated in the Phase I study published previous reports stating that the results demonstrated th...Cockroach allergens have greatest impact on childhood asthma in many US cities
... Inc., for the three-year study. "We found that a majority of homes in Chicago, New York City and the Bronx h...ls high enough to trigger asthma symptoms, while a majority of homes in Dallas and Seattle had dust mite allergen levels above the asthma symptom threshold," sa...Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's link to infant death risk
...hand smoke on infants. Instead, he wrote that "the majority of the effects of smoking can be explained by prenatal smoking by the mother," and that postnatal (infant) secondhand smoke effects were "less well established" than prenatal smoking. As published, the article mentions the financial support of Philip...New treatment options for some difficult cancers improve survival and quality of life
...show that long-term survival is anticipated in the majority of patients with low grade tumors who are treated with surgery and IPHC. High grade lesions result in significantly lower survival rates even with this treatment. High grade and low grade refer to the stage of malignancy. A study of patients with a...Columbia study finds hemophilia therapy dramatically improves outcomes for bleeding stroke
...dial ischemic events and cerebral infarction. The majority of patients recovered from these complications. Columbia University Medical Center's Department of Neurology is one of the largest in the country, and is internationally recognized for pioneering research in the development of new treatment modalit...Treatment guidelines for kids with bipolar disorder published
...hiatric Unit at Cincinnati Children's. "By far, a majority of the children we care for with bipolar disorder have high comorbidities." Among the other disorders specific to children who have bipolar disorder, children can also suffer from ADHD, oppositional-defiant disorder, conduct disorder, anxiety and t...