Shark-Liver Substance May Slow Growth Of Brain Tumors
...rican Association of Neurological Surgeons' annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minn. Uncontrolled growth of blood vessels fuels the runaway cell growth of malignant tumors. Other investigators also are exploring natural shark substances for use against human diseases, but this is believed to be the first evidenc...Digital Speech Analysis Tests Sobriety
...ings discussed her work May 16 at the 131st annual meeting ofthe Acoustical Society of America inIndianapolis. She is working with <AHREF="http://www.psych.indiana.edu/cogsci/pisoni.html">Dr. David B.Pisoni and Dr. Steven B. Chin of Indiana University, as part oftheir ongoing study of ways to meas...Chemists Develop Probe To Detect Changes In Imaging Agents Inside Body
...ented their workat the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Denver, Colorado inJune. So far, the probes appear to be working well despiteconcerns over their stability. "You have the heart beating and bumping, and you know howfragile the carbon fiber is. We tried it, and we didn't have anyproblems with it."...Testosterone May Affect Learning Skills; May Be Put In Tablet Form
...e International Congress of Endocrinology's annual meeting in San Francisco. Ten men with low testoster...e International Congress of Endocrinology's annual meeting in San Francisco. Thirteen men with low testosterone received a testosterone tablet that dissolves i...A Surgical Semiconductor Laser With More Precision And Power
...ind Agrawal , was presented last week at theannual meeting of the Optical Society of America in Rochester. Most laser surgery today is done using more powerful and expensive gas lasers, since their semiconductorcounterparts usually lack the power necessary for most surgery. The Rochester work cleans u...Stents Work Well, But Are Costly: Will Hospitals Continue To Use Them?
...er has concluded in a study presented atthe annual meeting of the American Heart Association. And if that happens, heart care will take several steps backward tothe detriment of patients, Duke University Medical Center cardiologist Dr.Eric Peterson warned. "Sadly, hospitals now need to look at how everydo...It Matters Where, In America, You Suffer A Heart Attack
..., researchers said Tuesday (Nov. 12) at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association. Duke University Medical Center researchers used detailed medical, economic, and quality-of-life information for more than 2,300 patients across the United States to paint a picture of what regional differences ex...Early Menopause Stress Related In Developing Countries
...lman told attendees today (Feb. 15) at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Seattle. "These women have very low body mass, and their amenorrhea -- absence of menstruation -- may be due to the same things that affect runners and anorexics." Menopause naturall...Laser Shown Effective In Patients Who Are Not Candidates For Bypass Surgery Or Angioplasty
...diothoracic surgeon Dr. JamesE. Lowe at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. The procedure, known as transmyocardial revascularization (TMR), opensnew passageways in heart muscle that is still alive, but because of inadequatesupply of blood, is not functioning properly. "TMR ...Study Shows Gum Disease Increases Risk Of Future Heart Disease
...esults here today (Sunday, March 23) at the annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research. "We have always suspected that periodontal disease was a true risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but our studies have been confounded by the presence of smoking," Genco said. "Smo...Routine Dental X-ray May Be A Valuable Tool In Stroke Prevention
...sented here today (Friday, March 21) at the annual meeting of the International Association of Dental Research. They will appear in the June issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association. "It was a fortuitous finding," said Laurie Carter, D.D.S., Ph.D., a radiologist and associate professor o...Ultrasound Helps Pediatric Heart Surgeons After Open Heart Surgery
... August 14th at the InternationalNeurosonology '97 meeting here sponsored by the World Federation of Neurologyand the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. One concern is the small particles and bubbles of air that are ejectedfrom the heart to systemic circulation during surgery, ...Scientists Track Effectiveness Of Migraine Drugs With Ultrasound
...ung will present his findings August 15th at the meeting of InternationalNeurosonology '97 sponsored by the World Federation of Neurology and the BowmanGray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. Chung monitored about 60 migraine patients in the past yearusing transcranial Doppler u...Ultrasound Detects Pathology In Patients With Whiplash
...eir findings atthe International Neurosonology '97 meeting on August 16. The meetingis sponsored by the World Federation of Neurology and the Bowman Gray School ofMedicine of Wake Forest University. Kirsch, a co-founder and technical director at Ultrasound DiagnosticServices, has observed the benefit...Study Demonstrates The Benefits Of Mammography In Women Under 50
...herapeutic Radiology and Oncology's (ASTRO) annual meeting inOrlando, FL. Presenting the study was Dr. Jeffrey Bradley, lead study author from theUniversity of Chicago. Dr. Bradley's study focused on 869 women who were both under 50 and over50. He said the study indicated that screening mamm...Planning Researcher Finds Best Neighborhoods Aren't Always Best At Preventing Infant Mortality
...sentation atthe American Public Health Association meeting in Indianapolis. Auffrey said the areas doing "something right" despitepoverty, illiteracy and the effects of race include portions ofRiverside, West Price Hill, Northside, Bond Hill/Roselawn, theEast End/Linwood, and Clifton/University Heights and F...Jefferson Researcher Finds New Digital X-Ray Technology May Cut Costs And Improve Patient Care
... 30, at the 83rd Scientific Assembly and Annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America meeting (RSNA) in Chicago. Dr. Shaber will also be presenting two major papers on the technology ......of a generation to assurethat all the partners are meeting their obligations to promote and secure thehealth of Indian people. "Now is the time to launch a broad-based review ofFederal programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives, applying thereinvention principles of government reform promoted by Vice P...X-ray Microscope Designed To Study Jet Engine Components Now Probes Tooth Dentin
...he progress of their study atthe annual scientific meeting of the American Association for Dental Research. The study is funded by a grant from the National Institute for Dental Research.In the first stage of the study, the researchers examined the way dentin isstructured and how a bond forms between the nat......dPharmaceutical Research on March 31 at the annual meeting of the AmericanChemical Society (ACS) in Dallas. The prize is sponsored by IBM NorthAmerica, Scientific & Technical Systems & Solutions. The diseases that may eventually be treated more effectivelybecause of Jorgensen's computer programs range from...