Subanalysis finds patient-controlled, transdermal pain management system may be comparable
...n (JAMA). The complete set of data showed that 316 adult patients receiving IONSYS TM following major surgery experienced similar pain relief as that experienced with IV PCA morphine. This subanalysis focuses on the women in the study who had undergone gynecologic surgery. Patients received either IONSY...Adolescent gamblers often suffer psychiatric problems
...g to the researchers, about 68 percent of the U.S. adult population gambled legally in the past year, and, ...is largely illegal among adolescents. Pathological adult gambling is associated with substance use problems, depression, psychiatric treatment, poor health, ...Mouse model gives insight to human hair loss
A progressive skin disease causing hair loss in adult humans was identified in laboratory mice, providin...tified a virtually identical mouse model for human adult onset AA and were able to reproduce the disease for exploring treatments. Data revealed that the di...Malnutrition in early years leads to low IQ and later antisocial behavior, USC study finds
... for developing successful prevention programs for adult violence," she said. For 14 years, researchers followed the nutritional, behavioral and cognitive development of more than 1,000 children who lived on Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. The sample of boys and girls inc...Stem cell therapy effectively treats heart attacks in animals
...animal between 12 and 15 microscopic injections of adult stem cells, each injection containing nearly 200 m...us injections. It remains unclear how or why the adult stem cells developed into new and healthy heart tissue, or exactly how long their healing effects la...Method developed to replicate stem cells from the heart
...ed for heart transplants. By using a person's own adult stem cells instead of those from another donor, th..."Harnessing the potential benefits of therapy with adult stem cells is imperative if we are to make rapid progress in treating heart disease. Cardiac stem c...University of Pennsylvania Health System launches life-saving eICU technology
..." The Penn E-lert system is expected to cover all adult ICU beds in the health system, including those at Presbyterian Medical Center, within 24 months. Penn E-lert features real-time data, audio, and video monitoring of ICU patients by UPHS intensivists and critical-care nurses, all from one central co...Obesity linked to another cancer - leukemia in older women
...for elderly adults. While incidence rates for some adult leukemias, such as CLL and chronic myeloid leukemi...our study is that about 30 percent of AML in older adult women could be due to being overweight or obese." This study is part of the Iowa Women's Health Stud...Occult hepatitis B in dialysis patients
...t study found that the prevalence of occult HBV in adult hemodialysis patients is four to five times higher...occult HBV in a large North American population of adult dialysis patients and to determine if any demographic, biochemical and/or serologic feature could he...New brain cells develop during alcohol abstinence, UNC study shows
...imal model of chronic alcohol dependence, in which adult rats were given alcohol over four days in amounts ...ntal effect on the formation of new neurons in the adult rat hippocampus. This brain region is important for learning and memory - in animals and humans - an...Mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction act becomes law
... will improve access to mental health services for adult and juvenile non-violent offenders, was signed int... abuse treatment systems. It will ensure that both adult and juvenile non-violent offenders with mental health disorders are identified properly and receive ...Loyola warns lower temps mean greater risk of fire from space heaters
...st them. Never leave a space heater on when an adult is not present in the room. Make sure the heater is designed for the size of the room you wish to heat. Indoor pollutants can be produced with a wrong sized heater. Ensure there is proper ventilation to prevent a buildup of carbon monoxide and o...Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery effectively improves obesity-related health problems
...equivalent to 100 pounds overweight for an average adult male. ...Gambling among adolescents and young adults associated with psychiatric problems
... the article, approximately 68 percent of the U.S. adult population gambled legally in the past year. Alth...ng adolescents. The same problems associated with adult gambling are found in adolescents who gamble heavily, including substance use and depression. Wendy ...Nicotine dependence & psychiatric disorders
...ric disorders comprise only about 7 percent of the adult population but smoke about 34 percent of all cigar...ion aged 18 years and older. With more than 43,000 adult Americans participating, the NESARC is the largest study ever conducted of the co-occurrence of psyc...Genetics testing saves health care dollars
...hwhile," said Dr. Dawna Gilchrist, a specialist in adult medical genetics at the University of Alberta. A one-year clinical case study conducted by Gilchrist, and other researchers at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, shows that significant cost-savings were achieved while testing a ...Workplace smoking bans help smokers cut back, says study
... the study determined that 24 per cent of employed adult Canadians are daily smokers who consume an average of 17 cigarettes daily. In workplaces where smoking is banned, 18 per cent of workers smoke daily and their average consumption drops to 15.4 cigarettes per day. By contrast, when there are no bans,...FOSRENOL (R) maintains bone health status of end-stage renal disease patients
...ood-cleansing dialysis machines. While the normal adult range for phosphorus is 2.5 to 4.5 mg/dL, the blood phosphorus levels of many patients on dialysis exceed 6.5 mg/dL. Such levels have been linked to a significantly higher illness and death risk for patients who have undergone at least one year of d...Nicotine more addictive when combined with other tobacco smoke chemicals, UCI study finds
... rigorous self-administration test. Adolescent and adult male rats were tested in a procedure during which ...ug combination than older adolescents. When adult animals were tested in identical experiments, they did not self-administer the nicotine-acetaldehyde......r colleagues said that their studies indicate that adult dyslexics can be helped by training. The findings ...idly changing with development. To explore whether adult dyslexics can be helped, the researchers recruited for study 19 dyslexic adults and 19 adults who di...