Digital Speech Analysis Tests Sobriety
...es ofstressed speech, we thought that this type of analysis might showcharacteristic changes in speech produce...nate between sober andintoxicated speech. Acoustic analysis also has shown that intoxicatedspeech is slower, features longer sentences and is marked bymispronu...Study Demonstrates Safety & Effectiveness Of Asthma Drug
...ording to Zwillich. Data collection andstatistical analysis for the multi-center study was designed and managedby Vernon M. Chinchilli, Ph.D., of the Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiologyat Hershey. Many of the more than 7 million Americans with mild asthma take albuterolas a regular medication. The inha...It Matters Where, In America, You Suffer A Heart Attack
... said Eric Eisenstein, who specializes in economic analysis at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. He sa...d-Atlantic). The detailed cost data used in the analysis came from a random sample of the 22,043 U.S. patients who were enrolled in GUSTO, a large internatio...Benefits Of New Diet Drug Don't Outweigh Risks
... on fenfluramine for more than three months. His analysis is published in the January/February issue of Healthy Weight Journal, a publication intended for professional dietitians and clinical weight loss personnel. Levitsky concluded that Redux not only produces a relative small weight loss but also may c...ACTG 315 Preliminary Results: Drug Cocktail Restores Partial Immune Function
...treatment for 48 weeks. Dr. Ledermanpresented the analysis of data from 33 patients after 12 weeksof treatment. <The data show that the dramatic risein CD4 counts and fall in plasma levels of virus seen early afterstarting HAART are accompanied by partial restoration of the immuneresponse. It remains to...Early Menopause Stress Related In Developing Countries
...eriod within the year," says Holman. "Preliminary analysis of the hormones in the samples seem to indicate that some of the women are actually experiencing amenorrhea, rather than menopause." Because of their low body weight, disease load, the stress of nursing and general under nutrition, their bodies ...UNC-CH Study Shows State Protects HMO Clients Poorly
...mas C. Ricketts, deputy director for health policy analysis at the center. The researchers closely analyzed laws governing HMOs in North Carolina and looked specifically at the state's six largest HMOs. “Compared to other states or model acts proposed by the National Association of Insurance Commission......intend to provide a safety net for theexpert-human analysis that may be susceptible to fatigue factors." The system is not intended to replace radiologists or other medicalor manufacturing professionals, Barnes says. It will merely suggestregions of mammograms or other data that should be given closerattenti......nforcement campaign." "It appears through the analysis of all the studies reviewedthat the most effective programs instructed the youths how theyshould or should not drive and enforced consequences forinappropriate behaviors. The best interventions included minimumdrinking age and blood alcohol concentra...... more accurately projected. A preliminary analysis of the survey points to the "medical advances,life...ies. In Section II, the preliminary survey analysis showed that, according tothe experts' responses on specific factors affecting mortality improvement,...Heart Attack Survivors Can Lower Stroke Risk By Taking Cholesterol-Lowering Drug, Study Says
...e previously suffered a heart attack. An analysis of the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) stu...his part of the investigation makes the CAREstroke analysis more acceptable to statisticians. The team's initial paper in1996 reported a 31 percent reduction in......increased, most notably inpeople over age 50. The analysis revealed that a significant gender differencein knowledge of warning signs in that only 19 percent of females did not knowany warning signs (compared to 33.1 percent in the first study). There was onlya slight change in the males surveyed. T..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
...ne sequencing instrumentation for the acquisition, analysis and management of complex genetic information. Additional information is available at www.spectrumedix.com...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
... Sciences (INFORMS). The study, part of a broader analysis of what scholars call anticipatoryimpression management, is based on data collected at three non-profit hospitalsin a single urban area. The hospitals asked that their names not be disclosed.The researchers' conclusions are based on bills, letters, o...National Health Study Launched On The Internet
... the Internet will receive an automaticon-the-spot analysis of their diet, physical activity, and weight. The...arge, participants can choose tohave their dietary analysis sent to their physicians, health counselors, orwhomever they choose. Williams says his goal is to pr...Keeping Score On Doctors: Report Says Flaws In Counting Must Be Addressed To Ensure Accuracy
...rsity of California, Davis. In a critical analysis published in the April 2 New England Journal ofMedicine, the physicians warn that the methods of data collection are notaccurate enough to make results trustworthy. But, they add, if simplecorrections are made, such scorecards can be a good way to en...Higher Prices Won't Stop Teenage Smokers
...both economists and associate professors in policy analysis and management in Cornell's College of Human Ecolo... predictive modeling techniques to make a computer analysis of data from the National Education Longitudinal Survey, a 1988 study of about 12,000 students in gr...Studies Look At Threshold Effect Of Cholesterol-Lowering "Statin" Drugs
...group had 24 percent fewer heart attacks. In a new analysis of their study, the researchers found that the inc...ercent were not associated with reduced risk. The analysis "did not yield the predicted results," according to the researchers, who expected continued lowering...Cost-Effective Treatment Possible In Africa For HIV-Positive Pregnant Women If Drug Prices Lowered
...alized world. The UCSF team conducted an economic analysis of different treatment regimens ofantiviral drug c...said. According to co-investigator Kahn, the UCSF analysis "demonstrates that theinterventions initially tested in the U.S. and other wealthy countries can lea...Earliest Warning Sign Indicates Need To Test For Condition Associated With Fetal Deaths
...r about one-third of these cases, as determined by analysis of placental tissue. Perinatal deaths incl...uring the pregnancy with results of the laboratory analysis of placental tissue after the fetal or infant death, Gugino and colleagues found that if only one ...