Study Finds Aspirin Does Not Prevent High-Risk Cases Of Preeclampsia
...egnancy does not prevent preeclampsia in women who are at high risk for thedisease, according to the larg... occurs becausestudies that have positive findings are likely to get published in the medicaljournals while those with negative findings are not. ...X-ray Microscope Designed To Study Jet Engine Components Now Probes Tooth Dentin
...archers at the UC San FranciscoSchool of Dentistry are probing the intricate structure of dentin, the por...onlyabout 50 percent of dentin is mineral -- bonds are more difficult to form. Byusing the powerful microscopes to observe the bonding process, the UCSFre...Tighter Chemical Binding = Better Meds
...spinal cord injuries. At YaleUniversity, chemists are putting that fact to good use to help design moree...ved anti-HIV drugs that counter mutant strainsthat are resistant to current drugs, such as AZT and the proteaseinhibitors. Jorgensen's calculations also h......or example, we see no evidencethat such physicians are 'churning' services to increase revenues per patie...n women compared to men. Conrad notes such figures are consistent with national statistical findings.The research was supported by a grant from the Robert ...X-Rays: How Big A Risk To Kids? UF Researchers Seek Answers
...children's cells divide rapidly as they grow, they are far moresensitive than adults to the chromosome-da...s to organs or tissues. While the results are useful, they paint only part of the picturebecausethe detectors measure the doses only at specific l...Exercise, Classroom Instruction Cut Kids' Cholesterol, Study Finds
... far more active when they were children than kids are now. Our study was to see if we could make a difference in one of the major risk factors for heart disease." The professor reported her team's results at a news conference today(March 19) at an American Heart Association meeting in Santa Fe, ...Diuretics And Beta-Blockers Are Best Drugs To Combat High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
...idney or central nervous system -- all organs that are affected by high blood pressure. Each time...rtensive agents, comparing them to diuretics which are considered the gold standard. "This ALLHAT study should answer the bottomline question: Are...Optical Technology Projects Images Directly Into The Eye
A laser and a rapidly rotating reflective polygon are the main components in a new technique to project ...er beam narrows the lightdown to tiny points which are so close to one another on the retina that the eye is unable to tell them apart. The RSD technique ...ACS Industry Pavilion Features Chemistry's Cutting Edge
...s on the Industry Pavilion's programs and displays are availablein the ACS Press Room, Rm. 202 of the Dallas Convention Center. Note: Attendance at the Pavilion is free to reporters, but a meetingregistration is required for all others.......s of signalingmolecules, called neurotransmitters, are involved in mild pain and more intensepain. ...uded that substance P or neurokinin A -- or both-- are needed to transmit moderate or more intense pain signals in a variety ofpainful conditions. Althoug...Radio Frequencies Used To Kill Inoperable Liver Tumors At Penn's Cancer Center
...ns at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center are using high-energy radio frequency sound waves to d...ccess and successfully treat liver tumors -- which are commonly deemed "inoperable" due to their anatomical position inside the organ itself. "Many patien...Drug Is First In Decade To Show Promise Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder
...eatment options," Davidson said. "The new findings are important because theydemonstrate the potential for expanded treatment options for this chronicdisorder." In the eight-week, multi-center study of 405 non-depressed patients withGAD, Davidson and colleagues compared the effects of venlafaxine...Is Ritalin As Effective--And As Harmless--As It Could Be?
...and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., andColumbus, Ohio.......insulin and take up glucose." The findings are reported in the March 26 issue of The New EnglandJ...g cause ofdeath. Approximately $85 billion a year are estimated to be spent on directdiabetes care. Type 2 diabetes affects about 15 million Ameri......ect against carboplatin associated toxicity. Ifwe are able to safely administer higher and more effectiv...ity of Chicago BNP7787 Phase Itrial indicated, "We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to conductPhase I trials on this exciting new drug. BNP77...National Health Study Launched On The Internet
...lliams notes that vitamins and dietary supplements are widely consumed yetthere is a scarcity of scientif...mple, individuals will learn how muchexercise they are doing relative to others of their same age and sex, and alsoreceive an evaluation about their weight...Clinical Pharmacists Improve Outcomes Of Heart Failure Patients
...third of the hospital admissions of these patients are due to non-compliancewith medication and dietary r...imize drug therapy forthese patients, many of whom are taking as many as a dozen differentmedications, both prescription and over-the-counter. "For......sults should help them refine the wayfuture trials are designed and carried out. Most large cli...ipating hospitalsfollow the same guidelines. CECs are usually composed of cardiology fellows andattending cardiologists and their rulings are final. ...Poor Heart Disease Patients Pay More For Medications, Get Less Preventative Care
...have a limitededucation and few economic resources are more likely to die, but now researchersat Duke University Medical Center are beginning to learn why: many can't pay forlife saving medications and don't receive preventative car...First Trimester Screening For Down Syndrome Possible, NICHD-Funded Study Finds
... Women with abnormal levels of these substances are usually then referredfor diagnosis by amniocentes...h hCG levels and levels of the beta subunit of hCG are higher in thepresence of a fetus with Down syndrome than in a fetus with a normal chromosomecount. ...