NHLBI launches sleep & children education program with Garfield the Cat as "Spokescat"
...od night's sleep, just as Garfield needs his teddy bear and his blanket....Science for global health - World Health Day 2001
...population in the poor and middle-income countries bear a disproportionate burden of illness and premature death. Indeed, their health needs have never been as formidable; hence the search for solutions has become an imperative. Lewis Thomas, in his book "The Fragile Species," said, "We have an obligati...Patent rights stimulate R&D, but fall short in helping poor countries obtain lifesaving drugs
... pricing arrangements, consumers in rich countries bear the costs of R & D by paying higher prices for pharmaceutical products than consumers in developing countries (who pay only the manufacturing costs, minus overhead). According to the researchers, certain guarantees must be set in place for differenti...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February (second issue)
... hospital costs are fixed (expenses hospitals must bear regardless of volume of care.) Such costs are not amenable to cost savingsthrough reducing length of stay unless beds are closed and personnel fired. The results of various studies show that the most expensive ICU patients (those with the greatest ...Genetic tests could define us all as patients
... perceptions of risk resulting from such tests may bear little relation to the scientific facts and uncertainties. Inflated ideas about risks could result in people carrying such genes being treated unfairly in many areas, including employment or insurance, they suggest. The enormous investments needed to...Medieval black death not bubonic plague
...ox. The geographic pattern of the disease seems to bear this out, since the disease spread rapidly along roadways and navigable rivers and was not slowed down by the kinds of geographical barrier that would restrict the movement of rodents. It is possible that the Black Death was caused by any of a numbe...UNC Center for AIDS Research database collaboration with SAS also helping patient care
...ortunity to bring the intellectual force of SAS to bear on this problem in HIV/AIDS research, and we hope this is a relationship we can build on into the future."......he difficulty of adjusting the biological clock to bear a child later in life, the future of descendants may not seem important to many people. But for those interested in their family's end-game evolutionary success as well as near-term parenthood, reproducing late in life is apparently a no-win strateg...Understanding genetic cancer risk might not help smokers kick the habit
...low income," said McBride. "And, African-Americans bear a much greater health burden of smoking than whites. We know that many smokers quit because they are afraid of the health risks. We thought if we personalized that risk for people in our study, that it might convince them to quit smoking." The resear...Multiple pets may decrease childrens allergy risk
...ith many possibilities, one that could potentially bear fruit over the next decade or so," says Dr. Ownby. "If we could find out exactly what it is about pets or the bacteria they carry that prevents the allergic response, scientists might be able to develop a new allergy therapy based on that knowledge."...Futile cycle both fights diabetes and causes weight gain
...ent part of how TZDs function and diabetics should bear in mind the role of a healthy diet in combination with drug therapy," said Lazar. "TZDs actually lower insulin requirements in diabetics, and this is likely to be beneficial in terms of the risk of hypertension and heart disease associated with diabe...... to threats -- be they from a saber tooth cat or a bear market. "Because of the selective advantage it confers, Kir6.2 has been maintained through evolution in the gene package of many organisms," explains Dr. Terzic. The next steps for the Mayo Clinic researchers will be developing the diagnostic and the...Should we help to create disabled babies?
...udgement should not be imposed on couples who must bear and rear the child. Nor should the value judgement of doctors, politicians, or the state be imposed directly or indirectly (through the denial of services) on them," he says. There are good reasons to engage people in dialogue about their decisions, ...Fran Visco receives Frances Williams Preston Award from Vanderbilt University
...esearch, which supports research laboratories that bear her name at Vanderbilt-Ingram, and she serves on Vanderbilt-Ingram's Board of Overseers. The building that is the focal point of Vanderbilt-Ingram's research and clinical activities is also named in Preston's honor as a result of a gift by the Martel...The CDC has awarded $4.5 million to UCSFS Institute for Global Health
... institutions to bring their research expertise to bear on critical public health programs being established by CDC in some of the places worst hit by HIV/AIDS in the world. For instance, UCSF's IGH recently did the worldwide evaluation of the 'Roll Back Malaria Initiative', and UCSF's AIDS Research Insti...A global strategy for reducing catastrophic health-care payments
... might not be catastrophic if a household does not bear the full cost because the service is provided free or at a subsidised price, or is covered by third-party insurance. Conversely, small costs for common treatments can be financially disastrous for poor households with no insurance cover. Christopher ...Millions turn a blind eye to dangerous driving
...heir eyes. Dr June McNicholas said: "These beliefs bear no reflection on reality. Recent advances in contact lens manufacture and the development of new hydrogel materials now make it almost impossible to know you're wearing lenses within about five minutes of first putting them in. The hassle of cleaning...Amphetamine or cocaine exposure may limit brain changes that occur with life experiences
...nges in brain structure that occur with experience bear many similarities to those that occur with exposure to drugs of abuse. Certain cell types in some areas of the brain, e.g., the nucleus accumbens and the parietal cortex, have been shown in rats and monkeys to be particularly sensitive to either psyc...Results from first clinical trial using GVG to treat addiction
...remely gratifying to see these early human results bear out what we've observed in our extensive preclinical animal studies with GVG," said Brookhaven neuroanatomist Stephen Dewey, who has been using animal models and brain imaging techniques to investigate GVG's effects on neurochemistry and addictive be...... after AAA surgery," says Upchurch. "These results bear that out by showing worse outcomes among those who are least likely to get early detection and management of their aneurysms." The authors note that three factors may conspire to keep uninsured people from receiving timely detection and repair of abd...