Is a one child policy worldwide the solution to human population growth?
...to. The opposing view, they say, is based on the belief that the population problem needs to be brought under control with interventionary measures. It is not so confident in science's ability to double grain production sustainably. It argues that fertility will not reduce fast enough and some argue tha...No evidence to suggest breast cancer is linked to stress
...onset of breast cancer: case-control study The belief that the onset of cancer may be associated with a stressful experience is found in British, French and American literature as far back as 1701, but in this weeks BMJ researchers from Leeds report that there is no evidence to support the idea that str...Cocaine acts on central nervous system, causing vessel constriction, rapid heartbeat
...of cocaine on the heart. This debunkedthe previous belief that cocaine only impacts adrenaline-releasing nerveendings. The results in both groups were opposite those found in the tests onanesthetized rats. This gives scientists another pathway to use in searching for treatmentsof cocaine overdoses. ...... neurons all the time. This overturned a long-held belief that brain cells, unlike cells in other parts of the body, are not replaced when they die. Barry Jacobs and Casimir Fornal at Princeton University put together findings from several different brain studies. They knew, for instance, that depressed pe...NIH grant keeps University of Maryland on the cutting edge of complementary and alternative medicine
...healing. Many of the therapies share a common belief in the need to treat the "whole person" in order to promote health and well being. Berman says about 40 percent of Americans are using some form of complementary medicine. "Complementary medicine is not necessarily a substitute for conventional ...Computerized analysis of heart arteries shows no benefits of hormone therapy
...cal study that calls into question the widely held belief that HRT is an effective treatment for heart disease. In 1998, HERS (the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study) found that 2,763 women who took estrogen and a progestin for four years had just as many heart attacks as women who didn't take t......rmed on infants without benefit of anesthesia, the belief being that even if babies did experience pain, they would forget about it. Since then, studies of the biological response to pain and the facial expressions of newborns during traumatic procedures document that they do indeed respond to pain. Today, ...Hormone therapy doesn't slow heart disease, despite improvements in cholesterol
...cal study that calls into question the widely held belief that HRT is an effective treatment for heart disease. In 1998, HERS (the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study) found that 2,763 women with heart disease who took estrogen and a progestin for four years had just as many heart attacks as wome...Welfare to work does not improve mental health
...ional support and feelings of self-efficacy -- the belief that one can finish whatever is started. The sample group reflected the state's population with the majority of women in their late 20s or early 30s. Slightly more than 80 percent of the women were white, which also is similar to the racial compo...Researchers gain insights on pulmonary fibrosis
... Institutes of Health-funded study. "It is our belief that if we can understand the familial form of the disease, we can make great inroads in understanding why and how people get the other forms of this devastating disease," Schwartz said. "Once we get a better handle on the complex cascade of events t...UIC Nature paper points to new drug discovery direction
...bosome functions and contradicts the commonly held belief among scientists that ribosome functions as a chemical enzyme. It strongly suggests that chemical catalytic activity may not be essential for protein synthesis. Protein synthesis may come about spontaneously when ribosome positions substrates close t...New study highlights impact of bipolar disorder on society
...manic phase is often accompanied by an unrealistic belief in one's own abilities; reckless behaviour, such as promiscuity and spending sprees; hallucinations or delusions; substance abuse; and aggression. These symptoms often lead to absenteeism from work, loss of employment, and even suicide; between 25 an...Say two prayers and call me in the morning
...issue of the Southern Medical Journal. "There's a belief among physicians that when you start talking about non-medical topics with patients, you open a Pandora's box," Dr. Chibnall said. "They've spent seven to 10 years developing highly technical and valued skills, and it's these skills that they want to...Workers rarely extend the weekend by taking sick leave
The widespread belief that workers extend their weekends by taking sick leave on Fridays and Mondays is misplaced, say researchers in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Strategies to reduce Monday and Friday sick leave are probably a waste of time, they conclude. T...High rates of caesarean section do not reflect women's preferences
...er vaginally. This finding contradicts the assumed belief that middle and upper class women in Brazil prefer caesarean deliveries. Another finding is many of the patients who had caesarean deliveries never went into labour. Caesarean delivery was decided on before admission in 23% of women in the public sec......cipate in a response to bioterrorism, because of a belief that an attack would create mass panic and social disorder. However, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who reviewed the publics response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, the recent anthrax mailings, and o...Blue-collar workers report less peer pressure to quit smoking
...e associated with intention to quit as well as the belief that a quit attempt could be successful. However, these social influences translated into a slight, but not statistically significant, difference between blue-collar and white-collar workers in successful quit rates during the study period. This fin...Blood sugar control partially a function of beliefs
... first to demonstrate the relationship between the belief in ones capabilities of adhering to a diet and exe...dence to the commonly accepted hypothesis that the belief in ones ability to adhere to a diabetes regimen improves self-care, which in turn is associated with...IUD still on the shelf for most women, survey shows
...ent inserted 10 or fewer. Fear of litigation and a belief that IUDs cause pelvic inflammatory disease are reasons that IUDs are so rarely used in the United States compared to other developed countries, Stanwood says in the February 2002 edition of Obstetrics & Gynecology. In addition, respondents with ver...Robotic physical therapy improves movement long after stroke
...on stroke survivors are alive today. Traditional belief is that most recovery will happen within the first six months after a stroke, so physical and occupational therapy is concentrated during this time. This research suggests that robot-assisted sensorimotor therapy can help survivors recover movement ...