More evidence of cannabis-induced psychosis
...ected. Favrat and colleagues' report adds to the body of evidence that cannabis might be more harmful than previously thought. In the UK, cannabis was downgraded to class C early last year, but government officials have called for a review of the decision following a series of studies revealing that can...Hormonal treatment improves survival in high-risk prostate cancer patients
...tes for cancer metastasizing to other parts of the body were 24 percent for the adjuvant patients versus 399 percent for the observation patients. Finally, the prostate cancer-related death rate was 16 percent for adjuvant and 22 percent for the observation arm. "The results of the study firmly establish ...Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
...rs because it is often experienced in areas of the body which appear uninjured." Results of the study will be published in the March 31 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. Also on the team from Queen's are Joan Bailey (Anesthesiology), Dongsheng Tu (Mathematics and Statistics), Ronald Holden ...U of M researcher says Viagra may cause permanent vision loss in some men
...ck of the eye. "Viagra regulates a chemical in the body to constrict the arteries. This constriction may cut off the blood flow to the optic nerve, especially in people with a low cup to disk ratio, where the blood vessels and nerves are tightly bundled provoking NAION," says Pomeranz. The onset of NAION...Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in kidney patients
...ebuild bones, causing vascular calcification. The body normally takes minerals like calcium and phosphorous circulating in the bloodstream and deposits them in the bones during bone reconstruction. With those processes shut down, scientists theorized, the bloodstream levels of minerals increase, raising ...Advertising by academic medical centers may risk eroding public trust, says study
...es whose health benefits are unclear, such as full body CT scans, and all but one of the ads for specific services neglected to note the potential harms or side effects of the treatments they were promoting. Several of the ads were for cosmetic procedures. "We were surprised by the apparent mismatch betw...Raw food vegetarians have low bone mass
...ic status. In both groups, Fontana's team measured body mass index, bone mass, bone mineral density, marke...r 1 (IGF-1). Those on the raw food diet had lower body mass indices and significantly lower bone mass in important skeletal regions such as the hip and lum...Fat may promote inflammation, new study suggests
... high blood pressure, high cholesterol and how the body responds to insulin. The research is based on a new idea in medicine that fat is an "organ" that produces proteins and hormones that affect metabolism and health. The researchers studied two proteins that promote inflammation (interleukin 6 and tum...Acupuncture found to lower elevations in blood pressure
...volves inserting needles at specific points on the body to help cure disease or relieve pain. In previous studies, Longhurst and his UCI colleagues have identified at the cellular and molecular level how acupuncture excites brain cells to release neurotransmitters that either inhibit or heighten cardiovas...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
...s to understand that they can't refer to someone's body parts, but can otherwise put them down," Juvonen said. "Many classrooms have rules about sexual harassment, but not about other forms of verbal bullying. It's a bizarre and confusing message to send to kids that certain insults are okay, and others a...New evaluation tool reliably predicts recovery from coma
...ng, olfactory, proprioceptive (perception of one's body in space) and vestibular (balance), auditory, visual, tactile, and testing-readiness. Investigators found that DOCS is a sensitive, reliable, and valid measure of changes in neurobehavioral functioning in unconscious people. Improvements, declines, ...Researchers search for first sign of congestive heart failure
...a healthy left ventricle which pumps blood to the body should fill with blood during the early stage of ...wing stress, such as a competitive video game. The body naturally responds to stress by increasing blood vessel constriction and fluid volume inside vessels...Hopkins begins human trials with donor adult stem cells to repair muscle damaged from heart attack
...ch as the heart. A stem cell is a special type of body cell that gives rise to other types of specialized cells. "Using mesenchymal stem cells also avoids potential problems with immunosuppression, in which every human's immune system might attack stem cells from sources other than itself," notes Hare....NYU College of Dentistry study equates poor oral health with preterm birth risk
...al disease). This new evidence adds to the growing body of research which shows that a pregnant woman's or... in the uterus, the bacteria and the molecules the body produces in response to them (known as proinflammatory mediators) can lead to uterine contractions a...NIH state-of-the-science panel calls for 'demedicalization' of menopause
...use-related symptoms. The panel is an independent body whose report is not a policy statement of the NIH or the Federal Government. The NIH Consensus Development Program, of which this conference is a part, was established in 1977 as a mechanism to judge controversial topics in medicine and public health...Oral bacteria may predict pregnancy outcomes
...he theory that oral bacteria and the molecules the body produces against them can enter the uterine environment through the blood stream and may influence the delivery process," explained Dr. Ananda P. Dasanayake, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, New York University College of Dentistry. "...Massive weight loss conference Dallas April 1-2
...ients are unaware that additional plastic surgery body contouring will likely be necessary to achieve their desired body shape. Body contouring following massive weight loss will be the focus of a conference sponsored by ...Energy and sports drinks attack enamel
...owever, the same drinks that claim to recharge the body after a workout could cause more irreversible damage to teeth than soft drinks. A study of the effects some of these beverages had on enamel, appearing in the January/February 2005 issue of General Dentistry , the Academy of General Dentistry's (AG...Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
...formed in the brain and other cells throughout the body but, for reasons that are not entirely clear, seems to accumulate in the brain of Alzheimer's victims rather than elsewhere in the body. Researchers believe there are many different forms of beta amyloid circulating through the bloodstream, but only ...Men with severe sleep breathing disorder have higher risk of heart problems
...gues recruited 264 healthy men matched for age and body mass index, 377 simple snorers, 403 with untreated severe disease and 372 with the disease and treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Participants were followed-up at least once a year for an average of 10 years. Patients with untre...