Sleep apnea treatment could save lives & money by reducing auto accidents, according to researchers
..., or 4.7 million drivers. A recent study of 1,391 commercial truck drivers found that 28 percent had obstructive sleep apnea, with more than one-third characterized as moderate to severe. Sassani indicated that in one year alone the year 2000 more than 800,000 drivers with the condition were involved in mot...Gene mutations predict which lung cancers will respond to Iressa
...rofessor of Medicine. While there is currently no commercial test to screen tumor samples for this mutation, the MGH researchers are working to insure rapid development of a test based on this discovery, for which a patent has been applied. They also are setting up clinical trials of treatment plans based on s...VA's newest manufacturer has microscopic product line
...als for medical diagnostics and other military and commercial applications. This technology was developed in part with a 2001 award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Advanced Technology Program (ATP). The ATP grant helped to accelerate the development process for new nanomaterial-...Research study profiles indoor tanners
...number of people who regularly or occasionally use commercial indoor tanning beds do so because they are aware o...randomly-drawn sample of 300 men and women who use commercial indoor tanning beds. In this study, 61 percent of individuals surveyed said they use indoor tanning ...Newborn testing for immune disorders could save lives
...ough this test, which costs an average of $50 at a commercial laboratory. Researchers at the National Humane Genome Research Institute are developing a test for immunodeficiency disorders that could be performed on the small blood sample now taken from newborns to screen for certain metabolic disorders. Nine fo...Seal of approval scheme needed for complementary and alternative websites
...iences and factual details and 22% provided mainly commercial details." Of the total CAM therapies advertised, 118 were for cure, 88 for palliative/supportive care and 59 for prevention. The researchers carried out extensive literature searches in scientific and medical databases to assess the evidence of the t...Study shows lower than expected allergic-like events following second prescription of penicillin
...termining true penicillin allergy due to a lack of commercial availability of some of the most useful testing materials. Researchers also calculated, from the records of two million patients who received at least two prescriptions for penicillin, that the risk of having a second allergic-like event was approxi...Vitamins good for some older women/bad for others
...obin type you are," Levy says. Although there is a commercial test for haptoglobin type, the test is not widely used, according to Levy. The new research may help clear up some of the controversy surrounding the use of antioxidant vitamins in patients with heart disease. Some previous studies suggest that anti...AIUM to host 2004 annual convention June 19-22, in Phoenix, Arizona
...e 2004 convention will also feature scientific and commercial exhibits, as well as hands-on scanning courses including musculoskeletal and vascular ultrasound. The 2004 preconvention program, which will take place the Saturday and Sunday before the convention, June 19 and 20, will feature five different cou...Poor diet and physical inactivity may soon overtake tobacco as leading cause of death in U.S.
...ch to engage are the result of strong cultural and commercial signals. Unless strategies are specifically designed to address and improve the clarity and utility of these messages, U.S. society will fall far short of the possible," they write. "Refining insights into the root causes of illness and injury, prese...Beta blockers usage low despite insurance
...te. "In the study, despite having prescription and commercial insurance coverage, less than 50 percent of this l...erms of insurance type, 73 percent were covered by commercial insurance plans, while the remaining 27 percent were covered by the Medicare+Choice plan. The data u...Int'l Assoc for Dental Research holds 83rd General Session
...of this Press Kit.) For the 24th consecutive year, commercial exhibits will be featured at the Meeting. Meeting participants are encouraged to visit the booths of the following: Confirmed Exhibitors (as of February 18, 2004) Exhibitor (Commercial) / Booth # Abilit Corporation/ 213 Arm & Hammer Div...Risk of infection higher for piercing ear cartilage than lobe piercing
...teria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, among customers of a commercial piercing business in Oregon. William E. Keene, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, Ore., and colleagues conducted an investigation of persons who had piercings at a jewelry kiosk from August to September 2000. The ...Vaccine development against influenza A (h5n1) virus 'should be made a priority'
...scribe a large outbreak of avian influenza A/H7 in commercial poultry farms in the Netherlands in 2003. They note that the size of the outbreak, coinciding with peak activity of human influenza virus, reinforces the message that emergence of new pandemic influenza viruses might arise via the mixing of genes fro...Laser method identifies, counts toxic molecules
...0 parts per million) of trichloroethylene, a toxic commercial solvent that is prevalent but difficult to locate in the environment. The sensitivity is equivalent to the best of other published optical methods that could be used outside a laboratory. A highly selective coating is expected to enhance performance ...Two UC Davis studies show promising single-drug therapy for hard-to-control epilepsy
...d in Belgium, manufactures levetiracetam under the commercial name Keppra TM ....A hot time for cold superconductors
...e at temperatures near absolute zero. However, few commercial applications for superconducting materials have be...l to the wire size. They treated the material in a commercial high-pressure furnace with hot isostatic pressing and prepared wires approximately 80 feet long and ...New research in seizure treatment at American Epilepsy Society meeting
...symposia, publications, scientific exhibitions and commercial exhibits will fill Boston's Hynes Convention Center for the next five days. "The goal of this meeting is to stimulate research by bringing forward the recent advances in scientific discovery," explains Jeffrey L. Noebels, M.D., Ph.D., current ...Computer-assisted breast imaging systems help find and characterize cancers
...nly to find out their condition is benign. Several commercial CAD systems for reading traditional film mammograms to increase detection but not classification -- have been on the market for a few years. But Sahiner and his colleagues hope their CAD research will advance the field by improving mammogram classif...PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC receives FDA approval for Plenaxis
...Company's ability to manufacture Plenaxis TM on a commercial scale, the timing and content of decisions made by the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities, unexpected results in ongoing and future clinical or preclinical trials, the need for additional research and testing, including as a result of unanticipate...