Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management
... The authors argue, however, that current economic conditions and energy infrastructure in Africa make petroleum-based fossil fuels an unlikely option. "If you switch everyone off the dirtiest fuels to burning clean fossil fuels, you get the biggest health benefit," acknowledged Daniel Kammen, the Class of 193...Charcoal and forest management could reduce greenhouse gas levels & save lives in Africa
...sition. They argue, however, that current economic conditions and energy infrastructure in Africa make petroleum-based fossil fuels an unlikely option. "If you switch everyone off the dirtiest fuels to burning clean fossil fuels, you get the biggest health benefit," acknowledged Daniel Kammen, the Class of 1935...Study shows promise in identifying kidney failure
...namely after cardiac surgery," he said. While many conditions and diseases can lead to kidney failure, it is more often the result of decreased blood flow to the kidneys from major surgery or injury, stroke, sepsis, dehydration, or adverse reactions to medications. The kidneys will stop working over a period of...First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
... visits per year. If left untreated, chronic pain conditions such as OA can have significant physical, psychological and financial consequences by affecting daily functioning and quality of life. Due to safety concerns regarding the entire COX-II inhibitor class in the fall of 2004, the sponsor of the study...Study shows patch therapy may be as effective as oral medications
... visits per year. If left untreated, chronic pain conditions such as OA can have significant physical, psychological and financial consequences by impacting daily functioning and quality of life. Analyzing results from 143 patients experiencing OA pain of either one or both knees, the randomized, open-label, a...UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
...teeth) more frequently, the researches found. Both conditions have been associated with anxiety. Fukumizu says the impetus for the research was to try to shed light on a growing problem in Japan with new parents, who are becoming fewer as Japan's birth rates decline at a rate that has concerned the nation. Ther...Exercise-induced shortness of breath not always caused by asthma
... pulmonary physicians caution that other unrelated conditions also can cause shortness of breath during exercise...ses of the EID. Fifteen patients had mild physical conditions that caused inefficient, abnormal breathing patterns - they breathed too fast and too shallow to max...Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
... trial could be employed in studying other chronic conditions such as cancer, spinal disk disease, and the pain ...en makes normal touch excruciatingly painful. Both conditions are due to nerve damage and/or injury, and are associated with the experience of pain in an apparent...The trust game: Measuring social interaction
... BCM. "We hope it can be used to better understand conditions such as schizophrenia and autism." Eventually, the technique might give insights into all kinds of negotiations, from the economic to the social to the political even go across geographical boundaries. The study was made possible by hyperscanning...Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
...y conducted under real-world, Emergency Department conditions by researchers at Stony Brook University Hospital has found that the injectable form of the second generation antipsychotic Geodon (ziprasidone) effectively calms the most severely agitated patients. The results, published in the current issue of Ge...Study finds that coordinating care of chronically ill patients does not increase liability
... see specialists. "Persons with multiple chronic conditions often encounter a complex and inefficient system o...a broader responsibility for patients with complex conditions who have a greater chance of poor outcomes." "Based on the collective experience and judgment of e...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ination of care for patients with multiple chronic conditions is a fundamental function of primary care, many ph...coordinate care for patients with multiple chronic conditions and no strong tendency to attribute higher risk to this role. Liability Implications of Physician-...Cultural and social factors influence prostate cancer treatment
...-Hispanic, white, and black men without underlying conditions who were registered in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer database. The investigators found that sociocultural and racial factors independently predicted treatment. Caucasian, black, and Hispanic patients were equally likel...Consumers with disabilities empowered by American Disabilities Act
...their awareness of the ADA and to evaluate whether conditions hadimproved over the years 1994-1998 in public tra... on their awareness of the and to evaluate whether conditions had improved over the years 1994-1998 in public transportation, public facilities/theaters/stores, p...Acupuncture found to lower elevations in blood pressure
...ture treatments provided temporary relief from the conditions that raise blood pressure during hypertensive states. Such treatments, they believe, potentially can become part of a therapeutic regimen for long-term care of hypertension and other cardiovascular ailments in people. "This study suggests that acupu...Corrected metabolism leads to health benefits and weight loss
...hormone levels has stabilized a variety of medical conditions such as diabetes, arthritis and high blood pressure, says a leading Canadian General Practitioner. The Metabolism Correcting program begins when people who enroll are given a series of blood tests that measure 28 factors that relate to their metab...Researchers search for first sign of congestive heart failure
...Institute, that cardiovascular disease and related conditions such as high blood pressure begin in youth. Using a hypertension model developed by the institute's associate director, Dr. Gregory Harshfield, Dr. Kapuku is first looking at those who might be most at risk: people with a genetic tendency to retain s...Hospital acquired infections present major problem for infants in developing countries
...ctions and deaths in hospital settings. Unhygienic conditions prevailing in hospitals of developing countries mean that babies born in such hospitals may be facing the same or even higher risk of infection as babies born at home by untrained attendants, state the authors. The main source of spread of infection ...Child care may affect entire community's risks of infection
...rol, they may result in illness ranging from minor conditions such as ear infections to more serious diseases like sinusitis, pneumonia, and meningitis. A childhood vaccine released in 2000 has decreased rates of illness due to S. pneumoniae, also known as pneumococcus. Children are more likely to carry pneumoc...NIH state-of-the-science panel calls for 'demedicalization' of menopause
... financial bias regarding the conference topic. As conditions for their inclusion on the panel, they must have never published data or opinions that could be used to answer the conference questions and they must hold no financial interest in an entity that could be benefited or harmed by the conference findings...