Ritalin and Prozac: Study finds more kids using both drug types together
...ver the first few years of their lifespan, but the consistent increase in SSRI use and in dual prescriptions is especially surprising," says U-M pediatrician and lead author Jerry Rushton, M.D., MPH. "We need further information about whether this is due to new unrecognized mental disorders, substitution for ot...Northwestern chemist develops nanoplotter with parallel writing capabilities
... Mirkin's parallel nanoplotter, however, produces consistent line widths with multiple pens and requires only one feedback system for the entire device. The reason for this lies in a tiny drop of water. In dip-pen nanolithography (DPN), "inks" of organic molecules are applied to an atomic force microscope (...Establishing "stroke centers" in hospitals would reduce deaths and disabilities, say stroke experts
...ents are first seen and cared for in settings most consistent with a primary center. The authors plan to write a future paper addressing establishment of recommendations for comprehensive stroke centers.......r patient per day on Risperdal). This evidence was consistent and conclusive across all countries and centres (p<0.0001). Total costs for all inpatient drug use were also significantly different (p<0.0001) and were substantially higher in the olanzapine group than in the Risperdal group (mean $297.5 +...Workers' comp: perfect fit for chiropractic
...le. One study concluded that chiropractic offered consistent 2-to-1 superiority, and another found that treatment costs in cases managed by doctors of chiropractic increased only 12 percent between 1986 and 1989, while treatment costs in cases managed by medical doctors increased 71 percent during the same per...Risky sexual behaviour linked to psychiatric disorders in young adults
...gs, risky sex and mental health problems remains a consistent observation." For clinicians, they say, "the challenge is to address the health issues of young people in a sensitive and comprehensive manner but, most importantly, they reiterate the need for coordinated health care for adolescents and young people...Major new study finds long-acting calcium channel blockers inferior to other antihypertensive drugs
...ne, Bronx, New York. "The results are remarkably consistent across the trials," said Marco Pahor, M.D., professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest and the study's lead researcher. "In the CCB-treated patients, the risk of a heart attack was 27 percent higher, the risk of heart failure was 26 percent higher...Marijuana use rises and falls with price and perceived harm, study shows
...se conclusions, now taking price into account, are consistent with ones reached earlier by the University of Michigan investigators, who for years have argued the importance of perceived risk in explaining trends in the use of various drugs. Complete findings are presented in the Bridging the Gap paper title......test report on E1694 reaffirms the significant and consistent efficacy of high-dose interferon alfa 2b, as reported from a prior study led by Dr. Kirkwood, which led the FDA in 1995, to approve it as the first effective adjuvant therapy for high-risk melanoma. Five years later, interferon alfa 2b remains the on...Study describes brain changes during learning
...cortex had increased through a process consistent with the use of LTP. Importantly, the overall range of synaptic modification the maximum possible increase or decrease in strength had not changed, said Rioult-Pedotti, a neuroscience investigator. Using this sy...GL701 (prasterone) significantly reduces lupus flares
...events. In most cases, these adverse events were consistent with lupus progression or flares, Chang notes. Only one patient, who was in the placebo group, withdrew early due to an adverse event. "By demonstrating a significant reduction in flares, these data add to the evidence that GL701 holds promise a...Interactive game could reduce heart attack deaths by teaching rapid response to symptoms
...ng devices, this game pioneers a generic simulator consistent with patient behavior change theory, and it includes re-programmable virtual personas that can be applied to other health topics in addition to heart attack domains. NIH Funding The paper and related research was conducted with financial suppo...Impulsiveness, aggression, alcohol and adolescents
... direction as with adults, these results are still consistent with the idea that individuals with these high-risk behaviors have serotonin dysregulation." Soloff concurs, although he readily points out the interpretative limitations of studying small numbers of subjects. "In light of previous work done on ...European commission grants "orphan" status for new acute myeloid leukaemia treatment
... trials the adverse event profile for Mylotarg was consistent with the drug's targeted nature. No alopecia (hair loss) was seen. Additionally, no cardiotoxicity or cerebellar toxicity was reported. A low incidence(3%) of severe mucositis compared to 4-35% reported in the literature for other regimens and low...Heart attack help: Program helps boost use of key therapies in hospitals
...ents actually get - mostly because there's been no consistent way to make sure the health care team gives every patient all the proven treatments recommended by national guidelines. Now, University of Michigan Health System heart specialists are reporting success with a way to close that gap between knowledge a...Sustained use of anti-depressants increases cell growth and protects cells in the brain
...en after 14 to 28 days of administration, which is consistent with treatment regimens for the therapeutic response to anti-depressants. Administration of the anti-psychotic drug haloperidol, which is a non-antidepressant psychotropic drug, also did not produce any significant cell change in this area of the bra...In a new observational analysis, Risedronate significantly reduced nonvertebral fracture risk
..., the results for risedronate in this analysis are consistent with the early fracture reduction that has been shown for this agent in clinical trials." About the Analysis The retrospective analysis was based on data from a large medical and pharmaceutical managed care claims database. A one-year analysis asse...Area of brain found to play key role in initiating memory storage
...g, Gabriel said. The findings, he added, also are consistent with a theory originally formulated by James L. McGaugh of the University of California at Irvine. The new data, however, show how the theory is implemented in terms of the activity in the brain circuitry.......ells' production of natural antioxidants. This was consistent with previous research suggesting that antioxidants can protect cells from arsenic-induced genetic damage. Close to a million U.S. residents are exposed to unsafe levels of arsenic, especially in the Southwest, says Dr. Hei. And the problem is substa......of substance abuseand violent behavior." The most consistent change affecting the American health care system in the last decade, Rosenheck said, isthe reduction in the availability of inpatient hospital care. "This is especially true in the area of mental health,where there have been reductions of between 30 ...