Substance abuse increases in New York City in aftermath of September 11th
...stitute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), says, By helping to define the demographic and situational characteristics that were associated with increased alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use following the traumatic events of September 11th, this research will help us to design more effective substance abuse treatment ...New guidelines for managing women with abnormal pap smears
...idelines haveincorporated the new technologies and define for the practicing clinician both when to--and when not--to use them. One of the important recommendations in the guidelines addresses women with the most common type of abnormal Pap test, an inconclusive result referred to ......es she developed and interviews. She and her team define "quality of life" as subjective well-being. Only the patient can make the judgement; the same situation can be perceived quite differently by different patients. Dr. Cohens research examines not only the physical, psychological and social aspect of w...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for May (second issue)
...o use quantitative methodologies tomore completely define the T cell responses of pulmonary transplant recipients. Theydiscovered that there are very distinct CD4+ T cell profiles between lung transplant recipientswith OB and those with no evidence of rejection. The authors note that an expanded number of...GlaxoSmithKline Drug Discovery and Development Award 2002
...For purposes of the award program, the judges will define "drug discovery and development" as one or more of the following: The development of an assay against a novel and specific HIV target. Screening of compounds against an established assay. Pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo potency and toxicology...UCSD faculty elected to membership in prestigious professional organizations
...member of the Institute of Medicine, he has helped define the intracellular pathways for insulin and growth factor action, and helped develop insulin-sensitizing drugs that are now standard therapies for Type II diabetes....Early promise of simple test for diagnosing malignant hyperthermia
...large numbers in a multicentre trial are needed to define sensitivity and specificity before this test can allow a definite diagnosis of susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia....Non-traditional roles may boost risk of heart disease and death
...hers used the Karaseks Job Demand Control model to define occupational stress/strain. The model has been widely tested in research and combines epidemiological views on the relationship between work demands and health complaints with studies on job satisfaction and motivation. For analysis, psychosocial va...New patient survey puts a human face on overcoming depression
...oming depression, according to the first survey to define treatment success through the eyes of people with depression. Nearly one-third of people who achieved virtual elimination (remission) of their depression symptoms said the strongest indicator that they were able to go on and live depression-free was...Lack of awareness of acute stroke symptoms and treatment
...ors. Less than half of respondents could correctly define a stroke. While nearly all survey respondents recognized paralysis as a symptom of stroke, several other symptoms, such as the inability to articulate thoughts into words, visual loss, and numbness or tingling were far less commonly recognized. We ...Mayo Clinic researchers find significant renal artery stenosis among hypertensive patients
...y should be considered in these patients to better define their risk of cardiovascular complications. Charan...dergoing diagnostic coronary angiography to better define cardiovascular risk for the individual patient. Patients with renal artery stenosis deserve close fo...Psychologists hunt for new ways to detect precursors to Alzheimer's Disease
...disease. They also hope that research will better define cognitive asymmetry and raise the predictive power of cognitive profiling in AD to minimize false positives. Jacobson et al. comment that genotype (carrying a certain allele, or type of gene, associated with AD) is consistently a more accurate predi...NIAAA steps up search for brain mechanisms of alcohol abuse, alcoholism
... initiative funded at approximately $50 million to define the brain circuits and mechanisms that underlie behavioral responses to chronic and excessive alcohol consumption. The multidisciplinary Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA) will integrate research knowledge from animal and human ...First-of-its-kind study of vascular dementia patients taking ARICEPT presented at AAGP meeting
... en Neurosciences (AIREN).The NINDS-AIREN criteria define VaD as cognitive decline involving memory loss, as well as impairment in at least two other cognitive domains that interfere with activities of daily life. These domains include orientation, attention, language-verbal skills, coordination, calculati...Medical experts unite to raise awareness of risk, threat of blood clots
...irst step in establishing a nationwide database to define the standard of care for patients with DVT. DVT is often a silent illness that can go unrecognized because of its minimal symptoms, but as medical professionals, we have to keep the possibility of blood clots on our radar screens, said Dr. Goldhaber.......en Neurosciences (AIREN). The NINDS-AIREN criteria define VaD as cognitive decline involving memory loss, as well as impairment in at least two other cognitive domains that interfere with activities of daily life. These domains include orientation, attention, language-verbal skills, coordination, calculati...First report on sublethal effects of smoke available from NIST
...first progress report of a multiyear initiative to define what is known about these sublethal effects of smoke. Richard Gann of NISTs Building and Fire Research Laboratory and project director said, Fire risk and hazard analyses that underestimate smoke effects can result in less-than-the-intended degree of...Lack of trained staff and technical support exposes patients to increased risk of cancer progression
... malignant (or benign) abnormalities. To precisely define the intracranial target, an MRI scan is made with the same stereotactic frame and fused with the CT-scan. The treatment plan is worked out with computers to determine the direction of the beam and time of radiation exposure. Teleconferencing has be...UT Southwestern receives $1.7 million grant to study effects of long-term space travel on the heart
...ace Station Mir," he said. "Our goal is to clearly define the clinical manifestations of cardiac atrophy during long-duration space flight and obtain information that may provide insight into the risk for cardiac arrhythmias." This condition may be a significant limiting factor for extended space missions, ......cal Center, Hershey, PA. The NHLBI Guidelines define mild-to-moderate persistent asthma as asthma that produces daily symptoms and/or nocturnal symptoms more than five times a month and/or requires medicines to reduce symptoms every day....