New first-aid method could prevent brain damage in patients exposed to carbon monoxide
...e blood flow decreased by up to 33% and the oxygen delivered to the brain decreased by up to 20%. Such a decre...essels to the brain and decreases the total oxygen delivered to the brain. Researchers think that the small amount of carbon dioxide in the oxygen counteracts th...Surveys find chronic conditions a widespread concern
...tions. Changes in how medical care is financed and delivered are necessary to respond to these concerns," said Dr. Anderson....Contact lenses that dispense prescription drugs
...aucoma could one day be treated by pharmaceuticals delivered through contact lenses. Chemical engineers from the University of Florida say they've been able to make soft contact lenses containing tiny embedded particles that slowly release drugs directly where they're needed. The research was presented today a...Improved molecular beacons show promise for cancer detection, rapid viral diagnosis
...reventing fluorescent emission from the dye. When delivered into cells, the beacons seek out matching sequences in genetic material known as messenger RNA (mRNA). If the beacons encounter and bind with their specific mRNA targets, Watson-Crick base-pairs holding the dye and quencher together break, allowing ...Rice uses buckyballs to reinvent 'antibiotic of last resort'
...is still in the spore form." Weaponized anthrax is delivered in spores, a dormant form in which the disease is encased in a rugged shell. Once the spore finds its way into a living host, it germinates and becomes active. Wilson said vancomycin can attack anthrax only after it germinates. However, having the ab...Non-drug, treatment for hypertension gets further physiological backing in AHA's Hypertension Primer
...believe that significant blood pressure reductions delivered by RESPeRATE TM may be explained at least in part by the reduced sympathetic outflow caused by the device's low frequency respiratory pacing technology, leading to the reduction of peripheral resistance and sensitization of the arterial baroreflex."...MIT, hospital begin cancer trials
...n in the neutron beam is broken into two sessions, delivered on consecutive days. Dr. Paul M. Busse of Beth Israel Deaconess and Harvard Medical School calls NCT promising. "We are encouraged by our clinical results thus far and also by those of our colleagues in Europe and Japan," he said. "The new [facility]...Patients find answers about lab tests at Lab Tests Online
...line. All responses from the consumer network are delivered via email and handled confidentially. Clinical laboratory scientists with expertise in each area of the laboratory, including Chemistry, Hematology/Coagulation, Blood Banking, Immunology, and Microbiology, help individuals understand the meaning and ...Cedars-Sinai Medical tipsheet for July 2003
...ns surviving. Those who did survive were typically delivered prematurely, resulting in a higher risk of severe health challenges and lengthy stays in neonatal intensive care units. RAPIDLY RISING NUMBERS OF OBESE, UNFIT CHILDREN RESULTING IN PRECIPITOUS JUMP IN TYPE 2 DIABETES IN THE YOUNG Baby fat may be cu...New technique lowers CT radiation dose for children
...the CT computer. Recently, the CT radiation dose delivered to pediatric patients has come under scrutiny, as ...ll responded to this, and the newer scanners being delivered today generally have automatic procedures for reducing dose in smaller patients," he said. "As olde...Fast-acting ebola vaccine protects monkeys
...or important Ebola antigens. The monkeys were then delivered to USAMRIID where they were injected with an Ebola virus strain obtained from a fatally infected person from the former Zaire in 1995. The single vaccine injection completely protected all eight animals against Ebola infection, even those who receiv...Stanford research shows targeted DNA vaccine may reverse autoimmune disease
...Steinman's lab to create a tolerizing vaccine that delivered four of the targeted proteins. To make an effective delivery vehicle, they put the DNA sequence that encoded the proteins into a circular piece of DNA called a plasmid, creating a DNA vaccine. When these engineered plasmids were injected, they produc...Study shows pharmacist-physician partnership reduces health care costs, bad drug interactions
...vices. The study, which judges the quality of care delivered by pharmacists, is the first to use the same quality-assurance process physicians employ. "Not only did patients, pharmacists, physicians and other health care providers work together to identify and resolve an average of 2.3 drug therapy problems p...Hypnosis doesn't improve pain relief strategies
...ve different behavioral treatments for finger pain delivered under hypnotic and non-hypnotic conditions. Treatments included imagining a pain-protective glove, relaxing various muscle groups, picturing a warm summer day and reciting statements like: "I'll make the pain less severe when it comes." While all fi...From diagnostic tool to cancer therapy
...dy because the greatest amount of radioactivity is delivered straight to the tumour cells with relatively little of it affecting healthy tissues. The tissue most sensitive to radiation is the bone marrow. If it is damaged, the patient can develop leukaemia. The maximum amount of radiation acceptable damages ...Two to receive American Academy of Ophthalmologys Distinguished Service Award
...e regarded as landmark contributions. Dr. Gass has delivered more than 30 named lectureships, including the Academy's Jackson Memorial Lecture. He also has received numerous awards, such as the Lucien Howe Medal of the American Ophthalmologic Society, the Award of Merit from the Retina Research Foundation of t...Finding of heart drug interaction suggests path to more effective treatment
...ained. These receptors control the amount of blood delivered to the tissues of the body in response to environmental situations such as exercise or stress. In heart failure patients, chronic stress leads the body to produce an excess of adrenaline, over-stimulating beta-adrenergic receptors to further weaken t...UNC study shows Internet offers youths easy way to buy cigarettes
...f the 11- to 15-year-olds when the cigarettes were delivered to their homes. In nearly 97 percent of orders pai...e came from Federal Express and an unknown company delivered a package from the British Virgin Islands. Only one package was clearly labeled as tobacco products,...Video game used for study of human navigation
...or passengers who appeared in random locations and delivered them to designated stores. "Our findings provide the first glimpse at the visually based neural code used by humans to form spatial maps of their environment and navigate from location to location," said neurosurgeon Dr. Itzhak Fried, who is profess...The Passionate Mind: Oct. 9-11 Utah Symposium in Science & Literature
...onstruction of Self." Keynote lectures will be delivered in the Gould Auditorium atthe university's Marriott Library: -- "The Body in Question" by poet Jorie Graham at 7 p.m. MDTThursday Oct. 9. -- "Emotion, Feeling, and Identity: The Brain View" byneurologist Antonio Damasio at 7 p.m. MDT Friday O...