Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
... of the virus that causes chicken pox, and usually develops after someone has a herpes zoster or "shingles" infection in an isolated part of the body. In 10 to 20 per cent of people afflicted with herpes zoster, the pain doesn't go away after the rash disappears. Instead it continues to be felt as a burning ...Flu pandemic coming, US not prepared
... the medical costs and lost earnings of anyone who develops complications due to vaccination or treatment. Require health care workers to be vaccinated. Unfortunately, health care workers caring for sick people often spread patients' infections. To prevent unnecessary deaths and disease, an annual flu vacc...Cancer in patients with hepatitis C
...nesis is a slow process and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma develops after a long influence," say the authors. They suggest that the risk for HCV-related malignancy increases with time of HCV infection. As in many countries, Sweden has had an increase in the incidence of malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in recent year...Stem-cell research hints at better looking cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
...actors will be required to ensure that the implant develops a healthy and lasting blood supply. "Nonetheless, the present approach represents another step toward an alternative tissue engineering approach for soft-tissue augmentation and reconstruction," the researchers reported. Mao's colleagues include Adel...Aetiology of congenital heart disease explained
...congenital heart disease, known as AV heart block, develops when a certain type of antibody is transferred from the mother to the foetus during pregnancy. The antibodies are targeted against endogenous proteins and cause the inflammation and calcification of the foetal cardiac conduction system. One in three ...New way to block pox shows promise in lab study
...fective over time as the constantly mutating virus develops resistance to the drug, Dr. Reinherz explains. "The advantage of targeting signaling pathways is that cells--and the structures that send and receive signals--are far less likely to mutate than viruses themselves, making it improbable that drugs will...Mayo Clinic researchers identify new form of muscular dystrophy in adults
...nd muscle degeneration. This newly identified form develops after age 40 and causes heart muscle damage, limb muscle weakness and nerve damage. The researchers have named the newly defined disorder "zaspopathy" (Zas-PO-path-ee). Some 50,000 Americans have some form of muscular dystrophy, and there are curre...Sildenafil effectively treats enlarged hearts, mouse study shows
...and Yibin Wang, Ph.D. Cardiac hypertrophy commonly develops from high blood pressure, which forces the heart to pump harder to circulate blood throughout the body. According to the latest statistics from the American Heart Association, in 2002, 65 million Americans have high blood pressure (defined as systol...Technology that could double the effectiveness of cancer drugs studied at Yale
...to select an effective treatment because the tumor develops resistance to many drugs. Currently, physicians select a drug and must wait about six months to see whether it is effective on a particular patient. "These two new assays will take the guesswork out of cancer treatment," said lead investigator, Gil M...A site for sore eyes: New target for allergies found under the eyelid
... plays a critical role in how an allergic response develops over a 24-hour period. The University College London (UCL) team hope their discovery will pave the way for new treatments for allergic diseases such as asthma, eczema and hay fever. In a study published today in the online edition of the Journal of ...Substance in urine predicts development of preeclampsia
...hers. Usually, a pregnant woman with preeclampsia develops dangerously high blood pressure and begins excreting protein in the urine. In some cases, the condition may progress to eclampsia, a series of potentially fatal seizures. Although the high blood pressure and seizures can be treated, the only cure f...Study finds heavy drinking linked to higher stroke risk
...mes referred to as a "brain attack," the condition develops when an artery in the brain becomes blocked by a blood clot. There are two types of ischemic stroke: thrombotic, which results from the development of a blood clot within the brain itself, and embolic, which is the result of a clot traveling through ...Veterans in better health than other residents of nursing homes, new test for evaluating tinnitus
...validated for older adults This study develops a method for monitoring physical activity in older adults. Physical activity monitors commercially available have not been validated for older adults. Sixty-eight adults between the ages of 61 and 89 wore accelero-meters on their legs as they complet...Poor response to chemotherapy does not mean poor outcome for patients with rare breast cancer
... 15 percent of all breast cancer cases. The cancer develops in the lobules of the breast, the glands that make... breast milk. Ductal carcinoma, on the other hand, develops in the milk duct vessels that extend from the lobules to the nipple. Overall, use of neoadjuvant che...New test possible aid to overcoming barriers to colon cancer screening
...tests are measured. Typically, colorectal cancer develops slowly over a period of several years, usually beg...inning as a growth of tissue known as a polyp that develops on the lining of the colon or rectum. Most cancerous lesions bleed intermittently, however many pre...Rutgers-Newark researchers link early movement, brain development
...ions and may hold the key to how an infant's brain develops in its earliest stages. In a paper published in the journal Nature, Gyorgy Buzsaki, Professor in Neuroscience, Rustem Khazipov, a Visiting Professor from INSERM, Marseille, France, and their team of researchers contend that critical information may ...Broad-based vaccination of wild mice could help reduce lyme disease risk in humans
... for Lyme disease. One year later, after the larva develops into a nymph, it feeds on a second animal host, possibly a human, infecting that host. Roughly 90 percent of human infections are contracted from nymphal ticks. The researchers' goal was to reduce the level of B. burgdorferi infection in nymphal tick...Novel p53 gene-based therapy boosts immune system and reduces tumor size
...ogen, the independent company that makes the drug, develops biopharmaceutical products designed to induce therapeutic proteins for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Introgen holds a licensing agreement with M. D. Anderson to commercialize products based on licensed technologies, and has the option t...Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease varies by ethnicity
...ome. However, not everyone with metabolic syndrome develops hepatic steatosis, and the condition does not always progress to severe stages. Recent retrospective studies have shown that the prevalence of cirrhosis due to NAFLD may vary by ethnic group. Researchers led by Jeffrey D. Browning of the Universi...Encryption, data hiding and watermarking: Subject of new book by NJIT expert
...igital Multimedia, (Elsevier-Academic Press 2004), develops a theoretical framework for data hiding techniques, including watermarking. Encryption and data hiding are two technologies that play major roles in information security and assurance, Akansu says. A key issue in content-security solutions is the im...