Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
...redient and degree of learning. The standard dose during most of the study was 50 mg/kg. However, one sub-group of animals was assigned to receive EGb 761 in doses of 100 mg/kg followed by 200 mg/kg, interspersed with periods when they performed tasks while receiving no extract. Results showed that a...Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
...ntions in the field of cancer therapy made by Duke during the term of the agreement. Targon will have a period of exclusive review for such inventions. Both parties hope that Targon's early and exclusive review of new technologies will lead to additional interactions between Duke and Targon and to rapid dev...Researchers Study 'Natural' Screen For Cancer
...dge of where and how they aim laser surgical tools during eye surgery. CONTACT: Andrew Rawicz, 604-291-3819 Marianne Meadahl, media/pr, 604-291-4323...Study Finds Incidence Of Stroke Over 40 Percent Higher Than Previously Stated Figures
...ation, Dr. Broderick and his colleagues found that during 1993 theincidence rate of stroke was 1.6 times gre...oke among the white population ofRochester, Minn., during 1985-1989. In the new study, the incidence rate was determined by counting thenumber of fir...Heart Attack Survivors Can Lower Stroke Risk By Taking Cholesterol-Lowering Drug, Study Says
...tatin and76 on placebo) suffered confirmed strokes during the median follow-up period offive years. The data showed a 32 percent lower risk for the drug group. A totalof 216 people (92 on pravastatin and 124 on placebo) suffered either a stroke orTIA, a risk reduction of 27 percent for those getting pravas......ntrol and Prevention's Center forHealth Statistics during 1995. The results show that 19.1 percent of theparticipating physicians counseled their patients about physical activity; 22.8counseled their patients about diet and 10.4 percent counseled their patientsabout weight reduction. Smokers were direct......ety of Actuaries' (SOA)session, 8-11 a.m. Feb. 17, during the 1998 Annual Meeting of the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science, Feb. 12-17, Philadelphia. Thesession, entitled "Social Security in NAFTA Countries: What if People StopDying?", presented the results and an overview of the SOA projec...Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic Threatens Developing Countries, Global Economy
...scular disease epidemic in thedeveloping countries during those same decades has received little attention,"says Reddy. People in developing countries die from cardiovascular disease at younger agesthan those in industrialized societies. In 1990 nearly 47 percent ofcardiovascular disease deaths in develop...Enhancing Night Visibility Using UV Technology To Be Tested On Virginia Tech's Smart Road
...dlights, can double a driver's visibility distance during wet night roadconditions." Preliminary tests have shown that ultraviolet headlights, similar to"black lights" popular in the 60's and 70's, allow drivers to see up to 30percent farther at night and increase the visibility of pedestrians. The...A Good Night's Sleep Is Possible At High Altitudes
...ges in the saturation levels of oxygen in the body during sleep, without altering the overall mean oxygen saturation. Contact: Dr Gerald Dubowitz, Expedition Medical Officer, British Mount Everest Medical Expedition, The Pinfold, Hyssington, Montgomery, Powys, Walesemail: HRA@aidpost.mos.com.np...Deaths Related To Intrapartum Asphyxia - Is There A Problem With Prevention?
...he time of delivery present themselves differently during the night. Contact: John Spencer, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex...Do Deaths Of Babies From Birth Asphyxia Vary Depending On When They Are Born?
...although rare, seem to be more common at night and during months when annual leave is popular, suggest Stewa...ision by senior staff may be required at night and during summer months, Contact: Dr Patrick Cartlidge, Senior Lecturer in Child Health, Department of Child...Study Finds Aspirin Does Not Prevent High-Risk Cases Of Preeclampsia
...rm birth,being small for gestational age, or dying during birth. "We conclude that aspirin should not be given to prevent preeclampsia inwomen with pregestational insulin-treated diabetes, chronic hypertension,multifetal gestation, or preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy," the authorswrote.......s and totalestimated health costs for each patient during that time period.Results found no significant difference related to physician payment and patientcosts and utilization. "This study penetrated to the level of how the medical group compensated theindividual physician," Conrad noted. "Because of th...Exercise, Classroom Instruction Cut Kids' Cholesterol, Study Finds
...so-called "bad" cholesterol, dropped by 10 percent during the program. Children who participated in either the exercise or the classroominstruction arms of the program also showed drops in cholesterol, but not asmuch, said Dr. Joanne S. Harrell, professor of nursing and principalinvestigator. HDL, o...Effects Of 15% Oxygen On Breathing Patterns And Oxygenation In Infants
...o reported cases of sudden infant deaths occurring during flight. Assuming that infants account for one in ...idence to indicate that it is unsafe for it to fly during its first year. Contact: Professor Anthony Milner, Professor of Neonatology, United Medical and Dent...First Trimester Screening For Down Syndrome Possible, NICHD-Funded Study Finds
... Currently, screening for Down syndrome takesplace during the second trimester of pregnancy and involves testing for alpha-fetoprotein, unconjugated estriol, as well as human chorionicgonadotropin. This study extends screening to the first trimester. Women with abnormal levels of these substance...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
...rgo angioplasty and have a cardiac stent implanted during the procedure.Fifteen cases of ticlopidine-associated TTP were found in these patients, almostalways presenting with acute onset of stroke-like symptoms, which facilitatedthe recognition of this life-threatening complication. Nonetheless, about onefi...Higher Prices Won't Stop Teenage Smokers
...s to study the impact of taxes on smoking behavior during exactly the time in adolescence when most smokers start their habit," says Mathios. The researchers' findings were at variance with previous studies that have found that price hikes do in fact curb teen-age smoking. However, says Mathios, most of t...Successful Cancer Therapy May Doom Later Treatments To Failure
...s inside the mouse's body to represent whathappens during metastasis. Working with hormone-dependent tumors, theresearchers induced the tumors to shrink by cutting off their supply ofhormones. The researchers found that pore size varied among the six tumor types -- forexample, mouse breast tumors had much b...