New self-help technology set to combat eating disorders
...improvements. The CD-ROM proved to be particularly effective in reducing vomiting and laxative abuse. This is i...-and our experience to date is that this can be as effective as seeing a specialist practitioner. Many people feel really ashamed of the symptoms of bulimia such...New studies show mixed results on epilepsy drugs and birth defects
...ere in this range. Penovich noted that maintaining effective epilepsy treatment during pregnancy is crucial. "Seizures can cause fetal distress, and the severe epilepsy state called status epilepticus where attacks occur in rapid succession may cause catastrophic damage to the brain of the fetus," she said. Mo...Simple intervention encourages sun protection behaviors
...h information on sunless tanning alternatives, was effective in encouraging sun protection behaviors in a small...n or nurse of sunless tanning lotion as a safe and effective alternative to UV exposure would induce more individuals to try it. Based on the trends observed in ...Tracking trends in cochlear implant complications using a federal database
...r and interpret sounds and speech) are popular and effective therapy, they remain expensive and require an extensive program of accompanying therapy, according to background information in the article. The researchers suggest that to insure the best outcome from the necessary investment of time and money, pati...Mailman School of Public Health receives Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Center grant
...sure that all smokers are identified and linked to effective treatment, the program: Provides ongoing technical assistance to partnering sites; Provides healthcare provider training on evidence based treatment of tobacco use; Provides resources to clinicians and patients such as self-help materials and ...Storage time and temperature effects nutrients in spinach
...The Penn State researcher noted this action is not effective because the nutrient loss is irreversible. With such a high demand for fresh foods, many people do not give a second thought to alternatives, thinking that fresh food is always more beneficial than canned or frozen foods. "There is also a fallacy th...Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
...sful in future studies, it could lead to new, more effective drugs for treating the disease, they say. The poly... studies that addition of the polymer serves as an effective "decoy" for attracting the circulating beta amyloid proteins away from the neuron-like cells. The re...Patient with drug-resistant form of HIV identified
... developing new drugs, prevention remains the most effective strategy to combat HIV, especially prevention efforts that target high-risk groups, such as men who have sex with men, intravenous drug users, and sex workers and their clients."...Men with severe sleep breathing disorder have higher risk of heart problems
...erity of this disease and cardiovascular risk, but effective treatment with nasal CPAP significantly reduces the cardiovascular outcomes associated with this medical condition. Simple snoring is not a significant cardiovascular risk factor."...Acupuncture relieves pelvic pain during pregnancy
...elieve pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and are effective complements to standard treatment, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. Pelvic girdle pain is a common complaint among pregnant women worldwide, but no cure exists. Researchers in Sweden identified 386 pregnant women with pelvic girdle pa...Costs of antidepressants could have funded effective alternatives
...the early 1990s. Cognitive behaviour therapy is an effective alternative to drugs, but has not been developed for widespread use. Using Department of Health prescribing data, researchers at the University of Bristol estimated the number of patients that could have been treated with cognitive behavioural therap...Invasive pneumonia and antibiotic resistance decreased after childhood vaccine introduced
... study showed just how quickly vaccines can become effective in overcoming antibiotic resistance, but also just how quickly antibiotic resistance can spread when antibiotics are used inappropriately. It will be important to continue combining vaccines with programs that emphasize appropriate use of antibiotic...US life expectancy about to decline, researchers say
...contributory." The researchers predict that unless effective interventions are developed to reduce obesity, children today may live less healthy and shorter lives than their parents. "In addition to the enormous economic costs of obesity, the personal toll is incalculable," Ludwig said. "The rapidly escalating...Benign separation process being advanced for pharmaceutical industry
...hey begin to synthesize the most ideal safe, pure, effective compound or sub-compound into a drug. Despite the concern for safe processes, one of the most chemically benign separation processes has not been available to the drug industry. Now Virginia Tech researchers with support from Procter & Gamble Pharmac...Liverpool to lead 20M Department of Health initiative to develop medicines for children
...ldren Research Network will lead to safer and more effective treatments designed specifically for children. This network will bring together the pharmaceutical industry and the NHS to achieve better development of children's medicines." Rosalind Smyth, Professor of Paediatric Medicine, will become Direc...Doctor suggested cannabis for pain relief, says one in six medicinal users in the UKMUHC study
...end support to the further development of safe and effective medicines based on cannabis" says lead author Dr Mark Ware principal investigator and pain physician at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Pain Centre. People with chronic pain were most likely to use cannabis for medicinal purposes (25 perce...Compound may help prevent diabetes in fast-food fans
...ealth. But further studies are needed to determine effective doses, Yokoyama says. In addition to Yokoyama, other researchers in this study include Qiming Shao and Gerard R. Lazo, also of the Agricultural Research Service; Wei-Shou Hu and Katie Wlaschin, of the University of Minnesota; and Peter M. Nissom and ...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
...ew study shows that such a clinic can be much more effective than a traditional one in improving African American's heart health. Providing health care services in an easily accessible, community environment doubled the success rate of African-American patients achieving blood pressure and cholesterol goals, c...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...ecome addicted. "Right now, there's nothing really effective in getting people off methamphetamine," says Janda, who believes that highly specific methamphetamine antibodies can be made in a laboratory and then used as a clinical treatment for addiction. In theory, antibodies to the drug could be mass produced...Cardiologists underestimate racial and ethnic disparities in care
...creasing patients' self-management skills would be effective and 53 percent felt that expanding health insurance would help. In contrast, fewer than 30 percent of cardiologists felt increasing physician awareness or improving cultural competence of either the health provider or the institution would be useful...