Cardiovascular Costs, Deaths Projected To Rise In 1998
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...om the standpoint of health,"says McEwen, "what is even more important than how we feel about thestressful events in our lives is how our bodies react in terms of the stresshormones they produce." Stressful life events - whether the loss of a loved one, divorce orjob loss - as well as the daily wear and...Researchers Finding May Boost Effectiveness Of Anti-HIV Drugs
...ions. Not all patients do so well on thedrugs. And even in those patients for whom anti-HIV therapy is very effective --whose blood levels of HIV drop to undetectable levels using very sensitivetechniques -- studies have shown that when they stop taking the drugs, the viruscomes back. That means there mus...Should Drugs Be Used In The Treatment Of Obesity: A Point-Counterpoint Discussion
...igh their potential medical risks.Bray argues that even modest drug induced weight loss reducesobesity complications (hypertension, coronary disease,diabetes), while Hirsch argues for a moratorium until drugscan be better targeted to specific causes of obesity yet tobe defined.To see a full text version o...Organ Rejection Drug Also Shows Promise For The Treatment Of Kidney Disease
...wmonths, some patients showed dramatic improvement even when the dosage of theirtraditionalsteroid medicat...ods, suffer serioustoxicities of cytotoxicdrugs or even relapse when effective medications are withdrawn. The report's other authors were Michael J. C...Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
... group have foundthat platelets continue to clump, even when aspirin blocks thromboxaneformation. The res...response toaspirin." Sixteen percent had clumping even though the red blood cells were notpresent. "This latter group may be more thrombosi...Researchers Study 'Natural' Screen For Cancer
...tance intensifies onareas where cancer is present, even in its earliest stages. "Tumors are greedy...re,and tend to accumulate more of the hypericin -- even 10 times more than normalcells -- so once it is absorbed, we can illuminate the patient in a dark ro...... United States and Canada isrelatively immune from even the largest increase in human life span predicted byexperts, a recent study concluded. However, while experts believe life span willcontinue to lengthen and there will be larger populations of the elderly, thereis much discrepancy about the predicted...Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic Threatens Developing Countries, Global Economy
...cular disease death and disability numbers rise at even more alarmingrates than those predicted on the bas...umption of tobacco rising in developing countries, even as itfalls in industrialized nations, tobacco control is seen as the highest publichealth priority. ...Radon, Especially In Combination With Smoking, Contributes To Lung Cancer Deaths
...- Smokers who are exposed to radon appear to be at even greater risk for lung cancer, because the effects ...cuts the risk in half. Radon might pose some risk even at very low levels, the committee said. No evidence exists that shows a threshold of exposure below...Enhancing Night Visibility Using UV Technology To Be Tested On Virginia Tech's Smart Road
... dimly lit restaurant.Phosphates in detergents and even toothpaste are responsible for clothing andsmiles that glow in dark discos. But you probably never suspected that thetechnology present in those wild posters in your room -- or your children'srooms -- could lead to safer driving. Prototype ...MIT Solution To Math Problem Could Lead To Better Dental Implants, More Resistance To Missiles
...h was so excited about thework that it licensed it even before one of the patents was filed. A NEW INSTRUMENT After developing the theory, the researchers wanted to test it viacomputer simulations and experiments. The simulations confirmed their results,but experiments were impossible. The standa...Chemist Turns To Self-Assembly To Create New Drugs
...dramatically when chemists can peruse thousands or even millionsof candidates. Currently technicians and customized robots searchfor potent new drugs by systematically pairing up chemicals intest tubes, meaning days and days of repetitive lab work to buildup a database of compounds; then they fish out the...Setting Prescribing Budgets In General Practice
...ariability of prescribing costs between practices, even when local factors are accounted for. She concludes that it is theoretically possible for health authorities to identify a range of bands within which a practice's prescribing costs should fall and calls for a pilot study to test the feasibility of ...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
...at distractingconsumer attention and evoking fear, even intimidation. These can include thethreat of sending a bill to a collection agency if payment is not made promptlyor the threat to increase the charges. One hospital customer servicerepresentative told the researchers, "Patients are informed that aud...X-ray Microscope Designed To Study Jet Engine Components Now Probes Tooth Dentin
...gy used at UCSF and LawrenceLivermore, provides an even closer view. Researchers test the strength andstiffness of dentin by pushing the very atoms and molecules apart and using thedevice to observe how they respond. Researchers want to understand the structure and properties of dentin inorder to f...Diuretics And Beta-Blockers Are Best Drugs To Combat High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
...retics and beta-blockers, may lower blood pressure even better. This study, coordinated by a hypert...imen efficacy, and it is statistically significant even after we correct for age, race and geographic region." The study involved veterans receiving...Increased Public Access To Defibrillation Could Prove Potentially Cost-Effective And Life-Saving
...nd $30,000." According to the researchers, even though a standard EMS system has alower cost per patient, PAD is still an economically viable solution and itseffects are likely to be additive to the results of a standard EMS system. Implementation of PAD by members of the public cost $44,000 per a...Protecting Breast Feeding From Breast Milk Substitutes
...itive public opinion towards breast feeding may be even more crucial. He says that training midwives and doctors in lactation counselling (including guidance for HIV positive mothers); breast feeding advertisements; an extension of the baby friendly hospital initiative and financial support for advocacy ...Successful Cancer Therapy May Doom Later Treatments To Failure
...n a neat and orderly array. And to make navigation even more difficult, the blood flowing through them is highlyviscous -- more like sludge than water. Blood vessels surrounding tumors are also known to be very leaky in some areas but not in others. It was only recently with the development of his...