Delays in test result reviewing common
CHICAGO Delays in reviewing test results are common, and many physicians are not satisfied with how they are able to manage test results, according to an article in the November 8 issue of , one of the JAMA/Archives journals....... According to the article, failure to follow up with patients about their test results is a patient safety and malpractice concern, and lack of timely follow-up can j...Examining motivational interviewing in drug abuse therapy
A study designed to assess the usefulness of a single session of motivational interviewing in drug abuse treatment showed that the single session of the psychotherapy technique had no effect on drug use outcomes. However, results of a subsequent analysis suggest that the therapist may have pressed for change before the individual was ready....... Motivational interviewing is designed to strengthe...Popular chewing gum eliminates bacteria that cause bad breath
Chewing gum may just be the latest in a growing list of functional foods....... Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that Big Red -- the popular cinnamon-flavored chewing gum made by Wrigley's -- reduced bacteria in the mouth that cause bad breath....... The finding was presented at the recent annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research. ...... G...Intervention program helps reduce television viewing in preschool children
CHICAGO Preschool children who participated in an intervention program that encouraged reading and eating dinner together as a family, watched less television than their peers who did not participate in the program, according to an article in the February issue of The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.... ...According to information in the article, w...Restricting TV viewing at home may only lead teens to watch favorite programs at friends' homes
COLUMBUS, Ohio Teenagers who say their parents restrict... their television viewing of certain programs are likely to watch the... restricted shows at friends' houses, a study suggests.... ... These teens also reported less positive attitudes toward their... parents, according to the research.... ......Imatinib shows early promise against Ewings sarcoma
Imatinib mesylate, also known as Gleevec, is showing early signs of promise in preclinical trials against Ewing's sarcoma, a bone tumor in children and adolescents. In a study in the November 20 issue of the , treatment with imatinib induced cell death in all Ewing's sarcoma cell lines tested and substantial tumor shrinkage in mice. ...... Imatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has produc...Hormone replacement therapy reviewing the evidence
A rapid review article in this week's issue of THE LANCET weighs up the current evidence for the health outcomes of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use. The review--which includes data from the recently published Womens Health Initiative (WHI) study--provides consistent evidence to refute the widely held view that HRT may be protective against coronary heart disease. The review also points to t...Dartmouth hosts International Ewing's Sarcoma Symposium
Hanover, N.H. From April 21-23, Dartmouth will host cancer specialists from around the world to discuss the second most common type of bone cancer, Ewing's sarcoma. At this 2nd International Symposium dedicated to this topic, researchers will share the latest news about the disease itself, how it's detected, and the options for treatment. ...... Dartmouth Medical Schools Norris Cotton Cancer Ce...NYU/U. Rochester team find neurons in visual cortex adapt to images within .5 seconds of viewing
.When you gaze out of a train, the scenery appears to move even after the train.has stopped. Vision researchers have generally dismissed this type of.after-affect as a perceptual glitch that happens only after extended viewing of.particular types of images. But now a team of NYU/U.Rochester neuroscientists.have found that such after-affects may occur constantly and may be a critical.part of nor...