Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management
...lution and decimating tropical forests would be an excellent way to help achieve several of the United Nations' 'millennium development goals' at the same time. It also presents an opportunity for the developed world to invest in the African continent, as many promised at the January meeting of the World Econo...Charcoal and forest management could reduce greenhouse gas levels & save lives in Africa
...lution and decimating tropical forests would be an excellent way to achieve several of the United Nation's "millennium development goals," among them reducing child mortality, and ensuring gender equity and environmental sustainability, and to invest in development of the African continent as promised at the 2...UW study shows blacks and Latinos are more satisfied with physicians of the same race
...y three times as likely to rate their physician as excellent than are blacks who prefer a black physician and have a non-black physician (57 percent vs. 20 percent). Though the results were not statistically significant, Latinos who prefer and have a Latino physician rate their physician higher than Latinos wh...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...y three times as likely to rate their physician as excellent than are blacks who prefer a black physician and have a non-black physician (57 percent vs. 20 percent). Though not statistically significant, Latinos who prefer and have a Latino physician rate their physician higher than Latinos who prefer a Latino...OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
...ct. This medication, and others in its class, have excellent oral absorption, which also enhances their appeal as drug candidates. In this research, the scientists gave both normal mice and mice with a cachexia-like syndrome Neurocrine's orally-administered medication that blocks the MC4 receptor in the brain...Acupuncture found to lower elevations in blood pressure
.... "This study suggests that acupuncture can be an excellent complement to other medical treatments, especially for those treating the cardiac system," said Dr. John C. Longhurst, director of the Samueli Center and study leader. "The Western world is waiting for a clear scientific basis for using acupuncture, ...2005 Research in Dental Caries Award
...hers, and practicing dentists and has written many excellent review articles for this purpose, as well as contributing to and editing several textbooks on cariology and caries treatment....University of Manchester awarded 826k for brain science and mental health research
...ccess in the second round is a continuation of our excellent achievements in the first phase of this competition. "These awards recognize that the University of Manchester is in the very top echelons of neuroscience and mental health research in the country. Importantly, all of our projects fuse basic science...New laparoscopic hysterectomy offers quicker recovery time than traditional surgery
...e gives or fear losing sexual function, this is an excellent alternative," Dr. Thompson said. UT Southwestern surgeons are among only a few in Dallas who are using this technology. "Physicians in the women's center are experts in this surgical procedure," said Dr. Karen Bradshaw, director of the Lowe Foundati...Biochemical marker aids prognosis in liver transplant patients
...lude that the study "shows that hyponatremia is an excellent predictor of outcome in patients with advanced cirrhosis and significantly increases the efficacy of MELD to predict waitlist mortality." The work outlined in this news alert was supported by the Foundation for Research and Education in Liver Disease...PENN begins clinical trial of newest technology to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms
...ually. "The STARZ-TX2 trial is groundbreaking and excellent news for patients diagnosed with descending thoracic aortic aneurysms," says Dr. Fairman. "Surgery can be life-threatening for many of these patients and a 'wait-and-see' approach is often not an option because patients are at an increased risk of a...An implanted nerve stimulator helps drop foot sufferers walk faster and better
... device and patients' reactions to it. Feedback is excellent - patients are able to walk better, faster and further, with a more normal gait. Although the device is a world first and is expected to generate a market of 30,000 units a year, the partners first have to explain the benefits to patients and demonst...Boosting HIV screening can increase survival and is cost effective
...neral population, one-time screening could deliver excellent return on investment. "HIV is a severe disease that, left untreated, produces substantial morbidity and mortality," said Paltiel. "It has a long asymptomatic phase, which can be diagnosed using very effective, inexpensive tests. Most importantly, ea...Tiny superconductors withstand stronger magnetic fields
...superconductors. "Our experimental results show an excellent agreement with the theory of pair-breaking perturbations, even at high magnetic fields," said Alexey Bezryadin, a professor of physics at Illinois. "The theory takes into account both spin and orbital contributions." To study this phenomenon, the re...New way to diagnose sciatica may point to a different cause
...rect piriformis syndrome, 82 percent had a good or excellent outcome, based on patients' responses to a standardized outcome questionnaire over a six-year period. "Although sciatica is the most common condition treated by neurosurgeons, piriformis syndrome is not even mentioned in the majority of neurosurgery ...Monkey 'pay-per-view' study could aid understanding of autism
...ns. "So, what we now have with these monkeys is an excellent model for how social motivation for looking is processed in normal individuals. And, it's a model that we can use to explore the neurophysiological mechanisms of those motivations in a way we can't do in humans. For example, we can use drugs that aff...Reviparin effective in reducing risk of death after heart attack
.... "The very high adherence to the protocol and the excellent 30-day follow-up (99.85 percent) provide confidence in the validity of our findings and suggest that it is very unlikely that the current regimen of high-dose GIK is of any material benefit in reducing mortality in patients with STEMI."(JAMA. 2005;29...New method to fix cleft palate shows promise in Mayo Clinic lab study
... through our Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Clinic give excellent results." ...More efficient ways of managing patient flow may benefit Los Angeles County/USC hospital
...g on patient flow improvement. "This will be an excellent way for industrial and systems engineering students to gain hands-on experience," Hall said. "Once our testbed is fully implemented, we will be able to collect real-time data automatically. "In the future, we'd also like to develop a capability to ...Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked 8th in nation by 'Child' magazine
...ur families and we'reglad to show them they are in excellent hands" "This community came forth with unmatched charity and generosity tobuild the best children's hospital possible," said the hospital'snamesake, Monroe Carell Jr., who is a driving force behind thefund-raising efforts to build the new hospital, ...