New drug proves helpful for treating long-term insomnia
...aboratory and Insomnia Clinic at Duke. "It greatly extends the period of time that a medication has been definitively shown to help people suffering from insomnia and it establishes that studies of longer-term drug treatment of insomnia are not only feasible but can be safely performed." The research finding......expensive disease," said Dr. Buist. "Our confusion extends to defining who has COPD. Depending on how we define it -- do we ask, 'Has a doctor ever told you that you have?' or base a diagnosis on the presence of chronic cough and sputum or on abnormal lung function -- we can end up with very different preval...Protein identified that may play central role in inflammatory bowel disease
...arge intestine, while in Crohn's, the inflammation extends deep into the lining, usually in the small intestine. Over one million adults and children in the U.S. suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, with about 30,000 new cases diagnosed each year, according to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Americ...Farm worker children under 7 exposed to agricultural and home pesticides
...idential pesticides in farm worker dwellings, this extends previous research on the exposure of this population," Quandt said. All the workers in the 41 tested households spoke Spanish. The researchers found pesticides in 95 percent of all homes sampled. The team had expected to find organophosphates, the ...Surgically placed 'sling' reduces signs of aging in the neck
...in and is positioned beginning behind one earlobe, extends below the jaw and chin and ends behind the other earlobe. The researchers implanted the sling in 100 patients when they underwent various other plastic surgery procedures to rejuventate the neck (including liposuction and skin tightening) between O...Yesterday, today and tomorrow: Mount Sinai researchers are making sense of episodic memory
...g how brain cells can create a representation that extends backward and forward through time. A new study conducted by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine published in the December 18th issue of Neuron begins to unravel the brain activity that underlies concurrent processing of the recent past, ...A pair of discoveries helps unravel complex genetics of inflammatory bowel disease
... Crohn's disease have similar inflammation, but it extends deeper into the intestinal wall and can also involve the small and large intestines. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University, University of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh and the Cleveland Clinic participated in both studies, and researchers fro...UCI receives major grant to study how acupuncture can treat cardiovascular ailments
...sease, hypertension and arrhythmias. The grant extends a previous five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Dr. John Longhurst -- UC Irvine cardiologist and director of the center -- received the grant and will continue leading research into how acupuncture triggers physiological...Hormone found to protect bones
...ssibly in other forms of osteoporosis. The finding extends understanding of the connection between metabolic hormones and bone mass, he said. Previously, Karsenty and his team had demonstrated that leptin, a hormone associated with weight control, affects bone formation through a brain relay....UF professor: Living choices need new terms for aging baby boomers
...tions of leading-edge baby boomers, Golant rightly extends discussion from gloom-and-doom characterization of institutional care to a more-balanced conversation that incorporates the emergent and diverse lifestyles of tomorrow's active elders." Census figures project the U.S. population between 65 and 74 w...Majority of authors retract 1998 Lancet paper-Lancet editor points to implications
...eater care to appreciate that their responsibility extends to all aspects of the public dissemination of the work they print. A collaborative consultation to learn the lessons of this episode deserves to be launched, one that includes members of the autism lay community, clinicians responsible for the care ...Hopkins researchers find MRI useful tool in diagnosing inflammatory bowel diseases in children
... Crohn's disease have similar inflammation, but it extends deeper into the intestinal wall and can also involve the small and large intestines....News tips from the American Heart Association
...factors," the researchers conclude. "This finding extends the deleterious impact of depression on health in general and PCA in particular." 2:45 p.m. PST Abstract #25 Women who are at highest risk have lowest awareness of stroke. An American Heart Association and American Stroke Association survey f...HOW, not just WHAT, we eat affects our health
...e upon Tyne, UK), describes how this understanding extends to both oral disease, particularly dental caries, and to the potential for oral health status to influence dietary choice, resulting in an unhealthy diet, low in fruits and vegetables and high in sugar intakes. One consequence of such dietary changes...Intensive diabetes management yields positive results, according to Pittsburgh project
...a major challenge since the UPMC physician network extends across a radius of 250 miles. Physician education was delivered through a variety of venues including telecommunicated programs for outlying rural practices, regional physician meetings and lectures from the academic endocrine faculty. One of the maj...Are toddlers who can't sleep at higher risk of becoming teens who smoke, drink or do drugs?
... pediatrician or family doctor." The new study extends into early childhood the growing knowledge about how sleep and sleep disorders relate to alcohol use and alcoholism, drug use and abuse, and tobacco use. For instance, alcoholics and non-alcoholic adults often use alcohol to try to help them sleep e...Successful therapy for head and neck cancer may lead to long-term circulatory problems
...hat a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy extends survival in patients with head and neck tumors. However, there is a downside to the treatment, especially radiotherapy. Cellular absorption of ionizing radiation generates toxic free radicals and leads to faulty repair of DNA breaks and cell death....Adding menthol to topical creams for osteoarthritis provides significant pain relief
...hereby reducing the sensation of pain. A new study extends previous research and examines the effects of a topical cream consisting of cetylated fatty acids, along with the addition of menthol, on pain and functional performance in patients with knee osteoarthritis over the course of one week. Additionally,...Migraine with aura, cholesterol increase risk of stroke in women
... high total cholesterol: HDL ratio, and this study extends these findings to women. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 150,000 deaths per year....Hidden cost of depression in seniors: $9 billion in care from spouses, children
... such as depression have an effect on society that extends beyond the patient. This study shows that the impact on families and caregivers is significant in terms of time and cost. The medical community often overlooks these factors when considering the best way to care for patients, but it is vitally import...