Policy Methods For Eliminating Child Labor
...ery low. To escape hunger and deprivation, parents find work for their children. But if the government decrees that children cannot work, the demand for adult labor should rise, assuming that adults can do the work the children were doing. With this increased demand for labor comes an increase in wages, w......mine the affect of ageon the finding. "We want to find out whether children with ADHD have the sameabnormalities present in adults, or whether developmental changes in brainfunction influence the progression of the disorder," says Ernst. The researchers also plan to examine the role of gender sin...International Study Finds Statins Raise Good Cholesterol, Wake Forest Physician Reports
...ffects of a statin on low HDL,nor did we expect to find that there was a differential effect betweensimvastatin and atorvastatin," Crouse said. Patients in the study got one of four treatments: 40 milligrams or 80milligrams of simvastatin (Zocor, manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc.). or 20milligrams...Tiny Pellets Could Deliver Alzheimer's Drugs
... small in the volume of a human brain. "We have to find a way of delivering locally large concentrations of NGF to a larger zone by protecting it from the normal mechanisms of clearance in the brain so that it would be able to migrate further and have activity on a larger scale." Cornell researcher Belc...Cedars-Sinai Medical News Tips
...rail for coronary bypass surgery orangioplasty may find relief through a new laser procedure calledPercutaneous Transluminal Myocardial Revascularization (PTMR), which ispresently in phase II clinical trials at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Interviews: Norman Lepor, M.D., Principal Investigator, and patien......sured serotonin in platelets, and was surprised to find that plateletserotonin increased much more, an effect that could only have resulted from MAOinhibition. Ulus then confirmed this action in lungs and other tissues in rats. Maher has no commercial associations related to fenfluramines orphent...University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Researchers Awarded Grant To Fight Leukemia Recurrence
...ything we can do that represents a newapproach, we find appealing."...New Data Show Evista Reduces Spinal Fractures
...e in the Evista group), although mostwomen did not find these events serious enough to discontinue therapy. A rarebut serious side effect is blood clots in the veins, which occurred in clinicaltrials at a rate similar to that reported in women receiving long term estrogenreplacement therapy. Evista is con...Better Survival For Women With Breast Cancer -New Evidence On Chemotherapy
...e Imperial Cancer Research Fund is working hard to find new answers to breastcancer and currently spends more than 5 million a year on research into thedisease. Along with other organisations concerned with the breast cancer,Imperial Cancer is dedicating October to raising awareness of, and further fundsf...Electronic Nose Inspects Cheese, Hints At Human Sense Of Smell
... Jou, a graduate student, decided to find out whether the devices really work. Compared to the senses of sight, hearing, and touch, scientists know relatively little about how humans smell and taste. ...Penn State Chemist Identifies New Lime Aroma Component
...ell," sheexplains. "We then dilute the mixtures to find out whether the aroma changes." Chisholm, who received the 1998 Behrend Council of Fellows FacultyResearch Award, adds that the project is an excellent tool for educating andtraining students who learn to apply their analytical skills as well...Exercise Can Help To Exorcise Stroke Risk
...ercent reduction in stroke risk. "Not only did we find that physical activity is associated with reduced risk ofstroke, but also we have some ideas as to how much and what type of activitymight work best," says the study's lead author, I-Min Lee, M.D., Sc.D., of theHarvard School of Public Health. "This ......this practice has beencontroversial. We wanted to find out if this strategy worked to get people atrisk for HIV infection to come in earlier for testing and care," said principalinvestigator Andrew Bindman, MD, director of the UCSF Primary Care ResearchCenter at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Cen...Pairing Two Drugs With Angioplasty May Offer Best Success In Treating Heart Attacks
...ent in the Emergency Department) was undertaken to find the fastest andsafest way to open clogged arteries in a patient experiencing a heart attack. Itwas conducted in 61 hospitals with 305 patients from the U.S., Germany, Italy,Spain and Australia. SPEED was funded by Centocor and Eli Lilly, manufacturer...Duke Physicians: Clinicians Have Ethical Obligation To Consider Alternative Medicine
...thin the scope of the ethics of their practice, to find a wayto bridge the gap between their reliance on conventional practice and theirpatients' needs, Sugarman said. In approaching the issue, the authors assumed that practitioners ofalternative medicine have the patient's best interest at heart ...Setbacks To Health Progress In Central America
...f this disaster. "Sometimes in a crisis we have to find the opportunity," Dr. Roses said."Everything we build as a result of this disaster-- all the water and sanitationsystems, health centers, hospitals, transport and communicationsinfrastructure-- must use the lessons of Mitch and be built more solidly,...Substance Discovered That Induces Hair Follicle Formation In The Mature Skin Cells Of Mice
...thout danger of unwanted side-effects. "If we can find a way to transiently express beta-catenin in these skin cells, just until new follicles are established, and then turn it off, we may be able to prevent tumor formation and still allow hair follicles to form," says Fuchs. The flip side of this, she ...Now Is Time To Design Brain-Saving Drugs Specifically For Children, UCSF Neurologist Says
...es to brain disorders, the standard method used to find a drug forchildren is upside down, says Donna Ferr...designed for adults and tested on them. Studies to find out if thedrug can be used for children usually are limited to finding the right,scaled-down child-s...A New Era In Newborn Screening
...e positive results. Dr.Levy emphasizes the need to find ways to introduce the new technology. Headvocated alliances of health departments with newborn screening programs, andreplacement of the current state-by-state approach with a regional approach toensure full benefits from "one of the most important ...Maternal Tissue Typing Could Improve Selection Of Kidney Transplant Donors
... the risk of transplant rejection, surgeons try to find donors who are genetically similar to the recipient. The best outcomes are achieved when the donor is the identical twin of the individual who needs a transplant. In the absence of an identical twin, other siblings, such as th...