Chronic fatigue patients show lower response to placebos
...in specialist settings or self-help groups "have a firm conviction that their illness is of physical origin" and thus would have little faith in psychiatric/psychological treatments. This finding supports the idea that the placebo response is greatly influenced by patients' expectations of improvement. Ac...CK2 protein sustains colon cancer cells by sabotaging ability to commit suicide
...c in Memphis and is also working with a commercial firm to develop treatments for solid tumors based on her St. Jude work. Other authors of the article are Leslie Douglas and Addison Delaney (St. Jude)....Best treatment for mild or moderate depression unclear
...of mild or moderate depression are unclear because firm evidence is lacking, claim doctors in this week's BMJ . The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) provides clear guidance on the treatment of moderate to severe depression, but what is less clear is the appropriate treatment for mild to ...Canadian neurologist wins highest award as American Stroke Association honors five
...ed by an educational grant from the pharmaceutical firm Boehringer Ingelheim. Marler is associate director of clinical trials for the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS) and is recognized for leading major clinical trials resulting in more effective drug treatment of stroke. ...Clinical trial of Etanercept for Wegener's disease shows no benefit
... of malignancies observed is too small to draw any firm conclusions," noted Stone. "There is certainly the potential for interaction between TNF inhibitors and cyclophosphamide - a drug known to cause several types of cancer. This potential association bears further scrutiny," said Stone. Other cent...'Temp doctors' choose career for flexibility, easier lifestyle
...physicians is not known for sure, one LT placement firm estimated that 15 percent of all physicians worked locum tenens sometime during their career in 2000, up from 4 percent in 1987 nearly a four-fold increase. Alonzo and Simon surveyed 776 physicians who worked at least one assignment with CompHealth,...Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
...ca and Bucuvalas, Inc. (SRBI), a national research firm specializing in health issues. A national sample of 41,433 households was screened to generate households with a child four to 18 years of age with current asthma. The survey included 801 in-depth telephone interviews with parents or caregivers of ...Policy-makers should enhance selection process for Presidential S&T appointments
...tee that wrote the report and a partner at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, D.C., who served in Congress for 21 years. "To address the challenges of the 21st century, we need solid leadership and advice in scientific, medical, and technical areas -- and certainly well-grounded scientific ...'Science of better' convenes operations researchers in Denver
...rch (OR) into the decision making structure of the firm to tackle issues such as global manufacturing site location and sourcing, inventory management, supply chain design, and strategic decision making. Since being a finalist in an earlier INFORMS competition, Procter & Gamble's Global Analytics organiza...Flu crisis need not cost lives
...ief scientific officer of Crucell, a Dutch biotech firm that is making a new-generation flu vaccine with Aventis. "This sort of thing just can't continue."...Mobile phone use and acoustic neuroma
... need to be confirmed in additional studies before firm conclusions can be drawn. Other centers within the INTERPHONE study where a sufficient number of long term mobile phone users can be included primarily the Nordic will contribute valuable data. This Swedish study, and eventually other INTERPHONE re...Blacks report better sexual, urinary function after prostate surgery than whites
...y 44 percent of African-American men had erections firm enough for sexual intercourse; only about 22 perce... underwent prostatectomy reported having erections firm enough for sexual intercourse, more than 54 percent of them reported sexual function as a moderate-t...Latest Public Policy & Aging Report forecasts possible US labor shortage
...twald, founder of the San Francisco-based research firm Age Wave, and Tamara Erickson and Bob Morrison of The Concours Group consulting firm focus their analysis on the effects on employers and managers. They see a need for both more flexibl...Taking apart a hurricane: Multi-sensor Envisat sees through Frances
...height products are also distributed by the French firm Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS), and can reveal sea surface features related to the presence of hurricanes. Envisat results to be revealed Launched in March 2002, ESA's Envisat satellite is an extremely powerful means of monitoring the st...UW to lead most comprehensive study of air pollution and cardiovascular disease
...results from the new study should also form a very firm foundation for the most appropriate public health actions, including government regulation of air quality. "You could look at those previous studies and say it's as simple as 'Shouldn't we just have less pollution?' In a sense it is really that sim...Nanoshells cancer treatment proves effective in first animal test
... have licensed the technology to the Houston-based firm Nanospectra Biosciences Inc., which will obtain the necessary approvals and funding for human trials."....... With regard to intelligence gathering, BAT's law firm reported to BAT on the daily activities of depository visitors to BAT. Despite assurances to the contrary, these depository visitor reports show that BAT apparently tracked the database searches of a visitor. The company also tracked the physical mov...Spinal disc repair start-up orthonics receives funding from Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC
...he U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The investment firm has been following Boyan's work for several years. "Barbara Boyan's reputation and credibility in this technology made this investment attractive to us," said Marc Viscogliosi, a principal and co-founder of Viscogliosi Brothers. "We are very pleas...Physicians have mixed opinions about consumer-targeted pharmaceutical ads
...ng colleagues from Harvard University and research firm Harris Interactive, published a study of patient experiences with DTCA, concluding that such advertisements could lead to valuable discussions with physicians and finding no adverse long-term effects. As a followup, the researchers developed a surve......search in Latin America. "It is the Network's firm belief that promoting knowledge-gathering and training in an indigenous context are essentialingredients for influencing scientific priorities, ecological policyand decision-making in Latin America," the group's Web sitestates. ...