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... livers available for children, surgeons have been forced tolook at alternative options, such as those involving transplanting a piece of aliver. These types of procedures have increased dramatically, with adults -- aseither living or cadaveric donors -- the primary source of these liver segments. But such...Study examines faith healing in a cell phone age
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...n who aredenied the medical treatment they need or forced to endure medically futiletreatment against their will because of their parent's religious commitments. Lastly, "Fear of God: Religious Education of Children and the SocialGood" by Julia J. Bartkowiak deals with a different set of tensions b...Penn study shows that head trauma produces Alzheimer's-like neurodegeneration
...ents.In the experiment, injury was produced from a forced and very rapidacceleration/deceleration of the animal's head without impact -- a type ofnon-impact injury that occurs quite often in car crashes. "We were able to showthat such injury is enough to cause microscopic damage throughout the brainthat, i...Genetic engineering changes the behavioral and hormonal response to stress
...m their similarly treated wild-typecontrols in the forced swimming test, that is a widely used test in thedevelopment of antidepressant drugs. In addition, the susceptibility tostress-induced elevations in plasma corticosterone levels was associated withthe adrenoceptor mutations. The altered adrenoceptor e...Results of NUVANCE phase I/II asthma trial presented
...e 12 week treatment period with minimal decline in forced expiratory volume (FEV1), a mean of -2.2%, compared to a greater decline in FEV1 in the placebo group, a mean of -13.2%. FEV1 is a standard measurement of lung function that measures how much air a person can expel in one second. It is a clinical m...Study shows women more likely to have severe arthritis, less likely to undergo surgery
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...ently, explains Prof. Zenios, physicians are often forced to determine dosages based on experience and patient history. The model also helps a center cope with two constraints: the limited number of dialysis units in a facility, which forces it to curtail patient time on a kidney dialysis machine or turn aw...Early treatment of blinding eye disease in infants can prevent severe vision loss
...severe vision loss from ROP, ophthalmologists were forced previously to defer treatment until it was clearly indicated. Unfortunately, as it turns out, delaying therapy can leave infants who might benefit more from early treatment with poor visual outcomes. The Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematur......e study will emphasize the sheer numbers of people forced to make these difficult financial choices. "The point is, no one should be forced to make these choices," he said. The study did not measure the effect of skipping medications on s...New UNC center plans intensive studies of retired athletes suffering disabilities
...s of athletes retire every year, many of whom were forced to abuse their bodies throughout a career that likely caused them to play injured on occasion. Many of these individuals have aged physically and mentally well beyond what is expected for a person in mid-life. Many are now left questioning how fortun...UNC physicians seeking patients for blood clot, medication studies
...op a second clot, and we want to avoid that. We're forced to weigh this risk against the risk of serious side effects from Coumadin, and that's not an optimal answer." The first study, called PREVENT, is a randomized, double-blind trial that involves two groups of patients, Moll said. One group will receive...Women & asthma: New survey reveals heavy toll on health, emotions and lifestyle
...n three women surveyed (35 percent) say asthma has forced them to cancel or interrupt a family event, and 38 percent have had to stop playing with their children due to asthma . One third (34 percent) say asthma has caused them to leave work early. And more than three out of four (77 percent) say asthma has...