UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
...e anxiety. The study also found that toddlers with frequent sleep-related night-time crying (SRNC) were more l...night's sleep, children in all groups experiencing frequent SRNC were more likely to suffer from a chronic eczema skin condition, and toddlers and preschoolers ...Suppressing the cells that trigger cat allergy
...rgy. Asthma and allergy have become more frequent in all industrialized countries during recent decades, and there is much debate about exposure to pets in early life and later development of asthma and allergy. Some studies have suggested that keeping pets actually protects against later allergy - ...Depression linked to insomnia in HIV patients
...viewed here illustrate that although insomnia is a frequent complaint in people living with HIV, there is considerable uncertainty about its cause and significance," Reid says. Earlier studies suggested that patients with HIV had changes in periods of REM (rapid eye movement) and non-REM sleep, along with oth...Donor age has no affect on long-term liver transplant survival
...mune mediated severe liver damage and thus to more frequent and severe forms of HCV recurrence." The authors conclude that while donor age did not influence the progression of recurrent hepatitis C, the absence of steroids and azathioprine did play a role and maintain that these associations need to be teste...Medically supervised drug injection facilities safer for users
...ing during this same period. Binge drug taking and frequent heroin or cocaine injection were associated with syringe sharing, whereas younger age and use of safer injection facility reduced the incidence of syringe sharing. The investigators found that rates of syringe sharing were similar in the study group ...Compound may help prevent diabetes in fast-food fans
...ies, it could benefit young people, who tend to be frequent consumers of high-fat fast-foods. Although HPMC isn't likely to prevent obesity, the compound may reduce the chances that obese people will develop diabetes and its deadly complications, particularly heart disease, the researchers note. This study wa...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...why addicts go on prolonged binges, requiring more frequent intake and ever-increasing amounts of the drug in order to achieve a high," says Janda, who led the study with his former student, Tobin Dickerson, Ph.D., also a chemist at Scripps. Other drugs of abuse, including nicotine and ecstasy (which is struc...Finances, not having a dentist are primary barriers to seniors receiving needed dental care
... transportation needs by young seniors may be less frequent than the other senior age groups because they still are able to drive. As the loss of driving ability increases with age, so too does the need for transportation assistance to the dentist. And in rural areas, the dentist may be more than an hour aw...Dental practitioners can be instrumental in preventing their patients' eating disorders
...re instructions. Approximately 20% arranged a more frequent recall program, while only 20% of dentists and 17% of dental hygienists referred patients for treatment. Only 12.6% of dentists and 7.3% of hygienists reported communicating with the patient's primary care provider. Increased chances for secondary pr...Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
...ation were uncommon during the first year but more frequent after one year at a rate consistent with the severity of the underlying disease in a population with advanced atherosclerosis. The majority of events were the result of progression of disease in areas of the heart remote from the site of injection. ...Cockroach allergens have greatest impact on childhood asthma in many US cities
...s. Other measures include repairing leaky faucets, frequent vacuuming of carpeted areas and damp-mopping of hard floors, and regular cleaning of counter tops and other surfaces. NIH provided $7.5 million to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and seven other research i...New system for the analysis of facial movement in three dimensions
...Facial paralysis Facial Paralysis is a relatively frequent pathology (each year there are nine new cases per 100,000 inhabitants), its origin being diverse such as, for example, obstetric, congenital, pharmacological, auto-immune, traumatic, surgical, and so on. Its surgical repair treatment can be carried o...Researchers close in on breast cancer vaccine
...nteresting for cancer immunotherapy because of its frequent occurrence and because breast tumors express it at high levels." In articles in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, the researchers report that they constructed a vaccine consisting of copies of the ...Gender gap for lung cancer rates narrowing
...e in survival can be attributed to men having more frequent comorbid conditions, such as heart disease or severe emphysema. Aside from the stage of disease, being a man was the factor that most negatively impacted survival among patients. "Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality for wome...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (first issue)
...y complications after nonthoracic surgery are more frequent than cardiac complications and are associated with a greater increase in hospital length of stay. Of the 1,055 patients in the study, 28 (2.7 percent) suffered a postoperative pulmonary complication within 7 days after surgery. Thirteen patients de...Folic acid and vitamin B12 decrease risk of hip fracture in stroke patients
... elderly patients with stroke may be attributed to frequent falls, as well as osteoporosis" the authors write....nted hip fractures in patients with stroke despite frequent falls."...Chemists synthesize molecule that helps body battle cancers, malaria
...ures, leaving a simpler and more potent core. "One frequent problem encountered with vaccines is ensuring that the vaccine is potent enough to elicit a strong immune response," Gin said. "We will continue looking for ways to produce new molecules similar to QS-21A that will enhance the body's natural immune r...Patient knows best when it comes to ulcerative colitis, U-M study finds
...f ulcerative colitis may no longer need to undergo frequent and uncomfortable endoscopies, a new study shows. ...y in clinical practice and research trials without frequent lower endoscopies. The results from the study are published in the February 2005 issue of the Americ...New radio-frequency technique for knee injuries
... place. The rupture of this ligament is relatively frequent and, for professional sportspersons, may mean being out of competition sport for between six to eight months, with the social and economic repercussion that this entails. If the lesion is total with a complete break of the ligament - the usual surge...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
...rough adequate maintenance of ventilation systems, frequent sanitation, and periodic disinfection of subway surfaces. At the individual rider level- prevention may be as simple as hand washing after riding the subways," she states. Another hazard examined in this paper was subway noise. Not surprisingly, su...