First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
...h should only be applied to intact skin. The most frequently reported adverse events with the Lidoderm patch are application site reactions, including erythema, edema, discoloration, burning sensation, pruritus or abnormal sensation. These reactions are generally mild and transient, resolving spontaneously wi...UNC study: Most N.C. family practitioners engage in unrecognized community service
...their volunteer work, the physician said. The most frequently reported community services were giving talks on health-related and other topics, working with community groups on local issues including health-related ones and participating in local health events. "If these data represent the range and hours of vo...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
...r bullying studies have asked questions like, "How frequently have you been picked on?" the UCLA study asked students what happened today, she said. Sixty-six percent of students at one school, and 42 percent at the other, witnessed someone else getting bullied, Nishina and Juvonen report in Child Development. ...New studies suggest airborne SARS transmission is possible
...ted virus in four of 85 surface samples taken from frequently touched surfaces, highlighting the importance of strict adherence to infection control precautions to prevent SARS coronavirus transmission in the health care setting. In the Hong Kong study, which focused on the 2003 SARS outbreak at the Prince of W...Study shows use of budesonide reduced the risk of asthma related events by 40% in children
...udy (budesonide 43.8%; usual care 42.8%). The most frequently reported adverse events were respiratory infection, pharyngitis, rhinitis, viral infection and bronchitis. About Asthma Asthma is one of the most serious chronic medical conditions in the United States. In 2002, it was estimated that 20 million A...The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
...mary care physicians and cardiologists are all too frequently under-diagnosing and under-treating women, insufficiently familiar with their less 'traditional' presentation profiles. Women are under-represented in clinical trials and their CVD clinical manifestations are less well charted and outlined to the med...Employees with diabetes are not more tired
...atigue. Employees with diabetes become tired more frequently because their energy balance is more easily disrup...ce because of the symptoms of the disease are more frequently tired, as well as those who perceive performing important self-management activities as a burden. A ...Mountaineering doctors hike medicine to new heights with Xtreme Everest
...00 metres where the human body has struggled - and frequently failed - to survive. The Centre for Aviation, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine (CASE) team, based at University College London (UCL), will lead the expedition to Mount Everest's 8,850m peak in 2007. At the summit, clinicians will measure the a...Antiretroviral therapy may prevent excess risk of some cancers in people with HIV
...ven with HAART these tumors occurred 20 times more frequently than they do in the general population without HIV/AIDS. HAART use was not associated with lower risks of Hodgkin lymphoma or other cancers. Although people infected with HIV had increased risks of cancers of the lung, lip, mouth, and pharynx, no cas...CAS science spotlight identifies most requested article
... Dr. Matthew J. Toussant. "Publications that are frequently requested using CAS electronic services are a very interesting measure of 'the heat of excitement,' the publications scientists must have to do their work. CAS Science Spotlight lets them know the papers that are heating up."...Chemicals in tattoo inks need closer scrutiny
...of red, blue, yellow and white ink. Tattoo artists frequently mix inks to achieve the desired color, so the researchers selected their samples based on the most likely base colors. Because there have been no previous studies, they are using analytical techniques that can test for a wide variety of chemical comp...Breakthrough in medical research: New chemotherapy gives hope to brain tumour patients
... 5% of all cancer diagnoses. However, brain cancer frequently affects previously healthy younger men and women in the middle of their most active life. Glioblastoma is the most common type of primary malignant brain tumour in adults with a yearly incidence of 5-7 persons per 100.000. Thus in the European Union ...Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
...ation has no available treatment options, they are frequently incapacitated with chest pain and are unable to live a normal life. Guided by the positive trends in the earlier Phase I and IIA trials, we are now studying the safety and efficacy of VEGF-2 in a statistically significant, double blinded, randomized...New system for the analysis of facial movement in three dimensions
...atient can move the face at will. Facial paralysis frequently lasts for more than two years and, thus, healthy facial musculature does not exist. In these cases new techniques are applied. These involve the implanting into the face of a muscle from another part of the body. Normally the leg recto interno or the...Study: Two brain systems regulate how we call for help
...gdala. In contrast, those monkeys that called less frequently had less prefrontal cortex activity and more amygdala activity. "Simply measuring brain activity in these two regions allowed us to predict with nearly 80 percent accuracy how much each individual monkey called for help," says Kalin. The researchers ...Study finds drug eluting stents as effective as vascular brachytherapy in preventing restenosis
... is performed to widen clogged arteries, surgeons frequently use tiny wire-mesh tubes called stents to keep blood vessels open. But despite stenting, scar tissue can form to create new blockages -- a process called in-stent restenosis (ISR). At present, vascular brachytherapy (catheter-based delivery of intra...Common schizophrenia symptoms often overlooked by physicians, according to expert panel
...symptoms that are equally important to patients is frequently overlooked by physicians, according to the findings of a new national consumer survey and the authors of a new consensus statement aimed at raising the bar for the treatment of the brain disease. Comprehensive treatment of all schizophrenia symptoms ...Innovation prize finalists announced in 'Science of Better'
... non-profit, in the U.S. and across the world, and frequently identifies unfolding trends in business and government. This is the 34th year of the prestigious competition, which has recognized techniques that have changed our technical and business landscape. These include dynamic pricing, which revolutionized ...Exercise tolerance is good screening test for chest pain patients
... those who were eligible for the treadmill testing frequently had normal results and could be safely discharged ...ing, such as those not capable of exercising, were frequently abnormal by stress imaging and usually admitted to the hospital. "Referring this high-risk group for...Columbia study finds hemophilia therapy dramatically improves outcomes for bleeding stroke
...e events occurred statistically significantly more frequently with rFVIIa treatment (5%) than with placebo (0%), manifesting in the form of myocardial ischemic events and cerebral infarction. The majority of patients recovered from these complications. Columbia University Medical Center's Department of Neuro...