Study Shows That Pediatricians Play Crucial Role In Violence Prevention
...ysicians reinforce positive messages that children get elsewhere," Barkinsaid. "The role of the physician must be supported by community leaders andparents." The study reports that physicians need to become familiar with the resources intheir communities and help children plug into programs that can be...Researchers Uncover Clues About Gateway To The Brain
...es that affect the brain.Doctors have struggled to get many drugs across a main gateway to the brainknown as the blood-brain barrier. But now, researchers have determined that aguardian protein called p-glycoprotein at this barrier collaborates with asimilar protein to limit traffic through a second barr...New Book Says Cross-Train Your Brain To Increase Mental Function
...and. Commuting . Close your eyes as you get into the car, find the keys andstart the car. At work . Make a "sensory cannister" containing such aromaticsubstances as sage, thyme or cloves and take a whiff when you dial a certainphone number. See if it helps you remember the number. ...People With Brain Injury To Frontal Lobe Don't Get Punch Lines -- Prefer Slapstick Humor!
...ger is being interviewed for a summer job. "You'll get 50 dollars a week to start off", says his boss. "Then after a monthyou'll get a raise to 75 dollars a week." Punch Line Selection: "I'd like to take the job. When can I start?...A Note of Caution: Be Careful When Mixing Grapefruit Juice With Rxs
...pressives andHIV protease inhibitors, patients may get a further increase in absorption bytaking their drugs a couple of hours after a glass of grapefruit juice. According to Dr. Benet, Patients who have not previously taken their drugs withgrapefruit juice should be very cautious in doing so, since we n...UF Researcher Explores Complex Relationship Between Smoking And Fertility
...damages blood vessels," Salafia said. "The vessels get sobeatenup that they may not be able to respond to...t any point during pregnancy, and womenwho want to get pregnant are advised to stop smoking." Like others trying to break the addiction, some expec...New Study Finds Blacks Face 38 Percent Higher Stroke Risk
...mond said. "It's likely due to thefact that blacks get this disease more often, rather than a reduced ability tosurvive a stroke once it happens." Knowing that much of the difference in stroke mortality between theraces is due to incidence and not case fatalities suggests health-carespecialists n...Sex Can Boost The Immune System
...hown that people who have sex once or twice a week get aboost to their immune systems. Scientists can evaluate how robust our immune systems are by measuringlevels of immunoglobulin A (IgA), an antigen found in saliva and mucosallinings. "IgA is the first line of defence against colds and flu," s...New Use of An Old Test Can Help Brain-Injured Patients
...g victims who were in caraccidents. If we can help get them back to work quicker and improve theirpersonal lives, there will also be a great cost savings for society," saysSatish.......yndrome, which can severely limit their ability to get around. From afunctional and metabolic standpoint...ry rate, it is more likely that SCI patients could get hurt duringexercise than able-bodied people could. "The exercise prescription for SCI people...New Way To Make Astronauts Sleep
... Crew members on space shuttle missions typically get only five or sixhours of restless sleep each night. Some astronauts have resorted to sleepingpills, but these can affect alertness and reaction time. So for the past sixyears, NASA has given its astronauts melatonin, a hormone released by the bodydur...Laser Pointer Helps Parkinson's Patients Take Next Step
...s can carrywith them," says Counihan. "It seems to get them moving again." Counihan pointsout that a larg...move from one environment to another -- when they get on or off anelevator, get up from a chair, or move through a doorway. "For these patients,it's like ...New Book Looks At Those Who Examine Our Sex Lives
...lity is a topic around which other kinds ofbattles get fought. The fighting is often a metaphor for other fears or concernsAmericans have." Ericksen dedicated her book "to the hundreds of men and women who undertooksurveys in the belief that the truth about sex can set us free." She says,"Most but not a......," she said. "Babies need as much help as they can get indeveloping their immune system and organs. Their mother's milk gives them thevery best protective immunological factors, which are difficult to include informula." Oddy said that breast milk transmits immunity from the mother to baby,and...Misdiagnosis Looms As Demand Increases For New Breast Cancer Biopsy
...otget their disease properly staged, nor will they get the proper chemotherapyregimen up front." "Specifically, I think it's imperative that a woman ask her surgeon how many ofthese biopsies have you done and what is your false negative rate?" Ollila adds."I've done more than 125 procedures over the last...Circumcisions In Doctors' Offices As Safe As Those In Hospitals
... "Most parents in the U.S. don't get their boyscircumcised bec...n infection; rather, they get the babies circumcisedbecause their fathers usually are," Jayanthi said. "T...Chronically Ill Teens Turn To Internet For Peer Support, Researchers Report
... that will grow increasingly moreimportant as they get sicker, researchers said. "Many of these teens may have never met another kid with cysticfibrosis," said Ravert, who manages the Web site and monitors messages. "OnHopkins Teen Central, they talk to one another about their common problems as ...New Method Assesses Risk Of Advanced Cancer After Prostate Removal
...hink that means thecancer is back and they need to get treated aggressively right away. But thatisn't always the case," says Mario Eisenberger, M.D., a Hopkins oncologist andstudy co-author. "Patients may live for years without having the cancer spread.This information will better equip doctors and their...... rapidly because of technology that helps doctors get a better view of the vessels. The Medical Center i...mages of the vessels. "The quality of detail we get with the 3-D images allows us to do things that are very innovative," said Morris. "We're moving th......GELES (May 6, 1999) -- It isn't every day that you get to gaze at thebrain of a cow. But 123 seventh-grade students will have that opportunity onFriday, May 14 when the Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute hostsits second annual Brainworks program. In addition to hearing about the challenge...