Too much soy could lead to kidney stones
...s, ranging from hamburgers to ice cream. It can be ground into flour and used in a variety of grain products, or formed into chunks and ground like meat. Soy is also being studied for its potential to lower cholesterol, reduce bone loss and pr...New depression and anxiety treatment goals defined
...ew York City. The panels ability to find a common ground between the medical and consumer models of treatme...l Action Explored- In addition to finding common ground in treatment goals, the participants also urged that primary care physicians, family practitioners a...Tackling the threat of nuclear terrorism
...e potential impact of a major nuclear explosion at ground level in New York City. The blast and thermal effects of such an explosion would kill 52,000 people instantly, and direct radiation would cause 44,000 cases of radiation sickness, of which 10,000 would be fatal. Radiation from fallout would kill anot...Mayor Bloomberg proclaims March 11th 'NYU Downtown Hospital'
...S. hospital. Amid the avalanche of bleak news from ground zero at the World Trade Center, the Hospital became known to the world as the little hospital that could, emerging as an island of hope in a sea of chaos. Just three blocks from the disaster site, medical staff and volunteers worked with emergency ge...Long-term use of oral contraceptives could increase risk of cervical cancer for women with HPV
...The WHO has commissioned such work, to prepare the ground for a full assessment. For nearly two decades, concerns about oral contraceptives and neoplasia were focused mainly on breast cancer-with the eventual outcome being reassuring. Ironically the relation with cervical cancer may turn out to be more impo...Jefferson scientists create first animal model of common type of leukemia
...ia (CLL), while at the same time provide a testing ground for potential new drugs. "This is a very important discovery because now we have an animal model to use to develop and test new drugs," says Carlo Croce, M.D., professor and chair of microbiology and immunology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas ...UNC studies add new dimension to 'lock-and-key' theory of drug action
...ty of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has broken new ground for future drug design and development for brain disorders such as Parkinsons disease and schizophrenia. The team, headed by Dr. Richard Mailman, a professor at UNCs School of Medicine, has advanced a molecular mechanism called functional selectivity...First consensus guidelines on lightning safety issued before summer storms
... put a protective layer between the victim and the ground to decrease chances of hypothermia. Another article in this issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine describes the largest, multiple-casualty lightning event involving children who suffered severe injuries from a single lightning strike. The report...U-M study finds new target in war against graft-versus-host disease
...ase. Its the difference between a direct attack by ground troops and a general air strike, Ferrara explains. The studys findings will help scientists focus GVHD prevention strategies on its primary killing agents especially two powerful cytokines called tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1. Now t...Lean ground beef fortified with soybean phytosterols lowers cholesterol
... young men with elevated cholesterol in which lean ground beef fortified with soybean phytosterols was consu...m lipid indicators, suggesting that fortified lean ground beef may be a healthier, lower fat alternative to other phytosterol-supplemented foods currently ava...Is there a neurologist on this flight?
... landings are costly. Without taking into account ground ambulance and hospital care, the cost for neurological-related diversions amounts to nearly $9 million a year for U.S. airlines, according to Sirven. "Given the high cost and inconvenience associated with emergency landings, we would also like to e...MTCT-Plus makes HIV treatment a reality for poor countries
...n need around the world. MTCT-Plus is breaking new ground by linking prevention to treatment on a large scale in resource-poor settings. Women participating in efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV will now get treatment for themselves and their families. Based at the Mailman School of Pu...Studies define biochemical structure that keeps blood pressure low, bypass grafts open
...living cell as well, rather than in a cell that is ground up for the purposes of immunoprecipitation where a chemical reaction could explain the close proximity of sGC. So they used a process called co-localization to also study the relationship in a living cell, using fluorescent antibodies to the two prot...Fogarty International Center announces new research program in stigma and global health
...ective interventions. This program will break new ground by providing new information to help us understand stigma and, most importantly, minimize its impact on health." "This joint research initiative is an excellent beginning for a strong relationship between CIHR and NIH," said Rmi Quirion, Ph.D., Scien...Smokers infections increase risk of early atherosclerosis
...ette smoking turns the entire body into a breeding ground for infection, which may allow artery-clogging plaque to take hold, according to a study reported in the September issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Chronic infection may explain why some smokers prematurely develop the art...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for September (second issue)
...omography scan showed that he suffered from patchy ground glass density, thickened bronchial walls, and abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleurathe delicate membrane covering the lung and the interior wall of the chest. Analysis of lung fluid identified fly ash, degraded glass,and asbestos fibers. In ...Don't overlook terrorism's long-term effects on elders
...te Salerno and Nagy. Those who lived anywhere from ground zero to a 100-mile radius of the World Trade Center site are at highest risk, but "the 9/11 terrorist attacks had a strong, sustained, and widespread psychological impact" on elders throughout the country, according to the authors. Research shows tha...Education is strongest predictor of smoking for pregnant women
... less education start from behind and lose further ground as they progress through pregnancy and the birth of their children. "A woman's level of education is the strongest predictor of whether she will smoke before, during and after pregnancy," says Dr. Kahn. "It is important to appreciate that these wome...Amid food safety concerns, K-State professor believes consumers ready for irradiated meat products
...mers the option of purchasing regularly irradiated ground beef. Other stores will inevitably follow suit, if...that holds true, we will see a lot more irradiated ground beef in the stores in the upcoming months or years." Fox said surveys indicate when consumers have b...Flaxseed-rich diet blocks prostate cancer growth and development in mice
...ot study, 25 men with prostate cancer began adding ground flaxseed to their diets for 34 days. At the end of the study, the men saw a drop in testosterone levels and a trend toward lower prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels, a marker for prostate cancer. The diet also was tolerated well and gave the autho...