Enhancing Night Visibility Using UV Technology To Be Tested On Virginia Tech's Smart Road
...However, it will probably be possible tofilter out harmful UV from the B spectrum to protect markings and still admituseful UV light from the A spectrum to reflect from markings. "Wavelengths inthe A spectrum at those levels have largely proven to be safe," says Dingus. If a UV system proves benefic...Unpasteurised Milk Is An Unacceptable Risk To Public Health
... 26 separate retail outlets, contained potentially harmful bacteria, including campylobacter (19 samples), sa...mples from 128 of the 242 outlets contained either harmful bacteria or were of unacceptable hygienic quality which, the authors conclude, poses a risk to publi...Airport Noise Can Seriously Affect The Health And Psychological Well-Being OfChildren
...st definitive proof that noise causes stress andis harmful to humans," says Gary Evans, a professor of design and environmentalanalysis in Cornell's College of Human Ecology. This is, he says, the firstlongitudinal study of noise and human beings to look at the same group ofindividuals before and after nois......who require ventilatorsupport are potentially more harmful than beneficial. "Additional randomized trials using lower steroid doses or shortercourses and long-term follow-up are needed to determine if steroid treatment isreally beneficial," said Linda Wright, M.D., a study author and investigatorfr...More Bad News For Fast Food Fans
"Oxidized" cholesterol, a particularly harmful form of the fat common in Westerndiets, could speed the clogging of arteries and increase the risk of heartdisease according to researchers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs MedicalCenter (SFVAMC) and the University of California San Francisco (U...New Data Show Dangerous Interaction Between Blood Pressure Drugs
...drug withdrawn from the market onJune 8 because of harmful drug interactions, went into shock within 12 hoursafter their physicians switched their blood pressure medication from mibefradilto other calcium channel blocker (CCB) drugs to control their high bloodpressure, according to four case reports that wil...Powerful AIDS Drugs May Promote Heart Disease
...figuring extra fat around the torso andpotentially harmful serum lipid levels. The drugs seemed to impact two of four measured lipid levels, increasing onlythe cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins (LDL). In eight women, hightriglycerides and a deficit of protective high-density lipoproteins (HDL)--bothth...Walking Or Bed Rest OK For First Stage Of Labor, UT Southwestern Research Shows
...walking during the first stage of labor is neither harmful nor beneficialto the mother or baby. Dr. S...her enhanced nor impaired active labor and was not harmful to the mothers ortheir infants. Most of those who did walk indicated that they would do so againin a......inasteride isunlikely to be useful and may even be harmful in men with PIN." "If finasteride were to have had an anti-cancer effect, it is likely that itwould have showed up in these patients," Ross says. The USC team holds off,however, on predicting the results of the national trial. "It is possible thatthe...Study Reveals Possible Link Between Osteoarthritis, Diet
...pounds can neutralize andtherefore counteract some harmful effects of charged particles known as oxygenfree radicals. Besides Jordan, other involved in the dietary research included Drs.Lenore Kohlmeier, professor of nutrition and epidemiology, and Jordan B. Renner,associate professor of radiology, a...Discarded Treatment For Heart Attacks May Yet Prove To Be A Life-Saver
...imal research suggests the combination reduces the harmful high concentrationsof free fatty acids during the hyperacute phase of a heart attack. Thecombination provides additional glucose, which heart muscles can metabolize evenwithout oxygen to produce enough energy to help them maintain their membranesand...Views Of Tamoxifen And Synthetic Estrogen In Action Provide Clues For Designing Better Drugs
... tamoxifen is flawed. It may block the potentially harmful action ofestrogen in the breast, preserve estrogen's beneficial effects for bonemaintenance and some of its cardiovascular effects, but, unfortunately, it alsoretains estrogen's tendency to promote uterine cancer. Another SERM, raloxifene,appears to ...Study Finds Clot-Busting Drug Ineffective Or Even Harmful If Not Used Soon After A Stroke
...3-hour window, the drug can be ineffective or even harmful to patients.Wayne Clark, M.D., director of the Oregon Stroke Center at Oregon HealthSciences University, is presenting results of the "ATLANTIS" study at theAmerican Heart Association's annual Stroke Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Theresearch was fun...Chemists Discover That Aerosol Clusters Play Larger Role In Generation Of Air Pollution
...anic compounds, may make nitric oxide an even more harmful pollutant. "This is a brand-new chemical reaction that occurs only inside these clusters,"said Garvey, a fact that he noted hopefully will attract more attention to therole that these clusters play in air pollution. "This is only the tip of the iceb...UF Researcher Explores Complex Relationship Between Smoking And Fertility
...tance. But animal studies have shown nicotine tobe harmful to fetal brain development. Because of this, researchers whohave explored the issue have suggested using nicotine gum instead orremoving patches at night, Shiverick said. "By removing patches at night or using the gum, at least there arebreak...New Procedure Makes A Successful Transplant Possible
...ryland Medical Center that cleansed their blood of harmful rejectionantibodies. The success of this innovative procedure, called High PRA Rescue, will bepresented at the American Society of Transplant Surgeons annual convention inChicago on May 19 by Eugene Schweitzer, M.D. It is the first time the procedu...Soy foods reduce risk of coronary heart disease
...9 men and 12 women with elevatedconcentrations of harmful LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol. Subjectswere fed a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet that doubled intake of soluble fibreand replaced most animal protein with vegetable protein from soy, other legumesand cereals, meat substitutes and vegetaria...Early warning signs of violence often overlooked, study finds
...says. But in fact, bullying is defined as repeated harmful actsof physical, verbal or social abuse and confrontations that involve unfairmatches between children. Hazler surveyed 251 teachers and counselors in Ohio to assess theirunderstanding of bullying and non-bullying behaviors. Participants were...Researchers discover the driving force behind cancer cells in Hodgkin's disease
...r than subjecting Hodgkin's patients topotentially harmful chemicals or radiation, researchers hope to find a way tostop the growth of Hodgkin's disease cells before the disease progresses. Targeted Treatments Dr. Mak's team found that blocking the effects of IL-13 resulted in theReed-Sternberg cells' inab...