Study Says Machine Sensors Applicable To Human Ills
...rch associate at ARL, are developing a "roadmap"to identify the crucial steps and time frame required. Hanse... a leg into an acoustic measuring device thatwould identify incipient cracks or other flaws in the bone. Although anx-ray can now detect bone flaws, it can also......sification, and insurance companies coulduse it to identify potential landslide or fire-risk areas." Barnes chose to test the system first on mammograms because breastcancer is a serious health threat. The <AHREF="http://www.cancer.org/">American Cancer Society estimates thatin 1997 some 180,200 new...Cattle: Latest Weapon In The War On Cancer?
... J.M.Rendel Laboratory in Rockhamptonis working to identify special factors in cattle cartilage shown by inter...antan Hospitalin China, are hard at work trying to identify and characterise the particularGAGs in bovine cartilage that do the best job of inhibiting cancer sp...Diuretic Drugs May Have Clot-Busting Effects
...udy, researchers tested blood samples of people to identify the"co-factors" necessary for platelet clumping. They found that one factor is thehormone adrenaline (called epinephrine), which helps stimulate the heart andconstricts the blood vessels -- actions that can raise blood pressure. Thescientists found ...Setting Prescribing Budgets In General Practice
...s theoretically possible for health authorities to identify a range of bands within which a practice's prescribing costs should fall and calls for a pilot study to test the feasibility of such a notion. Contact: Dr Azeem Majeed, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, Division of General Practice and Primary Car...National Health Study Launched On The Internet
...edical treatments. Said Williams, "The study could identify which drugs and medical treatments aremost effective, as well as drugs that have heretofore unrecognized effects, bothbeneficial and detrimental. It will provide both a national health statusreport and possibly provide an early warning system for dr...First Trimester Screening For Down Syndrome Possible, NICHD-Funded Study Finds
...tional diagnosis with CVS or amniocentesis, but to identify a relativelysmall group of women who would be considered candidates for those diagnosticprocedures. "Our study provides evidence that first-trimester screening of maternalserum to determine the risk of fetal Down syndrome is feasible when ser...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
...s for three months after starting onticlopidine to identify this side effect early, before lethal complicationsdevelop. However, these tests do not help with early detection of TTP. In the Northwestern study, 98 percent of the patients with TTP had hadnormal platelet counts within two weeks of diagno...Fat: It's Not For Breakfast Anymore; Study Finds Fat Linked To Clotting
...Wageningen, The Netherlands,conducted the study to identify dietary fats that might raise the risk of heartdisease. "Factor VIIa increases after intake of dietary fat," says Mennen, thestudy's lead author. The study found that saturated as well as unsaturated fats increasedlevels of factor VIIa. ...Most People Cant Identify Stroke Symptoms
A new study shows that most people can't identify even one symptom of stroke -- thenumber one cause ..., only 47 percent ofthose in the older group could identify one symptom of stroke and only 56percent could name one stroke risk factor. "This study points out...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
...ment of Education to fund an innovative program to identify assistive technology materials to support the play of infants and toddlers with physical and developmental disabilities. New York State is using the program as a model across the state and other states are developing programs based on it. Original UB...Asthma-Airways Clinic Improves Lives, Reduces Medical Costs
...dications, manage drugside effects, control panic, identify and avoid factors that trigger asthmaepisodes, and communicate effectively with their doctors. In between officevisits, nurses call patients to evaluate their progress and help them buildproblem-solving skills. The researchers found statistically si...Emerging Pathogens And Safety Of Fresh Produce Key Issues Facing Food IndustryAnd Scientists
... in Fresh Produce" (Session 48, June 23, 9 AM)will identify the pathogens associated with particular types of produce, sourcesof contamination, methods to control pathogens during production and postharvesthandling of fresh produce, and strategies for enhancing the safety of freshproduce in retail food operat...Identification Of Brain Areas Could Help Eliminate Side Effects Of Pain Medication
...his is a very exciting discovery. We are trying to identify specific cells in the brain where we know brain-produced chemicals have been altered because of the pain medication administered," explains Lydic. Other common side effects from pain medications can include respiratory depression, itching, consti...National Office Of Drug Safety Is Needed, Experts Say In JAMA
... The authors also say that the new office should identify the prioritytargets for prevention efforts. "Are preventable drug-related injuries occurringbecause of inadequate initial testing, a breakdown in post-market surveillance,physician prescribing errors or a lack of patient compliance?" they ask. ...Dermatologists Recommend Raising Age for Insurance Coverage for Acne Drugs to Age 40 -- or Beyond
... now under way, Feldman andFleischer are hoping to identify the most cost-effective cut-off age based onthe cost of the drug, the cost of requiring pre-authorization for tretinoinprescriptions, and the age distribution of tretinoin prescriptions for acne andnon-acne conditions. According to the Americ...ACE-Inhibitors Score High In Reducing Heart Attack Deaths
...," she says.Grazia Franzosi conducted the study to identify subgroups of individuals in whomthe drugs would be particularly beneficial and to determine their overall effectin reducing deaths from heart attacks. The study combines four large-scale drugtrials in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, the Mediterran...18 Millionth Chemical Substance Entered In World's Largest Database Of ChemicalInformation
...scientific journals; in the process,CAS scientists identify new chemical substances mentioned in new scholarlyreports, and capture them in the CAS Registry file. New chemical substances are added to the CAS Registry at the rate ofapproximately one new record every 9 seconds. (The great majority of chemicalsu......althcare organizationsnationwide and aggregates to identify significant trends in clinical practicethat may adversely affect quality of care. MMI's systematic approach helpshealthcare organizations focus their limited resources on key areas of risk,such as serious patient injuries and diagnostic error, in an ...International Panel Evaluates Testing For Drug Resistance In HIV
...ommend one over the other. Resistance assays may identify the predominant resistant strains in a patientbut miss other resistant strains present in smaller amounts. Also, becauseprevious drug treatment may lead to the survival of resistant strains--even atundetectable levels--interpretation of any resistan...