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...maging technique than Computed Tomography (CT), to identify lesions, determine the extent and spread of the cancer, and detect the presence of early disease in the lymph nodes. Cancer causes changes and obstructions in the lung tissue that make it difficult to clearly see the tumor when planning radiation tre...New medical research shows protein jump signals who suffers arthritis before X-rays show damage
.... "This work shows that there may be a way to identify osteoarthritis early," said lead investigator Dr. Joanne Jordan, research associate professor of medicine at the UNC-CH School of Medicine. "It also shows that doctors shouldn't just dismiss patients complaining of joint pain as being complainers or ...High success rates for variety of heroin addiction treatment medications
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...chnology available to us today, we are now able to identify the content of a person's thought, albeit in a very limited context," says Dr. Kathleen O'Craven, a cognitive neuroscientist who led the study at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. O'Craven is now with Toronto's Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest...How to spot drugs that misfire
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...health into adulthood. Many teens begin smoking to identify with an image of smokers as "cool," well-adjusted, and popular. Because of this tendency, replacing this attractive image with a portrayal of smokers as overly prone to panic attacks, anxiety, or agoraphobia might change teens' minds about taking up...Survey finds chronic pain sufferers unsatisfied with pain treatments
...mmissioned the survey of more than 1,000 people to identify the scope of pain management, including access and barriers to treatment within the United States. According to the National Institutes of Health, pain costs Americans more than $100 billion each year in health care costs and lost productivity. The...Health clubs not fit for cardiac emergencies
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...ich, when combined with other indicators, may help identify persons at increased risk of cardiovascular diseas...roinsulin measurements should be routinely used to identify high-risk patients. Other researchers participating in the Swedish study include Bo Dinesen, M.Sc...Stress levels can affect success of pneumonia vaccinations
... produces killer T-lymphocytes that can identify cells infected by the virus and kill them. But with bacterial infections - like pneumonia - the killer T-lymphocytes are not as important. Instead, B-lymphocytes, which ...Alcohol and drug treatment among HMO patients
... other drugs (217 or 31%). The objectives were to identify both treatment needs as well as risk factors for developing substance abuse-related problems among the two types of clients. "The two groups of clients in this HMO treatment population can be distinguished by demographic characteristics," explained T...Landmark school-based 'social influences' smoking-prevention program found not to work
...y of its kind has found that teaching youth how to identify and resist social influences to smoke - the main f...ention program was designed not only to help youth identify and resist influences to smoke, but also to correct their inaccurate perceptions about smoking and m...Researchers image language recovery after stroke
...a should reveal more about how the brain recovers, identify factors that predict recovery and clarify the brain's own rehabilitation technique. This new project is supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as part of a $4.7 million grant awarded to a team of researchers led by M...Early treatment of blinding eye disease in infants can prevent severe vision loss
... improved risk assessment model to more accurately identify those infants who are at the highest risk for deve...eveloped by NEI-supported researchers, was used to identify high-risk infants early in the disease. The risk model assessed birthweight, ethnicity, being a sin...... physicians, especially family physicians, need to identify female abusers, assess their treatment needs, and see that those needs are met." Degutis added that, in the context of discussing substance-abuse disorders, a more fundamental issue must first be addressed. "Addiction is a brain disease," she sai...