Oral fluid testing proves comparative accuracy to urinalysis in detecting drug use
... the December issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence indicates that the use of oral fluid analysis may be an effective alternative to urinalysis in detecting drug use in a opiate treatment setting. Gerald A. Bennett and Eleanor Davies from the Addictions Service, Dorset HealthCare NHS Trust and Peter Thomas fro...Study suggests driving restrictions are not necessary for users of methadone, buprenorphine and LAAM
... the December issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence indicates similar simulated driving results in controls and clients stabilized on pharmacotherapy for heroin dependence. Michael Lenne, Greg Rumbold, Jenny Redman, and Tom J Triggs from Monash University, Victoria, Australia and Paul Dietze from Turning Poi...Major advance in chemotherapy in breast cancer
...ss various stages of breast cancer, and this study indicates that women with early stage breast cancer and their physicians should seriously consider a Taxotere-based treatment, like the TAC regimen tested in the BCIRG 001 trial, to significantly prolong disease-free survival and survival," said Miguel Martin ...... gene beclin 1 has a tumor suppressor function and indicates the importance of autophagy in the regulation of c... on vasculature rejecting the allograft. The study indicates that a specific collection of molecules is upregulated during the rejection response and therefore r...2nd opinion from major center leads to better breast cancer detection, treatment changes
...ve predictive values expected in mammography. This indicates that the number of patients who were biopsied in order to detect the additional cancers was appropriate. All in all, Guest says, the results show that many women may benefit from a second opinion by radiologists who are highly experienced in evaluati...New breast scanner can detect early signs of cancer
... seeing structural changes using mammography, that indicates the molecular process has been going on for awhile," he said. "If we can detect subtle changes in cells before a tumor has developed, we have a better chance of treating the abnormal cells in their earliest stages of malignancy." To use the device, a...Moderate alcohol use may be associated with brain shrinkage
...refore, an increase in ventricular and sulcal size indicates a reduction in the brain tissue, or brain atrophy, around the ventricular and sulcal areas." Researchers observed no consistent association with infarction or white matter grade. Compared with never drinkers, former drinkers and moderate drinkers...Lack of sun poses danger in our twilight years
... this new study, along with other recent research, indicates that muscle strength and avoidance of falls also require adequate vitamin D stores in the body. As your vitamin D levels decrease the chance that you will fall increases. In fact, vitamin D deficiency is doubly risky, because it increases the risk o...Helping teachers use keys to vocabulary building
...ills. Research dating from the 1940s through today indicates that vocabulary constitutes about 80 percent of la...chers cover through study and drills. Her research indicates that successful vocabulary building requires teachers to help students actively use their current kn...OHSU researchers study recent monkeypox outbreak
...immunity could typically last for a lifetime. This indicates that the smallpox vaccine may provide protection that lasts far longer than the previously accepted 3 to 5 years. Fortunately, the smallpox vaccine not only protects against the smallpox virus, but also protects against other closely related pox vir...Regeneration of insulin-producing islets may lead to diabetes cure
...o those with a surface molecule called CD45, which indicates the cell is destined to become an immune cell, and those without CD45. They injected labeled spleen cells with or without CD45 or unseparated cells into young mice in which autoimmunity had begun but full-blown diabetes had not yet developed. Aft...Better brain imaging helps surgeons avoid damage to language functions
...esponsible for triggering seizures. If a Wada test indicates that the seizures are coming from a hemisphere in which critical language and memory skills are located, surgeons may recommend further ECS testing to pinpoint how much of the temporal lobe can be removed without risking significant damage to languag...Growth factor grows stem cells that help heal hearts
...owth. An increase in white blood cells indirectly indicates that G-CSF is working. After four days, blood cel...red left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction, which indicates how much blood the heart pumps out of its main chamber. They assessed blood flow and metabolism by ...Drug proven to benefit heart attack victims vastly underused
...rug without a cardiology consultation. "The survey indicates that emergency room physicians did not feel empowered to begin this treatment without the go-ahead from a cardiologist," Peterson said. "It is very much analogous to the early days of thrombolytic therapy it took some time for emergency room and pri...Nicotine metabolite may improve memory, protect against disease
...g problems that last into adulthood. Another study indicates that when smoking is taken up in adolescence, it also produces long-lasting effects on brain development -- effects that interfere with learning and memory. The children of women who smoke during pregnancy have been found to be at greater risk for a...Heal thyself: Patients' bone marrow cells restore failing hearts
...st that measures the average glucose uptake, which indicates the metabolism rate of cells. Their glucose uptake increased from 47 percent to 58 percent. The amount of blood perfusing the damaged area rose from 49 percent to 58 percent. The team said these improvements indicate that the transplanted stem ce...Studies describe heart disease following smallpox vaccination
...e also had elevated cardiac troponin levels, which indicates heart muscle damage, and high C-reactive protein levels, which indicates inflammation. Myocarditis was confirmed with a biopsy. After he was diagnosed, further tests sugges...Tumor size predicts survival in patients with lung cancer
...-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. "Our study indicates that within stage IA, a tumor size difference of even 1 cm can impact survival, leading us to believe that further substaging of stage IA lung cancer is necessary to ensure patients in this stage are receiving the most effective treatment." Researche...For smokers, air pollution is a drag on the heart
...ality. The index ranges from one to 10, where one indicates very good and 10 very poor. It is calculated via the daily monitoring of four pollutants, both gases and particles (nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone and PM10). Air pollution levels in Dijon remained under four on the ATMO index 86 percent of ...Exercise has a more powerful impact on the brain than previously thought
... on capillaries in a primate brain. "Our research indicates that physical exercise is good for the brain not just because of its effect on peripheral tissues, such as the heart and major body arteries, but also because of its direct effects on brain vasculature," says Rhyu. The research also suggests that bra...