Substance found in sharks could lead to weight loss drug, research shows
...time next year, Ahima said. Phase I trials usually involve only a small number of patients, and give an early indication of the treatment's safety and potential effectiveness....Ethical committee members have different views on how to evaluate clinical trials
...against each other in a systematic way, but rather involve gaining an overall impression (20% of members), considering what alternative treatments are available (15%), or considering whether one would be willing to undergo the trial-based treatment oneself or would advise a family member to do so (10%). Twe...Complex physical learning may compensate for prenatal alcohol exposure, study shows
...their cerebellum. About 0.1 percent of U.S. births involve newborns with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, characterized by a variety of physical, mental and neurological defects that often lead to behavioral, learning and mobility problems. Ten times that many children, also exposed to alcohol before birth, may not ...Managing anger, boosting activity helps substance abusers stick with treatment
...nts who engage in rewarding activities that do not involve chemical use. To determine which specific coping strategies might predict longer -- and therefore more successful -- participation in treatment, Kohn and her colleagues followed 747 adults admitted to an outpatient chemical dependence treatment progr...DARPA to support development of human brain-machine interfaces
...ke center's brain-interface technologies also will involve collaborations with industry, said the researchers. The market for such devices should be considerable, they said. According to a market analysis commissioned by DARPA, the current worldwide market of about $270 million annually is projected to be $1...Easier monitoring of diabetes is focus of symposium, Aug. 18
...glows to reveal glucose levels. The technique will involve implanting polymer microspheres underneath the skin, probably in the abdomen or upper arm. The spheres contain special fluorescent molecules that are sensitive to glucose levels in the fluid surrounding the skin cells. When exposed to a special excit...Emory researcher claims stress-induced changes in brain can create psychiatric disorders
..." Dr. Bremner theorized that the flashbacks could involve the same brain areas that are affected by seizures, most importantly the hippocampus, which is affected in 80% of epilepsy cases. Subsequent PET (positron emission tomography) studies with trauma victims showed a significant and direct link between ...UCLA medical group receives national certification
...me NCQA-certified for credentialing." NCQA surveys involve on- and off-site evaluations conducted by a team of physicians and managed-care experts. A national oversight committee of physicians analyzes the survey team's findings and determines certification based on the physician organization's performance c...International Congress of the Transplantation Society beginning Sunday
...al beliefs, nearly all liver transplants performed involve living donors. "Transplantation is a global clinical service with transplant centers and trained professionals in nearly every corner of the world. But many programs are providing a service under some of the most challenging circumstances. Hopefully...$2.2 Million herbal cold remedy study underway at U.Va.
...ody's inflammatory response," Turner said. "It may involve a combination of several factors." Echinacea is indigenous to the American Midwest, and was first used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans, according to ethnobotanists. White settlers adopted it as a folk remedy, and in the twentieth century, ...Transplantation Society reiterates position against selling organs
...ansplants. Many, if not most, are transplants that involve living donors....Cigarette tax hike could save millions of lives
...ird alternative is a package of interventions that involve neither price control nor nicotine replacement, including complete bans on advertising and promotion of tobacco products, dissemination of information on the health consequences of smoking, and restrictions on smoking in public places and work places...Study finds outbreak of Cipro web sites followed anthrax outbreak
...es of prescription-only medications clearly do not involve any meaningful medical assessment, which is necessary when prescribing a potentially dangerous antibiotic like ciprofloxacin." Most state medical practice acts stipulate that a physician must examine a patient before prescribing a medication. However...Off-the-job drinking predicts subsequent on-the-job injury for up to five years
...rcent of occupational injuries or mortality likely involve alcohol. However, less is known about what impact general drinking patterns - that is, alcohol consumption away from the workplace - may have on occupational injury and mortality. A study in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experime...New drug may help recovering cocaine addicts, study shows
...e I clinical trials in early 2003. (Phase I trials involve a small group of normal human subjects and are used to assess a drug's safety.) In addition to being illegal, cocaine use causes many medical complications, including vascular occlusions that cause disturbances in heart rhythm and heart attacks; che...Still mulling over last night's argument? It could affect your heart
...id. "Preventing the damaging effects of stress may involve not only reducing exposure to stressors, but also reducing opportunities to ruminate over past stress." Glynn and her team tested 72 students at UC San Diego. Those who were asked to either count backwards while being interrupted or avoid an electric...Chili peppers and inflammation: Researchers unravel mechanism of pain sensitivity
... who suffer from many diseases and conditions that involve inflammation." Following inflammation, the activation of p38 is very precise. The scientists found that it is caused by a specific growth factor signal acting on a particular subset of pain sensory neurons. There are a variety of pain sensations t...UK researchers develop novel treatment for fibroids
...ues available for suitable patients they all still involve general anaesthetic and a hospital stay, as well as prolonged discomfort or pain in many cases. The new approach believed to be the first in the world to treat fibroids using a combination of lasers and MRI has been developed by researchers from S...Fred Hutchinson receives $12.7 million to lead prostate-cancer consortium
...ogram of Research Excellence), the initiative will involve more than 50 investigators in Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. Participating institutions in Seattle are Fred Hutchinson, the University of Washington and the Institute for Systems Biology. Vancouver partners are the University of British Columbia and it......n idea. It is important that all anesthesiologists involve themselves in the debate on this issue." The 26-question survey was sent to the chairpersons of anesthesiology at 133 academic medicals centers, and 123 responded. The questions covered hospital policies and practices, as well as reported cases of s...