NIH panel issues State-of-the-Science statement on end-of-life care
...ealth. The panel found that for many Americans, a lack of continuity of care and poor communication between healthcare practitioners, patients, and family members make the end-of-life period a struggle. In light of the projected dramatic increase in the number of older adults who will require end-of-li...Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
... symptoms on a daily basis," said Dr. Sears. "The lack of effective dialogue between parent and child about their asthma could be a major factor in why asthma still remains poorly controlled among America's children. It's important that parents regularly ask their child specific questions about symptoms...Scientists align billion-year-old protein with embryonic heart defects
...nt the exact cause of death among the animals that lack the SRF protein. In addition, the team is searching for all of the genes directed by SRF. The long-tem goal of the research is to provide a foundation for genetic screening for all types of cardiovascular disorders, and perhaps a way to replace the f...Jefferson and Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. scientists create vaccine for wildlife rabies
...une system. "The advantages of our vaccine are its lack of pathogenicity and the fact that it's much more ... rabies vaccine which displays high titers and the lack of pathogenicity for immunocompetent mice even after many passages," says Dr. Dietzschold, meaning t...Brain activity reflects complexity of responses to other-race faces
... brain area associated with face processing. Thus, lack of "expertise" about other-race faces may trigger an early emotional response that can be modulated by more conscious processing. The current work builds upon a tool for assessing bias developed in 1998 by Banaji and Anthony Greenwald of the Universi...Money issues leading cause of holiday stress for Americans
... The Survey found that 61% of Americans listed lack of money as the top cause of holiday stress followed by the pressures of gift giving, lack of time, and credit card debt. Survey results also show that younger Americans are more worried abou...Lab study: Protein delivered via genetically engineered virus slowed glioblasoma multiforme growth
...t in the preclinical GBM animal model and also the lack of overt adverse side effects to the surrounding normal brain, we hope to start clinical trials using this combined immune and suicide gene therapy approach within the next three years," said Dr Castro. Among rats treated with hsFlt3L, the i...Dec. 7 tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine
...5). It might be possible that a 24/7 lifestyle and lack of sleep also leads to overeating and weight gain, they say. But they point out that this study does not find a cause-effect link between the hormone levels and the feelings of hunger and actual eating, and they say that other factors, such as cortis...Sleep loss boosts appetite, may encourage weight gain
...t it seeks simple carbohydrates when distressed by lack of sleep." At the same time, the added difficulty of making decisions while sleepy may weaken the motivation to select more nutritious foods, making it harder to push away the doughnuts in favor of a low-fat yoghurt. "Our modern industrial society s...Does the lack of sleep make you fat?
...nd the internet). The research suggests that this lack of sleep may be contributing to the obesity pandemic....Blacks and poor more likely to donate than receive many types of transplant organs
...and undesirable are more concerning. For example, lack of health insurance may act as a barrier to transplantation among blacks and the poor....Long-term benefits for newly diagnosed patients with CML receiving first-line therapy with imatinib
...06) protocol allows for a crossover in the case of lack of response, loss of response, or intolerance of treatment. After interim analysis of the trial data, the initial study protocol was amended by the Independent Data Monitoring Board (IDMB) to enable patients in either arm to cross over if no MCR had ...Direct payments to households in poor countries could improve maternal & child health
...h is often restricted in developing countries by a lack of demand for health services from the local population. In Latin America, some governments have been trying to increase demand for health interventions by making direct payments to poor households contingent on them keeping up-to-date with preventiv...Nerve damage from alcoholism reversed after liver transplantation
...n as a barrier to liver transplantation, despite a lack of data on how a transplant affects these complications. A new study describes a patient with alcoholic liver disease complicated by peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage affecting the arms and legs) who underwent a liver transplant and regained almost...Stem cells of limited use for cardiac muscle repair
...muscle disease, realized that mice in her lab that lack a receptor called g-sarcoglycan, normally found on the surface of muscle cells, provided the perfect test of this approach. Mice born without a functioning g-sarcoglycan gene have multiple tiny heart attacks that produce "microinfarcts," small ...Academy meeting examines the vaccine & avian influenza crisis
...fluenza were established many years ago. However, lack of availability of vaccines and the potential for new influenza subtypes to spread in pandemics represent new challenges to global public health. To alleviate supply issues, some public health experts propose administering low-dose vaccines, but wil...Employment reduces chronic drug use, UH professors find
...ts, exposure to substance abuse by family members, lack of positive recreational programming and exposure ...) recipients to participate in the study. Since a lack of time and caring for their children are two of the most cited reasons among female drug users for ...Small study shows SAMe may improve treatment of depression
...as many limitations including its small size, the lack of a control group and the fact that participants knew they were taking an active dose of SAMe. The researchers have just begun a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial of SAMe in combination with ant...Using celebrities to market drugs and diseases: whats the problem?
...nd there is no fair balance to worry about." This lack of balance can be damaging to the public's health, argues Moynihan. There is no "formal requirement for stars or media outlets to spell out drug side effects." Another problem with celebrity marketing is that "the public is often not even informed...4 million more health workers required to improve global health
...urgent international action to address the chronic lack of investment in human resources which is limiting the chance of tackling diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB. The Lancet article is an executive summary of a fuller report about human resources investment and global health being published by ...