Calling for standards in cardiology data collection and analysis
...cy of the European Union, the CARDS meeting is the latest in a series of initiatives to address the growing problem of cardiovascular disease in Europe. This topic is especially pertinent with the recent addition of the Accession States to the European Union, many of which have particular challenges in thi...Elevated rates of trauma may put urban American Indian women at increased risk for contracting HIV
... they did not know their HIV status. According to latest available data from the Centers for Disease Control, only 388 American Indian women in the United States, or .0002 percent, are living with HIV/AIDS. Overall, 52 percent of 155 women surveyed reported being abused physically or sexually, or both. I......London researchers. The research, published in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examines how effective simple public health measures are when confronted with a variety of infectious diseases. The team identified how infectious certain diseases are, how long before symptoms show, a...Tissue involved in brain development may offer new approach to stroke treatment
...that nourish brain cells, Dr. Borlongan says. This latest study is the first to show the therapeutic potential of that natural response: when biocompatible microcapsules containing these choroid plexus cells were placed on top of the brains of animal models for stroke, stroke damage was significantly reduce...Exercise helps heart attack patients who are depressed, without social support
...who exercised and those who did not. "Our latest findings suggest exercise can be just as beneficial for patients who are older, minority or women," Blumenthal said. "This finding is important because previous studies show that men and Caucasians are more likely to exercise than women and minoritie...Average blood pressure levels on rise among American children/teenagers
...t sex, age, and height. To be consistent with the latest blood pressure guidelines for adults (see footnote), the guidelines for children include a prehypertension category. Children with a systolic or diastolic pressure equal to or greater than the 90th percentile but less than the 95th percentile are co...AAN 2004 Public Leadership Award goes to Leon Fleisher, musician who overcame dystonia
...nd on using their fine motor skills. Fleisher's latest involvement on behalf of dystonia patients is in the launch of the Freedom to Play campaign, an effort by the Musicians with Dystonia program and sponsored by the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation to raise awareness of dystonia, reduce the stigma ...Mount Sinai is best major hospital in New York City for angioplasty
... major hospital in New York City, according to the latest report by the New York State Department of Health. The report also shows that the head of Mount Sinai's catheterization laboratory, Samin Sharma, MD, performs more angioplasties than any cardiologist in the state, and is the only one with risk-adjust...Pain resource nurses at Fox Chase Cancer Center seen as educators and advocates for a change
...who work together on complex cases and discuss the latest pain-related information," explains MacDonald. "Being a part of this team rewards Pain Resource Nurses like myself with the confidence I need to feel comfortable and secure when influencing policies and participating in medication revisions." MacDona...Alzheimers disease - recent discoveries pave the way toward new treatments
...California, San Francisco (UCSF), will discuss the latest therapeutic targets and describe molecular markers...ed as platform or poster sessions highlighting the latest research findings on dementia, Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy, headache, multiple sclerosis, ...Smoking linked to more than 60 percent of overall cancer death burden in black men
... above the rate for white males. According to the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the overall age-adjusted cancer death rate for African-American men is 330.9 deaths per 100,000 individuals, compared to 239.2 for white men. In New York, the overall cancer death rate...Unraveling the secrets of the brain's smallest cells
...an intact brain. The findings are published in the latest issue of Nature. Granule cells are tiny. Their size 20 times smaller than a human hair has made it extremely difficult for scientists to study them in action. Granule cells make up the input layer of the cerebellum and receive sensory information ...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...ding developers of these systems will report their latest progress in sessions 1aPAa, 1aPAb, and 1pPAa. Som...r., Georgia Tech, waymond.scott@ece.gatech.edu ); latest version of a "nonlinear acoustics" detection system, which vibrates the ground and records the new f...1st data show CRESTOR highly effective at lowering LDL-C in patients with type 2 diabetes
... cardiovascular events in these patients.7-10 The latest US and European guidelines now set the low and challenging LDL-C goal of Results presented today from the ANDROMEDA study show that low doses of CRESTOR reduced LDL-C by at least 50% and got more than 90% of patients with type 2 diabetes and dyslip......al Convention, you'll find presentations about the latest findings across a wide variety of topics, including: Memory, Consciousness, and Time The New Biological Bases of Behavior Are You A Supertaster? How Can You Tell? What Does It Matter? Quality of Life Is There a Core Deficit in Autism? and mo...Mayo Clinic establishes landmark research program to predict and prevent alcoholism
...in the Genomics of Addiction will let us apply the latest advances in science to reducing the burden of addiction on our families and our society. Attacking the problem of alcoholism and other addictions at the point of origin would not have been possible 10 years ago, but it is today." Nearly 14 million Am...Avian influenza outbreaks create concern about human infection Mayo Clinic researchers warn
...ic Proceedings. Mayo Clinic researchers review the latest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1 strain) that occurred recently among poultry in eight Asian countries. The researchers review current knowledge about avian influenza and how to manage this emerging disease. An immediate priority i...World's Alzheimer's disease experts to showcase latest research
...ce is the most important forum for introducing the latest discoveries in Alzheimer research. This is where world research leaders and all of us affected by this disease and that means everyone get to see the return on the international, and the Association's, investment in Alzheimer research." The conf...Latest fashion fad concerns eye M.D.s
...cussion on morning television talk shows. It's the latest fashion fad coming out of Europe. But it is raising an eyebrow of concern for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Eye M.D. Association. Tiny pieces of jewelry, in the shapes that range from hearts to half moons, are implanted into the eye's mu...... occasionally cause problems such as anaemia. The latest trials, carried out in the US, involved 100 people with ulcerative colitis and 100 with Crohn's disease, both incurable and potentially serious diseases collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease. In many of the volunteers the symptoms of IBD- ...