ACP publishes 'Medical Meanings,' second edition
...egl, 'nail.' How or why the 'h' became the initial letter is a mystery." Under the Weather " has been attributed to seafarers being obliged, in the teeth of a gale, to seek shelter below deck, thus being, literally, 'under the weather.'" Hair of the Dog, according to Haubrich, became an expression becaus...Shire receives approvable letter for adult ADDERALL XR(R) from FDA
...announced today that it has received an approvable letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ADDERALL XR (R) once daily treatment for adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA), which was submitted to the FDA on 18 December 2002, inclu...First reported cases of North Asian tick typhus among North Americans
...Americans. The findings are detailed in a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The risk of acquiring North Asian tick typhus (infection by the bacterium Rickettsia sibirica from tick bites) is unknown during travel to regions of Asia where this disease is endemic. North Asian tick typhus is...Pet scans could provide insight into HIV-1 progression
An article and a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide prelimi...nterruptions of treatment." Authors of a research letter (p 959) report similar findings for whole-body PET images from 15 patients with HIV-1. Assessment of...Different approaches required for monitoring suicide trends
UK authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that conventional methods for assessing trends in suicide rates-which show an overall reduction in suicide in England and Wales over the past two decades-have masked an important increase in suicide rates am...UNC study shows Internet offers youths easy way to buy cigarettes
...addresses for the study, and the researchers had a letter guaranteeing immunity from prosecution written by Orange County, N.C., District Attorney Carl Fox. To avoid possible legal complications with other states, adults pressed the "submit" buttons for online orders and dropped written orders in the mail t...Organ-transplant patients at particluar risk from low MMR vaccine uptake
A letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how ...transplantation-at particular risk of measles. The letter describes how two children with kidney transplants (and therefore unable to receive the second dose ...Text messages could lead to health inequalities
...t may increase health inequalities, according to a letter in this week's BMJ. Sending text reminders is clearly a good initiative, but one concern is that it may increase health inequalities as it applies only to people who can afford to own mobile phones, argues Daragh Fahey, a public health doctor at Camd...Decreased diabetic cardiac death from losartan?
...icular hypertrophy), suggest authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in hypertension (LIFE) study published by THE LANCET in March 2002 demonstrated a major reduction of all-cause mortality-especially cardiovascular mortality-in patie...Decreased diabetic cardiac death from losartan?
...icular hypertrophy), suggest authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in hypertension (LIFE) study published by THE LANCET in March 2002 demonstrated a major reduction of all-cause mortality-especially cardiovascular mortality-in patie...Meningococcal C vaccine could increase relapse for children with kidney disease
...rotic syndrome, according to authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. In November, 1999, all children under 18 years of age in the UK were offered immunisation with the newly introduced meningococcal C conjugate vaccine (MCCV). Richard Trompeter from Great Ormond Street Hospital for ...Interferons for treatment of SARS?
Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that recombinant interferons - synthetic versions of naturally occurring compounds of the immune system - could be a an effective treatment for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Although antivirals a...Polyherbacy prompts need for physician's advice
...ntary and Alternative Medicine Clinic, published a letter on polyherbacy in the May issue of the Journal of Gerontology. The physicians said that oftentimes patients take herbal supplements in conjunction with their regular medicine regimen. However, combining conventional medications with herbal supplement...Short-term dyslexia treatment strengthens key brain regions
... ability of the children to decide whether certain letter combinations could stand for certain sounds (for e...and "oa" make the same sound?) and whether certain letter patterns in words created meaningful relationships between words (for example, does the "er" in "bui...Cancer patients in India cheated of appropriate care
A letter in this week's BMJ charges the medical community i...atments at the hands of private practitioners. The letter goes on to outline how aspects of appropriate care in developed countries palliative care, counsell...Avon Foundation-AACR launch new international scholar awards
...hat s/he is eligible for this award, must attach a letter from the institution's dean certifying that the position is an equivalent position); Currently hold a doctoral degree and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral or professional degree. Neither applicants nor principal investigators nee...Kids carry bike helmet safety message into middle school
...ssions, a safety video, free cycling helmets and a letter to parents. Using a short questionnaire, the researchers asked the fifth- and sixth-graders about their helmet use and knowledge of bicycle safety behaviors. Girls and younger children were more likely to report using their helmets during their most ...Ibuprofen could reduce cardioprotective effect of aspirin
A research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that the painkiller ibuprofen could diminish the well-known beneficial effects of aspirin on preventing cardiovascular disease. Aspirin makes platelets (blood-clotting cells) less 'sticky', which is associa...How acrylamide might be formed in starch-rich foods
...e Maillard reaction," says Ganem. "That's where my letter to Chemical & Engineering News comes in. By focusing on explaining how carbon dioxide might be released, I recognized another plausible reaction pathway -- not involving the Maillard reaction -- that could account for the formation of acrylamide. ......pe 2 diabetes, suggest Dutch authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Caffeine is known to reduce sensitivity to insulin (responsible for the metabolism of glucose), although other components of coffee such as magnesium and chlorogenic acid could offer some health benefits. Rob van D...