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...orm of mental imagery. Some people see the actual letter or word as a color, others get a wash of color, ot...grass is purple because it starts with 'G' and the letter 'G' is a purple letter for me." The experiences are involuntary, occurring without conscious effort....Statins may inhibit calcium growth on aortic valve in the elderly
... of Cardiology. OBriens co-authors of the research letter include Drs. David Shavelle and Xue-Qiao Zhao, also from the UW Division of Cardology, and Drs. Junichero Takasu, Matthew J. Budoff and SongShou Mao, all of the Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute of Torrance, Calif. It is already well known...Heavy drinking by both sexes is a cause for concern
... in both young men and young women, according to a letter in this weeks BMJ. Researchers at Kings College London surveyed 12,361 men and 20,534 women aged 20-80 about their alcohol consumption. They found no evidence of different trends developing in the drinking careers of women and men, as reported in a p...Genetic test for cell-proliferation enzyme could improve treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Authors of a Canadian research letter in this weeks issue of THE LANCET describe how genetic testing for an enzyme involved in cancer-cell proliferation could identify patients at an increased risk of poor outcome from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The enzyme thymidylate synthase is as...... synesthete Vladimir Nabokov wrote that he saw the letter c as light blue; associated a with the look of wea...t a feeling like a sooty rag being ripped from the letter r. The synesthete who served as the subject of the new study is a middle-aged man who reports that h...Stringent regulation of traditional medicines is urgently needed
...gent regulation is urgently needed, according to a letter in this weeks BMJ. Researchers at Southend Hospital in Essex analysed several slimming preparations and the urine of several patients who had been attending a particular Chinese herbalist for weight loss remedies. They found a high concentration of f...Swedish trials suggest modest benefit for screening mammography
... mammography and its possible benefits. A research letter by Ole Olsen and Peter Gotzsche (Lancet 2001; 358: 1340-42) concluded that there was no reliable evidence from randomised trials to support the benefit of screening mammography. Lennarth Nystrom and colleagues from the University of Umea, Sweden, pre...Early promise of simple screening for coeliac disease
A research letter by Cuban investigators in this weeks issue of THE LANCET highlights a new technique which could be used for screening of the intestinal disorder coeliac disease. The new approach is likely to be more user-friendly for patients as it is less invasive ...Cigarette ads target youth, violating $250 billion 1998 settlement
...hat we found was a violation of the spirit and the letter of the 1998 settlement," said Paul Chung, M.D., a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Chicago and co-first author of the paper. "Cigarette companies had to become slightly more subtle about it, but they continue to aim their ad...Patients may overestimate risk of side-effects from qualitative drug information
...me Friday 8th March 2002. Authors of a research letter in this weeks issue of THE LANCET are calling for EU guidelines to be reviewed after results of research which shows that patients only given qualitative information about the side-effects of drugs substantially overestimate their personal risk. To...Smokers disillusioned and over-optimistic about quitting
...smoke if they had their time again, according to a letter in this weeks BMJ. It also shows that smokers expectations of how soon they will quit greatly exceed rates of quitting observed in recent history. A national sample of 893 smokers were asked: If you had your time again would you start smoking? Over ...HRT could protect against leg ulcers
...and pressure sores, conclude authors of a research letter in this weeks issue of THE LANCET. Pressure ulcers and venous leg ulcers are common chronic wounds. Oestrogens in the form of HRT might have an effect on wound healing, but this possibility has not been widely studied. David Margolis and colleagues ...ORNL helping make tomorrows soldiers all they can be
...future, one of the panels submitted a hypothetical letter from a soldier to his parents dated Oct. 30, 2017.... the injury until our medic can come help me." The letter continues: "Remember how you used to tell me that playing all those video games wouldnt get me anywh...Sky-is-the-limit challenges have strongest effect on the heart
...ixed challenge group were instructed to circle the letter E each time they heard a tone. Those in the unfixed group were instructed to circle as many Es as they could for the duration of the session. Wright and colleagues were also interested in measuring how these participants were motivated by financial ...Mecca pilgrims a priority for meningococcal vaccination
...contacts this year, conclude authors of a research letter in this weeks issue of THE LANCET. An outbreak of a previously rare strain (W135) meningococcal disease was seen in 2000 and 2001 among pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia and their contacts. The Public Health Laboratory Service (covering England a...Glue ear could be caused by gastric juices
...the Eustachian tube, suggest authors of a research letter in this weeks issue of THE LANCET. Glue ear is common among children after middle-ear infections (otitis media); effusion, produced by mucus cells, occurs in the middle ear and cannot be cleared. It is a particular problem for young children because ...Early promise of non-invasive test for colorectal cancer
... Friday 1st February 2002. A fast-track research letter in this weeks issue of THE LANCET describes how the detection of a specific mutation in faecal DNA could be a reliable method for identifying a subset of proximal colorectal cancers. If successful, the new assessment, when combined with sigmoidoscopy...Mammography screening-the debate continues
...reast cancer is presented in a fast-track research letter and on THE LANCETs website this week. The publication of a meta-analysis by Danish investigators Olsen and Gotzsche (Lancet 2000; 355: 129-34) and a follow-up analysis (Lancet 2001; 358:1340-42), concluded that there was no evidence that mammography ...SNM reaction to OMB position on nuclear byproduct materials
...A Director John D. Grahams comments were made in a letter to ACNP regarding the Nuclear Regulatory Commissio...n appropriate regulatory scheme," he added. In its letter to NRC OMB did approve the paperwork collection requirements of the proposed revision. Approximately......kers on patients' charts or to send a computerized letter prompting patients to schedule a mammography or a flu shot." "Now that the federal research establishment is doubling, and a prescription drug benefit for seniors may mean more people using medication, there is no better time to emphasize the basics...