Students Show Restraint Could Cut School Bus Injuries
...otection thancommercial headgear; and a wheelchair lift powered by a van's exhaust. Transportation safety regulators and educators are expected to review the newrestraining bar andthe test results as part of an ongoing debate on how best to protect the morethan 23 millionchildren who ride school buses twi...... is moist.) Honey causes scabs and dead cells to lift off the surface of the wound, leaving a clean healthywound bed in which re-growth of tissue can occur. Honey stimulates the re-growth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates theformation of new blood capillaries and the growth of...UF study shows pumping iron improves strength, independence in frail elderly
...t. On a knee extension exercise, they were able to lift 78 percent more on average. The gains were even more pronounced on the study's seven other exercises, where the participants, on average, lifted double or triple the amount of weight at the end of the training. For example, on a shoulder extension ex...Government needs to support 'e-medicine' to improve medical care
...e local physician with an assessment." Attempts to lift some of the restrictions on Medicaid reimbursement have stalled in Congress. While Kansas and several other states have begun to move forward in telemedicine, the United States lags behind Canada, Europe and Japan in the use of high-tech delivery. ...Duke orthopedic surgeon bucks conventional wisdom; develops surgical approach for broken collarbones
..." he said. "Since the surgery, I have been able to lift weights without pain andactually gain muscle." ...Providing a bigger view: New imaging device offers better conditions for cancer treatment planning
...sition. For example, a breast cancer patient must lift an arm at almost right angles to her back, so that...cer. A patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma must often lift both arms for imaging of the lymph nodes. The larger bore diameter allows patients to receive their...Landmark study uncovers reasons behind recurring back injury
... short end of a seesaw, and trying to lift something on the far end," Mar... "There are some motions, such as bending to lift far away from the body, or lifting something off the floor, that a normal person...Sky-is-the-limit challenges have strongest effect on the heart
...etition where participants earn more money as they lift more weight, a persuasive speaking engagement or a university exam. In the first of two experiments, 90 male college students were given either a fixed or unfixed challenge. Those in the fixed challenge group were instructed to press the button on a ...Students invent voice-activated grasping tool for disabled man
...ent device that will help a disabled man grasp and lift a cup, a book and other household items. By utteri... muscle deterioration left him unable to grasp and lift even small objects. To help him, the VME sponsored a project in the Johns Hopkins course. The task o...A helping hand: Healthy arm helps retrain stroke-impaired arm
...ed sustained muscle contraction by having patients lift their hands and push up against a wooden platform, and hold the action for six seconds. Researchers found that both stimulation/bilateral and stimulation/unilateral groups were much better at the task than the control group and could generate a stro...Androgen therapy boosts muscle strength for older men
...weekly by testing the maximum weight the men could lift with their arms and legs using equipment such as a...ghs, which can especially hurt seniors' ability to lift groceries, walk quickly, rise from a seated position and climb stairs. Oxandralone was well-tolerate...Aventis Pasteur ready to meet nation's needs for tetanus and diphtheria vaccine
...), this increase in supply has prompted the CDC to lift its year-long deferral, enabling physicians to now provide patients with routine Td boosters. "Aventis Pasteur has been working for the past year to successfully end the national shortage of Td vaccine," said Michael Decker, MD, MPH, vice president, ...Eficiency, feasibility of antiretroviral therapy in Africa demonstrated in IRD-coordinated surveys
...nducted in Senegal. The experiment is the first to lift doubts surrounding the effectiveness and tolerance of antiretroviral therapies in Africa. It uses now-standard tritherapy regimes. Dr Ibrahima Ndoye of the Senegal National Committee for Aids Control (Comit national de lutte contre le sida du Sngal )......tially relies on his wits when performing a breast lift or nose job. "The basic elements of plastic surgery are rather primitive," said Krantz. "The primary conceptual tools of the surgeon are experience and intuitive aesthetics. If you read the technical papers of the very best plastic surgeons it's li...New buzz on coffee: It's not the caffeine that raises blood pressure
...he occasional decaf latte may be getting more of a lift than they know, scientists report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Swiss scientists studying caffeine's effects in a small group of people report markedly elevated blood pressure and increased ...Neurons that play truth or consequences
...t in a series of experiments that are beginning to lift the veil on the brain's "executive function" how it monitors its own performance so that it can regulate behavior. Many cognitive scientists feel that the ACC may be at the heart of this higher order system. Researchers found the ACC responds to dis...News tips for Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003
...cated with each entry; however, all embargoes will lift by 4 p.m. EST each day. 8:30 a.m. Abstract #1502 (poster) Clot-busting drug shows promise in unresponsive cardiac arrest. A trial of the clot-busting drug tenecteplase (TNK) suggests that it may improve outcomes in some of the most difficult c...News tips for Monday, Nov. 10, 2003
...cated with each entry; however, all embargoes will lift by 4 p.m. EST each day. 9 a.m. Abstract #1788 Do women with implantable defibrillators have fewer arrhythmias than men? In population studies, women with coronary artery disease (CAD) have a lower rate of sudden cardiac death (SCD) than men wit...News tips for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003
...cated with each entry; however, all embargoes will lift by 4 p.m. EST each day. 8:30 a.m. Abstract #2560 A new approach to treating extreme artery blockages. Japanese scientists report they've experimentally improved blood flow in patients with the severest artery blockages, known as intract......cated with each entry; however, all embargoes will lift by 4 p.m. EDT each day. 8:30 a.m. Abstract #3051 (poster) Cardiac "regeneration" therapy boosts blood flow in ischemia. Japanese researchers report they've been able to improve blood flow to the diseased heart muscle of a small group of patie...