Poison and firearms stored in open endanger visiting kids
...irearms unlocked, even though homes where children live and visit have comparable numbers of firearms, say...which their children visit, whether other children live there or not," Coyne-Beasley says. Coyne-Beasley and colleagues surveyed 1,003 households nationwide...Chemicals found in cherries may help fight diabetes
...mine how the chemicals influence insulin levels in live subjects. Results of these tests are not yet available. Although other fruits, including red grapes, strawberries and blueberries, also contain anthocyanins, cherries appear to be the most promising source of these compounds on the basis of serving...Guidelines for following pediatric cancer survivors aim to reduce medical complications
...An estimated 270,000 survivors of childhood cancer live in the United States. An estimated one in 570 young adults age 20 to 34 is a childhood cancer survivor, according to Melissa M. Hudson, M.D., member of St. Jude Hematology-Oncology and director of the St. Jude After Completion of Therapy (ACT) clinic...International gathering at UH examines top computer code
...nment is something that our bodies have learned to live with, special conditions such as exposure to medical diagnostic and therapeutic uses or industrial and research uses are situations where care has to be taken to understand the effects and minimize exposures with shielding where it is appropriate." ...Scientists discover recipe for life: eating the 'Polymeal' cuts heart disease by 76%
... were most dramatic for men, who were projected to live on average 6.6 years longer in total than those not eating the meal. Men will also live for nine years longer without succumbing to heart disease, and those that do will suffer it for less...Report on health insurance coverage of Iowa children shows gaps
... families. Almost six out of 10 uninsured children live in families earning less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level and could be eligible for Medicaid. For a family of four that annual income would be about $18,400 per year. "One of the big policy implications is that we are not doing a very ef...Researchers develop MRI technique to study brain anatomy in invertebrates
...eal anatomical features of the nervous system in a live crayfish, a crustacean whose brain measures only 3... slices of an organ, such as the brain. To image a live crayfish, whose physiology does not normally respond to magnetic fields, CBN researchers injected ma...Drinking and spousal abuse by male US Army soldiers
...ho are light drinkers. Put another way, women who live with heavy drinkers are more likely to be victims of IPV. Furthermore, women who are themselves heavy drinkers are also more likely to be victims of IPV, though it is not always clear whether their heavy drinking preceded the abuse event or is adopt...Success of experimental herpes vaccine builds momentum for human clinical trials
...ficient levels of antibodies. Knipe said that as a live virus, dl5-29 produces many more viral proteins, and perhaps the resulting broader antibody response is important in preventing infection. Because many other candidate vaccines have prevented infection in animals but failed in humans, the results do...Reducing anti-rejection meds after transplant shows less complications
...this group of patients has enabled many of them to live full and productive lives," said Kareem Abu-Elmagd, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and director of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Center at the University of Pittsburgh Med...European study highlights persistent 3 decade increase in childhood cancer incidence
...lia) states: "Worldwide, most children with cancer live in developing countries. Despite 80% survival rates in the west, most children with cancer in developing countries will die for lack of medical care. Following the recommendations of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology to concentrate res...Rice cartilage experts win $1.5M NIH grant to bioengineer TMJ discs
...t hope that our work can help some of these people live normal and pain-free lives."...Jefferson and Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. scientists create vaccine for wildlife rabies
...lege of Thomas Jefferson University, created a new live rabies vaccine by manipulating the virus itself, making it much weaker than before. The scientists also made the vaccine much more immunogenic, meaning it aroused a much more robust response from the immune system. "The advantages of our vaccine are ...Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce major information initiative
...nity service programs so people across America can live stronger, longer lives. For more information visit www.americanheart.org ....Peptide vaccine can produce complete remission in myeloid leukemia patients
...tients who were quite sick, and who normally would live for just months," says the study's lead investigator, Jeffrey Molldrem, M.D., an associate professor in the Department of Blood & Marrow Transplantation. "Not only can we say that some of these patients had an immune response, but they also went int...Pitt research shows NASA sleep-wake scheduling guide may need to be changed
...day-night cycle, which comes from the fact that we live and have evolved on a planet with a 24-hour rotation. Like most animals we have a biological clock in our head, which is able to keep time, getting us ready for sleep at night and wakefulness during the day using rhythms with a period of about 24 hou...Replicating an eel's nerve circuitry may aid paralyzed people
...o produce the pattern of nerve signals seen when a live eel is swimming. "My collaboration with Professor Cohen began when we tried to model the lamprey's spinal cord circuits on a silicon microchip," Etienne-Cummings said. "That provided us with a more natural way to control robotic limbs. But it also sh...Student nurses need better understanding of poverty-stricken patients
...er said. Currently, 14 per cent of Canadians live in poverty, with much higher rates for groups like single parent mothers, older women, immigrants and Aboriginals. In addition, poverty is now considered by the World Health Organization to be the most influential determinant of health, the study not...NIAID seeks applicants to lead revamped HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks
...eds, including those of people of color, those who live in poverty, and women, all of whom are increasingly affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and continue to be under-represented in clinical research. "We are pleased to be making this announcement on World AIDS Day," says Dr. Fauci, "as this year's...International study provides culture-by-culture clues to family violence and abuse
...at contend with large populations of children that live or work on the streets. For the research effort, the scientists developed a culturally appropriate survey to measure perceptions of abuse in each of the 24 countries included in the study. Each country's survey was designed to eliminate the b...