Study Says Machine Sensors Applicable To Human Ills
...s, "it appearsfrom our experience and study that a lot of the techniques developed forthe military battlefield and conditioned-based maintenance of machines canbe applied to humans." The same sensors and signal processors, automated reasoning systems anddata fusion methods used to create smart weapons ......g machines. Many teenagers, she says, don't have a lot of spending money and many are embarrassed because it can be very intimidating for them to buy condoms at the drug store. The cost of condoms, she says, is much less than the cost of a pregnancy and far less than the cost of controlling a sexually-t...Study Injects New Interest In How Vaccines Work
...ule or lump," Hem says. "You would expect to see a lot of lumps and nodules in the spot where people get vaccinated, but there are very few reports of such nodules at the site of vaccination." Though these questions nagged him for years, Hem said he didn't have a way of testing the theory until a few yea..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
...ction rates of T cells and HIV virons explains a lot about the causes of immune deficiency. How can we tell if an individual cell is an old one or a newly formed one? How long will a particular cell live? The answer comes from a basic fact about biochemistry: a cell only makes DNA when it is dividing...Exercise, Classroom Instruction Cut Kids' Cholesterol, Study Finds
...those studied were overweight. "There is a lot of pressure on school systems to have their childrenperform well on tests, but the old adage about healthy minds and healthy bodiesgoing together still applies," Harrell said. Note: Harrell can be reach...UF Psychiatrists Use Antidepressants To Treat Smoking Addiction
...nedict said. "Physically, I rollerblade and walk a lot more, do activities around the house and garden. It's night and day in terms of how I feel -- I just feel so much better."...PITT Researchers Demonstrate Human Brain's Natural Mechanism For Guarding Against Errors
...ire much executive control, while others require a lot ofcontrol. Under these circumstances, response competition may occur and the ACCacts as an alarm telling the rest of the brain to exert more executive controlso performance doesn't deteriorate." According to Dr. Carter, a task like driving d...Compound In Meat Prevents Diabetes, Study Suggests
...e whole body," Houseknecht says. "We really have a lot to learn about this compound. For one thing, we have not optimized the dose. We picked a dose that is effective in fighting cancer, and started there." In addition to these projects, scientists in other disciplines already are working to take advanta...Polish Dumpling-Like Particle Has Potential In Drug Delivery
...d gene- carrying systems. It makes the particle a lot more versatile and the rubbery core should allow a higher loading capacity We've gotten lots of interest in the knedels, for their potential, they're novelty, and their name." The work is funded by the National Science Foundation and Monsanto Comp...Unhealthy Lifestyles Not Primary Cause Of High Mortality Rates
... that income differences in mortality are due to a lot more than health risk behaviors. If we just focus on personal health behaviors in our policies and programs, we will not adequately address, much less reduce, the large economic and social inequalities in health that exist in this country."...Brain Tumor Treatment In Multicenter Tests
...you have to give very high doses, whichcome with a lot of side effects." The neurosurgeon also points out that even with advances in treatment suchas stereotactic radiosurgery, which focuses a single dose of radiation to thetumor site without having to open the skull, these brain tumors recur in 31p...Crystal Structure Of gp120 Reveals HIV In Action
... and modify it to optimize it. It will stimulate a lot of newwork."...International Panel Evaluates Testing For Drug Resistance In HIV
...ongwhom resistant strains are more prevalent. "A lot of people are doing resistance testing--and test manufacturers areadvocating for their products--but we really haven't known enough about how tointerpret or use the information these tests provide," Hirsch says. "Thisgroup's guidelines are a start to......said Yvonne Romine, his wife. "But we still have a lot of laughstogether. "We cry together, too, and somehow this keeps us going." Bud and his wife read about Dr. Druker in an Oregonian article on April30, 1996, and contacted him at OHSU. The Romines will remain in the Portlandarea during most o...Timing Of Breast Cancer Surgery Doesn't Appear To Influence Survival Anymore
...ous, and wouldlike to understand this phenomenon a lot better." Has the controversy over the timing of breast cancer surgery ended? Dr.Harlap says that the new study does not end the controversy because the resultsafter 1984 may be due to chance. "This controversy isn't resolved. It may bethat ch...UNC-CH Researchers Learning Ways To Help Black Women Cope With HIV
... we are doing and overall feel they have learned a lot abouthow to manage their lives while infected with HIV. "Several women have indicated that once they were diagnosed with HIV,they thought they were doomed to die and lived constricted lives because oftheir misunderstanding about the infection...Parenting CD-ROM Helps Reduce Children's Behavioral Problems
... for its apparent success. "There's been a lot of research that suggests interactive computertechnology promotes faster learning," says Donald Gordon, professor ofpsychology at Ohio University and creator of Parenting Wisely. "The key seems tobe the interactive process. People have to take an act...Managed Care Symposium Sponsored By Society Of Actuaries Examines HEDIS, Stakeholders' Views
...ent to the scientists on my staff said, "We have a lot of data, and I'm goingto have to sit in front of a legislative committee and say this is a good plan,this is a bad plan. I can't do that yet. So, we need to drill down into thisand see what the data are telling us.' ... The Society of Actuaries an...... of maternal and child health. "There is a lot of pain involved in these extraordinarily hard dec...g'" "One of the suggestions talked about a lot is simply don't starttreating these babies because once you start, both parents and hospital staffge...... exciting class of compounds but we need tolearn a lot more about how they can best be used," said Dennis Black, MD, UCSFprofessor of medicine and epidemiology and one of the co-authors of the study. "This study adds an important piece of the puzzle." Raloxifene was approved for the prevention of osteopo...