Early osteoporosis detection can prevent fractures
...d in the September 17 Annals of Internal Medicine, mark the first time the Task Force has called for routine osteoporosis screening. For women who live to be 85, approximately 50 percent will have an osteoporosis-related fracture during their lives; 25 percent of these women will develop an abnormality of...International Congress of the Transplantation Society beginning Sunday
... of the Transplantation Society on Sunday, it will mark the beginning of transplantation's premiere forum for the presentation of new scientific findings. The congress is considered the field's most important scientific meeting, with both basic and clinical scientific findings being presented in sessions...Ecstasy may be drug of choice for those trying to cope with lonelienss, study finds
...ct on their previous experiences of loneliness and mark those items that described the coping strategies that were most helpful to them. The items were grouped into the following six factors: 1) Reflection and acceptance (being by one's self to become acquainted with one's fears and accepting loneliness a...Virus in babies may cause asthma later on
...ion in the first years of life may leave a lasting mark on the immune system, causing chronic respiratory problems later on. "While the allergic response may increase during an asthma attack, our research suggests that the anti-viral response also increases," says Michael J. Holtzman, M.D., the Selma and ...Breakthrough in hormonal breast cancer therapy
... the 18th UICC Cancer Congress in Oslo. These data mark a breakthrough in hormonal breast cancer therapy as they clearly demonstrate that anastrozole is significantly more effective than the current 'gold standard' treatment tamoxifen in terms of improving disease-free survival for postmenopausal wome...Human rabies often caused by undetected, tiny bat bites
...e evidence of being bitten and detection of a bite mark difficult, according to the articles author. Dr. Gibbons advises the public to seek emergency care for preventive treatment for rabies if direct contact with a bat occurs, a sleeping person awakens to find a bat in the room, or if a bat is found in a...Post-genomic technique provides real-time, multiscale look at protein life cycles in living cells
...e development of technologies and methodologies to mark and observe those proteins in living cells, to see how they fit together into teams or groups and to determine precisely where these teams are located. The technology we have developed delivers important new capabilities at these next levels of scien...High success rates for variety of heroin addiction treatment medications
...methadone and buprenorphine patients reaching this mark was only slightly less than the LAAM group. Patients in the LAAM and buprenorphine groups were given these drugs three times a week, and patients in both methadone groups received daily doses. Dr. Johnson said that not having to administer LAA...Supplements that target fat loss … metals that protect themselves …
...gs. (PHYS 460, 7 p.m.) Farms and livestock leave mark on Chesapeake Bay - Researchers will present the latest findings on the effects of pesticides, agricultural runoff and animal by-products on fish, frogs and the overall state of the Chesapeake Bay. (AGRO 138, 2 p.m.; AGRO 140, 3:05 p.m.; AGRO 142, 3:......, an indirect indication that the gene reached its mark and was functioning. "We saw the earliest changes in the myelin sheath surrounding the nerves at 12 months post-gene transfer," says Dr. Leone. "We were a little surprised because we thought the children were too old to show significant myelin incre...Duke geneticists unraveling the tangled web of autism
... The map is a milestone that will help researchers mark off which genes are definitely not involved and narrow down the list of candidate genes until an affected gene or genes emerges. In the November issue of the journal Genomics, the researchers reported another potential genetic link to autism. This ...Is a one child policy worldwide the solution to human population growth?
... population, which is set to break the six billion mark on 12 October. Commentators advocate two opposing views on what the future will hold for demographics. Some deny that the population increase is a cause for alarm, say Professor Anthony McMichael and Professor John Guillebaud in their editorial. T...Myc's cancer-causing joy ride more reckless than previously believed
...ions of the work forcancer treatment, the findings mark another step in scientists' journey tounravel the amazing cell-signaling network that underlies our body's ability toproduce cancer cells. That process is the focus of more than 100 scientists justjoining the Center for Cancer Biology, a new effort b...First medication to target PCP addiction is reported by Arkansas researchers
... chronic abuse of phencyclidine (PCP). Thestudies mark the first time that a long-acting treatment has been developed toblock or reduce the psychoactive effects of PCP in drug addicts, according toUAMS scientist S. Michael Owens, Ph.D. In earlier studies, he used a smallerfragment of the antibody to trea...UI study finds types of decision-making deficiencies depend on area of brain damage
...ts clicked the mouse, the action was recorded as a mark on a polygram.The SCRs generated during the task were divided into three categories: rewardSCRS, which were generated after winning a sum of money; punishment SCRs, whichwere generated after losing a sum of money; and anticipatory SCRs, which weregen...National Survey: Leg Crossing Is Taboo But Women Indulge Anyway
..., according to a national survey released today to mark the VenastatGreat American Cross-Out TM . "Leg crossing has become second nature for many women, but they shouldjust say 'No' to the behavior as a simple first step toward keeping their legshealthy," said Luis Navarro, M.D., director of the...American Psychiatric Association Plans First Comprehensive Guidelines For HIV/AIDS Treatment
...rimarily medical illness. The new guidelines will mark the firstnational effort to establish the standard of psychiatric care for personsaffected by HIV and AIDS. The workgroup comprises national experts from institutions includingEmory University, Brown University, Columbia University, Harvard M......tt. Elaine passed the three-month post-transplant mark with only two minor threatsof rejection that required adjustments in medications, according to Scarlett.She is now thoroughly enjoying all the foods that patients on hemodialysis mustavoid in order to maintain electrolyte balance, proper fluid levels...Active Aging Makes A Difference: World Health Day 1999 Set April 7
...ts." World Health Day, celebrated every April 7 to mark the founding of the WorldHealth Organization, involves all types of observations and celebrations incommunities and cities throughout the Americas, ranging from officialdeclarations to publications to contests, walks and other events.......ges can besuperimposed. Therefore the computer can mark the position of the magnet - whichthe fluoroscope detects - on the MRI images in the computer console. Theseimages also display the predetermined path to the tumor. Who invented the MSS? In 1984, Matthew Howard thought of using a magnetic field to gu...