Adolescents to benefit from launch of new migraine treatment
... patient." Migraine attacks may be associated with marked distress and functional disability (requiring absence from school) during adolescence.(3) These attacks also have the potential for significant impact on an adolescents' home and family activities and social interaction with friends. Dr Manuela Font...PET scans show cigarette smoke affects peripheral organs
...ne of the authors of the study. "But here we see a marked effect on a major body enzyme in sites far removed from the lungs that we know is due to a substance other than nicotine. This alerts us to the fact that smoking, which is highly addictive, exposes the whole body to the thousands of compounds in toba...Imaging study reveals effect of smoking on peripheral organs
...the week of September 8, 2003. "Here we see a very marked effect of smoking on one of the major enzymes in the body, and we see that this effect extends far beyond the lungs." "The ground-breaking findings by Joanna Fowler's group at Brookhaven National Laboratory on the systemic effects of tobacco smoking ...Two commonly prescribed diabetes drugs may cause heart failure and fluid buildup
...slight limitation of physical activity; Class III, marked limitation of physical activity; and Class IV, unable to carry on any physical activity without symptoms. Because the mean age of the patients in the study was 69, additional studies need to be undertaken to identify the patient groups at risk for th...UNC study shows Internet offers youths easy way to buy cigarettes
... clearly labeled as tobacco products, only one was marked "Adult signature required for delivery" and only seven showed a return address indicating a tobacco vendor. Some sent complimentary cigarettes and promotional items such as pens and lighters, and one sent six free cartons of cigarettes to two differe...Prescription drug utilization reviews are less than useful
...ord for review. The program staff then sorts these marked records to determine whether or not an alert notice, usually a letter, should be sent to the prescribing physician. "Anecdotal evidence suggests that most practicing physicians simply ignore these alert letters and find them to be useless," said Br...Symptom improvement seen in schizophrenia patients switched to Risperdal Consta
...h between reality and imagination. The illness is marked by "positive" symptoms (psychological disturbances "added" as a result of the disorder, such as hallucinations, delusions, suspiciousness and paranoia) and "negative" symptoms (normal functioning the patient has "lost," resulting in lack of initiativ...The Passionate Mind: Oct. 9-11 Utah Symposium in Science & Literature
... Stadium Station. For those who drive, parking marked for symposium attendees willbe available in the "A" lot north of South Campus Drive and west of thelibrary Thursday evening, Friday and Friday evening. Those attendingSaturday morning's events should park in lots south of the School ofBusiness, and m...EUROCARE 3 - new European cancer survival figures
...ival were catching up. But, improvements were less marked for eastern Europe, so the gap between east and west has actually increased For colorectal cancer the gap between the higher Nordic survival figures and western Europe is also closing, but again the gap between west and east is widening. Prostate c...HFES Annual Meeting papers feature work on critical health and safety issues
...ch as during the patient consult, when incorrectly marked X-rays are not caught, or when formal cross-checks are lacking. The barriers they found in implementing the guidelines concerned site marking, participation by the patient and his or her family members, and verification of information through checkli...PTH and Alendronate: combining treatments shows no bone density advantage
... are combined. Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder marked by reduced bone strength that predisposes a person to an increased risk of fractures. This skeletal disorder is a major health risk for 28 million Americans. In the United States today, 10 million individuals already have osteoporosis and 18 million ...Adolescent binge drinking produces tolerance to alcohol
...t lower ethanol exposure levels that do not induce marked growth stunting and might be more analogous to ethanol exposure levels of human adolescents. Furthermore, it would also be interesting to try to dissect the circumstances under which CIE exposure during adolescence results in later ethanol tolerance...Gay, lesbian couples can teach heterosexuals how to improve relationships
...idated." Gay and lesbian relationships seem to be marked by what Gottman calls "the triumph of positive emotions over negative emotions." "Negative emotions have more impact in heterosexual relationships," he said. "This is why our previous research has shown you need a 5-to-1 ratio of positive to negati...Evidence that neurons prune only 'twigs' to rewire themselves
...ers as epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease, which are marked by aberrant neural circuitry. Dendrites are the branches of neurons that support the multitude of interconnections by which one neuron triggers a nerve impulse in its neighbors in the intricate neural pathways of the brain. The research was reported ...Alcohol use increases the risk of hormonally sensitive breast cancers in postmenopausal women
...ent increased risk of ER+/PR+ breast cancers. "The marked increase in hormonally sensitive breast cancers, including lobular and ER+/PR+ tumors, among women who drink suggests a hormonal basis for the known association between alcohol use and breast-cancer incidence," Li said. "Alcohol is known to increase ...Exercise has a more powerful impact on the brain than previously thought
...t-rated instruments. "We found that exercise had a marked effect on reducing symptoms," says Trivedi. "These findings suggest that prescribing exercise along with antidepressant medications could prove to be an effective strategy for the treatment of major depression." Trivedi and his colleagues at are now ...Scientists map maturation of the human brain
... a critical period of neural development, is often marked by high levels of alcohol abuse in humans. For example, the 2000 National Household Study on Drug Abuse reported that 16.4 percent of adolescents used alcohol in the month prior to the survey, while 10.4 percent reported binge drinking (consumption o...Elementary signs of heart disease found in children
...sk factor was glucose intolerance, or prediabetes, marked by a fasting glucose level of at least 110 mg/dL. "The body tries very hard to keep glucose normal. Typically you would have the metabolic syndrome for several years before glucose tolerance becomes impaired," Harrell said. Follow-up tests on these ...Heart failure care inconsistent
... Association's Scientific Sessions 2003. "There is marked variation and a lack of structure in cardiovascular care in the nation's hospitals," said lead investigator Gregg C. Fonarow, M.D., the Eliot Corday Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and Science at the University of California at Los Angeles. "There i...One in eight N.C. schoolchildren display three or more heart risks
...sk factor was glucose intolerance, or prediabetes, marked by a fasting glucose level of at least 110 mg/dL. "The body tries very hard to keep glucose normal," Harrell said. "Typically, you would have the metabolic syndrome for several years before glucose tolerance becomes impaired." Follow-up tests of the ...