Study Says Machine Sensors Applicable To Human Ills
...- "Smart" sensors and other technologydeveloped to monitor machines and prevent system failures can and oughtto be used to prevent sudden cardiac death and broken bones due to osteoporosis,say researchers at Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL). Dr. Robert J. Hansen, ARL chief scientist and assoc...Chemists Develop Probe To Detect Changes In Imaging Agents Inside Body
...ded to try to develop asensor to see if they could monitor what happens to an imagingagent after it enters the body. "We just happened to be in a unique position of knowingsomething about nuclear medicine and also about developingsensors. We're probably the only group in the world with thosetwo skills." The ...Study Shows Major Savings In Supervising TB Care
... expensive because of the cost of hiring nurses to monitor each patient's treatment. We have shown that not using DOT is even more expensive because people taking medicine without supervision are more likely to fail therapy," says Chaisson. The findings also support a 1978 Baltimore city decision to set up ...Common Carbohydrates May Prove To Be Substitute For Dietary Fiber
... M. Campbelland Bryan W. Wolf, a clinical research monitor with Ross Products Divisionof Abbot Laboratories; Fahey was joined on the pig study by Campbell, veterinarypathobiologist Carol A. Lichtensteiger and Stephen J. Demichele of RossProducts, which funded both projects.......gy and position of the probe with MRI guidance and monitor cell death as it happens," he said. "We can also guard against damaging vital structures." The procedure relies on a Siemens open MRI machine coupled with a high-resolution, shielded LCD monitor. Duerks group has rewritten the software that d...Scientists Track Effectiveness Of Migraine Drugs With Ultrasound
...an neurologist has found a way to use ultrasoundto monitor how well migraine medicine is working and help in ...aines. Such research will allow doctors to monitor the efficacy of migrainemedicines -- if ultrasound shows high blood velocity, then medication could...Unique Interactive Health Kiosks Distributed In Michigan
... needed. Strecher says his group plans to closely monitor feedback from health kiosk users. It's hoped that in the very near future, people using the kiosks will be able to get a print-out that will give them a personal plan of action, tailored to their specific needs. Strecher says there are also plans t...Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory collaborates with USDA in development of pasteurization process
...n optimizing the RF launch configuration, and help monitor the effect of deposited power on the pasteurization process. The agreement between ERRC and PPPL supports a memorandum of understanding between Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman and former Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary to use one federal agency..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
... technology's capability to quickly and accurately monitor the status and progress of this disease in real ti...ss referred to as diagnostic kinetics to diagnose, monitor and assist in the treatment of serious diseases. Initial disease targets for this technology includ...Baby Milk Manufacturers Are Breaking The Rules
...s that unless there is a commitment to enforce and monitor the World Health Assembly code nationally, breast feeding will not be protected from the commercial pressures from substitute manufacturers. Contact: Professor Andrew Tomkins, Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guil...PITT Researchers Demonstrate Human Brain's Natural Mechanism For Guarding Against Errors
...ted functional magneticresonance imaging (fMRI) to monitor subjects' brain activity during tasks,researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have shown thatthe brain is able to anticipate situations in which errors are likely to occurso that it may guard against them before they happen. ...Scientists Create Extremely Sensitive Test For Detecting Radiation Damage
...l of Medicine. "Before long,we also may be able to monitor the effects of irradiating tumors much betterthan we can now." A report on the research appears in the May 15 issue of the journalScience. Besides Leadon, a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive CancerCenter, authors are Drs. X. Chris Le...National Office Of Drug Safety Is Needed, Experts Say In JAMA
...ave called for a national office of drug safety to monitor the adverse effectsof prescription drugs, which th...ployees working on approving newdrugs, but only 52 monitor the safety of 5,000 drugs already in the pharmaciesor available over the counter. They noted that th...First Patients Enrolled In NIH Clinical Trial On Effects Of Marijuana In HIV Patients
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...s. Further epidemiological studies are needed to monitor the prevalence ofcertain resistant strains in particular groups of people or geographic areas. Pretreatment screening for drug resistance may be most useful for groups amongwhom resistant strains are more prevalent. "A lot of people are doing resis...Six Football Players Died In 1997 Season: New Study
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