Four-Year Study Shows Long-Term Effectiveness Of Proscar In Treating Enlarged Prostates
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...the time of their birth, although rare, seem to be more common at night and during months when annual leave is popular, suggest Stewart et al in this week's BMJ. The authors raise concerns about the variability of care around the time of delivery and from their study of 79 babies' deaths from birth asph......eclomethasone or theophylline." Parents of more than 100, 6- to 17-year-old children with asthmaco...r medication. But in some cases,particularly where more serious changes in mood or behavior are noted, referralto a mental health professional may prove mor......tionnaires used to measure hostility and exhibited more engaging andcooperative behavior in puzzle-solving tasks with a partner than they did at thebeginning of the study. In comparison, a matching group of study volunteers who took only an inactiveplacebo pill did not change by these measures. "Personal......of drugs calledACE-inhibitors. The study provides more evidence that calcium antagonists (preferred term forcalcium channel blockers) may pose risks for certain people, including thosewith diabetes and coronary heart disease. Past studies of short-acting calciumantagonists have also found increased risk...Snipping Inflammation In The Bud; New Agents May Provide Relief
..., but the new agents suggestnew ways to design far more effective tools than those now deployed in themult...L-selectin from the cell so that we can understand more aboutthe process. The work of Kiessling's group was funded by the National Institutes of Healthand t...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
...es to the three hospitals. "Citizens are becoming more educated about hospital billing and taking theresp...that the hospitals' tactics were often successful; more oftenthan not, the hospitals didn't need to act on their threats. Averting Initial Challenges In t...Study Finds Aspirin Does Not Prevent High-Risk Cases Of Preeclampsia
...those with high bloodpressure, those pregnant with more than one child, and those who had experiencedpreeclampsia in an earlier pregnancy. For all four categories, the differenceof preeclampsia in both the aspirin and placebo groups was not statisticallysignificant. Similarly, the study also showed that...X-ray Microscope Designed To Study Jet Engine Components Now Probes Tooth Dentin
... methods and materials that will create a tighter, more permanentbond between the tooth and the plastic-ba...o repair mostcavities. Metal alloys create a more durable restoration than newer plastic-based andceramic materials used for filling tooth cavities, b...Tighter Chemical Binding = Better Meds
.... "Stronger chemical binding generally leads to a more effectivedrug that can be given in lower dosages, ...ions. The diseases that may eventually be treated more effectivelybecause of Jorgensen's computer programs range from dementia to diabetes.Scientists recen......rollees. Each physician was associatedwith one or more of three managed health care plans, which provided individualenrollee data for the study. Some of the medical groups compensated physicianson a fee-for-service basis, while others did so on a salaried basis.Through a survey of 1994 plan enrollment a...X-Rays: How Big A Risk To Kids? UF Researchers Seek Answers
...borns in the neonatal intensive care unit received more X-raysthan other patients in critical wards. Doctors give babies more X-rays because they often use medical devicessuch ascatheters in treating the babies and because inf...Exercise, Classroom Instruction Cut Kids' Cholesterol, Study Finds
...ddle-aged andolder people in this country were far more active when they were children than kids are now. ...hysical activity among middle-schoolers tested was more sustained andvigorous. Participating schools were located in Brunswick, Harnett and Warrenco...Diuretics And Beta-Blockers Are Best Drugs To Combat High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
... a minimum of adverse effects. "Unlike the more rigid, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies, t...hypertensive drug, while others were taking one or more drugs from the list of common agents: diuretics, beta-blockers, ACEinhibitors, calcium channel bloc......ng discovery that -- biologically -- mild pain and more intense pain aredistinct and governed by different...d neurotransmitters, are involved in mild pain and more intensepain. For several years researchers have known that the neurotransmitterglutamate is...Drug Is First In Decade To Show Promise Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder
...es of venlafaxine XR -- 75 mg and 150 mg -- were more effectivethan the placebo. Nausea was the most com... reported side effect. Buspirone,however, was not more effective than the placebo, although previous studies haveshown it to reduce some of the symptoms of......mproved care, includingthe availability of new and more potent antiviral drugs and widespread use ofviral ...dings was that patients with privateinsurance were more often prescribed protease inhibitors and had lower mortalityrates than those on Medicare/Medicaid. H......e treatment of choice for an estimated 2 millionor more children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, couldbe more effective and cause fewer side-effects if it were administered as asingle compound rather than as a ...