A Surgical Semiconductor Laser With More Precision And Power
...r semiconductorcounterparts usually lack the power necessary for most surgery. The Rochester work cleans up the beam produced by asemiconductor laser, creating a sharply focused beam with more power and precision than the beams produced by most suchlasers. "This sounds like a very useful technology for su...Postmature Infants Not As Easily Calmed As Other Newborns
...ial-interaction problems. However, moreresearch is necessary to fully understand the long-term effectsof the syndrome. The psychologists noticed the difficulties of the postmaturebabies while studying how infants develop early attachments totheir mothers. The mother's milk actually tastes sweeter than the14-pe...Mother's Milk: Nutrition And Nurture For Infants -- And The Best Defense Against Disease
...regivers to breastfeed their infants and given the necessary support to enablethem to succeed...."Super Aspirin" Holds Long-Term Benefits For Some Patients Who Undergo Balloon Angioplasty
...Fischman suggests that further investigation is necessary to address this issue. "Future development of oral agents similar to ReoPro™ promises to further expand the use of these agents to a broader spectrum of patients with ischemic heart disease," he said. Michael P. Savage, M....NIH Honors Emory Researcher With Merit Award For Work On Renin-Angiotensin System
...of typical wild mice, suggestingthat testis ACE is necessary for full male fertility (Laboratory Investigation,1994). In addition, mice lacking somatic ACE have an unusual renal phenotypecharacterized by the inability to effectively concentrate urine. "These are very fundamental questions that go to th...Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory collaborates with USDA in development of pasteurization process
...C researchers in equipping their facility with the necessary RF power source, as well as providing the expertise to enable the measurement of power deposited, power launched, and launch efficiency. In addition, the PPPL group will concentrate on optimizing the RF launch configuration, and help monitor the effe...... in procurement, personnel, andcontracting that is necessary to permit responsiveness to communities served. The leadership and expertise are clearly available for this task, yetthe key is joining together to seize an opportunity of a generation to assurethat all the partners are meeting their obligat...Survey Finds Acute Stroke Teams Gaining Prevalence
...centers, leaving smaller,rural centers without the necessary knowledge or expertise to aid strokepatients with the new treatments. "One of the challenges is to move the idea of a stroke team fromacademic centers to the community and rural hospitals," Alberts says. "Many ofthose rural hospitals......nted mortality projections for four scenarios. The necessary tax rate forthe next 75 years under each scenario was: mortality rate under the SSA's current intermediate(rather than highest or lowest) assumption: 14.6% experts' median, 14.7% ...Diuretic Drugs May Have Clot-Busting Effects
...lood samples of people to identify the"co-factors" necessary for platelet clumping. They found that one factor is thehormone adrenaline (called epinephrine), which helps stimulate the heart andconstricts the blood vessels -- actions that can raise blood pressure. Thescientists found that chloride, a mineral n......bservation skills, physicians canask the questions necessary to make correct diagnoses without relying too muchon costly blood tests and x-rays. "Doctors have to be taught to pick up on details that are often overlooked,"says Dr. Braverman. "It is through these details that they can come up withbetter diagn...Studies Look At Threshold Effect Of Cholesterol-Lowering "Statin" Drugs
... a trial of dietary therapy in suchpatients is not necessary nor warranted." It may take more research to answer the questions about what are the upperlimits of benefit for statins. In the meantime, physicians need to make surepatients who need the drugs are getting them, says Grundy. "Unfortunately, a great ...Earliest Warning Sign Indicates Need To Test For Condition Associated With Fetal Deaths
...e and increased fetal heartbeat -- were considered necessary to justify screening for chorioamnionitis, Gugino said. By comparing patient records during the pregnancy with results of the laboratory analysis of placental tissue after the fetal or infant death, Gugino and colleagues found that i...Effective Obesity Treatment Likely To Require Targeting Of Multiple Weight Control Systems
...e targets in the energy homeostasissystem might be necessary to achieve and maintain weight loss."...UCSF Study Finds Popular Blood Thinner Does Not Weaken Bones
...omen because it suppresses vitamin K, which may be necessary forbuilding bone, Jamal said. Osteoporosis is a common condition among older womenand warfarin, which is widely used among older women, may increase the risk ofdeveloping osteoporosis. Though previous studies have explored whether warfarin makes bon......An endoscope is a tool that allowssurgeons to view necessary organs without having to make a large incision. "MMI's goal is to help clients take a more systematic approach to clinicalpractice in order to improve patient outcomes," Lockowitz said. "We help ourclients focus on the total system of care in thei...Epilepsy Drugs Useful To Treat Alzheimer's, Studies Find
...hysicians concluded that further enrollment wasnot necessary and that all patients should have access to it. Agitation is one of many symptoms that patients withAlzheimer's and other dementias develop as their brain cells getsick and die. The patients' memory and comprehension deteriorate,they become conf...Controlling Collagen Levels May Be Key To Fighting Organ Failure Caused By High Blood Pressure
...Nevertheless,we are aware that further studies are necessary to validate the application ofsuch treatment in clinical practice." Co-authors of the study are Concepcion Laviades, M.D., Ph.D.; NereaVaro, BSc; Javier Fernandez, DSc, M.D., Ph.D.; Gaspar Mayor, M.D.; Maria J. Gil,DSc; and Ignacio Monreal, ...Guidelines Not Necessarily Guiding Physician Behavior, Study Says
... startingcholesterol-lowering treatment -- was not necessary by NCEP guidelines, it wasnot obtained 76 percent of the time. However, when NCEP guidelines indicated anLDL measurement should be done, there was only a 50-50 chance it would be, saysFrolkis. Risk factor screening rates for interns were: cigarette ......unseling might be allthat's necessary to inform patients about new drug plans, saidJon Schommer, associate professor of pharmacy at Ohio State University. "At many hospitals, people are discharged without much ...