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...ber of soundpeaks and sleep arousals. For example, not counting interruptions by nurses ordoctors, the researchers found 29 peak sound levels were associated with 28sleep arousals in one patient during a one-hour period. In another patient, 34sound peaks were correlated with 42 arousals in one hour. Me...Program Provides Treatment For Prison-Released HIV-Positive Women
...ader. "If the womenare changing their behaviors by not returning to prison, they may also bereducing the behaviors that lead to drug use and prostitution." Vigilante also operates a storefront clinic that provides medical care andsubstance-abuse treatment to HIV-negative women at high risk of contractin...ACTG 315 Preliminary Results: Drug Cocktail Restores Partial Immune Function
...nteredHIV before) and more naïve cells (those not exposed to HIVor another antigen before), while naïve cells are primarilyresponsible for the rise in CD8+ T cells. Meanwhile, the percentageof activated CD4 and CD8 T cells fell, and average plasma levelsof TNF- (tumor necrosis factor alpha, a ...Childhood Sex Abuse Impacts Adult Relationships
... and social adjustment than college women who were not abused, according to a new Cornell University stud...n subjected to exposure, which the researchers did not include as sexual abuse. "These figures, which are fairly representative of the general population,...Early Menopause Stress Related In Developing Countries
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... core cannot, and therefore the resulting virus is not infectious. Drugs such as ZDV and 3TC work by inh... who participated in the trials," Eron said. "They not only have done something that will improve their own care, but they have volunteered to do something...Laser Shown Effective In Patients Who Are Not Candidates For Bypass Surgery Or Angioplasty
...live, but because of inadequatesupply of blood, is not functioning properly. "TMR is a promising th...s when the heart's demand for oxygen-rich blood is not metby the coronary arteries, which are usually clogged with atheroscleroticplaques. Patients i...Study Shows Gum Disease Increases Risk Of Future Heart Disease
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...live, but because of inadequatesupply of blood, is not functioning properly. "The patients we ha...y, the procedure is approved for patients who have not respondedto the two standard therapies for blocked or diseased coronary arteries:coronary artery byp...UNC-CH Study Shows State Protects HMO Clients Poorly
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...y will distribute them.” The guidelines are not laws, but regulatory agencies that survey and license health facilities will use them to determine if care is being provided appropriately, Hoffmann said. All health-care settings in the state need a copy. Begun in 1980, the N.C. Statewide Infectio......to mask the taste of a medication, researchers did not know how the effect worked. Now, Dr. Paul Watkins, Dr. Kenneth Lown, and their colleagues at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor report in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation that grapefruit juice works by ......ng something you do with someone you care about is not being taught. You would expect parents to talk to ...want them to have sex too soon. These messages are not contradictory."......ams." In its mammogram analysis, the software did not miss anymicrocalcifications in any of the digitize...be susceptible to fatigue factors." The system is not intended to replace radiologists or other medicalor manufacturing professionals, Barnes says. It wil...