'Bathtub' Equation Aids Diabetes Research
...ow about certain simple things," she says. "We may not be close to findinga cure, but we're not that far off from improving prevention strategies."...Planning Researcher Finds Best Neighborhoods Aren't Always Best At Preventing Infant Mortality
...es mean more infant deaths. The focus, however, is not so much on these neighborhoods, nor onthose where higher incomes and higher education rates mean lowinfant mortality, but on those neighborhoods beating the odds. "The good news is that there are more neighborhoods that arebeating the odds than tho...Affordable, Hand-Held Biosensor For Diagnostics
...sense very smallmolecules that in other systems do not produce a very big change. In our system,we see a ...ew physics" inside the porous silicon film. Though not fullyunderstood, the scientists speculate that the binding of molecules to thesurface significantly ...Intralase Will Develop Laser Systems For Eye Surgery
...damage to overlying or adjacent tissue---something not possible with current clinical laser technology," said Ron Kurtz , assistant professor of ophthalmology at the U-M Medical School and a co-founder of the company. According to co-founder Tibor Juhasz , associate research scientist in the ...Benefits Of Annual Mammography Outweigh Radiation Risks Of Cancer
...nnual mammography screening beginning at age 40 is not only safe but highly effective in reducing brea...and treated more effectively. "The real risk is not in getting mammography," says Dr. Feig, "but in not getting mammography. The risk is conjecture; ...Women Say Overwhelming Yes To Ultrasound In New Study
...very important to see the baby. Factors that were not important included the opinions of family and frie...t of screening ultrasound in routine pregnancy has not been proven. In order to promote the better use of scarce health care dollars, we are planning to s...Cattle: Latest Weapon In The War On Cancer?
...ancers." Down the track, he envisages bovine GAGs not just as a medical treatment,but potentially an additive for therapeutic foods æ just as some specialfoods are now enriched with substances which protect the consumer againstheart disease, osteoporosis and cancer.......rkingGroup chaired by Secretary Babbitt, there has not been the kind of systematicreview of how the current structure and function of Federally funded Indianprograms fits the realities face by Indian people" write Philip Lee, formerAssistant Secretary for Health, and Jo Ivey Boufford, former Principle De...Mammography Messages Need To Be Tailored For Older Women
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... and 41 percent of overweight women reportedly are not physicallyactive during their leisure time. Overweight is defined by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans as having abody mass index of 25.0 to 29.9. Body mass index is measured by the ratio ofweight to height. Obesity, defined by the World Hea...Physicians' Opinions Influenced By Drug Industry
...t theUniversity of Toronto. This investigation did not receive financial support fromthe pharmaceutical industry....Penn Researchers Initiate Ground-Breaking New Trials To Treat
...py (PDT) and surgery for patients who otherwiseare not candidates for surgical treatment. There is a sign...oma -- cancer of the lining of the lung --who will not benefit from surgical or other conventionaltreatments, typically because of the advanced degree of c...Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
...re living substantially longer than those who were not receiving the extract," said Jerrold C. Winter, Ph...ilable in the U.S. as a dietary supplement, but is not approved by the FDA as a medical treatment. It is prescribed widely by physicians in Germany and Fr...Researchers Finding May Boost Effectiveness Of Anti-HIV Drugs
...UMCresearchers found that protease inhibitors were not readily absorbed by thecells. In the body,...tors into mice thathad been genetically engineered not to express Pgp, brain levels of the drugsclimbed to seven-to-40 times higher than in mice that norma...Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
...f new discoveries. We believe that we will provide not only an abundant source of new ideas, but also an ...ts to pursue pathways to new treatments that might not have otherwise been possible." According to Colvin, examples of promising new approaches inc...American Heart Association Comment: Lancet (Jan. 24, 1998) Report
...uble-drug approach of aspirin andwarfarin but have not found such positive results. "The researchers in ..., must await further study. "The study still does not answer the question of whether warfarin and aspirinshould be given to healthy individuals without kn...Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Short-Term Brain Plasticity
...sive way," says Dr. Cohen. "The technique used is not as important asthe overall concept that we can increase and decrease plasticity." The abilityto control brain reorganization after brain damage or injury could allow doctorsto accelerate recovery and bring about more successful rehabilitation. Simi...Chemists Closing In On Commercial Potential Of Alkanes
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