Researchers Study 'Natural' Screen For Cancer
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... neurologist or neurosurgeon. "While we do not have specific data that prove they are cost-effective,stroke teams certainly do not seem to create a large financial burden," saysMark Alberts, M.D., associate professor of medicine at...Heart Attack Survivors Can Lower Stroke Risk By Taking Cholesterol-Lowering Drug, Study Says
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...uences the demand for out of hours medical care is not fully explained. In a six month study published in this week's BMJ, Carlisle et al investigate the level of our of hours activity in six general practices and the sole accident and emergency department in Nottingham. The authors found that highly d...Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic Threatens Developing Countries, Global Economy
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...g cancer with those who do not. Such studies have not yet provided a definitive answer, the committee sa...reater risk for people, but the joint effect could not be precisely defined by the committee. These uncertainties do not change the committee's findings th...Enhancing Night Visibility Using UV Technology To Be Tested On Virginia Tech's Smart Road
...sed a pedestrian on a dark night because you could not seethem? Researchers in Virginia Tech's Center for Transportation Research and theVirginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Research Council are working withseveral industries and agencies to solve the problem of night visibility fordriving and ...Diuretic Drugs May Have Clot-Busting Effects
...ne, Detroit. "The goal of treatment should not be limited to the reduction of bloodpressure but, instead, to reduce the death associated with high blood pressure(stroke and coronary thrombosis). Agents that specifically block choridetransport, such as diuretics, may decrease thrombosis (clotting...MIT Solution To Math Problem Could Lead To Better Dental Implants, More Resistance To Missiles
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...disabilities, Safransays viewers should be careful not to equate the depictions with reality. Thepreponde...rity ofindividuals with mental health problems are not violent. For example, "Silence of the Lambs," won Best Picture, Best Actor andBest Actress i..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
... they use glucose to build new DNA. The body does not differentiate between DNA molecules that contain d...tions, or the BRCA-1 polymorphism, for example, do not tell physicians what they really need to know - how many T cells are being destroyed and regenerated...Research Trial To Test New Drug For Diabetic Neuropathy
...rently enrolling patients. "Currently there is not treatment for diabetic neuropathy. We can only tr...kely move to a phase three trial. That would mean not only looking for improved nerve conduction but also to see if the drug reduces pain and numbness." ...New Math, High-Tech Imaging Solving Old Riddle: How Does The Brain Operate When We Think?
...at become active. That's because when hemoglobinis not carryingoxygen, it increases the strength of the magnetic field set up by MRI in thatarea of the body. Inturn, this alters MRI signals released by molecules in there. The researchers demonstrated the accuracy of their math by comparing normal......sthma have impaired growth, but many of these have not allowed for socioeconomic influences on growth. In a General Practice paper in this week's BMJ, McCowan et al found that in a study of 2355 children in Tayside, Scotland, most children with asthma were of normal height and weight and had normal grow...