Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management
...life in one of the world's most impoverished areas offers us opportunity to significantly reduce premature deaths, especially among women and children," said Ezzati....Charcoal and forest management could reduce greenhouse gas levels & save lives in Africa
...life in one of the world's most impoverished areas offers us opportunity to significantly reduce premature deaths, especially among women and children."...UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
...ow the CK1 delta-T44A enzyme causes FASPS. It also offers a model for testing promising compounds directed at the enzyme to treat a variety of sleep disorders, whether resulting from biological or environmental factors. While FASPS is caused by an individual gene, other forms of sleep-pattern disturbances, ...Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
...ctable antipsychotics, but its side effect profile offers disadvantages for patients. Approved in 2002, Geo...atients in restraints for a shorter period of time offers substantial benefits. "Reducing the time in restraints lowers the chance for complications. This n...Unexpected benefit seen in treating HER-2 breast cancer with new preoperative drug combo
...hat simultaneous use of chemotherapy and Herceptin offers a much more potent treatment than use of these drugs sequentially, or alone," says lead investigator Aman Buzdar, M.D., professor in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at M. D. Anderson. "This is the best treatment result we have seen in this ...Lack of clinical trial participation may contribute to lower survival rates
...be treated at a large health care institution that offers clinical trials. Participation in cancer clinical ... biology that derives from modern clinical trials) offers one explanation" for the poor cancer survival improvements in young adults....Professionalism and professional ethics in medicine
...t), and promoting introductory lectures or special offers likely to lead to further business (47.5 percent)," the authors state. "Of the 21 ads for single intervention, most were for unproved (38.1 percent) or cosmetic (28.6 percent) procedures. While more than half of these ads presented benefits, none qua...Economist: Cuba's state-run baseball doesn't go to bat for players
...ted States. "The organization of baseball in Cuba offers a stark contrast to that of baseball in the U.S.," said Katie Baird, an economist at the University of Washington, Tacoma, and author of the new study on Cuban baseball. "Cuba's system makes a great case study of how organizing sports through non-mar...Organizational traits associated with quality patient care are essential to home care nursing
...ters at Rutgers Newark, Rutgers College of Nursing offers a broad range of academic programs on all three Rutgers campuses. The college offers a master's program with unique practitioner specialties and the only doctoral (Ph.D) nursing degree ...New technique shows promise for improved straightening of crooked nose
CHICAGO A surgical technique offers improved outcomes for straightening the middle third of the nose, a difficult to manage deformity, according to an article in the March issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Straightening the crooked middle t...NJIT taps into solar energy to power new campus center
...rised of some 300 electrical companies. The League offers co-ops and scholarships to NJIT students who study electrical engineering or telecommunications. Baptiste, of Roxbury, mounted 144 of the framed panels onto the roof. He added 16 upright solar trackers, which rotate in line with the path of the su...Acupuncture relieves pelvic pain during pregnancy
...sing exercises as an adjunct to standard treatment offers clear clinical advantages over standard treatment alone for reduction of pain in pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain, say the authors. Acupuncture was superior to stabilising exercises in this study, they conclude....Countywide forecasts of water use available for Illinois, Midwest
... or explain water use, Dziegielewski said. It also offers perspective on the challenges facing water-system managers and regional officials in planning to meet future water-system infrastructure needs in the region. The regional report, available at http://mtac.sws.uiuc.edu , also reviews water-use project...Brain imaging study may hold clues to onset of schizophrenia in people at high risk
...how anatomical structures in black and white, fMRI offers digitally enhanced color images of brain function, depicting localized changes in blood flow and oxygenation. When particular regions of the brain increase their neural activity in association with various actions or thought processes, they emit enh...Disfigured patients may be forced to forego surgery
...nd the other part is educating the public." ASPS offers the most reliable statistics on plastic surgery procedures to date. Since 2003, statistics have been collected through the first online national database for plastic surgery procedures called Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons (TO...Half-million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures for Hispanics in 2004 - up 49% from 2000
...lts and to limit risks and complications, the ASPS offers the following tips to patients considering cosmetic surgery. Do Your Homework: Research the procedure, the benefits, and the risks. Refer to www.plasticsurgery.org for the latest information on plastic surgery procedures. Have Realistic Expe...Study shows risk of cardiac death after radiation for breast cancer has dramatically decreased
...urnal of the National Cancer Institute. This study offers scientific evidence to what was long thought to be true but never proven: that improvements in radiation techniques and delivery have greatly impacted radiation-associated cardiac mortality. "For a while now, physicians have been telling women that r...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (second issue)
...ped a new test to measure lung hyperinflation that offers a better single independent gauge for mortality risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Investigators in Spain and the United States measured inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity in 689 COPD patients from 2 U.S. cl...Researchers say breast cancer in Africa may provide clues to the disease in African-Americans
... by resource poor healthcare infrastructure, which offers limited treatment options and underutilizes effective treatments. Still, the incidence of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa is small at 20 per 100,000 compared to 90 per 100,000 people in the West. The reason for this geographic disparity has much ...Sleeping Through the Night: Children's sleep expert advises parents
...5; $14.95), pinpoints causes of sleep problems and offers parents advice on how to create good sleep habits ...res her experience as a pediatric sleep expert and offers advice on establishing good sleep habits early to prevent future problems. Parents will learn how t...