Common Drug-Capsule Coating Not As Inert As Previously Thought
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...f a gram.) By comparison, current technologies are only capable of detectingamounts about 100 to 1,000 times greater than the new biosensor. "We have found nothing as simple or practical as this device with asmuch sensitivity," said Ghadiri. "The results show that we can sense very smallmolecules ...Targeted Protein Toxin Effective Against Persistent Brain Tumors
...kill the tumor cells. However, this therapy worked only against very small tumors in four of the 15patients who were evaluated. The NINDS, one of the National Institutes of Health located in Bethesda,Maryland, supports a variety of research focused on improving the diagnosis andtreatment of brain tumors. ...Jefferson Researcher Finds New Digital X-Ray Technology May Cut Costs And Improve Patient Care
... well as efficiency,” he said. “And the only way they’re going to become more efficient, I feel, is through digital radiography. “I’ve been working on this technology myself for 25 years,” he added. “It had to come at some point.” Patients can...Benefits Of Annual Mammography Outweigh Radiation Risks Of Cancer
...ammography screening beginning at age 40 is not only safe but highly effective in reducing breast cancer deaths. Stephen A. Feig, M.D., professor of radiology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, and director of the Breast Imaging Center, Thomas Jeffers...Women Say Overwhelming Yes To Ultrasound In New Study
...s. 66 percent disagreed that an ultrasound should only be performed if there is a reason to believe something is medically wrong. 42 percent of all patients were willing to pay at least $200 for a routine ultrasound exam---and willingness to pay showed no correlation to income level. 59 percent felt i......rrent funding of Urban Indian Health programs meet only an estimated 22%of this demand. Recent dramatic changes in the funding of Medicare, Medicaid, aswell as the major welfare reform bill also are putting clinic budgets at risk.Finally, the general growth of managed care is putting additional pressures...Mammography Messages Need To Be Tailored For Older Women
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... the U.S. population over 18 were smokers, in 1994 only 25.5 percentsmoked. The number of smokers increased only 0.4 percent from 1990 to 1994. Based on 1988-94 studies reported in the 1998 Heart and Stro...Stress: It's Not Just All In Your Head; Scientists Map The Wear And Tear Of Daily Life
...ormous impact on healthstatus that researchers are only just beginning to understand. The research was funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundationas part of its Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health....Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
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...mple. A highly sensitive camera capable of reading only the light produced by the hypericin transmits an i...as a 10 times higher phototoxicity -- but it lasts only 10hours." The researchers have run tests on dogs at a local veterinarian clinicand were able...Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
...ing from an equally deadly problem -- stroke -- is only anemerging phenomenon. It is also a trend ...University Medical Center neurologist. "It only makes sense for a team to respond just as quickly to a brainattack as a heart attack -- the goal in ......ers were directed to smoking cessation programs in only 41 percent of theirvisits to the physicians surveyed. According to the MMWR article, physicianadvice is a major motivating factor in a patient's decision to change unhealthybehaviors. Commenting on behalf of the American Heart Association, Phili......ic knowledge of stroke warning signs. For example, only 22 percent sampledin the second survey could not n...er differencein knowledge of warning signs in that only 19 percent of females did not knowany warning signs (compared to 33.1 percent in the first study). T...Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic Threatens Developing Countries, Global Economy
...e countries, Reddysays. "Tobacco is addictive not only to persons but even more so togovernments." Large rural segments of the developing countries may be the place tostart. Reddy suggests that the most cost-effective strategy would be todiscourage high-risk behaviors in rural areas as soon as ...Radon, Especially In Combination With Smoking, Contributes To Lung Cancer Deaths
... the lung, so it is likely that lung cancer is the only significant health hazard posed by radon. Many studies have linked the high incidence of lung cancer in underground miners with radon exposure, leading to concerns that exposure to the gas in homes could cause cancer. Most homes have far less radon...MIT Solution To Math Problem Could Lead To Better Dental Implants, More Resistance To Missiles
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