Laughter helps patients communicate emotion in therapy sessions
...ch controls physiologic arousal and increases such parameters as blood pressure and heart rate. Earlier studies have shown that laughter increases arousal and that elevated skin conductance is associated with increased empathy between therapists and patients. Following the sessions, the videotapes were reviewe...GSK'S Requip(R) (ropinirole HCl) significantly reduces periodic leg movements in patients with RLS
...graphy simultaneously records multiple physiologic parameters related to sleep and wakefulness and is used to objectively evaluate abnormalities in sleep. At 12 weeks, Requip significantly improved patients' ability to sleep. Both the primary endpoint (PLMS per hour) and secondary endpoint variable (PLMA per h...Studies indicate healthy eating may affect cancer development, improve digestive system
...tandardized questionnaire concerning socioeconomic parameters and abdominal pain intensity, frequency, duration, nature of RAP and possible relationships with school activities, eating patterns and other upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Children were identified as having RAP if they met the widely-accepted Apl...New darifenacin data released at the American Urological Association (AUA)
...e nocturia associated with OAB can influence sleep parameters and daytime functioning, Enablex may be an importa...continence episodes, Enablex improved all efficacy parameters associated with OAB, without central nervous system (CNS) or cardiovascular (CV) safety concerns as ...Radiologists back judicious use of CT pulmonary angio in women because of radiation dose to breast
...ment settings." Radiologists often manipulate scan parameters (e.g., reduce tube current, reduce tube voltage, increase pitch) to reduce the radiation exposure. However, each manipulation has a trade-off with respect to image quality and potential loss of diagnostic information. "Radiologists and clinicians bot...Robotic technology teaches spinal cord injury patients to walk again
...not only provides specific and consistent training parameters and the needed power, it can also quantify the patient's responses, freeing the therapist to make ongoing adjustments in the robot and improve the patient's stepping," said Dr. Keith Tansey, who coordinates the medical center's new multidisciplinary,...A non-invasive treatment for angina does not lead to enhanced athletic performance
...for use in clinical cardiology. The physiological parameters that are among the most useful for predicting perf... effect of 35 EECP treatments on the physiological parameters studied are summarized as follows: % Change from Baseline V...1st data show CRESTOR highly effective at lowering LDL-C in patients with type 2 diabetes
...eactive protein (CRP), and other atherogenic lipid parameters were also reported.1-3 High levels of CRP are a ...d dyslipidaemia, CRESTOR also improved other lipid parameters such as triglyceride levels, non-HDL-C and the ApoB/ApoA-I ratio. 1-3 The three studies presente...'Use it or lose it' warning rings true when it comes to exercise
...a variety of psychological, cognitive and physical parameters in people who continued to work out to those who stopped exercising regularly. Of the 28 participants, 11 (39 percent) had continued with their prescribed exercise programs during the year. The rest either said they had exercised sporadical...Institute of Medicine Advisory: April 1 public briefing on safety of dietary supplements
...h to safety evaluation works within the regulatory parameters set by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), which does not require manufacturers to provide safety data on their products. However, supplement makers, the public, and others need to increase their reporting of health problems rel...New computer-aided approach tailors drug dose to patient needs
...inicians could simply to enter the necessary input parameters to obtain a network-predicted regimen to aid in their decisions....Coffee drinking associated with reduced risk of diabetes
...DM at baseline. Coffee consumption and other study parameters were determined at baseline using standardized measurements. The researchers found that the risk of developing diabetes decreased as the amount of daily coffee consumed increased. For women, drinking 3-4 cups of coffee a day was associated with a 29 ...Twin study finds possible connection between depression, heart disease
...rs . "Within each pair of twins we studied, HRV parameters were strongly related with the severity of depressive symptoms. A lifetime history of major depression was related to HRV only in presence of current depressive symptoms -- but people with depressive symptoms had decreased HRV also in absence of a l...Studies highlight impact of Sept. 11, Iraq war on adolescents
...cal stress. The Iraq War study looked at similar parameters for 149 adolescents at the Academy of Richmond County in Augusta, the high school for most adolescents who live on base at nearby Fort Gordon. Studies were conducted when the war began last March and again last May when President Bush announced the ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2004 (second issue)
...rements, spirometry, and changes in certain airway parameters after a trial use of steroid. These results were compared with exhaled nitric oxide measurements and sputum cell counts. The authors said that the sensitivities for each of conventional tests ran from 0 to 47 percent. These results were considerab...Jefferson researchers find immune response, dosing keys to vaccine's success against melanoma
... he says. "We show that these things matter. These parameters are important and people will need to figure them out if they want to get their vaccines to work." Dr. Berd and his colleagues are now developing a second-generation vaccine. The new vaccine involves using an additional chemical to modify tumor cell...Researchers pinpoint brain areas that process reality, illusion
...o see how the brain learns and adapts its encoding parameters to account for visual illusions."...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 6, 2004
...rapy appears safe and may improve clinical and MRI parameters after ischemic stroke, the scientists reported. They suggest oxygen treatment could become a widely used strategy to extend the "time window" available for effective therapy after iscemic stroke. 4 p.m. Abstract P232 Clot-busting therapy plus...Landslide warnings from satellites may save lives
... land use, slope, geomorphology and other relevant parameters to provide geological hazard maps. More than a decade's worth of ERS data archives are being exploited to derive SLAM products. These products disclose new and essential information to the institutions charged with landslide risk and hazard managemen...'Camera pill' promising for diagnosis of small bowel disease
...very good global view of the body, and specialized parameters can be employed to localize lesions," said lead author Amy K. Hara, M.D., diagnostic radiologist at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz. Among those who may benefit from CE are people with Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease that o...