More evidence of possible link between hearing loss and CVD
...searchers tested cochlear function with distortion product otoacoustic emission equipment, which evaluates how well the outer hair cells are working. This test of cochlear function was developed to supplement, not replace, standard hearing testing. The test measures how outer hair cells respond to sounds ...New research adds to evidence that acetaminophen may prevent colon cancer in lab animals
...read the acetaminophen label carefully and use the product only as directed. In the controlled study by Dr. Williams, test animals were divided into treated animals and controls. Treated animals received acetaminophen prior to their exposure to varying doses of 3,2-dimethyl-4-aminobiphenyl, a chemical age...Smoking cessation success equally good with over-the-counter or prescription nicotine replacement
...nts purchased products from a simulated NRT retail product display at participating trial sites, mainly malls and market research sites, after reviewing product labels and deciding the dose and quantity. The investigators later refunded the costs but participa...Yale researchers report on brain activity believed related to sudden infant death syndrome
..., odorless gas given off from the lungs as a waste product of respiration. If carbon dioxide levels in the blood become either too high or too low, there are severe, even fatal, deleterious effects. Carbon dioxide levels within the blood are controlled within the normal range by changes in the depth and rate...Hope for kidney transplant patients of improved graft survival
...y the rate at which it removes creatinine, a waste product generated from muscle metabolism. In kidney transplant patients treated long-term, on going kidney damage is characterized by progressively increasing serum creatinine levels ("creeping creatinine"). The results of this study presented today show tha...Whitewater death inspires students to create safer helmet
...y got to see something important come out of it a product that could save peoples lives. Currently no industry nor government safety standards exist for whitewater helmets in the United States, said Michael Ho, a Center for Injury Research and Policy staff member who monitored the students efforts. Our cent...Pattern recognition receptors on mast cells
...port here that TLR4, which binds the gram-negative product lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and TLR2, which binds peptidoglycan (PGN) from gram-positive organisms like Staphylococcus aureus, induce distinct mast cell responses. Staphylococcus is known to exacerbate allergic dermatitis, but it has generally been tho...Scientists warn against anti-aging hype
...ite. "But anyone purporting to offer an anti-aging product today is either mistaken or lying." Concerned about the proliferation of the anti-aging industry, the scientists are speaking out to alert the public about the medical dangers of so-called anti-aging therapies. For example, many Americans are not awa...Eisenhower Mem. 1st CA hospital to use Bridge barcode system to prevent medication errors
... medication administration verification, and blood product administration verification, and laboratory specim...Nurses scan the barcode of the medication or blood product to be administered, the patients ID and their own ID. Then through the use of expert databases and w...First clinical data presented on latest technological advance in haemophilia a therapy
... some point in their production processes or final product formulations. To date, more than 5 billion units of Recombinate rAHF have been supplied to the haemophilia community since the first clinical study infusion was administered in 1987, and there have been no confirmed cases of disease transmission ass...NEMO submerged in virus-prone boys
... the latter while sparing the former. NEMO is the product of an essential X-linked gene, and it mediates many of the effects of the ubiquitous NFkB pathway. Nevertheless, certain mild mutations in NEMO are compatible with development in males. Boys carrying one of these mutations show various development...Unlicensed and off-label prescribing in children must improve
...ensed") or are prescribed outside the terms of the product licence ("off-label"). Three studies in this weeks BMJ show that unlicensed and off-label prescription of drugs to children is common and carries a high risk of adverse drug reactions. In the first study, researchers in Germany found 13% of prescrip...130-year-old mysteries solved: how nitroglycerin works; why patients develop tolerance
... While it is knownthat nitric oxide -- a breakdown product of nitroglycerin -- plays a critical role regulati...d only in mitochondria can thenitric-oxide-related product of the enzyme get further processed to blood vessel-relaxingnitric oxide. "For more than 100 years,...First quarter 2002 prescription drug spending: Higher again, but rate of increase drops
...to substitute the generic form of the branded name product to save money. Thus, to take advantage of the large number of generics coming to market over the next several years, most members will not object to well designed generic incentive programs, observed Toan. He added that products facing generic comp...Largest ever study on European cancer prevalence shows large differences between countries
... and infant mortality and with high gross domestic product and high total health expenditure, suggesting that cancer prevalence will rise as the level of economic development rises. The report states that cancer prevalence is therefore both an indicator of positive and negative aspects of economic developme...Hebrew University student developing drug to treat epilepsy, migraines, chronic pain
... the brain that helps to control epilepsy. The end product is more potent than valproic acid and apparently lacks the major side effects, she said. At 27, Ms. Isoherranen is the youngest of this year's Kaye Prize recipients. She immigrated to Israel four years ago, after completing a masters degree in analyt...Skin patch technology may increase women's libido
...has been FDA-approved in the U.S.- CombiPatch, the product used in the transdermal arm of this study. "The stereotype of older people not being interested in having good sex just isn?t true," said Terry Linehan, a study participant from Los Angeles, California. "A satisfying sex life is very important to mos...Alcoholics have 'blunted' responses to psychological stressors such as public speaking
...ght-flight mechanism was working." "Emotion is the product of cognitive and physiological processes," observed Ralph E. Tarter, professor of pharmaceutical sciences and psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. "Although speculative, the results of this study point to a physiologic-cognitive disconnection...Simple guide for suncreams will help users
...o fingers" of sunscreen will provide a dose of the product that approximates to that used during the laboratory determination of the SPF. Users in fact are unlikely to be willing to cover themselves or their families with such a copious layer of sunscreen and would prefer to apply half this amount, say the a......ials of Santa Clara, Calif. DSI AIR is a software product that solves manufacturing problems in semiconducto...ments. The system works by comparing images of the product defect against hundreds of thousands of historical images that are maintained in the plant's data ma...