American Chemical Society meets April 7-11 in Orlando
...and inhibit coughing; The chemistry of movie production and film preservation; Energy for the future; and Diversity issues in science, including symposia on the advancement of women and the creation of female-friendly workplaces. The American Chemical Society will hold its fall meeting August 18-2...New low-cost vaccine offers better protection against cholera
...Work began in Viet Nam during the mid-1980s on the production of a killed oral cholera whole-cell vaccine that c...couraging, particularly because of its low cost of production (ca. US$ 0.20 per dose) in Viet Nam," the scientists say in the journal. They add that further studi...Nicotine withdrawal woes shown to be similar to inflammatory response
...depression on nicotine withdrawal. Changes in the production of IL-6 were associated with muscle aches and increased appetite when smoking was stopped. There were no differences in men's and women's responses. Corwin says, "The results support the hypothesis that smokers who stop smoking may experience depres...Forerunner to insulin may predict coronary heart disease
..., proinsulin and C-peptide, a byproduct of insulin production in blood samples taken from the participants. Oh noted that some evidence has indicated that C-peptide also might be a more accurate predictor of heart attack risk than insulin. Researchers obtained medical histories and conducted electrocardiogram...Gene therapy to treat angina appears safe
...heart can incorporate the gene and allow continued production of the angiogenic protein for weeks. Treatment for angina currently takes two approaches. One is drugs that reduce the hearts oxygen needs by slowing the heart rate or dilating blood vessels. The second option is to bypass the blocked vessels with ...Study reveals differences in patients' response to Ritalin
...cantly increase extracellular dopamine if dopamine production is low. This study, one more step in understanding how Ritalin works, may help doctors find other ways to treat patients who do not respond to the drug....Food the center of celebration and subject for concern
...t Virginia Tech, will introduce the nature of food production and distribution including current technological ...://www.cddc.vt.edu/choices/2002/ . This forum is a production of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Tech in partnership with the College of Agri...Hormone therapy may be most protective in women with healthiest blood vessels
... that women may need estrogen supplements as their production of the hormone begins to wane. The results may bring a new factor into the equation of whether or not women should take estrogen for the prevention of heart disease the timing of therapy may determine its effectiveness. For years, doctors routinely ...Improving communications and support for doctors, patients and partners
...o involve patients right from the beginning in the production of an information booklet about medical research and clinical trials. He said: Traditionally, patient information has been designed by professionals, but we put consumers at the forefront of this study and they had control over the format and content...Hormone therapy for breast cancer - the treatments of the future
...ate the ovaries and also do not suppress oestrogen production by the ovary completely. So the challenge is to fi...rowth and differentiation of follicles and steroid production in the ovary....Individually tailored health promotions can help working women, research shows
...Such industries usually will not let women off the production line to participate in traditional health promotion classes, she said. Nor do they have cafeterias, fitness centers or other amenities typically offered by large corporate health promotion programs. To test a different approach, the UNC team develope...Estrogen's role in preventing female cardiac disease
...y as did the male mice -- indicating that estrogen production protects the females but not the males. Referring ...amoxifen sometimes is prescribed to block estrogen production in women diagnosed with estrogen-related cancer, but that therapy also is somewhat controversial. V...JDRF launches multimillion-dollar Center for Islet Transplantation at Emory University
...n from donor pancreases can restore normal insulin production in people with Type 1 diabetes, several problems still exist with current immunosuppressive protocols. The Emory Center will ambitiously explore various initiatives toward the goal of insulin independence for these patients, without long-term immuno...... the implications of integrating medicine and food production to benefit consumer health at a national "Foods for Health" conference in Minneapolis May 19-21, 2002. "We have enormous opportunities to use foods to increase the health and well-being of the American public and the world's population," said Ralph ...Vitamin C may help 'juice up' metabolism in older adults, offsetting weight gain
...nti-oxidants when we are young, but as we age, the production goes down. This increases the importance of healthy eating for older adults because foods such as fruit and vegetables are rich in anti-oxidants. In preliminary experiments, Bell has measured resting metabolism before and after an infusion of vitami...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for April (first issue)
...eritedmetabolic disease whose chief symptom is the production of sticky mucus that clogs the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. The aim of the study was to understand the effect of lower airway infection on clinical parameters, pulmonary function tests, and inflammation in a clinically stable group of in...Product Quality Research Institute (PQRI) issues first recommendation to FDA
...osage units to demonstrate blend uniformity in all production batches as an alternative to blend analysis following a science-based process development described in the PQRI proposal. PQRI also recommended that FDA revise its guidances and policies to reflect the proposed changes. In an agreement between FDA...Psychologists hunt for new ways to detect precursors to Alzheimer's Disease
...oE (short for Apolipoprotein E), which switches on production of a protein that helps carry cholesterol in the blood. However, the ApoE gene has three variations, or alleles. One seems to protect a person from AD (the 2, or epsilon 2, allele); another (3) is most frequently inherited and confers an intermedia...Study confirms seasonal fluctuation in immunity-generating cells among MS patients
...vated during the autumn months, as measured by the production of cytokines (soluble molecules which mediate interactions between immune cells), there was not a discernable change in the lesions in the brain which are inherent with MS. This was the first study that set out to analyze longitudinal effects as we...Scientific society recognizes womens contributions to the Manhattan Project
...uranium 235 was enriched and the basic research on production and separation of plutonium using the graphite reactor was conducted. Women contributors made significant advances at this site and their successes will be reviewed and put into perspective. Michelle Gerber, Hanford Site Historian, Fluor Hanford, R...