'Annals' study shows that spinal manipulation is safe alternative to drugs, says ACA
...he June 3 study in the Annals of Internal Medicine proves what the chiropractic profession has known for decades--that spinal manipulation, or chiropractic adjustment, is an effective alternative to drugs and surgery for back pain, one of the most pervasive conditions afflicting Americans today. Our socie...Eating peanuts helps keep heart healthy without weight gain
...utrition, and his doctoral student, Corinna Alper, proves regular peanut consumption helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease without weight gain. "Peanuts are the most widely consumed nut in this country," Mattes said. "They are a rich source of monosaturated fatty acids, magnesium and folate, vitam...Fast-acting ebola vaccine protects monkeys
...eadly virus after only one month. If this vaccine proves similarly effective in humans, it may one day allow scientists to quickly contain Ebola outbreaks with ring vaccination--the same strategy successfully used in the past against smallpox, according to a study published in this week's issue of Nature. ...Sage improves memory, study shows
...apy. Lead researcher Nicola Tildesley said: "This proves how valuable the work by the old herbalists is, and that they shouldn't just be ignored because they were writing centuries ago. She added that people who were taking exams should not get too excited by the findings: "Test would need to be carried on...University of Pittsburgh receives two grants to try to increase organ donation/procurement
...eive organs from 60 of these donors. If the device proves effective, the team anticipates more organs per donor will be deemed viable for donation and transplantation and that graft function in recipients who receive organs from donors treated with the device will be improved. Two medical centers and two or...UCLA scientists invent search-and-destroy method to flush HIV out of hiding places in body
...iences for the UCLA AIDS Institute. "If our method proves successful, it may enable HIV-infected individuals to discontinue costly and complex antiretroviral therapy, which can cause serious side effects." "Immune cells can't kill HIV if they can't detect it," said Dr. David Brooks, a postdoctoral fellow an...Faster radiotherapy more effective in head and neck cancer, trial shows
...erapy for head and neck cancer the DAHANCA trial proves conclusively that increasing the number of treatments per week from five to six can benefit patients. The research is published tomorrow (Saturday 20 September) in The Lancet medical journal[1] and the results will also be presented next week at ECCO...Largest study to date finds radiofrequency ablation is best treatment for benign bone tumor
...bone tumor. "This study is significant because it proves that surgery is not necessary for the treatment of osteoid osteoma in most patients," said the study's lead author, Daniel Rosenthal, M.D., professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Osteoid osteomas represent about 10 percent of ben...NIH funds two UCSD scientists to venture deep into human genome
...percent, of the human genome. If the pilot effort proves successful, the project will be expanded to cover the entire genome. Additional ENCODE grants are made to: Richard Myers, Ph.D. , Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif. "The Stanford ENCODE Project" First year funds, $2.7 million; total funds, $8...Common drug, given promptly, reduces incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder, small study finds
...re and prolonged response to trauma. If this model proves accurate after five or ten replications of studies like this one, it could have very profound ramifications. From a public health perspective, if you could identify the subgroup of people who are susceptible to PTSD, giving them this course of medica...Repetitive work tasks linked to bone damage
...e, a new study by researchers at Temple University proves that a highly repetitive work task, a risk factor for WMSD, does in fact cause bone damage. "Because multiple factors play a role in the development of WMSD, including work tasks, home activities, and medical conditions such as diabetes or heart dise...Pioneering implants for deaf people
...t at University College London. If this procedure proves successful, it might also help congenitally deaf children who are born without a cochlear nerve, adds Richard Ramsden at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, who has performed most of the ABI implants in the UK. New Scientist issue: 10th January 2004 A...First US tuberculosis vaccine trial in 60 years begins
...e greatest anti-TB immune response. If the vaccine proves safe in this initial stage of testing, it will be further tested for evidence of efficacy in larger clinical trials. The currently available TB vaccine, called BCG, offers some protection against the form of TB most often contracted by very young chi...Pharmacists play role in cholesterol control
..., and a new study out of the University of Alberta proves it. Pharmacists who provided consultation services for a six month period to patients at high risk for cardiovascular diseases were able to reduce their patients' cholesterol levels by an average of 13 per cent, said Dr. Ross Tsuyuki, a professor in ...Modified surgical procedure appears effective for treating obstructive sleep apnea
...an greatly reduce sleep-related adverse events and proves to be an effective therapy to enhance the quality of life of patients with obstructive sleep apnea," the authors conclude....Study finds vertebral fractures are underreported
...ebral fractures, are often ignored, and this study proves that," said Dr. Sumit Majumdar, a professor of general internal medicine at the U of A and lead author of the study. "We want to educate patients and primary care physicians to be aware of this and work to improve the situation." The study entailed d...Heart attack patients face 25% lower death risk if hospitals follow national care standards
...based care and lower mortality," says Eagle. "This proves the benefit of working to close the gap between what we know works for patients and what we deliver on a daily basis." The GAP Project was previously shown to increase the chances that hospitalized heart attack patients would get proven medications ...Doctor attacks South African government for failing women while spending billions on arms deals
...es could be saved if a study with sufficient power proves feasible. We may need about 30-50,000 women in total to provide a statistically significant answer." Dr Boulos concluded: "A substantial segment of women in the community are resistant to attempts to involve them in the whole process of screening. ...Testing drug's ability to reverse stroke after standard three-hour window has closed
...open," explains Dr. Bernstein. "If this treatment proves safe and effective in acute stroke, it could be used in any emergency room throughout the country. This could fundamentally change the way we treat this common and devastating disease." Participants are potentially eligible for this trial if they ca...Louisiana enacts prescription privileges law for psychologists
...al Psychologists. "This is model legislation that proves progressive change in our health care system is achievable." In addition to improving access to care, authorizing appropriately trained psychologists to prescribe also has implications for reducing health care costs. "We know from experience and rese...