Hand size counts in safe handgun use
...ale and female adult populations. Diffrient et al. provided thumb crotch length (A) and index finger length (B); Greiner was used to obtain index finger distal phalange length (C). Trigger grip length in inches is thus the expression A + B - C + .25. Figure 2 shows the variation of trigger grip length with ...Columbia presbyterian to participate in accord diabetes study
...ntly available and approved treatments and will be provided at no cost to the participant. In addition, participants will receive regular medical exams, counseling for healthy lifestyle changes, and education on blood sugar control, blood cholesterol control, and blood pressure control....Researchers seek women with premature ovarian failure for testosterone replacement study
...premature ovarian failure. The evaluation will be provided at no charge, and, in most cases, patients will be reimbursed for their travel expenses. "By participating, study volunteers will help answer questions about how best to treat patients with premature ovarian failure," Dr. Nelson said. "We also take...First medicinal cannabis studies approved by research center
...on final approval, these studies will use cannabis provided by NIDA in accordance with procedures developed by the Public Health Service. We have followed a careful process of protocol review, engaging senior scientists from around the country on our Scientific Review Board to evaluate proposals and recomme...NHLBI launches sleep & children education program with Garfield the Cat as "Spokescat"
...; "Wore my gloves for shoes and shoes for gloves," provided by Powers; and "Fell asleep in my lasagna pan," submitted by Strohman. Each child received a large version of the Garfield comic strip with the ending that he or she had suggested. The strip was specially drawn and signed by Davis. The winners ......to County. UC Davis Foster-Care Health Program has provided initial evaluations for some 2,000 foster children since its inception nearly three years ago. More than 150 babies are born at UC Davis Medical Center every year addicted to drugs, yet a potentially larger group of children suffering from drug expo...Novel antibiotic provides rapid relief from symptoms of tonsillitis/pharyngitis, study shows
...o patients suffering from tonsillitis/pharyngitis, provided equivalent clinical and bacteriological outcomes as those observed in patients receiving a 10-day course of treatment with penicillin V, a new study shows. The more rapid symptom relief achieved with Ketek, the first antibiotic from the ketolide fami...Reversing DNA damage caused by the sun before it becomes skin cancer may be possible
...to repair the DNA damage years after the exposure, provided it's done before the cancer has a chance to gain a foothold. The research team has specifically shown that their artificial enzyme does recognize and break up the thymine dimers outside of DNA. "The question is, can we do it in a real p...Duke orthopedic surgeon bucks conventional wisdom; develops surgical approach for broken collarbones
...rews," Basamania explained. "Since this veryrarely provided satisfactory results, very few surgeons performed them, believing that amalunion was better in the long-run than complications from the surgery." Basamania's approach involves sliding a long thin screw through a tiny slit in the shoulder. He guides...Training for doctors improves screening for risk-taking in teens
... saw doctors and nurse practitioners in the clinic provided data about clinicians' practices prior to the intervention. After the training workshops, different teens were surveyed. In each case, the patients were interviewed after their appointments to find out what they recalled about conversations regarding...... 30-year-old control policy known as "skyhook" and provided a "no-jerk" improvement. William A. Davis, J. Matthew Monkevich, J. Randall Nealy, and Warren L. Stutzman, of the Virginia Tech Antenna Group, invented a "Trimmed foursquare antenna radiating element." Patent 6,057,802 was issued May 2. A foursqu...Fourth annual HIV vaccine awareness day honors volunteers, promotes research
...ut HIV and the immune system. Research in monkeys provided the best evidence that a vaccine may protect against AIDS. Plans for the necessary clinical trials in humans are underway." HIV Vaccine Awareness Day activities will be held throughout the United States and one international research site. This yea...Finding sobriety, and saving money, through spirituality
...costs and a higher rate of abstinence. Fellowship provided by faith-based groups may be the key. Addiction ...ocus of Humphreys' study, however, was on the care provided in the year after discharge from inpatient treatment, when costs are very different. "Patients wi...NCEP issues major new cholesterol guidelines
...up to 35 percent of daily calories from total fat, provided most is from unsaturated fat, which doesn't raise cholesterol levels. (A higher fat intake may be needed by some patients with high triglycerides and/or a low HDL to keep their triglycerides or HDL from worsening.) ATP III also encourages use of ...Neuroscience and Psychiatry: NIMH Sponsors
... in psychiatry at the NIMH," noted Weinberger. "It provided a model for interactions between basic and clinical scientists focused around a common program goal: to understand the biology of schizophrenia. His lab has produced a generation of international leaders in schizophrenia research." Wya...UCSF begins clinical trials for new bionic ear for profoundly deaf adults
...implant," Lalwani said. The new research options provided by use of the Clarion CII Bionic Ear will foster the development of next-generation speech processors to improve speech understanding and sound quality for implant users, Lalwani said. More than 30 leading medical centers throughout North America ar...New data support the efficacy and safety of the novel oral anticoagulant Exanta
...and Haemostasis meeting (ISTH) in Paris this week, provided new evidence to support the efficacy and safety of Exanta, which is set to be the first new oral anticoagulant since warfarin was introduced over 50 years ago. Exanta, an oral direct thrombin inhibitor, is currently under investigation in an extensiv...Effective surgery fails to attract patients unless costs are low
...chers found, however, that if the surgery could be provided locally rather than at more distant regional cente...would be willing to get the surgery if it could be provided locally. The additional cost of performing all surgeries at the local level rather than at regional......ithin the NIH. Additional funding and support was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Indian Health Service, and the American Diabetes Association. The study also is funded in part through a Cooperative Research Development Agreement (CRADA) with Bristol Myers Squibb. Other sourc......acturer whose products include tomato-based goods, provided funding for this study....