Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...ES DYING EACH YEAR? The first paper in the series provides powerful statistics to help reduce deaths of newborn children in countries where most of these deaths occur. Globally three-quarters of neonatal deaths occur in the first week of life, with the highest risk of death on the first day of life. Of all d...Both inherited traits and tumor mutations affect response to treatment of leukemia
...ublished in the online edition of Blood. The study provides strong evidence that it might be possible to design ALL treatment based in part on an individual patient's inherited genetic makeup. ALL is the most common tumor in children and affects the cells of the bone marrow. Currently, gene-based individualiz...Inpatient smoking cessation counseling is associated with early differences in mortality
...essation counseling with survival that we observed provides evidence for an association suggested, but not directly demonstrated, by previous reports on the impact of counseling on cessation and the impact of cessation on mortality. In addition, the association of counseling with mortality was seen early, wit...Study documents initial differences in sexual transmission of HIV between males and females
...partner has sexually transmitted HIV to the other, provides the first documentation of some differences in how the virus infects males and females. According to the Hopkins researchers who led the study, this initial research is essential to understanding why these differences occur and for future developmen...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
...umbia University's Mailman School of Public Health provides the first comprehensive look at health and safety hazards that might affect both riders and subway workers. The report, published in the Journal of Urban Health in a special issue on mass transit, indicates that while subways in general, and the New...Infectious microorganism linked to kidney stones and other diseases
...a Ciftcioglu, Ph.D. However, the group's research provides additional clues to understanding NB and its link to pathologic calcification-related diseases. "Hopefully, eradication or treatment of these diseases will be possible in the near future. We need more research and support to solve this puzzle, but...Columbia study finds hemophilia therapy dramatically improves outcomes for bleeding stroke
...cation program. Columbia University Medical Center provides international leadership in basic, pre-clinical and clinical research, medical education, and health care. The medical center trains future leaders in health care and includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, nurses, dentists, and o...OHSU scientists develop MRI approach to improve breast cancer detection
...h a contrast agent, which acts like an MRI dye and provides clearer images. The patients received MRI scans as the dye passed through the tumors. The time courses of the MRI signals were analyzed with the shutter speed model. The results showed hot spots only in images of malignant tumors but not in the benig...UIC offers new weight loss surgery for obese teens
... 650 LAP-BAND procedures. "The use of the LAP-BAND provides significant weight loss with lower morbidity and mortality rates than gastric bypass in adults."...Lack of specific collagen type leads to osteoarthritis
...hat the type VI collagen acts like a scaffold that provides structure and stiffness to the PCM," Alexopoulos c...anding of osteoarthritis," Guilak said. "The study provides direct evidence of the role of type VI collagen in the biomechanical properties of the PCM. While th...How often should women get mammograms?
...ms and insurers sometimes dramatically the model provides quantitative predictions of the mortality benefits...creasingly often later on. This "threshold" method provides for 18 screenings between 40 and 79, and predicts a mortality reduction of 26 percent. Women who ha...Heart attack treatment gap may be closing for women
...w-density lipoproteins (LDL) the bad cholesterol provides better outcomes in terms of prevention, it's not clear whether only those with high LDL levels should be treated. "We need to look at the specific guidelines on who needs to receive statins because lowering LDL is beneficial and statins have addition...... Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, provides answers to these and many other phonological puzzles in a symposium on Evolutionary Phonology at the 2005 AAAS Annual Meeting, in Washington, DC. Building on the work of a 16th century Chinese scholar, the famous 19th century Junggrammatiker of Lei...Viagra used in stroke recovery study
...rats with stroke are treated with Viagra, the drug provides very significant functional benefit. These animals...mals with stroke are treated with Viagra, the drug provides very significant neurological functional benefit. The animals do much better on many different outco...Brain activity of men and women during hostile or impulsive acts differs less on nicotine
...hostility or impulsiveness. In addition, the study provides new evidence that men's and women's brains respond differently to the same stimuli -- a result sure to fuel the ongoing debate over fundamental variations in brain function based on gender. Since these differences are present even in non-smokers, the...Medication helps alcoholics control drinking
A little-known drug called naltrexone provides a "meaningful benefit" in helping alcoholics moderate their drinking, according to the latest review of evidence from 29 studies on four continents. The findings, along with the recent FDA approval of a similar drug called acamprosate, open the door ...Surgeon General at Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
...gram This monthly two-hour weight management class provides families with practical information and advice to assist them in implementing healthy lifestyle changes by altering the family's diet and physical activity habits. CONTACTS: Venita Robinson, Director, Media & Community Relations, vrobinson@mail.cho....No increase in C-sections when epidural analgesia given early in labor
...abor does not increase cesarean delivery rates and provides better pain relief and a shorter duration of labor than systemic opioid analgesia, according to an article by Northwestern University researchers published in the Feb. 17 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Epidural injections are administ...Next generation body scanner launched by the University of Manchester
...tly created Translational Imaging Unit (TIU) which provides a 'one stop shop' for academics carrying out research in imaging.......volume consumed over time. However, average volume provides a limited description of alcohol consumption as it does not account for drinking patterns. For example, an average volume of 7 drinks per week could be achieved by consuming 1 drink each day or 7 drinks on a single day. Average volume may not fully...