Risk of lung damage from ultrasound greater than once thought
...ny adverse effects in humans, safety concerns were raised recently when scientists discovered that diagnostic treatment levels could produce acute lung hemorrhages in laboratory animals. The big question is whether human lungs can be damaged by diagnostic ultrasound, and if so, under what exposure condition......cinating female children for measles significantly raised their chances of survival overall, bringing them to almost the same mortality rate as unvaccinated males. However, the difference in survival rate between vaccinated and unvaccinated girls was in proportion to the increase in survival between vaccina...Beta-blocker shown to be ineffective in patients with advanced heart failure
... a similar fashion to our therapies. The study has raised the questions of possible genetic differences that may be present that we need to examine." Seventy percent of the participants in the BEST study were white; 23 percent were black; and 7 percent were Asian or Hispanic. At the time of enrollment, 92 p...Gender differences apparent in psychological factors that predict later hypertension
...lihood of hypertension than others; low job status raised the likelihood by 50 percent and low job security by 40 percent. Looking at the sexes separately, womens incidence of hypertension 20 years later rose substantially in relation to psychological factors such as feeling socially alienated, depres...Stimulating environment protects brain against damage from lead exposure
...that is used for rats. "We wanted to know if being raised in this environment would lessen the effects of lead on the brain," he explains. "Animals that are exposed to lead early in life usually perform poorly." The scientists also examined the animals' hippocampus, an area of the brain responsible for lea...UI report calls for national commitment to reduce workplace violence
...papers, which address in greater detail the issues raised in the "Report to the Nation," appear in the February 2001 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine....Beyond Viagra: other phosphodiesterase inhibitors are candidates for potential therapies
..., from allergies to diabetes. Viagras success has raised interest in the growing study of phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors, says Joseph Beavo, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Viagra works by inhibiting one specific type of enzyme called a cyclic GM...Toward a better burger: "Where's the selenium?"
Agricultural researchers report that beef raised on the Northern Plains contains unusually high levels of selenium, an important cancer fighter. But they say it's too early to know whether any significant benefit to humans will result. Their finding is published in the February Journal of Agricul...Estrogen has antitumor activity in hormone therapy-resistant breast tumors
... raloxifene for the prevention of osteoporosis has raised concerns that such women may eventually develop breast cancers that are resistant to raloxifene. Treatment of cultured raloxifene-resistant breast cancer cells with estradiol for 12 to 24 days inhibited cell growth compared with untreated control ce...New drug takes multiple approach to prevent brain damage from stroke
...dditional testing revealed no side effects such as raised blood pressure, inflated heart rate or harmful effects on other chemicals in the brain, Annoura said. Because the results were so promising, the drug will be tested on other brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, he adde......t recent evidence of groundwater contamination has raised concerns about the use of MTBE. In contrast to MTBE, polyisobutylene changes the physical properties of gasoline rather than simply boosting oxygen content, says Waters. When gasoline is sprayed into an engine's combustion chamber, smaller hyd...Americans support FDA food biotech policies
This week, several activist groups again raised questions about food biotechnology. A recent survey indicates most consumers still remain in favor of food biotechnology and the current U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policies for safety and labeling of these foods. A U.S. consumer attit...The gender effect: fatherhood spurs men to work longer hours -- especially if it's a boy!
...hood on men's earnings a "fatherhood premium" that raised men's hourly wages by about 4.5 percent every time they fathered a child. But when Lundberg and co-author Elaina Rose, an assistant professor of economics, also reviewed the data by the offspring's gender, they found a significant gap between fathe...Parenting, stress and your child's risk for alcoholism
...was "peer-reared," meaning that group members were raised without the presence of their mothers or other adu...same-aged peers. Members of the second group were raised normally, in the presence of their mothers. At six months of age, all of the monkeys were separated...Hypertension drug effective at preventing atherosclerosis
...diovascular disease, were fed a high-fat diet that raised their cholesterol levels to about 300. From previous studies, the researchers knew that fatty streaks, the first sign of vessel disease, begin to form after 18 weeks on the diet. At 12 weeks, half of the monkeys received Losartan for six weeks. After...Business and political leaders honored for their commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS
...s affiliated with the disease. This yearthe event raised more than $2 million. The funds support organizations in SanFrancisco, Los Angeles, and other communities outside California with Macy'sretail services. In addition to its own efforts, Macy's has encouraged its vendors, includingAmerican Express, to...Of vasectomies, vitamins and prostate-cancer risk: Hutchinson Center study examines the links
...cientific design reported conflicting results that raised legitimateconcern about a possible association between vasectomy and prostate cancer,Stanford says. The Hutchinson Center's five-year study of 1,456 men ages 40 to 64 compared 753men in King County who had prostate cancer to 703 who did not. In addit...CWRU medical school announces $300 million campaign
...lege and the medicalschool. The school has raised more than $125 million in the first, "quiet" phaseof the campaign, in preparation for publically announcing the drive. Castele and Nathan Berger, dean of the School of Medicine and vicepresident for medical affairs, said that the goals of rec...Issues surrounding genetic medicine and the Jewish population to be explored at conference
...rtant preventive strategies and, at the same time, raised issues related tohow this knowledge may be used by health care consumers and the community atlarge. "Over the last few years, we've seen much progress in the field of geneticresearch and prevention," said David L. Rimoin, M.D., Ph.D, Chair, Departmen......rvival after the time ofstarting retinoic acid was raised to 55%. By analyzing all patients, including those who had early tumor relapse beforebeing included in the randomized study, the researchers estimated conservativelythat the disease-free survival rate 3.7 years from the time of diagnosis wouldbe 29 p...