Generation gap found in chronic pain
...s are consistently under-treated for pain across a range of conditions, from cancer and chest pain to acutely painful conditions like broken bones and chronic lower-back pain. And Green's own previous work has also shown that, regardless of their age, blacks with chronic non-cancer pain from any source su...Rebuilding wounded veterans: Annual review of limb loss & prosthetics research
... and provided increased interlimb symmetry for the range of motion in the hip and ankle, and for the stance phase period. Pg. 591 Individuals who use gel liner socket with prosthesis more physically active Investigators compare two socket liner/suspension systems for below-knee artificial legs on patien...Study confirms ICDs more effective in preventing sudden cardiac death than medical therapies
...inary approach that joins physicians, nurses and a range of other medical specialists and caregivers from C...nd are offered the opportunity to participate in a range of clinical research trials. Advanced Cardiovascular Care Patients referred to the Northwestern ...Brown and NIH create joint neuroscience graduate program
... "The NIH can build on that foundation with a vast range of laboratory experience at the cutting edge of neuroscience. These students will get training that is second to none." Students are eligible to apply now for fall 2005 admission to the Brown neuroscience graduate program. Brown can accept up to four...Program effective at reducing depression in teens
... of patients falling in the clinically significant range on the CES-D as well as achieving clinically meaningful improvements in mental health-related quality of life. Because evidence supporting depression treatments is less established for adolescents than for adults, it is noteworthy that similarly desi...Cogtest and NetMet join forces
...China and India. The technologies include a broad range of state-of-the-art computerized cognitive tests and batteries forming an unequalled library of tests for discovering drug effects and providing assessments optimized for specific compounds and patient groups. The full spectrum of cognitive drug dev...Mobile surgical units prevent delays in treating wounded combat patients in Iraq
...unding to arrival at the FRSS was one hour, with a range of 15 minutes to 40 hours. Time of wounding was kn...time from wounding to arrival of two hours, with a range of 30 minutes to five days. A total of 149 procedures were performed by the six FRSS teams, with 21 ...Behavior and quality of life improve for children who receive treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
...t of patients scored in the abnormal or borderline range compared with 20 percent of the control children." Large improvements in quality of life measures were also found by the researchers. The authors conclude: "This study provides further evidence that behavioral and emotional problems are present in ...New figures highlight trends in drug and alcohol misuse
...tween primary care trusts, which could be due to a range of factors unrelated to levels of harm in the population, say the authors. However, the differences in national trends between age groups may reflect real differences in the level of harm in the population, they conclude....The Lancet calls for the creation of a world institute for risk evaluation
...n open forums. Its advisers would represent a wide range of disciplines." "WIRE would not--it could not--make judgments about the economic benefits, political feasibility, or public acceptability of risk reduction strategies. WIRE would be a global risk monitor rather than a regulator. Regulation would rem...Marijuana associated with same respiratory symptoms as tobacco
...lds, since cannabis plants are contaminated with a range of fungal spores, said Brent Moore, assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and lead author of the study. "Because more than two million adult Americans are heavy marijuana smokers, these risks represent a potentially large heal...Study finds no reduction in breast cancer risk with consumption of vegetables and fruits
... the north to the south of Europe, spanning a wide range of vegetable and fruit consumption. For this study...ages of our cohort study are its size and the wide range of vegetable and fruit intake, caused by the inclusion of participants living in countries from the ...Entrepreneurism Center at UC San Diego funds commercialization of lung, shock, other devices
...of Engineering. The technologies under development range from a non-invasive, handheld device to measure de...pabilities of conventional alloys. Target end-uses range from furnace components, heat shields in re-usable space vehicles, gas turbine (jet engine) combusto...Potential cure for lymphoma in HIV patients
...-up was approximately two and a half years, with a range of about six months to six years. All study Patients were to undergo autologous stem cell rescue. In an autologous transplant, stem cells are removed from the patient and frozen for later use. The patient receives high-dose chemotherapy to kill any l...Consumers to benefit from organic potato breakthrough
...everal varieties of organic potato, suitable for a range of nationalpalates and cuisine, are adorning supermarket shelves across the continentfor the first time. A European study, led by Nafferton Ecological Farming Group at theUniversity of Newcastle upon Tyne, found up to ten varieties of potatoes,which ...Substance in urine predicts development of preeclampsia
... and other hypertension disorders during pregnancy range from 5.9 to 8 percent of all pregnancies in the United States. In cases where the condition does not progress to eclampsia, infants born to mothers with preeclampsia may be extremely small for their gestational age or may be born prematurely. These ...Chamomile tea: New evidence supports health benefits
...opular herbal tea may actually help relieve a wide range of health ailments, including colds and menstrual cramps. Their study is scheduled to appear in the Jan. 26 issue of the American Chemical Societys Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , one of the Societys peer-reviewed journals. ACS is the w...Study reveals high infection rate in teens for virus linked to cervical cancer
...sexually transmitted infection and its effects may range from no symptoms to genital warts to cervical cancer. In the current study, 95 percent of the participants, ages 14 to 17 years, were sexually active, and the median number of sexual partners was two. Eighty-five percent were African American, 11 per...A new service from the European Patent Office
...is pleased to announce the addition to its epoline range of products and services of a new online service called Register Plus. A "one-stop shop" for access to bibliographical, procedural, legal status and file information, Register Plus will make patent information in the public domain more transparent a...Ethics of neuroimaging research to be focus of NIH/Stanford meeting
...cal care. Illes said she tried to include the full range of opinions in putting together the meeting. "The idea is to come up with solutions to protect our research volunteers, patients as well as our institutions," she said. She hopes the ideas coming out of this meeting will establish uniform ethical app...