New recommendations proposed for safe use of herbal medications by patients having surgery
...ologists has recognized the potential for adverse reactions and suggests that patients stop taking all herbal medications two weeks before surgery. This advice may be difficult to implement, however, since most preoperative evaluations occur only a few days prior to surgery. So the Chicago researchers beg...Biomolecule studied for medical uses
...ccurring building blocks that don't provoke immune reactions and in some cases also biodegrade in the body. The tree-like, globular-shaped substances are being evaluated for a variety of medical uses. Called biodendrimers, these structures are prepared by systematically reacting acids with alcohols to form wh...Submicrometer-scale metallic barcodes described by Penn State and Surromed
...the simultaneous monitoring of multiple biological reactions in very small volumes of fluid. The researchers prepare these barcoded particles by sequentially electroplating different metals within narrow channels to form metallic rods having complex striping patterns. To read out the striping pattern, scien......ade no efforts to capitalize upon the constructive reactions that tend to dominate community responses to crisis, as borne out by history, says Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD, the studys co-author and a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies. Although we do not know how people w...New car drivers exposed to toxic emissions
...roduced effects within minutes, such as subjective reactions (odour, discomfort, drowsiness, fatigue/confusion), eye/nose/throat irritation, headache and (in symptomatic subjects) neuro-behavioural impairment. Brown says, These levels decreased by approximately 60% in the first month, but still much exceeded t...College freshmen more politically liberal than in the past, UCLA survey reveals
...nges between 2000 and 2001 do not reflect students reactions to those events. Renewed interest in politics and activism Following long-term declines in students attention to politics, the 2001 survey shows signs of renewed political interest and activism. The percentage of students reporting that they frequent...Drug-free therapy gives patients reprieve from panic disorder
...lso helps them to change their reactions toward anxiety-provoking situations. Researchers evaluated patients with panic disorder immediately after a 12-week course of CBT treatment and again six months later. One group of ...Canada lags in use of blood conservation techniques
...gery reduces the risk of infection and transfusion reactions that result from using allogeneic blood products, but Brian Feagan and colleagues report that use of these techniques remains low in Canada. The authors reviewed 4535 medical records from patients who underwent elective orthopedic procedures at 19 Ca...Spiral waves break hearts: Importance of communication between cardiac cells is demonstrated
...ion of slime molds, and visually striking chemical reactions that display ever-changing patterns....Medical education lacks emphasis on adverse drug reactions, Georgetown research finds
Although studies have reported that adverse drug reactions may cause more than 100,000 deaths annually in the...edicated to clinical pharmacology and adverse drug reactions curriculum seems out of proportion to their importance to society and health care, the study noted. ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February (first issue)
...tent German cockroach allergen developed Allergic reactions to a potent German cockroach allergen, which can r...evels in the environment. In asthma, many allergic reactions involve antibodies of the IgE class. (Cockroach allergen exposure is strongly linked to asthma atta...Brown researchers find new photoreceptor and visual system in the eye
...ght. This change triggers a cascade of biochemical reactions and an electrical response in the photoreceptor. This signal then moves along a pathway between the cells and the brain....Abrupt changes in body position can trigger stroke
...to be aware of the potential negative influence of reactions to emotions and to sudden exposure to familiar, but startling activities such as a ring of a doorbell or telephone. As a preventive step, the public should be informed of the various potential triggers for stroke. Stress and anger-coping programs...UNC, Wake Forest scholars work to reduce crimes against Hispanics in North Carolina
...the photonovela, have been very well received, and reactions of the groups and police have been really positive. Outside professionals transcribed and translated interviews and focus group discussions into English and Spanish as necessary. Project staff analyzed the resulting information, and distributed ed...Tricking diseases into synthesizing their own worst enemies
...d without additional reagents. Sharpless calls the reactions that join these blocks together "spring-loaded" because the blocks are designed to have a higher energy content than the product, which enables them to react together and form larger structures reliably. The azides and acetylenes that were used to ma...Computational innovation predicts how patients will respond to drug treatments
...And were likely to be able to predict adverse drug reactions as well. Korenbergs work is based on a 1999 study headed by cancer researcher, Dr. Todd R. Golub. In that study, researchers examined genetic profiles of cancer patients and were able to develop a method of more accurately classifying the cancers. U...Immune system in hamsters bolstered during winter, especially in times of stress, study finds
...other animal -- and see if the reactions are different during summer and winter conditions.... Siberian hamsters had shorter reactions to immune challenges during winter-like daylight conditions than they did in the...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, March 19, 2002
...e. Physicians have a duty to report suspected drug reactions to the drug manufacturer and the FDA (Editorial, p. 480). Diet Supplement Caused Liver Damage to Seven Californians A dietary supplement marketed for weight loss, LipoKinetix, apparently caused severe liver damage to seven people in Southern Califor...Study suggests insulin may have potential to prevent thrombosis leading to heart attack and stroke
... N.Y. -- Insulin may interfere with the cascade of reactions that promote clot formation and platelet aggregation in heart-attack patients and may help prevent clot formation and plaque development in persons at risk of heart attack and stroke, new research by University at Buffalo endocrinologists has shown. ......bility to interfere with a broad range of chemical reactions in the body and that this interaction has the pote...t just an innocent bystander: it catalyzes certain reactions that play major roles in processing chemicals that circulate in the body, whereas nicotine itself ha...