Toxin injections prove useful for spasticity after stroke
...eek follow-up. Participants also showed no adverse reactions to the botulinum toxin type A injections. Following the conclusion of their participation in the clinical trial, 111 of the 126 participants volunteered to receive up to three additional treatments and each set of injections had positive effects tha...Anemia drug reduces transfusions and chemotherapy-related fatigue
...sks associated with this procedure include adverse reactions and infection. A newer approach to treating anemia has been the use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO). However, to sufficiently increase levels of hemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying component of red blood cells) and reduce the number of blo...UCI researchers leading the effort to understand the causes and effects of air pollution
... and hydrocarbons in the smoke, resulting chemical reactions form ozone, and lots of it. These enhanced concent... prone they are to suffer from lung-based allergic reactions from pre-existing conditions. "Ultrafine particulate matter from the exhaust is 10 times higher next...Children with dogs, cats have reduced risk of allergies
...y to become allergic," he said. Immediate allergic reactions are caused when immunoglobulin E, a class of antibodies that causes allergic responses, become bound to mast cells, a type of white blood cell. This coupling is needed because antibodies recognize allergens but it's the mast cells that release histam...Study finds outbreak of Cipro web sites followed anthrax outbreak
...ot mention the danger of life-threatening allergic reactions if patients with a history of hypersensitivity to quinolone antibiotics (such as ciprofloxacin) use the drug. On eight sites (14 percent), the researchers documented false or misleading claims. During the study period, state authorities brought enfor...Specialist mental health services required for refugees exposed to extreme trauma
...medium term and suggests that posttraumatic stress reactions tend to persist. Derrick Silove and colleagues from Liverpool Hospital, Australia, retrospectively assessed the long-term effects of trauma on mental health and disability in Vietnamese refugees resettled in Australia (around 1.5 million Vietnamese p...Web therapy may help tinnitus sufferers cope with problem
...herapy -- which helps patients unlearn undesirable reactions through awareness, goal-setting and homework assignments -- can help with tinnitus. "Psychological treatment for tinnitus is not aimed at eliminating the tinnitus; rather, reduced annoyance is the goal," says lead study author Gerhard Andersson, Ph.D...Treatable depression often accompanies even mild memory loss
...e to changes in brain function, not just emotional reactions to memory decline, and can respond to treatment." The investigation was a corollary of the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), the largest study ever of the evolution of heart disease and stroke among people over 65 years old. Beginning in 1989, the ...Researchers discover target for new anxiety-reducing drugs
... response to certain conditions and compared their reactions to normal mice. For instance, animals lacking PKCe were less timid about open lighted areas. These mice also exhibited reduced stress in response to being placed in a confined space for a limited amount of time. "Much like mice, humans can also beco...Men, women and the green eyed monster
...l, both men andwomen exhibit the strongest adverse reactions to sexual rather thanemotional connections. Jealous reactions were once thought to be determined by evolutionaryinstincts. Men were said to react more strongly to...Preliminary study shows high-dose coenzyme Q10 slows functional decline in Parkinson's patients
...ontaining molecules that supply energy to chemical reactions in cells and that coenzyme Q10 plays an integral role in that process. He further explained that coenzyme Q10 is also a potent antioxidant. Over the past several years, research by Shults, Haas and Beal showed that mitochondrial function is impaired...Bacterial protein kills tumors
... using whole bacteria, caused no deaths or adverse reactions in the laboratory animals. "Bacterial proteins could well be a new weapon in the war against cancer," said Ananda Chakrabarty, distinguished professor of microbiology and immunology and one of the study's investigators. Results of the three-year-long...Bread crust and stuffing rich in healthy antioxidants
...er pieces contain more surface area on which these reactions can occur in comparison to larger bread products, like loaves and buns, the researcher says. In general, dark-colored breads (such as pumpernickel and wheat) contain higher amounts of these antioxidants than light-colored breads (such as white bread)...JCI table of contents, November 4, 2002
... nervoussystem (PSNS). The SNS controls our body's reactions during "fight orflight" situations where heart rate, blood pressure, and energy usage areincreased. The primary source of stored energy in mammals are fat depositsand if energy needs cannot be met during "fight or flight" situations,signals sent from...... nervoussystem (PSNS). The SNS controls our body's reactions during "fight orflight" situations where heart rate, blood pressure, and energy usage areincreased. The primary source of stored energy in mammals are fat depositsand if energy needs cannot be met during "fight or flight" situations,signals sent from...Targeted smallpox vaccinations could be effective intervention against deliberate attack
...d vaccinations would lead to fewer adverse vaccine reactions and would prevent more cases of smallpox per dose of vaccine, a targeted strategy would be desirable given an equally effective outcome, say the investigators. The existing immunity could be a combination of residual immunity from smallpox vaccinati...Muscle cell transplants repair damaged heart tissue
... and viability," Dib says. No significant adverse reactions were found related to the cell transplant procedure in either group of patients in follow-up testing nine months later. There was one death due to infection of the device in the LVAD group three months after cell transplantation, and one patient in ...New buzz on coffee: It's not the caffeine that raises blood pressure
...ssure. This is the first time such disparities in reactions to coffee have been reported, says lead researcher Roberto Corti, M.D., a cardiologist at University Hospital in Zurich. The results suggest that some unknown ingredient or ingredients in coffee not caffeine is responsible for cardiovascular activ...Laser technology helps measure pollution from NYC buses
...ehyde and NO2 are toxic and contribute to allergic reactions in some people. "Normally, emissions from large vehicles, like buses, are measured at specialized facilities. The ability to measure in-use emissions from a large number of buses and heavy duty trucks during their routine use is new and gives us a mu......in 1912 by Louis Camille Maillard. It involves the reactions between proteins and carbohydrates that cause food to turn brown when cooked. The reactions result in the formation of many products, most of which have some impact on the flavor and appearanc...