Delayed care may affect prostate cancer deaths in blacks
...urnal of Public Health. "This association probably reflects the action of cultural and social forces (rather than a racial effect per se) that led to underdetection or delayed detection" of the cancer, Freeman says. The researchers looked for possible links between other illnesses and prostate cancer to see i...Mixed amphetamine salts significantly better than atomoxetine in treating children with ADHD
...d behavior scores from one week to the next, which reflects inconsistent ADHD symptom control. Specifically, mixed amphetamine salts significantly improved behavior over a three-week treatment period compared to atomoxetine and baseline (P<0.0001 for both). In contrast, behavior scores with atomoxetine ...Cedars-Sinai receives full AAHRPP accreditation for all research involving human subjects
...ch participants were examined. "Being accredited reflects our commitment to protecting patients involved in clinical research at Cedars-Sinai," said Shlomo Melmed, M.D., Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Director of the Burns and Allen Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai. "This is a responsi...First multi-center trial shows cryosurgery successful at treating some early-stage breast cancer
...y, focusing on the UMHS results. The current paper reflects the results of seven trial centers from across the country. The study followed 27 women with primary invasive breast cancers no larger than 2.0 centimeters in diameter. One to four weeks following ultrasound-guided cryoablation, the women's tumors we...News briefs from the journal CHEST, May 2004
...te that the significant increase in ICU admissions reflects the growing number of persons living with HIV and the emergence of non-HIV-associated conditions as causes of critical illness. The study appears in the May issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians. AMER...May/June 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... ovarian cancer. The new recommendation statement reflects no change from its 1996 recommendation against routine ovarian cancer screening. The Task Force found no existing evidence that any screening test, including screening with serum CA-125, ultrasound or pelvic examination, reduces mortality from ovari...Latest results from international islet transplant study confirm potential patient benefits
...s, this is a victory for islet transplantation and reflects very highly upon all of the investigators involved." In addition to the University of Alberta, other participating clinical sites participating in the study are located at the University of Minnesota, University of Miami, Harvard Medical School, Was...How brain gives special resonance to emotional memories
...sure blood flow to individual brain regions, which reflects greater activity in those regions. Then, following the scanning session, the researchers tested participants memory for the images they viewed during the scanning. Two important features distinguish the new study from previous functional neuroimagin...Long history of missed opportunities plague Medicare prescription drug benefit
...urrent Medicare prescription drug benefit directly reflects previous proposals and mistakes of the past. In 1989, Congress repealed a limited Medicare drug benefit it enacted the previous year after seniors revolted against mandatory participation and seniors-only financing. The new program that begins in 20...Northwestern Memorial named one of nation's top 12 hospital-affiliated infertility clinics
...d this recognition," said Dr. Kazer. "Our success reflects the cumulative efforts of a large and dedicated group of individuals." Northwestern's team, comprised of five full-time physicians and three Ph.D.'s, provides a wide range of clinical services for women with various gynecologic, hormonal and reprod...Children walk nearly as much as their grandparents did
... encounters with "flashers." "We suggest that this reflects the much greater publicity given by both national and local media to a small number of specific events such as child abductions and related dangers," says Colin Pooley. Other project findings were that people in their sixties are much more mobile tha...Federal policy has failed to prepare nation for possibility of bioterrorism
...he University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It reflects "a disturbing consensus among medical and national security experts" that, three years after the 9-11 attacks, federal policy has failed to prepare the nation for the possibility of bioterrorism through the deliberate spread of the variola (smallpox)...New grant addresses minority nurse shortage
...ed health care systems to employ a work force that reflects area demographics. The health department began exploring this issue in 2002 by conducting a series of focus and discussion groups to collect and assess opinions about the recruitment and retention of nurses within the state. By combining these data...The machinery of forgetting fears
...blood flow in targeted regions of the brain, which reflects the level of brain activity. The fMRI studies revealed greater activity in the amygdala in response to the shock-associated square during fear acquisition--a finding that was expected from previous studies. However, an unexpected finding, said the re...Attention to detail can make kids' hospital stays shorter, less costly & less frequent
...of illness and co-existing conditions. This better reflects the nature of children's health problems and the mix of patients, or "case mix" at children's hospitals. The adjusted medical codes and database allow a children's hospital to make an "apples to apples" comparison of itself against the average per...Universit de Montral study shows superior sound-location skills in the blind
...It's also possible that their superior performance reflects cross-modal cortical reorganization." Professor Lepore's research team has long been interested in cross-modal cortical reorganization and the use of different sensory systems to compensate for losses. Back in 1998, Nature published the team's stu...Under the surface, the brain seethes with undiscovered activity
..., they're not processing the stimuli in a way that reflects reality. "You might think of this as a sort of dyslexia," explains Weliky. "It may be that in very young brains, the processing takes place in a way that's not necessarily disordered, but not analogous to how we understand reality to be. It's thought...Revolutionary HIV drug Fuzeon wins most prestigious award for innovation
...nternational award twice in the field of HIV. This reflects Roche's strong track record in innovation across its entire product portfolio. "Fuzeon was considered as the clear winner by the whole jury because it represents a new therapeutic approach, in fact the only new class of antiretroviral HIV drugs to e...Laughter helps patients communicate emotion in therapy sessions
...ost always laughed in response to patient comments reflects the focus of therapy on the patient's emotions, according to Marci. He also notes that therapists showed a physiologic reaction to patients' laughter even when not laughing themselves, indicating an empathic response to their patients. When therapis...Aviation-style checklist might solve operating room miscommunication: Researchers
...rely an issue of individual competence; rather, it reflects systemic issues such as workflow," says Lingard....