Yale opens Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) in India
...rivartan project with CARE, an international field relief and development organization. The team will also work with other partners receiving support as part of the BMGF's Avahan India AIDS Initiative to conduct structural analyses of HIV risk and assess structural interventions for HIV prevention. The seco...Optimal treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
...effective as surgery for the long-term symptomatic relief of CTS for a year, at least and actually more effective over the short term. The research effort focused on the results of 163 wrists belonging to 101 patients 93 women, 8 men who were re...New way to diagnose sciatica may point to a different cause
...ed with surgery, about one-third do not experience relief from their sciatica. (Statistics derived from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Radiological Society of North America and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.) One possible cause of non-disc related sciatic pain is a condit...Disaster funding needs radical reform
...s the recent tsunami, say international health and relief experts in this week's BMJ. The pledging of $5bn f...ay the authors. Central to this is the need for UN relief agencies to be funded by assessed contributions rather than having to appeal for money after each di...Generation gap found in chronic pain
...ate, mean that more patients are getting effective relief for their chronic pain than ever before. So, younger people may just expect more from pain treatment than their elders do. Green and Baker note that assessing depression symptoms in people being treated for chronic pain is complicated by a sort of "...Mental health crisis looming for tsunami survivors, warns psychologist just back from Indonesia
... in Aceh province, Kyes worked with the Indonesian relief groups Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (Ecosystem Conservation Foundation) and Media Group Posko Indonesia Menangis (Indonesia Is Crying) to set up the emergency psychology trauma center in a Banda Aceh mental hospital that was flooded by the tsunami. He ...AGI and USGS provide unique tsunami disaster relief
...g basic reference points for people working on the relief effort. The base maps are manageable at a nominal ...iding additional copies to the USGS as part of the relief effort. "It's useful for strategic work," Hearn says, pointing out that the database is convenient ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for January 2005 (second issue)
...wice a day plus the same combination as needed for relief of symptoms; bud/form twice a day plus terbutaline, a short-acting beta2-agonist, as needed; and budesonide, an inhaled corticosteroid twice a day, plus terbutaline, as needed. The investigators said that their study was the first to show that a hig...Penn researchers add more evidence to demonstrate role of COX inhibitors in heart-disease risk
...proval to Dynastat, despite clear evidence of pain relief from the Dynastat/Bextra combination compared to placebo. A second, larger study was performed in which the dose of Bextra was reduced, as was the dosing period to 10 days. The figures from this study are now incorporated in a revised drug label for ...If you suffer from pain, your doctor should consider it a disease
...uding increased awareness and use of existing pain relief modalities, increased training in the management of chronic pain, and increased research efforts toward the discovery of novel treatments," state the authors. While there has been some initial resistance to the idea of this classification, the idea i...FDA approves Pfizer's Lyrica for the treatment of the two most common forms of neuropathic pain
...on in a significant portion of patients, with pain relief beginning as early as the first week of treatment in some patients. Pain relief was sustained in studies of up to 12-weeks duration. The safety of Lyrica was established in over 9...The Lancet calls for creation of Int'l Commission on Global Responses to Complex Emergencies
...ney may not be one of the main difficulties facing relief efforts, the critical task of effectively distribu...lly separate from, the UN--to coordinate emergency relief over the coming months in south Asia. The second is the formation of an International Commission on...Workers with carpal tunnel find relief with night-time splinting
... symptoms, with one participant reporting complete relief of symptoms. Compared to the group assigned to jus...therapy for their carpal tunnel symptoms. Despite relief from NSAIDs and other home remedies, Werner says using a custom fit or store-bought splint for night...Study shows long-term use of NSAIDs causes severe intestinal damage
...and aspirin provide great benefit in terms of pain relief and cardioprotective effects, there is an increase...patients, including those who use NSAIDs daily for relief of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or non-specific arthritis, and a control group who did not u...Non-narcotic treatment for migraines
...ify approaches for adult patients seeking headache relief in an emergency setting. Results of the study, which involved reviewing data from 13 trials involving 655 adults, were published this month in the British Medical Journal. In studies comparing metoclopramide with placebos, the medication was 2.8 time...Acupuncture relieves pain and improves function in knee osteoarthritis
Acupuncture provides pain relief and improves function for people with osteoarthritis of the knee and serves as an effective complement to standard care. This landmark study was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Instit...2004's top 10 hot topics in plastic surgery
... for pain control following breast reconstruction, relief of migraine headaches and reduction of excessive underarm and palm sweating. Botox is FDA approved for use in forehead expression lines between the eyebrows (glabellar region). All other uses are considered off label. 7. Face transplant Plastic su...Radiologists use MRI to keep basketball players on their feet
...rthotic was adjusted, providing him with immediate relief from pre-existing symptoms. A third player developed a stress fracture before he could be fitted for a support....Early detection reduces threat of foot injury in college basketball players
...stments to an existing orthotic provided immediate relief for a second player who had pre-existing symptoms. A third player developed a stress fracture before he could be fitted for a support. Earlier research at Duke found that such preventative action appears to relieve the constant stresses an...ESA service makes customised maps available to African aid workers
...quick and simple. These issues are often faced by relief organisations and the pressure is to be fast and a...om A4 to A0. HUMAN also produces maps off-line for relief organisations. The maps previously created for the humanitarian organisations are all available on t...