Mountaineering doctors hike medicine to new heights with Xtreme Everest
...their aptitude along with the equipment in two dry runs to Cho Oyu (8,201m) scheduled for the autumns of 2005 and 2006. For the big push, the expedition plans to set off in the spring of 2007 before the monsoon season, with a 'window in the weather' of only a few days when conditions are good enough to at...Balance and better interactions between primary-care and specialist physicians improve US health
... too many physicians leads to unnecessary care and runs the risk of greater adverse effects. Simply training more specialists is unlikely to improve health, and will greatly increase costs. The challenge for the United States health services system is to find better ways for primary care and specialist ph...Treatment guidelines for kids with bipolar disorder published
...and in some cases, hearing voices. "The disorder runs in families, and children with the illness are at extremely high risk of attempting suicide," said Martha Hellander, research policy director at CABF and co-author of the guidelines. "These kids suffer so badly, and deserve to have evidence-based tre...PENN begins clinical trial of newest technology to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms
...d like a balloon in the section of the artery that runs down the chest. Each year, more than 20,000 patients in the United States are diagnosed with TAA. Aortic aneurysms including thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms remain the 13th major cause of death in this country, accounting for nearly 15,000...Promising treatments for Huntington's disease identified in UCI study
...rries the gene that creates these mutated proteins runs a 50-percent chance of getting Huntington's disease. The disorder is progressive, and, while typically a late-onset disease, symptoms can appear in childhood. It causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual capacity and emotional disturbances....Optimal treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
...p the arm CTS occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm to the base of the palm, becomes compressed. This constriction or pinching is commonly attributed to repetitive motion and stress. Yet, in spite of its association with heavy computer use, carpal tunnel syndrome is not confined to ...MGH researchers find way of regenerating cells key to hearing
...team based at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) runs counter to current beliefs about these cells and could eventually lead to ways of preventing or treating hearing loss. The report will appear in the journal Science and is receiving early online release on the Science Express website at http://www....Study explores antibiotic misuse
...iosk, in use in four of eight cities in the study, runs through scenarios with patients describing familiar respiratory ills to a doctor, then asks the user questions such as whether antibiotics kill viruses. The correct answer: "No." The third year will determine whether availability of a blood ...Small band of nurses plays key role keeping germ threats at bay
...rderers' row of infectious agents whose death toll runs in the millions. Between them and us stand a few small groups of nurses at select institutions around the country, including the University of Rochester Medical Center, who protect the population from such scourges. The University is one of seven i...Shire receives US FDA approval of EQUETRO (TM) for bipolar disorder
...r Disorder. EQUETRO has a formulation patent that runs until 2011 and will have three years market exclusivity under the US Hatch-Waxman Act. It will be available for prescribing in the US in the first quarter of 2005. Matthew Emmens, Chief Executive of Shire commented: "Bipolar Disorder is a debilitati...Radiologists use MRI to keep basketball players on their feet
...edes fractures of the fifth metatarsal bone, which runs from mid-foot to the base of the small toe. This is the bone most vulnerable to stress fractures. MR images depict the edema before fractures become symptomatic. Identifying an excess of bone marrow edema can reveal stress changes early enough ...Early detection reduces threat of foot injury in college basketball players
... precedes fractures of the fifth metatarsal, which runs from the mid-foot to the base of the small toe, she explained. Signal abnormalities on an MRI highlight the edema before fractures become symptomatic. The study examined 26 college basketball players prior to the 2003 NCAA season. Only one of...Mouse study: Signal overload in Alzheimer brains
...develop the equivalent of Alzheimer's disease that runs in families, Johns Hopkins researchers have shown that brain cells' signals confuse the movement of implanted neuronal stem cells. The observation reinforces the idea that disease can create "microenvironments" that affect the behavior of cells. Thes...Endoscopic approach best for repairing bone defect between brain, nasal cavity
...ey go to church and bow their heads to pray, fluid runs out," he says, noting that any activity that tilts...s fluid has such a low viscosity, when it runs, it runs uncontrollably." As bad as that may sound, Dr. Kountakis says the biggest concern is brain infec...Minimally invasive treatment for varicose and spider veins
... of the greater saphenous vein the main vein that runs the length of the inner leg. During EVLT, a small laser fiber is inserted, usually through a needle stick in the skin, directly into the damaged vein. Continuous laser beams are then delivered inside the vein, which causes the vein to collapse and...MDCT angiography can replace angiography in diagnosing suspected arterial injuries
...njected into the patient; while the contrast media runs through the blood vessels, the CT scanner takes multiple images then a computer software program immediately reconstructs those images to show the vessels in multiple planes, said Dr. Stuhlfaut. A catheter isn't required like it is for traditional an...Iron-deficient infants score worse on cognitive and motor tests as teens
... scheduled for presentations at the meeting, which runs May 1-4. Children who had good iron status as babies showed better motor skills than those who had been iron deficient, said Lozoff, director of the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan and a professor in the U-M Depa...Cincinnati children's study links autism and immunologic disorders
...pared to otherwise healthy children. "This finding runs counter to trends in the general population, in which asthma rates are higher than digestive and food allergies," says Dr. Webb. "While there are few studies on this, some basic science research indicates that children with autism may have differenc...APOE gene linked to Parkinson's disease
...rkinson's. In a small number of cases, Parkinson's runs in families and is inherited. In Alzheimer's disease, the APOE-2 form of the gene is protective against the disease, and the APOE-4 form increases the risk of developing the disease. The study analyzed all of the research on this topic, including a t...Calorie restriction drastically reduces risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes
... of the carotid artery, the main blood vessel that runs from the heart to the brain. "These effects are all pretty dramatic," Fontana says. "For the first time, we've shown that calorie restriction is feasible and has a tremendous affect on the risk for atherosclerosis and diabetes." T...