New 'real time' MRI stress test pictures heart in motion
...A new type of stress test may soon offer doctors a safer andeasier way to diagnose heart disease, researchers report today in Circulation:Journal of the American Heart Association. The new stress test, called fast cine magnetic resonance imaging or MRI, offersphysicians an alternative for diagnosing corona...UF researchers show magnetic stimulation may be a safe alternative to shock therapy
...g shock therapy," he said. "If rTMS proves to be a safer treatment, patients may nothave to wait as long before being treated."...HIV prevention program targets young gay men through social networks and peer support for safe sex
...gay men educating and supporting one another about safer sex has proved very effective in a major study in ... felt more support from their friends about having safer sex after participating in the program than they did at its inception. "The project messages wer...Sex education learning tool finds global market
... The centre has put together a software program on safer sex, AIDS, alcohol abuse, healthy eating habits and how to cope with stress. The success of the program has seen over 62 countries as far afield as Nepal, Namibia, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates request CD Roms or download the software from ......et research shows that having no head restraint is safer than having one in the low position. In addition, because head restraints are designed to fit the average man, it can be difficult for taller or shorter people to get a good fit. Some add-on head restraints are available, but check first for safety...UI study: first-generation antihistamine has more impact than alcohol on driving performance
...hed the speed of the lead car and followed it at a safer distance than when they received alcohol. Subjects had greater trouble steering and crossed the centerline more frequently after alcohol and diphenhydramine use. However, they did not experience such impairment after taking fexofenadine. Weiler ...New horizons, treatments in anticancer chemistry
...variety of approaches to creating analogs that are safer than the natural drug. The first human trial of this experimental class of drug analogs started recently. (Gregory Vite, Ph.D., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, N.J.; ORGN 286, Monday, March 27, 1:30 p.m., Moscone Convention Center, Room 102, Exhibit...Hypnosis reduces surgical pain and time, improves safety
... pain and anxiety and makes the invasive procedure safer and faster," says first author Elvira Lang, M.D., director of cardiovascular and interventional radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess.The large randomized clinical trial included 241 people who underwent interventional radiology procedures to open clogg......that patients with advanced lung cancer may have a safer chemotherapy treatment option. The use of TAXOL (paclitaxel) plus Paraplatin (carboplatin), administered in a novel weekly regimen, offers a safe and effective treatment option for patients with advanced lung cancer, according to research presented ...CDC funds will enable UNC-CH to help minimize domestic violence in flood areas
...nd to the employers too. This helps keep the women safer at home and at work and be more productive on the job. The sense you get is that they will be there for you when you need them." The UNC-CH Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention is an interdisciplinary effort of the university's schools...Doctors use novel methods to more effectively treat lung cancer
...tion breath hold allows for more targeted and thus safer treatment for large lung tumors that would otherwise not be eligible for dose escalation, said Ken Rosenzweig, MD, a radiation oncologist with expertise in the treatment of lung cancer and who developed the technique at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. Our...Post-cesarean delivery dilemma: to cesarean again, or not?
...he study explains that as cesarean delivery become safer in the 1970s and 80s, doctors recommended it more and more. The rate of cesarean deliveries peaked in 1988 at 24.7 percent, the study notes. Data published in the 1980s and early 1990s detailed the relative safety of vaginal birth for women who'd ...Research project to help pharmaceutical industry examine molecular structure of pills
...panies develop more effective medications that are safer and morebeneficial to the millions of people who take pills every day. Supported with a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Syracuse University Distinguished Professor Laurence Nafie and TessFreedman, associate research professor......-sedating prescription antihistamines have offered safer alternatives for adults with seasonal allergies. However, very little research has been done on the effect of antihistamines on children. "This is the first study of this kind done in a school setting rather than a laboratory," said Dr. Bender. "We w...Safer estrogen targets painful intercourse in older women
...pplied, reducing risks and providing a potentially safer alternative, the researchers say. They suggest that the modified estrogen could be particularly helpful in treating vaginal atrophy in women for whom estrogen replacement is not advised, including those with breast or endometrial cancer. The drug ha...Research: Concussion in rugby appears to be hidden epidemic
...lthough theres no reason to think its different or safer in other states or countries. A report on the findings has just appeared in the October issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, the official journal of the National Athletic Trainers Association. Along with Marshall, Richard J. Spencer, a certifie...High rates of caesarean section do not reflect women's preferences
...s may believe that a caesarean section is actually safer for the newborn and more comfortable than a vaginal delivery for most women. Alternatively, doctors may not have the opportunity or skills needed to elicit their patients' preferences and simply assume that their private patients would prefer a caesa...Supportive homes mean less risky sex among black adolescent females
...tner-related barriers to negotiating condom use or safer sex, Crosby says....... many other intervention efforts, exposure to the safer sex message of the current interventions did not accelerate involvement in sexual activity, a fear that has often been raised since the early days of sex education, Fisher says....