Doctors use novel methods to more effectively treat lung cancer
...uires the patient to hold his or her breath for 10 seconds at a time to make sure the lung tumor stays still during treatment. This is repeated five or six times during each treatment episode. The individual must be at exactly the same breath level for each treatment, which is measured with a device called a...Animal study show that heat-sensitive liposome improves chemotherapy delivery to tumors
...eases its cargo much faster 50 percent in just 30 seconds and at clinically obtainable temperatures of 39 to 40 degrees C (about 102 to 104 degrees F). "This liposome is like a soccer ball with stitches when heated, its stitches become leaky and the drug that is trapped inside will come out, and in this ...In a new observational analysis, Risedronate significantly reduced nonvertebral fracture risk
...es occur annually. The NOF estimates that every 20 seconds an osteoporosis-related fracture occurs. Risk factors for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women include age, personal history or family history of fracture, low bone mineral density, cigarette use, and race. Studies show that among postmenopausal wom......damage can occur as quickly as within the first 90 seconds of the attack. Prompt acknowledgement and treatment of the problem are essential if there is any chance of minimizing present and future damage, says neuro-ophthalmologist and researcher Nicholas J. Volpe MD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & N...Area of brain found to play key role in initiating memory storage
...t resulted in nothing and another followed in five seconds by a mild shock to the feet. Rabbits that correctly learned the consequences could avoid the shock by moving the wheel under their feet. Those with blocked amygdalas failed to learn such a response to the shock-predicting tone. In a follow-up study...Yale researcher receives $1.4 million grant to study the hypocretin cells involved in narcolepsy
...ing. During attacks of cataplexy, which last a few seconds or minutes, narcoleptics are conscious of their environment, but are unable to move. Common medications currently used include stimulants employed to keep narcoleptics alert during the day by increasing their neuronal activity. New generations of med...Physics tip sheet #9 April 17, 2002
... pulses of light with attosecond durations (10^-18 seconds or a billionth of a billionth of a second). X-ray photons that ionize atoms are used in these studies and the electrons that are ejected from the atoms are measured to gain information about the photons involved in the process. The authors claim the ...Swift switch from CPR to AED may save lives
...circulation was also estimated at 5, 10, 15 and 20 seconds into each of the hands-off intervals. Researchers...stimated ROSC rate dropped to 25 percent; after 15 seconds to 15 percent; and after 20 seconds, it was 8 percent. For those with a medium initial probability ...Alcohol-based disinfectant hand gels could increase infection in hospitals
... effective as the reference disinfectant within 30 seconds of application; all of the hand rinses showed no s...e application time in daily practice averages 8-15 seconds and is unlikely to exceed 30 seconds...American Stroke Association kicks off American Stroke Month
...ciation figures that someone has a stroke every 53 seconds and someone dies of one every 3.1 minutes in the United States. Here are the major findings of the survey: Only 1 percent of Americans worry most about stroke. When asked which one disease or health condition they worry about most, 33 percent said...New breast cancer therapy trials show dramatic results
...g their contents directly into the tumor within 20 seconds of heating. The precisely determined melting point of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) is warm enough to engage the benefits of heat but cool enough to prevent burning the patient's skin. This is exactly the temperature to which a Jacuzzi ...Hearing infants show preference for sign language over pantomime
...l, they spent about two minutes looking at ASL, 90 seconds looking at pantomime and 30 seconds looking elsewhere. "Even with the freedom to look at either screen, statistically, we see a signifi...Writing nanopatterns with DNA inks
...of a needle. In the future, it may take only a few seconds to make a gene chip, said Mirkin. And by putting in more information per unit area, smaller sample sizes would be required, reducing cost and time. "Our direct-write patterning of multiple DNA strands also opens up new possibilities for building and ...What determines consultation length?
...and those about at least one new problem lasted 51 seconds longer than those about known problems.. Consultations were also longer when the doctor or patient felt that psychological problems were important. As the patient's age increased by one year, the consultation time increased by 1.2 seconds, while the ...Leg maneuver may prevent fainting
...ecrease of more than 10 beats per minute in the 30 seconds before performing the counter-maneuver. The counter-maneuver stabilized blood pressure and heart rate in all patients. Symptoms disappeared shortly after blood pressure became stable, and none of the patients lost consciousness while performing the...New delivery system may change the age-old method of insulin delivery
... time to set and dispense the correct dose took 26 seconds with InnoLet ® , as compared to other insulin injection devices, which could take up to 65 seconds. InnoLet ® is available without prescription with both Novolin ® 70/30 (70% NPH, Human Insulin Isophane Suspension & 30% Regular Hu...Most patients take less than two minutes to tell their story
...ctor?" The average spontaneous talking time was 92 seconds and 78% of patients had finished within two minutes. Sex and social status did not influence the results, but older patients tended to talk for longer. In all cases the doctors believed that their patients were providing important information and di...'Prehabilitation' prevents functional decline of at-risk frail elders living at home
...red physically frail if they required more than 10 seconds to walk back and forth over a 10-ft. course or if they could not stand up from a hardback chair with their arms folded. Participants in the "prehabilitation" intervention met with a physical therapist an average of 16 times over 6 months. They exe...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for October (first issue)
... 1 second and the number of coughs in the first 10 seconds after inhalation were recorded. The researchers usedinhaled capsaicin, a white crystalline extract of red pepper, and citric acid to cause coughing. Measurements of each successive cough challenge were significantly lower for female patientswhen com...Tired medical professionals working long hours may put patients at risk
...bad to happen when a doctor falls asleep for a few seconds or a few minutes, although there are case reports of just that occurring," Gaba said. "But just as it is unacceptable to muddle through medical work while impaired by alcohol, it should be equally unacceptable to work while impaired by fatigue." Besi...