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... research by others, including some human studies, shows that the extract has the potential to relieve high blood pressure, asthma, heart disease and skin cancer. The new study may help provide an explanation for some of its alleged health benefits, Pihlaja says. As part of a larger search for healthy comp...Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
...review is good news for people with OAB because it shows that DETROL LA can significantly reduce symptoms with a low frequency of side effects. This may contribute to greater patient satisfaction with treatment, resulting in patients staying on treatment longer." The meta-analysis summarized worldwide cli...Research by scientists affiliated with the Earth Institute at Columbia University
...ds to thousands of years in the past. The research shows that a new type of mass sectrometer, combined with... geochemistry had been carefully studied The study shows that the wells studied did not display any discernable arsenic pattern linked to seasonal water tabl...Where there's smoke, there's money
...obacco-related bills," Luke says. "This study also shows that political party is the most important predictor of voting behavior on tobacco related bills, with Republicans voting pro-tobacco more often than Democrats." The study suggests strategies that tobacco control groups can use when trying to influe...M. D. Anderson researchers discover key protein in psoriasis
...rnal Nature Medicine , available on-line Dec. 12, shows a protein called STAT3 is a crucial initiator of psoriasis and must be present and activated for psoriasis to develop in their mouse model. Psoriasis is a chronic condition in which patches of skin become inflamed and develop itchy red, flaky scales....Can the standard course of radiation therapy following lumpectomy be shortened?
...or all women. "Our study shows that IMRT for four weeks does cause side effects to the skin, but the level is milder than expected and considered acceptable," explained Freedman. "What's more, these results are comparable to the side effects seen in studies of conventional six-we...Chemical cousin of anti-anxiety drugs holds promise for psoriasis treatment
... has the potential to be applied topically, and it shows very good selectivity for models of the disease-causing cells versus normal cells," Glick said. "So we believe the problems associated with repeated topical steroid use could possibly be alleviated with compounds like this." Bz-423 has not yet bee...Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
...Institutes of Health. A point-by-point comparison shows asthma is not being as well-controlled as it shoul...ts The Children and Asthma in America survey shows a concerning difference between how parents perceive their child's asthma and how children themselve...Stressed mice quicker to get skin cancer
...he Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, shows that mice exposed to stressful conditions and cancer-causing UV light develop skin cancers in less than half the time it took for non-stressed mice to grow tumors. The Hopkins investigators say that if what they are seeing in mice has relevance in ma...Breast MRI moderately useful for detecting breast cancer, but does not eliminate need for biopsy
...tology, or menopausal status. "In conclusion, MRI shows high sensitivity and moderate specificity for breast cancer. However, for lesions that are mammographically or clinically suspicious, tissue sampling of the breast may not be avoided with the use of MRI," the authors write.(JAMA. 2004; 292: 2735-2742...Pharmaceutical marketing tactics hold little sway with prescribing physicians
...ributing free samples to doctors, but new research shows such marketing devices have little impact on physicians and their prescribing behavior. Direct-to-physician activities accounted for the bulk of spending, with $5.3 billion spent on a practice called "detailing" visits to physicians by pharmaceuti...Newborns with heart defect have low blood flow in brain before surgery
... neurological and cognitive abilities. A new study shows that newborns with congenital heart disease often have abnormally low blood flow in their brains before they undergo surgery. Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia led the study, published in the December issue of The Journal of ...Bulimic teens also likely to suffer from depression
...d may even predispose them to the eating disorder, shows the research by Perez and her colleagues Thomas E. Joiner Jr. of Florida State University and Peter M. Lewinsohn of the Oregon Research Institute. Dysthymia, Perez explains, is different from the more familiar major depression in terms of its dur...Pitt research shows NASA sleep-wake scheduling guide may need to be changed
... 6 New research from the University of Pittsburgh shows the human body has difficulty adjusting to dramatic time changes such as those experienced by working shifts or traveling across time zones. The NASA-funded study, detailed in this month's Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, was designed to e...SIDS risk linked to lack of experience with tummy-sleeping
...ce an infant in the prone position until he or she shows the ability to spontaneously turn all the way over. Back-sleeping should continue to be strongly encouraged to protect against SIDS."...Two days of post-surgical pain relief now possible with just one shot
... a fast recovery," said Martin. "In fact, research shows that patients whose post-surgery pain is managed properly may have less complicated rehabilitation periods and fewer chronic pain problems than those whose pain is not managed properly." DepoDurTM: The Next Generation of Pain Relief after Surgery ...Encryption, data hiding and watermarking: Subject of new book by NJIT expert
...et. Using techniques presented in the book, Akansu shows how the pirated video was traced back to its source. "These emerging data hiding applications include not only watermarking but also fingerprinting, broadcast monitoring and others," says Akansu. "The book provides performance comparisons of popu...NHLBI stops sickle cell anemia transfusion study
...continued with transfusions. "This important study shows the value of continuing periodic blood transfusions in preventing the serious and debilitating consequences of stroke," said NHLBI Acting Director Barbara Alving, M.D. "At the same time, there are risks of chronic transfusions and the decision to co...Ongoing transfusions needed to avoid strokes in children with sickle cell disease
...e still preventing strokes." "This important study shows the value of continuing periodic blood transfusions in preventing the serious and debilitating consequences of stroke," says NHLBI Acting Director Barbara Alving. "At the same time, there are risks of chronic transfusions and the decision to continu...Report finds new model of care can improve quality, lower costs and increase physician efficiency
...ality of the health care provided. "This analysis shows that the New Model of care is not only what patients want, but it is viable," said John Sheils, vice president of The Lewin Group. "The New Model has real potential to propel the U.S. health care system toward improved performance and results that ar...