Researchers develop better means to diagnose adrenal gland tumors
...hat form inthe adrenal glands has been shown to be significantly more sensitive thantraditional diagnostic tests. The new test provides earlier and more accuratediagnoses of these tumors in patients with an inherited predisposition todevelop them, possibly preventing complications or death. The study, led byrese...Music, relaxation can complement pain medicine
...e study showed that the three treatment groups had significantly lesspain than the control groups at all measurement points during ambulation andrest on the first and second days after surgery. Traditionally, pain has not been adequately relieved following surgery.Patients often forget or are reluctant ...Risk from getting pregnant too soon after a stillbirth
...ived less than 12 months after the stillbirth were significantly more anxious and depressed during pregnancy than other mothers and were again depressed a year after the birth of their live baby. The BMJ paper says: "As there are problems for mother and infant associated with high anxiety and depression during an...New protocol to develop compound to treat disorders of the central nervous system is more efficient
...monstrating practical aswell as innovative ways to significantly reduce pollution at its sources. Thepanel is selected by the American Chemical Society, the world's largestscientific society, as part of its participation in the Presidential GreenChemistry Challenge....UNC-CH study shows compressed air sleeve prevents blood clots during hip replacement
...ely used formany years, the surgeons say, but they significantly boost the risk of dangerousbleeding in the hip or elsewhere. A report on the clinical study appears in the May issue of the Journalof Bone and Joint Surgery, an orthopaedic surgery journal. Authors are medicalstudent Jennifer A. Hooker and Dr...Want to feel good? Don't smell a child, sniff your granny
...he samples taken from old women's armpitsresponded significantly more positively, Chen found. "Old women had an upliftingeffect," she says. The smell of young men, on the other hand, produced adepressive effect. In general, the smell of older people improved mood, as didsmells from females, Chen will report in a f...Mitral valve prolapse less common, less harmful than previously thought
... Diagnoses of mitral-valve prolapse increased significantly in the late1970s and early 1980s with the advent of ultrasound technology which, for thefirst time, enabled doctors to view the mitral valve noninvasively. According toDr. Emelia Benjamin, the senior investigator, the earlier studies were conductedus......cer Patients A Mayo Clinic survey found that pain significantly affects the quality of lifeof female cancer patients by limiting their physical abilities and socialactivities. Over 60 percent of a group of 107 women being treated for recurring breast andgynecologic cancers reported that pain interfered with their...Researchers discover treatment that delays onset of insulin-dependent diabetes
...ah demonstrated that anaturally-occurring antibody significantly reduced the development of diabeticsymptoms in mice. Insulin-dependent diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body mistakenlyrecognizes insulin-producing cells as being foreign. The immune system in turntries to destroy the cells. When this...Lowering 'bad' cholesterol as good or better than angioplasty for mild coronary artery disease
...ac death. In addition, onset ofcardiac events was significantly delayed in subjects receiving thecholesterol-lowering agent compared to those in the angioplasty/usual caregroup, the authors report. "These results are important for doctors as well as th...Study suggests need for better pain management in newborns
... As expected, the newborns' heart rates increased significantly overbaseline in response to the preparation and the procedure itself but declinedduring recovery. The infants also slept less and became more agitated duringpreparation and the procedure, and they slept more during baseline and recovery. The ...Well-adjusted moms have healthy births
...tments. White women gave birth to babies who were significantly heavier than babies ofHispanic women (an average of 3,504 grams versus 3,244 grams). They alsoexpressed greater optimism, self-esteem, and - mastery - that is, a feeling ofcontrol over one's destiny. There were no ethnic differences in gestational ag...Hope protects bereaved, HIV-positive men
...d moreoptimistic attitudes about their illness had significantly longer survival timesthan their more pessimistic counterparts, regardless of bereavement status....Cholesterol-lowering drugs provide double protection against heart disease
... vessel's response, those with highcholesterol had significantly lower blood flow to the heart muscle than thehealthy group. After their course of cholesterol-lowering drug therapy, those with highcholesterol experienced a significant improvement in blood flow to their heartmuscle. However, it was still lower tha...Correlation between brain shrinkage and education found
...rospinal fluid aroundthe outside of the brain, was significantly greater in people with highereducation. Researchers counted years of education starting with first grade. For each yearof education, they found about 1/3 tsp. (1.77 ml) more cerebrospinal fluidaround the brain. For example, among elderly persons of ...Children CATCH on to heart-health messages
...tervention in grades 3 through 5 maintained a diet significantly lower intotal fat and saturated fat and continued to pursue more vigorous physicalactivity levels compared to the students in the control groups. These resultssuggest that schools can be an important place to help youth establish habitsthat may help ...Heart valve disease increases risk of death, research shows
...hington and Mayo Clinicsuggests that the condition significantly increases the risk of heart attack,stroke, angina and even death in older adults. The aortic valve could prove to be a "window" to the heart's arteriesand checking its health with a stethoscope could be an early way to screenpatients for hear...Workplace environment can improve eating habits
Work-site cancer control programs can significantly improve the nutritionalhabits of its participants, new research reports. Results from the Working WellTrial, the largest workplace cancer control trial in the United States, showedsignificant improvement of the nutritional environment at the 55 work...Scientists can now see sense of smell
...hanged. They found that the activationmaps changed significantly as they increased the concentration of the odorantchemical amyl acetate several thousandfold. Also, the activation maps changed asthey exposed the rats to a series of slightly different aromatic chemicalscalled aldehydes. These aldehydes differed onl...Bacterial vaginosis seems to affect miscarriage in early pregnancy
...f the women studied with bacterial vaginosis had a significantly increased risk of miscarriage in the first trimester as opposed to 18.5 per cent of women with normal vaginal flora. This increased risk remained significant even after the researchers accounted for factors known to increase miscarriage, such as inc...