Animal study shows link between nicotine and atrial flutter
...for one month using osmotic mini-pumps with a dose similar to that absorbed by heavy smokers. An osmotic pump...d despite the fact that nicotine blood levels were similar in both groups and within the range seen in smokers." According to Karagueuzian, "To the extent tha...Longer cardiac rehab programs necessary, says U of T study
...er of supervised sessions used in U.S. programs is similar to that used in the study, the length of the program is considerably less, at three versus nine months. "We hope this data may increase the willingness on the part of insurance companies to consider paying for programs that use an extended period of ...Study reports women don't experience undue pain, anxiety during mammography screening
... these results, the investigators plan to design a similar study to be tested on a more distressed population, for example, women who have been recalled for an abnormal screening mammogram. In the meantime, she adds, they hope to get the word out about the results of this study. "Perhaps if women learned tha...First US kidney cancer vaccine trial underway at Columbia
...killing normal cells. Trovax has shown promise in similar trials conducted in Europe in colon cancer. About Trovax Trovax belongs to a class of medicines called a vaccine. Trovax consists of a virus that has been changed so that it is no longer infectious and carries a gene for a protein called 5T4. This ...Biochip for detection of inflammatory bowel disease
... this field in Spain, has already developed other, similar products. An example is the Lipochip developed for the Lcer pharmaceutical company and which diagnoses family hypercholesterolemia. The Lipochip was the first biochip to obtain European Commission certificate for its diagnostic use. The Bloodchip, a...Obesity and weight gain increase risk for kidney stones
... compared to men whose weight did not change. With similar weight gain, older women had a 70 percent higher risk for the development of kidney stones; younger women, an 82 percent increased risk. The researchers also found that higher BMIs and waist sizes were associated with a higher risk for kidney stones....Exercise helps reduce symptoms of depression, UT Southwestern researchers find
... exercise alone in treating clinical depression is similar to what you find with antidepressant medications," said Dr. Trivedi, a study author and holder of the Lydia Bryant Test Professorship in Psychiatric Research. "The key is the intensity of the exercise and continuing it for 30 to 35 minutes per day. I...Activity not out of the question for people with chronic pain
...thesda, Md., found that fibromyalgia patients have similar average activity levels as people without those conditions. But it also found that their levels of high-intensity "peak" activities such as bolting up the staircase, walking for several miles or taking an aerobics class are much lower than among pe...Thinking of prepositions turns brain 'on' in different ways
... patients in Kemmerer's study were used because of similar brain injuries, such as lesions from stroke, in th...n comparison, the fourth patient, who did not have similar damage to this region of the brain, was able to demonstrate complete knowledge of spatial prepositio...More studies on risks and benefits of COX-2 inhibitors published in Archives of Internal Medicine
...oms, including pain, mobility, and stiffness, were similar in all treatment groups," the researchers found. "The mean (average) 24-hour systolic [top number in blood pressure reading] blood pressure following 6-weeks of therapy was increased significantly by refecoxib but not by celecoxib or naproxen." "th...Transparent orthodontic brackets by microinjection
...ges of plastic combined with resistance properties similar to brackets made of metal. The characteristics achieved by the new product are basically twofold: the use, as base material, of a polymer with high mechanical properties but of poor injectability, and the employment of microtechnologies as a means of...Steroids increase death risk from traumatic head injury
...sion, that included 10,008 patients, more than all similar studies combined. The large study found that patients treated with corticosteroids were 18 percent more likely to die from their brain injury than those who did not take the drugs. Among the patients who received steroid treatment, 21 percent ,or 1,...Clinical trial participants fare no better, no worse than other patients
...ffects of treatments appear most of the time to be similar inside and outside of trials, and participation in...se who did not participate in studies but received similar treatments. In 91 comparisons, the researchers found no statistically significant differences. Ten ...Sildenafil effectively treats enlarged hearts, mouse study shows
...per day. In mice, this dose produces blood levels similar to those achieved in humans given standard clinical doses. The mice fed sildenafil also showed 67 percent less muscle fibrosis, a complication that often occurs with hypertrophy, as compared to mice that were not fed the drug. The treated mice also ...Hospital admissions for asthma more likely for ethnic minorities in the UK
...mptoms than white people, while black people had a similar frequency. However, compared to white people, south Asians were three times more likely and black people twice more likely to have an emergency hospital admission for the condition. The disparity could be due to ethnic variations in asthma severity,...American Academy of Neurology names two Advocates of the Year
...shed a training program for Pakistani neurologists similar to the Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum. "The greatest thing which I am really happy about is that we have been able to do a lot with this workshop and training," said Wasay. The American Academy of Neurology established the Palatucci Advocacy Lea...Researchers hope monkeys can provide new insights into depression
...pause. Monkeys have menstrual cycles that are very similar to those of women. "Further studies of monkeys may...me. Some female monkeys face social stress that is similar to the stress that humans with low socioeconomic status experience. In some cases, these monkeys wer...The role of ethnicity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
...t of the membership). The proportion of Asians was similar between the NAFLD population and the Kaiser Permanente membership, while African-Americans accounted for 9 percent of the membership but just 3 percent of the NAFLD group, although the authors note that the number of participants was small. "Epidemio...Diet, exercise, stimulating environment helps old dogs learn
...imals. Dogs also process dietary nutrients in ways similar to humans. And like people, dogs are susceptible t...earning and memory, and can develop neuropathology similar to Alzheimer's disease. "This research brings a note of optimism that there are things that we can ...African Americans half as likely to receive surgery for esophageal cancer
...rican Americans received surgery, they experienced similar survival rates to white patients receiving surgery. "African-American patients need equal opportunities to receive quality cancer care. The time has come for us to move beyond just trying to remove barriers to access to care and actually work to eng...