Cell phone users drive like old folks
If you have been stuck in traffic behind a motorist yakking on a cellular phone, a new University of Utah study will sound familiar: When young motorists talk on cell phones, they drive like elderly people, moving and reacting more slowly and increasing their risk of accid...Birth simulator helps physicians I.D. least forceful way to manage problem deliveries
...forceful way to deliver a baby whose shoulders are stuck in the birth canal. Shoulder dystocia, in which the baby's shoulders won't move past the mother's bony pelvis during delivery, occurs in about 5 percent of births. Of these, up to a quarter of deliveries may result in an injury to the baby's brachia...Researcher breaks down cholesterol mystery
...said. "Our next goal is to figure out why they get stuck and whether or not they play a significant role in the development of coronary artery disease--our suspicion now is that they do." Chylomicrons are metabolized balls of fat and cholesterol that enter the blood stream through the intestines after a...Therapy, medication combination superior for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder
...s a 'brain hiccup' where an obsessive thought gets stuck and, as a result, the child feels compelled to perform certain actions to eliminate the thought and its accompanying bad feelings. Patients with OCD know that their thoughts and subsequent behaviors are irrational but they feel powerless to do anythi...Children with ADHD benefit from time outdoors enjoying nature
...symptoms don't respond to medication, who are just stuck with the symptoms," Kuo said. As Kuo and Faber Taylor wrote, a dose could be as simple as "a greener route for the walk to school, doing classwork or homework at a window with a relatively green view, or playing in a green yard or ball field at rece...Dartmouth researchers advance fight against pancreatic cancer
...e to speeding in a car with an accelerator that is stuck to the floor. "Naturally, you apply the brakes but they don't work, so you begin pumping the brakes to slow the car down. The brakes are broken in pancreatic cancer but in addition, we found that the brake has been converted into an accelerator by t...Injuries to children show definite patterns
...--everything from cuts to broken bones to a peanut stuck in the nose--can take solace knowing that injuries to children--especially boys--are a fact of growing up. A new study out of the University of Alberta shows that 84 per cent of children will sustain an injury before the age of 10 that requires prof...Single cocaine exposure boosts both drug craving and avoidance
...osure to any single stimulant, people could become stuck on any single highly rewarding thing they might encounter -- for instance, chocolate -- and become consumed with the pursuit of it. They would lose their ability to adapt to a changing environment and respond to new rewards." Lead author on the pape...Excess body weight linked to formation of uric acid kidney stones, UT Southwestern researchers find
... of the body naturally, but a larger stone can get stuck in a ureter, the bladder or the urethra, possibly blocking the flow of urine and often causing intense pain. Uric acid kidney stones develop when the urine's acid level is too high, typically from the ingestion of too much dietary animal protein or w...Scientists identify crucial gene for blood development
...ation. This chromosomal mishap leaves the MLL gene stuck in the "on" position so that white blood cells are overproduced, resulting in leukemia. Scientists have previously found that chromosome breaks can damage other genes necessary for blood system development, and at least four such genes have been iden...Why don't heart patients take their medicine? Study finds forgetfulness at the top of the list
...ion regimen. More than 48 percent said they hadn't stuck to their statins, while 40 percent had trouble keeping up with their ACE inhibitors. Aspirin and beta blocker non-adherence rates were also in the 40 percent range. When asked why they didn't keep up with their medication schedule, the patients' top ...Manual techniques may ease tough deliveries without need for episiotomy
...ulder dystocia, in which an infant's shoulders get stuck in the birth canal after its head emerges, mother and baby might fare better if doctors use their hands to manipulate the baby's position to ease delivery than if they cut perineal tissue to widen the opening, a Johns Hopkins study suggests. "Sho...Friendships play key role in suicidal thoughts of girls, but not boys
...id not name each other as friends. "When girls are stuck between friends who don't get along, it puts them under a huge amount of stress," Moody said. "The more that happens, the more likely a girl is to think about suicide." As other studies have shown, both boys and girls were more likely to attempt suic...Device measures force used to deliver a baby
...ed deliveries in which the baby's shoulder becomes stuck behind the pubic bone. Several different techniques can be used to extract the baby when this occurs. "Our ultimate goal is to use the device to figure out which is the best technique to use in these complicated deliveries," Gurewitsch said. "We want...Health insurance scams leave thousands with large medical debts and no coverage
...h professor at Georgetown. "Here, not only are you stuck with huge medical bills, you've also been defrauded thousands of dollars in premiums."...Emory University researchers find clue to Huntington's disease mechanism
...ene the enzymes that copy genetic information get stuck and make additional repeats of the same three-letter sequence CAG. When the number of repeats grows large enough, the property and function of the protein change. The now-expanded region of the protein clumps together inside the cell, forming aggr...World Trade Center dust analysis offers good news for New Yorkers
...as high, the dust particles to which the chemicals stuck were large enough to stay out of a person's lungs, according to Paul Lioy, Ph.D., associate director of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute in Piscataway, N.J., and an author of the paper. "The fact that the particles were pr...Trauma surgeon seeks change in law that discourages counseling of problem drinkers
...s injured (through no fault of their own) would be stuck with a potentially large and devastating medical bill. Gentilello's group next conducted a nationwide survey of state insurance commissioners, which documented that 42 states had adopted legislation allowing insurers to deny payment for treatment of ...Vaccination delays onset of prion brain disease in mice
...e bars, but sick mice get their fore and hind paws stuck between the bars and trip. Diseased animals also become lethargic. The onset of symptoms was delayed, on average, 16 days in the vaccinated animals receiving the 10-fold dilution, and 12 days in immunized mice receiving the more dilute mixture...First consensus guidelines on lightning safety issued before summer storms
...rue, and it is safe to touch a person who has been stuck to provide medical treatment, according to the article. "Avoiding lightning injury is an individuals personal responsibility, which is why the public needs to be familiar with and follow lightning safety rules," said Mary Ann Cooper, MD, an emergenc...