Chemical Society's Highest Award Goes To Ronald Breslow
... interesting properties,"particularly in medicine, summarized New York-based Breslow. For example, he said, his research group has a novel approach to riddingthe body of cancer: don't kill the cancer cells, but make them normal. "It's very difficult to make a selective toxic compound -- that is...Dartmouth researchers urge caution in communicating results to public
...e realistic expectations. First, the study summarized the relative chance of referral for blacks comparedto whites using a statistical format called an odds ratio. Few people think interms of odds or encounter them in daily life. Instead, they often mistakenlyinterpret odds to mean probability and to ...Hartford Institute/AACN award honors nursing schools for innovative gerontology education
...rall curriculum. Curricula of all winners will be summarized and distributed to nursing programs nationwide. Winning Elements: At Pennsylvania State University, gerontological nursing concepts are woven throughout the baccalaureate nursing curriculum. Health care of elderly adults is approached from a dev...New depression and anxiety treatment goals defined
...gin and then sustain recovery from mental illness, summarized the roundtables third discussion leader Martha M. Manning, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface, an account of her own battle with depression. Developing a shared vocabulary of suffering and healing bet...Cedars-sinai surgery dept. implements innovative surgical training tool to reduce medical errors
...forum where complications are discussed, analyzed, summarized into teaching points, and disseminated via e-mail to residents and participating attending staff, who are subsequently tested on the material. According to Cedars-Sinais Associate Director of Surgical Education Leo A. Gordon, MD, FACS, Cedars-Sin...Children's Hospital Boston finds capacity can be increased by smoothing scheduled patient flow
...d CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, summarized the study's findings by saying, "Reduction of artificial variability represents a promising area where astute managers may improve patient care without intruding on the specifics of clinical decision-making." Co-authors of the study include James Ma...Physics and medicine in San Diego
...lumbosacral spine, and preliminary results will be summarized by Albert E. Moyal of the FDA ( aem@cdrh.fda.gov ). Compared to the last abdomen/spine NEXT survey, conducted in 1995, the 2002 report will feature a reduction in exposure values, an increase in film optical densities, and an improvement in film pro...Solving the mystery of musical harmony
...server what is presently 'out there.' That work is summarized in a new book entitled Why We See What We Do (Sinauer Associates, 2003). In their Journal of Neuroscience paper, the neurobiologists present a statistical analysis of the patterns of frequency and amplitude in human speech sounds, based on a collecti...Intervention decreases childhood pneumonia mortality
...to prevent complications and death. "The studies summarized in this analysis demonstrate that health workers are capable of managing pneumonia in the community and that such management results in a 24 percent reduction in total child (0-4 years) mortality and a 36 percent decrease in pneumonia mortality. Sinc...Even though it prevents fracture, HRT not recommended, say Pittsburgh researchers
...examined the overall effects of hormone therapy as summarized in the global index created by WHI researchers in 2002, they determined that the benefit of fracture reduction does not outweigh the risks, even for women at high risk of fracture. "Considering the overall unfavorable effects of hormone therapy, and ...Specialty medical societies offer evidence-based conclusions on inhaled steroid treatment for asthma
...a studies related to ICS therapy complications and summarized all relevant evidence for each risk area. A consensus statement was provided for each risk area along with a grade to reflect the quantity and quality of evidence supporting each conclusion. Overall, the panel concluded that the benefits associated...Studies on statin use and fracture risk show mixed results
...cement Study, and the Rotterdam Study). They also summarized the results of eight observational studies and two clinical trials (found by searching English-language medical literature through January 2002) that reported statin use and documented fractures. Statin use ranged from less than 1 percent of particip...Research news from Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy: March 2004
...r skimp on breakfast, according to recent research summarized in the March issue of the Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter. Nighttime is often problematic for dieters a big dinner and a hefty snack (or snacks) just a short time later is a quick way to add pounds. However, Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter executive...A non-invasive treatment for angina does not lead to enhanced athletic performance
...tments on the physiological parameters studied are summarized as follows: % Change from Baseline Values *P Results The only significant difference between the groups was a small increase (approx. 40 sec.) in the WTT shown by the Placebo group. The ...Long term benefits of health care require greater emphasis
... distant future. According to the literature summarized in their editorial, the magnitude of individuals' preference to gain health outcome as soon as possible and to postpone expenses, reflected by the so called 'time preference,' varies widely. Individuals also report higher time preferences regarding t...Malnutrition in early years leads to low IQ and later antisocial behavior, USC study finds
...s to come up with a so-called adversity score that summarized factors such as the income, occupation, health, age and education levels of their parents and their overall living conditions. At ages 8, 11 and 17 years, the researchers looked at how the children were behaving in school and at home. At age 8, teach...Mouse model gives insight to human hair loss
...s, which have been associated with AA subsets," as summarized in the November "Clinical Snippets" published in the journal. "Random genome-wide linkage screenings in mice and humans can lead to greater understanding of AA and other complex polygenic diseases." Alopecia areata is a highly unpredictable, autoi...Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
...ts staying on treatment longer." The meta-analysis summarized worldwide clinical trial and postmarketing surveillance data collected during a six-year period, from January 1,1997 to March 2003, in the 100 countries where DETROL LA is approved for use. In 26 clinical studies, DETROL LA was found to significantl...New study reveals treatment for 'silent killer' using diet, not drugs
...her drugs are also needed. Drs. Berkow and Barnard summarized their findings in the article this way: Randomized clinical trials have shown that BP [blood pressure] is lowered when animal products are replaced with vegetable products in both normotensives and hypertensives (5,7,26). The beneficial expected cons...Authors warn of inaccuracies concerning use of race in health & social science research
...made up of a series of 10 articles. Highlights are summarized below. Race and Ethnicity in the Genome Era: The Complexity of the Constructs. Authors Vence L. Bonham, PhD (National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health), Esther Warshauer-Baker, PhD (National Human Genome Research Institu...