Hepatitis C and health-related quality of life
...consistently worse in patients who fail to achieve sustained viral response. Six studies examined HRQOL by neuropsychosocial effects, such as cognitive dysfunction, depression, emotional distress and stigmatization. These studies revealed large HCV-related HRQOL differences. Finally, five studies stratified HR...Fractured leg bone not the end of Tutankhamen mystery
... possible Tutankhamen's leg injury could have been sustained in an accident. There are remarkable similarities ... of a British mummy - St Bees Man in Cumbria - who sustained fatal damage to his chest in a jousting accident. It is therefore highly possible that the King cou...Common anesthetics appear safe for developing fetal brain
... systematic oxygenation in the fetus, as well as a sustained increase in oxygenation in the brain," Reynolds said. The researchers could document cerebral oxygenation in real time because of a system they optimized for fetal applications. The technique, called near-infrared spectroscopy, was originally conceiv...Severe injuries on the rise among children and adolescents riding motorbikes
...wear helmets. One died. Those who did wear helmets sustained significantly less severe injuries. Nine of 10 inj.... "Most injured children did not wear a helmet and sustained multiple injuries," says Dr. Pomerantz. "The severity and increased frequency of these injuries unde...Cognitive behavioral therapy and medication is effective in the treatment of panic disorder
...therapeutic [medications] intervention resulted in sustained and gradually increasing improvement relative to treatment as usual," the authors state. The proportion of patients who remitted, defined as patients who had had no panic attacks in the past month, minimal anticipatory anxiety about panic and a low s...Depression predicts heart rhythm abnormalities in heart attack patients
...tachycardia may only last for a few beats; however sustained periods of tachycardia can cause ventricular damage needing immediate attention. Duke research assistant Patrick Smith presented the results of the Duke analysis March 5, 2005, at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society in Vancouver....Mood elevating hormone may trigger depression and heart problems
...that blocked the action of the receptor, causing a sustained release of norepinephrine. "The subjects had a higher blood pressure response and a higher heart rate," Neumeister said. "They were perfectly normal people, but at baseline and when injected with a medication to block the receptor their test results...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...ly ignored in global policy, demands immediate and sustained action from international agencies, professional organisations and national governments of both rich and poor countries. WHEN, WHERE AND WHY ARE FOUR MILLION NEWBORN BABIES DYING EACH YEAR? The first paper in the series provides powerful statistics...New imaging technologies can enhance orthopaedic outcomes
...are still important measures for patients who have sustained joint or tendon injury, have severe arthritis or undergone joint replacement surgery. She added that imaging technology "should be held to the same degree of rigor as any clinical outcome instrument, and should be validated with regards to accuracy a...NYU Child Study Center receives grant from the American Red Cross September 11 recovery program
...ealth of the mothers which is critical to ensuring sustained recovery of the children in the long term." With the support of this recovery grant the Child Study Center will be able to address persistent needs of children of uniformed personnel and their caregivers as well as provide surviving parents with tool...Folic acid recommendations have had little impact on birth defects
...ns were not implemented widely enough to produce a sustained change in behaviour in a sufficiently large proportion of women to cause measurable effects, say the authors. These findings underscore the ongoing missed opportunities for prevention. In addition to recommending use of supplements, public health age...Brain activity of men and women during hostile or impulsive acts differs less on nicotine
...anking up the volume in a short blast, while women sustained the noise longer, which one of the researchers referred to as shouting for the men and nagging for the women. Differences in brain activity also was split by gender: Among men and women who smoked, while their behavior differed by gender, their brain...Single-donor islet transplantation procedure shows promise for patients with type 1 diabetes
...lucose tolerance testing in 4 of 5 recipients with sustained insulin independence) using significantly fewer islets," the authors write. "These findings may have implications for the ongoing transition of islet transplantation from clinical investigation to routine clinical care." "While these findings may sug...Women with thyroid problem have lower risk of breast cancer
...t one of the circulating thyroid hormones actually sustained breast cancer cells, while animal studies found mammary gland cells responded to thyroid hormones. Population studies have shown conflicting patterns in the relationship between thyroid hormone and breast cancer. For example, Japanese scientists foun...NHLBI study shows smoking cessation programs improve survival
...participants in the smoking cessation program were sustained quitters, with nearly 90 percent of them continuin...of those who did not receive the intervention were sustained quitters after five years. After an average of 14.5 years, the death rate among those in the smokin...Non-lethal weapons focus of research study
...jury epidemiology study will document the injuries sustained by 750 to 900 patients around the country," said Bozeman. "This is the first independent study of its kind to rate the safety of less-lethal weapons." "This study promises to give us the best information yet on these weapons and the injuries they cau...Pathogen-mimicking vaccine as strategy for cancer therapy
...ch cancer vaccine compositions induce a strong and sustained immune response against particular antigens. The results from this trial represent a substantial step forward in this regard. This conclusion is justified because we are using reproducible immunological monitoring across the CVC, allowing a more accu...Canadian neurologist wins highest award as American Stroke Association honors five
...ontributions to the understanding of stroke over a sustained period. Willis is credited with providing the first detailed descriptions of the brain stem, cerebellum and ventricles along with extensive hypotheses as to their functions. In addition, John R. Marler, M.D. will receive the William M. Feinberg A...Smoking causes cognitive impairment in adolescents
...t non-smokers and smokers have comparable focused, sustained and selective attention, and improved working memory, suggesting enhancement of performance by nicotine. Male adolescents as a group begin smoking at an earlier age than female smokers and were significantly more impaired during tests of selective an...UC Irvine's undergraduate research programs receive $900,000 funding boost
...n a series of classes into a single, extensive and sustained research experience." The two new programs will be administered through UCI's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, which serves 1,700 undergraduates each year with advising and funding, and allows students to publish and present their resea...