Scientists identify new pathway of antidepressant action
...ent steroids which are made in the sex glands. The term "neurosteroids" was coined to reflect the rather unexpected fact that the brain is the site of the steroid's synthesis. While it is widely assumed that SSRI's relieve depression through their effect on the neurotransmitter serotonin, their effect on ...Researchers find one in five children not getting care they think they need
...re among factors boosting the risk of what doctors term "foregone care." The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill research involved analyzing responses to questions asked of 20,000 U.S. teens in 1995 about their behavior and attitudes as part of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health...NIH grant keeps University of Maryland on the cutting edge of complementary and alternative medicine
...ementary treatments. Complementary medicine is a term used to describe therapies and diagnostic techniques that many consider to be outside of mainstream Western medicine. Complementary medicine covers a wide range of treatments, including acupuncture, relaxation techniques, herbal and nutritional suppl...Health phone lines hampered by public's poor understanding of the term 'unconscious'
...eople did not always understand the meaning of the term "unconscious." Seven hundred patients in an inner...o give the wrong answers, but understanding of the term among native English speakers was still poor, say the authors. The ability to understand what is mea...Cranfield pioneers back pain research
...tion and rehabilitation and hopefully prevent long term disability. We hope that the ability to look at the characteristics of patients who have had technically adequate operations but poor clinical results may help us avoid problems of patient selection for surgery in the future. We are hoping to continu...New cancer classification brings quicker treatment to some
...ma. The physicians dropped the term 'nonHodgkin's lymphoma' entirely and instead have divided this group into "B-cell neoplasms" and "T-cell neoplasms," along with "Hodgkin's lymphoma." These overall groups are then divided in...Cranfield joins the UN fight against land mines
...nage the de-mining programmes, thereby aiding long term sustainable development of mine affected countries; a primary aim of the United Nations." The course will consist of 16 delegates from 14 different mine affected countries....NIH awards grant to UCSF and Kaiser to strengthen women's health research
...iculum to integrate women's health and strong long term relationships with communities caring for and about women. Because of this broad agenda, UCSF was one of the first six centers designated a National Center of Excellence in Women's Health by the Department of Health and Human Services Public Health S...Breast reconstruction during mastectomy boosts well-being most, study finds
...re preparing to analyze data that will show longer term psychological effects. Other aspects of the study are looking at functional results, complication rates, aesthetic results and cost. Funding limitations precluded having a comparison group of unreconstructed patients. "We're hoping to give patients, ...Environment contributes to drug tolerance
...took the drug in an unfamiliar setting, making the term "overdose" a misnomer. "These are physiological changes mediated by psychological aspects," he says. Much like a butcher working in a meat freezer who isn't affected by the cold while at work but can feel cold at home, Cepeda-Benito says, the body, ......orable for minimally invasive gastric bypass. Long term follow-up, however, will be necessary to confirm that the laparoscopic approach is equally enduring." Since there are nearly 8 million people in this country suffering from severe obesity and only surgery has any proven long-term benefit, a minimally...Virco first to introduce drug-specific biological cut-offs for its HIV resistance tests
...ndard deviations above the mean. This statistical term means that a test result falling above the cut-off can be said to be above the normal susceptible range with 97.5% confidence. Since the susceptibility of untreated and unmutated virus varied considerably from drug to drug, the new cut-offs are dif...... cabergoline therapy is safe and effective in long term use. A second study of 585 patients with PD, who underwent a planned switch from another dopamine agonist to cabergoline and were observed for 2 to 6 weeks showed that most patients experienced a clear therapeutic improvement in activities of dai...New Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid helps you lose weight and keep it off!
...encourage weight loss, weight maintenance and long term health. The Mayo Clinic Healthy Food Pyramid was developed with scientific principles, research and patient care experience by Mayo Clinic physicians and dieticians. The pyramid is also based on research conducted by weight-loss experts at Pennsylva...Low dose estrogen improves bone health
... Aging(NIA), which supported the research. Longer term studies are needed to determine whether the effects on bone turnover seen with 0.25 mg estradiol will translate into increases in bone density and decreases in fractures. Such studies are needed to help the more than 10 million Americans who have ost...Medical hospitalization may be especially distressing for those with psychiatric disorders
...rders during medical hospitalization are not short term and do not subside but continue over the space of one year, noted Booth. The study results are published in the January 2001 issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Booth and colleagues suggested the use of brief mental health and substan...Drinking and drugging can be painful
... addiction and substance abuse. In fact, the very term 'substance abuse' somehow implies that the person with an addiction is responsible for the problem. We should not be reluctant to discuss these issues, and should bring them out into the open, just as we have done with diseases such as breast cancer...Breast cancer risk reduced by 50 percent by breastfeeding for two or more years
...udy in China because, unlike Western nations, long term breastfeeding is part of the Chinese culture. ...astfeeding for more than 24 months also has a long term effect. It was found not only to reduce the risk of breast cancer diagnosed among pre-menopausal wom...Cotton clothes carry fungal spores into hospitals
... other fabrics in the study. Aspergillus is a term that refers to a group of airborne mold fungi that are commonly inhaled in all environments worldwide. Kay Obendorf, professor of textiles and apparel at Cornell and an expert on protective clothing for health-care and agricultural workers, conclude...UCSF researchers move in on role of brain's naturally occurring marijuana
...strengthening of synapses, otherwise known as long term potentiation, or LTP, is thought to be the basis of learning and establishing memories. The signal inciting this event, the researchers determined, is a cannabinoid molecule. "Signaling by the cannabinoid system represents a mechanism by which neu...