Widespread nerve fiber damage in brains of patients with multiple sclerosis associated with fatigue
...hesized that diffuse white matter [brain] disease translates into an increase in the central nervous system effort required by a patient with MS to perform the same activity as compared with a disease-free subject, with resultant fatigue." (Arch Neurol. 2004;61:201-207. Available post-embargo at archneurol....Climara Pro (TM) helps alleviate menopausal hot flashes and night sweats
...effects through the liver during absorption. This translates to no increase in triglycerides or sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). "Estrogen therapy remains the most effective means of relieving vasomotor symptoms and, in fact, recent studies are showing a significant number of women return to hormone therap...How the cellular 'garbage disposal' grinds to a halt to cause Batten disease
... how a straightforward mistake in life's blueprint translates to a disease that ravages roughly 1,000 children in the United States each year has been a challenge. Now, in a paper in the Dec. 23 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team from the University of Rochester Medical Center ...American Lung Association calls on governors and legislatures to stand up for public health
...bacco control laws against recognized criteria and translates each state's relative progress into a letter grade: A, B, C, D, or F. A grade of "A" is assigned for excellent state policy, while an "F" indicates inadequate state laws. The complete methodology and score calculations are included in the report, ...Air travel may increase the risk of blood clots, especially long flights
... for isolated calf muscle venous thrombosis. This translates into an increased risk for deep venous thrombosis as well. In our study, flight-associated thrombosis occurred exclusively in passengers with well-established risk factors for venous thrombosis," the authors write....IU Medical School, Merck take shot at vaccinating Kenyan kids
...in Kenya," says Dr. Esamai. "This in the long term translates into reduced infant morbidity and mortality due to these diseases." Among those diseases are tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, hepatitis B and haemophilus influenzae type B, which can cause a wide variety of infec...Rochester chosen to focus on rare neurological diseases
...assive research program where success for patients translates to financial loss because of a tiny market for a new drug. In addition, researchers must find collaborators around the globe to create a pool of patients large enough to do a valid study. Griggs has pulled together a nationwide CINCH team Clinical ...Molecule expressed early in pregnancy may help patients tolerate transplants
...would be much longer since a day in a mouse's life translates to about a month for a human. This mechanism provides a targeted escape from the usual rigorous patrol of the immune system. HLA-G is an antigen, which is a substance that gets the attention of the immune system; good antigen matches are desirable be...Duke to lead first comparative trial of hepatitis C therapies
...e impact on patient health and quality of life and translates into prolonged survival, a lower incidence of liver cancer and may prevent the need for liver transplantation," McHutchison said. McHutchison has served as a paid consultant to Schering and has received research support and lectured on behalf of both...Drug may eliminate transfusions in patients with blood disorder
... cell transfusions every two to three weeks, which translates to as many as 52 pints of blood a year. These lifelong blood transfusions can lead to iron overload, which damages tissues in the liver, heart, endocrine organs, and joints. To prevent this, the iron accumulation must be treated with chelation ther...Cervical cancer vaccine may lose effectiveness during ovulation
...ains unclear whether such a decrease in antibodies translates into a decrease in vaccine effectiveness....Iron deficiency hurts economy in developing countries: Study
...oss of four per cent of GDP even in poor countries translates into billions of dollars lost," says Horton. Horton says iron fortification is extremely important and inexpensive. For example, it costs only 12 cents (US) per person per year to fortify wheat flour in Venezuela. The payback is tremendous for a cou...Lesson improves rural students' knowledge of farm safety
...g farm safety into the health education curriculum translates into fewer injuries and deaths among children who live and work on farms." The study was among the first to address migrant farm safety issues among elementary school children. The lesson covered safety around machines, animals and water; diseases a...NIST 'pins' down imaging system for the blind
...y created an electronic Braille reader. The reader translates text from sources such as electronic books into Braille. According to its designers, the prototype graphic display conveys scanned illustrations, map outlines or other graphical images to the fingertips, and can translate images displayed on Internet...New study shows weight loss decreases ACE enzyme that controls blood pressure
...ls of public health and medicine. Less body weight translates into lower blood pressure, the study confirmed, and hence lower risks for cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney disease and other health problems. Published in the current (October) issue of the journal Obesity Research, the investigation was conduc...UCSD cancer researchers develop new anti-leukemia strategy
...o cell separation or purification is needed, which translates into safety for the patient. "With this approach, it may be possible to transfer these potent, AML-killing cells back into the patient as a way of eradicating residual disease following chemotherapy," Ball said. "If our promising laboratory findings ...UNC study uncovers increasing shortage of pharmacists with growing population
...workload increased 57 percent," Fraher said. "That translates into the average pharmacist filling one prescription every five minutes in the year 2000, compared with one every eight minutes in 1991." Data in the center's new report, "The Pharmacist Workforce in North Carolina," came from numerous sources inclu...Experienced surgeon reduces complications from minimally invasive 'stomach staple' surgery
...dy shows that experience in this complex procedure translates to better clinical outcomes. A surgeon who had performed at least 75 operations of this type had a dramatic decrease in postoperative complications. While this is a fact of all surgeries, it's especially important here because the learning curve is q...People who dont 'dip' have higher levels of clot factor and risk
...nts, have shown that a 75 mg/dL rise in fibrinogen translates into an 85 percent increased risk for coronary events and mortality. "Even within the range of normal levels, a 75 mg/dL increase in fibrinogen is very relevant to the risk of coronary events and death," he says. "This is not just a small change but......ion children under age five are overweight. "That translates to 22 million children at risk of developing elevated blood cholesterol, high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes by the time they are teen-agers," says Mensah. A worldwide reduction in physical activity is an important cause of the rising prevalence...