Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management
...and charcoal. This is more wood per capita than is used in any other region in the world. However, more th...nce, concludes that by 2030, smoke from wood fires used for cooking will cause about 10 million premature deaths among women and children in Africa. By 2050...Charcoal and forest management could reduce greenhouse gas levels & save lives in Africa
... fires. The study finds that smoke from wood fires used for cooking will cause about 10 million premature ...he mix of wood, charcoal and petroleum-based fuels used in households and improving the sustainability of wood harvesting and charcoal production techniques...More evidence of cannabis-induced psychosis
...y therapeutic effects of THC. These drugs could be used to alleviate muscle spasticity in multiple sclerosis patients, restore appetite in AIDS patients and alleviate pain and nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Such research has to be approved to ensure that it is treating patients ethical...British hospitals need clinical ethicists
...ospital, and that most doctors and nurses who have used the service find it helpful. Clinical ethicists could also contribute to the continuing medical education of healthcare staff in medical ethics through lecturing and private consultations, adds the author. In light of all the evidence, we now need to...Study shows promise in identifying kidney failure
...ney failure," Dr. Devarajan said. The Lancet study used as its model children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, 10-40 percent of these children will experience kidney failure. Earlier studies in animal models by Dr. Devarajan and colleagues found evidence confirming the NGAL gene and protein are ...Sexual lifestyles vary among ethnic groups in Britain
...ton (University College London, UK) and colleagues used data from the second British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, involving 12,110 men and women aged 16-44 years resident in Great Britain, to investigate the variations in sexual behaviours and adverse sexual health outcomes among wh...First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
...s promising," added Dr. Kivitz. "Lidoderm has been used since 1999 to treat the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia and, because it is a non-systemic patch, has demonstrated a minimal risk of side effects or drug-to-drug interaction. Our hope is to see similar results in further Lidoderm osteoarthritis knee ...Exercise-induced shortness of breath not always caused by asthma
...with continuous respiratory and cardiac monitoring used in the UI study takes longer than a simple exercise test, and requires specialized equipment and experience, but it does provides definitive diagnoses. "We get answers, which is what the patients and parents want," he said. In addition to Weinberger,...Study shows soy is well accepted in school lunches
... eating conditions," Klein said. "In our study, we used plate waste or the percentage of a product that wa...ns was the same for the chili and spaghetti dishes used in the study. "Equal amounts of these foods were eaten indicating that children did not notice appr...Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
...neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia the methods used in this trial could be employed in studying other chronic conditions such as cancer, spinal disk disease, and the pain experienced after chemotherapy and mastectomies, Dr. Gilron notes. "The numbers of people affected are staggering, and the impact ...The trust game: Measuring social interaction
...ofessor of neuroscience at BCM. "We hope it can be used to better understand conditions such as schizophrenia and autism." Eventually, the technique might give insights into all kinds of negotiations, from the economic to the social to the political even go across geographical boundaries. The study wa...New study in 'Nature' demonstrates protection against cell death during heart attack
...s protein cyclophilin D but they have never been used in actual patient care, partially because data did.... The most well known one is cyclosporine, a drug used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation. Cyclosporin has a downside, however. In addition to...International breast cancer prevention study launches in the United States and Canada
...oup. Aromatase inhibitors are currently being used to treat breast cancer in women around the world a...Europe, Japan, and South America. It is currently used for the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women whose disease has progressed fol...Satellite survey enhances knowledge of Tuscan landslides
... the basin, the Arno National Basin Authority, has used these SLAM products in turn to construct its lates...y has been used. "The SLAM products are currently used to verify issues related to slope instability," Sulli added. "As an end user we have always decided ...Brain activity prior to treatment flags vulnerability to antidepressant side effects
...t. To overcome this hurdle, the UCLA research team used healthy subjects so that brain function would not be affected by illness or changes in the illness. The team examined QEEG cordance during a placebo lead-in so brain function changes in the first phase of the trial could arise from only non-medicati...Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
... labeled as the "Saukett strain," was one of three used in the Salk vaccine. Those attending the event will have an opportunity to share their stories about their roles in making medical history with videographers as part of the University's effort to document that important time. Already, the University ...Unexpected benefit seen in treating HER-2 breast cancer with new preoperative drug combo
...Cancer Center. When combined with chemotherapy and used before surgery in early stage breast cancer the dr... anthracycline-based chemotherapy, the researchers used epirubicin instead of doxorubicin, which has been shown to be less toxic to the heart. The researche...Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in kidney patients
...sity School of Medicine in St. Louis. "The drug we used in the mice and other similar agents can treat both the phosphorous levels and skeletal weakening, and those drugs are just entering initial clinical trials." The study will appear in the April issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrol...A marker for new blood vessel formation in tumors
...describe how a compound they have developed can be used together with highly sensitive positron emission t...o level of the integrin. Hence the marker could be used to identify tumors that express this marker, assess the degree of new vessel formation in tumors, an......ondents) were analyzed to determine the strategies used to resolve them and the physician's rationales. "T... tests, the researchers found. "The most commonly used marketing strategies included appealing to emotions (61.5 percent), highlighting institution prestig...