US attempting to flout ethical practice for patient trials abroad
...h only government and drug industry input, is much weaker regarding patient protections than the Declaration. The FDA has led the charge against many substantive improvements in several international ethics documents. Its efforts have been least successful with the Declaration of Helsinki, explaining the FD...History of broken bones overlooked when treating osteoporosis
...lberta. Previous fractures indicate that bones are weaker than normal, but the information isn't being taken into account when treating for osteoporosis, said Dr. Kerry Siminoski, professor of radiology and diagnostic imaging at the University of Alberta. The joint study of 1,323 women who were receiving t...PENN begins clinical trial of newest technology to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms
...lls of the arteries, which become less elastic and weaker as a result. Major risk factors leading to a hardening of the arteries include smoking and high blood pressure as well as genetics. Other possible causes of TAA include trauma to the aorta and congenital diseases such as Marfan's syndrome....... The Earth's magnetic field is becoming generally weaker at an astonishing rate. When a French-Danish team ... known for reflecting radio signals. Other, much weaker patterns are overlaid on the global picture. In the Earth's crust, many rocks have built-in magnetis...US study highlights clear link between increased fast-food consumption and obesity
...with changes in bodyweight in white individuals; a weaker association was recorded among black people. Increases in fast-food consumption was associated with increased insulin resistance in both ethnic groups. By comparison with the average 15-year weight gain in participants with infrequent (less than onc...National Academies news: Gulf War and Health
...ths in women exposed while pregnant; the data were weaker in these cases, however. The data on whether the majority of cancers, neurological problems, and other health problems are associated with exposure to fuels, propellants, or combustion products were inadequate to draw conclusions. "While we would l...Jefferson and Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. scientists create vaccine for wildlife rabies
...e by manipulating the virus itself, making it much weaker than before. The scientists also made the vaccine much more immunogenic, meaning it aroused a much more robust response from the immune system. "The advantages of our vaccine are its lack of pathogenicity and the fact that it's much more immunogenic,...Protein 'key' could aid search for cancer drugs
...cation. By comparing the chemical structure of the weaker keys against the stronger p21 key, they were able to determine how p21 optimizes its connection to PCNA. If drug makers can replicate p21's strategy in targeted cancer-fighting compounds, they could attack cancer cells' ability to reproduce at...New research results: 'Heart jacket' shown to be effective
...ve enlarged hearts that continue to get larger and weaker as the condition progresses. The CorCap Cardiac Support Device is an investigational, mesh-like heart "jacket" that is slipped around the heart during chest surgery and stitched in place to prevent any further enlargement. It is made from a custom...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...ency and lower energy, and therefore delivers much weaker punches than the more studied varieties. Multiple ultra-fast high-resolution cameras (up to one million frames per second), infrared cameras, spectrometers, edge probes, fast gas puffs, and modern computing and modeling codes were trained to reveal ...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...ency and lower energy, and therefore delivers much weaker punches than the more studied varieties. Multiple ultra-fast high-resolution cameras (up to one million frames per second), infrared cameras, spectrometers, edge probes, fast gas puffs, and modern computing and modeling codes were trained to reveal ...New technologies shed light on schizophrenia
...atty myelin sheath in which they are embedded. If weaker structural integrity reduces connectivity, lead author Paul Nestor, PhD, says it may mean that, "different brain areas do not communicate as well with less synchrony or harmony, akin to an orchestra or band playing out of synch." The researcher...May/June 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ds, give short-term relief for patients. There is weaker but still useful evidence for other treatments, including splinting, laser-acupuncture, yoga and therapeutic ultrasound. Click here to view a pdf of the complete article. Patient Pain in Primary Care: Factors That Influence Physician Diagnosis B...Aspirin use associated with reduced risk of breast cancer
... by fewer women on a regular basis, were generally weaker [22 percent lower risk for less than 3 times per week vs. 8 percent lower risk for 3 times or more per week]. Use of acetaminophen, an analgesic that does not inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, was not associated with a reduction in the incidence of br...Examining motivational interviewing in drug abuse therapy
...ealed that individuals began "resisting," or using weaker language, when the therapist switched to giving assessment feedback. There was also a precipitous decline in commitment language when the therapist pressed for a plan to initiate behavior changes. WHAT IT MEANS: The finding from the first study--the ...Proven at last - alcohol consumption increases risk of gout
...ith the risk of gout; consumption of spirits had a weaker association, while moderate wine consumption was not associated with increased gout risk. Dr Choi comments: "We found differences in the risk of gout for the three alcoholic beverages. Two or more beers per day increased the risk of gout 25-fold comp...Thyroid cancer study simplifies follow-up exams for patients
...ble when patients have been through six weeks of a weaker thyroid medication and two to three weeks of no th...ctive iodine that will be taken up by the cells. A weaker dose lets scientists detect the cells; a stronger dose kills them. In a study published in the April...Myosin mutant points to human origins
...es and not in humans. So maybe the "disease" is a weaker bite, raising a question as to why this mutated version of the gene could have become so widespread among modern humans. By comparing a portion of the MYH16 gene sequence in humans to that in five other animals--quantifying the so-called molecular cl...Blood pressure may predict recurrent cardiovascular events in women
...D," Mason said. Although diastolic pressure was a weaker predictor of CVD risk compared to SBP, Mason said it's still an important component and doctors need to consider both numbers. "Both measures are important but, relatively speaking, in our cohort of women systolic blood pressure proved to be the str...Link between sleep, cancer progression explored by Stanford researcher
... strong social network fare better than those with weaker social support. The question has been how psychosocial factors exert their influence on cancer cells. David Spiegel, MD, the Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor and professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Sandra Sephton, PhD, a former p...