Antipsychotic drug has few side effects in Alzheimer's patients
...ng the drug, which might be a welcome side effect as weight loss is a common problem in Alzheimer's patients. The subjects didn't report feeling dizzy nor did they complain of stiff joints or muscles. That's important, Schar...Experts gathering to discuss tapping into $40-$50 billion natural products market
...their efficacy and safety." Lee and Oblinger will welcome attendees. Dr. A. Dennis McBride, former N.C. health director, will preside over the first session, which will include talks on the history, production and marketing of medicinal herbs, the business success of Vermont-based Gaia Herbs and biotechnolo...Housebound elderly benefit from early intervention
...s. The newly housebound often find it difficult to welcome the help offered. When they do agree, service users may deny, or at least play down, the impact of help. But the evidence in this research points to benefits even where the help is judged less than ideal. Over a six-month period, older people who rec...Marrow injection gets damaged hearts moving
...tion after heart attacks, the treatment would be a welcome addition to other competing strategies, such as gene therapy, growth factor therapy and laser treatments, he says....Hemodialysis study results published
...he National Institutes of Health. "This will be welcome news to the hundreds of thousands of people who are on dialysis in the United States, since our findings support the Foundation's current practice guidelines," said Garabed Eknoyan, M.D., study chair and professor of medicine at Baylor College of Med...First-ever conference on depression in college students to be held March 6-7 in Michigan
...lth advocates and professionals, and the media are welcome to attend. Space is limited and registration is required; a registration fee will be charged for all participants except students and journalists. For more information, visit www.rackham.umich.edu/DepressionConf and www.depressioncenter.org . Spe...DuPont R&D leader named American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
...Arts and Sciences. "It gives me great pleasure to welcome these outstanding and influential individuals to the nation's oldest and most illustrious learned society," said American Academy president Patricia Meyer. "Election to the American Academy is an honor that acknowledges the best of all scholarly fie...'Annals' study shows that spinal manipulation is safe alternative to drugs, says ACA
...medical care for treating back pain should come as welcome news to patients looking for safe, drug-free alternatives to medical treatment, according to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). The June 3 study in the Annals of Internal Medicine proves what the chiropractic profession has known for decad...First quarter prescription drug spending: Generic drugs slow upward trend
... presented at the conference found that physicians welcome and act on information presented to them regarding potential safety hazards involving prescriptions they have written. A significant number 38% said they changed or modified their patient's therapy as a result of the information. Commenting on the...Smoke-free rules may be good news for business
...r loss of patronage by going smoke free and should welcome the opportunity to protect the health of their workers and patrons." Hyland is associated with the Department of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) in Buffalo, N.Y., and two co-authors are also Roswell a...Experts welcome major reforms to the coroner's service
...gmented, legalistic, and inadequately funded. They welcome the recent review of the coroner's service, and the Shipman inquiry report, which they say "will result in major changes." The review proposes that all coroners should be legally qualified and overall responsibility for the coroner's system will be ...FDA approves Wellbutrin XL(TM)
...nient once-daily dosing of Wellbutrin XL will be a welcome improvement for patients coping with depressive illness and for the physicians who are treating them." HOW WELLBUTRIN XL WORKS Wellbutrin XL is the first and only once-daily norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) for the treatment o...Combining osteoporosis drugs produce no added benefit
...ions of women, physicians and patients alike would welcome alternatives, particularly for women with severe disease. Estrogen, once used as a first choice treatment for osteoporosis, has been shown to increase risk of breast cancer and, in women with heart disease, to increase the risk of stroke. The coopera...Laying the foundations for greener living
...nomics, physical geography and town planning. The welcome address will be given by Minister for Housing and Planning, Keith Hill. The Chief Executive of EPSRC, Professor John O'Reilly, said "Laying the foundations for greener, safer urban living is about much more than just bricks and mortar, every aspect ...Study shows people with Alzheimer's can benefit from exercise combined with caregiver training
...ent for behavioral problems," said Beck. "This is welcome because it meets an expressed desire from many caregivers to have their loved ones with them at home, rather than in a nursing facility. Plus, home-based care can be less expensive for both the family and the healthcare system." "The fact that the e...Bone cells help call the shots for the blood's stem cells within
...e ability to expand stem cells would be especially welcome for transplant patients, says Jane Liesveld, M.D., clinical director of the Leukemia, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. Sometimes patients or their transplant donors can't produce enough stem cells, making them...Open-access publishing: The debate continues
...sations such as the Public Library of Science, are welcome because they will encourage traditional publishers of medical journals to re-evaluate their contribution to the medical research and clinical communities. The long-term goal for any editor of a primary research medical journal is to strengthen the cu...Major prostate-cancer prevention study to launch awareness campaign in churches nationwide
... Starting this weekend, participating churches are welcome to host SELECT Sundays as often as they wish until study recruitment ends.During SELECT Sundays, pastors or other church officials will take about five minutes from their regularly scheduled Sunday services to talk about the importance of prostate-ca......l and midwifery staff before discharge. Many would welcome an in-depth explanation of the delivery when they had recovered from the initial trauma of childbirth. Maternal satisfaction with the birth experience must now be addressed, even within the context of adverse clinical events, say the authors. Improve......is supported by the Welsh Assembly Government. "I welcome the merger decision which is consistent with our strategy for the sector," said the Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, Jane Davidson. "Higher education has a vital role to play in realising our vision of a successful, capable, confident,...