Exercise-induced shortness of breath not always caused by asthma
...pital of Iowa at the time of the study and who now works as a pediatrician in the Washington, D.C. area....Satellite survey enhances knowledge of Tuscan landslides
...powerful technique called radar interferometry. It works like a space-based version of 'spot the difference'. Multiple radar images of the same site acquired by spacecraft such as ESA's ERS or Envisat are specially combined to identify tiny changes in the landscape occurring between acquisitions. More th...ESC releases the first European Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
...nd allow for national variations across Europe and works with its National Cardiac Society members to facilitate national adaptations and translations of each Guideline issued....New studies show mixed results on epilepsy drugs and birth defects
...udies must be done to understand how valproic acid works to affect fetal development. "Without good animal models, the mechanism for the abnormalities remains unknown," Penovich said. "It's very important that physicians and women have as much information as possible about these medications," said Diego Wy...TB Alliance announces new drug discovery program with GlaxoSmithKline
...rol and help in the fight on AIDS. The TB Alliance works to ensure that drugs are affordable, adopted by health practitioners and are accessible to patients who need them most. Today's TB treatment reaches less than half of TB patients and is difficult to complete due to its complexity and length (four dru...NHS stop-smoking services are insufficient to deliver national smoking targets
...rehensive restriction of smoking in all workplaces works better", he argues. England's most deprived communities need more of both sets of measures, he concludes. ...Yale authors raise concerns regarding regionalized heart attack care
...rselves in the United States whether such a system works before we adopt it." Saif Rathore, the study's first author and a second-year medical student at the Yale School of Medicine, is also concerned about the feasibility of regionalization. "Proponents often compare regionalization of acute coronary syn...Compound may help prevent diabetes in fast-food fans
...ey say. Although the exact mechanism by which HPMC works is unclear, Yokoyama believes that it acts as a fat regulator. The compound appears to slow down the absorption of fats either in the stomach, small intestine, or both preventing high fat levels from overwhelming the digestive system, he says. The ...Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans
... online March 16, is the first to test which model works best when patients have equal and unrestricted access to health care services. "Despite physicians' best attempts, current treatment programs have not contained the disproportionately higher number of black Americans, especially women, who have the...Brain imaging reveals secrets of love, fear and betrayal
...Mathews, will illuminate the parallels between the works of Shakespeare and the current search by experts t..., judgement and control as found in his best-known works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest and the Merchant of Venice. It also reveals Shakespear...Beta-blockers may help broader group of patients with heart problems
...nsate. Doctors can see how well the left ventricle works by measuring the ejection fraction, which is the percentage of blood squeezed out of the ventricle with each heartbeat. An ejection fraction of 50 percent means the ventricle spurts out half its volume each time it contracts. Healthy ejection fractio...Three anti-platelet drugs used in combination are safe
ORLANDO -- Three drugs, each of which works in a different way, are used in anti-platelet therapy to help prevent restenosis (the reclogging of blood vessels after they have been cleared with percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI) or thrombosis (obstruction of an artery or vein by a blood...Jefferson Lab medical imager spots breast cancer
...signed and built the PEM unit. He says PEM imaging works differently than mammography. It reveals breast tissue that is showing higher metabolism than other areas. "The imager we built is a functional imager. That is, it indicates something about physiology, which can be different from anatomy," he says. T...Top honor for head of Epilepsy Foundation
...restrictions and public awareness. The Bureau also works in close liaison with the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE), an organization of medical professionals involved in the medical and scientific issues of epilepsy....Chemists synthesize molecule that helps body battle cancers, malaria
... structure, we are in a position to examine how it works and investigate ways to improve its performance," said David Y. Gin, a professor of chemistry at Illinois. Gin and his collaborators describe their work in a paper that has been accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Chemical Society...Culture-specific exercise sparks interest of older women
...more gentle movements compared to other styles and works well for older adults. And other studies have shown it produces an aerobic effect." The success of the project was enhanced by the researchers being culturally in tune with the group. Taylor-Piliae had spent 15 years in Hong Kong, speaks Cantonese ...Drugs aid weight loss among type 2 diabetes patients
...lly as subtramine, is an appetite suppressant that works in the brain. According to the systematic evidence review by Dr. Susan Norris of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and colleagues, patients taking fluoxetine had lost an average of 11 pounds (5.1 kilograms) 24 to 26 weeks after star...New study tests amitriptyline for painful bladder syndrome
...yline is primarily used for depression, the way it works makes it useful for treating the pain of fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, and other chronic pain syndromes. Prior small studies in IC suggested the drug may be a wise choice for this syndrome as well, because it blocks nerve signals that trigger pai...Changing chemistry helps explain estrogen threat to the heart
...t call a natural nitroglycerin; nitroglycerin also works by making nitric oxide," Dr. White says. Then they tried to block estrogen's activity by blocking nitric oxide. "What surprised the heck out of me was after we blocked nitric oxide production and added estrogen, we got a contraction," says Dr. White...Researchers track program's success in curbing aggressive behavior
...nown outside academic circles. Turns out the game works -- keeping the students from violent behavior long into adolescence. For more than a decade, researchers at the University of South Florida College of Public Health have tested this program's effectiveness in discouraging disruptive behaviors and inc...