Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management
...creasing pollution and decimating tropical forests would be an excellent way to help achieve several of the...oduction techniques. The best situation in Africa would be to transition from biomass fuels to petroleum-based fossil fuels such as kerosene and liquid prop...Charcoal and forest management could reduce greenhouse gas levels & save lives in Africa
...f the study show that the best situation in Africa would be to transition from biomass fuels to petroleum-b...creasing pollution and decimating tropical forests would be an excellent way to achieve several of the United Nation's "millennium development goals," among ...British hospitals need clinical ethicists
...ors at the coalface. The use of clinical ethicists would represent an important step forward," he concludes....Wolfowitz is the wrong choice for the World Bank
...a nomination that the World Bank's executive board would do well to reject," he concludes....Study shows promise in identifying kidney failure
...They adapted a diagnostic test, called ELISA, that would easily and accurately detect NGAL in urine and blood samples. The test results revealed high concentrations of the protein NGAL, which indicated the high possibility of kidney failure. Of the 71 patients, 20 (28 percent) developed kidney failure one ...Exercise-induced shortness of breath not always caused by asthma
...diovascular conditioning or athletic training that would enable them to be physically active without the natural anxiety that occurs with dyspnea." For the other patients, the testing revealed several different physical causes of the EID. Fifteen patients had mild physical conditions that caused inefficien...New study in 'Nature' demonstrates protection against cell death during heart attack
... because data didn't exist until now to prove they would work, according to Jeff Molkentin, Ph.D., a researcher at Cincinnati Children's and the study's senior author. Cyclophilin D resides within the mitochondria of a cell. The mitochondria are the power plants of a cell and are responsible for the major...Public morally obliged to take part in scientific research, says leading ethicist
...nsane, the reckless, or the excessively altruistic would ever dream of taking part in it. While history has proved that suspicion of doctors and biomedical research is well founded, he says, this does not mean that research is guilty until proven innocent. "Vigilance against wrongdoing is one thing; the ...UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
...average of 45 minutes a day. If left unchecked, it would continue to speed up. Due to the social demands and needs of those with the disorder, it is kept in check to a relative degree. The creation of the transgenic mouse model provides a tool for exploring how the CK1 delta-T44A enzyme causes FASPS. It al...HIV testing should be routine part of primary health care for sexually active
... accurate information about risk. Routine testing would decrease the stigma of requesting or accepting an HIV test." Two studies in the New England Journal of Medicine in February showed that routine HIV testing is cost effective, and costs less than many other diagnostic tests. This current recommendati...Brain activity prior to treatment flags vulnerability to antidepressant side effects
...dividuals who are at greatest risk of side effects would greatly improve the success rate of antidepressant... 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 plac...Unexpected benefit seen in treating HER-2 breast cancer with new preoperative drug combo
...that the combination of Herceptin and chemotherapy would prove superior, Buzdar says. Giving a new combinat...ring the chemotherapy regimen and adding Herceptin would double rates of pathologicalcompleteremission. "Instead of the 20 percent improvement we had hoped f...OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
...s study, was to develop and test a medication that would have the same effect. This medication, and others in its class, have excellent oral absorption, which also enhances their appeal as drug candidates. In this research, the scientists gave both normal mice and mice with a cachexia-like syndrome Neuroc...Protecting children from industrial chemicals in the environment
...r." A crucial step towards protecting children would be to ensure that industrial chemicals undergo "de...American Chemistry Council - that such regulations would harm industry." "It is time to acknowledge that the existing requirements for toxicity testin...Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening
... to 37.3 percent. "we believe that the clinicians would not have implemented changes as effectively without the facilitators' providing attention, support, and technical assistance," the authors wrote. "Overall, our results suggest that use of an office systems approach toward improving CRC screening beha...Advertising by academic medical centers may risk eroding public trust, says study
..." said Larson "If they are going to advertise, we would like to see them promote evidence-based services o...ly to improve overall public health. Ideally, ads would be presented in ways that assisted the public in making good health decisions by providing balanced ...Economist: Cuba's state-run baseball doesn't go to bat for players
...ual record over an "ideal" standard deviation that would be expected if all teams were evenly matched and w...e although I doubt the typical Cuban baseball fan would find much consolation in this."...Raw food vegetarians have low bone mass
... says he's not sure. Current clinical measurements would indicate that many in this group have osteoporosis...their risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, I would definitely suggest that they get away from the refined and processed foods that Americans usually ea...Indiana University researchers closer to helping hearing-impaired using stem cells
...t greatly enhance the possibility that the process would result in development of specific sensory neurons."...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
... one incident. We didn't know how much bullying we would find over a few random days." Bullying includes name-calling, making fun of others, spreading nasty rumors and physical aggression. Verbal harassment was more than twice as common as physical in the study. Bullying occurs in one form or another acros...