Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management
...roleum-based fossil fuels an unlikely option. "If you switch everyone off the dirtiest fuels to burning clean fossil fuels, you get the biggest health benefit," acknowledged Daniel Kammen, the Class of 1935 Distinguished Chair o...Charcoal and forest management could reduce greenhouse gas levels & save lives in Africa
...troleum-based fossil fuels an unlikely option. "If you switch everyone off the dirtiest fuels to burning clean fossil fuels, you get the biggest health benefit," acknowledged Daniel Kammen, the Class of 1935 Distinguished Chair o...New study in 'Nature' demonstrates protection against cell death during heart attack
...ells die. We hypothesize that if, at the same time you re-establish flow you infuse a cyclophilin D inhibitor, you might profoundly affect the heart or brain and, presumably, pr...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
...es have asked questions like, "How frequently have you been picked on?" the UCLA study asked students what happened today, she said. Sixty-six percent of students at one school, and 42 percent at the other, witnessed someone else getting bullied, Nishina and Juvonen report in Child Development. "A lot of...Researchers search for first sign of congestive heart failure
...ional a classic sign of congestive heart failure you have early changes in the way the heart is functio...g strong, flexible muscle stiff and fibrous. "When you have a mild increase in blood pressure, the pump function is still good, sometimes even exaggerated,...Opponents of needle-exchange programs should think about their message to drug users
...ount of money society is going to have to spend on you and those you infect. But because we believe what you are doing is illegal, immoral and sinful, we are not going t...Chronic fatigue patients show lower response to placebos
...oesn't discount the placebo effect, however. "When you say to people, 'I believe you, I will help you manage your symptoms, I will advocate for you,' that hope and feeling of control over their disease ...Storage time and temperature effects nutrients in spinach
...d bag of spinach in your refrigerator may not make you as strong as your grandma told you, because, according to Penn State food scientists, spinach stored for a long time loses much of its nutrient content. Luke LaBorde, associate professor of food science, and Srilatha Pandrangi, graduate student, bot...Yale authors raise concerns regarding regionalized heart attack care
...e with perfect clinical accuracy, we estimate that you would need to transfer more than 500,000 Americans from the hospitals at which they are currently treated so that they could have access to interventional treatments like cardiac catheterization and bypass surgery," Epstein said. "That's a huge numbe...Benign separation process being advanced for pharmaceutical industry
...te polar drugs, or ionic analytes. "We discovered you can add a small amount of polar solvent that contains an ionic component that will allow carbon dioxide to separate ionic analytes," said Virginia Tech chemistry professor Larry Taylor. "It opens up an area of drug development to the use of nonpollut...Mountaineering doctors hike medicine to new heights with Xtreme Everest
...or and expedition leader Dr Mike Grocott says: "If you reached the top of Everest without acclimatizing you would be unconscious within two minutes, and death would follow rapidly. Acclimatization has allowed...Half-million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures for Hispanics in 2004 - up 49% from 2000
...: Talk to patients who have had your procedure so you know what to expect. Require a Medical Evaluation: Consult with your plastic surgeon for an evaluation and discuss your full medical history to determine the most appropriate treatment. Choose an ASPS Member Surgeon: Why? ASPS Member Surgeons...Compound may help prevent diabetes in fast-food fans
...y was funded by the USDA. "Obviously, the less fat you eat, the better off you are. But if you're going to eat high fat foods, then adding HPMC to it might help limit the damage,"...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
...n community means making a major change in the way you deliver care. But in exchange, you can markedly reduce risk," said lead author Diane Becker, Sc.D., a health researcher in the division...Cardiologists underestimate racial and ethnic disparities in care
...ems understanding the advice they are given. When you ask physicians' about miscommunication with patients, or their own attitudes, they don't rate those as such big factors in contributing to disparities." While researchers did not have baseline information, they were disappointed by the general lack ...Mayo Clinic discovers 'new pathway' against pancreatic cancer
...is incredibly important. "Based on the literature, you would predict the opposite of what we found. But in fact, we determined that we can decrease a known regulator of cancer cell survival -- in effect, turn this regulator off -- and when we do, the pancreatic cancer cells undergo apoptosis (commit cel...Prostate cancer screening practices examined
... rectal exam," Andriole says. "We've found that if you omit the DRE, you'll miss a certain percentage of cancers." Three-fourths of the men with positive PLCO screens went in for further diagnostic evaluation with their personal physician. The physicians would decide whether to conduct their own screenin...New study shows how very low-carb diets take off the pounds
...gram of fat equals 9 calories, so, doing the math, you can determine how much fat will be lost by cutting... drastically as participants did," said Boden. "If you cut carbs modestly, you cut calories, and you'll lose weight." "The message is: Calories count," Bod...ESMO Scientific & Educational Conference (ESEC)
...005, 13:00-14:00 Topics to be confirmed. Assisting you in Budapest A Press Center will provide you with information, resources, and expert opinion. In addition to attending the Press Conference you w...Rhesus monkeys reason about perspectives of others in obtaining food
...his. The simplest mental state is perception, what you see." The experiments were conducted with semi-free-ranging rhesus monkeys on the island of Cayo Santiago in Puerto Rico. Flombaum said the research could help shed light on the causes of autism. "There are many studies showing that autistic children...