Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
... adults, said the studys lead author Yang Yang, an adjunct professor of kinesiology and community health, and a Taiji master with 30-plus years of experience as a practitioner and instructor. In this study, we found that five months of an easily performed behavioral Taiji and Qigong intervention could impr...Using MRI for diagnosis could help prevent breast cancer progression
...nosis. MRI should thus no longer be regarded as an adjunct to mammography but as a distinct method to detect breast cancer in its earliest stage. A large-scale multicentre breast-screening trial with MRI in the general population is essential....UCLA, Italian chemists move closer to solving Lou Gehrig's disease mystery
...iversity of Florence; and Julian P. Whitelegge, an adjunct professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and UCLAs Brain Research Institute. Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase, which was discovered in the 1960s, is an antioxidant enzyme that protects cells from free radicals, u...Smoking may interfere with alcoholics' neurocognitive recovery during abstinence
...bacco products, said Timothy C. Durazzo, assistant adjunct professor in the department of radiology at the University of California San Francisco, and corresponding author for the study. Nicotine and alcohol may enhance each others rewarding properties; nicotine may decrease some of alcohols negative effect...Stevens Roundtable: Health, Technology & Society, July 11
... event, is also a surgeon, software architect, and adjunct professor at Stevens. Patrick A. Berzinski, Stevens Director of University Communications, will moderate the broad-spectrum panel. In addition to several recent patients, panel members will include representatives from the following sectors: long...'Virtual autopsy' helps identify drowning as cause of death
..., in most cases, MDCT would best be employed as an adjunct to routine autopsy. Dr. Levy and colleagues performed total-body MDCT exams on 28 consecutive male drowning victims and a control group of 12 men who were victims of sudden death from coronary artery disease. Following MDCT, routine autopsies were ...Online education program better source of information for patients
...diseases. Heart Profilers can serve as a powerful adjunct for physicians to recommend to their patients, as well."...$10M grant to VCU to develop new cancer treatments
...D.; Nesrin Dogan, Ph.D.; and Paul Keall, Ph.D., an adjunct professor at VCU who is also director of radiation oncology physics at Stanford University....SNM's 54th Annual Meeting speakers address state of molecular imaging/nuclear medicine technologies
... session from 12:452:15p.m. on June 3. Farrell, an adjunct faculty member of the Daniel Management Center of the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, has a diverse background in leadership, sales, customer service, teamwork, personal development and personal productivity. Farrell pla...Clinical studies evaluate potential treatments for mouth ulcers
...patients unresponsive to other treatments or as an adjunct to other treatments." In the second article, Thierry Passeron, M.D., and colleagues at the University of Nice, France, conducted a double-blind randomized trial of 1 percent pimecrolimus cream for the treatment of oral erosive lichen planus. Six p...New drug shows promise for treating epileptic seizures
...t ESL is well tolerated and effective when used as adjunct therapy for adult patients with partial epilepsy, fully eliminating seizures in 24 percent of tested patients. The occurrence of side effects was also low compared to other current treatment methods. No age- or gender-related differences were found...A new, nanoporous ceramic filter offers hope to kidney-dialysis patients
... biomaterials began several years ago, when, as an adjunct professor at Widener University, Van Geertruyden met Zhongping Huang, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering. "Huang told me about the polymer membrane that is used in kidney dialysis," says Van Geertruyden, "and we came up with the idea ...Stem cells speed growth of healthy liver tissue
...search demonstrates that stem cells are a powerful adjunct to PVE for patients undergoing surgical resection, said Jan Schulte am Esch, M.D., co-author and surgery staff member. Based on our results, we also believe that adult stem cell administration may be a promising therapy for regenerating livers damage...US adults now discovering the secrets of probiotics
...ted diarrhea ("Saccharomyces boulardii: a valuable adjunct in recurrent Clostridium difficile disease?" WHO Drug Information Vol. 9, No. 1, 1995). Survey Methodology: This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive via its QuickQuerySM online omnibus service on behalf of ...US child health system needs total overhaul, UCLA researchers say
...prepared the report with Dr. Helen DuPlessis, UCLA adjunct assistant professor, and Moira Inkelas, UCLA assistant professor, both with the School of Public Health. "We know now that many health problems have their origins during childhood and simply compound over time." Obesity rates among the nations chi...Erectile dysfunction drugs may trump nitroglycerin for heart protection
...ile dysfunction drugs may be potentially useful as adjunct therapy in patients undergoing elective procedures, including coronary artery bypass graft, coronary angioplasty or heart transplantation. In addition, he said another potential application could be to prevent the multiple organ damage that occurs fo...Aspirin reduces esophageal-cancer risk in people with most-aggressive form of Barrett's esophagus
... professor of gastroenterology and medicine and an adjunct professor of genome sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine....Smoking increases risk of TB infection, says new study
...sks from smoking," said lead author Michael Bates, adjunct professor of epidemiology at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. "There have been mixed opinions on whether smoking has any relevance to TB. Our review and analysis of the research in this area indicates that there is a connection, and that smokin...Selenium supplements may contribute to reduced HIV viral load
... use of selenium as a simple, inexpensive and safe adjunct therapy," the authors conclude.......possible to create a safe, low-cost alternative or adjunct to prescription medications for osteoporosis." While eating the fruit itself is the best way to benefit from potent, concentrated plant-based chemicals such as polyphenols, supplemental forms are useful when fruit isn't consistently available or c...