Indiana University researchers discover unique marker to identify breast cancer protein
...malignant cells left after cancer treatment. The article notes that the antibody discovered by the IU scientists may be useful in the future in a variety of ways, such as screening for early stage cancers, monitoring patients whose cancer is in remission, identifying patients at higher risk of relapse or h...New recommendations for the diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
...be confirmed or excluded by further testing. In an article in the December issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers describe the diagnostic pathways that can be used to achieve an accurate and safe diagnosis of PE. Based on the results from the Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism ...Drug labels are prescriptions for mistakes
...ine on November 29, 2006, at www.annals.org . The article also will be printed in the December 19 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The researchers interviewed 395 English-speaking adults in three states. The five medications identified for the study were two antibiotics (amoxicillin and trimethoprim)...Panic attacks are linked to poor outcomes for diabetic patients, Group Health study finds
..." explained Evette Ludman, PhD, lead author of the article and a research associate at Group Health. "We don't want people adjusting their blood sugar thinking they are having hypoglycemia when their symptoms are actually caused by a panic disorder." Of the 4,385 patients surveyed, 193 reported experiencin...New study finds no link between Kawasaki disease and newly discovered coronavirus
...s not a cause of Kawasaki disease, according to an article by a group of researchers in Denver, Colorado. Their article appears in the Dec. 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. The caus...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, Nov. 21, 2006, issue
...sion than those in the control group. NOTE: This article is the subject of a video news release. Call for coordinates. 2. COORDINATED SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS IMPROVED DEMENTIA CARE Researchers assigned 408 pairs of people with dementia and their caregivers to one of two groups (Article, p. 713). In on...What is the best way to reduce birth defects caused by the acne drug isotretinoin?
...omen taking it from getting pregnant? A debate article in PLoS Medicine considers the pros and cons of a new Internet-based system, called iPLEDGE ( www.ipledgeprogram.com ), which tries to tries to ensure that the drug is dispensed only when there is documentary proof that the patient is not pregnant an...Tooth whiteners do not cause cancer
...nvolving over 4,000 human subjects, appeared in an article by Dr. Ian Monroe entitled, " Use of Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Tooth Whitening Products and it Relationship to Oral Cancer," published in Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. Clinical and laboratory data on tooth whitening products show no...Ultrasound mammography, volcano monitoring for aircraft safety
...ofessionals in Acoustics goes to "Sound Ideas," an article in Physics World by Taras Gorishnyy, Martin Maldovan, Chaltanya Ullal, and Edwin Thomas. Information on how to enter next year's science writing award can be obtained by contacting Ben Stein. MEDIA INQUIRIES AND ONSITE REGISTRATION Reporters cover...UCLA study reports conflict of interest policies and practices of major journals
...luence decisions regarding publication, as well as article content," said Hoffman. Of the journals reportin... or editors to recuse themselves from reviewing an article if they report a conflict of interest. Only three percent of the responding journals publish con...A new way of classifying addictive drugs
...centration of a substance called dopamine. In an article in PLoS Medicine, researchers Christian Lscher (University of Geneva) and Mark A. Ungless (Imperial College London) review recent research that has advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying this increase of dopamine. Based on ...Nonminority medical students more satisfied than minority students, study finds
...among medical students was the subject of a second article in November's Mayo Clinic Proceedings. This study concluded that a pass fail grading method produces less stress among medical school students than the traditional AF grading method, without affecting scores on standardized exams. As a component of...Individualized strategies needed for prevention of malaria in long-term travelers
...travel medicine specialists, according to a review article in the November 8 issue of JAMA. There were more than 800 million trips by travelers worldwide in 2005, according to background information in the article. For long-term travelers visiting malaria-endemic countries, recommendations for prevention h...Stress, childhood trauma linked to chronic fatigue syndrome in adults
...e prevention is elusive," the authors of the first article write. Christine Heim, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University, Atlanta, and colleagues compared 43 individuals with CFS to 60 controls without CFS who were all part of a large study of Wichita, Kansas, residents. All...Regular follow-up important during antidepressant treatment
...rapy begins. Simon's editorial was prompted by an article in the same journal by Robert D. Gibbons, PhD, and colleagues, reporting that counties with higher rates of SSRI antidepressant use had lower rates of suicide death in children and younger teens. While this finding is consistent with two other recent...Federal government needs to take closer look at assisted living facilities
...dressed by the federal government, according to an article in the Elder Law Journal published by the Illinois College of Law. By law, ALFs are not considered medical or mental health facilities and are viewed as residential only. In addition to a private or semi-private room, they typically offer meals for ...Light-sensitive photoswitches could restore sight to those with macular degeneration
... bend in half like a tweezer. In 2006, in a cover article in the new journal Nature Chemical Biology, the researchers described for the first time a re-engineered glutamate receptor that is sensitive to light, which complements the SPARK channel because the same color of light will turn one on while turning...Brain changes in patients with migraine
...essing even in between attacks. In a Perspective article commenting on the work Peter Goadsby from the Institute of Neurology, London said "the new data show that after four millennia, migraine still has many more secrets to be uncovered."...Smoking ban associated with rapid improvement in health of bar workers
....jamamedia.org .) Editor's Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc. Editorial: Banning Smoking in Public Places - Time to Clear the Air In an accompanying editorial, Mark D....Mediterranean diet associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease
...ower risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to an article posted online today that will appear in the December 2006 print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. This association persisted even when researchers considered whether individuals had vascular diseases--diseases of the...