Innovative surgery corrects vision in kids with neurological disorders
...ldren with focusing defects so large that they are beyond the range of laser correction, Tychsen uses other surgical techniques. One of these is implantation of a phakic intraocular lens, leaving the natural lens in place. The other is a lens extraction technique, in which the natural eye lens is removed an...Forget basal body temperature -- check out her clothes
..." In 60 percent of the cases -- a frequency well beyond random chance -- the judges picked the high-fertility photos. "Many things affect the clothing that women decide to put on when they leave the house, including whether they have an interview to go to or whether they're going to the library to stu...Plastic surgery patients honored for courage, altruism
...ople, yet only a few have the determination to get beyond their own dilemma and step up to help others. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) will present the Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity awards to four inspirational patients - whose lives were restored through reconstructive plasti...UC Davis at forefront of national initiative to transform research to improve human health
... best features of existing partnerships within and beyond the health system," Berglund said. "Focused on 'team science,' it also is responsive and familiar to investigators and offers a flexible use of resources for patient-oriented research." The center also incorporates other UC Davis strengths, includi...How low should we go? Researchers find no clear evidence for ultra-low cholesterol targets
... to bring LDL levels down to low levels. "Going beyond statin therapy is becoming more common, but when you do that you are also going beyond the current evidence," Hayward says. "Neither the benefit nor the long-term safety of using multiple...Science of Learning Center comes to UC San Diego
... In an attempt to achieve results that will extend beyond academia, questions are being developed through ongoing dialogue with educators. The researchers hope to improve teacher understanding of the scientific research pertaining to the dynamics of learning. In addition, the researchers aim to collaborate ...Women given liver transplants outlive male recipients by around 4 years
...rvival rates have increased over time, death rates beyond this period have remained more or less the same. They attribute this to the types of patients undergoing the procedure, who now include older, sicker patients, as well as the use of more "marginal" livers....Use of antibiotic to treat infectious eye disease trachoma may increase risk for reinfection
...ies, there has been a lack of sufficient follow-up beyond the final treatment point to determine rates of re...ver 2 consecutive years with follow-up for 2 years beyond the last treatment. These communes were compared with a S-only control commune that did not receive ...Stroke survivors and caregivers to benefit from Kent State study
...Recovery for stroke survivors often continues well beyond initial stroke onset, making support from family or other caregivers critical to the recovery process. For those thrust into the role of caregiver, tending to the stroke survivor's physical and emotional needs can present many challenges--and the str...Teenage alcohol and drug use: At best, parents know about it only half of the time
...on to our knowledge about adolescent substance use beyond what adolescents themselves were reporting, particularly when compared to other types of psychiatric disorders like ADHD and ODD. Our conclusion is that parents do not provide valuable information about their children's use of alcohol and drugs beca...... they warn. Hence, any potential solutions must go beyond the health sector and involve statutory as well as voluntary and community agencies. The problem does not reside exclusively in psychiatry and hence the solutions cannot emerge from psychiatric services alone....Lower income means higher risk for heart disease
...rom the USC Davis School. "This suggests that even beyond issues like health behaviors and chronic conditions, there is something about poverty that makes people sick, and at least part of this effect is working through CRP." The study also found that African Americans, Hispanics and women are more likel...Pregnancy and lactation may affect maternal behavior and coping skills
...ce may reduce the female's response to stress well beyond weaning. "These new findings indicate that the maternal brain is a dynamic and changing structure, and suggest that increased activity of the prolactin receptor system in females who have given birth and breast fed their offspring may help mothers i...Weight worries affect women's motivation to stay smoke-free after pregnancy
...t concerns play a role in women's actual behavior, beyond motivation, and to understand the best way to target this vulnerability with treatment," said Dr. Levine. "The risks of smoking to both mother and child are well known; hopefully, we will learn about ways to help women reduce the dangers that cigaret...ACTOS (pioglitazone HCl) demonstrates significant improvements in cardiovascular outcomes
... "We are continuing to see the benefits of ACTOS beyond glycemic control," said Erland Erdmann, M.D., chairman of the PROactive Executive Committee and director of the Clinic III for Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany. "We know that patients with diabetes are two to four times more likely ...M. D. Anderson, BCM, launch research effort targeting asthma and allergic diseases
...egin late in the five-year grant period and extend beyond that. The program is divided into four research efforts, starting with a project led by Huston that examines the mechanisms of TSLP expression by the epithelial and mast cells in human lungs. Project two focuses on how TSLP then activates dendrit...Live H5N1 avian flu virus vaccines show protection in animal studies
...event the resulting vaccine viruses from spreading beyond the relatively cool upper respiratory tract. Large quantities of the resulting cold-adapted viruses were grown in chicken eggs. The safety of the vaccine viruses was evaluated in chickens and mice. In chickens, the H5N1 vaccine viruses were not let...Health effects of 'functional foods' featured during four-day symposium, Sept. 10-13
...cted benefits from a wide variety of foods that go beyond their basic nutritional value. These so-called 'functional foods' contain natural or modified compounds that have been shown to help fight some of the most challenging health problems, including cancer and heart disease. More than 50 research papers ...Parents describe their spiritual needs when facing a child's death
... Belief that the parent-child relationship endures beyond death. (One parent wrote,"Keep talking to your child - let your child know that you are OK. That it is OK for them to go on." Another wrote, "[Remember that they are] up in heaven happy and always watching over you like you watched over them.") ...More aggressive treatment warranted in patients with metabolic syndrome
...educed by intensive therapy with atorvastatin 80mg beyond that achieved with 10mg. The analysis suggests that the risk of major cardiovascular events increases with the presence of each component of the metabolic syndrome, and patients with diabetes also have a much higher risk. By focusing aggressive sta...