'Promiscuous' area of brain could explain role of antidepressants
...ovides a new site for drug discovery in one of the biggest market for drugs those that treat symptoms of depression," said Dr. John Dani, professor of neuroscience at BCM and lead author of the study. Dani's study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, offers an alternative explanation for the delay...NMDP welcomes IOM recommendation for fully integrated cord blood system
...tter." "Patients and their physicians are the biggest beneficiaries of an integrated national cord blood program because it speeds broader access to life-saving cord blood, marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplants," Chell said. "We agree with the IOM's conclusion that the cell 'source chosen m...Institute of Medicine news: Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS
...re workers in many low-income nations is often the biggest roadblock in mounting effective responses to public health needs. In January 2003 President Bush announced the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which is directed at 15 countries that are home to half of the world's HIV-infected pe...More evidence suggests statins help cut risk for advanced prostate cancer
...f the other cholesterol-lowering drug may have the biggest risk-reduction effects, but more studies are necessary to validate this," says Platz. Statins lower cholesterol by blocking an enzyme that controls its assembly. There are clues to suggest key cellular pathways involved in cancer-risk reduction may ...UT Southwestern sports medicine doctor pedals advice on gearing up for safe cycling season
...bottom to help protect skin. "In my experience the biggest problem I see with cyclists is hygiene," Dr. Palacios said. "Cyclists should remove sweaty clothing as soon as possible after training or racing and shower. In addition, one should wash clothes after every use to prevent irritation or infection of br...How medical research is taking care of your heart
... three minutes - and stroke is the country's third biggest killer, claiming 70,000 lives each year. The event is set to outline the pioneering progress made in the treatment of heart conditions. Professor Moncada, FRS, Director for the Wolfson Institute for BiomedicalResearch and member of the National Acade...Report reveals need to improve physical health of people with schizophrenia
...eight increases the risk of ill health, and is the biggest risk factor for type 2 diabetes caused by antipsychotics. Sufferers are also predisposed to hypertension, heart disease, stroke, osteoarthritis, respiratory problems and some cancers. Research has shown that people with schizophrenia are more obese t...Attention full-time workers: Get off the computer and out to exercise in your free time!
...suits. "Many full-time workers say that one of the biggest barriers to getting enough exercise is that there's not enough time in the day," said study author Meghan Warren, P.T., M.P.H., a pre-doctoral fellow in the division of epidemiology and community health at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. "...Soft drinks consumption may increase the risk of childhood obesity
Obesity is one of the biggest threats to child health. Genetics, decreases in physical activity, increases in television watching, and consumption of fast food are factors that have led to an increase of childhood obesity in the United States. Excessive consumption of sugar swe...CT colonography 'excellent' for colorectal cancer screening
... showed a trend of excellent accuracy. "The single biggest obstacle to colorectal cancer screening remains patient compliance. An alternative tool such as CT colonography, which offers similar accuracy as conventional colonography but which is much less invasive, could potentially increase compliance. Colore...Medical privacy vs. health care quality?
.... New research reveals a clash between two of the biggest issues in health care today: protecting individual patients' privacy and improving the quality, safety and cost of medical care for all patients. In a paper published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers from the University of Michigan C...Richer nations at more risk of schizophrenia
...the research team, said the 21-page-report was the biggest and most comprehensive survey of schizophrenia rates around the globe. His team collected 188 schizophrenia studies dating from 1965 to 2002 from 46 countries. The group was funded by Queensland Health and US-based private health foundation the Sta...Risk of heart attack may increase with certain anti-inflammatory drugs
...hese treatments is needed, say the authors. In the biggest study of its kind to date, researchers identified 9,218 patients across England, Scotland and Wales who suffered a heart attack for the first time over a four year period. Patients ranged in age from 25 to 100. Researchers looked at the prescribing ...Large multinational general population study shows restless legs syndrome is common, under-diagnosed
...at they were given a diagnosis of RLS. "One of the biggest issues facing those with symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome is obtaining appropriate diagnosis and management," said Nancy L. Earl, M.D., Group Director Clinical Neurology, GlaxoSmithKline, the company that funded the R.E.S.T. General Population Stud...'X-factor' causes Scots to have higher heart disease rates, say scientists
...-74 years old because it is at these ages that the biggest differences between the two countries in death rates for heart disease usually occur."...Conflicts pitting doctors vs. patients / kin is #1 issue in medical ethics, Canadian experts say
The biggest issue in medical ethics today is the growing occurrence of conflict between health care providers, their patients and patients' families over treatment options, according to Canadian medical ethicists in a survey published today. Asked by the Univers...$5.1 billion would save 6 million children
...s of child death and for international donors. The biggest challenges are increasing the delivery of health services and the lack of readily available funds," said Robert E. Black, MD, MPH, corresponding author of the study and chair of the Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of International Heal...New approach to thyroid surgery reduces incision size
...y revolutionized how we manage these patients. The biggest thing is that we are doing this typically on young women. They tend to care the most about what their incision is going to look like." Women are more likely than men to develop nodules and thyroid cancer; 31 of the 44 study patients were women, Dr. T...Special scalpel reduces blood loss, facial nerve trauma in salivary surgery
... and inability to completely close the eye, is the biggest risk of parotidectomy. Another consequence can be a sunken-look where the parotid is removed. Dr. Gourin and her MCG colleagues now use fat from the abdomen to fill the deficit. "We are doing it more and more," even with cancer because the fat will n......a, Marburg, and Hanta viruses), Lassa fever is the biggest public health problem. A study in the June issue of the international open-access journal PLoS Medicine by Thomas Geisbert and colleagues from the US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, Maryland and Heinz Feldmann...