NY Academy of Sciences reveals how scientists plan to combat bioterrorism & deadly pathogens
...en become weapons in the hands of terrorists. To combat the growing threat of bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases, eight Regional Centers of Excellence (RCEs) for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research were recently established by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Nat...Institute of Medicine news: Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS
...ealth care professionals and other experts to help combat HIV/AIDS in hard-hit African, Caribbean, and South...he greatest impact. Participants' ability to help combat the spread of malaria and tuberculosis -- which often overlap HIV infections in the developing world...Canadian youth 4th highest in international obesity study
...vity rather than food intake as the primary way to combat overweight and obesity, the researcher emphasizes. "The adolescent obesity epidemic is a global issue," concludes the paper, which appears in the May issue of Obesity Reviews, a journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. "Incr...Fatal brain disease holds clues to dementia
... research that can be developed into treatments to combat brain disorders, and into new medical practices. Their discoveries will improve the lives of those directly, and indirectly, affected by brain and mind disorders in Australia, and around the world. The Florey's research areas cover a variety of brain...Report reveals need to improve physical health of people with schizophrenia
...use of specific anti-obesity drugs could also help combat obesity in patients. However, in Glasgow much work is already underway to tackle poor physical health amongst people with schizophrenia. The integrated schizophrenia care pathway provides a structured route to ensure that physical as well as mental h...New study finds combat vets face more cardiovascular risks
...grave risks inherent in military hostilities, many combat veterans experience a heightened chance of sufferi...on scientific meeting in Washington, D.C. It found combat veterans more likely to be heavy smokers and drinkers than both veterans not directly involved in fi...Male combat veterans rank high in heart disease risk
...terans of more recent wars, older men with distant combat exposure had higher odds of heavy smoking, heavy d...Johnson said. Results from the study suggest that combat exposure may exert long-term adverse effects on cardiovascular risk. After controlling for age, race...Diabetes and pizza: Slow and steady insulin delivery wins the race
... a slow and steady insulin-dosing pattern may best combat the glucose-raising effects of that common favorite food. "Keeping glucose levels from jumping too high or dipping too low may help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, which has been connected to erratic glucose levels in those with diabet...New specially coated 'non-stick' tips stents help keep blood vessels open for cirrhosis patients
...hers, these new specially coated stents could help combat that. For the study, the researchers analyzed the findings of 93 patients who had undergone a successful TIPS procedure using either coated or non-coated stents. The researchers found that the coated stents were better able to keep the blood vessels ...Preliminary data suggest that soda and sweet drinks are the main source of calories in American diet
...te to the development of much-needed strategies to combat obesity in the American public." "These results are startling," she continued, "and indicate that we need a much better understanding of how the American diet has changed. Our paper will look more closely at the issue of sweet drink consumption and i...A&E doctors call for ban on pointed kitchen knives
...present-day UK Government should also legislate to combat injuries from knives, argue the authors. Banning the sale of long pointed knives would be a key step in the fight against violent crime....Mayo Clinic Proceedings studies risk factors for blood clots
...ates each year. Patients are treated with drugs to combat the blood clots in the veins during surgery, but up to 38 percent may still develop the condition. And although they are small clots, approximately 5 percent result in a fatal pulmonary embolism. In an editorial in the same issue of Proceedings, Samu...More research funding needed to improve cancer care, oncologists say
...ncreasingly aware of this inequality and strive to combat it. To identify which measures oncologists deem most important for improving cancer care, Dr. Kathrin Strasser-Weippl and Prof. Heinz Ludwig (Wilhelminen Hospital in Vienna, Austria) from ESMO invited oncologists attending the society's 2004 congress...Veterans of first Gulf War have more chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia
...scientists are unsure what factors in the Gulf War combat theater might explain the increased risk of these conditions in veterans. "We also don't know of anything special in regard to how to treat Gulf War-deployed veterans with these syndromes compared to people who were never in the military," Eisen says...Discovery may prevent life-threatening wasting disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
...al have uncovered a unique therapeutic strategy to combat cachexia -- severe malnutrition and physical wasti...rch, we have found a novel therapeutic strategy to combat this life-threatening complication of chronic renal disease, which affects more than 10 percent of t...Johns Hopkins AIDS expert says global strategy needed to combat 'feminization' of HIV/AIDS
...s spent a quarter-century leading major efforts to combat HIV and AIDS worldwide has issued an urgent call for global strategies and resources to confront the rapid "feminization" of the AIDS pandemic. In an article appearing in the journal Science online June 10, Thomas C. Quinn, M.D., professor of infec...The Lancet calls for open debate on illegal drug use
...ny people's lives. The societal debate over how to combat illegal drug use focuses mainly on when to legislate and to what extent. But from a health perspective, doctors cannot address the problem of illicit drug use because patients may not admit to an illegal addiction, and research into the management of...Hopkins AIDS experts issue warning about global efforts to provide drug therapies
...ave spent more than two decades leading efforts to combat HIV and AIDS worldwide are warning that limited international relief supplies of antiretroviral therapies currently being distributed in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean will not get to those who can least afford to pay for them. In an article appear...Building better therapeutic vaccines for chronic infections
...ines aim to enhance the immune system's ability to combat an infectious agent, such as a virus. Researchers are also developing therapeutic vaccines to treat a variety of cancers. But many experimental therapeutic vaccines have thus far fallen short of expectations. Now, scientists at The Wistar Institute a......he biochemical mechanism by which functional foods combat cancer. "Compounds like sulforaphane in broccoli and resveratrol in wine have been shown to prevent cancer," said Andrew Mesecar, associate professor of pharmaceutical biotechnology in the UIC College of Pharmacy. "They do that by signaling our bodie...