US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
.... Upon entry into the study, academy cadets will complete a baseline questionnaire that collects basic demog...orts participation. In addition, participants will complete motion analysis, muscle strength tests and postural alignment assessments. The performance task us...Nutritional supplement reduces need for traditional ulcerative colitis treatment
... Gastroenterology and Hepatology , a nutritionally complete oral supplement enriched with fish oil, soluble fiber and antioxidants reduces reliance on traditional therapies for people with ulcerative colitis. Moreover, people who took the oral supplement were less likely to start corticosteroid drug therapy,...New health information resource from Tufts for Asian-language speakers
...of the Health Sciences Library, Eric Albright. "To complete the circle, the information is also provided in English it's one stop for essential health information for Asian Americans whose native language is not English. It's also following a Tufts tradition providing electronic resources in our internation...New recommendation encourages more activist approach to lung cancer screening
...gnosis of lung cancer were those who had undergone complete surgical removal of the tumor. In addition, the authors noted that innovations in imaging technologies in the past decade, such as CT scanning and more advanced chest X-rays (which utilize such methods as digital radiography and computer-aided detec...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...hin minutes, a full diagnostic examination will be complete including the usual battery of blood work tests, plus analysis for infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS, hormonal imbalances, even cancer. That remarkable piece of plastic is called a lab-on-a-chip and it is one of the revolutionary produ...Little answers to world's biggest problems
...hin minutes, a full diagnostic examination will be complete including the usual battery of "blood work" tests, plus analysis for infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS, hormonal imbalances, even cancer. That remarkable piece of plastic is called a "lab-on-a-chip" and it is one of the revolutionary p...Probable cause sequences for WTC collapses finalized
...'s full press briefing presentation (including the complete probable collapse sequences for both WTC towers), the text of the 15 reports issued, and all previous WTC investigation findings are available at http://wtc.nist.gov ....The world's leading researchers in clinical immunology to gather for FOCIS 2005
... of the media may register without charge and have complete access to the educational sessions occurring at the 2005 Annual Meeting. A press room with interview space, computers, modem lines, telephone and fax services will be available upon request. To download a FOCIS 2005 preliminary program and registrat...'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
...hells in a mouse tumor model, which they expect to complete within the next six months....NY Academy of Sciences reveals how scientists plan to combat bioterrorism & deadly pathogens
...the NIAID-sponsored series Bulleted highlights and complete journalist's reports on presentations by experts in the field Chapterized, searchable audio presentations, synchronized with speakers' slides Links to relevant web sites, books, journal articles, and other resources Cross-referenced articles from the...Stanford gut check shows diversity of intestinal ecosystem
... effort, we are still not approaching the point of complete coverage of the intestinal community in any one individual - much less the complete coverage of all human intestinal communities." In contrast, the investigators found very limited div...Golfers' yips may be movement disorder
...fers that describes the inability to appropriately complete a golf stroke, usually during putting or chipping and worsening with anxiety--may be a task-specific movement disorder similar to writer's cramp and musician's cramp, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 5...Special physical therapy technique successful for chronic back pain
...wer than 10 blocks without stopping, and could not complete all of their usual routines. The treatment included two physical therapy sessions during the first week, then a session once a week for an average of five months. The sessions also included breathing techniques. Patients were also given a home exerci...College students likely drink much more alcohol than they think they do
...3 (78 males, 55 females) undergraduate students to complete an alcohol survey as well as "free pour" a single beer, glass of wine, shot of liquor, or the amount of liquor in a mixed drink. Roughly half of the subjects received feedback regarding their definitions of standard drinks. All participants were th...Clinical trial of gefitinib for advanced lung cancer closes early
...urrently entered in the trial are being advised to complete this part of their treatment. "Based on the analysis, the use of gefitinib following chemotherapy and radiation should not be prescribed for this group of patients," said Scott Saxman, M.D., who oversees lung cancer clinical trials for NCI. An estim...Combination chemotherapy shows small survival benefit in advanced stomach cancer
...ease, the only cure for advanced stomach cancer is complete removal of the stomach. When Wagner and colleagues compared survival rates among 1,338 patients receiving combination versus single-drug care, they found that half the patients receiving combination treatment were still living seven months later, wh...Increasing benefit seen in novel drug that treats Gleevec resistance
...isease have similarly benefited, and the number of complete molecular remissions in patients also is steadily increasing, he says. Giles can offer only estimates of response because he says that this study employs a new model of clinical trial design in which patients are continuously being given higher doses...Monoclonal antibody cures West Nile virus-infected mice
...nsed the antibody from Washington University, must complete other preliminary studies before the antibody can be tested in humans. But he and his colleagues are excited both by the apparent potency of the antibody and its potential to help them explore new possibilities for treating related viruses that are m...Giving children access to drug clinical trials is crucial, clofarabine approval shows
...fectively, children who do not achieve or maintain complete remission of their diseases have a dismal outlook,... to the drug, with six of these children achieving complete remission of their cancer, according to Jeha. In addition, four children experienced complete marrow...UT Southwestern researchers show new drug may help treat certain forms of leukemia
.... Two-thirds of the PD166326-treated mice also had complete recovery from splenomegaly, an abnormal enlargement of the spleen, compared to none treated with Gleevec, Dr. Ilaria said. In long-term use, PD166326 showed better anti-leukemia activity than Gleevec, and it also prolonged the survival of mice with t...