The Lancet highlights the global burden of foot disease and amputation in diabetic patients
...essages for health-care professionals is to always examine the feet of patients with diabetes who are at risk." Unfortunately, however, this simple advice is ignored in many countries. In an accompanying editorial The Lancet comments: "The worldwide prevalence of diabetes now exceeds 200 million, and is pred...Prescribed walking can improve physical fitness
...le, and colleagues conducted a randomized trial to examine the effects of exercise counseling prescriptions, varied in intensity and frequency. A total of 492 sedentary adults (177 men, 315 women) were randomized to one of four exercise counseling conditions, or to a physician advice comparison group. The ...Aspirin-a-day advice unheeded by those who need it, Stanford study finds
.... Ma and Stafford said their study is the first to examine how aspirin use varies among U.S. outpatients according to their heart-disease risk. The researchers used two national databases that tracked outpatient visits to hospitals and physician offices between 1993 and 2003, and then assessed the reported u...How does Mycobacterium tuberculosis infect the lung?
... plays a crucial part. The researchers wanted to examine whether lung cells from patients with TB were different from those of healthy people or those with different lung diseases, and what that tells us about the way the infection spreads in the lung. In particular, they looked at the surface of the lung ...Cells derived from heart stem cells can repair heart attack damage
...derived cells over a longer period of time, and to examine how these cells perform in larger mammals, such as pigs....Jefferson researchers find nanoparticle shows promise in reducing radiation side effects
...ects the entire animal from radiation, but to also examine organ-specific effects, such as protecting the lungs, for example. They also are interested in exploring its ability to prevent some of the long-term side effects of radiation, such as fibrosis in the leg. He and his co-workers also want to determine...Hopkins study may change rules for treating heart failure
.... The study is believed to be one of the first to examine patients with the nonsystolic kind of heart failure by a head-to-head comparison with patients having similar features, such as high blood pressure and hypertrophied, or overgrown, hearts, but no symptoms of heart failure. "Our results challenge conv...Scientists work to discover how music training affects the brain
...ning." The researchers' goal was to scientifically examine whether music conductors' intensive training gives...e and space. This was one of the first studies to examine multisensory processing in this unique population. "Our research suggests that conductors are bette...Forensic Science: The Nexus of Science and the Law
...ss existing and emerging forensic technologies and examine the basic science underlying these tools and methods. Participants will also look at these technologies from the perspective of the courts. The symposium will be held in the auditorium of the National Academies building, 2100 C St., N.W. A program, l...Air in Fallon, Nev. has elevated levels of tungsten and cobalt
...National Toxicology Program is planning studies to examine the effects of exposure to tungsten ( http://www.c...ten said, "There needs to be more research done to examine the relationship between these metals and the development of leukemia. We're doing that in my lab. I...Warning labels on high-risk drugs inconsistently heeded by doctors
...promotional materials. Prescribing Practices To examine prescribing compliance, Wagner and colleagues examined approximately 217,000 enrollees who had received at least one of 19 BBW drugs. The researchers considered BBWs that required laboratory monitoring when a patient began taking the medication or fo...Time is right for vets and doctors to debate food policy
... is right for vets and doctors to join together to examine the case for radical reform of current food policy, say researchers in this week's BMJ. They argue that cheap food, particularly meat, is linked to reduced human health and reduced farm animal welfare, both of which are important matters of public in...First human tests of antidepressant bupropion as methamphetamine addiction treatment hold promise
...se feelings of euphoria. The study is the first to examine the effectiveness of bupropion for treating methamphetamine addiction in humans. A multisite Phase II clinical trial led by UCLA researchers is in progress. "Finding new, effective ways to treat methamphetamine addiction is a key component of bringin...Short-term survival rates better for US vs. Canadian heart failure patients
...tient care whereas the Canadian system may want to examine their inpatient care more closely," said Krumholz. "There is no reason for the different outcomes among patients in the United States and Canada except that they receive care in systems that are organized differently," We can take advantage of this ...Increasing role of acetaminophen in acute liver failure in the United States
...comes than patients with intentional overdoses. To examine this hypothesis the researchers conducted a prospective study of patients presenting with acute liver disease to any of 22 academic centers participating in the Acute Liver Failure Study Group. Of 662 consecutive patients over a six-year period betwe...Imaging shows similarities in brains of marijuana smokers, schizophrenics
...D., Sanjiv Kumra, M.D., and colleagues used DTI to examine the arcuate fasciculus, a bundle of fibers connecting the Broca's area in the left frontal lobe and the Wernicke's area in the left temporal lobe of the brain. The investigators found that repeated exposure to marijuana was related to abnormalities i...Percentage of North Carolinians lacking health insurance rises, UNC study shows
...f Health and Human Services enabled researchers to examine N.C. data on the uninsured, identify policy options to expand coverage and develop cost estimates for those options....Nov/Dec 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ROOM In the first of two studies in this issue to examine how family physicians spend time outside the examination room, Gilchrist and colleagues find that family physicians spend 23 percent of their office-based time providing medical care outside the traditional face-to-face visit. The most common medical...Trust-building hormone short-circuits fear in humans
...n children with autism. "Future research may also examine how oxytocin affects the amygdala in women, the mode of action of related hormones such as vasopressin, and how genetic variants in these hormones and their receptors affect brain function," he added. Also participating in the research were: Peter Ki...... irrelevant." Wood's study is among the first to examine the potential for anabolic steroid addiction. The research was modeled after well-established methods used to study highly addictive drugs, such as cocaine and heroin. Hamsters were implanted with small cannulas for self-administration of commonly...