Mayo Clinic researchers challenge sepsis theory
...s finding was very exciting," notes Dr. Platt. "It explained how the sepsis syndrome can occur when there isn't an infection -- which it does in some cases." However, Drs. Brunn and Platt saw an obvious problem with this explanation. If normal substances from the body can stimulate toll-like receptors and caus...55th Annual ACC Scientific Session ushers in breakthroughs in cardiology research
...e quality of care and treatment for all patients," explained Robert A. Harrington, M.D., F.A.C.C, ACC.06 co-chair. "It underscores research efforts that have proven so valuable in moving cardiology forward." Press briefings on the late-breaking and regular clinical trials research from ACC.06 will take place ...Studies show case-based online CME effective
...did not take the program showed no change. Harris explained the importance of the work, "Although almost all p... their organizations to use the program. Dr. Short explained that the survey tool she and her associates developed is one of the few comprehensive evaluation ins...Common reflux treatment linked to life threatening bowel infection in premature infants
... 10 percent of infants born extremely prematurely, explained the study's first author, Ronnie Guillet, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, a member institution of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network. With necrotizing enterocolitis, tissue lining the wall of the intestines dies. ...No pacemakers in the brain may explain cot death
The mystery of cot death may be explained by new research published online in Nature Neuroscience today [Sunday 12 February 2006]. A failure to 'gasp' has long been proposed as the basis for sudden infant death syndrome, or cot death. A team at the University of Bristol has discovered a subs...Electroconvulsive therapy improves quality of life for at least six months
... long term." Most of the improvements were largely explained by the control of depressive symptoms, McCall said. ECT is a treatment for severe mental illness, especially major depression, in which a brief application of electric stimulus a shock is used to produce a generalized seizure. Doctors administer EC...Counseling children about skin cancer important, but rarely done
...und. They said the inconsistency of results may be explained by the variable intensity of tanning beds and the inability of participants to correctly recall their levels of tanning exposure. The most recent study, from Norway and Sweden, eliminated both problems and found that women in the study had a 10-fold ...Poverty trumps race to explain poor prostate cancer outcomes
...tate cancer survival. Disparities in survival were explained by socioeconomic factors, including level of education, level of poverty in the community, and income. Other conventional factors, such as advanced age, advanced stage of disease, the type of treatment, and greater number of co-morbidities, were less...New compound protects against liver cancer
...at can damage DNA and promote cancer development," explained Kensler. "CDDO-Im can also inhibit cancer formation by interfering with this inflammatory process." Because it can stimulate the body's defense mechanisms at such low doses, Kensler believes that CDDO-Im is an excellent candidate for cancer preventio...Risk takers may have lower rates of Parkinson's disease
...rthermore, the disinclination to sensation seeking explained some of the apparent effect of caffeine and alcohol on Parkinson's disease. The findings prompt the authors to suggest that there may be a neurobiological link between low sensation seeking behaviour, which might underpin the "parkinsonian personalit...HUP welcomes a Swedish invasion
... have no actual training on penetrating injuries," explained Donald Kauder, MD, Vice Chief of the Division of Trauma and Critical Care. "They come here to learn because of our reputation as a Trauma Center. HUP has a good blend of patient volume and the outstanding teaching facilities that an intense training ...Strokes in children need to be recognized quickly
... the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine explained results of a study of 12 children aged 2 to 18 years old, who presented to various local emergency centers in 2003 and 2004. All the children had acute arterial ischemic stroke, with the main symptoms either one-sided paralysis or difficulty walking ...Flesh-eating bacteria escape body's safety net
...en compared to controls receiving a placebo. Nizet explained that the researchers' findings could lead to novel treatments for Strep-related diseases. "Instead of attempting to kill the bacteria directly with standard antibiotics, a treatment strategy to inhibit the Strep DNA-degrading enzyme could disarm the...Study shows relationship between oral and cardiovascular health
... date has been specifically on the clinical level, explained Dr. Desvarieux. Using a manual probe, dentists mea...ogical factors that may connect the two diseases," explained Dr. Desvarieux. "We analyzed bacterial samples from the oral cavity, three of which are specifically...Cigarette smoking nearly doubles risk for root canal treatment
... habits, including frequency and type of tobacco," explained Dr. Kaye. "From the data, we were able to identify...ely to need root canal treatment than nonsmokers," explained Dr. Kaye. The research also showed that cigar and pipe smoking, despite being another form of tobacc...ESA confirms CryoSat recovery mission
...d to the Programme Board by ESA's Executive, which explained the status of ongoing activities and outlined the preparatory work leading to a CryoSat-2 mission, expected to be launched in March 2009. CryoSat-2 will have the same mission objectives as the original CryoSat mission; it will monitor the thickness...Older men with early prostate cancer survived longer with treatment vs. observation
...f other causes before the cancer causes problems," explained Wong. "But other men develop complications and die from their cancer making the decision to treat quite difficult." It remains unclear whether detecting early prostate tumors translates into an equivalent benefit of saving lives and whether the bene...Portable cocaine sensor developed at UC Santa Barbara
...evel of the drug in order to prevent death. Plaxco explained that new drugs may be made available when this sen...s color. But there are many ways around this test, explained Plaxco, and some cocaine manufacturers add a chemical to block the color change. "Our sensor can det...Higher rates of infection may explain why women have higher risk of death after bypass surgery
...ues hypothesized that part of the disparity may be explained by gender differences in infection rates and consequences. They studied a group of 9,218 Medicare beneficiaries (5,749 men and 3,469 women) in Michigan who underwent CABG surgery between July 1997 and September 1998. Of these participants, 1,122 (1...Women's high heart-surgery death rate may be due to infection
... 100 days of coronary artery bypass surgery may be explained by differences in infection. They used hospital and post-hospital data from 9,218 Michigan residents who had bypass surgery in a 15-month period. All were Medicare beneficiaries age 65 years or older. "Overall, we found that women's increased risk of...