Problems at World Anti-Doping Agency will 'drive innocent athletes out of sport'
...proach of the international agency responsible for fighting the use of drugs in sport will drive innocent athletes out of the Olympic Games, according to an article in the International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was set up in 1999 by the International Olympic ...HIV/AIDS rates in Tijuana, Mexico increasing at alarming rate
...f sterile syringes, can make a major difference in fighting this epidemic," said Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D., Chief of the Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine at UCSD, where the study was conducted. Other co-authors include Robert S. Hogg, Ph.D., UCSD Division of International Health ...Mailman school researchers studying link between obesity and the urban environment
...t and the interventions that might be effective in fighting the epidemic. Working with various city departments, Andrew Rundle, DrPH, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Mailman School, and his research team, are gathering data on neighborhood features such as land use, density of bus...University Eye Institute at UH sees start of multiple sclerosis eye care center
...on caused by MS. This is a crucial partnership in fighting this disease and setting our sights on stopping MS in its tracks." The National Multiple Sclerosis Society's first MS Awareness Week begins March 13....Oral conditions, dental caries know no borders
...en with dramatic advances in the armamentarium for fighting oral and dental diseases, such as dental caries and periodontal (gum) disease, these conditions remain prevalent in many parts of the world, without regard for geopolitical boundaries. Today, during the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Association...Research mice help scientists understand the complexities of cholesterol
...olesterol and which sources are most important in fighting vessel disease will allow drug developers to target specific organs to raise HDL levels. Currently, there are few drugs to raise HDL levels, and people who need to raise their HDL levels are advised to get more exercise. The group will use the mice...Mayo Clinic researchers identify cell cue for destroying tumors
...entists have known that NK cells play key roles in fighting cancer, no one has known precisely how the NK cell...tumor clearance is a high priority for those of us fighting cancer," explains Paul Leibson, M.D., Ph.D., the Mayo Clinic immunologist and pediatrician who led t...Researchers win money to develop breath test to detect breast cancer
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---One of the biggest problems in fighting breast cancer is the lack of inexpensive, early detection diagnostic tools. Researchers at the University of Michigan hope to change that by developing a device to test breath for the presence of metabolites associated with breast cancer. The team w...Nano-particles effective in killing cancer with one-two punch of chemotherapeutics
...delivery system, and should prove a useful tool in fighting a number of diseases," said Dennis Discher, a professor in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science and a member of Penn's newly established Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics. "Here we show that drug-delivering polymersom...A Jekyll and Hyde of cytokines: IL-25 both promotes and limits inflammatory diseases
...That is, a type 2 response that was once useful in fighting worm infections has now become a dangerous menace, causing inflammatory responses to commonly encountered environmental antigens. About 30 percent of Americans suffer from the negative affects of type 2 inflammation: asthma and allergies. These con...UC receives $3.4 million NIH grant to study treatment for HIV and hepatitis C
...ng so improve HIV/hepatitis C patients' chances of fighting these viral infections," Dr. Sherman says. Results of a previous study coauthored by Dr. Sherman, published in 2004 in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that some HIV patients could be cured of accompanying hepatitis C. "The trick is to co...Scientist works to improve treatment for brain tumors
...ong survival in these patients that's what we are fighting for," he said. Currently, people with GBM have a median survival time of 12 to 14 months and a five-year survival rate of 1 percent to 5 percent. The drug's development was based on Debinski's finding that glioblastoma cells over-express large am...Rheumatoid arthritis drug linked to serious infections and cancers
...nterfere with immunological mechanisms critical to fighting infection and the body's normal function in surveying itself for cancerous cells. The risk patients undertake when receiving TNF-blocking antibody treatment is "moderate," according to Dr. Matteson. He explains that, on average, rheumatoid arthritis...Extending the reach of disaster relief from fire to flood
...as, however, successfully extended its forest fire fighting capabilities to the domain of flood relief, saving both resources and lives. Already demonstrated to be a big success in aiding Canadian fire-fighters during 2004 (Related news: Using satellites in the fight against forest fires), Phase 3 of the REM...OHSU researchers discover possible HIV therapy in an animal study
...ding an important category of T cells critical for fighting infection called CD4+ T cells. The virus specifically destroys those CD4+ T cells that reside in the tissues of the body like the intestine and lung that interface with the outside environment. As HIV replicates in the human body, the tissue level...Warm blanket lessens chances of false-positives in cancer scans
...ptake by 62 percent. Researchers currently suggest fighting the problem of brown fat uptake with drugs such as valium and beta blockers, which studies show only reduce the uptake by up to 30 percent. "A warm blanket is more than twice as effective, and patients don't have to worry about negative drug interact...Oral conditions, dental caries worldwide
...en with dramatic advances in the armamentarium for fighting oral and dental diseases, such as dental caries and periodontal (gum) disease, these conditions remain prevalent in many parts of the world, without regard for geopolitical boundaries. Today, during the 84th General Session of the International Assoc...Heat therapy for cancer may be key to 'Lance Armstrong Effect'
...pkins. "It drives everything from reproduction to fighting infection, and now we'd like to harness its power to fight cancer." Scientists in the past have observed that fevers accompanying infections sometimes improved the outcome for some cancer patients, but until now, Coffey said, "scientists haven't con...Ninety-eight percent of Gaza's children experience or witness war trauma -- Queen's study
...searched and damaged, and have witnessed shooting, fighting and explosions. Many have been injured or tortured as a result of chronic war that spans generations, says a recent Queen's University study. According to the study, there is a pattern of violence against Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip that...Watching wrestling associated with date fighting and other violence
...restling on TV was positively associated with date fighting and other violent behaviors, according to a study,...ing was highest among students who engaged in date fighting when either the victim or the perpetrator had been drinking alcohol or using drugs. The relationship...