Paramedics need help to revive marriages: U of T study
... to avoid emotional interactions. "This study is a first step in identifying the needs of a population that is often ignored," says Regehr....Obesity hits below the belt: Overweight Americans suffer higher rate of knee cartilage tears
...ding to tears in their meniscal cartilage. In the first major study of its kind, University of Utah School of Medicine researchers found the likelihood of tearing the meniscus, the cartilage that bears much of the load on the knee joint, increases dramatically with body mass index (BMI). (BMI is a measure...Spice it up or just veg out, either way you may be helping to defend against cancer
...ect the body against diseases such as cancer." The first study, abstract number 2469, looked at the chemotherapeutic potential of capsaicin, the "hot" ingredient in red chili pepper that is often associated with antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities, and found that it exhibited anticancer activity...Hospitalized babies with severe breathing problems may benefit from lying on their stomachs
...Westmead, Australia. Although the finding seems at first glance to contradict the "back to sleep" recommendation that has been prevalent since 1992, most of the studies in the review involved premature infants breathing with the help of a mechanical ventilator. The findings are not applicable to healthy ch...Mercury levels and cognitive function investigated in adults
...erg School of Public Health recently completed the first study of mercury and cognitive function in urban, ... more sensitive to toxic chemicals and this is the first study to examine mercury exposure in the older U.S. population," said Megan Weil, MHS, lead author o...Heart failure drug associated with higher risk of death
...s may actually increase their risk of dying in the first month after they leave the hospital, according to ...eatment decision." With that in mind, he says, the first choice for treatment should be diuretics, which aren't perfect but which are effective and cost penn...Researchers develop 'genetic blueprint' to predict response to esophageal cancer treatments
ANAHEIM - For the first time, researchers appear to be able to use a comprehensive panel of genetic variants to predict how a patient with esophageal cancer will respond to a spectrum of cancer treatments. At the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Researc...Increasing benefit seen in novel drug that treats Gleevec resistance
... yet defined." Clear activity was seen at the very first dose of 50 milligrams offered to the first patients who enrolled in May, 2004, Giles says. "This week everyone is being moved to the latest cei...Short sugar chains-a future drug for Alzheimer's?
...r's and other amyloid disorders in the future. But first such compounds need to be carefully tested in test tubes and then assessed in comprehensive animal experiments. Only then will it be possible to introduce testing in patients," says Professor Ulf Lindahl. ...Electroshock therapy speeds improvement in schizophrenia patients
...a confirmed that antipsychotic drugs are still the first choice for schizophrenia treatment, they also showed that electroconvulsive, or shock, therapy clearly works, and combining both treatments can accelerate benefits to some patients, the review finds. Dr. Prathap Tharyan, head of psychiatry at Christi...Early detection of lung cancer
...ng cancer. The published results correspond to the first 1000 persons who took part in the project at the U...lp in the early detection of lung cancer. Once the first results are published, the project will continue to review, by means of CAT, those patients who have...Study links cigarette smoking with progression of multiple sclerosis
...central nervous system deterioration. This is the first time that a modifiable risk factor for MS progress...for the progression of MS are known. This was the first prospective study that identified a potential intervention (quitting smoking) for reducing the risk ...Researchers determine two arthritis medications are safe and effective for children
...thotrexate, so this would be the medication to try first in children, but leflunomide is a good alternative for patients where methotrexate doesn't work or isn't tolerated. Importantly, we have identified a new, safe, effective oral therapy for use in children with chronic arthritis." The study also showed...Feeling safe and secure? CUMC scientists find it's all in the caudoputamen
...e people with anxiety disorders," says the study's first author, Michael Rogan, Ph.D., of Columbia's Center...Dr. Rogan says. "Addicts frequently say, 'I had my first drink, and I felt safe for the first time,' so it may be that drugs of abuse artificially activate s...Better referral training for emergency doctors helps improve patient care
...tors are not allowed to refer on their own for the first two weeks in post and are given intense support and supervision. The authors say: ''Education about how to refer appropriately and how to accept referrals sets clear markers enabling the team working practices for which we strive. 'Communication ...Brain imaging study explains Williams syndrome language gifts
...ic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to create the first detailed images showing how Williams syndrome affects the cerebral cortex. The study finds sharply defined cortical thickening and complexity in the area of the brain important to language. Impact: The isolated, thickened cortical region in langu...Propensity for obesity, diabetes, may occur in utero
....D, UB distinguished professor of biochemistry and first author on the study, speculated that there is good reason to think the mechanism could be similar in humans. "Obesity can be perpetuated via the maternal intrauterine environment," said Patel, who reported the findings at the 2005 Experimental Biol...Genetic variation linked to alcohol dependence found in a Russian population
...nslational Neuroscience of Alcoholism at Yale, and first author of the study. The variations are in a subtype of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) receptor, which is the most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. Two large genetic studies in the U.S. last year identified an association between ...ANNA awards Nurse Researcher of the Year to Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member
...al research manuscript award in 1998 and 2004, the first Rutgers University College of Nursing Hurdis M. Griffith tenure-track faculty research award in 2003, and the American Nephrology Nurses' Association research manuscript award in 2000 and 2001. She is also the recipient of the prestigious Emerging N...Anti-malarial drugs given to infants can protect them for two years
...e), reduced the incidence of malaria by 59% in the first year of life when compared with a placebo. (See La...e have shown a continuing reduction in the risk of first or only episodes of clinical malaria in children aged 10 months to 2 years from intermittent prevent...