Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...ny clinical studies of antidepressant drug therapy for these disorders. The findings were based on a met...studies that the authors had originally considered for review. "We found that many reports on the efficacy of light therapy are not based on rigorous stud...Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
...to turn on elements of their immune systems needed for controlling influenza infection, a new University ... the growing obese population is at increased risk for immune dysfunction during influenza infection, which may lead in humans, as it did in the mice, to i...Largest NIH grant for NYU will create research network in dental practices
...ion, permitting us to knit these dentists together for research projects that can deliver powerful soluti... the first time that the NIH has allocated funding for clinical research that directly involves dental practitioners from study concept initiation through ...Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
PITTSBURGH--Recognizing faces is effortless for most people, and it's an ability that provides gre...ondition a genetic disorder. Unfortunately, a cure for the disorder is unlikely to be found anytime soon. "The work on CP is in its infancy and we still ne...Newer imaging techniques may lead to over-treatment
...t difference in the outcomes of patients ruled out for pulmonary embolism with MDCT vs. single-detector C...day a great many more patients are being evaluated for pulmonary emboli with scanners that can detect very small clots. This is likely to result in the dis...Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer
Bone SPECT is better than FDG PET for detecting breast cancer that has spread (metastasi...CT had a sensitivity of 85% and an accuracy of 96% for detecting bone metastases, whereas PET had a sensitivity of only 17% and an accuracy of 85%. They al...BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound useful for differentiating benign from malignant solid masses
...maging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) lexicon for ultrasound can be useful in differentiating benign... described using features from the BI-RADS lexicon for ultrasound. The results were then compared to the biopsy findings. The researchers found that the d...Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
...h annual Pezcoller Foundation-American Association for Cancer Research International Award for Cancer Research, for his leadership in the field of signal transduction, including the discovery of ...AACR awards scholarships for minority and underrepresented scientists
...ds programs, sponsored by the American Association for Cancer Research, will provide scientists tradition...ong the scientists on the front lines of the quest for the prevention and cure of cancer," Foti added. "These awards seek to improve the inclusiveness of ...Pediatricians must confront community-based threats to health
...yle impacts on the health of children and the need for pediatricians to partner with community-based orga...than their white counterparts. The mortality rate for black infants is twice that of white infants. "Factors such as race, poverty, and education are amon...Cognitive therapy works as well as antidepressants, but with lasting effect after therapy ends
...ssant medications are the only effective treatment for moderately to severely depressed patients. Eith...euticals, while effective, offer no long term cure for the symptoms of depression. For many people, cognitive therapy might prove to be the preferred form...Teens believe oral sex is safer, more acceptable to peers
... that oral sex is more acceptable than vaginal sex for adolescents their own age, when the partners are d...ceptable than vaginal sex is important information for parents, health care providers and others who work with youth," Halpern-Felsher said. "When we couns...Consumers not getting accurate information about smokeless tobacco
... the University of Texas School of Medicine Center for Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine and ...hey found that of the 316 sites that were suitable for inclusion in the review, "almost every website had statements that played up the health risks from s...Brain region recovery possible in former methamphetamine users
...r methamphetamine users who have not used the drug for a year or more suggest some recovery of neuronal s...amphetamine users who had not used methamphetamine for one to five years and 16 recently abstinent methamphetamine users who had not used the drug for one ...In treatment of depression, cognitive therapy and medication both effective
...ant medications are the most widely used treatment for major depressive disorder in the United States," a... medication group were given paroxetine or placebo for eight weeks, with doses increasing as tolerated. After eight weeks of treatment, for those unrespons...Pediatric use of complementary and alternative medicine
... Insured pediatric and adolescent patients account for only a small part of total insurance expenditures for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) but are more likely to use these therapies if their adu...Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
...ear-olds enrolled in a national longitudinal study for the three potential predictors, parental emotional...h predictor constituted an independent risk factor for subsequent bullying. Cognitive stimulation assessment was based on information on outings, reading, ...Angiogenesis factor may help tumors prepare the way for spread to lymph nodes
...ls to lymph nodes and can actually prepare the way for tumor metastasis by inducing new lymphatic vessels...ly metastasize to organs that are optimally suited for them. Our results indicate that the 'seeds' can actively modify the 'soil' and prepare it for later ...It takes a village to improve the health of children
...ment of the journal Pediatrics outlines strategies for engaging physicians-in-training in this new approa...oauthor of the study. "Pediatricians see patients for 15 minutes a few times a year to treat such problems as asthma or lead poisoning, but for these illn...ACP guidelines to treat obesity cover diet, exercise, drugs and surgery
PHILADELPHIA (April 5, 2005) New guidelines for management of obesity from the American College of Physicians recommend diet and exercise for everyone and drugs and surgery only for obese patients who are not able to achieve weight-loss goals...