Smokers with heavily lined faces run five times the risk of progressive lung disease (COPD)
... having the disease. They studied 149 current and former middle aged smokers from 78 families. In all, 68 people had COPD. More than 80% (124) of the total sample had no or very few facial lines, and 25 had widespread wrinkles. Forced expiratory volume in 1 second, which measures lung strength, was signifi...Cholesterol-lowering drugs may be useful in an influenza pandemic
...th influenza, suggests David Fedson, MD, a retired former director of medical affairs for a major vaccine maker. If an influenza pandemic did occur, statins would have the added benefit of being immediately available, unlike influenza vaccines, which have to be manufactured after the virus strain is identif...Study reveals biochemical signature of cocaine craving in humans
...ector Nora D. Volkow, lead author on the study and former Associate Laboratory Director for life sciences research at Brookhaven Lab. "Today we can actually see increases in specific brain activities that are linked to this experience. If we can understand the mechanisms related to cue-induced craving, we c...IADR reinstates Isaac Schour Memorial Award
... a generous donation from Dr. Bernard G. Sarnat, a former graduate student of Schour, and Rhoda G. Sarnat, through the Sarnat Family Foundation. The donation will ensure the continuation of the award in perpetuity. Funded at the same level as all IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards, the award will recognize...Report recommends immediate improvements for Arizona's Pandemic Preparedness Plan
..., chair of the committee that wrote the report and former Chancellor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics at The University of Arizona. "There is a real possibility that Avian Influenza, carried by migratory birds, could arrive on the North American continent ye...Stalking poses serious public health problem
...rch has shown that for female victims, current and former spouses and partners are the most common perpetrators. When men are stalked, it's more likely to take place outside of relationships, by acquaintances or strangers. Conducted from 2001 to 2003, the telephone survey covered a range of injury-related ...Hopkins scientists use embryonic stem cells, new cues to awaken latent motor nerve repair
...f the newly-dead sciatic nerve at a point near its former leg muscle contacts. GDNF attracted the extending motor neurons, "luring" them to the muscles. To ensure a continuous supply of GDNF, the researchers relied on injected fetal mouse neural stem cells, a known source of the molecule. Of some 4,100...Male sexual abuse survivors struggle in relations with health care providers -- study
...s. Lasiuk said that high profile disclosures--like former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy's--are changing societal attitudes and making it easier for male survivors to come forward. "Given that 5 to 10 per cent of men and 20 per cent of women are survivors of childhood sexual abuse, all health professionals e...... scientific stake in the ground," said Shonkoff, a former dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University who is moving to Harvard University as founding director of the newly established Harvard Center on Children. "With all the attention currently focused on K-12 educatio...Assisted dying: Should it be legal?
...t A Branthwaite, a retired barrister in the UK and former consultant medical practitioner, claims that "not ... if they so wish. Conversely, Dr David Jeffrey, former chair of the ethics committee of the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Irelan...Smoking and obesity may increase the risk of erectile dysfunction
...logy. The researchers, led by Constance Bacon, a former post-doctoral fellow at HSPH, and Eric Rimm, associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition at HSPH, surveyed 22,086 healthy subjects between the ages of 40 and 75 from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study who reported good or very good erecti...Hopkins scientists show hallucinogen in mushrooms creates universal 'mystical' experience
...ology. Cited as "landmark" in the commentary by former National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) director, Charles Schuster, the research marks a new systematic approach to studying certain hallucinogenic compounds that, in the 1950s, showed signs of therapeutic potential or value in research into the natu...Animation can be outlet for victimized children, a tool for research
... empathy. In light of these results, Tettegah, a former elementary teacher, thinks some kind of empathy-awareness training, similar to cultural or ethnic awareness training, should be considered as part of training future teachers. "I think that we are not, as teachers, tapped into those moral emotions ...ASU's Biodesign Institute Director George Poste awarded 2006 Albert Einstein Award
...lmert was unable to present this year's awards and former Israeli Prime Ministers Shimon Peres and Benjamin ... At the same ceremony the Honorable John Ashcroft, former US Attorney General and the Honorable Tommy Thompson, former US Secretary, Health and Human Services...Sandia work launched on space shuttle shows live cells influence growth of nanostructures
...h each other and their external environment," says former UNM graduate student and Sandia consultant Helen Baca, lead author on the paper. Baca was advised by Sandia Fellow and UNM professor of chemical engineering, molecular genetics & microbiology Jeff Brinker. Groups of such long-lived cells may also s...NIDA announces recommendations to treat drug abusers, save money and reduce crime
...rograms and services. Ms. Heaps introduced several former drug abusers with prior involvement in the criminal justice system whose lives have dramatically changed because of adequate treatment programs. In addition to outlining treatment principles for criminal justice populations, NIDA's publication inc...Message to older adults: embrace, don't fear the effects of sensible exercise
...orm as physiological hypertrophy as opposed to the former kind, which they call pathological hypertrophy. For a six-month period, the Hopkins team assessed the benefits of a supervised program of exercise training in a group of 104 older men and women, measuring heart function, and body fitness and fat le...Botulinum toxin helps facial scars heal better, Mayo Clinic finds
...ys Holger Gassner, M.D., lead study researcher and former Mayo Clinic ear, nose and throat surgical resident... Adds David Sherris, M.D., study investigator and former Mayo Clinic ear, nose and throat specialist who is now professor and chair of Otolaryngology at the ...Where are medical graduates practising and why?
...studied? Mathews and colleagues looked at data for former medical graduates of the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) to identify the characteristics and predictors of their working in Canada and in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2004. In a related commentary, Wootton discusses the many factors, past, ......d smoke increased the risk of heart attack in both former and non-smokers. The findings suggest that individuals with the highest levels of exposure to SHS (22 hours or more per week) may increase their risk of heart attack by around 45%. "Chewing tobacco also increased the risk of a heart attack two fold...