Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...s with asthma also experience one or both of these forms of allergy, with the same symptoms of frequent sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose and nasal stuffiness. In people with and without asthma, the body's response to allergens is based in the leukocytes, or white blood cells, that rush to defend the body a...Last call for Annual World of Children award nominations
...ing. HOW TO NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL: Nomination forms can be completed and submitted via World of Children's web site at http://www.worldofchildren.org ....Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...t therapy is effective for SAD or for non-seasonal forms of mood disorders," said lead author Dr. Robert Golden, professor and chairman of psychiatry at UNC and vice dean of the medical school. "But when you throw out all the studies that are methodologically flawed and then conduct a meta-analysis of tho...Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
...rder in detail. It is possible, however, that some forms of intervention may become possible in the near future," Behrmann said....Cognitive therapy works as well as antidepressants, but with lasting effect after therapy ends
...ognitive therapy versus medication for more severe forms of depression, is the largest trial yet undertaken on the topic; it involved 240 depressed patients. The patients were randomly placed into groups that received cognitive therapy, antidepressant medication or a placebo. Patients in the antidepressan...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...logical markers studied was the endothelium, which forms the inner lining of the blood vessels and controls how the vessels reacted to changes in blood flow and pressure. The researchers took ultrasound images of the brachial artery of the arm before and after a tourniquet was applied and released to deter...Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
...l risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia: about 1 percent per year for unimpaired people versus 10 to 15 percent for those with MCI. For this reason, says Yaffe, it is important that additional studies should be conducted on the potential of raloxifene and other selective estrog...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
...on. Women who have HSV-2 should consider alternate forms of contraception, such as condoms. And because there is no vaccine available for genital herpes, treating the bacterial infections that could predispose women to higher HSV-2 shedding frequency is probably one of the best ways to keep the virus in ch...Belgium doctors treating critically ill infants favour legalising euthanasia
... and infants are willing to participate in certain forms of life termination in these children. The main reasons for shortening of the neonate's life were the absence of real survival chances, and, if the baby survived, an expected very poor quality of life." Also in this week's issue of The Lancet a res...OHSU develops instant, computerized notification system to communicate patients' end-of-life wishes
...care plan that is signed by their physician. POLST forms provide specific health care directives about treatments that are wanted and those that are not. If a chronically ill patient enters the hospital and is incapacitated, an alert screen notifies the medical team of the POLST and directs them how to rea...About 70 percent of older adults use alternative medicine
... alternative medicine and has begun to accept some forms of non-traditional medicine. But more study needs to be done before they are generally accepted. "Many people are using herbal medicines or massage therapy or other treatments based on what they read in popular magazines or see on television," Hong s...Blood test can accurately diagnose heart failure in emergency patients
... The role of testing for these proteins in several forms of cardiovascular disease has been the subject of intense recent study. In 2002, the newest generation of natriuretic peptide assays became available, and soon thereafter the current investigation called the PRIDE study was launched to determine th...University of Kentucky physician publishes fibromyalgia study in Arthritis & Rheumatism journal
... 2004 for the management of two of the most common forms of neuropathic (nerve) pain, diabetic peripheral neuropathy and post herpetic neuralgia. Lyrica will be available in pharmacies in the future. Lyrica is currently under review by the FDA for the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures in adults. ...Late-breaking science presented at 57th AAN Annual Meeting
...ch affects the peripheral nerves, comes in several forms and is due to mutation in a variety of genes. Autosomal dominant CMT of the so-called intermediate form has previously been linked to chromosome 19. In this study, an international team of researchers identified the responsible gene as Dynamin 2 (DNM...NY Academy of Sciences reveals how scientists plan to combat bioterrorism & deadly pathogens
...he lecture series, which runs through Spring 2005, forms the basis for the Academy's latest eBriefing, Biodefense: Risk, Reality and Solutions: the Trans-RCE Biodefense Seminars ( www.nyas.org/biodef/ ). The first lectures focus on smallpox and anthrax from both clinical and research perspectives. Dr. Gre...Pessimism and depression increase dementia risk
..., reason, remember and move. The three most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and Lewy body dementia. Although it's common to see personality changes such as pessimism, depression, agitation or withdrawal once a person develops dementia, the Mayo Clinic investigators beli...New treatment 'roadmap' improves odds for unusual brain aneurysm
... an outpouching or bulge in an artery that usually forms at a branch point. The bulge represents a weakened spot in the arterial wall, and without treatment there is a risk of hemorrhage leading to brain damage or death. A thrombotic aneurysm is unusual because it contains a blood clot. In surgical treatme...Shape-altering genes linked to ovarian cancer
...Cancer Center have explained how and why different forms of ovarian cancer evolve in a discovery that could... "Our finding explains how each of the three major forms of ovarian cancer acquire their unique appearance," says Naora. "These genes cause a metamorphosis o...Measuring enzymes at end of cancer pathway predicts outcome of Tarceva, Taxol
... predict response to the targeted therapy in other forms of cancer, Ueno says. "We find here that as long as CDK2 is suppressed, the drug works, so developing an accurate test for CDK2 activity would be a boon for delivering individualized therapy to patients," he says. Such a test, however, will require t...NCI's Patient Navigator Research Program: Questions and answers
...navigation services may include: arranging various forms of financial support; scheduling transportation to...navigation services may include: arranging various forms of financial support; arranging for transportation to and childcare during scheduled diagnosis and t...