National addiction treatment leaders to meet at first NIATx Summit
...provement in admissions translated into a $272,000 gain in revenue." At the NIATx Summit, nearly 600 attendees will take part in learning sessions about improving client access and retention while lowering their costs and staff turnover, receive news of upcoming programs like NIATx 200, witness the unve...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 28, 2007
...ting, as well as rapid-acting, forms of insulin to gain an edge although insulin dopings actual ability to enhance performance remains uncertain. Their article, scheduled for the April 1 edition of ACS Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal, states that scientists had not attempted to develop suc...New details in schizophrenia treatment trial emerge
...e taking quetiapine discontinued use due to weight gain or metabolic side effects, 13 percent of those assigned to olanzapine discontinued it due to weight gain or metabolic problems, and 5 percent of those on risperidone did so. "These results reinforce th...African scientists will train at Emory University in latest drug discovery techniques
... PhD, professor of chemistry. "The scientists will gain hands-on experience in translating research into healthcare solutions and will then return to their home countries to receive post-training placement in industrial or academic positions." The visiting scholars will initially come from South Africa...Older adults face double whammy when it comes to body fat
...colleagues. Up until age 80, older adults not only gain fat as they age -- but because of the obesity epidemic -- they actually begin their older years fatter. The result is an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis and disability, according to Jingzhong Ding, M.D., Ph...10 outstanding scientists chosen as First Environmental Health Science Fellows
... The 12-month experience will allow the Fellows to gain experience working at the interface between science and journalism. This innovative training program is the first of its kind and is meant to address the large gap that exists between current frontiers of environmental health science and public under...Solving a medical riddle to achieve scarless burns and wound healing
...urn injury," Professor Wood said. "We also hope to gain important knowledge for the development of tailored burns treatments based on an individuals unique combination of genes." Fiona Wood is credited with developing spray-on skin and led the team of doctors that treated many of the 2002 Bali bombing v...Common blood pressure drug treats muscular dystrophy in mice
..., weak muscles, and adults with Marfan often can't gain muscle mass despite adequate nutrition and exercise," explains Dietz, a professor at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dietz and his colleagues had previously discovered that man...Study finds differences between blood pressure medicines and newly-diagnosed diabetes
...s in the family with diabetes, and a recent weight gain can avoid the diagnosis of diabetes in the long-term by taking a specific type of antihypertensive drug is uncertain, and should be discussed with the treating physician as just one aspect of the choice of drug to lower blood pressure in that individ...New amfAR research grants aim to advance understanding and prevention of rectal HIV transmission
...tal Hygiene in New York, will use amfAR funding to gain insight into the frequency of anal intercourse in South Africa among heterosexuals and the circumstances under which it occurs. Others, such as Drs. Charlene Dezutti of Magee-Women's Research Institute and Foundation in Pittsburgh and Craig Hendri...New study focuses on radiation-associated cancer risks
... their study, they conclude that the proportionate gain should be greatest for dose decrement to less than 2 Gy....Rosenzweig to head Leducq Foundation cardiovascular research grant
...s three primary goals, according to Rosenzweig: to gain a better understanding of the role and interactions of specific metabolic pathways in the development of heart failure; to use a genomics-based approach to investigate cardiomyocyte metabolism; and to directly test the relevance of these observations...Less sugary drinks during childhood may cut disease risk
... certain actions in early life. Controlling weight gain and the intake of sugar-sweetened drinks may prevent a child from the risk of disease later in life," Ventura adds....Pharmacists likely to play direct role in future diabetes management
...f the study is to help people with Type 2 Diabetes gain better control over their blood glucose levels to reduce their need for visits to the doctor or hospital admissions. Wesley Research Institute Director, Professor Julie Campbell, said that patients in the study would use hi-tech glucose meters to m...Involvement of the amygdala in systemic lupus erythematosus
..., anti-NMDA receptor antibodies have been shown to gain access to the brain during stress, specifically damaging the amygdala (a part of the brain that is involved in emotion) and causing altered emotional responses. In a paper published in PLoS Medicine from Leiden University Medical Center of 37 patient...Obesity could bankrupt the health system, warn doctors
... enough proactive changes to prevent excess weight gain but are simply reactive to their environment, say the authors. What is provided is what is eaten so what is provided has to change, they add. Thus education alone will fail to halt this obesity epidemic, and environmental changes (physical, food, ...Molecular structure reveals how botulinum toxin attaches to nerve cells
...e of the initial step one of these toxins takes to gain entry into human neurons. In an advanced online publication of the journal Nature, the scientists show structurally how botulinum neurotoxin B (one of seven toxins the bacterium produces) recognizes receptors on the surface of human neurons. The s...Even slight holiday weight gain can set stage for obesity, health risks
DALLAS Dec. 12, 2006 -- Although some Americans gain five to seven pounds with a diet of big meals and ...n Thanksgiving and New Years Day, most people only gain a pound or two during the holidays, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center registered dietiti...Newsbriefs from the journal Chest, December 2006
...udy confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population. In 1981, Australian researchers surveyed 967 nonsnoring adults aged 25 to 74 years regarding their gender, age, respiratory/allergy symptoms, and habits related to snoring, smoking, an...U of M study shows promoting self-weighing in teens is not helpful to weight management
...ng disorders. The study found the average weight gain during a five-year period was nearly twice as high among teenage girls who reported weighing themselves frequently. Self-weighing also predicted increased rates of binge eating, smoking, vomiting, and skipping meals. This led researchers to conclude...