Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950's pandemic
...ed, warns an international team of researchers who have been studying the bacteria. First isolated in Aust...as used to treat these infections. Now researchers have shown that one of the key clones of community acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) - infections picked up in publ...Advanced prostate cancer previously considered inoperable may be operable, curable
...rvival rates of almost 80 percent. "These patients have a better chance if they undergo surgery and are li...spread. Due to its advanced stage, some physicians have considered it inoperable via radical prostatectomy, according to Dr. Zincke. He explains that many p...Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of drug addiction treatment
...tem," he says. "To transform the field, we need to have both numbers and the stories. Together, this is a ...ack into things. Now I'm clean and sober." "We did have some opposition at first from the staff, people who come from different therapeutic traditions," Kel...Implanted medical device aims to lower blood pressure
...ffer a way to lower blood pressure in patients who have not been able to control their blood pressure with...followed for life. "Findings from this study could have a significant impact on how we are able to treat hypertensive patients in the future," Illig says. "...New approach to eye training may significantly improve performance
...r, but not vice versa," Dosher said. Dosher and Lu have been working in visual attention and perceptual le...arning processes, their testing methods and models have been used to evaluate the processing limitation of people with visual deficits....Study finds radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles risk for rectal cancer
... who undergo radiation therapy for prostate cancer have nearly double the risk of developing rectal cancer when compared to men who opt to have surgery to treat prostate cancer. The study found that men who receive radiation for prostate cance...Radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles the risk of rectal cancer
...5) Men who undergo radiation for prostate cancer have nearly double the risk of developing rectal cancer when compared to men who opt to have surgery to treat prostate cancer, according to a study published today in the American Gastroenterol...Statin simvastatin linked to protection against endothelial dysfunction in diabetic rats
...s are two to four times more likely than others to have a coronary event even though their low-density lipid (LDL) cholesterol levels are similar to those in the general population. Since most patients with diabetes die from some vascular complication, Medical College of Georgia researchers set out to det...Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...clinical diagnosis for allergic rhinitis, who also have or had had asthma. Peripheral blood leucocytes were obtained both during rhinitis symptoms and during a period when the patients were not experiencing rhinitis symptoms, then cultured with a type of prostaglandin, a substance that causes inflammation...Many parents fail to set rules to limit children's exposure to tobacco smoke, according to new study
... second-hand smoke, a large percentage of families have no rules that limit children's exposure to tobacco...thnic minorities were among the most likely not to have rules that limit children's exposure to secondhand smoke outside the home. Families with income over...Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
...eport for the first time that children with autism have a severely abnormal metabolic profile indicating i...d before the age of three, the disorder appears to have increased tenfold over the last 15 years, now affecting more than 30 of every 10,000 children in the...Urban neighborhoods affect how people think about health
...st 30 percent and 40 percent, respectively, do not have health insurance coverage, Barnes said. African-Americans and Mexican-Americans living in an urban area were the least likely to remain home or spend time in the hospital when ill, while whites and Puerto Ricans were more likely to stay home. "Those ...Study shows new antipsychotic drug prevents brain loss in schizophrenia
... Columbia University Medical Center. "The drugs we have for schizophrenia can't cure people who've been si...oration in function, but only in the last 10 years have researchers found that the brains of schizophrenics are also progressively deteriorating. "People u...More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says new UC study
...o researchers knew that any traces of the gas must have come through the exhaust system of the bus. Eduar... of pre-1977 buses. In comparison, 35 other states have no buses built before 1977 in use, and nine states have 1 percent or fewer pre-1977 buses in use. I...AACR establishes new lectureship in honor of Dr. Jane C. Wright
...or Cancer Research. Her leadership and mentorship have greatly impacted cancer research. The winner of the AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research-Jane C. Wright Lectureship will give a lecture during the 97th AACR Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. (April 1-5, 2006). The winner will also receive an honorar...Last call for Annual World of Children award nominations
...to honor and recognize outstanding individuals who have had a profoundly positive effect on the well-being of children across the globe. World of Children, Inc. has become the most prestigious global award program promoting child advocacy. Their mission is to honor, illuminate and inspire on behalf of ch...Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
...it viral replication by killing infected cells and have been shown to be important in the development of the T cell response to influenza." Natural killer cells in the obese animals had a 50 percent reduction in their killing capacity compared to lean animals, Beck said. Co-authors of the paper were medic...Largest NIH grant for NYU will create research network in dental practices
...linical decisions everyday in practice that do not have a sufficient scientific basis. For example, "What should be the appropriate follow-up interval for a specific procedure or disease? Is it necessary to use a particular course of antibiotics? "Is an over-the-counter medication as effective as a prescr...Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
...ntages. But this ability is impaired in people who have suffered brain damage or in those with a rare cong...e Behrmann and postdoctoral associate Galia Avidan have found that people with congenital prosopagnosia--in which their ability to recognize faces is impair......ood clots not previously seen, but seeing more may have little impact on the patient's outcome, a new stud...outcomes were similar," he said. Seeing more can have drawbacks as well, Dr. Prologo said. "If we see the small clots, we're more likely to treat them; a...