VA should revise its methods for evaluating and rating PTSD in veterans
...isability is connected to military service and the level of impairment it entails -- can make more consistent and better informed decisions about the level of compensation each veteran merits. More thorough evaluations also would enhance VA's ability to d...$10M grant to VCU to develop new cancer treatments
...tients involved in clinical studies receive a high level of care and communication from their treatment team, and are assured of receiving the current standard plus the new, potentially better, components being applied to their treatment. Massey's radiation oncology program is the largest in Virginia, wit...Research reveals way to speed up treatment of deadly malignant hyperthermia
...with DS, a muscle relaxant that restores a healthy level of calcium in the muscles and reduces high body temperature, prevents mortality when administered properly. The study, titled "The Icarus Effect: The Influence of Diluent Warming on Dantrolene Sodium Mixing Time," set out to determine the possibili...Agent protects cells from lethal effects of radiation even if given after exposure
...e exposed to 5 Grays of radiation. In humans, this level of exposure would cause a sharp drop in blood cell...ells in the spleen were undergoing apoptosis. This level is considered normal as cells naturally die and are replaced by new ones. After the mice received 5 ...Conception date affects baby's future academic achievement
...lize crops and even our lawns are at their highest level in the summer," said Dr. Winchester, who also directs Newborn Intensive Care Services at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. "Exposure to pesticides and nitrates can alter the hormonal milieu of the pregnant mother and the developing fetal brai...Employers who recognize the impact of migraine may help to improve workplace productivity
...ould include irregular heartbeat or changes in the level of alertness. Chronic, untreated metabolic acidosis may increase the risk for kidney stones or bone disease. Your doctor may want to do simple blood tests to measure bicarbonate levels. Other serious risks include increased eye pressure (glaucoma),...Literature review shows spinal manipulation beneficial for neck pain
...er, the current evidence did not support a similar level of benefit from massage therapy. Neck pain is a very common complaint approximately 15 percent of women and 10 percent of men are estimated to have chronic neck pain at any one time. According to a report issued by the National Board of Chiroprac...Animal BiP levels determine amount of recovery sleep needed following prolonged wakefulness
...ation leads to cellular stress and possibly to low level brain injury, said Naidoo. Activation of the unfolded protein response is one protective mechanism against such injury. If protective mechanisms, such as the unfolded protein response, are attenuated, then following sleep deprivation, animals need ...Hurricane Katrina evacuees had deep distrust of public health authorities
... something they had not been looking for the deep level of distrust the largely minority victims felt toward public health authorities. In a study appearing in the May issue of the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, the researchers write that this distrust likely played a role in resi...Culture sculpts neural response to visual stimuli, new research indicates
...seen not so much in structural changes, but at the level of perception." Park also will present these findings at the May 2007 meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Washington, D.C. Scientists have known for decades that East Asians and Westerners process visual information differentl...No link found between autism and celiac disease
...gested. The study also found no link between the level of antibodies and the severity of autism. "Further research to determine the relationship between the levels of these antibodies in autistic children and the severity of autism would be beneficial," said Vazirian....Researchers urge caution in using ESAs for cancer-related anemia
...poietin to raise hemoglobin above the usual target level of 12 grams per deciliter (g/dL) is not helpful, and possibly harmful. "Additional research is urgently needed to determine the effects of ESAs on risk of thrombosis, rate of tumor growth and neovascularization both in vitro and in vivo," Dr. Lappi...Research demonstrates link between domestic violence and asthma
...th asthma, including exposure to tobacco smoke and level of education and income. The study found that women who had experienced domestic violence in the past year had a 37 percent increased risk of asthma. For women who had not experienced domestic violence themselves but lived in a household where a wo...Heart failure medication does not improve survival, compared to more widely used medication
...e atrial fibrillation, hypokalemia (abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood), and headac...rly reduction of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide level [an amino acid level that correlates with both the severity of symptoms and the prognosis in congest...Other highlights in the May 2 JNCI
...e blockade of this complex network at the receptor level and not activation of a different survival pathway," the authors write. Contact: Kimberlee Barbour, kbarbour@bcm,tmc.edu , (713) 798-7971 Chemotherapy with Rituximab Is Better for Indolent Lymphoma Patients Patients with indolent or mantl...Jefferson pharmacologist says biomarker discovery bodes well for better cancer diagnostics
...ch more. The researchers have identified "a new level of biological regulation" and potentially an impro... Dr. Waldman. "No one knew about this intermediate level of regulation in every cell in the body. Its part of the cells normal machinery that regulates in pa...Assessment model based on medical history gauges lung cancer risk
...he study's senior author. The model's prediction level of lung cancer is about 60 percent. While modest, it's on par with that of the Gail model, say the researchers. One might question the need for a lung cancer risk model since smoking is the primary cause of 85 percent of all lung cancers, says Marg...Acrux completes enrollment in key phase 2 trial
...ux's user-friendly lotionto the armpits raises the level of testosterone into the normal range. This isbeing undertaken by measuring testosterone levels in the blood and doesnot require the measurement of clinical symptoms. A Phase 3 trial in 150-200 patients will be required before marketingapplications c...LAP-BAND System surgery improves insulin resistance
...al adipose tissue (VAT) and VAT at the L4L5 spinal level were determined using a multi-slice CT scanner. Body weight and height were measured and BMI was calculated. Waist and hip circumferences were measured and the waist-to-hip ratio was calculated. Body fat percentage was measured using bioimpedance. ...Iyengar yoga can promote well-being in women breast cancer survivors
...) or a wait-list control group (n=9). Beginning level Iyengar yoga classes were conducted two times per week for eight weeks and included the following yoga poses: standing poses, chest and shoulder openers; and inversions. The women were given a home instruction sheet to practice once a week at home a ...