Women cautioned against using herbal supplements
...wed but might suggest some effectiveness. However, little evidence exists for beneficial effects of red clover, and no benefit was reported for ginseng, evening primrose oil or dong quai. In the 16 studies that looked at soy supplements, twice as many studies reported no effect as those that reported a bene...Women report various symptoms after stopping hormone therapy
...e for the shortest duration possible, yet there is little information about the effects of stopping MHT on either symptoms or health-related quality of life. Judith K. Ockene, Ph.D., M.Ed., of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass., and colleagues conducted a study to determine sy...NIAID funds Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI)
...em soon after HIV enters the body. Scientists know little about these events because identifying individuals at the earliest stages of infection has been extremely difficult. Using new research tools to determine how the immune system of the macaque monkey fends off SIV, the macaque equivalent of HIV. Thi...Experts discuss use of human stem cells in ape and monkey brains
...r fields of expertise. It quickly became clear how little is known." "Many of us expected that, once we'd pooled our expertise, we'd be able to say why human cells would not produce significant changes in non-human brains," says Mark Greene, Ph.D., then a Greenwall Fellow at Hopkins and now a professor at ...Creating a new questionnaire to assess alcohol problems among college students
...the other hand, limitations include the relatively little work done on it to date for example, the scale properties should be examined in more diverse samples of students with respect to variability in age, type of campus, etc. and the fact that brief measures, by necessity, will not assess every type of ...New arrival at UC Davis Medical Center
...iety of other human characteristics. Powered by a little belly full of computer parts, this infant features heart sounds, a pulse, reactions to medical treatment and drugs, and even the ability to throw a wailing fit, wet a diaper, and sneeze or drool. "Our new 'baby' is the health-care equivalent of a fli...Malpractice litigation wrongly blamed for inconsistent health care
...niversity of Texas. But malpractice litigation has little to do with the continuing failure of medical provi... more affordable in the long run, but they will do little to improve the quality of patient care, according to Hyman and Silver. Market-based reforms could do...Paramedic training challenges highlighted by University of Pittsburgh study
...can learn and master, however, many paramedics get little chance to master the skill because they see so few cases. Almost half of paramedics don't perform an intubation procedure in one year," said Ronald N. Roth, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine and medical director of the City of Pittsburg...Secretin should not be used to treat autism, researchers say
...though several controlled studies have since found little evidence that the hormone can improve the key symp...vasive, time consuming and expensive, and there is little known about their potential to do harm," Williams says. In the face of such daunting options, paren...Regular yoga practice may help prevent middle-age spread
...u bring your body to a physical edge that's just a little bit challenging. And people who regularly practice yoga develop the inner resources to stay with a little bit of discomfort. They develop a softness inside and an ability to stay mindful. So that when you g...Helping the elderly beat the heat
...e signs of trouble. If you feel ill -- even just a little -- get to a cool place, drink plenty of cool water, and seek medical help if you don't improve promptly....Efforts to improve hospital care
...hysicians and health professionals, we have made a little progress, but we still have far to go."...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
...vely new and so it is not surprising that there is little data from long-term studies, but the evidence so far is encouraging," says lead author Federico Navarro-Sarabia, Chair of Rheumatology at the Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain. In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Cli...Evidence that arsenic was responsible for the madness of King George III
...e faulty synthesis of a protein. However, there is little information available to account for the unusual persistence, severity, and late onset of attacks. One possible explanation is exposure to heavy metals, including lead and mercury. Martin Warren (University of Kent, UK) and colleagues investigated ex...M.D.-Ph.D. student wins Hertz fellowship
...e the research that appeals to her. "It gives me a little bit more freedom," she said of the fellowship. "When I first arrived six months ago, I was associated with a specific grant that focused on engineering knee meniscus tissue. With the Hertz, I have more flexibility to move between grants and follow th...Breast biopsy rates remain steady despite introduction of new technology
... to an increase in the use of biopsy, but there is little information on the actual frequency of biopsy in the general community. Karthik Ghosh, M.D., M.S., of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., and colleagues, reviewed the medical records of women 18 years and older from January 1, 1988 through December 31...Immigrants spend half as much on health care as native-born Americans
... restricting their eligibility for care would save little money and place many immigrants-particularly children-at grave risk. Already, many immigrant children fail to get regular checkups, and as a result more end up needing emergency care, or get no care at all." The study is the first to analyze nationwi...Mental health following stroke, spinal cord injury; sensory evaluation tools
... must select and design components that possess as little friction and backlash as possible to most effectively implement EPP control of powered prostheses. Modified Hybrid III test dummy has motion similar to a wheelchair user, pg. 343 This study discusses the development of a low-speed, low-impact test...July/August 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...the EMR. In this practice, use of the EMR offered little or no improvement over use of paper charts. Imple...view, the authors conclude that in a team setting, little should be left to chance. The goal should be to foster team processes for efficient, rigorous and t......ld be missed with standard colonoscopy and at very little additional cost, according to a study in the August issue of Radiology. "The chance of finding cancer outside the colon may be as significant as the chance of finding cancer inside the colon," said Judy Yee, M.D., Chief of Radiology at the Veterans...