Pay cuts lead to worker insomnia, but supervisor training helps
... is not the only thing that is lost they may also lose sleep, according to new research. A study at four hospitals found that nurses who took an unexpected pay cut reported higher levels of insomnia than their colleagues whose pay did not change. But insomnia symptoms dropped sharply for nurses whose s...University of Utah surgeon returns from Iraq to help start-up company fight cancer
... the technology," said Grissom. "It's too easy to lose site of the inherent financial limitations of healthcare and to price life-saving technologies beyond the reach of the broadest population." The VIP program is a competitive grant program that is designed to enhance the potential success of spin-of...UNC nutrition researchers dispute claims that obesity problem is exaggerated
...rtality." Animals that were obese and then made to lose weight had mortality comparable to the consistently lean rats, she said. Mortality among rats that lost weight was slightly higher but significantly lower than the consistently obese animals. While no one would say that significant weight loss is an ...NYU medical experts analyze subway injuries
...ere male. The vast majority, 164 patients, did not lose any extremities during the accident. Among the others, injuries varied from the loss of a single finger, for six patients, to the irreparable damage of an arm or leg, for 28 patients. One person lost all four limbs. At the end of their stay, 111 peop...Drug aimed at Huntington's eases chorea, the disease's hallmark feature
... Unlike Alzheimers disease, where patients usually lose their memory and insight into their disease at some point, most Huntingtons patients understand exactly what is happening to them throughout most of their illness. The disease usually strikes people in their 30s and 40s, though some patients are affe...Low-carbohydrate diets appear effective, but may raise cholesterol levels
...rcent of women and 30 percent of men are trying to lose weight, according to background information in the article. Those who succeed may reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes, control their hypertension and decrease their chances of cardiovascular disease and related death. Low-carbohydrate, high-protei...How 'hot' emotional brain interferes with 'cool' processing
...cident. As everybody knows, at that moment drivers lose focus on the task." "Also, the three types of distracters gave us good controls, which allowed us to clearly establish that the observed effects were due to the presence of emotional distraction rather than to the presence of other meaningful (neutra...What's the link between astronauts and osteoporosis?
...ut also in bedridden patients, the individual will lose a substantial amount of muscle and bone mass, which may have serious repercussions." "Bone loss in space is one of the major obstacles to long duration missions such as a voyage to Mars," added Dr. Nicole Buckley, Director for Life and Physical Scien...Stroke patients regain ability to communicate through use of speech generating device
Every year 80,000 to 90,000 Americans lose the ability to understand or express speech, due to stroke. Known as aphasia, this condition makes effective communication all but impossible for some stroke survivors. They retain their cognition, but are often misunderstood as being mentally inca...Obesity is a significant predictor of periodontal disease
... reason to stick to their New Year's resolution to lose excess weight besides fitting into the latest fashion trends. Researchers from University at Buffalo found that obesity is a significant predictor for periodontal disease, independent of age, gender, race, ethnicity, and smoking. This study printed...Efficacy of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate may depend on level of osteoarthritis pain
...anaging their arthritis pain--eat right, exercise, lose excess weight, and talk to your physician about appropriate treatment options." The GAIT team continues their research with a smaller study to see whether glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate can alter the progression of osteoarthritis, such as delayi...Efficacy of glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate may depend on level of osteoarthritis pain
... of osteoarthritis--eat right, exercise regularly, lose excess weight, and consider the use of medications based on your degree of pain," Clegg said. In a second part of the study, Clegg and other researchers will track whether taking glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate alone and in combination affects p...Procedure for irregular heartbeat gives long-lasting relief & improves quality of life
... the blood, which can cause side effects and often lose effectiveness. Moreover, these measures often are only temporarily effective, and the majority of the patients develop recurrences of atrial fibrillation sooner or later. Catheter ablation aims to counteract the irregular electrical impulses in the h...Multiple sclerosis research into reparative cells offers new avenue for fighting disease
...with coordination and eyesight and, in some cases, lose mental sharpness. In MS, nerve cells lose their insulating fatty covering, called myelin. Myelin comes from nearby cells called oligodendrocyt...Double transplants may offer one solution to short supply of donated kidneys
...n or they were from older adults who had begun to lose some kidney function. "Patients who received double kidney transplants had similar short-term outcomes to patients who received single transplants," said Stratta. "In our short-term followup, we found that we could achieve excellent patient survival ...Heart therapy studies highlight advantages of keeping it simple
...ther activities that might pose a risk should they lose consciousness. In these patients, frequent fainting can be considered a disease." The PC-Trial enrolled 223 patients with a history of repeated fainting preceded by tell-tale symptoms. Dr. van Dijk and colleagues randomly assigned patients to conve...Researchers test new way to quit smoking
...s' the brain nicotine receptors. Individuals might lose some of their desire for cigarettes before trying to completely give them up. "These are largely untested ideas. The aim of our research is to discover if there is a measurable difference in quitting success rates between the two groups in our trial,...Mood affects young and old differently, study finds
...ee that younger people tend to become more lax and lose focus; whereas, older people are more likely to focus on the task they are completing," said Mienaltowski. "So it shows that the young and old are motivated by different goals and, therefore, perceive and process information differently because of th...Obese patients should not be discriminated against for treatment
...refuse to operate on them at all; some insist they lose weight first. The Lancet comments: "Denying a service to a consumer may be an appropriate, if hard-nosed, business decision. But medicine is not just any business. Obese patients deserve care, just like their non-obese counterparts."...Bariatric surgery leads to long-term blood pressure changes in extremely obese patients
..., long-term improvements in blood pressure as they lose substantial amounts of weight after gastric bypass surgery, thereby contributing to their overall health, according to a new University of Pittsburgh study, published in the March issue of the Archives of Surgery. Excess body weight is associated wit...