Batten down the hatches against HIV
...ide the cell, the RNA could easily be split off by means of a sulfursulfur bridge....Colon cancer screening -- Going 'Back To The Future'?
...per gram of stool) is a continuous variable, which means that a clinician can choose an I-FOBT positivity threshold to suit the patients clinical characteristics such as age and reduce the chance of false positive test result," says Dr. Imperiale. There are only a few examples of truly good screening tes...Charting our health by the stars
... obtained solely due to chance. Statistical chance means that 5 per cent of the time, scientists will incorrectly conclude that an association exists, when in reality no such association exists in the population that the scientists are studying. One way to reduce the chances of drawing a wrong conclusion...Custom-made cancer cell attacks
...hich runs from Feb. 15 to 19. Individual therapy means patients will require fewer radiation doses and treatment sessions, says Ruth, who is director of the TRIUMF PET (Positron Emission Tomography) program at the University of British Columbia. And the patient isnt the only one who benefits. Doctors do ...Extra cortisol protects women's mood under stress
...ychologists are especially interested in what this means for preventing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder. The findings appear in the February issue of Behavioral Neuroscience, which is published by the American Psychological Association (APA). Psychologists Serkan Het, MSc, and Oliver Wolf,...National research network launched to seek better treatments for brain injury, stroke and seizures
...ogical emergencies such as head injury or seizures means that patients who might benefit from a rapidly delivered therapy could be unconscious or unable to understand what's happening. Often, their spouse, parent or other legal representative isn't with them at the time the emergency occurs. And the proces...Referral management schemes damage patients' interests
...ement schemes are springing up across the NHS as a means of reducing primary care trusts' spending on secondary care services. The justification given for the introduction of the schemes is that they bring services "closer to home" a mantra repeated often by the government at present. But trust managers...Health providers could save billions without compromising health care says drug study
...ition of prescription drugs to the Medicare scheme means that taxpayers, insurers and Medicare beneficiaries could save $8.2 billion in 2007 alone if there were a move to shift statin prescribing to the lower cost generic statins." "The authors should be congratulated on their study, which serves as ...Offenders unlikely to seek help when experiencing mental distress
Offenders' lack of trust in medical professionals means many may not seek help when they are experiencing mental distress, says a new BMJ study. Men who have been incarcerated have significantly higher rates of mental illness and suicide and under-utilise mental health services compared to the general p...Resurgence and spread of syphilis in China is a rapidly increasing epidemic
... virtual absence of syphilis in China for 20 years means the general population of young, sexually active individuals has no natural immunity to the disease, according to the authors. "Sexually active individuals would be completely susceptible to this infection," the report states.Cohen also notes that sy...FSU study: Can prunes reverse bone loss after menopause?
...Florida State University College of Human Sciences means to find out. FSU Professor Bahram H. Arjmandi is the principal investigator and a nationally recognized expert on the effects of "functional foods" (dietary components that may provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition) on chronic diseases. H...Study finds unexpected results in acid suppression between two OTC heartburn treatments
...r ability to suppress gastric acid secretion. This means that for people who have frequent heartburn, that is, heartburn two or more days per week, taking an over-the-counter PPI is an excellent option." In this 14 day study, subjects were randomly assigned to one of six treatment sequences, each includin...Study finds major variation in Medicare Rx drug costs
...an he or she chose. Such wide variation in prices means that Medicare prescription drug plans are substantially more affordable in some states than in others, the authors conclude. In all, depending on which medicines they're taking and which plan they're in, people in one state might spend 10 percent of ...UGA study finds that caffeine cuts post-workout pain by nearly 50 percent
...eine. And the small sample size of nine volunteers means that the study will have to be replicated with a larger study. O'Connor said that despite these limitations, caffeine appears to be more effective in relieving post-workout muscle pain than several commonly used drugs. Previous studies have found t...Ethnic disparities in alcohol services: financial and logistical barriers are key
... such as not knowing how to find services, lacking means to pay, and being unable to obtain child care have kept Hispanics from seeking help for an alcohol problem when they had considered going. Hispanics in the United States have some of the lowest rates of insurance coverage of all ethnic groups. Our...Brain studies reveal the mechanisms of the voluntary control of visual attention
...ce this improved processing in the visual areas by means of some "biasing" or enhancing signal. But "little is known about the timing and sequence of activations within this frontal-parietal network and their temporal relationship to any such biasing," the Duke scientists said in their report. They said ...Journal Sleep: Link between insomnia and hypersomnia, depression in children
...ion than youths with just one sleep problem. This means that we should carefully ask depressed youths about the specific type of sleep problem they're having. It may also mean that we should think about different treatments to specifically target an individual's sleep problem." Experts recommend that gr...Do we need a world health insurance to realize the right to health?
...stance, thus leaving poor states with insufficient means to meet their core obligations," say Ooms and colleagues. "Rich states can blame poor states--and each other--for not doing enough." The second reason is the notion of "progressive realization," i.e. the recognition that economic, social, and cultu...Risk factors for hypertension start young
...al nighttime blood pressure. "That most likely means that the problem is not purely genetic and also is likely caused by environmental factors like salt intake and stress," Dr. Wang says. "It has already been proven that stress causes sodium retention, but there could be also other factors. This study ...CHPA statement regarding 'Monitoring the Future' findings on cough medicine abuse
...fe and beneficial products, like medications, as a means to a high and know the warning signs. Talk to their teens about all types of drug abuse, including cough medicine abuse. Safeguard their medicine cabinets, and know what products they have and how many. Monitor their teen's Internet use. Seek p...