Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of drug addiction treatment
...r people to think that this is something that they might want to bring into their clinic or their treatment system," he says. "To transform the field, we need to have both numbers and the stories. Together, this is a powerful mechanism for change." The intervention was first used in the addiction field in ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for April 2005 (first issue)
...starting in 1946, that the antibiotic streptomycin might be a viable drug for the disease. The results of early British trials showed a substantial benefit to the streptomycin arm of the trial; however, soon many patients developed antibiotic resistant strains and little ultimate benefit came to those tre...Radiation therapy for prostate cancer nearly doubles the risk of rectal cancer
...th today's technology, some portions of the rectum might still receive a high dose of radiation. Therefore, the risk of rectal cancer may still be substantial and thus, until proven otherwise, men treated with radiation for prostate cancer need monitoring for rectal cancer beginning five years after treat...Top anti-arthritis drugs cause skin disease
...atients, but the use of TNF-alpha blocking therapy might increase susceptibility, as TNF-alpha is a major p... response to infections. Down regulating TNF-alpha might also trigger another type of immune response, which increases susceptibility to eczema, a condition ...Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...ses earlier in the day. "The logic here is that it might put people with seasonal affective disorder into r...pectrum, the requirements for light therapy dosing might differ. Also, children and adolescents may need lower doses than the elderly. "And if eye problems s...Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer
... "Early diagnosis and treatment of bone metastases might improve outcomes in breast cancer patients, and the appropriate imaging method is able to assist in the early detection of bone metastases," said Dr. Uematsu....Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
...tulated that the novel membrane lipid made by PI3K might act as an intracellular "messenger" by recruiting to the cell membrane the machinery (signaling proteins) needed to communicate a growth signal to the cell. Continuous activation of PI3K would allow the cell to continually grow and make copies of it...Cognitive therapy works as well as antidepressants, but with lasting effect after therapy ends
...of treatment. "We believe that cognitive therapy might have more lasting effects because it equips patien...of depression. For many people, cognitive therapy might prove to be the preferred form of treatment." The study, which follows years of debate on the rela...Consumers not getting accurate information about smokeless tobacco
... Access journal BMC Public Health , entitled "You might as well smoke; the misleading and harmful public m...e telling smokeless tobacco users, in effect, 'you might as well smoke,' a public health message that actually encourages people to switch to a much more dan...Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
... empathy, self-regulation and prosocial skills and might be protective; that bullying might arise out of early cognitive deficits that lead to decreased competence with peers; and that televis...ACP guidelines to treat obesity cover diet, exercise, drugs and surgery
...icine. People with a body mass index (BMI) over 30 might consider drug therapy after an appropriate trial of diet and exercise has failed. Surgery is for those with a BMI over 40 who also have obesity-related health problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or sleep apnea, ACP guidelines say. People...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, April 5, 2005
...ndices (BMIs) over 30. Patients with BMIs over 30 might consider drug therapy. Surgery is reserved for those with BMIs over 40 who also have obesity-related health problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or sleep apnea. ACP identifies six drugs that, according to valid clinical studies, aid weight...Genetic link to cervical cancer
...ls, are found in HPV-positive cervical lesions and might help determine the outcome of virus infection and ...ric and prostate cancer. Exactly how inflammation might promote cervical cancer remains unknown....Differential heart-attack risks among blacks, whites remain mystery
...wn as Lp(a). If such a mechanism is found, doctors might be able to use the information to develop therapies and drugs that reduce heart-attack risks for everyone. In the study, statisticians from Rice University in Houston and medical researchers from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at...Onion compound may help fight osteoporosis
...ded, the current study suggests that eating onions might help prevent bone loss and osteoporosis, a disease which predominately affects older women. The disease results in an estimated $17 billion in medical costs in the United States. Their study, scheduled to appear in the May 4 print issue of the Americ...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
... is the first study to show that stress management might reduce cardiovascular risk in part through beneficial effects on vascular endothelial function," Blumenthal said. "This is a level of improvement is comparable to that achieved in drug trials. For that reason, these findings add additional support fo...Vaccine against cervical cancer and genital warts shows promise
...The authors suggest that universal HPV vaccination might be most effective if implemented in 10-13 year old...ence of cervical cancer, universal HPV vaccination might decrease the medical, psychological, and economic costs associated with the management of abnormalit...Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
...hether insomnia, rather than the drugs themselves, might be the problem," says senior author Ronald Chervin... the likelihood of quick corrective maneuvers that might prevent a fall from happening....Dr. Gutin selected as Fulbright Senior Specialist
...national and state level and I have the feeling we might be able to turn this around," says Dr. Gutin. But it's a tough fight, with societal trends including fast food and excessive screen time. In his own childhood in the Bronx, his brother had to hunt him down to get him to stop playing long enough to co...Post-traumatic stress disorder common among refugees in western countries
...-backs, hypervigilence, and emotional numbing that might be a risk factor for substance abuse and suicide. About 13 million people are classified as refugees worldwide. Refugees could be at excess risk of psychiatric morbidity because of forced migration, traumatic events, and resettlement in unfamiliar en...