Mouthguards: Rolls Royce of mouthguard line provides maximum injury protection
...sperson Luke Matranga, DDS, MAGD, ABGD. "They also minimize injury and decrease the severity of the injury from hits or falls that could otherwise result in a fractured jaw." "Remember, if you lose a single tooth, it will cost $10,000 $20,000 dollars over your lifetime to restore that tooth," says Dr. Kenyo...NIAID awards $47 million to develop medical countermeasures against radiological, nuclear threats
...ation exposure, to protect against exposure and to minimize and treat the effects of exposure to a wide range of radioactive compounds. "The primary goal of the centers is to develop new medical products that would be needed in the event of radiation released in a terrorist attack. We are asking the centers t...MRI helps doctors select best treatment for early breast cancers
...table candidates for this accelerated treatment to minimize the chance that a woman's cancer will return near the original tumor or elsewhere in the breast," said Kathleen Horst, M.D., lead author of the study and a radiation oncologist at the Stanford Cancer Center in Stanford, California. For more informat...Study reveals reason women are more sensitive to pain than men
...ere on women," said Dr. Wilhelmi. "The ability to minimize pain often affects a patient's perception of their results. We hope this data will give new perspective on how to better treat post-operative pain in women." Currently, 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population suffers from acute pain, says Dr. Wilh...Despite rarity of errors in chemotherapy orders, improvements still needed, study finds
...y of the drugs, makes it particularly important to minimize mistakes in ordering and administering cancer therapies. In the current study, Gandhi, Bartel, and their colleagues from BWH, Dana-Farber, and the Harvard School of Public Health reviewed more than 10,000 medication orders from Dana-Farber's adult an...Study shows escalating climate change impacts
...and potential business opportunities that can help minimize future risks." There are 10 case studies within the report, written by scientific experts, that outline current effects of climate change with regard to infectious diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, Lyme disease and asthma; extreme weather e...Smokers misinformed about smoking's link to cancer
...o quit can expect to avoid withdrawal symptoms and minimize weight gain." "Smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer and is a risk factor for numerous other health conditions," said W. Michael Alberts, MD, FCCP, President of the American College of Chest Physicians. "As health-care providers, it is our ...HIV-positive patients have shorter survival periods while awaiting liver transplants
...pecial care along with early referral will help to minimize the number of deaths on the waiting lists and facilitate excellent outcomes following liver transplantation in this deserving group of recipients."...A good night's sleep can mean a better day at school
...ainst the therapeutic action of the medication and minimize the benefits at school. Increasing medication under these circumstances could actually make things worse." Dr. Fallone is investigating sleep patterns and sleepiness in children with ADHD, but results in the current report indicate that, even among w...Cardiac pump can extend life in end-stage heart failure
...fine patient selection for these pumps and work to minimize the complications associated with mechanical heart technology," Rogers said. "Further, we need to continue to focus on new strategies for treating end-stage heart failure, which has a survival rate so low that it rivals any cancer."...The British National Space Centre and DMC join the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters'
...ently proved the importance of space in helping to minimize suffering caused by natural and technological disasters all over the world," said Volker Liebig. Following the UNISPACE III conference held in Vienna, Austria, in July 1999, the European and French space agencies (ESA and CNES) initiated the Interna...One drug tackles two diseases, Case researcher finds
...ilar treatment and management of the disease might minimize tooth loss and the destruction of the alveolar (jaw) bone," reported Palomo. Because bone loss is a "silent disease," and is many times diagnosed in older women after a hip or bone fracture, the researcher said dentists have the opportunity to observ...Study uncovers placental microtransfusions lead to transmission of AIDS virus during childbirth
...ad been given single-dose anti-retroviral drugs to minimize HIV transmission. "This work shows strongly for the first time that what we call placental microtransfusions during birth are responsible for a large part of the transmission of HIV from mother to baby," the scientist said. "To our knowledge, there h...Older women who receive pelvic irradiation for cancer have increased risk for pelvic fracture
...rradiation techniques for high-risk individuals to minimize the irradiation dose received by bone should be investigated."......n in protecting the public good, and take steps to minimize burdens as much as possible. Measures to protect the public good are likely to impose a disproportionate burden on health care workers, patients and their families. Equity All patients have an equal claim to receive the health care they need under ...AIUM discourages the sale and use of ultrasound equipment for personal use in the home
... mimic or obscure pathology, and use techniques to minimize ultrasound exposure to the fetus. A statement updated in August 2005 from the FDA reads "Persons who promote, sell or lease ultrasound equipment for making "keepsake" fetal videos should know that FDA views this as an unapproved use of a medical dev...Hormone aldosterone is promising target for stroke treatment
...i-polar hormone that can contribute to strokes and minimize their damage is emerging as a therapeutic target in the battle against these brain attacks, researchers say. "It costs about $56 billion a year to look after stroke patients, never mind the quality-of-life issues for these patients," says Dr. Anne M....New Stanford tool for genetic data analysis may improve cancer treatment
... Dec. 5 Public Library of Science-Medicine, should minimize these setbacks and help turn cancer research into cancer cures. Robert Tibshirani, PhD, professor of health research and policy and of statistics, said part of the problem lies in how the scientists analyze the data. "A lot of people have applied old...Serious adverse reactions to smallpox vaccine appear to be limited
...in augmenting a robust safety monitoring system to minimize preventable adverse events. Additional reduction of overall vaccinia adverse events might be achievable through study of cardiac and dermatological risk factors, a better understanding of vaccinia host-pathogen interaction, and development of a less ...... mimic or obscure pathology, and use techniques to minimize ultrasound exposure....