UIC researchers to develop new drugs to fight bioterrorism
...s for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the most serious threats of bioterrorism, and UIC's College of Pharmacy has an extensive research program devoted to the discovery and development of antibiotics for the treatment of this and other infectious diseases," said Jerry Bauman, dean of the College ...Novel candidate biomarker for heart failure also strongly predicts risk of death
...BNP, and a combination of both biomarkers gave the most accurate prediction for all study participants We have confirmed the potential importance of ST2 to predict risk. What we dont have now is information on how ST2 changes after adequate heart failure treatment and what that tells us about patients r...Old McDonald's has a hold on kids' taste buds, Stanford/Packard study finds
...gest fast-food advertiser in the United States and most study subjects would likely be familiar with the brand. Each food sample was divided into two identical portions, one wrapped in a McDonald's wrapper or placed in a McDonald's bag, and the other in similar wrapping without the McDonald's logo. The ...ADHD appears to be associated with depressed dopamine activity in the brain
...se that often occurs simultaneously. ADHD is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder among children, according to background information in the article. Despite decades of research, the specific neurobiological mechanisms underlying this disorder still remain unclear, the authors write. Genetic, clinica...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Aug. 7, 2007, issue
... driving safety (Clinical Guidelines, p. 194). And most studies were done before the enactment of child safety seat legislation....Inhaled nitric oxide safe for tiny preemie lungs, UCSF study finds
...de is safe and effective for the prevention of the most common type of long-term lung disease of very prem...nd retarded development of the lungs. BPD is the most common long-term lung disease in premature infants in the United States, affecting about 15,000 babi...Researchers link metal ions to neurodegenerative disease
...nson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Although metal ions, most notably copper, can bind to amyloid in several specific ways, the researchers found that only one way appears toxic. The findings will appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Early Edition online during the week of Aug. 6-10...Quality of treatment guidelines
... Program (CHEP) grading scheme. They conclude that most recommendations are based on the results of well-conducted clinical trials. However, less than a third of the recommendations were found to be based on high-quality evidence applicable to the populations, treatments and outcomes specified in guidelin...Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases
...erm, may cause squamous cell carcinoma the second most common form of skin cancer, Dr. Hsu says. Some of the most effective anti-dandruff shampoos also have carcinogens in them. While the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis...World's largest respiratory health study launches next phase
...research study on respiratory healthand one of the most significant community and family studies on respir... respiratory disordersand then what treatments are most appropriate, Mrs Beswick said. The Asthma Foundation is honoured to have contributed to supporting s...Postpartum hospital discharges -- when is the 'right time?'
... ready. This study also identified those factors most related to the unreadiness of mother-infant pairs to leave the hospital. These included: being a first-time mother, being black and non-Hispanic, the mothers history of chronic disease, inadequate prenatal care, delivering during non-routine hours, t...Fat is the new normal, FSU researcher says
...ography and Population Health. Medically speaking, most agree that this trend is a dangerous one because o...eriod. There was disproportionate growth among the most obese women as the 99th percentile weight increased a hefty 18.2 percent, from 258 to 305 pounds. ...RAND, Health Dialog form alliance to create tools to evaluate health-care quality and efficiency
...developed by RAND, which conducted the largest and most comprehensive examination ever made of the quality of American health care. Health Dialog will integrate the RAND QAScoresTM into its care management services and provider performance measurement system. This alliance brings together two organiza...Why women get more migraines than men
... women suffer from migraines, making it one of the most common disabling conditions faced by women around the globe. This 3-to-1 ratio raises the obvious question: Why" The reason, suggest researchers at UCLA, is that women may have a faster trigger than men for activating the waves of brain activity th...Many heart attack patients still not getting emergency clot-busting treatment
...y is appropriate between 1994 and 2003. Its the most current and comprehensive look at the use of emergency reperfusion a term that describes treatments that can break up blood clots and other blockages in the tiny blood vessels of the heart and restore blood flow to the heart muscle. In the ten-ye......gave both autistic kids and normal kids two of the most popular IQ tests used in schools. The two tests are both highly regarded, but they are very different. The so-called WISC relies heavily on language, which is why the psychologists were suspicious of it. The other, known as the Ravens Progressive Mat...European heat waves double in length since 1880
The most accurate measures of European daily temperatures ever indicate that the length of heat waves on the continent has doubled and the frequency of extremely hot days has nearly tripled in the past century. The new data shows that many previous assessment...International symposium on fruit, vegetables headed for Houston
...resenters also will talk about how to maintain the most healthful level of bioactive compounds in the pre- and post-harvest stages of fruit and vegetable production, as well as the interaction of certain medicines with grapefruit and other foods. A general session will focus on health-based marketing of...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
... the ability to cause light to penetrate the cells most affected by cancer without hitting deeper unaffected cells and to scan cell structures on the scale of nanometers, smaller than a doctor can see with a microscope. "Contemporary diagnostic medicine frequently relies on invasive procedures, such as ...Method shows promise for early detection of pancreatic cancer
...mising for detecting pancreatic cancer, the fourth most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States...ll five-year survival rate is less than 5 percent; most patients die within the first two years. If detected early, when the tumor can be successfully remov...