Catastrophic events can affect a person's sleep
...significant disruption of day-to-day life can take place in those areas affected by a natural disaster. One of the more recent disasters occurred when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in late August 2005, causing loss of lives, extensive damage, and the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of reside...Rising skin cancer rates are more likely to affect wealthy people, says 12-year review
...skin cancer, coupled with ageing populations, will place greater demands on dermatology and other related specialties over the coming years. The number of people aged 60 and over is set to rise by more than a half by 2030 and 80 per cent of all skin cancers occur in this age group says Dr Dolan. It is ...How to lose weight and not go hungry: HU researcher develops drug that mimics feeling of 'fullness'
...y at the Hebrew University, has been named a first place winner of a Kaye Innovation Award, which was presented today (June 6) during the 70th meeting of the Hebrew University Board of Governors. Linde and his associates have developed a compound that mimics the activity of the naturally occurring hormo...Study shows Diachrome improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes
...ding weight gain or hypoglycemic events, and could place an added financial burden on the patient, said Cesar Albarracin, MD, lead investigator and a leader in the field of nutritional management of type 2 diabetes. This study shows that adding Diachrome to anti-diabetic medications can help patients reac...Low doses of ecstasy associated with decline in verbal memory
...three years of the initial evaluations, which took place between April 2002 and April 2004, 58 individuals began using Ecstasy. They were compared with 60 individuals who had the same age, sex and intelligence score but who did not use Ecstasy during the follow-up period. All participants took tests that a...AMPAKINE compounds a new potential treatment for respiratory depression
... of adverse events occurring with these drugs take place during the dose adjustment period, when two or more central nervous depressants are taken together, or when patients take prescribed drugs in ways not intended by their physician. Although only 0.5%-1.2% of total adverse drug events caused by presc...Pre-operative chemotherapy does not increase survival rates for nonsmall cell lung cancer
...erapy; it recommends that chemotherapy should take place after surgery (adjuvant chemotherapy). Richard Stephens, Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, London, UK and colleagues studied 519 patients from 70 centres in the UK, Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Most patients were clinical stag...'Energy Up' demonstrates success as obesity intervention program for inner-city girls
...of adolescent girls. The program under review took place at an all girl, parochial high school in New York City during the school year of 2003-2004. Participants in "Energy Up" lost a significant amount of weight. Obese girls lost the most weight while normal weight girls gained what was expected for thei...Doctors have key role in preventing and detecting child neglect and abuse
...reported." Many risk factors usually interact to place a child more at risk of abuse or neglect examples...should know the law, regulations and programmes in place for maltreatment in their area. Working with colleagues in other areas such as mental health and go...Huge waves from 1 storm slam coasts some 6000 km apart
...sible to put a network of early warning systems in place in the near future." "Because of its unique capacity to restitute wavelength and directional information of the propagation of swells, the SAR instrument is about to bring a remarkable contribution to the monitoring of energetic wave systems," Col...AIUM hosts Third Annual Ultrasound Practice Forum
...nt Safety and Quality: The Role of Ultrasound took place in Baltimore, Maryland. Fifty-six individuals representing 30 organizations joined in discussions on training and exam guidelines, scope of practice, and the potential impact of reimbursement on accreditation in ultrasound. Keynote speaker E. Albe...Access to alcohol among middle school children
...l away from their middle school children, the best place to start is at home. The study, reported in the June issue of Preventive Medicine, shows that of 11-14 year olds who choose to drink, only a small fraction (2.4% in the 6th grade, rising to 5.6% at the end of the 8th grade) obtain alcohol from comme...Alien soundscapes, crackling jets, stalking volcanoes
...oustical Society of America (ASA), which will take place from June 4-8, 2007 at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Almost 700 papers will be presented at the meeting. Even if you are not able to be in Salt Lake City, the detailed descriptions in the papers, along with speaker con...'How innovation drives our economy' set for June 5 at UD
...ble delivery of health information at the time and place of care. Can we create a flight simulator for the surgeon that will enable surgeons to practice complex medical procedures before they even touch the patient" Can we explore molecular details of biological processes in an interactive, immersive env...Community-associated staph infections involving antibiotic-resistant bacteria increase
...ating that MRSA occurred in addition to and not in place of MSSA. For MRSA, "risk factors were incarceration, African-American race/ethnicity and residence at a group of geographically proximate public housing complexes; older age was inversely related." "Why CA-MRSA has emerged at such a rapid rate rema...Complications of type 2 diabetes in young people -- a ticking bomb
...with type 2 diabetes to treatment programmes could place them at high-risk of developing these early complications. Dr Orit Pinhas-Hamiel, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel and Dr Philip Zietler, Department of Pediatrics, University of ...New device for stroke patients improves walking
... this year -- is worn on the lower-leg and foot in place of a traditional foot brace. Sensors detect whether the patient's foot is in the air or on the ground, and electrodes transmit painless electrical stimulation to the peroneal nerve to activate the calf muscle and correct their gait. Offered on ...NHLBI Asthma Clinical Research Networks and ALA ACRC Network to present at ATS 2007
...isco on Wednesday, May 23rd. The session will take place from noon to 1 pm in room 131 at the Moscone Cente...ture ACRC studies. The ACRC presentation will take place on Sunday, May 20th from noon to 1 p.m. in room 133 at the Moscone Center. NHLBI Asthma Clinical ...Tiny newborns face higher risk of death at community hospitals, Stanford/VA study finds
...rd's School of Medicine. "Although being born in a place with a mid-level neonatal intensive care unit is better than a place with no neonatal ICU at all, we found that these extremely tiny newborns were significantly more lik...African-Americans perceive people with extreme health problems as less productive and valuable
...s. During the interview, respondents were asked to place values on various states of health, such as extreme pain, unconscious, and imminent death. "It was found that race was a significant predictor for the valuation of health states," said Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, researcher at the University of Alberta. ...