A link is found between morphine addiction and the tendency to explore
...on within a short amount of time. This was done by placing them in a circular corridor they had never seen before and observing their behaviour. Only the persevering animals that persistently explored their new environment had a preference for being administered morphine. It was also observed that other pers...Some masks used in children's asthma treatment not effective, research shows
...e dead space volume of the masks. This was done by placing the water-filled mask on a device that measures applied force and pushing the mannequin face into it with a controlled force of 1.5, 3, or 7 pounds to match the range of forces used by parents when applying the mask. The face displaced water from the...Unique vascular dysfunction in women's heart disease described in major journal supplement
...rations associated with obesity are key factors in placing a woman at risk for CAD and cardiac events. Women with the "metabolic syndrome" are at much higher risk of cardiac events than those with a normal metabolic status. The metabolic syndrome includes insulin resistance, unhealthy cholesterol and/or trig...Premature babies and SIDS: Doctors should make special effort to talk to parents About Risk
...DS prevention guidelines for longer. These include placing babies on their backs to sleep, not smoking and putting babies to sleep in a safe bed of their own."...Gene therapy 'turns off' mutation linked to Parkinson's disease
...e gene in a cell, leaving others unaffected. By placing the RNA interference into a crippled, non-disease-causing virus, scientists in the Bohn lab have been able to deliver the RNA interference tool to the brain of rats and turn off the alpha-synuclein protein in neurons. "This is the first step in deve...Medications and cough syrups may cause cavities
...aul Bussman, DMD, FAGD. The report revealed that placing children's teeth in contact with syrupy medications could cause erosion to the outer layers of the teeth. However, when teeth were treated with a topical fluoride treatment, the decay was minimal. "Although some medications are necessary for gener...Jefferson researchers building a better rabies vaccine
...Agency to perform field trials. These would entail placing food baits containing the vaccine in the wild, then later capturing and testing animals for antibodies against the rabies virus....Government's preparation for bird flu outbreak welcome
The priority the Federal Government is placing upon preparation for the possibility of a bird flu outbreak is critical and timely, Medicines Australia said today. The Prime Minister will arrive in Malaysia today where he will discuss the issue with 16 counterparts at the East Asia Summit. Meanwhi...Dentists report on new computerized tomography systems
...tions in other specialties of dentistry such as in placing new implants that are increasingly used in place of dentures, remedial efforts for TMJ and for reconstruction of cleft palates and lips. The researchers report, "The future in orthodontic imaging seems exciting as we discover new frontiers, and as t...UNICEF report shows disabled children at serious risk
...see them as easy victims. "We found that factors placing disabled children at increased risk for violence and abuse are often related to social, cultural and economic issues, and not to the actual disability itself," said Groce, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yal...Good for the heart and the wallet: African-American heart failure drug is cost-effective
...ctive therapies are introduced to the marketplace, placing a financial burden on patients and insurers that can last for years. However, the same may not be true for a drug recently shown to greatly improve outcomes in African-American heart failure patients. According to a report in today's issue of Circula...Teen weight control behavior may reflect mothers' attitudes on weight
...balance between promoting a healthy weight and not placing too much emphasis on the importance of weight." "Parents should be encouraged to be role models in incorporating physical activity and healthy nutrition into everyday lifestyle patterns, rather than implementing them as weight control strategies," th...Amgen investigational therapy for bone loss, denosumab, show increased bone mineral density
... million more are estimated to have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis. Of the 10 million Americans estimated to have osteoporosis, eight million are women and two million are men. In addition, one in two women and one in four men over age 50 will have an osteoporosis-related frac...Is it okay to sign Alzheimer's patients up for research studies?
...s future research subjects and least strongly when placing themselves in the position of the surrogate having to decide for a loved one. For example, for a study that would involve a lumbar puncture (also known as a spinal tap), family consent for research was endorsed by 69 percent when applied to themselve...New findings help explain how brain pathways control body weight
...food intake or energy homeostasis a novel concept placing the MC4R in the neuronal "effector arm" that splits to control food intake and energy expenditure. In other words, says Balthasar, they learned that the food intake side and the energy expenditure side of the energy balance "seesaw" are separately re...Alternative tobacco products: A better, safer option for smokers?
...d parts of Europe is moist snuff, which is used by placing the product in the mouth. Because there are fewer side effects and risks associated with its use than with standard cigarette smoking, use of snuff has been proposed as a safer alternative for smokers unable or unwilling to quit using tobacco. The...Leading groups offer NIH direct links to journals to make research access easy for public
... proposal to Dr. Zerhouni eliminates concerns that placing research manuscripts into public view prior to final editing, as the NIH policy calls for, could inadvertently pave the way for the rapid spread of confusing and potentially serious errors. Under today's proposal, only the final, published versions o...Atypical antipsychotic drugs for dementia may be associated with small increased risk of death
...ons and delusions that are neither distressing nor placing them or others at risk or harm should not be treated with antipsychotic drugs. Third, once antipsychotic drugs have been prescribed, careful assessment and documentation of the need for continued care is necessary. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation A...Men who smoke heavily may impair sperm, fertility
...ed by Burkman, the researchers cut a zona in half, placing one half with a smoker's sperm and the matching half with control sperm. After two to three hours of incubation, researchers counted the number of sperm attached tightly to the outside of each half. The number of attached sperm from the smoker wa...Fox Chase study examines which women could benefit from adjuvant therapy with aromatase inhibitor
...dman continued, "In this study, women with factors placing them at higher risk of developing a contralateral cancer or recurrence were generally those who would have been recommended to have chemotherapy in addition to tamoxifen in the first place. Women with-node positive breast cancer and women aged 60 ye...