Chinese children with hearing devices benefit from new speech test
...of Audiological Rehabilitation (CAAR). She further points out that audiological assessment tools like the MESP are essential for all interventions, including hearing aids, bone conduction implants, cochlear implants and other rehabilitative strategies. ...DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears safe, potentially beneficial
...estroyed. The cause of MS is unknown, but evidence points to the involvement of immune cells and antibodies that recognize and attack specific substances in the myelin, such as myelin basic protein. Certain cytokines, small proteins produced by cells that trigger inflammation, also may play a role. Amit B...Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
...rd neural signals relayed by electrodes in various points in the brain, said Pedro Irazoqui (pronounced Ear-a-THOkee), an assistant professor of biomedical engineering. "When epileptics have a seizure, a particular part of the brain starts firing in a way that is abnormal," Irazoqui said. "Being able to r...Happier hospitals means healthier patients
...ers and doctors are always going to have different points of view about the way the NHS should be run. But t...ranscended this and where they see these different points of view as a strength. Becky points to power struggles within the NHS as a source of difficulties:...Medical residents score poorly in diagnosing and managing tuberculosis
...on and immigration, as well as HIV infection. He points out that the survey results were not all bad, with most medical residents understanding the main facts about how Mycobacterium tuberculosis is transmitted (with a median score of 95 percent). Most people with active TB develop symptoms over weeks, ...STAMP system can help professionals to identify potentially violent individuals
...h at the University of Western Sydney, Australia, points out that the STAMP violence assessment framework could have much wider applications than just hospitals. STAMP - which stands for Staring and eye contact, Tone and volume of voice, Anxiety, Mumbling and Pacing could be used by any professionals in...Sleep Slide-Rule improves children's understanding of the importance of sleep
...rtant to you as a human being." Dr. Lushington points out that better sleep not only equals better learning, but also better health. "Children sleep less than they did 20 years ago and substantially less than 50 years ago. We know sleep is important for health and learning, but the importance of sleep...Avian influenza on people's minds
... influenza emerge in the United States. Hallman points out that U.S. farming methods for raising poultry drastically reduce the risk of an outbreak of avian influenza within our food supply. Our poultry is typically farmed in tightly controlled environments, he said. The poultry industry is well aware of...Aging stem cells in mice may hold answers to diseases of the aged, Stanford study finds
... School of Medicine. "This and our previous work points out why older people are more likely to get blood diseases, such as leukemia or anemia, and are less likely to make new antibodies that would protect against infections like the flu," said senior author Irving Weissman, MD, director of the Stanford I...Researchers develop criteria to detect bone mass deficiencies in children with chronic diseases
...les for age, sex and race all important reference points in evaluating the bone health of children. Before this data it was like comparing apples to oranges, Dr. Kalkwarf said. Now, pediatricians can monitor children according to the chart we developed and determine if they are normal or if theres someth...UGA study finds that violence costs nation $70 billion annually
...roductivity and $7,234 in medical costs. Corso points out that society often foots the bill for the medical costs of violence through programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Productivity losses, by definition, are societal costs since they measure the contribution that the individual would have made thr...Trial shows circulating tumor cells predict how prostate cancer patients do with chemotherapy
...t in fact their prognosis still isnt very good, he points out. There are some limitations in our ability to detect them....Low doses of ecstasy associated with decline in verbal memory
...that Ecstasy appeared to affect only verbal memory points to specific brain areas and chemicals that may be affected by the drug, the authors note. The main underlying factor seems to be a depletion of serotonin in Ecstasy users, a depletion that might be reversible, they write. Serotonin is involved in sev...New Orleans levee report finished by panel including University of Texas at Austin engineer
... the height of the surge likely to reach different points of the levee system using the standard benchmark a major hurricane that would hit an average of every 100 years. Despite the importance of engineering improvements, Gilbert cautioned that fortification steps alone arent enough. It isnt just abo...Exploring better ways to determine when to change the course of treatment
...measured at baseline, one month, and several other points after the start of treatment. CTC were isolated and counted by an immunomagnetic cell separation technique, an FDA-approved technology developed by Immunicon Corporation (Nasdaq-Global Market: IMMC}. CT scans were obtained in usual practiceat basel...Transformation for people with AIDS on the horizon
...IDS virus, says an editorial in the journal, which points towards highly promising results from trials of three new drugs. HIV patients in deep salvage meaning those people who have developed multidrug resistant HIV that does not respond to drug combination therapy could benefit the most. This year, w...Limiting stroke damage is focus of study
...rov describing rapidly deteriorating communication points for neurons. "This is not recoverable; everything dies here," he says of the destruction, termed anoxic depolarization. Damage doesn't stop there. In the minutes, hours and even days following stroke, waves of peri-infarct depolarization pound surrou...Investigational nonstimulant Guanfacine XR significantly improved child, adolescent ADHD symptoms
...ine in ADHD-RS-IV total scores by study end, -16.7 points vs. -8.9 for placebo (P Effect sizes, caculated...ons in ADHD-RS-IV total scores by study end, -19.6 points vs. -12.2 for placebo (P Safety data collected in trials 301 and 304 shows that participants usin...Efficacy and safety of Aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder
... Score, which can range from 0 (no symptoms) to 60 points (most severe symptoms). A reduction in MADRS Total Score represents improvement in depressive symptoms. Some of the secondary endpoints included Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS), MADRS-measured remission and response rates and Clinical Global Impress...New study demonstrates that Lubiprostone may improve symptom relief rates in adults with IBS-C
...th a strict evaluation using the two highest scale points to qualify as a responder was used. Patients were considered monthly responders if they reported at least moderate relief four out of four weeks or significant relief two out of four weeks. To qualify as an overall responder (the measure used in th...