Sucampo submits new drug application for lubiprostone
...tipation is a disorder of colonic motility that is present for at least three months and results in infrequent bowel movements and demonstrated difficulty in evacuating stools....Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...lts indicate that leucocytes from the same patient present different susceptibility to IL-5 and IL-13 production depending on the presence or absence of allergic rhinitis symptoms. Dr. Leal-Berumen says the group now plans to study cell response to more specific allergens similar to what was done with the ...Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
...says, to determine whether the abnormal profile is present in high-risk children, such as toddler siblings of autistic children and/or toddlers with developmental delays. Dr. James' coauthors are Dr. Stephan Melnyk and Ms. Stefanie Jernigan in her Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at Arkansas Children's Hospit...More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says new UC study
... levels as low as 10 parts per trillion and is not present in background air. Sulfur hexafluoride was released into the engine exhaust manifold of the buses so researchers knew that any traces of the gas must have come through the exhaust system of the bus. Eduardo Behrentz, a post-doctoral researcher at th...AACR awards scholarships for minority and underrepresented scientists
...icipate in networking events, and 58 awardees will present meritorious scientific papers. The Minority Scholar Awards are supported generously by a grant from the Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch of the National Cancer Institute and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The AACR Minority-Ser...Brain region recovery possible in former methamphetamine users
...ntion. Levels of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), which is present only in neurons, were measured as a marker of the amount of damage (neuronal loss). Choline (Cho), which is generated by the creation of new membranes and, the authors write, "may be an ideal marker to track changes consistent with neuronal recovery ...Education program reduces incidents of shaken baby syndrome
...ntion will at least reduce it to a fraction of its present level." In addition to Dias, study authors were: Kim Smith, R.N., Kathy deGuehery, R.N., Paula Mazur, M.D., F.A.A.P., Veetai Li, M.D., Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Women's and Children's Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y., and Michele L. Shaffer,...Metabolic side effects of antipsychotics are known, but rarely monitored
...ave a choice to take nothing. It's awful having to present people with such difficult choices, especially when they're already stressed dealing with mental problems," he says. Noncompliance has long been a problem for schizophrenics, because of movement problems associated with older drugs, and because many ...Physicians, researchers to talk about new treatments for oral, head and neck cancers
...se diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. They will present breakthroughs in a non-toxic, plant-based anti-cancer therapy, which is now in experimental human trials. Also available will be the husband of Joan Bisesi, who died of oral cancer in 2001. A Columbus attorney, Phil Bisesi created "Joan's Fund" to...Young scientists awarded for achievements in cancer research
...will get a chance to attend the Annual Meeting and present posters displaying the findings from their school projects. These students will be given escorted tours of the posters and exhibit booths. They will attend lectures presented by accomplished cancer researchers Drs. Alfred C. Johnson, Donald S. Coffey...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
...a larger sample of patients with IHD. However, the present study provides insight into potential mechanisms by which exercise or stress management training may be of benefit. Our results suggest that exercise and stress management training offer considerable promise to patients with stable IHD through improv...Once-a-month injectable medication helps treat alcohol dependence
... information in the article. Alcohol dependence is present in approximately 4 percent of the U.S. adult population, is common among primary care patients, and may contribute to more than 100,000 preventable deaths per year. The drug naltrexone has shown efficacy for treatment of alcohol dependence. However, ...Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
... of Columbia University, the study is the first to present empirical data showing that the rate of heterosexual HIV transmission per coital act varies over the course of HIV infection. The investigators found that the risk of transmission was highest early in infection, then dropped, then rose again late in ...Study reveals drinking alcohol reduces breast milk supply in women
... the quality and quantity of milk to infants. The present study, led by Julie Mennella, Ph.D., at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, examined levels of the hormones oxytocin, prolactin and cortisol, as well as the lactational performance of 17 nonsmoking, healthy breastfeeding ...A possible new phase for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
.... Raza and colleagues speculate that the cytokines present in very early rheumatoid arthritis may be involved in the development of the microenvironment required for chronic disease. The authors propose that there is now a strong biological rationale for testing the effects of potent anti-inflammatory therap...Exposed: Tobacco companies efforts to influence industry privatisation
... the cigarette-processing workforce in Moldova but present 'sanitised' information on future employment levels to the Moldovans. Dr Gilmore comments: "It is evident from the tactics revealed here that countries undertaking tobacco industry privatisation and the organisations advising them need to ensure a t...Lack of vigorous activity linked to functional decline in older adults with arthritis
...jects. Other than cognitive impairment, which was present in only 3 percent of the participants, lack of reg...eral's recommendations for physical activity. The present study showed that function declined less frequently in older adults with arthritis who engaged in re...Case finds dental patients agreeable to tobacco interventions
...school receive their clinical training. Lewis will present findings from the study, "Dental Patients Who Use Tobacco: Attitudes Toward Tobacco Cessation Promotion" for the International Association of Dental Research and the American Association for Dental Research's annual meeting in Baltimore, Md. He is ...7th Annual AIDS Science Day at Yale April 22
...cil and The Institute for Community Research, will present their findings to scientific and community members. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required for lunch. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the latest research in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care. I...Breakthrough findings by Ume researchers link obesity to diabetes
...tor for free fatty acids, called GPR40, is in mice present solely in the insulin-producing beta cells. Mice, like humans, that eat a diet rich in calories gain weight quickly and experience disturbances in their blood levels of insulin, sugar, and fats, and they develop fatty liver and diabetes. The findin...