Study suggests nonpharmaceutical interventions may be helpful in severe influenza outbreaks
...utical interventions earlier had greater delays in reaching peak rates of death, lower peak rates of death, and lower total number of deaths. There was a statistically significant association between increased duration of nonpharmaceutical interventions and a reduced total number of deaths. These findings ...Backache sufferers who fear pain change movements
...sked the participants to perform a series of three reaching tasks designed to simulate everyday activities, such as bending to open a mailbox or leaning to ring a doorbell. Sensors attached to the study subjects recorded their muscle movements. The study confirmed what researchers have long suspected: Peop...International Workshop on Cities, Science and Sustainability
...so include initiatives that were not successful in reaching their goals in part so that the lessons learned can be conveyed to a wider audience. City-wide environmental or sustainable-development master-plans will also be considered. The abstract deadline is 15 July 2007; institutes will be invited to prep...Research probes seniors' plans for end-of-life care
...bers of Americans - the Baby Boom generation - now reaching age 60, we still know surprisingly little about these decisions or the factors that shape them, says University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist Deborah Carr. A study by Carr and her Rutgers University colleague Dmitry Khodyakov now offers insight ...Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Society of Clinical Oncology partner in national initiative
... become increasingly important as baby boomers are reaching retirement age and are beginning to flood the healthcare system. Lastly, the initiative will address the unique needs of cancer survivors, as more and more cancer patients are living long beyond their cancer treatment. Komens sponsorship ensures......Defense, (FAZD), located at Texas A&M, and will be reaching out to the other 6 centers for subject matter. The system, says Orosz, "it is designed so that you dont have to be a computer scientist to use it." Orosz hopes to distribute a beta version of RAW later this year....TV ads may spur more stroke victims to get help sooner
...ing may be more effective than some other media in reaching all subgroups of society, Hodgson said. However, for stroke awareness campaigns to be effective, they must be continuous. This finding reflects what has been demonstrated in other public health fields such as smoking prevention, but we think it is ...Huge waves from 1 storm slam coasts some 6000 km apart
...ine-day period by ESA's Envisat satellite. Waves reaching up to 11 metres devastated France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean when it slammed into the southern port of Saint Pierre on 12 May. Six days later waves created from the same storm measuring as high as seven metres began crashing into Indonesia ...New reforms could cut the number of unexplained infant deaths
...nall, have been devastating for her family and far reaching for the medical and other professions involved. Protocols introduced as a direct result of the case will be obligatory by April 2008 the statutory process allowing this to happen has been astoundingly fast says the writer. Peter Fleming, a profe...Brain research poised to dramatically advance global society
...$4 billion public research initiative dedicated to reaching the next level of understanding the human brain--the yet-to-be-discovered inner workings of the mind. The symposium also will outline the dramatic implications the decade will have on the global economy and health care. "We are at the 'tipping poin...UCLA imaging study reveals how pure oxygen harms the brain
...rrowed their blood vessels, preventing oxygen from reaching tissue in the brain and heart." That's when something surprising happened on the MRI scan. Three brain structures suddenly lit up: the hippocampus, which helps control blood pressure; the cingulate cortex, which regulates pain perception and b...Exposure to mercury preservatives before birth is no higher in children with autism
... probably because the thimerosal is diluted before reaching the fetus and has been assumed to be innocuous. Nevertheless, there is a concern that even very small doses delivered when the brain is especially sensitive can be toxic. Numerous internet sites and one research study assert that RhIg causes autism a...Huge waves that hit Reunion Island tracked from space
The origin and movement of waves reaching up to 11 metres that devastated France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on Saturday evening have been detected with ESA's Envisat satellite. The waves that thrashed the southern port of Saint Pierre, leaving two fishermen missing, causing sever...Advances in brain research poised to dramatically change society
...e a $4 billion public research initiative aimed at reaching the next levels of understanding the human brain. This research will have dramatic implications on national health and economy. A plenary session with the presenting experts, moderated by The New York Times science writer George Johnson, will explo...Comparison of patients' access to new and better cancer drugs reveals inequalities between countries
...ighlights that in many countries new drugs are not reaching patients quickly enough and that this is having an adverse impact on patient survival. Where you live can determine whether you receive the best available treatment or not. To some extent this is determined by economic factors, but much of the variat...Study shows Botox decreases pain and intensity of spasticity following a stroke
...themselves, maintaining good personal hygiene, and reaching for and grasping everyday objects." This is the largest long-term study to evaluate repeated treatment with BoNTA for post-stroke spasticity. Brashear and colleagues had reported in 2002 that one-time injections of BoNTA are safe and effective in ...Less sun better than using sunscreen
...nd wearing clothes which stop harmful UV rays from reaching the skin, rather than sunscreen, are the best ways...hem denser) are better at stopping harmful UV rays reaching the skin, while wet or stretched materials, and those that have been bleached, are not so good. Su...Girls born with HIV infection at higher risk for cervical problems
...f children born with HIV are now coming of age and reaching sexual maturity. Girls in this group who are sexually active are experiencing a higher number than expected of cervical abnormalities, a new study finds. Researchers monitored the rate of first-time pregnancies, genital health and Pap test results ...Resident work hour restrictions may be costly for teaching hospitals
...acing resident clinical care with other providers, reaching as high as $6 million for the five-year period," the authors write. "To use this model effectively as a decision-making tool, hospital leaders need to first reach a consensus on the ideal distribution of existing residents among programs and patien...Drugs for Parkinson's disease may ease stroke-related disability
... left-side stimuli could report that perception by reaching to their unimpaired right side. Of 29 patients tested, six were able to respond promptly to left-side stimuli, suggesting they had motor neglect. When Sapir compared high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging brain scans from the two groups, she fo...