Drug for cluster headaches may cause heart problems
... the heart monitoring, he said. Since this drug is relatively new for use in cluster headaches, its possible that some health care providers are not aware of the problems that can come with its use....Hispanic drug use rises in US culture
...t what was happening in Washington, a state with a relatively small Hispanic population (only 9 percent statewide), which is disproportionately rural and dispersed. The study controlled for a number of factors, including marital status, education level, poverty, and rural residence, among other variables. A...MRI finds breast cancer before it becomes dangerous
...ssive (high-grade) DCIS. Whereas low-grade DCIS is relatively inert and may never spread beyond the milk duct (and thus may never pose a threat to the women affected), high-grade DCIS will virtually always break out of the milk ducts, and then will become dangerous, biologically aggressive high grade invasive ...NIH scientists target future pandemic strains of H5N1 avian influenza
...in of H5N1 or any other type of influenza virus is relatively routine. Typically, samples of existing influenza virus strains are isolated and then grown inside eggs or in cell cultures. The virus is then collected, inactivated, purified and added to the other components of the vaccine. A flu shot prompts a ...Bioengineering to prevent iron deficiency?
...ron without food), fortification of foods, and the relatively new approach of genetic engineering and plant breeding. The authors say: Although dietary modification and diversification is the most sustainable approach, change of dietary practices and preferences is difficult, and foods that provide highly bioav...Michigan-CDC study supports value of social restrictions during influenza pandemics
...le, closed schools and cancelled public gatherings relatively early in the pandemic and sustained these measures for about 10 weeks. The analysis shows that St. Louis had one of the largest drops in mortality while the NPIs were in force. As a whole, the studys findings contrast markedly with the conventiona...In women, caffeine may protect memory
...reatments for cognitive decline, and it requires a relatively small amount for a beneficial effect. The study involved 7,000 people whose cognitive abilities and caffeine consumption were evaluated over four years. Compared to women who drank one cup or less of coffee per day, those who drank over three cups ...Study shows radiofrequency ablation highly effective in treating kidney tumors
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. A relatively new, minimally invasive treatment was 100 percent successful in eradicating small malignant kidney tumors in a study of more than 100 patients, report researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The patients underwent CT-gu...HealthGrades study: Bariatric surgery patients have fewer complications at high-volume hospitals
...y effective for those with morbid obesity, but the relatively new procedures are not yet regulated or a credentialed surgical subspecialty, said Samantha Collier, MD., HealthGrades chief medical officer. So it is important that patients considering surgery know how hospitals rate. The HealthGrades study analy...Health reform bills could improve quality and efficiency, but fall short of national plan
...fferential between high payment for procedures and relatively low payment for primary care services. Creation of an entity such as a National Quality Coordination Board, as recommended by the Institute of Medicine, to ensure that public and private efforts reinforce each other. Creation of a center that would...Obese girls less likely to attend college
...lege if they attend a high school where obesity is relatively uncommon. The findings appear in the July issue of the journal Sociology of Education. The study tracked nearly 11,000 American adolescents, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. "Obesity has been identified as a...New study examines effectiveness of tailored health messages
...effective in changing behavior. When messages were relatively weak or contained anecdotal evidence, tailoring the message seemed to have little effect. That tells us when someone reads a message that is congruent with his disposition, hes really paying attention to it, says Updegraff. It changes the way peop...Nonsmall cell lung cancer -- chemotherapy before surgery appears better than surgery alone
...e effectiveness of this therapy, but is based on a relatively small number of trials and patients, says lead researcher Sarah Burdett. There was, however, insufficient data to break the patients down into sub-groups and see whether the effectiveness varies for different types of patients or stages of the dise...Studies show antidepressants not linked to birth defects
...regnancy. During pre-approval, drugs are tested on relatively few subjects and only side effects with a large frequency are detected. Once approved, many people take the medication and even very rare side effects surface. Most prescription drugs are not tested on pregnant women, said Dr. Katz. So we must start ...Nepalese researchers identify cost-effective treatment for drug-resistant typhoid
..."The currently recommended treatment, Cefixime, is relatively expensive and must be administered for a longer du...er US$1 dollar for a seven day treatment course is relatively inexpensive." "This is an important study with major implications for treating disease widespread ...Shoulder tapping -- Young males are most willing to purchase alcohol for underage youth
...rage youth. Although 19 percent may sound like a relatively low success rate, it means that a given youth has about an 80 percent probability of obtaining alcohol within eight attempts with randomly selected adults, said Grube. The actual success rate is probably higher because youth are most likely selectiv...Predicting danger of flu pandemic rests on differences in affected population, says O.R. Forum
...many other people on a given day, and we allow for relatively inactive people who interact with few others, he writes. We provide for highly susceptible people who are more likely to become infected once exposed to the virus, and we include those who are less susceptible. In a similar vein, we allow for highly ...Avian influenza on people's minds
...They see the current supply of chicken products as relatively safe, and they continue to eat it. However, most s...ion, while a variety of clinical symptoms makes it relatively easy to identify domestic poultry infected with avian influenza, few Americans believe that live chi...Split the difference: Pill-splitting study looks at cost-saving step that could be used by millions
...or splitting because they linger in the body for a relatively long time, and because small day-to-day dose fluctuations that can happen when pills are split dont make a major difference in cholesterol levels. The U-M study involved patients who were taking atorvastatin, pravastatin, or simvastatin, which are ...UCLA researchers develop new nanomaterials to deliver anti-cancer drugs to cells
...s are biocompatible, contain tubular pores and are relatively easy to modify, Zink said. Additional modification by attaching a ligand against a cancer-cell-specific receptor can make the nanoparticles recognizable by cancer cells. A critical obstacle and challenge for cancer therapy is the limited availabili...