Monitoring program finds serious, unreported adverse drug reactions
...ing program developed by a Northwestern University researcher has successfully identified a large number of prev...stern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a researcher at The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, as well as a physicia...University of Kentucky researcher wins American Heart Association award
...INGTON, Ky. (May 3, 2005) - University of Kentucky researcher Dr. Dennis Bruemmer received the prestigious 2005 Irvine Page Award for Young Investigators at last week's meeting of the American Heart Association in Washington, D.C. Bruemmer, assistant professor of endocrinology and molecular medicine, UK Colleg...Mayo Clinic first to use pharmacogenomics to treat inherited kidney disorder of children
...la Monico, M.D., Mayo Clinic nephrologist and lead researcher on the study. The research team will now try to determine the most effective doses and evaluate benefits of this approach long term. The Problem and the Mayo solution Doctors have known for more than 40 years that vitamin B6 therapy can effectively...Three NYU faculty named to the National Academy of Sciences
...t Institute of Mathematical Sciences, is a leading researcher in the fields of optimization, linear algebra, and scientific applications. One of NYU's esteemed Silver Professors, Wright is the 16th active or retired Courant faculty member in NAS. After 13 years at Bell Laboratories, where she became head of its...Exercise in cold water may increase appetite, UF study finds
...ing in cold water, according to Lesley White, a UF researcher who designed the study to better understand why aquatic exercise is often less successful than equal amounts of jogging or cycling for people who want to lose weight. "It's possible that individuals who exercise in cooler water may have an exaggera...Therapy to overcome fears helps children with obsessive-compulsive disorder
...ramowitz, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic psychologist and lead researcher on the study. The study is published in the spring issue of Behavior Therapy, and is the first meta-analysis (a quantitative approach to combining the results of previous studies) to focus on children with OCD. OCD is an anxiety disorder that affects...NIST fire analysis tools featured in online training
...drzykowski, NIST fire protection engineer and lead researcher in many of the experimental fire tests, helped develop the course and narrates many of its segments. Course participants can observe fire investigation techniques such as physical testing, hand calculations and zone models, as well as "virtual reali...Medication combined with behavior therapy works best for ADHD children, study finds
...on, much lower than previously thought," said ADHD researcher William E. Pelham, Jr., University at Buffalo Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology, UB College of Arts and Sciences and UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The study is the first to test the effectiveness of a new drug t...New study suggests older patients have high rates of unmet eye care needs
...s, especially those with diabetes. AUTHORS: Lead researcher is Dr. Arleen Brown, assistant professor of medicine in the division of general internal medicine and health services research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. JOURNAL: Archives of Ophthalmology, May issue. FUNDERS: The Robert Wood Jo...Sensor warns of gastrointestinal problems
Dutch researcher Sebastiaan Herber has developed a sensor which can detect poor blood circulation in the stomach. A high level of carbon dioxide in the stomach is a characteristic of this so-called gastrointestinal ischaemia. By measuring this concentration the senso...Arabic translation of doctoral thesis on Yemeni health workers
...lp of an NWO subsidy, the doctoral thesis of Dutch researcher Marina de Regt was recently translated into Arabic. The thesis about the position of female health workers in Yemen has been published by Dar Muhajirun publishers in Cairo and is available in bookshops in Egypt and Yemen. Anthropologist Marina de Re...Genetic testing divides families
...ically, are at risk for that disease," states lead researcher Rebekah J. Hamilton, RN, PhD, of theUniversity of Iowa. Hamilton looked at the decision making process of 29 participants, what and how they chose to disclose to family members, as well as the effects of test results. Knowing present or potential r...Magnetic stimulation treatment for depression helping difficult-to-treat cases at UT Southwestern
...essor of psychiatry and internal medicine and lead researcher for the UT Southwestern study site. "We've known that for years. The problem in the past has been that generalized neural stimulation can cause significant side effects, such as cognitive or memory loss." Not so with TMS, which produces the same amou...Barriers prevent many Hispanics from participating in research studies
...people would be more willing to participate if the researcher spoke Spanish, if they felt like the process would... pressure) and heart disease affect them, the lead researcher says. "These are diseases that are more prevalent among Hispanics, and minorities in general," says ...Mayo Clinic researchers use pharmacogenetic test prior to chemotherapy to reduce toxic side effects
...'s lead investigator. Co-investigator and oncology researcher Matthew Ames, Ph.D., adds, "We defined different patient populations based on a specific genetic variant to provide a better understanding of how this three-drug regimen will affect individual patients." Significance of the Mayo Clinic Research Of ...Integrated chemical-dependency and mental-health treatment best for adolescents
...psychiatric conditions," said Stacy A. Sterling, a researcher with the Kaiser Permanente Northern California division of research and corresponding author for the study. "So it is a big problem for many teens entering drug and alcohol treatment. However, while there is growing recognition in treatment program...Study concludes primary IGF-1 deficiency is a frequent cause of short stature
Data presented by UCLA researcher Dr. Pinchas Cohen at the Pediatric Academic Societies' 2005 annual meeting in Washington, D.C., demonstrated that non-growth hormone deficient primary insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) deficiency (Primary IGFD) is a frequent cause of short stature...CT colonography 'excellent' for colorectal cancer screening
...is of previous studies shows. Aashish Goela, MD, a researcher from the University of Western Ontario in Canada, analyzed the results of 35 studies that compared the diagnostic accuracy of CT colonography with conventional colonoscopy for detecting both average and high-risk patients with polyps or colorectal ca...New breast shield reduces radiation to female breast during chest CT by up to 73%
... are real concerns," said Mark S. Parker, MD, lead researcher on the study. "When CT cannot be avoided, attempts are made to reduce the level of exposure, especially in young patients and females. Radiologists typically do this by manipulating the scanning protocol by reducing the tube current, the tube...Significant non-coronary findings found during heart CT scans
...tel, MD, assistant professor in radiology and lead researcher on the study. According to the researchers, since these findings were unsuspected and occurred in parts of the body not targeted by for the scan, it is important for radiologists, who are trained in all aspects of diagnostic radiology, to read ...