Split the difference: Pill-splitting study looks at cost-saving step that could be used by millions
...han the cost of buying a whole pill containing the same dose of medicine. So, pill-splitting can save mone...easier to try programs such as pill splitting. The same is true for large systems such as the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, which requires that ne...Poker match pits an vs. machine in world first match
...n duplicate, meaning that Polaris will receive the same cards in one room that the professional will receive in the other room, and vice-versa. The duplicate system will be employed in order to balance out the luck of the cards and emphasize the capabilities of the participants. "How good is Polaris? I...High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act endorsed by American College of Physicians
...an repayment program to alleviate shortages of the same types of physicians. For each year of service at a high-need facility, HRSA will pay up to $35,000 of the principal and interest of an individuals educational loans. These two parts of Rep. Burgesss and Rep. Cuellars bill will create targeted ince...Low libido in menopause linked to trouble sleeping
... the importance of other symptoms happening at the same time, said Katherine M. Newton, PhD, associate director of Group Health Center for Health Studies and principal investigator of the HALT study. We are planning future studies to explore further the associations between depression, night sweats, slee...Meningitis: effectiveness of preventive vaccination demonstrated
...e, however, is based on a combination between this same sugar and an antigenic protein and renders an effective durable immunity. It could therefore be used in a routine preventive vaccination campaign. But it is costly. Its high price, at 11 to 22 euros per dose, means it remains inaccessible for African...UK scientists set their sights on cure for AMD
... of groups who previously were trying to solve the same problem in isolation. The Project aims to engage scientists, clinicians and the public to ensure success through actively attracting and promoting the inclusion of other laboratories, hospitals and institutions by an open access policy and by informi...Born to lose: How birth weight affects adult health and success
...ht birth by 2.18 percent. Increasing income by the same amount among lower middle income and high-income families does not significantly influence birth weight. Moreover, while parental income during pregnancy is beneficial at the low end of the income distribution for all newborns, the income effect is m...Low-carb diets' effects linked to rise in newly identified 'starvation hormone'
...the metabolism of fat into ketone bodiesand at the same time, it sensitizes the animals to going into torpor to conserve energy. Its clear that FGF21 is a principal component of the fasting or starvation response." The two studies together lead to an "obvious possibility that FGF21 accounts for the prop...Study identifies new regulator of fat metabolism
...eriments that even though mice are fed exactly the same number of calories, the composition of the calorie... carbohydrates and eliminate transfats, and at the same time emphasize fiber and good fats, appear to be healthiest, especially among individuals who are pr...Old memory traces in brain may trigger chronic pain
...ber, where they remained. Next scientists took the same rats and treated them with DCycloserine. Again, scientists stimulated the rats sensitive limbs. This time, however, the rats remained in the dark chamber. Their aversive reaction to the stimulation disappeared, Apkarian said. Based on the anim...Benefits of school-based fitness programs fade after summer
... a lower risk for diabetes. For the new study, the same children (average age 12)all of whom remained at the same school and repeated the fitness classwere assessed again at the beginning and at the end of the next...Low doses of ecstasy associated with decline in verbal memory
...They were compared with 60 individuals who had the same age, sex and intelligence score but who did not use Ecstasy during the follow-up period. All participants took tests that assessed various types of memoryincluding attention, verbal memory for words and language, and visual memory for imagesat the be...Genetic variations may predispose some men to suicidal thoughts during treatment for depression
...e. We recently observed an association between the same CREB1 polymorphisms and a measure of anger expression among males but not females in a sample of 94 patients with major depressive disorder; hostility and anger expression have also been associated with suicide, they write. If replicated, this find...Antipsychotic drugs increase risk of death in older people with dementia
...t uninsured people who gain insurance spend at the same rate as those who have had insurance continuously and insured people who lose insurance spend at levels similar to those who have been continuously uninsured (Article, p. 768). The authors suggest that "expenditures associated with gaining insurance ...Stanford researchers track human stem cells transplanted into rat brain
...y, Steinberg and his colleagues had shown that the same human stem cells used in this study were able to migrate toward a brain region in rats that mimicked a human stroke. They also found that those cells matured into the types of cells they would expect to find in that part of the brain. The only prob...Blocking stress protein decreases Alzheimer's peptide in mice
...n peptide critical to Alzheimer's disease. Now the same group has shown that blocking a different brain pe...d beta levels in the brains of mice exposed to the same stressors: isolation and smaller cages. "Stress remarkably elevated soluble amyloid beta levels in t...International journal group updates guidelines on registration of clinical trials
... The ICMJE will not consider results posted in the same clinical trials registry in which the primary registration resides to be previous publication if the results are presented in the form of a brief, structured (<500 words) abstract or table. ...May/June Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... While the nine practices studied use many of the same improvement strategies, the way the improvements are organized define three distinct archetypes: the Technophiles, the Motivated Team and the Care Enterprise. The authors conclude that while there are many common strategies in achieving high-quality...MUHC-led international team identifies gene responsible for blindness in infants and children
...gy and Human Genetics at McGill University. The same international research team identified the CEP290 gene last year, the most common genetic cause of LCA (American Journal of Human Genetics September, 2006). By using the protein structure of CEP290, the investigators were able to discover LCA5, as t...Nonhormonal drug reduces hot flashes in men treated for prostate cancer
...s a day decreased hot flashes by about half -- the same dose and a similar degree of effectiveness discovered in Dr. Loprinzis clinical trial. Men participating in this study had a mean age of 70, and suffered with hot flashes occurring at least 14 times a week. They were randomized into four groups. O...