Global program to eliminate elephantiasis has early success in Egypt
...s die out as expected or if the parasite shows any signs of resurgence," he says. "We'll also be looking at the goals WHO has set for these programs in terms of how far we need to drive infection rates down: are the current targets too stringent? Would it be helpful to have phased goals?" Weil notes tha...Women suffer from anxiety and stress after birth, not only depression
... the lookout for symptoms of anxiety and stress as signs of distress in postnatal women. The study conducte...th practitioners to assess new mothers for broader signs of distress than that of depression alone....Doctors must work together better to improve survival in teenage and young adult cancer patients
...heir family and carers, teachers and GPs about the signs and symptoms of cancer. "If teenagers have worryin... that if a young person has persistent or worrying signs or symptoms, they should seek medical help. Even more importantly, we need to make sure that the me...Targeting the inflamed synovium
...fectively to reduce synovial inflammation, with no signs of the conventional side effects. Further potential targets within the inflamed joint, including synovial macrophages, cells that work to remove harmful bacteria, and E-selectin, an adhesion molecule in the blood vessel walls that recru...Mayo Clinic researchers zero in on diagnosing sometimes fatal heart rhythm disorder
... LQTS, Dr. Ackerman says. "To have all the warning signs and not have the diagnosis made is tragic," he says. "But labeling a patient prematurely with long QT syndrome carries its own dark side because it can cause anxiety for the family and lead to intervention and physical activity restrictions. These te...Kids behave and sleep better after tonsillectomy, study finds
... that any child who snores regularly, or has other signs of breathing problems during sleep, may benefit from an evaluation for sleep problems and perhaps from tonsillectomy especially if the child is also having behavior problems at home or school. "If you have a child who has difficulties with attentio...UCL scientists gauge pain in premature babies
...isplaying behavioural, physiological and metabolic signs of pain and distress, the measures are all indirect and could be dismissed as bodily reflex reactions, rather than measures of true pain experience." Brain scans taken while babies were having blood tests registered a surge of blood and oxygen in th...Feds' infectious diseases strategy must be broader than biodefense, say ID physicians
...ds of billions of dollars. H5N1 is showing ominous signs of becoming a pandemic strain, and despite increased attention to the problem, Dr. Blaser said, "the Institute of Medicine and virtually all experts conclude that the United States is woefully unprepared" for a flu pandemic. By tackling these natu...Delivering online assistance to the needy
...systems or with mobile devices that register vital signs such as blood pressure. The IST@HOME systems are on show in Portugal Telecom's exhibition centre and have been demonstrated by Johanneswerk, a service provider under the German social welfare organisation of the Protestant church, and hospital/care ...Chemical guidance of T cells leads to immunologic memory and long-term immunity
...drivers crowd around the arrival gates and hold up signs that the passengers can read from a distance. Moreover, CD8+ T cells are chemically attracted to the cells that might activate them by the chemokines these other cells produce. Dr. Germain and his colleagues demonstrated that when CD8+ T cells enter...Studies evaluate health effects of dental amalgam in children
...e followed. The researchers looked for measurable signs of damage to the brain and kidneys because previous studies with adults indicated these organs might be especially sensitive to mercury. The authors noted that children in both studies who received amalgam, informally known as "silver fillings," had ...More than half of older diabetics lack medicines that protect kidneys and heart
...ecially recommended for diabetics who already show signs of heart or kidney damage, or who have high blood pressure. But the first national study of their actual use in diabetics over age 55 reveals a large gap between what should be and what is. The study, published in the April issue of the Journal of Ge...Two surgeries for nearsightedness equally effective
... the appearance of far-off objects such as highway signs or faces seen at a distance in a crowd. LASIK (laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis) and PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) both use a laser to reshape the eye's cornea, which helps to focus incoming light, in people with nearsightedness. With PRK, t...Bullying keeps overweight kids off the field
...hildren and determine whether they were exhibiting signs of depression, anxiety or even behavioral problems...es intuitive sense, when you consider the hallmark signs of depression - sadness, fatigue, lack of interest in things you used to like," Storch said. "When k...AMITIZA (lubiprostone) launches in the United States
...ment within the first 24 hours. AMITIZA improved signs and symptoms related to chronic constipation, including abdominal bloating, discomfort, stool consistency and straining. Additionally, these symptomatic improvements lasted over the six to 12 month treatment period. "The availability of AMITIZ...Scientists discover possible link between oxidative stress and non-hereditary degenerative disease
...J-1 in patients who had Parkinson's disease showed signs of oxidative damage, including structural changes as the protein accumulated additional oxygen molecules (carbonylation and methonine oxidation). These modifications to DJ-1 caused by the oxidative stress are irreversible and irreparable. Like fam...Mount Sinai and YAI/NIPD Network join forces to further quality of care for people with autism
...problems may be apparent from birth; sometimes the signs are not so clear. Mount Sinai has been at the forefront of autism treatment and research for several years. The Seaver and New York Autism Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, funded in part by a major grant from the Seaver Foundat...Pediatricians don't often refer patients to community resources for childhood aggression
...LEM, N.C. Training pediatricians to recognize the signs of aggression and make a referral to an appropriat...times, referrals were made when physicians noticed signs of a possible mental health issue, there was high parental stress or they observed an abnormal inter...Prenatal cocaine exposure not linked to bad behavior in kids
...rty could explain why many of these mothers showed signs of depression, and in turn, depression could expla...ve problems, Warner said. Mothers could be showing signs of depression because of their children's misbehaving ways, but researchers can't pinpoint whether m...Combining PET and CT scans makes cancer treatment more accurate
...more than six months after treatment, 16 showed no signs of recurrence.The current standard of care for head and neck cancer patients involves surgery or radiation for early-stage cancer and some combination of radiation, surgery or chemotherapy for advanced cases. The high doses of radiation therapy that ...