Reversing malnutrition a spoonful at a time
...tter able to contribute to society." The program stems from one started in 2001 by Mark J. Manary, M.D., professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Manary's Project Peanut Butter, which uses the same nutrient-rich mixture, fed 1,000 Malawi children in the first two ...Hormone-replacement therapy hurts hearing, study finds
... past research the team has found that the problem stems not only from degradation of the inner ear but also from an aging brain that loses its ability to process and filter information as the years go by. As in most people with age-related hearing loss, the team, whose work is supported by the National In...Risk factors linked to pain after breast cancer surgery
...actor for acute, post-operative pain. Most pain stems from damage to the intercostal brachial nerve, which runs under the arm and rib cage. But many other triggers exist as well: scarring, post-operative radiation therapy, some chemotherapy drugs, and the unusual sensations often associated with phantom...Tipsheet: Focus on gait training, pain relief, pressure ulcers and hearing aid training
... of understanding the risk factors for heel ulcers stems from a lack of available treatments. Further research should study the effectiveness of interventions for patients with reduced vascular status. Effects of footwear on medial compartment knee osteoarthritis, pg. 427 This pilot study investigated ...Law professor finds home health-care workers have few legal protections
... health and safety, the greatest hazard to workers stems from the amount of client lifting that can often lead to severe muscle injuries. "Home care work is exceedingly dangerous when measured in terms of the injury rate to workers. For example, they experience back injuries at a rate that is nearly three ...New dyslexia theory blames 'noise'
.... Ziegler said his results suggest that dyslexia stems fromshaky categories for phonemes (the basic sounds oflanguage). "In silence, information is often redundant and dyslexics getaway with the perception deficit," Ziegler said in an e-mail."In noise, however, they can no longer compensate. "What ...Options improving for patients with acromegaly and gigantism, says endocrinology expert
... on medical progress related to the condition that stems from disorders usually tumors of the pituitary gland. He wrote a similar review article 16 years ago, published in the same journal in 1990. "There have been remarkable advances in the therapy of this disease. Previously, all patients required sur...Study shows that indigenous people are not genetically prone to diabetes
...is 'in the genes' for Indigenous people. This idea stems from the 'thrifty gene hypothesis' which proposes that cycles of feast and famine in indigenous societies created a gene that was very efficient at using nutrients. According to this hypothesis, such efficiency combined with a modern affluent and sed...Study puts us one step closer to understanding the function of sleep
... Tononi says. Scientists' interest in slow waves stems from a growing appreciation of their role in sleep, Tononi says. "We have reasons to think the slow waves are not just something that happens, but that they may be important" in sleep's restorative powers. For example, a sleep-deprived person has lar...Glucosamine-like supplement inhibits multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes
...triou said. Excitement for this treatment strategy stems from the novel mechanism for affecting T-cell function and autoimmunity and the availability and simplicity of its use. However, additional studies in humans will be required to assess the full potential of this therapeutic approach. Autoimmune dis...National quality agenda, payment reform, care integration keys to improving quality, patient safety
... health information exchange networks. This likely stems from the recognition that almost everybody stands to benefit from widespread use of health information technology. The survey of leading health care experts with a diverse range of professional and ideological perspectives is the eleventh in a seri...Study says normal but out-of-control enzyme may be culprit that signals some cells to become cancer
...pen as a result of abnormal activity in cells that stems from genetic mutations in certain well-known genes. Such genes, called oncogenes, generally dont cause any trouble until mutations occur in them. ...