Annual conference on internal medicine
...o experience it first-hand. Press credentials are subject to conditions of the ACP press policy (www.acponline.org/policy) Physicians will choose from more than 260 workshops, panel discussions, and lectures, some with audience-response keypads to test their clinical expertise. A Learning Center will be set...Delayed-release stimulant used to treat ADHD may be less subject to abuse
... for controlling ADHD symptoms, the drugs are also subject to abuse, so the current study was designed to compare the abuse potential of two formulations of methylphenidate. The researchers compared a traditional, quick-release form of the drug with Concerta, a formulation that is released over 12 hours to ......en or heard. These tests were designed to make the subject think about different aspects of a word, including...d was presented and this was linked to whether the subject would remember or forget the word in a later unexpected memory test. If the electrical activity mai...New technology likely to facilitate independence for older Americans
...and the balance of autonomy and support. Under the subject of "Emerging Paradigms in Long-Term Care," this issue of the PP&AR also features six other articles discussing more consumer-friendly, community-based, and autonomy-enhancing care approaches for supporting older citizens' needs....Efficacy of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate may depend on level of osteoarthritis pain
.... Thus, all of the products used in the study were subject to the FDA's pharmaceutical regulations and evaluated and manufactured by an FDA-licensed clinical research pharmacy center. The glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate used were tested for purity, potency, quality, and consistency among batches. Product...Great (taste) expectations: Study shows brain anticipates taste, shifts gears
...in that code tastes were activated less. "When the subject sees the warning signal, portions of the brain act...s perception of what the taste is going to be. The subject anticipates that the taste won't be that bad, and indeed that's what they report." In short, the new...MIT thinks small to find safer metals
...n under scrutiny since the early 1970s and was the subject of the movie, "Erin Brockovich." New environmental standards on hexavalent chromium expected soon from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) could be 50 times more stringent than current standards. More than 25,000 U.S. workers are...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, Feb. 21, 2006 issue
...symptoms. NOTES TO EDITORS: This article is the subject of a video news release. Call for coordinates. 2. Neck Artery Disease Found in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis A study of 98 outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but no symptoms of heart disease and 98 patients without RA, matched for age,...Worst off will be most at risk under partial smoking ban
...half (46%) - sell food, so far fewer pubs would be subject to a ban on smoking. This would mean that some of the most deprived people in the country would be left most exposed to the risks of passive smoking. This is direct evidence of the likely affects of the Government's proposals, say the authors. Ther...Scientists find ability for grammar hardwired into humans
...While grammar school teachers might explain that a subject is the person, place or thing that performs the ac...ance, in the sentence, "John opened the door," the subject is "John"; but in "The door opened," the word "door" has become the subject, and in "John got hit," ...Medical debt draining Kansans' resources, threatening health care access
.... The Access Project has published widely on the subject of medical debt. Its Kansas research was funded through grants from the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund as part of its mission to help improve the health of Kansans, as well as the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. According to Kim Moore, Health Fund ...Avantogen and Innovate merge key oncology program, RP101, RP101
... 54% of the US listed Innovate. The transaction is subject to both Innovate and Avantogen shareholders' approval. Subject to these approvals, the acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of March 2006. On January 31, 2006 Innovate's shares closed at US$1.85. Patients undergoing repeated chemotherap...Brain abnormality found in Alzheimer's disease related to gait impairment in older persons
... the substantia nigra, a part of the brain that is subject to cell loss in Parkinson's disease, are associated with gait impairment in older persons with and without dementia. Neurofibrillary tangles are a classic brain abnormality seen in Alzheimer's disease. The more tangle pathology in the substantia nigr...Influenza pandemic will pose tough choices for use of mechanical ventilation
...ials and medical experts. The guidelines would be subject to review by a separate group, including elected officials and members of the public. The guidelines would be arranged in tiers--as resources are exhausted, another, more stringent set of criteria would come into effect. At each level, the criteria ...Healing from research: A real possibility
...or Wong has authored more than 80 articles on this subject in the past three years, published in prestigious journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal....Current interpretation of data protection law hampers medical research
...to be used and disclosed without explicit consent, subject to certain safeguards, when it is impractical to obtain consent and an important public interest is at stake. Despite this, some data controllers continue to interpret the law in a restrictive way, write the authors. They describe how such interpreta...'Vioxx like' drugs may still be best option for arthritis, write scientists
...esearchers reviewed over one hundred papers on the subject and looked at the latest recommendations from organisations such as the American Federal Drugs Administration on the use of COX-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs. The researchers point out that the calls for the removal of COX-2 inhibitors, and a return to us...Mountain bikers are cautioned to ride with care - major injuries do happen
...re reported. Previously published research on this subject have commonly only noted serious neck injuries, and no detailed reports have been made on cervical spinal cord injuries in English literature. In each of the three cases, male mountain bikers, ranging in age from 38 to 53 years old, were severely inj...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Jan. 17, 2006
...rg/cgi/content/full/144/2/135 . The article is the subject of a video news release. Call for coordinates. A study participant may be available for interview. Help "Problem Doctors" by National Effort to Improve Hospital Systems "At least one third of all physicians will experience a condition that impair...Cancer patients put at risk by shortage of radiotherapy staff
...ckle these issues, say the authors, a strategy not subject to political timetables or funding waves. Avoidance of such a discussion is no longer an option, they conclude....