Special issue of Yale journal analyzes environmental impact of consumption
...e School of Forestry & Environmental Studies . "It takes the understanding of consumption and the environment well beyond the platitudes and bromides that have dominated previous discussions by exploring the role of consumption in a systematic and quantitative way." Industrial ecology is a rapidly...Clinical factors can help determine risk of prostate cancer death after radical prostatectomy
...tumors), and PSA doubling time (PSADT; the time it takes for the PSA value to double). Previous research has confirmed that a short PDADT is a risk factor for clinical progression and prostate cancer-specific death. Stephen J. Freedland, M.D., of The Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Bal...Hopkins researchers identify risk factors for prediction of lethal prostate cancer after recurrence
... are based on: The amount of time, in months, it takes the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood to double after surgery. The shorter the time, the higher the risk. The elapsed time, in years, from surgery to recurrence as measured by the PSA test. Again, the shorter the time the highe...Cognitive therapy reduces repeat suicide attempts by 50 percent
...surprised by the amount of energy and resources it takes to reach out to individuals who attempt suicide," noted Brown. "This population lacks a positive attitude toward the mental health system and often fails to show up for scheduled appointments. However, the combination of cognitive therapy plus case m...Second implant of US Pilot Trial achieved
...olume of blood as larger pumps, but its small size takes up very little space in the abdomen, potentially making it useful for smaller adults, and even children". Dr Griffith added he thought the surgery had been "another step toward providing the perfect heart pump". Co-principal investigator, Dr Erika ...Implantable pacemaker-like device sends pulses to the brain to treat chronic depression
...d under general anesthesia on an outpatient basis, takes about an hour. Two small incisions are required: one on the upper chest area for the pulse generator and one on the left neck for the thin, flexible wires that connect the pulse generator to the vagus nerve. The incisions heal in one to two weeks, an...Medical research poll cannot be ignored
... every year. But to bring such a product to market takes time and money. More than $1 billion has been spent by pharmaceutical companies over the past decade on this vaccine. Recently, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare predicted that the number of new cancer cases would jump by 30 percent by 2...Prevent prostate cancer with antioxidants? Gene pathway may reveal more clues
...was disrupted with that of normal mice. The method takes all DNA from the cells and allows scientists to look for aberrations. DeWeese likens it to studying thousands of pages of an encyclopedia simultaneously; trying to identify what pages may have been altered. They observed that mice with malfunctionin......ccur immediately after a painful event; rather, it takes time for the memory to become part of our consciousness. The initial event activates NMDA receptors molecules on cells that receive messages and then produce specific physiological effect in the cell which are normally quiet but triggered when the ...... inactivity "Good health doesn't just happen. It takes work and awareness of one's habits," said Pamela Douglas, M.D., F.A.C.C., and president of the ACC. "Putting forth that effort to avoid heart disease is far preferable to dealing with its consequences. World Heart Day has proven to be an effective ...Digital mammography trial results announced
... or later after study entry. Digital mammography takes an electronic image of the breast and stores it directly in a computer, allowing the recorded data to be enhanced, magnified, or manipulated for further evaluation. The electronic image also can be printed on film. Film mammography units use film to ...UVa participates in landmark breast cancer screening trial
...ammograms save lives as well." Digital mammography takes an electronic image of the breast and stores it directly in a computer, allowing the recorded data to be enhanced, magnified, or manipulated for further evaluation. The electronic image also can be printed on film. Film mammography units use film to ...'Noise' affects how brain directs body to move
...'s neural circuits. "To make a movement, the brain takes the electrical activity of many neurons and combines them to make muscle contractions," Lisberger explains. "But the movements aren't always perfect. So we asked, what gets in the way?" The answer, he says, is "noise," which is defined as the differ...One stop shop for clinical trials open for business
...es. "This website shows how seriously the industry takes its commitment to transparency and reflects the industry's effort to provide doctors, patients and carers with as much information about its medicines as possible," Mr Schneemann said....Beauty queens urge girls not to sacrifice their bones
...e Osteoporosis Risk Test. Maximum bone development takes place in girls and boys roughly between ages 11-17. By building peak bone mass during this period, young people "invest in their bones" and reduce the risk of fracture later in life, noted Professor Ghassan Maalouf, an IOF Board member from Lebanon w...'Secrets' of successful hospitals revealed
...was known about how to reduce treatment times. "It takes teamwork to achieve the best results, a collaboration between emergency services, paramedics and cardiologists and catheterization lab personnel. I'd also say that the value of a pre-hospital ECG is that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' When me...Cars, computer chips and heart attacks?
...e hospital. "We know more than ever about what it takes to help heart attack patients do well after they go home, but the fast pace of hospital care and the lack of coordination has kept many from getting all those proven therapies in the past," says Eagle, the Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Cardiolog...New use of 64-slice CT scan to be studied at HUP to help diagnose coronary artery disease in the ED
...ospital or if he can be sent home. The test itself takes only about five minutes, and can also show us many causes of chest pain not related to the heart." "In the end, we hope to find patients that we can send home right away because nearly 85 percent don't have ischemic coronary artery disease," said Jud...Mayo Clinic receives $15 million to launch innovative neuroscience research program
...s, to further support this research. "Typically it takes many years for a discovery to move out of the lab and into the clinical setting," explains John Noseworthy, M.D., a neurologist and chair of the Neuroscience Research Initiative. "We believe this additional funding will help accelerate that process b...Low-cost alternative drugs can help patients with problems controlling blood pressure
... to produce urine. A region more "downstream" also takes back sodium from the urine. If too much is taken back in the first region, then the kidney adjusts by taking up less sodium in the second region. But such an adjustment doesn't always occur, with the result that the kidney ends up bringing too much s...