Once-a-month naltrexone successfully used to treat alcohol dependence
New Haven, Conn.-Long-acting injections of the drug naltrexone, combined with psychotherapy, sign...ed for alcohol dependence, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association by a Yale School of Medicine researcher. "The decision t...Scientists to study actions of botanical oils
...of Medicine has received a $7.5 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) to open a research center to study dietary supplements. The scho...OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
...ogical Sciences Institute (NSI) have shed light on the brain cell damage caused by Alzheimer's disease. T...ers hope that by gaining a better understanding of the disease's cellular impacts, progress can be made towards developing a treatment. The research is rep...Study: Level I trauma centers boost head injury survival
...University study has found. The study published in the April issue of the journal Health Services Research found that mortality risk dropped 10 percent among patients with he...'Promiscuous' area of brain could explain role of antidepressants
...According to results published in today's issue of the journal Neuron, a study in mice proposes that dopamine and serotonin neurotransmitter systems in the brain occasionally get their signals crossed, causing delays in stabilizing mood. "This study provid...Exposed: Tobacco companies efforts to influence industry privatisation
...ompanies attempted to influence plans to privatise the state-owned tobacco industry in Moldova. Moldova, ...rest country. In October 2000, after pressure from the International Monetary Fund the Moldovan government approved a bill to privatise its tobacco industr...People with peanut allergy at risk of allergic reaction to lupin flour
...a small number of these are finding their way into the UK. The authors suggest that people with a peanut ...to see if they are susceptible. The report details the case of a 25-year-old woman who, in August 2004, had an allergic reaction after eating a restaurant ...Belgium doctors treating critically ill infants favour legalising euthanasia
Most paediatricians in Flanders, Belgium, favour the legalisation of lethal drugs to end the life of some critically ill babies and infants, concludes a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET...Post-traumatic stress disorder common among refugees in western countries
... resettlement in unfamiliar environments. However, the prevalence of mental disorder in these individuals...es (Australia, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, the UK and the USA). The combined analysis of these surveys suggest about one in ten adult refugees in w...Unchaperoned examinations risk misconduct allegations
... are routine. A total of 252 patients took part in the survey during June and December 2003. Ninety two p... Patients declined chaperones because they trusted the doctor, felt it unnecessary, wished privacy, felt embarrassed, or were not bothered. Significantly f...UK approval procedures will drive research overseas
...proval procedures for UK research will "accelerate the migration of clinical studies to other parts of the world," warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ. They describe the problems experienced by a...Depression overtakes back pain for incapacity benefit claims
...6 million working days were lost; up 10 million on the previous year. Each year, 13bn are spent on benefits, and the reduction of long term sick leave is now a top government priority. Until recently, the most common ...The right to live gives us a right to die
...s' inalienable right to life means we also have the right to die, says an editorial in this week's BMJ. The right to life does not just mean the right to exist, but implies the right to a minimum level of life, says Professor of Philoso...Lupus and the role of Epstein-Barr virus
...nfected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a member of the herpes family and one of the most common human viruses. Symptoms of initial infection range from a typically mild childhood illn...Mediterranean diet leads to longer life
...derly Europeans, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. The Mediterranean diet is characterised...example, a healthy man aged 60 who adheres well to the diet (dietary score of 6-9) can expect to live about one year longer than a man of the same age who ...Lack of vigorous activity linked to functional decline in older adults with arthritis
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Nearly 60 percent of Americans ages 65 and older suffer with some form of this progr...IOM report should end nevirapine controversy, HIVMA says
...e HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) is pleased that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has reaffirmed nevirap...le tool to prevent mother-to-child transmission in the many places hardest hit by the AIDS pandemic where no other alternative is available," says obstetri...Competition in health care may not result in better quality
For several decades, competition within the health care industry has been touted as the way to curb rising prices by reducing inefficient practices and improving quality and safety. But a ...Institute of Medicine news: Review of HIVNET 012 study
WASHINGTON -- A Ugandan drug trial's findings that the AIDS medication nevirapine is effective and safe i...orted, according to a new, independent analysis by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The IOM's analysis of the design and methodology o......American College of Physicians (ACP) has published the fifth edition of its Ethics Manual. The ACP Ethics Manual appears in the April 5, 2005, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, published by ACP. The new Ethics Manual revis...