Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950's pandemic
...in antibiotics over the last 30-40 years, possibly through several intermediate steps. "At the time of the 1950s pandemic, many doctors thought that these isolates were unusually transmissible and virulent," said Dr Mark Enright from Department of Biology and Biochemistry the University of Bath (UK) who is l...Implanted medical device aims to lower blood pressure
...telling' it to take action to lower blood pressure through a variety of mechanisms, including blood vessel dilatation, heart rate reduction, and promotion of fluid excretion by the kidneys. In this way, the Rheos System provides a physiologic approach to reducing high blood pressure by allowing the brain to ...More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says new UC study
...asured the air in six empty school buses traveling through established routes in south-central and suburban L...ers knew that any traces of the gas must have come through the exhaust system of the bus. Eduardo Behrentz, a post-doctoral researcher at the Environmental Sc...AACR establishes new lectureship in honor of Dr. Jane C. Wright
...tions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of minority investigators in cancer research. The award, sponsored by the AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research, is named in honor of Jane C. Wright, M.D., a pioneer in clinical cancer chemotherapy an...Last call for Annual World of Children award nominations
...an Ocean Islands, Southern Africa, and West Africa through 19 ANPPCAN Chapters. Makenzie Snyder, Maryland, USA , founded the Children to Children volunteer program to provide foster children with duffle bags, stuffed animals and inspirational letters to make their household transitions less threatening...If you fill it, they will slurp, and slurp, and slurp ...
...eknownst to the participants, were slowly refilled through tubing connected to out-of-sight soup cauldrons. Those who ate out of the refilling bowls consumed 73 percent more soup than did participants who ate from the normal soup bowl during the 20-minute lunch. Although they averaged 113 more calories than...Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...ation," which attempts to simulate an earlier dawn through exposure to artificial light. This follows the theory that SAD is triggered by the reduced period of bright daylight during winter. The method attempts to recreate the increased intensity of sunlight that occurs in nature in the summer when the sun ...Largest NIH grant for NYU will create research network in dental practices
...dental practitioners from study concept initiation through study completion." Traditionally there has been a void in clinical dentistry, explained Dr. Ship. "Many dentists are frustrated by having to make clinical decisions everyday in practice that do not have a sufficient scientific basis. For example...Carnegie Mellon researchers open window into the ability of humans to recognize faces
...side by side. The researchers also have discovered through functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans that, contrary to their expectations, the regions of the brain that are activated when normal individuals perceive and recognize faces also are activated in individuals with congenital prosopagnosia ...Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
... of age, with later bullying, reported at ages six through 11. Statistical methods were used to determine whe...ribed as a bully by the child's mother at ages six through 11 years." "Our results have some important implications," the authors conclude. "First, we have pro...Education program reduces incidents of shaken baby syndrome
...ing, and to track the use of the education program through the use of commitment statements, agreements signed by parents that show that they received and understood the educational materials. Nurses at the hospitals were trained by nurse educators to provide pamphlets, discuss them with parents and show a ...AACR celebrates 20th anniversary of minority scholar awards
...arch program. For 20 years the AACR has endeavored through this program to reach out to minority predoctoral and postdoctoral students, trainees, and junior investigators as future cancer researchers. The program was created in an attempt to address the serious problem of lack of minority participation in c...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...ts, greater efficiency, GM saved over $800 million through improved productivity at 30 company plants in 10 countries. The savings were realized using novel, state-of-the-art algorithms and modeling systems developed for estimating throughput performance, identifying bottlenecks, and buffer allocation, coupl...... fraction (about 2000 times bigger) is transmitted through the soft tissue. Using the sound transmitted through tissue allows the formation of better images with greater clarity and resolution. A hand-held appar...Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs and Dan Haney receive public service awards
...long-time supporter of funding for cancer research through his committee work in the House and related effort...kesperson for childhood cancers and their families through CureSearch, a partnership with the Children's Oncology Group. Prior to her reign as Miss America, Do...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...anagement might reduce cardiovascular risk in part through beneficial effects on vascular endothelial function," Blumenthal said. "This is a level of improvement is comparable to that achieved in drug trials. For that reason, these findings add additional support for the use of non-pharmaceutical approaches ...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
...r considerable promise to patients with stable IHD through improvement in psychosocial adjustment and by modification of disease risk markers that may translate into improved clinical outcomes."......more people are being cared for in their own homes through care in the community and we believe that our research can improve their care and quality of life." Dr. McAdams already has his eye on the next stage of development for Impedimap, which will be to incorporate a wound healing system into the bandage. ...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
..., it becomes transmissible to others, particularly through sexual activity. HSV-2 is a common infection--20 to 25 percent of American adults are infected--and can remain asymptomatic, so most people who are infected don't know it. Evidence suggests that HSV-2 infection can increase the risk of HIV transmissi...Asthmatics naturally deficient in antiviral immunity, report scientists
...cks, stopping sufferers from becoming hospitalised through illness." Professor Stephen Holgate, from the University of Southampton and one of the report authors adds: "We are all very excited about this discovery because it identifies a new way of treating and preventing bad attacks of asthma associated with...