Study, meta-analysis examine factors associated with death from heatstroke
...for heatstroke, according to a study posted online today that will appear in a later print issue of Archive...analysis of previous studies also published online today found that being confined to bed, not leaving home daily or being unable to care for oneself also ar...DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears safe, potentially beneficial
...e sclerosis, according to an article posted online today that will appear in the October 2007 print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), the immune system attacks the myelin sheaths that protect nerve cells in the brain and spinal co...Hispanic drug use rises in US culture
...ite Americans, according to new research presented today by Oregon State University assistant professor Scott Akins at the American Sociological Associations Annual Meeting in New York. The study surveyed 6,713 adults in Washington of which 1,690 persons identified themselves as Hispanic. It is the firs...New cause of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells discovered at Lombardi
...the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center announced today the discovery of a new mechanism of resistance to endocrine or anti-hormonal therapies, such as Tamoxifen and Faslodex. This research may allow oncologists to screen women for responsiveness to these treatments, and provides a much-needed clue to rev...NIH scientists target future pandemic strains of H5N1 avian influenza
... difficult to predict how effective a vaccine made today will be against a virus that emerges tomorrow. Dr. Nabel and his colleagues started their project by focusing narrowly on mutations that render H5N1 viruses better able to recognize and enter human cells. Bird-adapted H5N1 binds bird cell surface r...New contracts support clinical trials on antibiotic-resistant, community-acquired staph infections
NIAID today announced the award of two new five-year contracts to study whether selected oral, off-patent antibiotics can effectively treat uncomplicated cases of skin and soft tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus a...Despite claims, not all probiotics can treat diarrhea say experts
...ea in children, but a study published on bmj.com today finds that not all of these preparations are effective. Probiotics are defined as micro-organisms that exert beneficial effects on human health when they colonise the bowel. Researchers at the University of Naples tested five different preparatio...Most seniors now have drug coverage, U-M study shows
...rug benefit started. The report is to be presented today in Washington, D.C. The interviews are part of t...nomist Helen Levy. They presented their findings today at the National Press Club, at a conference on "Challenges and Solutions for Retirement Security" sp...Diet foods for children may lead to obesity
...as they grow up. The research will be published today in the academic journal Obesity. "Based on what we've learned, it is better for children to eat healthy, well-balanced diets with sufficient calories for their daily activities rather than low-calorie snacks or meals," said Dr. David Pierce, a Univ...To gain muscle and lose fat, drink milk: study
...y researchers at McMaster University and published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was conducted by the Department of Kinesiologys Exercise Metabolism Research Group, lead by Stuart Phillips. The researchers took three groups of young men 18 to 30 years of age 56 in total and put t...Where's the beef? Not enough of it is on elders' plates, muscle-metabolism study suggests
...ein-rich food into muscle. A new study published today suggests that a diet containing a moderate amount of protein-rich food such as beef, fish, pork, chicken, dairy or nuts may help slow the deterioration of elderly peoples muscles. Reducing the decline in muscle mass among the elderly is crucial to ...Baby DVDs, videos may hinder, not help, infants' language development
...s 17 to 24 months of age. The study was published today in the Journal of Pediatrics. The most important fact to come from this study is there is no clear evidence of a benefit coming from baby DVDs and videos and there is some suggestion of harm, said Frederick Zimmerman, lead author of the study and a U...Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
...times minutes," Irazoqui said. "So you can be fine today and fine in six months and spend three months in the middle where it's very high, killing your optic nerve. What you really need to do is check it often, every couple of minutes, but you can't go to the doctor every couple of minutes for the rest or ...Controlling prescription drug expenditures: a case report of success
...ic conditions, according to a manuscript published today (Aug. 7) in The American Journal of Managed Care. Other studies have found that single cost-control strategies such as increasing co-payments can decrease prescription drug spending, said lead author David P. Miller, M.D., assistant professor in t...Postpartum hospital discharges -- when is the 'right time?'
...ANON, N.H. A landmark nationwide study, published today in the journal Pediatrics, is the first ever to prospectively examine the decision-making process of over 4,000 mothers and their physicians around the readiness of mothers and their infants to leave the hospital after childbirth. The study, led b...UQ researchers discover some of the oldest forms of life
...forms of the white smokers active at plate margins today and black sulfidic smokers found in sea floor vent...l microbial structures to primitive microbes found today in seafloor environments similar to those existing 3.5 billion years ago. The microbiologists on ...U of M report says early-childhood intervention improves well-being through young adulthood
...r Reynolds and Judy Temple. The study is published today in the Journal of the American Medical Associations (JAMA) Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Reynolds is a child development professor in the College of Education and Human Development and Judy Temple is a professor in the department of a...RAND, Health Dialog form alliance to create tools to evaluate health-care quality and efficiency
...Corporation and Health Dialog Services Corporation today announced an alliance that will entitle Health Dialog to exclusive, worldwide rights to integrate select RAND quality measures into its existing provider performance measurement tools and care management services. The alliance, the first of its k...Vicente Fox Center and RAND launch joint program to find policies to combat poverty
... Corporation Executive Vice President Michael Rich today signed a memorandum of understanding to establish ...ajuato, Mexico. The new research program announced today will be based at the Fox Center. Studies conducted by the Fox Center and RAND will be published jo......e Law School, was a Marshall scholar at Oxford and today is a respected legal scholar at University of Southern California Gould School of Law. And, since adolescence, Saks has battled schizophrenia and acute psychosis. After decades of hiding her illness, Saks has published a memoir about her struggles ...