US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
...ameras will record the jump so that a standardized tool for scoring poor jump-landing technique can help analyze the jump from video replay at a later date. Other risk factors, including demographic, hormonal and anatomical, also will be examined, as will a comparison of elements that determine poor jump...IOM report should end nevirapine controversy, HIVMA says
.... "IOM has confirmed that nevirapine is a valuable tool to prevent mother-to-child transmission in the many places hardest hit by the AIDS pandemic where no other alternative is available," says obstetrician/gynecologist Susan Cu-Uvin, MD, member of the HIVMA Board of Directors and an AIDS researcher work...OHSU develops instant, computerized notification system to communicate patients' end-of-life wishes
...ent Relations at OHSU Hospital. "It's an important tool that's used on a near daily basis to ensure our patients' wishes are respected." "In the emergency department, things can happen very quickly, and knowing a patient's end-of-life wishes really helps to make the correct decision," said Terri Schmidt,...Restless legs syndrome has complex genetic involvement
...tion of subclinical differences represents a major tool in the identification of susceptibility loci for complex diseases Although the background of RLS is most likely complex, this finding may offer a new starting point for further dissecting the genetic cause of RLS."...Chemical library aids in developing drug system for nerve damage
...que and mathematical model together provide a good tool to expand the usefulness of these approaches. '"One interesting thing we've found in this work is that it appears the activities of the drugs that we're delivering vary with the affinity of the binding site," she said. "We're not sure if that's a fu...ACP and ACP Foundation launch 3-year effort to improve diabetes care
...re. The initiative will develop a self-management tool kit to help patients become working partners with their health care providers in diabetes care. The patient materials will include information for vulnerable populations such as the elderly, racial and ethnic minorities, non-English speakers, and tho...One-meter waistline predicts high risk of diabetes and heart disease
..., say the authors. Waist circumference is a simple tool to exclude insulin resistance and to identify those at greatest risk (therefore those who would benefit most from lifestyle changes), they conclude....Seattle inventor to receive Henry Heimlich Award
...ver twenty years mastering reverse molding design, tool making, prototyping, and production techniques. Simulab has developed proprietary methods for manufacturing soft tissue models, which have extremely lifelike features and currently holds four U.S. patents, with an additional four pending. Founded in...University of Nevada, Reno professor showcases 'mini' ion accelerator
...g impact. Particle accelerators are a key research tool in a high energy physicist's arsenal, but they take up a lot of space miles and miles of it. But at the University of Nevada, Reno, smaller is better. Cowan, director of the Nevada Terawatt Facility at the University, and his research partners have ...Drugs targeted at muscle cells
...m and absorption of glucose, making it a potential tool in the treatment of diabetes. These new findings were published recently in the scientific journal Diabetes. The study has been partly financed with two EU grants from the sixth framework programme (EUGENE2 and EXGENESIS), which were recently awarded...Virtual colonoscopy: Virtually promising
...ening test should be." Colonoscopy became a common tool for screening primarily by default, he said. "Colonoscopy has evolved into an acceptable screening test in part because many people believe that there are no other good options." Although it is not yet ready to be used as a screening test, virtual c...American Dietetic Association statement on new 'MyPyramid'
...e measured by whether it can serve as an effective tool to help people eat according to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Time will tell if MyPyramid will convey to consumers the vital nutritional messages of balance, variety, moderation and adequacy. If MyPyramid can assist people in effectively...Used in a new way, RNA interference permanently silences key breast cancer gene
...CR meeting. RNAi has been employed as a laboratory tool to knock down expression of genes in a variety of cells and organisms. It works by introducing a small double-stranded RNA (RNAi) that specifically targets a gene's product, its messenger RNA. This action then blocks translation and production of the...Access to mammography may worsen
...experts to be the most effective routine screening tool available for early detection of breast cancer. According to Dr. D'Orsi, steps must be taken to solve the staffing problem, including more efforts to attract radiologists and technologists to the specialty, increased mammography reimbursement and mo...Officials simulate bioterrorist attack to test APL-developed disease surveillance
...t attack. NCR's ESSENCE is not the only protective tool we have in this regard, but it's an important one." The purposes of the exercise were: to reinforce existing partnerships for an integrated response, including strengthening communications between NCR public health jurisdictions; to familiarize juri...Prevalence of concussion effects linked to 'pot of gold' lawsuits, researcher says
... has become the cornerstone of litigation. "It's a tool for lawyers basically," he says. "Patients think they will get a pot of gold at the end of rainbow," which can lead to "malingering for money" or overt lying. In one study, the researchers reviewed 33,531 court cases and determined that 30 percent of...Tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some populations
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. A computerized tool to help emergency room physicians determine whethe...population groups. The study compared how well the tool performed in a mixed-race population in the United States versus an Asian population in Singapore. "...Simple questions may determine children's exposure to smoke
...ion, it was possible to develop a simple screening tool to be used in the office setting to define childre...Further research is needed to test and refine this tool in the practice setting."......, Groner says data from the study can be a helpful tool for health care practitioners assessing ETS risk in children younger than 3 years of age, the period most pediatricians acknowledge that children are most vulnerable. In addition to asking "Do you smoke?" the study says following up with "Do others ...