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...s undiagnosed largely because it's an embarrassing topic to bring up many patients are uncomfortable telling their doctors about it. Nor is it life-threatening, unlike uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes. This may make drugs for treating overactive bladder syndrome less likely to get covered by an HMO....Worldwide study looks to find causes of type 1 diabetes
...e a comprehensive plan for studying this expansive topic that includes nearly everything in child's life, from the water he drinks to when he eats his first cookie. "Risk factors for type 1 diabetes include two major components. One is the genetic factors and the other is the environmental factors. They a...... they learn to speak. Previous experiments on this topic have yielded conflicting and equivocal results, said the researchers. The researchers, Kerry Jordan and Elizabeth Brannon of Duke University, published their findings the week of Feb. 13-17, 2006, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science...Counseling children about skin cancer important, but rarely done
...tion should begin in childhood, yet found that the topic is discussed at less than 1 percent of well-child visits. "Children should be encouraged to use sunscreen, wear appropriate clothing and avoid both the strongest midday sun levels and indoor tanning," said Mandeep Kaur, M.D., instructor in the Depart...Intellectual property law and the protection of traditional knowledge
...wledge holders." McManis presented a paper on this topic during the "Ancient Wisdom/Contemporary Science: Traditional Knowledge in the 21st Century," panel held on Feb. 18 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement science, held Feb. 16-20 in St. Louis. According to McManis, exis...Stressed-out women more likely to miscarry early
..., however, that more research is necessary on this topic before definitive conclusions can be reached. It's unclear if cortisol is directly involved with the miscarriages or if it signals some other mechanism in the body that causes the miscarriage. However, the results are consistent with a 2004 study in...Brain processing of speech sounds is different in some southern English speakers
...exposed to many different ways of talking, so this topic was really fascinating," Conrey said. "We know from sociolinguistics the study of language variation and change that a great deal of phonetic variation occurs even within a single language." She cited as an example a language variation known as a ...Better communication between families, health care providers can reduce cost, length of stay in ICU
... individual care team members repeatedly raise the topic of treatment limitation because they are unaware of previous discussions or disagree with the family's decision," Daly said. Daly's team is training the doctors, nurse practitioners and other medical professionals in the intervention program, includ...Computer scientist sorts out confusable drug names
...ious problem." Kondrak co-authored a paper on this topic that was recently published in the journal Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. Earlier, he gave a presentation to Health Canada officials, who are interested in following the FDA's lead in addressing the problem of confusing drug names. A number of......ter heart attack. Each couple was told to pick a topic such as money, in-laws, children, vacations and h...r across a table, each couple discussed the chosen topic for six minutes while they were videotaped. Psychology graduate students coded the videotaped conv...Study: Local TV news covers health a lot, but not always well
... was about the removal of warts using duct tape, a topic which has questionable public health value, and that the story originated in a press release from a renowned medical journal, shows that we in the health community have work to do," says Pribble. "The onus is on health care providers, organizations a...New review series covers diverse human factors/ergonomics topics for professionals and students
...readers with a comprehensive understanding of each topic its current state, important new research findings and technology, and current issues and research needs. Volume 1 is now available for purchase. Each volume of Reviews of Human Factors and Ergonomics focuses on findings that are applicable in real-...Protein sorting in pigment cells sheds light on melanoma, Alzheimer's disease
...l to the dendritic cell. "Exosomes are a very hot topic now in cancer immunotherapy because dendritic cells are good at taking them up, processing the associated antigens, and presenting them to helper T cells, which then rally the immune system to fight the tumor." Marks says that understanding how and w...Top cancer organizations launch first online portal of Asian language cancer information
...mation by language, type of cancer, cancer-related topic or organization. As we continue to invite organizations that meet our criteria to contribute materials, the site will become increasingly robust and powerful." All materials catalogued on the site have been screened by expert reviewers for medical a...ACP publishes 'Medicine in Quotations,' second edition
...States and abroad. The quotations are organized by topic and fully referenced to their original sources. There are also author and subject indices to assist the reader. Drs. Huth and Murray will sign copies of their book during the American College of Physicians 2006 Annual Session, to be held in Philade...Virginia Tech research finds Swedish method of human cartilage repair shows good durability
...aid Furey. "On the other hand, many papers on this topic in the engineering area, although strong on mechanics, are weak on or omit biochemistry. Our group has an advantage in that we fully appreciate the importance of tribology and of biochemistry in the process," he said. "For example, we have shown time...Penn researchers awarded $3.2 million for Musculoskeletal Disorders Center
...esearch productivity of investigators in the broad topic of musculoskeletal tissue injury and repair. Based in Penn's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Center will support three critical, innovative research Cores to enhance musculoskeletal research. Additionally, the Center will provide a pilot and f...Mayo Clinic researchers discover cancer cells may move via wave stimulation
...and the EGFR to which it homes and docks are a hot topic in cancer research because EGF promotes growth through binding and activating its receptor and certain tumors exhibit elevated levels of EGFR. In addition, activated EGFR have been implicated in the development and spread of several human cancers, in...Suicide awareness, prevention programs needed in schools
...omes to talking about suicide, Americans avoid the topic much the same way they skirted discussions about sex 20 years ago. But the president of the American Association of Suicidology says the time is long overdue for people to start talking about the problem and to launch suicide awareness and preventio...Melatonin most effective for sleep when taken for off-hour sleeping
...ity, which carried out an extensive review of this topic two years ago. The present study, conducted at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, sought to address this question. Thirty-six participants (21 men and 15 women), between the ages of 18 and 30 with no significant past or current medical disorders, sl...