Studies provide new evidence on risks associated with Cox-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs
... and by McGettigan and Henry] provide clarity on a topic that has been dominated more by disinformation than reason." He also discusses the findings of these two new studies and places them in context of other reports on risks associated with COX-2 inhibitors and other NSAIDS. Dr. Graham writes, "What ...Feinstein Institute's top scientist weighs in on mind-body medicine at conference with Dalai Lama
...aim, including a Nobel Conference dedicated to the topic hosted by the renowned Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, in September 2004, which he co-chaired. One of the immune system's weapons against foreign invaders is a molecule called tumor necrosis factor, or TNF. A "big gun," TNF can cause a l...Risk factors linked to pain after breast cancer surgery
...ssociated with phantom pain. Pain is a difficult topic for people with cancer, Dworkin said. "For some individuals acknowledging pain can be frightening because they think it might mean recurrence or metastasis," Dworkin said. "We've also found that it is difficult for people with cancer to characteriz...NHGRI funds assessment of public attitudes about population-based studies on genes and environment
... of health disparities between different groups, a topic of much concern. In October 2005, the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society held a day-long discussion about the potential of large, population-based studies. The group concluded tha...How low should we go? Researchers find no clear evidence for ultra-low cholesterol targets
..., almost all the published clinical trials on this topic were designed to see how well a statin did against a placebo, or how well patients did on different doses of statins. None were based on getting patients to a specific LDL target using multi-drug therapy and seeing how they did once they were there. ...Jefferson Orthopaedic surgeons leading international study of timing of spinal surgery
...D., timing might be nearly everything. It's also a topic of great debate and discussion among orthopaedic surgeons. Dr. Vaccaro, professor of orthopaedic surgery and neurological surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jeffer...Alcohol and high-risk sexual behaviors in Botswana
...ccording to one of the few research studies on the topic in sub-Saharan Africa. The results argue for the need to deal with alcohol abuse within HIV prevention programs in African countries. Strategies to do this could include education campaigns that target both alcohol use and HIV in schools and in soc...Teens half as likely to smoke if they are wise to subliminal messages in cigarette ads
...acco control intervention, further research on the topic is necessary, Dr. Primack notes. For example, the student population surveyed in this study was largely homogeneous in terms of race and socioeconomic status, so the results will need to be confirmed among more diverse groups. Also, a longitudinal st...USC's Gatz wins the Gerontological Society of America's 2006 Donald P. Kent Award
...ealth and Aging, has been the key resource on this topic for the past decade. The Kent award was created in 1973 in memory of Donald P. Kent for his outstanding leadership in translating research findings into practical use. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the ...Leading healthcare authorities to address safety and effectiveness
...he safety and effectiveness of care has been a hot topic in recent years across government, policy, industry and clinical stakeholders. Given the tens of billions of dollars necessary to install such systems in physician practices nationwide, greater attention is being paid to issues such as EHR safety, re...Travel outside of the US causing increased health risks to Americans
.../or to tropical regions. Presentations on this topic this week will include: Trends in Travel-Associated Dengue Among U.S. Residents -- Researchers from the San Juan branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will discuss their findings of 1193 travelers from 49 states w...Young infants should not be left unattended to sleep in car safety seats
...fect, they add. Child safety in cars is also the topic of an editorial in this weeks BMJ. When used properly, child passenger restraints reduce injury by 90-95% for rear facing systems and 60% for forward facing systems compared with not using a restraint, writes Michael Hayes of the Child Accident Pr...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 3, 2007
...icle suggests that broader debate is likely on the topic this year, as the European Union moves ahead with implementation of a new regulatory system for industrial and commercial chemicals. That new approach is known as REACH (registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals). In the article, Mich...Mayo Clinic research shows young people who died suddenly and inexplicably had genetic heart defects
...port appears as the featured article and editorial topic in the Jan. 16, 2007, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Significance of the Mayo Clinic Research These results identify a tragic situation that could, with increased medical surveillance, potentially be prevented in ...Tobacco companies obstructed science, history professor says
...ies Professor Naomi Oreskes will discuss a similar topic in a talk titled "Confounding Science: The Tobacco Road to Global Warming," and journalist Paul Thacker will give a talk titled "Thank You for Polluting: How Campaigns to Create Scientific Confusion Kill Product Regulation." How can tactics like th...Medicalize me: Experts look at how our perceptions of illness are shaped
...ssue of the journal The Lancet, all addressing the topic of medicalization and what it means in modern society. The essays, which grew out of an international workshop, zero in on the fact that even the word medicalization has a different meaning today than 30 years ago. When the term first came into...Texas A&M study proves pollution from China And India affecting world's weather
... problem and has published a landmark paper on the topic in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Renyi Zhang, professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M and lead author of the paper, says the study is the first of its kind that provides indisputable evidence that man-made pollution is...American College of Physicians releases new patient education resources
...to distribute to patients and their families, each topic includes a DVD and guidebook. Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide for Patients and FamiliesUp to 4.5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimers disease. Scientists do not know what causes Alzheimers disease but they know that the risk of getting it increase...Cancer-fighting foods, supplements explored in day-long symposium, March 25
... cancer. More than a dozen research papers on this topic will be presented during a one-day symposium, Natural Products, Diets and Cancer Prevention, on Sunday, March 25, at the 233rd national meeting of the American Chemical Society. All papers in this symposium are embargoed for 8:00 a.m. (Central Tim......dence of stent thrombosis is a critically relevant topic today, especially in high-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes," said Dr. Stone. "These data, carefully collected and adjudicated by a committee blinded to stent type, provide reassuring evidence that long-term stent thrombosis rates are not h...