Even slight holiday weight gain can set stage for obesity, health risks
...eparation tips Food preparation can go a long way toward keeping holiday weight off, not to mention preventing food poisoning, Ms. Sandon said. Here are some calorie-cutting cooking tips: Use broth to saut instead of butter 104 calories saved per tablespoon. Use nonfat milk instead of whole milk...Bank on a Cure researchers identify pathways mediating myeloma treatment side effects
...ded, "Identifying these pathways is the first step toward telling us who is at risk. Our next step is to build this genetic data into a clinical risk model so we can develop screens to predict how an individual patient will respond to treatment, and apply appropriate intervention strategies." The genes ide...Balance training better than tai chi at improving mobility among older adults
... "This research is very promising in our efforts toward reducing falls among older adults," Nnodim says. "We would like future research to include a comparison of fall rates in response to these two programs so we can develop an even better sense of what works best in the prevention of falls."...Computer scientists unravel 'language of surgery'
...ver. This research work represents a strong effort toward this." Hager's other collaborators include Sanjeev Khudanpur, a Johns Hopkins assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Izhak Shafran, who was a postdoctoral fellow affiliated with the university's Center for Language and Speec...Contact lenses a good choice for children 12 and younger
... there was little change in participants' feelings toward their own appearance, nor did peer perceptions seem to change dramatically once a child or teen began wearing contact lenses. "Vanity doesn't seem to be a factor in children's or teens' satisfaction with switching to contact lenses," Walline said. ...UW-Madison researchers clear way to stronger glass
...ison pharmacy professor Lian Yu, Ediger is working toward possible medical applications for the new stable glass. Like other solids, pharmaceutical compounds can form crystals or glasses when melted and cooled. For potential drugs, molecular stability is critical, Ediger says. Forms that are too unstable ...5-year study shows Gleevec's potency against chronic myeloid leukemia
... "So, these findings should further encourage work toward greater understanding of all the molecular abnormalities in cancer and development of drugs that target those abnormalities."...Consumers neutral on risks, benefits of nano
...academic appointments. "Measuring public sentiment toward nanotechnology lets us both check the pulse of the industry right now, and chart the growth or erosion of public acceptance in the future." The research was based on more than 5,500 survey responses. The authors of the article developed the surveys...Researchers suggest new direction for development of psychotropic drugs
... paradigm of treatment and the industry preference toward so-called "me-too" drugs. "We need to do better when treating major mental illness, and right now that means we need groundbreaking new research that will result in new medications that are both more effective and have fewer side effects than drugs...Unless we tackle AIDS, many countries will not meet the Millennium Development Goals
...ational, the HIV/AIDS epidemic will stall progress toward reaching at least five of these goals: halving ext...AIDS epidemic will continue to jeopardize progress toward achieving a wide range of the MDGs," conclude Hecht and colleagues. "From now until the 2015 MDG...New breast CT scanner rivals mammography
...y displays tissue around the ribs and outer breast toward the armpit, where 50 percent of cancers are found. Getting the tissue on the outer edges of the breast to show up on a conventional mammogram film is one reason why technologists must pull and flatten the breast. The pilot study is producing exciti...New study finds no link between Kawasaki disease and newly discovered coronavirus
...ausative agent(s) would be the most promising step toward developing a diagnostic test and specific therapy, and ultimately preventing the disease."...Hospital-acquired infections -- Inevitable?
...harm free. Changing our mindset will go a long way toward restoring the faith of the public and improving the overall quality of medical care in the United States." "I sincerely hope that this special supplement to the American Journal of Medical Quality will help us to obtain this worthy goal," Dr. Nash a...Woodruff Foundation gives major boost to Emory University's strategic plan
...ve the greatest possible impact of advancing Emory toward its vision." The new Emory Clinic complex will be located across Clifton Road from the current Emory University Hospital on land occupied by the current Emory Clinic. Plans call for a combination of patient, research, and office space designed to i...Fosrenol data show evidence of trends towards improved bone formation in CKD stage 5 patients
...rcent versus 31 percent). Similarly, improvements toward normal bone formation rates were seen in 38 percent of patients receiving FOSRENOL at both one and two years. Patients in the standard therapy group showed improvements of only 24 and 12 percent at one and two years, and bone formation worsened in 6...Rutgers College of Nursing professor to examine Latinas' attitudes towards exercise
...uct two studies examining young Latinas' attitudes toward physical activity. The first study will examine the attitudes and beliefs of young Latinas with regard to physical activity using a focus group-type methodology known as "culture circles." The second study will use this information to develop and ...Sticky proteins provide new insight into drug action
...ound information about G proteins is just one step toward better understanding how hundreds of receptors can...rt says. But it's a timely piece as science moves toward designer drugs, including some that could actually target G proteins directly, bypassing intermedia...No benefit to mechanically opening arteries days after a heart attack
... The researchers also observed a "worrisome" trend toward excess rates of repeat heart attack in the group receiving the angioplasty and stents. Dr. Hochman said that further analysis and longer follow up is necessary to understand this observation, which did not reach the level of statistical significance,......ced, and microchannels through which they can flow toward small chambers. A crucial middle layer, a thin, permeable membrane of PDMS. Gas can pass through the caulk-like PDMS, while liquid cannot. A bottom control channel layer, with inlets and tiny channels through which air pressure or a vacuum ...Pioneer of oral rehydration therapy receives Prince Mahidol Award
..., who jointly won the award for their contribution toward the development of the special Program on Tropical Disease Research. See here for a full listing of previous winners. The Prince Mahidol Award Foundation confers two international awards each year--in the fields of medicine and public health. Dr. St...