Daniel Zheng wins SIAM's first prize at INTEL-ISEF
...aul Academy. "Daniel is really capable of pursuing virtually any profession that he's interested in. I could very easily see him as a researcher, professor, or an engineer." Mary Hill, Zheng's college counselor concurs with Fones. "I'm impressed by Daniel's intellectual versatility as much as his depth of know...Epidemic of unneeded amputations
...ave Sevante's leg with CLiRpath. Today, Sevante is virtually pain free. "After my first amputation, I would have done anything to avoid a second," said Sevante. "Had I not asked for an alternative, I fear I was on track for the loss of another limb. This would have meant the beginning of the end for me."...One-third of adults with diabetes still don't know they have it
...nts for up to 95 percent of all diabetes cases and virtually all undiagnosed diabetes cases. Diabetes is a group of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. It is the most common cause of blindness, kidney failure, and amputations ...Two very different surgical procedures produce same results in often fatal intestinal disorder
...ion due to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) produce virtually identical results, according to a Yale School of M... for the two drastically different operations were virtually identical," he said. "After 30 years of debate over which procedure is best, the first true scientif...SCAI Founders' Lecture traces impressive progress in interventional cardiology
...y diseased coronary arteries would be propped open virtually end-to-end with tubular metal scaffolding. Fewer still could have envisioned how to dismantle that mesh support system once the artery healed. Dr. Richard S. Stack, professor emeritus of medicine at Duke University, Durham, NC, had that vision. Toda...Victims of rape, especially children, failed by lack of referral centres and experienced doctors
...tified acutely following a sexual assault there is virtually no service available. Although there was some variation in services between SARCs, all offered better all-round services to complainants than non-SARC facilities, providing attendees with all the forensic and medical care they need, under one roof in...Increase in thyroid cancer in US attributed to improved early detection
...,000 growth in the incidence of thyroid cancer was virtually entirely due to an increase in papillary thyroid cancer, which rose by 5 per 100,000, a 2.9-fold increase. Most of this increase is the result of increased detection of small cancers. Forty-nine percent of the increase consisted of cancers measuring ...New kind of drug could increase number who quit smoking
...omprehensive legislation to ban smoking indoors in virtually all pubic places. "This is good news for smokers and non smokers alike as many smokers are keen to quit and this gives them an added incentive. "Medicines like varenicline are very important as they will help many more people to quit smoking, includ...Cancer therapy based on anatomical location may soon be obsolete
... McLeod, under current treatment selection methods virtually no chemotherapeutic drug has been successful in more than 50 percent of patients with advanced cancer. But instead of considering a drug that works only ten percent of the time a failure, he feels it would be better to consider such a drug effective ...More than half of older diabetics lack medicines that protect kidneys and heart
...ect their heart and kidneys, despite the fact that virtually all of them could benefit from those drugs, a new University of Michigan study finds. And even among those with the most to gain from the medicines, the rate of use barely reaches 53 percent. The classes of prescription medications, called ACE inhib...Molecular imaging may lead to earlier diagnosis of childhood respiratory virus
...y infection in young children worldwide, infecting virtually every child in the first few years of life. Immunity is feeble and fleeting, and repeated infections are the rule. One in every 100 or 200 infected infants requires hospitalization, usually for bronchiolitis. There is not yet an effective vaccine fo...Feds' infectious diseases strategy must be broader than biodefense, say ID physicians
..., Dr. Blaser said, "the Institute of Medicine and virtually all experts conclude that the United States is woefully unprepared" for a flu pandemic. By tackling these naturally occurring threats, Dr. Blaser said, the infectious diseases community will be better prepared for bioterrorism. "There is an inextri...UI research aims to help patients with spinal cord injury
...tle that it can't bear weight or their muscles are virtually useless?" Shields asks. In addition, secondary complications, including multiple fractures leading to amputation, and kidney problems caused by excess calcium leached from the bones into the blood, can seriously impair the health of SCI patients. Th...PENN surgeons offer transfusion-free heart surgery to all
...lood never leaves your body making clerical errors virtually impossible and making sure that every blood cell is working at full capacity at all times. WHY PATIENTS ARE CHOOSING THIS OPTION Irv Shapiro didn't let anything slow him down, until his heart valve needed surgery last month. The 60-year-old Mt. Air...Lack of specialist training for nurses is failing adolescent cancer patients
...ists is fragmented. Pre-registration education is virtually non-existent and there is little attention to the needs of teenagers and young adults in general. Post-registration education in adult and paediatric oncology is well established and leads to well-recognised qualifications. However, courses in TYA ...ACP: Residency match results show need for reforms
...ategorical internal medicine training programs was virtually identical to last year (2,668 for 2006 vs. 2,659 for 2005), other indicators show a continuing gravitation of residents toward eventual careers in the medical subspecialties rather than primary care. According to Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, ACP ...There's more than meets the eye in judging the size of an object
...first grader could have predicted the result. But virtually no vision or neuroscientist would have. The very dominant view is that the image of an object in the primary visual cortex is just a precise reflection of the image on the retina. I'm sure if one were to poll scientists, 99 percent of them would sa...Case School of Engineering professor applies virtual reality to train brain and heart surgeons
...lize and track the heart's motion, the robot would virtually eliminate the need for heart/lung machines, currently used in approximately 80 percent of heart surgeries. "Traditional coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has undesirable side effects that range from cognitive loss to increased hospital sta...Cincinnati Children's applauds EU approval of rotavirus vaccine
...ants and young children throughout the world, with virtually every child exposed by the age of 5. In addition to diarrhea, it is usually associated with fever and vomiting often lasting for several days. There is no specific treatment for rotavirus. To prevent dehydration, physicians may recommend an oral reh...Researchers use embryonic model to reprogram malignant melanoma
...g their ability to migrate, invade and metastasize virtually undetected by the immune system. Also collaborating on this research were Jennifer C. Kasemeier and Jessica Teddy, Stowers Institute; and Naira V. Margaryan; Elisabeth A. Seftor; and Richard E. B. Seftor, Children's Memorial Research Center....