Pilot studies to look at how mind drives or prevents disease
...ients by increasing "mindfulness," or attention to what is taking place in the present. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been shown in past studies to strengthen immune systems. The third pilot, led by Alice Pentland, M.D., chair of the URMC Department of Dermatology, will examine whether str...Small, open-label study shows potential use of novel antibiotic rifaximin for Crohn's disease
...equire larger, controlled studies. They note that what makes rifaximin a potentially ideal antibiotic treatment for Crohn's Disease is that it remains primarily in the gut, has minimal side effects, and has a lower resistance than other antibiotics. The researchers' analysis was performed on 8 patient...Go to the tape: Video replay improves radiology residents' performance
...nds and individual videotaped feedback, similar to what sports instructors use to teach students proper form, is a beneficial educational tool for improving the performance of radiology residents, say researchers from McGill University Hospital Center in Montreal, Canada. During a six-week period, six rad...Group-based education improves diabetes self-management, studies find
...rmarkets tours, for example, can help people learn what to eat and when to eat and to read labels." Patients with low or no literacy also may be more difficult to reach, Deakin adds. "If literacy is a problem, we have to deliver education in another format that people don't have to read."...Clinical trial proves link between chiropractic and migraines
... there's a very small percentage who don't realise what developments we've had, what inroads we've made," Tuchin says. "Chiropractic is not the be all and end all, but for a good percen...Levels of bacteria in plaque beneath the gum line may increase risk for heart attacks
... believe that these findings may help substantiate what they have long known; if there is a sterile pathway, such as a bloodstream, near a periodontally infected area that the bacteria from this infected area cause inflammation in the gums that opens up pores in the surrounding blood vessels, which enable...Disease progression model of pancreatic cancer developed by Penn researchers
...cer," explains Hingorani. "In trying to understand what events are required to create and support invasive and metastatic disease, we hope to translate our findings into better therapies," states Hingorani. The study was funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute,...Women rising to the challenge of weightlessness
...icine and Physiology) space clinic in Toulouse, in what is the longest female bedrest experiment ever cond...ll have spent three months at the MEDES clinic, in what they all agreed was an extraordinary experience. Some, out of a spirit of adventure, signed up as a...Physiotherapists cure incontinence
...ming automatically to control urine. That's partly what we're aiming for with our training program, improvement in strength and tone," Neumann said. "One of the problems for women with stress incontinence is that they leak urine during sport so it's a disincentive to exercise, which compounds the problem ...New partnership launched to accelerate and evaluate national malaria control program in Africa
...tly about how to get things done. "We want to know what each partner is committed to in our national plan ...elping partners to be more flexible and to provide what is needed by our national program. We expect that MACEPA will help us learn from the failures and su...CAD system makes breast MRI more effective, efficient
...Vilanova said; the size correlated more closely to what was seen under the microscope, he added. "The quality of the final (postprocessed) CAD system images was better than the standard software images in 83% of the cases," said Dr. Vilanova. In addition, it took radiologists an average 12 minutes to anal...Canada lags behind in caregiver support
...ble elsewhere at the national level, we can derive what may be relevant for Canada's caregivers," says Dr. Keefe, who just presented her findings to a national forum in Ottawa sponsored by the Policy Research Initiative. Currently at the national level in Canada, caregivers only have access to tax relief ...Arthur Frommer tells America where to stop when they need to go
...le researching this guide, I experienced firsthand what traveling with overactive bladder is like needing to ask strangers about locating a restroom or trying to persuade a salesperson to give me access to their facilities all while time is of the essence," said Frommer, the campaign's spokesperson. "I...ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations
... administrators, and insurance companies regarding what level of care should be made available. Clinical practice guidelines are important for the future development of medical oncology as a specialty and serve to achieve a high common standard of care for patients with cancer in Europe." Notes to Editor...Narcotic drugs effective for severe, chronic pain in older patients
...is, fibromyalgia and related conditions that cause what is known as nociceptive pain. Patients were divided into younger (less than 50 years old) and older (over 60) age groups. The records showed that both groups started with similar doses of morphine-like drugs and both took about 14 to 15 months to re...Study finds benefits, less organ rejection using immunosuppressive combination for heart transplants
...ssive agents, and this has caused some debate over what is the most advantageous combination therapies for heart transplant recipients," said Dr. Jon Kobashigawa, lead author of the study and medical director of the UCLA Heart Transplant Program. "We now have results that demonstrate benefits in treating ...The anatomy of sarcasm: Researchers reveal how the brain handles this complex communication
...ryone thinks different thoughts. As an example of what happens when "theory of mind" is limited or missin...side part of the frontal lobes. The findings fit what we already know about brain anatomy. The prefrontal cortex is involved in pragmatic language proces...UCLA study tackles aging issues of adults with developmental disabilities
...an exercise program or eating more fiber. This is what nurses do easily and very well." The nurses proposed 1,000 recommendations for 70 people and reduced the average number of health risks from nearly 5 to 3.5 per person. Of their suggestions, 42 percent were preventive, such as annual health checkups...International medical journals amplify call for registration of drug trials
...itorial reaffirms our intent and tells researchers what they must do to meet our requirements for editoria... a meaningful way so that patients and others know what intervention is under study. The editorial also advises authors not to "use meaningless phrases to ...Moderate to severe sleep apnea significantly raises stroke risk, study finds
...erapy or given other anti-clotting drugs, which is what is done for other people with stroke risk. This is an issue that needs further research."...