Electroshock therapy speeds improvement in schizophrenia patients
...egel says. "You would have to include only studies where drug control was optimal. "Lots of people -- especially many with delusions -- are still uncomfortable with ECT, although it's terrific for depression," Spiegel says. ECT came into use in the late 1930s, but it waned in developed nations with the int...Researchers determine two arthritis medications are safe and effective for children
...but leflunomide is a good alternative for patients where methotrexate doesn't work or isn't tolerated. Importantly, we have identified a new, safe, effective oral therapy for use in children with chronic arthritis." The study also showed that a higher dose of methotrexate than previously thought can be use...Child health teacher numbers at worrying levels
...veyed all 24 university departments of paediatrics where undergraduates are taught which included a postgraduate institute of paediatrics. The team found, from a full response rate, that there had been 'worrying decline' in numbers. There were now 312.8 established full-time equivalent academic clinical s...Pregnant women with epilepsy face dilemma
...other health professionals working towards a world where no persons' life is limited by Epilepsy. Its mission is to provide the highest quality of care and well-being for those afflicted with the condition and other related seizure disorders. For information on epilepsy and education, please visit www.ilae...10 years before malaria vaccine is ready for widespread use
...read use. ACTs are highly effective, even in areas where there is a high level of resistance to other antimalarial drugs. (See this week's issue Lancet 365; 1467-73, Lancet 365; 1474-1480) Insecticide-treated bed-nets provide a simple but effective means of preventing malaria, especially with the developm...Anti-malaria drug combination could help address treatment crisis in Africa
...ective way to treat malaria in the areas of Africa where resistance to commonly used malaria drugs is high,...i-malaria drug chloroquine in nearly all the areas where the disease is rife. This, along with the fact that resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine is sprea...Child sex abuse policy recommendations published in Science magazine
...tant and neglected area." "Science is most needed where passion overshadows reason," Spiegel said. "Jennifer Freyd has applied the tools of science to this contentious area, helping us understand the effects of trauma in the family and the disruption of cognition and memory that can occur during and after...Rare surgery performed to remove pancreas, prevent diabetes
...erating room and infused into the patient's liver, where they have begun to produce insulin. Few hospitals have the technologically sophisticated facilities necessary to isolate and purify the pancreatic islet cells either from a cadaver donor for transplantation or, as in this case, for infus...Monoclonal antibody cures West Nile virus-infected mice
...lection of the new antibody include a close fix on where the antibody binds to West Nile virus. Antibodies ...ections in cell cultures and in mice. To determine where these potently neutralizing antibodies were binding to the envelope protein, a task known as epitope...Genetic screening for iron blood disorder feasible in the workplace
Screening for a condition called haemochromatosis, where iron to builds up in the body, could help prevent organ damage and disease, suggests a study published online today by THE LANCET. People who inherit two copies of a mutation in a gene called HFE are predisposed to haemochromatosis. The disorder, whi...New grants to Georgetown to help build national cancer biomedical informatics grid
..., then development of caBIG will enter a new phase where it will be used and modified continuously. The vision fueling the grid is nothing short of boundless."...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 57th annual meeting
...eeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), where results from more than 1,400 scientific studies were presented.Some of the most important findings were presented in a plenary session moderated by John H. Noseworthy, MD, chair of the AAN Science Committee and Scientific Program Subcommittee and cha...Abnormal liver tests in a Mediterranean population
... far below other parts of the world, like the U.S. where more than 30 percent of the population has a BMI of 30 or more. "The leading causes of altered liver tests are alcohol, HCV and NAFLD in Cittanova," the authors conclude, "NAFLD is emerging as an important etiology."...Report reveals need to improve physical health of people with schizophrenia
...ases. Schizophrenia is a disabling mental illness where disordered thinking disturbs an individual's abili... and support is available from grassroots projects where people can have their mental and physical health needs assessed at local mental health resource cent...UQ develops West Nile virus treatment
...g to see his research being used in North America, where West Nile virus was a serious problem. "Unfortunately, it is only a matter of time before West Nile virus hits Australian shores but hopefully my research will help reduce the impact of the disease."...Substituting nurses for doctors results in high quality care, few savings
...et need or because nurses generate demand for care where previously there was none. A 2004 controlled trial by Laurant and others, which was not included in the review, found that adding nurses to doctors' teams did not reduce physician workload. Further research on physicians' workload and behavior is nee...Children do well with shorter fast before surgery
...mong children "can be very variable," depending on where the patients are waiting for surgery and whether food and drink are available. In her hospital, Caniano says, guidelines about preoperative fasting are strictly followed "and if they are violated, we will not go ahead with surgery." At Children's Hos...Nestler elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
...versity in September 2000 to join UT Southwestern, where he holds the Lou and Ellen McGinley Distinguished Chair in Psychiatric Research. Congress enacted the American Academy's charter in 1780. Today the academy consists of 4,000 fellows and 600 foreign honorary members who exemplify achievement in scienc...Exclusive breastfeeding reduces risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission
...ding, particularly in areas of high HIV prevalence where many women do not know their HIV status, and amongst HIV-positive mothers who choose to breastfeed. Early introduction of non-human milks and solid foods should be strongly discouraged because it increases the risk of HIV infection for babies of HIV-...Guava and AHF Global Immunity bring low cost AIDS diagnosis to resource-limited countries
...to bring such testing to several regions of Africa where the need is especially great." "Until now, the cos... marketing the EasyCD4 system and assay in nations where the need is greatest, those outside of the United States, Europe and Japan. The Guava EasyCD4 system...