Although sleep apnea is generally associated with overweight men, a Stanford study, released today at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, found that Asians have more severe obstructive sleep apnea than Caucasians. (Embargoed: October 27)
French invesigators report on a study of 160 patients with venous thromboembolic disease and determine what role, if any, extended travel played in their illness. (Embargoed October 27).
The use of an inexpensive anesthetic (costing just $2.89) during and immediately after prostate surgery might be able to reduce hospital stay and dramatically reduce the amount of pain a patient experiences, according to an Albany Medical College study to be presented Oct. 21 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Nearly 3.5 million Canadians either do not know they have high blood pressure or they are receiving poor medical treatment, a landmark study in the October issue of the American Journal of Hypertension reveals.
Researchers at the Yerkes Primate Center of Emory University have synthesized a compound that shows promise as a medication for people addicted to cocaine and amphetamines. Currently there is no treatment to help the millions of Americans who abuse these drugs. In related cocaine studies, the scientists also discovered that food intake in animals is controlled at least in part by a new group of neuropeptides
Successful managers in health care setting have significantly different leadership skill profiles than ineffective managers. Physician administrators also have approximately the same leadership skills as non-physician "professional" administrators. Those are two results of a study examining leadership and management skills in health care settings co-authored by Frank Shipper of Salisbury State University.
Emory University researchers report at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting that transmitting electronic ocular images to retinal specialists for assessment means persons with diabetes may be screened for eye damage during routine office visits.
More than 2,000 geneticists will present their latest research results at the 47th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Human Genetics in Baltimore, Maryland October 29-November 1, 1997. Topics range from determining genetic predisposition to certain cancers, to revealing the genetics of HIV and obesity.
Washington, D.C., October 21, 1997 ó Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a report that studied the costs and benefits of implementing the Clean Air Act between 1970 and 1990. The report found that each year more than 200,000 premature deaths and 18 million illnesses are avoided due to lower air pollution levels.
The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research is sponsoring a conference to discuss and identify critical gaps and future research needs regarding outcomes and effectiveness research. The conference will be held in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, October 30, and Friday, October 31, 1997.
University of Maryland,Baltimore, neuroscientists report on herbal brain-cell armor, pain as a 2-way street, helpless rats as a model for depression therapies, and location in the brain of pain proscessing.
A hepatitis A vaccine, already approved for use in adults, is also proving to be effective and safe for infants, according to a researcher at The University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health.
American Psychiatric Association November Tipsheet - Part 2: Outstanding Mental Health Programs Honored by APA - Recipients of the APA Gold Achievement Award and the APA Significant Achievement Awards. Embargo: Nov 1.
American Psychiatric Association November 1997 Tipsheet- Part 1: 1) Quit Smoking, Lower Anxiety, 2) POWs Suffer Long After War Is Over, 3) Depression in Schizophrenia May Have a Genetic Cause, 4) High Marks for Rural Telepsychiatry, 5) New Measurement Tool Determines Competency for Consent
A Columbia-Presbyterian study has demonstrated that brain scans and neuropsychiatric tests can help doctors determine whether psychiatric problems are due to Lyme disease or a primary psychiatric disorder.
580 U.S. dentists were polled about general oral care trends, including cosmetic tooth whitening, at the 138th Annual Session of the American Dental Association (ADA) in Washington D.C.
Up to 25 percent of cases of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus that occur before age 15 may possibly be prevented by immunizing children with common pediatric vaccines at birth, rather than waiting until up to eight weeks of life, according to a new epidemiological study by researchers at Intermountain Health Care's LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City and Classen Immunotherapies in Baltimore, Maryland.
Add another star to the list of health benefits associated with omega-3 fatty acids. Recent Purdue University research shows that they also help bones grow.
Monroe E. Wall, PhD, has received the American Chemistry Society's Alfred Burger Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to medicinal chemistry, largely for his leadership in discovering two new classes of pharmaceuticals for cancer treatment.
NASA and the US Department of Health and Human Services signed an interagency agreement today to apply space technology to women's health issues. Since the early 1990s, their collaboration to develop new tools for fighting breast cancer has been facilitated by scientists at Research Triangle Institute. So far, the NASA, DHHS, RTI team has identified several existing space technologies that could be applied to digital mammography. Three commercial systems are now in clinical trials.
Over 2,500 gastroenterologists will gather in Chicago from 10/31 - 11/5 for the American College of Gastroenterology's 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting to discuss the latest advances in GI research, treatment of digestive diseases and clinical practice management.
University of Michigan scientists have used an insulin-like growth factor called IGF-I to stimulate growth of a myelin membrane sheath around neurons. Scientists believe understanding how growth factors affect neural development could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
ATS News Tips From Oct. Journals 1- balancing ethics with limited resources in ICUs; 2- acute lung injury and quality of life; 3- drug resistant bacteria in hospital patients.
The National Library of Medicine's new exhibit, Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature, opens on Halloween for a 10-month run. The exhibit focuses on the folklore surrounding scientific discoveries and the social and ethical questions raised by new medical advances such as cloning.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas-October 22, 1997- Results of clinical trials for ZOMIG (zolmitriptan), an investigational oral medication for the treatment of acute migraine, demonstrate that the compound may provide relief of migraine headache associated with and without menstruation, as well as migraine in women using oral contraceptives. These clinical trial data were presented at the American Osteopathic Association Research Conference, held October 19-23 in San Antonio. ZOMIG is a product of Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Women who have a tendency to overeat may be sensitive to chocolate which can elevate their appetite if it is consumed at the wrong time, LSU researchers find.
A new study suggests the amyloid plaques that form in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients are not the end products of the disease but the beginning of it, according to Johns Hopkins scientists.
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have made two breakthrough discoveries in interstitial cystitis, a chronic, painful bladder disorder for which there is no cure. Nearly half a million women suffer from IC. To be presented during Bladder Health Week, 10/24-31, published in November 1997 Journal of Urology.
At the fifteenth annual Whitehead Symposium, nearly two dozen of the world's leading experts on infectious diseases will join keynote speakers Dr. Clarence J. Peters of the Centers for Disease Control and Dr. Stanley Falkow of Stanford University School of Medicine to discuss the state of the knowledge in this field and report the latest results from their laboratories.
New research reverses the unflattering picture of the Y chromosome and reveals it as a crucial player in the evolution of sex chromosomes and also as a safe haven for male fertility genes.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University medical schools have published new findings in the Oct. 23 New England Journal of Medicine that challenge the genetic concept of race as it relates to birth weight.
Through the leadership of the University of California, San Diego, a new consortium of twelve prestigious academic libraries in the Pacific Rim has been formed to facilitate access to scholarly research materials through various digital networks.
"The notion of the individual as the sole source of success creates a winner-loser mentality, and it creates a need to scapegoat the so-called losers," the Yale child psychiatrist says. "This fuels racism and ethnic tensions.
An evidence-detection system that makes organic residues appear to blink will allow investigators to locate potential evidence such as fingerprints, semen and urine more quickly and in a lighted room if necessary.
How do you approach your benefits manager about getting a dental plan? CIGNA Dental provideds tips for 50 percent of Americans without dental coverage.
Approximately 170 million Americans will be electing a dental plan in November. CIGNA Dental offers tips on choosing the right plan.
A study of more than 600 smokers found that use of an antidepressant drug called bupropion was a significant aid in helping subjects stop smoking. The study also found that the drug lessened the problem of weight gain among some study participants.
Tomorrow's Journal of the American Medical Association will announce the results of a new clinical trial showing an extract of the Ginko bilboa plant to be safe and effective in improving the mental performance and social functioning of patients. The JAMA study was a 52 week, randomized, double-blind study using 309 patients with Alzheimer disease and dementia
Research at The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center may help reduce the estimated 1.6 million deaths attributed each year to the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
Shakespeare vividly described sleep disorders affecting his characters centuries before the public and medical professionals recognized these common, often treatable problems, according to a Los Angeles neurologist and sleep disorder specialist.
Growers who follow U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules in applying sewage sludge as fertilizer to their land may be inadvertantly endangering human health, the environment and the future productivity of their own crops, an analysis by the Cornell Waste Management Institute has found.
ATHENS, Ga. -- A team of researchers at the University of Georgia are the first to determine that the hormone leptin causes the programmed death of fat cells rather than simply reducing them in size.
Women who have worked as hairdressers are at higher risk of developing a rare form of cancer than the general population, according to a recent Michigan State University study.
As the number of women who are experiencing menopause triples, the demand for more effective treatment of symptoms such as mood changes is also expected to increase. To address this situation, a psychiatrist at Yale University School of Medicine has launched a major series of studies on mood disorders and menopausal women that may offer relief for some symptoms of menopause.
Peter Selwyn, M.D., M.P.H., associate director of the AIDS program and associate professor of medicine at Yale University, is one of 12 physicians to receive the Faculty Scholars Award from the Open Society Institute's Project on Death in America (PDIA). Dr. Selwyn joins a total of 38 scholars from 25 medical schools and 35 medical institutions in the U.S. and Canada, who have been honored with PDIA Faculty Scholars Awards in the past.
The Stanford University School of Medicine has become the home for a NASA-sponsored national biocomputation center in which researchers will apply complex computing skills to the practice of medicine.
Gynecologic Oncology, Journal for the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Reports Findings That Additional Test Has Limited Clinical Benefits
A variant of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene known as apoe-4 has been shown to be a significant risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease in several ethnic and racial groups, including Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics and Japanese. Leading a collaborative effort of hundreds of scientists around the world, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine report their conclusion in the Oct. 22 issue of JAMA. The paper, which studied the impact of the apoE gene on age and sex as well as race and ethnicity in approximately 6,000 Alzheimer's Disease patients and 8,600 non-demented controls, helps clarify the importance this gene plays in causing Alzheimer's.
Four independent research studies involving a combined total of more than 22,000 women debunk the misconception that labor epidural analgesia increases a woman's risk of having a cesarean section delivery (c-section).
The combination of all-natural ingredients in the nutritional supplement LipoGuardô was found to reduce total cholesterol levels by 11 percent, according to results of a clinical study published in this month's issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association.
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