Injuries produced by law enforcement use of so-called non-lethal weapons will be the focus of a study at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center funded by a $104,071 grant from the National Institute of Justice.
A new procedure that could save millions of dollars annually in medical costs "“ and result in much better patient outcomes and satisfaction "“ was performed for the first time in the world this week at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Many of the drugs commonly prescribed to treat agitation, delusions and other symptoms that can accompany dementia are not effective, researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues report.
Brenner Children's Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, recently opened a new clinic to treat children suffering from metabolic syndrome.
Brenner Children's Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, was recently invited to participate in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Heart Network.
Older women who drink a moderate amount of alcohol each day may be helping to keep their minds sharp, according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.
Monkeys get depressed, too, and scientists hope that studying them could lead to better treatments for depressed people. Researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will report new findings about patterns of depression in monkeys.
Physicians should avoid prescribing Bextra altogether, or use it only as a drug of last resort, says a researcher from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues in an editorial.
Despite critics who say patients' bills of rights laws are actually designed to protect health care providers, new research found just the opposite.
For a pregnant woman who already has had one cesarean delivery, an attempt at vaginal delivery is more dangerous for the baby than a second cesarean section, according to a research study at 19 academic health centers, including Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
The same system that regulates blood pressure may also play a role in aging, according to new research from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
New research suggests that higher levels of abdominal fat put people at just as much risk for future disability as overall body fat.
Many pediatricians know their patients use complementary and alternative therapies to improve their health, yet most do not feel comfortable discussing or recommending these therapies, according to a study.
As weight goes up among people with diabetes, so does risk for developing cardiovascular diseases, according to a national study of people with diabetes.
Electroconvulsive therapy improves mood, quality of life and activities of daily living in patients with major depression, according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
New research shows that almost 3 percent of patients who went to hospital emergency rooms with chest pain "“ but who weren't initially diagnosed with heart problems "“ went on to have heart attacks or other heart-related events within a month.
New research about how alcohol affects sleep could lead to medications to address a common reason some alcoholics go back to drinking "“ disturbed sleep when they try to stop.
For elderly women, the location of body fat is more important than total fat amount in predicting future heart attacks, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.
Animal research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has found how one of the genes linked to schizophrenia might function to cause the disease.
New research shows that phonics-based instruction can actually change brain activity in adults with dyslexia, resulting in significant improvements in reading.
Using new technology to measure protein levels in human tissue, scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center hope to identify new targets for drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy.
A gene involved in the action of insulin is associated with type 2 diabetes and the body's response to insulin, report scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
A leading stroke researcher says the aging of the American population means that more people are at risk for stroke, and that unless new approaches are developed to reduce stroke incidence, it will surpass heart attacks and cancer as the major cause of long-term disability and premature death.
New research shows that the plant estrogens in soy don't impair fertility in monkeys. The study was designed to test a theory that high-soy diets can compromise fertility in women.
A drug that reduces symptoms of systemic lupus in mice may turn out to be effective against hardening of the arteries and thus prevent heart attacks, according to two poster presentations.
A standard medical practice at some of the nation's largest children's hospitals "“ using whole, recently donated blood for certain infant open heart surgeries "“ may do more harm than good.
Research in monkeys found that low-dose estrogen therapy significantly reduced the progression of fatty buildup in the arteries leading to the heart, according to research.
New research in monkeys suggests that a diet high in soy could be good for the hearts and bones of premenopausal women.
Research in monkeys suggests that the type of progestin in hormone therapy could dramatically affect heart attack severity. The study, by a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher and colleagues, was reported today..
Parents play an important role in their children's underage drinking, according to a recent study. The study shows that teens are more likely to binge drink if their parents or friends' parents provide alcohol at their home for a party.
A drug that is already being tested as an anticancer agent, especially in lymphoma, may also reduce the kidney disease that is a result of systemic lupus, according to a researcher at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
Pediatricians are diagnosing and treating a growing number of children with behavioral health problems. However, they do not always feel comfortable or sufficiently trained to fill this new role, according to a study.
Scientists believe they are on track for finding a gene, or genes, that can increase prostate cancer risk for some men "“ and have new evidence that a particular gene variant can reduce risk for others "“ putting researchers one step closer to being able to predict disease risk in individual men.
With the help of snake venom and sophisticated laboratory testing, scientists believe they've uncovered the reason why a group of new heart medications were doing some patients more harm than good.
A hormone that is important in the control of blood pressure may also inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, say scientists.
Data presented here today at the Academy 2004 meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology demonstrate that tacrolimus ointment is more effective than pimecrolimus cream in the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).
A multi-center study led by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center cardiologist David M. Herrington suggests that measuring the stiffness of arteries to screen for early atherosclerosis may be another way to identify people at risk for heart disease or stroke.
Research in monkeys suggests the possibility that stress may increase risk for the most common type of uterine cancer, according to a report. The study results also suggest that two drinks a day won't increase breast or endometrial cancer risk for postmenopausal women who don't take estrogen.
Frequent tanning bed users may be getting more out of the experience than darker skin. Researchers say exposure to ultraviolet light may produce a "relaxing" effect that lures tanners back to the beds.
Research in monkeys suggests that a diet high in the natural plant estrogens found in soy does not increase the risk of breast or uterine cancer in postmenopausal women.
The surprising finding that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) produce too little airway mucus "“ rather than too much, as it commonly believed "“ could lead to more effective treatments for the genetic disorder.
A study of patients with kidney cancer has shown that radiofrequency ablation, a minimally invasive, kidney-sparing procedure, can be a successful treatment option for patients whose cancer has not spread beyond the kidney, report researchers.
Estrogen therapy does not prevent dementia or even a mild decline in memory function in older women, according to research.
More that half of social workers who treat hospice patients report that they had been told by one or more patients that they were considering hastening their deaths, according to a survey of hospice social workers in the Carolinas.
A lung disease specialist reports that some smokers may be genetically predisposed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
A new study involving tens of thousands of people 65 and older suggests that even among older people, diabetes substantially increases premature deaths.
The newly developed pulsed-dye laser surgery for voice disorders has been found to be faster, cheaper, better tolerated, and less complicated than standard surgery that requires general anesthesia, more time and a longer recovery, surgeons reported.
The cells that line the larynx or voice box have strategic immune functions that could have a major impact on diseases and conditions such as cancer and asthma, according to a British researcher who spoke today at an international conference here.
By carefully matching the estimated function of kidneys from deceased donors with the needs of potential recipients, surgeons can successfully transplant kidneys that would otherwise be discarded. The center was able to double its transplant volume within a year.
Research in monkeys suggests that long-term use of estrogen therapy may reduce levels of androgens "“ hormones involved in maintaining bone density, muscle mass, sexual function, memory, and psychological wellbeing in postmenopausal women.
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