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New 'nicotine vaccine' treatment to be tested in Madison
An innovative new approach to treating tobacco addiction—an experimental nicotine vaccine—will be tested in Madison starting this month.   view more (2006-06-20)

Experts add to growing warnings about asthma drug
University of Iowa asthma experts are trying to ensure that an asthma drug combination is prescribed only when truly necessary.   view more (2006-08-24)

Anti-allergic mattress covers have no clinical benefit in patients with moderate to severe asthma
The use of anti-allergic mattress covers shows no clinical improvement in patients with moderate to severe asthma, who already use regular treatment. However, they do reduce the exposition of house dust mite during the night, shows research in Thorax. Thirty non-smoking patients with asthma and... view more (2002-08-27)

NYU Child Study Center offers unique summer experience for children with ADHD
As parents and teachers know, children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can thrive in a setting that emphasizes achievement and success and maintains consistency and, therefore, predictability.   view more (2006-07-13)

Oldest stars may shed light on dark matter, researchers report in Science
The universe's earliest stars may hold clues to the nature of dark matter, the mysterious stuff that makes up most of the universe's matter but doesn't interact with light, cosmologists report.   view more (2007-09-14)

Broken hearts increase the risk of broken bones
Feeling lonely or unhappy increases the risk of hip fracture in elderly people, shows a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The finding was independent of the amount or type of psychotropic drugs, such as tranquillizers and hypnotics, being taken.   view more (1999-05-25)

Patients' requests for antidepressants can influence physician evaluation of depression
Patients who initiate a general discussion about the need for antidepressant medication with their primary care physician are more likely to be thoroughly evaluated for depression than those who make a brand-specific request or no request, according to a new study in the December issue of Medical... view more (2006-12-11)

Washington University researchers find almost half of kids with ADHD are not being treated
In contrast to claims that children are being overmedicated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that a high percentage of kids with ADHD are not receiving treatment.   view more (2006-08-07)

Music calms the fevered brow
Music is not just the food of love - it may also be a pain killer and lessen anxiety. New research by psychologists has found that that people listening to music may feel less pain than those who are not and that music can relieve the symptoms of anxiety for people recovering from surgery.   view more (2005-03-21)

Convincing results: Stopping the spread of cancer in the body
A team of Danish researchers have discovered that by blocking a specific enzyme, it is possible to check the spread of cancer in the body. This finding may be the first step towards preventing deaths due to cancer spreading to other parts of the body. The discovery may also help reduce the amount... view more (2004-11-22)

New clues for treatment of liver cancer
By generating tumors in laboratory mice that mimic human liver cancer and by comparing the DNA of mouse and human tumors, researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have identified two genes that are likely to play a role in the third leading cause of human cancer deaths.   view more (2006-06-29)

Acne medication associated with abnormal blood test results
Elevated cholesterol levels and liver enzyme levels appear to be more common than previously thought among patients taking the acne medication isoretinoin, including those who had normal blood test results before beginning therapy.   view more (2006-08-22)

Medication plus oral contraceptive may improve female pattern hair loss
Finasteride, a medication approved to treat hair loss in men, may also improve the condition in women when combined with oral contraceptives   view more (2006-03-21)

Deep thinking: Scientists sequence a cold-loving marine microbe
At home in the deep, dark Arctic Ocean, the marine bacterium Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H keeps very cool-typically below 5° degrees Celsius. How does the bacterium function in this frigid environment? To find out, scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and collaborators... view more (2005-07-26)

Music helps patients tune out test anxiety
While few people will rank a colonoscopy as a favorite medical procedure, one statistic argues clearly in its favor: a 90 percent cure rate in colon cancers caught at an early stage.   view more (2006-09-26)

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS DRUG IMPROVES CHANCES OF NORMAL LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
The atypical schizophrenia drug risperidone improves patients' chances of a normal life by restoring learning capacity and through improving skills acquisition. Whilst traditional antipsychotic drugs can be effective on the better-known symptoms of schizophrenia - hallucinations and delusions -... view more (1999-04-19)

Eighty below and loving it: Montana State University scientists to get new cold lab
Half-million-year-old Antarctic ice, avalanche triggers, frost heaves in roads and the possibility of life in Martian ice caps are just a few of the research projects expected to find a home in a new cluster of labs planned for Montana State University.   view more (2006-06-28)

Corticosteroid therapy may be associated with irregular heartbeat
High doses of medications known as corticosteroids may be linked to an increased risk for atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder characterized by an irregular heartbeat.   view more (2006-05-09)

Spacers have advantages over nebulizers for childhood asthma
Two treatment methods for asthma attacks - spacers and nebulizers - are equally effective in staving off hospital admissions, a new review shows. However, at least for children, spacers mean shorter stays in emergency departments.   view more (2006-05-24)

Fast not food for a fussy fish
Most fish eat heartily during the summer in preparation for the cold and hungry winter months. But the burbot or Lota lota – a freshwater cousin of cod - does things differently, going on a summer diet when fish food is at its peak.   view more (2002-04-04)

Revamped, Renewed, Restarted: Oak Ridge High Flux Isotope reactor back on line
he research reactor at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is back in action and better than ever. After $70 million in renovations and more than a year of meticulous system checks, ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reactor was restarted this week, taken to 10 percent power, and reached... view more (2007-05-18)

More efficient and ecological system for the production of electricity, cold and heat
IK4 is taking part in a European project the aim of which is to design a single installation that will, at the same time, produce electricity, cold and heat for domestic use, while affording a notable reduction in environmental impact.   view more (2006-07-31)

Flaws in the barcoded technology used to reduce medication administration errors identified
In the first study of its kind, researchers led by The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine's Ross Koppel, Ph.D. studied how hospital nurses actually use bar-coded technology that matches the right patient with the right dose of the right medication.   view more (2008-07-01)

Asthma epidemics linked to airflow patterns in thunderstorms
It's the airflow patterns in thunderstorms, rather than the electrical activity, thunder, or rain, which trigger asthma epidemics, concludes research in Thorax. The hospital admission rates for asthma and airflow patterns during thunderstorms up to 80 km away were studied for six towns in south... view more (2001-05-16)

Medications plus dental materials may equal infection for diabetic patients
People who live with diabetes on a daily basis are usually instructed to eat right, maintain regular physical activity, and if necessary, take medication.   view more (2008-03-13)
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