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INCREASED OPIOID USE AT END OF LIFE DOES NOT SHORTEN SURVIVAL (p 398)
Patients who receive increased doses of opioid at the end of their lives do not have shorter survival than those who receive no increases, concludes a research letter published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Public and professional concern that the use of opioids for symptom control might shorten life prompted the study by Nigel Sykes and... view more... (2000-07-26)
Married with children the key to happiness?
Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness. view more (2009-10-28)
Identifying risk for obesity in early childhood
A new research study of children's growth, published in the September issue of Pediatrics, can help parents and pediatricians determine the risk that a child will be overweight at age 12 by examining the child's earlier growth. view more (2006-09-06)
Aggressive treatment of childhood eczema could help prevent asthma, says new study
The study, published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, calls for trials of aggressive therapies against childhood eczema in attempt to reduce the incidence of asthma in later life. view more (2008-07-07)
Campus green spaces enhance quality of life
The next time you see students playing an energized game of touch football or studying in the sunshine on a college quadrangle, consider this: campus green spaces can help students feel better about life and improve learning. view more (2008-09-30)
Psychology researcher says spiritual meaning of Christmas brings more happiness than materialism
Religious people are happier than those without spirituality in their life, says psychologist Dr Stephen Joseph from the University of Warwick, and those who celebrate the original, Christian, meaning of Christmas are, on the whole, happier than those who primarily celebrate the festive season with consumer gifts. Research entitled "Religiosity... view more... (2003-12-08)
Newly identified biomarker detects and regulates spread of brain tumors
Researchers at Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute have identified a novel biomarker for brain tumors and have uncovered a potential role the marker may play when the tumor spreads or comes back after treatment. view more (2006-11-13)
Cancer stem cells spur glioma Angiogenesis, could hold key to brain tumor therapy
Stem cell-like glioma cancer cells that share many characteristics with normal stem cells propel the lethal growth of brain cancers by promoting tumor blood vessel formation, and may hold the key to treating these deadly cancers. view more (2006-08-15)
Genetic parallels found between lung development and lung cancer
For over 100 years, biologists have speculated that cancer growth shares common features with embryonic development. view more (2006-07-05)
Prenatal biochemical screening only detects half of chromosomal abnormalities
Prenatal biochemical screening tests are widely used to look for chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus which can lead to serious handicap, or even death during gestation or in the first few days after birth. view more (2008-06-02)
Duty calls - home life stalls
Eighty three per cent of Police Inspectors say they feel that their life away from work has been damaged by changes to their job, according to new research by occupational psychologists into the work life balance of senior officers. view more (2005-01-07)
Comet probes reveal evidence of origin of life, scientists claim
Recent probes inside comets show it is overwhelmingly likely that life began in space, according to a new paper by Cardiff University scientists. view more (2007-08-15)
Annual costs of stroke in U.S. children at least $42 million
Stroke in children costs at least $42 million annually in the United States, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2009-07-10)
Diabetes research takes wing thanks to long-lived fruit fly
The creation of an extraordinarily long-lived fruit fly by genetics researchers at the University of Rochester has led scientists down an unexpected new path in the fight against diabetes. view more (2006-06-08)
American Indians and Alaska Native veterans have higher mortality rate after surgery than Caucasians
Contributing to growing literature on marked racial and ethnic disparities in US healthcare, a study led by Dartmouth Medical School has concluded that American Indians and Alaska Natives have a greater chance of death within 30 days of surgery and suffer more from several preoperative risks compared to Caucasian patients. view more (2005-06-01)
Letter published in Lancet re-confirms levodopa as 'gold standard' therapy for Parkinson's Disease
Letter published in Lancet re-confirms levodopa as 'gold standard' therapy for Parkinson's Disease Use of entacapone with levodopa significantly enhances symptom control Basel, August 19 2002 - Since the late 1960s levodopa has remained the most widely used treatment for Parkinson's disease. While originally hailed as a 'miracle' drug, questions... view more... (2002-08-19)
Autism in the UK costs more than $41 billion every year, shows new research
Research published this week in the Journal Autism, published by SAGE, estimate the annual costs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to be more than £27 billion a year. view more (2009-05-18)
OF END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS IN MEDICAL PRACTICE IN BELGIUM (FLANDERS)
Background The study presented here is the first replica of the Dutch death-certificate study on end-of-life decisions (ELDs). The main objective was to estimate the incidence of euthanasia (the administration of drugs with the explicit intention to shorten the patient’s life at the explicit request of the patient), physician-assisted... view more... (2000-11-22)
Study finds novel vaccine curbs brain tumor growth, increases survival
A novel vaccine has significantly increased life expectancy in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most dangerous type of brain tumor. view more (2006-04-26)
ESA to search for life, but not as we know it
This week, astrobiologists are discussing what ESA`s Huygens spaceprobe might discover when it parachutes to the surface of Saturn`s mysterious moon, Titan, in 2005. Titan possesses a rich atmosphere of organic molecules, which Huygens will analyse. Recently some scientists have begun to think that, by redefining life, in broader terms, what we... view more... (2002-09-19)
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