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Better outcome for rheumatoid arthritis patients given intensive outpatient treatment (p 263)
Results of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that intensive monthly outpatient treatment with antirheumatic drugs and steroid injections can substantially improve patients' symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis compared with standard three-month outpatient treatment. Duncan Porter (Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, UK) and... view more... (2004-07-14)
Long-term narcotics use for back pain may be ineffective and lead to abuse
Narcotic drugs (opioids) are commonly prescribed for short-term relief of chronic back pain, but their effectiveness long-term has been questioned in a review article by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, who also found that behaviors consistent with opioid abuse was reported in 24 percent of cases. view more (2007-01-18)
Prescription opioids the predominant choice among illicit opioid users
For almost a century, heroin addiction has been a core element of the illicit drug use problem in Canada. Recently, however, isolated reports have pointed to substantial increases in prescription opioid abuse. view more (2006-11-21)
Dutch Study Highlights Crying As Risk Factor For Child Abuse (pp 1295, 1340)
Doctors and other health-care professionals should be more aware of the association between infant crying and potentially abusive parental behaviour, conclude authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. view more (2004-10-06)
'It is time to stop putting children second in the UK and USA' (p 221)
The lead editorial this week focuses on the rights of children and is critical of the UK House of Lords amendment for failing to recommend the outlawing of the smacking of children, and of the USA for the detention of children with psychiatric illness. With regard to the recent UK House of Lords amendment, the editorial comments: 'The amendment... view more... (2004-07-14)
Steroid injections do not provide long-term relief from tennis elbow
Physiotherapy or a 'wait and see' approach are both more effective in tackling tennis elbow than corticosteroid (steroid) injections. view more (2006-09-29)
Team discovers possible 'Universal Strategy' to combat addiction
An international research team led by the University of Saskatchewan has discovered a signaling pathway in the brain involved in drug addiction, together with a method for blocking its action, that may point to a single treatment strategy for most addictions. view more (2006-02-13)
Study shows complex link between abuse and eating disorders
Women who were victims of childhood sexual abuse have long been assumed to be at a higher risk for eating disorders. The results of research, however, have been mixed, with some studies showing a link and others none. view more (2005-12-20)
Reward-stress link points to new targets for treating addiction
Rewarding and stressful signals don't seem to have much in common. But researchers studying diseases ranging from drug addiction to anxiety disorders are finding that the brain's reward and stress signaling circuits are intertwined in complex ways. view more (2008-12-17)
Sandia researchers seek ways to make lithium-ion batteries work longer, safer
As part of the Department of Energy-funded FreedomCAR program, Sandia National Laboratories' Power Sources Technology Group is researching ways to make lithium-ion batteries work longer and safer. view more (2006-01-17)
Exposure to family violence especially harmful to previously abused children
Millions of American children are exposed to violence in their homes each year, putting them at risk for a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. view more (2008-09-16)
New network model helped 18 of 20 leave abuse behind
A new report, "Part of a Context," presents successful outcomes in the rehabilitation of female substance abusers with the help of a network model used at Fortuna House in V'¤rnamo, Sweden. The project helped 18 of 20 women out of their abuse, that is, 90 percent. "Considering the clients we have, these results are... view more... (2005-03-29)
New study reveals brain cell mechanism of alcohol dependence
A study released today reveals a cellular mechanism involved in alcohol dependence. The study, in the May 28 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, shows that gabapentin, a drug used to treat chronic pain and epilepsy, reduces alcohol intake in alcohol-dependent rats by normalizing chemical communication between neurons, which is altered by chronic... view more... (2008-05-29)
Stress delays puberty
NWO research at Utrecht University has shown that when carp are subjected to stress, the development of their genital organs is delayed, so that they reach puberty later. It is likely that the stress hormone cortisol plays a major role in delaying puberty. Changes in water temperature produce stress in fish. Dimitri Consten of Utrecht University... view more... (2001-05-30)
Steroids aid recovery from pneumonia, UT Southwestern researchers say
Adding corticosteroids to traditional antimicrobial therapy might help people with pneumonia recover more quickly than with antibiotics alone, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found. view more (2008-10-15)
Why could prednisolone suppress the hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury?
Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury is a serious complication but unavoidable problem in liver surgery including liver transplantation and hepatic resection. view more (2008-10-08)
Unique research finding : Majority of heroin addicts can be treated
Unique research finding at Karolinska Institutet and the Maria Clinic in Sweden shows that a majority of heroin addicts can be treated with a combination of drugs and psychological therapy. A study of heroin addicts that were treated with the drug buprenorfin in combination with group therapy, a contact officer, and drug testing showed excellent... view more... (2002-05-15)
Worms control lifespan at high temperatures, UCSF study finds
The common research worm, C. elegans, is able to use heat-sensing nerve cells to not only regulate its response to hotter environments, but also to control the pace of its aging as a result of that heat, according to new research at the University of California, San Francisco. view more (2009-04-17)
Alarming increase in drug-affected newborns
A new Australian study has found that the number of newborns suffering serious drug withdrawal symptoms is now more than 40 times higher than in 1980. view more (2009-04-23)
New research identifies gene important for nicotine's effects on the brain
New research identifies an important gene that influences several aspects of nicotine-induced behaviors in the brain. The study, funded by National Institutes of Drug Abuse, was presented today at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology's Annual Meeting. view more (2006-12-06)
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