Patients suffering from mania who stopped taking their mood-stabilizing medicines ran up medical bills three times larger over the course of a year than did patients who took such drugs regularly for at least three months, medical researchers reported Monday at the 152nd meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in Washington, D.C.
A new study from Johns Hopkins Children's Center may encourage physicians to spare people the discomfort of a skin test to confirm a fairly common diagnosis allergy to cats.
Two proteins that carry cholesterol in the blood may provide a better way to measure heart attack risk than the usual cholesterol blood test, report researchers in today's Circulation.
Combination treatment with Taxotere(r)/Adriamycin(r) produces longer time to progression, higher response rate than Adriamycin/Cytoxan(r) when used as first-line chemotherapy in women with metastatic (spreading) breast cancer.
At the AST Annual Scientific Meeting, researchers from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, will discuss studies which that show that splitting livers from donors--transplanting into two recipients--can be an effective way to meet the need for donated organs.
New Drugs, New Approaches to Transplant Technologies Presented at Annual Meeting
A kidney transplant offers people with kidney failure a new chance at a normal, active life. But, on average, a transplanted kidney continues to function for only nine years. Now, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center say a new strategy to extend the function of transplanted kidneys shows promise.
Through the Looking Glass: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered exotic rings, arcs and crosses that are optical mirages produced by gigantic gravitational lenses in deep space.
In the same way the graphical interface replaced text commands on the personal computer, a graphical Web search tool being developed at the University of Illinois promises to make searches of the Internet more user- and education-friendly.
When there's a crisis in the cockpit, why do some flight crews think on their feet and react swiftly, while other crews make potentially fatal mistakes?
Fieldwork by a University of Kansas ornithologist continues to reveal the extent of biological diversity of the New World tropics -- even as deforestation poses a mounting threat to the survival of many species -- with the discovery of a new species of pygmy-owl.
Taxotere(r) (docetaxel) is the first single agent to have shown survival advantages in hard-to-treat, advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients without compromising their safety or quality of life. Taxotere, a non-platinum based therapy, is emerging as a viable option for a hard-to-treat patient population.
Head size correlates statistically with intelligence, and men's heads, like their bodies, are bigger than women's. Men should be more intelligent than women - but they are not. Now, researchers report an explanation for the conundrum: Women have a higher proportion of gray matter - computational tissue - to cranial volume than men.
Seventy-four percent currently taking medication for their condition. Nearly 21 million people live with osteoarthritis. A national survey of 500 Americans with osteoarthritis reveals that three-fourths of people with osteoarthritis say their condition interferes with routine daily activities and nearly six in ten admit that living with osteoarthritis has a negative effect on their mood and interaction with others.
Sightings - New software from NASA, called "J-Pass," can tell you when and where to spot satellites passing overhead - from your own backyard.
Combining two common medications can significantly reduce the risk of death for patients with mild heart failure, according to a National Institutes of Health study presented at the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology meeting.
A mechanism the immune system uses to detect and eliminate dysfunctional T cells has been identified by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School researcher reported in the May 14 Science. The study clarifies a long-standing puzzle about the development of systemic autoimmune diseases.
A new study at Ohio State has found that mild psychological stress can temporarily increase blood levels of a chemical associated with the development of heart disease.
Powerful plants have changed the world - Biologists conducting Space Shuttle experiments may be one step closer to shedding light on the biggest power booster on the planet: a protein in green plants called Photosystem I.
Imagine walking through an assembly plant that hasn't been built and moving equipment that weighs several tons just by pointing and dragging your mouse. It's now possible with new, virtual-factory software that has been developed by University at Buffalo engineers.
Media briefings will be on: treatment advances for insomnia, Nefazodone for chronic depression, treating ADHD, mental illness research, the relationship between depression & other medical illnesses, schizophrenia treatment.
Purdue flower researcher Natalia Dudareva is on the scent of a mysterious disappearance. She is one of the few scientists in the world who is working to find out why flowers have less scent than they used to.
Scientists have known for years that to perceive figures against a busy background, human vision ues color, brightness and direction of motion. But startling new findings by a Vanderbilt researcher indicate that the human brain can also use the precise timing of subtle visual changes to group elemnents into objects -- like when some band members on a football field suddently turn and march in a different direction than the rest, spelling out a school's letters.
Approximately six out of 10 dentists urge their patients to stop smoking or using smokeless tobacco, according to the American Dental Association's (ADA) recently released 1997 Survey of Current Issues in Dentistry: Tobacco Use Cessation.
Inspired by roller coaster cars, two Johns Hopkins undergrads have designed and tested a restraining bar to protect children in school bus crashes.
Bioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania have designed an artificial capsule that imitates many of the qualities of natural cells, with has wide-ranging applications.
More and more Americans favor dental implants as an option for replacing missing teeth, according to an American Dental Association (ADA) survey, revealing a near tripling of implant procedures over a 10-year period.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have developed a method to turn off a gene for telomerase, which activates the continuous division of cancer cells. This finding could aid in the creation of new cancer drugs.
Rice University researchers recently conducted the first detailed biological study showing what happens to carbon fullerenes in mice, proving that fullerenes with radioactive metals inside can be cleared from the body and that they are attracted to bone.
Experimental forest plots bathed in atmospheric carbon dioxide at levels expected by the year 2050 experienced a 25 percent growth increase during the first two years of a continuing project, University of Illinois and Duke University scientists report in the May 14 issue of the journal Science.
The co-directors of the UNC Center for Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders are senior authors of three scientific reports on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), slated for presentation at this year's American Gastroenterology Society Digestive Diseases Week meetings, May 16-19 in Orlando, Fla
When a U.S. fighter pilot is flying over enemy territory, he must deal with the issue of whether or not his stealth fighter can be detected by radar. Now, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a hand-held, holographic camera that can assist ground crews in verifying the condition of an aircraft's stealth characteristics.
Babies fed infant formula are more likely to need doctor visits and prescription drugs than babies who are breastfed, according to a study by The University of Arizona Department of Pediatrics.
Researchers from Bell Labs have demonstrated 10-Gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) serial data transmission over multimode fiber for local area networks (LANs), Lucent Technologies announced at Networld+Interop. The demonstration represents an innovative, cost-effective blueprint for practical next-generation multimode systems.
A research team from Bell Labs will demonstrate the world's first 10-gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) Ethernet multiplexer at the Networld+Interop show here this week.
Many people who are told they have epilepsy may be misdiagnosed may have a treatable cardiovascular condition that is causing their seizures, according to research presented the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology annual meeting.
Replacing a worn-out battery in an implantable defibrillator is a good investment and may still save a life, even if the device has never fired, according to a report at the Sessions of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology.
Lung cancer patients under 50 had more advanced disease when diagnosed, but overall survival rates for younger persons were similar to those of older individuals, suggesting the disease is not inherently more aggressive among younger men and women, according to a study published in the May issue of CHEST.
One out of 10 employed adult asthmatics may suffer asthma attacks because of some trigger in their occupational environment, according to a new study reported today in the May issue of CHEST.
Contrary to popular practice, giving pseudoephedrine to children prior to air travel does nothing to reduce ear pain associated with landing and take-off, according to a new study. The popular decongestant commonly sold under the name Sudafed does make children sleepy, researchers found.
A pioneering view of the internal structure of RNA has been captured by an interdisciplinary team of scientists at Johns Hopkins.
In a pair of studies that promise to rewrite scientists' understanding of genetic "tripwires" that kill cells before they become fully cancerous, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found that the same system that protects against cancer can, in some circumstances, actually promote cells on the road toward malignancy.
Bone marrow-derived cells give rise to fully functional liver cells, states a University of Pittsburgh study published May 14 in Science, yielding the first report that bone marrow-derived cells provide a lineage for cells of solid organs.
Contrast-enhanced Helical Computed Tomography (CT), a new technology, is 99% accurate in diagnosing injuries to the aorta in trauma patients. Helical CT is fast, accurate, less expensive and easier for the patient, a researecher at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston reported at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society in New Orleans.
Electrophysiology studies can help predict who is at risk for a heart rhythm disorder, the single most common cause of death in the U.S., and can guide treatment, according to a study presented at the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology meeting.
In a study of the U.S. and Canadian labor markets, a Stanford Business School economist argues that education--with a focus on supplying better-educated labor--is the key to undoing income inequality.
A study shows that only 50 percent of Virginia's mountain streams support trout, down from an estimated 82 percent before the mid-1800s. Unless acidic emissions are reduced dramatically, only about 42 percent will support trout before the midpoint of the 21st Century. Similar decline is expected throughout the Southern Appalachians.
Researchers at the Framingham Offspring Study report that the federal government's requirement that bread and other grain food products be supplemented with the vitamin folate.
Five-year study on natural hazards, such as tornadoes, in U.S. to be released at National Press Club in Washington, DC, 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 19, 1999.
PET (positron emission tomography) imaging can accurately stage early non-small cell lung cancer and demonstrate microscopic metastases (spread) that CT (computed tomography) may miss, Duke University Medical Center researchers reported at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society in New Orleans.
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