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There appears to be a high number of deaths and serious cardiovascular events associated with the use of Viagra, shows a study conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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A six-month effort of the VHA hospital alliance, involving more than 40 hospitals, has resulted in an almost 50 percent reduction in the time from a patient's arrival at the hospital to diagnostic results based on a computerized tomography scan.

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A 15 to 20 percent drop in the stock market probably wouldn't be enough to trigger a U.S. recession, according to an Ohio State University professor of economics who is a former Federal Reserve Bank official.

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Edward Y. Hartshorne, a U.S. government official, is credited with helping to root out Nazi sympathizers from Germany's universities in the U.S. Occupied Zone following World War II.

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Graduating medical students from Boston University are anxiously awaiting Thurs., March 16, when they and their peers from across the country will learn where they have been "matched" with a hospital to undergo postgraduate training in intern and residency programs.

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A national survey issued today finds that English teachers are not prepared to cope with the diverse students who make up the language arts classrooms across the nation.

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The Federal Laboratory Consortium has honored researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for their efforts in moving three technologies from the laboratory into the marketplace.

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NASA's NEAR spacecraft has spotted a telltale X-ray glow from elements on asteroid Eros.

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Findings from a University of Iowa Health Care study may explain the basic mechanisms involved in triggering the spread of breast cancer (International Journal of Cancer, 3-00).

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AIDS patients are more likely to follow newer, more complex medication schedules if they possess a network of friends and others to support them, according to Medical College of Wisconsin researchers (current Health Psychology).

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The increased use of the appetite suppressant fenfluramine is strongly associated with the reported increase of pulmonary hypertension in the U.S., according to a study in CHEST.

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Human alpha1-antitrypsin replacement therapy for patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is safe, cost-effective, slows the decline of lung function, and reduces overall mortality, according to a report in the March CHEST.

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Computer crash simulation software can predict the likelihood and severity of injuries to children from airbag activation; even children with restraints are at substantial risk from airbags while sitting in the front seat (Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 3-15-00).

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Astronomers and climatologists have found a striking correlation between holes in the outermost layer of the sun and the globally averaged temperature of the Earth, suggesting that the Earth's atmospheric temperature may be strongly linked to solar magnetism changes over months or years (New Astronomy, 2-28-00).

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Experts discuss status of human cloning, consequences of the Human Genome Project, progress in developing individually-tailored medications and non-invasive blood testing at a forum sponsored by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

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Experts will be meeting in New York to discuss the status of bionics, non-invasive blood tests, individualized pharmaceuticals and consequences from the Human Genome Project at a forum being sponsored by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

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A number of infectious bugs -- including hepatitis A and herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 -- are strongly associated with heart attacks and cardiovascular death, says LDS Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, and the Washington (DC) Hospital Center researchers.

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By the 1850's Americans were inclined to solve social problems locally rather than at the national level; the massive immigration of the Irish to the U.S. and England in the mid-nineteenth century snaps this into focus.

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Vanderbilt University will host a historic, large-scale gathering of prose and poetry writers April 6-8 to examine the state of Southern literature; "A Millennial Gathering of the Writers of the New South" will feature 46 of the top names in modern Southern writing.

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The chemical HPTE, a metabolite of the common pesticide methoxychlor, reduces testosterone production and could be a contributory factor in male infertility, Population Council scientists report in the March 2000 Biology of Reproduction.

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As the nation continues to evolve into a post-industrial economy, businesses and regulators should explore ways to improve the environmental practices of firms in the service sector, a new RFF study says.

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While most skin problems are easily diagnosed and treated by a dermatologist, some rashes can be dangerous or even deadly; Rocky Mountain spotted fever, acute meningococcal meningitis and toxic shock syndrome are among the diseases characterized by rashes as early diagnostic clues.

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Large portions on your plate encourages overeating; research shows that obese individuals are particularly prone to clean the plate, says Dr. Barbara Rolls of Penn State's College of Health and Human Development and author of Volumetrics: Feel Full on Fewer Calories.

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Leading pharmaceutical companies have set aggressive goals to meet shareholder expectations by planning to quadruple the number of new medicines launched annually, according to new Andersen Consulting research.

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Journalists are invited to attend the next open session of the National Science Board on Thursday, March 16, at the National Science Foundation, in Arlington, Va.

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NEAR team members found evidence of geologic phenomena that could have originated on a much larger parent body from which Eros was derived; they obtained the first ever laser range returns from an asteroid and the first ever X-ray detection of an asteroid.

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A cost-effective, nutritional diet for pigs that produces manure with less troublesome nitrogen and less odor than typical pig excrement has been developed by Purdue University researchers.

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This week, Mayo Clinic Health Oasis, www.mayohealth.org, examines the long-term benefits as well as the risks of using hormone replacement therapy to ease the symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of osteoporosis and possibly heart disease.

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A clinical trial comparing the side effects of three leading oral contraceptives shows patients taking pills with a lower dose of estrogen have 50 percent fewer side effects than those taking the higher dose pill most commonly prescribed by doctors (Contraception).

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Women are the fastest growing population at risk for HIV; many of the skin conditions commonly associated with HIV or AIDS that affect women are often treated as a single problem rather than an indication for further HIV testing.

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See the computer that can hold its own with the best players of Go, the ancient Asian game that is astronomically more complex than chess.

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Socially dominant birds are generally leaner than their subordinate peers of the same species, probably because they can eat when they want and don't face as great a risk of starvation, says an Ohio State study (The Condor).

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Fourteen Purdue experts who can discuss the following health-related topics: animals and disease, cardiovascular health, children's health, disease and infection control, geriatrics, women's health and worksite health.

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The American economy will expand at the same rate this year as it did last year, but growth will slow in 2001 as the Federal Reserve continues to boost interest rates amid rising inflation, say University of Michigan economists.

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The nation's leading experts in the diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis and other sinus disorders present the latest information in patient care to more than 230 otolaryngologist -- head and neck surgeons, March 24-26, in Arlington, Va.

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Altering the way mechanical ventilators are used to treat patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome significantly reduces deaths from the disease (NEJM, 3-10-00).

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New hormone treatment therapies may help some women control outbreaks of acne, whose physical and emotional aspects can be devastating.

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Preliminary results of a laboratory study, conducted by researchers at the Center for Thrombosis Research at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and Duke University, indicate that anti-depressants may be beneficial in patients with ischemic heart disease by having a previously undiscovered inhibitory effect on platelets.

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Acutely ill asthmatics have a dramatic but reversible degree of acidity in the water expired from their lungs, reports an article in the March 2000 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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Modafinil, the first nonaddicting drug for people suffering from narcolepsy, offers safe and effective relief from excessive daytime sleepiness associated with the disorder, according to a study in the March 14 Neurology.

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Too few Americans who have heart disease take aspirin to help prevent a recurrent heart attack and other cardiovascular problems, according to a report in today's Circulation.

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In a study of the effects of hormone replacement therapy on heart disease, researchers found that neither estrogen, nor estrogen combined with a progestin, slowed disease progression in 309 older women.

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A study presented at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting showed that cholesterol lowering agent cerivastatin (Baycol(tm)) has effects on risk factors other than raised cholesterol, such as endothelial dysfunction.

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Because of bioterrorism concerns, the Saint Louis University School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development has begun a study to determine the safety and effectiveness of a smallpox vaccine.

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One-third to one-half of patients suffering from drug-resistant tuberculosis in developing countries are not cured despite treatment with standard antibiotics administered by an efficient tuberculosis control program, a team of Mexican and Stanford researchers has discovered (Archives of Internal Medicine, 3-13-00).

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NASA's Galileo spacecraft is joining forces with Saturn-bound Cassini on a mission to study Jupiter's magnetosphere -- the biggest thing in the solar system.

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1- Philadelphia may be opening itself up to cost overruns in quest for new stadiums; 2- Teachers need to do more than just highlight "the most famous of the famous" during Women's History Month.

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Colorado State University students are taking an unusual approach in the Clean Snowmobile Challenge 2000; the team has ignored a trend to use heavier, less-powerful, four-stroke engines and instead is sticking with an improved version of the century-old, two-stroke engine.

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A new approach to providing robotics and automation labs for students at remote sites is being developed by a WSU engineering professor; he can simultaneously deliver his WSU Vancouver laboratory course to students at the WSU Pullman campus and to Boeing students in Seattle.

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"The Doctor-Patient Relationship" and the most recent studies and findings concerning psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, and the causes of mental illnesses, will be the focus of the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, May 13-18).