A Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine professor studies water-borne, disease-causing organisms and offers advice on testing, pathogens, and water quality assurance.
A "genetic toggle switch," designed to control the activity of genes, was recently engineered by Boston University researchers, who were working with Escherichia coli (Nature, 1-20-00).
The American Academy of Dermatology invites you to attend a Consensus Conference on UVA Protection of Sunscreens on 2-4-00.
The Medtronic Foundation has awarded Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center $900,000 to support the development of core infrastructure for a clinical facility that integrates conventional and complementary care services.
Clinical questions surrounding gay and lesbian patients -- the ways and means of counseling gays and lesbians and the issues they bring to the therapist's office -- will be explored at a March conference.
A study, led by a University of North Carolina scientist, that focuses on the complex network of biochemical signals between proteins and enzymes sheds new light on the process of cell growth regulation (Nature, 1-20-00).
Standard medical exams performed before cataract surgery do not measurably improve outcomes or reduce deaths or complications from the surgery, according to a Johns Hopkins-led study (New England Journal of Medicine, 1-20-00).
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies added 40 new treatments to the nation's medicine chest in 1999, announced the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
Racial disparities in infant mortality rates have increased, according to a study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (Maternal and Child Health Journal, 1-00).
Five neuroscience programs at minority instutitions are being funded to prepare professionals who can assist the NIH in reducing disease disparity.
1- Diet rich in beans may positively impact women's heart health; 2- Living kidney transplant; 3- Living liver transplant; 4- Mexico teen undergoes high risk brain surgery; 5- 3-D ultrasound.
One of the first completely non-related (by blood or marriage), adult-to-adult living donor liver transplants in the western U.S. was accomplished when a woman donated half her kidney to replace a diseased one.
Arthroscopic hip procedures can relieve virtually immediately most of the pain caused by torn cartilage, arthritis and defective hip sockets, and delay the need for major surgery for years.
Mayo Clinic eye specialists report promising short-term results with an experimental diode laser treatment for selected small cancerous melanomas.
A new report adds to the list of patients who have suffered painful headaches and tooth grinding as a side effect of taking popular anti-depressants.
The incidence of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa continues to increase in young females, according to recent data from Mayo Clinic.
Amy S. Langer, Executive Director of the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, will receive the Gilda Radner Courage Award from the Roswell Park Alliance Community Fund-Raising Board at its 10th Annual All Star Night, Saturday, January 22, 2000.
The race to stay ahead of bacteria that develop resistance to frequently used antibiotics may be paying off. Dartmouth Medical School researchers have discovered how to block a pathway many bacteria use to infect organisms.
For World War II and Korean War veterans who develop dementia as they age, there's a risk that painful war memories may be unlocked, triggering violent episodes of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reports Dr. Deirdre Johnston of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in January's issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
A distinguished scientist at the University of North Carolina has endowed a $10,000 national prize to be awarded annually for an outstanding scientific contribution to neuroscience.
CLEAR!... It's what you always hear on TV medical dramas just before the patient's heart is shocked back into motion -- but is it the best way to re-start a heart?
Want to get the scoop on what it's really like to be a medical student at UAB? The school is making it easier for prospective medical school applicants to get acquainted by linking the applicants to medical students already enrolled at UAB.
UAB scientists are hoping to turn off the "master switch" that is thought to cause juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia.
The 1-14-00 "Science" includes a summary of a statistical analysis of patients awaiting liver transplants that is helping resolve a two-year public health policy dispute.
An "interactive brochure" created to inform women and their families about gastrointestinal and other medical disorders was unveiled by The American College of Gastroenterology.
Patients who get through a major operation that removes the head of the pancreas, part of the small intestine and part of the bile ducts report a surprisingly high quality of life, a Johns Hopkins study shows.
Dr. Henry and Susan Samueli have donated $5.7 million to UC Irvine's College of Medicine to support research to bridge the gap between traditional and alternative medicines.
An antibiotic solution that may help reduce or eliminate capsular contracture, the most common risk associated with cosmetic and reconstructive breast-implant surgery, has been developed by UTSW plastic surgeons (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1-00).
Patients are more satisfied with their primary care and are more trusting of doctors who are not restricted to treating only members of a single health plan, according to a study in today's Archives of Internal Medicine.
AHRQ has released preliminary 1996 data on medical expenditures from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component.
Asthma, injuries, and mental health problems account for more hospitalizations of children over five years of age than any other conditions, says a report by AHRQ on the access to and use of health care by children and youth, in today's Journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association .
Though people with chronic fatigue usually don't know why they have the fatigue, when they will get better, or how to treat the fatigue, a recent University of Iowa study in the 11/12-99 Archives of Family Medicine identifies prognostic characteristics for improvement of chronic fatigue.
Patients suffering from depression can have higher treatment rates, better health outcomes, and a higher chance of remaining employed for at least a year when treated with a specifically designed quality improvement program, as reported in the 1-12-00 JAMA.
AHRQ and NCI seek demonstration projects that facilitate consumer and patient use of information on quality in health care decision making, and that evaluate the impact of strategies to provide information about quality to consumers and patients.
Press Conference: The Association of American Medical Colleges presents the organization's advocacy and legislative agenda for the coming year. (1/13/00, Wash., DC.)
A research team at UC Irvine and in Lyon, France, has discovered a virus in the spinal cords of victims of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a devastating nervous system disorder.
Contrary to earlier reports, a new study has found no evidence that Chlamydia pneumoniae plays a role in the development of multiple sclerosis.
Riding roller coasters may increase the risk of developing potentially harmful blood clots on the brain's surface, according to a study in the January 11 issue of Neurology. These blood clots can compress the brain and lead to permanent brain damage.
The spontaneous movements of many brain-dead patients can be disturbing to family members and health care professionals and cause them to question the brain-death diagnosis. These movements occur in 39 percent of brain-dead patients, according to a study published in the January 11 issue of Neurology.
Researchers have mounting evidence that a mental stress test may be of value in identifying and managing patients at risk for a heart attack.
High blood pressure is more prevalent among Southerners than their non-southern counterparts of the same age and gender, according to a new study in 1-00 Stroke.
With support from regional medical centers, smaller hospitals in rural areas can treat stroke patients with clot-busting medication, according to a study in 1-00 Stroke.
In a study reported in the January issue of Urology, Johns Hopkins researchers conclude that videotaping can help doctors improve the outcome of prostate surgeries.
As published in the monthly journal Nature Medicine, cardiology researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have discovered a potentially more potent way to grow new blood vessels in the heart to bypass clogged arteries.
In a study reported in the January issue of Urology, Johns Hopkins researchers conclude that when patients seek out a surgeon highly experienced in prostate cancer surgery, they are more likely to remain continent and potent than if their operations were done by a less experienced doctor.
Beginning winter 2000, the School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will offer the first of a series of online courses for registered nurses returning to school for their bachelor's degrees.
The new millennium is one that a film producer may not have lived to see except for the generosity of a stranger who donated one of her kidneys to him last July, and because of a relatively new type of therapy that enabled her to donate a kidney even though her tissue did not match his.
Increased blood levels of phytoestrogens are linked to beneficial cholesterol levels and better arterial function in women, according to results presented by a Cedars-Sinai Medical Center cardiologist at the American Heart Association's annual meeting.
At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, three-dimensional ultrasound is enabling physicians to observe fetal development and diagnose abnormalities with advanced accuracy.
A University of Maryland study, published in the December issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, finds that one popular anti-rejection drug poses less risk of clotting in heart transplant patients than another commonly used medicine.
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