Two popular herbal remedies"”kava, commonly used for anxiety, and valerian, used for insomnia"”are no more effective than an inactive placebo, concludes a study.
Physicians in Sweden and Norway collaborated with USC researchers to successfully produce functioning neurons from adult stem cells harvested from the ventricle area of a donor's brain.
Approximately 30 percent of corporate employees have problems with pain, which are linked to reductions in health, work performance, and productivity, reports a study.
Surgeons predict at least moderate improvement for almost all patients undergoing back surgery, yet nearly 40 percent of patients have little or no improvement one year after their operation, reports a study.
Three independent research reviews -- commissioned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- draw "remarkably consistent" conclusions linking daily levels of ozone pollution to an increased risk of death.
Occupational illnesses and injuries account for thousands of deaths and millions of disabling injuries each year in the United States, yet their full impact remains underappreciated, reports a study.
Dr. Julius Schachter, in the June 2005 issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, suggests modern diagnostic tests now have the ability to detect cases of LGV, which previously went unrecognized in the US but have been in the country all along.
Workers exposed to the industrial solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) show significant changes in the normal balance of immune system regulators called cytokines, reports a study.
Even Vietnam veterans who were not involved in spraying Agent Orange experience higher levels of dioxin contamination, which is linked to an increased overall risk of cancer, reports a study.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a leading international publisher of professional health information for physicians, nurses, specialized clinicians and students, has launched Journal of Patient Safety, a new publication focusing on patient safety and error reduction in healthcare settings.
Transplantation will join with other leading kidney journals and the major general journals in establishing a policy that clinical research studies involving trials will only be considered for publication if they have been submitted to a free, electronically searchable clinical trial register.
An updated World Health Organisation (WHO) statement on human organ and tissue transplantation calls for consistent international standards in transplant policy, increased use of living kidney donors, and efforts to address the growing problem of international trafficking in human organs.
An updated consensus statement on assessment and management of concussions in athletes -- featuring a "pocket guide" summarizing the immediate evaluation of sport-related head injuries -- appears in the March/April 2005 Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.
Levels of commercial flame retardants in human blood samples have risen sharply since the 1970s even as levels of dioxin and other "persistent organic pollutants" have decreased, reports a study.
High-poverty counties in the Southeastern United States have limited access to physicians and clinics specializing in occupational and environmental medicine, reports a study.
The February Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is a special issue dedicated to the memory of Jean Spencer Felton, M.D.
When surveyed months after undergoing spinal surgery for back pain, patients remember their initial pain as worse than they rated it at the time, reports a study.
The presence of premenstrual syndrome in female workers is associated with sharply increased costs to employers -- mainly related to the indirect costs of missed work time and reduced productivity, reports a study.
Table of contents for the February 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and the American Association of Neuropathologists have announced that LWW has been selected to become publisher of AANP's Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology.
Obesity is increasingly common in American workers and is associated with sharply increased cardiovascular risk factors and work limitations, reports a study.
Women who work fixed nighttime hours during pregnancy "” but not those who work rotating shifts "” are more likely to suffer fetal loss, reports a study.
Table of Contents for the November 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Thirty percent of children on hemodialysis don't receive a high enough "dose" of dialysis to make up for their lost kidney function, suggests a study.
In elderly people with spinal fractures related to osteoporosis, a treatment procedure called kyphoplasty may actually increase the short-term risk of another fracture, reports a study.
Time missed from work to care for ill family members is a frequent problem associated with economic costs, work impairments, and increased health risks for employees, reports a study.
The initial research demonstrating the effectiveness of Botox(r), as well studies expanding and refining its use in facial rejuvenation, have primarily appeared in English. Now, the ASPS and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(r),offer a free, complete Spanish-language translation of the supplement online in hopes of expanding these services to a wider population.
Acute stretching immediately before sport or exercise may actually hinder, rather than improve, sport performance, suggests a review of research.
Fathers' occupational exposures may play a more important role in the development of birth defects than mothers' exposures, suggests a study.
An "old" drug has unique benefits for patients with acute myocardial infarction, a finding that may contribute to a new understanding of how heart attacks develop, according to an article.
A new editor, new design, and new emphasis on presenting major studies from all areas of cardiology mark a new era for Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
A new study seeks to identify risk factors for positional plagiocephaly, while an article published earlier this year proposes a standard classification for assessing the severity and necessary treatment for this increasingly recognized deformity.
Table of Contents for the September 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Seasonal variations in death rates for young children are related to high levels of particulate air pollution and cold temperatures during the winter months, and to high levels of particulate pollutants and nitrogen dioxide during the summer months, according to a Spanish study.
Heavy or long-term smokers have approximately a 50 percent increase in their risk of progressive kidney disease, reports a study.
August Table of Contents
Each year, more than 600,000 children seen in the U.S. child welfare system for alleged maltreatment do not receive mental health care for significant emotional and behavioral problems.
Minority employees realize the greatest improvements in their work environment when they participate in a team problem-solving program, reports a study.
Table of Contents for the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Special section: Methylphenidate and Multimodal Psychosocial Treatment in ADHD.
Over half of older adults hospitalized for heart disease also have reduced kidney function.
On-the-job exposure to the chemical acrylonitrile does not increase the long-term risk of brain cancer or any other type of cancer, reports a study.
Athletes at all levels regularly undergo preparticipation evaluation (PPE) to identify medical problems that may pose risks with sport participation. Questions have been raised about its value for identifying problems"”and especially for detecting the small percentage of athletes at risk of sudden cardiac death.
For patients with high blood pressure and initially normal kidney function, a decline in kidney function signals an increased risk of death from heart disease.
Encouraging obese employees to engage in physical activity as little as once or twice a week--even if they don't lose weight--is an effective way for companies to reduce the costs of health coverage.
For patients undergoing complex operations on the spine, combining two forms of monitoring may offer the best approach to early detection of neurological injuries during surgery, reports a study.
Nearly all organ transplant recipients need lifelong immunosuppressant drug treatment to prevent rejection of the foreign organ. However, many patients do not follow their prescribed immunosuppressant treatment.
A workplace program to detect and treat workers infected with Helicobacter pylori -- the bacterium that can cause stomach ulcers and lead to stomach cancer -- reduces the rates and associated costs of ulcers and related diseases, suggests a study.
An operation called anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) benefits most patients with continued pain and other symptoms after previous, unsuccessful back surgery.
A prototype surgical robot has the potential to make brain surgery more accurate and precise than ever while re-creating the "sound, sight, and feel" of conventional neurosurgery.
The chances of good outcomes of surgery for children with brain tumors are better at hospitals that perform a high number of such procedures.
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