The guidelines used to evaluate on-the-job injury prevention programs often use the weakest available measurement criteria, according to published research led or co-led by Dr. Craig Zwerling, University of Iowa associate professor of preventive medicine and environmental health.
An exciting medical advance is allowing ulcer sufferers to breathe a sigh of relief. Until now, biopsy of the stomach lining has been the only certain way to diagnose an active infection which is believed to be a primary cause of peptic ulcer disease. Today the Meretek UBT Breath Test for H. pylori with Pranactin diagnostic drug provides a safe, painless, accurate and cost-effective way of determining the presence of infection.
Secretary of Energy Federico PeÃ’a and senior executives from the Big Three automakers, the IBM Corporation and Northwest aluminum, transportation and electric utility companies will gather for a summit in Seattle later this month to discuss the development of technologies needed to create motor vehicles of the future, including cars that get 70 to 80 miles to the gallon.
The old woman who lived in a shoe who didn't know what to do with all those kids was not alone -- a University of New Hampshire study finds that the more children parents have, the more likely parents are to spank them.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, working in close collaboration with French scientists, have discovered a novel gene that closely resembles p53, a critical factor in tumor development that is mutated in 60% of all human cancers. The new gene, called p73, is deleted in at least one type of cancer and resides in an area of the genome that researchers worldwide have for years scoured for suspected tumor suppressor genes. The findings are reported in the August 22 Cell and are embargoed until Thursday, August 21, 5:00 pm EDT.
While there is never a good time to acquire a herpes infection, contracting the virus late in pregnancy can prove catastrophic for the newborn child, with a high risk of severe brain damage or death from neonatal herpes.
Smoking for at least 25 years appears to trigger a biological switch that drives the growth of lung cells. Once set in motion, this process could lead to cancer, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) in a report published in the August issue of the Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. EMBARGOED FOR 6 P.M., EDT, AUG. 21
With a burgeoning world population and fewer places to grow food, Cornell University scientists have begun to locate high-production genes from wild plants to put into domesticated, edible crop plants -- thus boosting food production worldwide, according to their report in the Aug. 22, 1997 issue of Science.
University of California-Irvine leaders have decided that their existing mathematics and science curriculums are no longer adequate to prepare students to meet the needs of modern society.
1) GRP Receptor May Explain Lung Cancer In Ex-smokers, 2) More Benefits Reported From Lung Volume Reduction Surgery, 3) Many Foreign Born TB Patients Get Disease After Entry To U.S.
A Labor Day CheckList designed by occupational physicians focuses on ergonomics tips to prevent cumulative trauma disorders, also known as repeated trauma disorders or repetitive stress illnesses.
Coral reefs have long been known for their unparalleled beauty and for serving as home to a wide variety of fishes and plants. Now scientists at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography are discovering that the reefs also hold a precise record of past climate.
Recognizing the importance of calcium in maintaining healthy bones and preventing osteoporosis, the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine (IOM) yesterday issued a report calling for Americans aged 51 and older and teenagers to increase their calcium intakes substantially.
Using protons instead of photons, researchers have "photographed" the moving shock wave in an explosive's detonation. The technique has value for aiding in maintenance of the nation;s nuclear stockpile.
Drinkers of some espresso coffees who like a lot of foam can't be fussy about how quickly the foam disappears. That's because you can't have ultimate foaming and long-lasting foam at the same time, according to Dr. Manuel A. Coimbra and his student Fernando Nunes of the University of Aveiro in Portugal.
Just a small annual percentage drop in the size of the nation's population of smokers quickly pays off with "substantial" health and economic benefits, a new analysis shows in today's American Heart Association journal Circulation.
American Psychiatric Association offers a new resource for media - Doctors-on-Call (D-O-Cs). The program matches leaders in the psychiatric community with reporters writing about mental illness and mental health issues.
A vast range of scientific research results will be available faster than ever before when - for the first time - the world's largest scientific society makes its entire collection of 26 prestigious research journals available via the Internet next month.
In a surprise move, leading United States and international scientific experts agreed in an historic accord that an increase in cancer has not been observed at radiation exposures below 10,000 millirem given to the whole body in a short time. One airplane trip across the United States results in about 5 millirem and some X-ray exams give about 50 millirem.
New scientific and medical findings will be presented for the first time at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation to be held September 7-10, 1997, at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.
In the largest and most complex science experiment ever supported in the Arctic by the National Science Foundation (NSF), an icebreaker will be allowed to freeze into the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean and left to drift for a year, serving as a floating science station.
Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have successfully cloned the genome of human parainfluenza virus from which infectious virus can be produced, raising hope that a vaccine will be available within a few years. This virus is responsible for acute respiratory illnesses in children.
A revolutionary handheld laser device that in a few moments can detect and then track disorders of the blood has been patented in prototype by scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and the National Institutes of Health. The scanner, which makes blood samples part of the laser generation process, immediately detects sickle-cell anemia as well as nanometer-scale changes in cell structure like those imposed by the AIDS virus.
Unmanned robotic vehicles have performed crucial roles in scientific expeditions during recent weeks. Johns Hopkins University robotics expert Louis Whitcomb has been directly involved in one of these: the undersea explorer Jason's recent excavations in the Mediterranean Sea.
PhRMA President Alan F. Holmer issued the following statement today in response to a White House proposal mandating clinical studies of drugs in children.
The amount of calcium adolescents need to achieve maximum bone growth has been determined for the first time by a research team at Purdue University. The new data were instrumental in developing the revised Recommended Dietary Allowances, which were announced Wednesday (8/13).
What started as an effort to make laboratory experiments more interesting and meaningful for undergraduate mechanical engineering students has blossomed into a productive partnership between Purdue University and a growing list of national industries. Students have worked on design problems with the Ford Motor Co., General Electric, General Motors, Michelin Tire Corp., Procter & Gamble, and Lockheed-Martin Missiles and Space.
1) Antiseptic or antimicrobial-coated catheters prevent infections of the bloodstream and bacterial colonization. 2) Revisiting moral lessons learned from Nazi doctors at the Nuremberg trials. 3) ACP releases guidelines on assessing and managing perioperative risk from coronary artery disease.
Researchers at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have isolated and cloned the gene for the long-sought catalytic subunit of human telomerase, a molecule believed to play a major role in the transition from normal to cancerous growth.
Press release of issue dated 16 August for New Scientist, the international science and technology weekly news magazine
A deficiency of vitamin C may play a role in a complex disorder called porphyria cutanea tarda, or PCT, according to a new report.
Some 600 or 700 million years ago, before animal life made a sudden evolutionary shift and diverged into nearly all the major animal divisions we know from fossils, primitive animals were inventing the genes that would make it all possible.
One of the major questions for people diagnosed with cancer is whether the cancer has spread. A new test is now available for men with prostate cancer to more accurately find cancerous cells that have spread to lymph nodes anywhere in the body. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are among the first in the U.S. to use the test, which helps patients receive the best treatment and avoid unnecessary surgery.
Evaluation of the workbook "Let's Talk About Living in a World With Violence," shows it can reduce aggression in children when the teacher is comfortable with the curriculum and integrates the material into other subjects.
The American Academy of Dermatology joins the FDA and the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) in cautioning the public about using the psoriasis treatment, Skin-Cap.
The first study with fluvastatin sodium (LESCOL) to demonstrate that patients with coronary heart disease and mild-to-moderate elevations of cholesterol can significantly benefit from cholesterol-lowering treatment was published today in the American Journal of Cardiology.
Hundreds of people call Dr. JoAnn Burkholder's office at North Carolina State University each week seeking answers to questions about Pfiesteria piscicida, the toxic organism that, since 1991, has killed millions of fish in Mid-Atlantic coastal waters and, in some cases, been linked to human illnesses. Now, a new Web site may help them get the information they need with a few keystrokes and the click of a mouse.
Controlling odors from ponds holding industrial wastewater could be as easy as spreading a layer of barley straw over the water. Results from an ongoing demonstration at the American Crystal Sugar Co. beet-processing plant in East Grand Forks, Minn., have been so encouraging that the company is planning to use the technique next year three of its plants.
Astronomers, using a satellite operated by the European Space Agency, have made the first detections of fluorine in space.
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Chronic high blood pressure can be linked to sleep apnea, researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School have reported in the current Archives of Internal Medicine.
Meet CooLN2Car. A car that runs on air. Developed by an interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of North Texas, CooLN2Car is a nitrogen-powered, zero-emissions vehicle.
Dartmouth researchers have found a way to dramatically restore the effectiveness of chemotherapy in cancerous cells that have become resistant to its effects.
The American Academy of Neurology has issued guidelines for neurologists on the ethical considerations that arise in the managed care environment. The guidelines are published in the August issue of the AAN's scientfic journal, Neurology. EMBARGOED UNTIL AUGUST 20, 1997.
The American system of farming grain-fed livestock consumes resources far out of proportion to the yield, accelerates soil erosion, affects world food supply and will have to change in the future, ccording to a Cornell University ecologist.
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working with Honeywell Solid State Electronisc Center and Nonvolatile Electronics to refine a new type of computer memory that can survive power interruptions.
In a classic ground war, hordes of Argentine ants are now on the march, from coastal California citrus groves to city kitchens, through suburban backyards and into nearby natural habitats.
The National Science Board (NSB) will meet August 20 and 21, 1997 at the National Science Foundation, Room 1235, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia. The sessions open to the public are scheduled for 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. on Thursday, August 21.
TIPSHEET from NSF for August 8, 1997: 1- College tuitions rose uniformly; 2- Lessons learned from the 1994 Northridge, CA, earthquake; 3- Measuring heavy rains for anticipating flash floods.
Physicians at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore are part of a national study to test the effectiveness of a new vaccine to prevent recurrences of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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