Electromagnetic fields, similar to those found in overhead power lines, can have a biological effect on human cells, an effect that could contribute to the complex cellular process that leads to cancer, research at Michigan State University shows.
The Johns Hopkins Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine has received a $14 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to identify genes involved in 10 heart and lung diseases.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's School of Allied Health has launched a graduate program like no other in Texas. The new master of athletic training program is one of only three that exists in the country at a university medical center.
The causes of fever blisters and the connection between oral skin health and the rest of the body are two of the topics a University of Maryland professor will include in his report to the American Dental Association meeting in Chicago October 14.
Federal research dollars awarded to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in fiscal year 2000 were 2.3 times the amount for fiscal year 1998. And overall research funding for fiscal year 2000, totaled $12,950,422.
University of Maryland Baltimore President David Ramsay, DM, DPhil has been elected chair of the Association of Academic Health Centers.
Now in its 30th year, the Muscatine Heart Study led by University of Iowa Health Care researchers has involved nearly 20,000 individuals, most of them school children. Many of the original participants are involved in the study as adults in their 30s and 40s.
Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer receive no benefit from routine screening for endometrial cancer, a known risk associated with the drug. (Journal of Clinical Oncology, 10-15-00)
Study finds hospital doctors weren't sure of patients' urinary catheter status more than a quarter of the time. And, perhaps as a result, nearly one-third of their patients using catheters didn't need them, putting them at increased infection risk. (American Journal of Medicine, 10-16-00)
The Workers' Compensation system could improve patient outcomes by providing an incentive for patients to return to work as soon as possible after a work-related injury or illness. (The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 10-00)
For anyone facing cancer, effective treatment is usually the patient's foremost concern. But a host of non-treatment problems can present as much worry as the disease itself.
Bioengineers at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, have uncovered some of the algorithms of learning, the "primitives" the brain uses to comprehend the world. In particular, they have described the mathematical shapes used to control movements of the arms. (Nature, 10-12-00)
Homosexual men with long-term, low-grade depression are almost twice as likely to have had unsafe casual sex in the last six months, according to researchers at Adelaide University.
The prevalence of obesity in children and adults has reached epidemic proportions.
A USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University researcher presented the evidence that high intakes of dietary folate thwarts the development of colorectal cancer, the number two cancer in both men and women in the USA.
The question of whether too much iron increases the risk of dying from heart disease has received another "no" answer through the results of a population-based, long-term, follow-up study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo. (Annals of Epidemiology, 10-00)
The University of Illinois at Chicago will assess the nation's progress toward the goal of making fitness, leisure and recreational facilities available to disabled people under a $915,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than 2,700 of the world's preeminent gastroenterologists will gather from October 16 - 18 for the American College of Gastroenterology's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting at the New York Hilton.
Boston University School of Medicine is sponsoring the Second International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy, beginning October 16, 2000.
Psychologists examining what puts athletes and performers at risk for injuries have found that ballet dancers get hurt just as often and severely as contact sports athletes. (Anxiety, 10-00)
The combination of two non-essential but vital factors of long-standing, namely carnitine and Coenzyme Q10 can serve as back-up antioxidants. The statin drugs for lowering blood cholesterol also decrease the synthesis of CoQ10 and lead to deficiency.
Children who use inhaled steroids to control their asthma do not have to worry about stunting their growth, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A laboratory test developed by University of Iowa researchers indicates that the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients are infected primarily with bacterial biofilms, organized communities of bacterial cells that are extremely resistant to antibiotic treatment.(Nature, 10-12-00)
The American Chiropractic Association has embarked on a campaign of misinformation intended to blame a competing organization for the failure of a Congressional bill which could have limited chiropractic to specific medical conditions.
A California researcher became the first winner of an annual national prize endowed by a distinguished scientist at the University of North Carolina. The prize is for an outstanding scientific contribution to the field of neuroscience.
The FDA has approved Lescol(R) XL, an extended-release formulation of fluvastatin, a therapy for dyslipidemia. Lescol XL effectively manages dyslipidemia because LDL-C reductions of 30 percent or less are sufficient to bring 90 percent of patients to their treatment goals.
A third of people with epilepsy may also have undiagnosed sleep apnea, a potentially serious but treatable condition marked by interruptions in breathing during sleep. The finding may help the understanding of the interplay between brain activity and sleep. (Neurology, 10-10-00)
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are "cooling" sick newborns to see if the treatment may prevent brain damage.
The misguided settlement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Alternatives Research & Development Foundation, which would have expanded the Animal Welfare Act's definition of animal to include rats, mice, and birds, will not become a reality.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins report that some people who suffer with repeated sinus infections may be predisposed to them in part because they carry the same genetic mutation responsible for cystic fibrosis(CF). (JAMA, 10-00)
Mayo Clinic scientists have found that women with a strong family history of breast cancer who had ever taken oral contraceptives, particularly those introduced prior to 1975, may have a heightened risk of breast cancer (American Medical Association, 10-11-00).
The first large clinical trials of three popular types of hearing aids may enable doctors to help millions of Americans deal more effectively with hearing loss. (Journal of the American Medical Association, 10-11-00)
"Going to the polls" and casting your ballot for president becomes more challenging when you're hospitalized, but Cedars-Sinai Medical Center volunteers make it possible for every patient to vote -- right from his or her hospital bed.
Respiratory disease (including sinusitis, environmental asthma and related conditions) has become America's first environmental epidemic, with nearly one-third of Americans afflicted with sinusitis, allergies, asthma or bronchitis.
Secure Internet sites could become an important tool for medical research, according to an article by two UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas physicians. (JAMA, 10-11-00)
With $3.1 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health, UIC researchers are developing a powerful prenatal diagnostic technique for identifying defects in single genes.
Some of the strongest evidence so far suggests that people who commonly experience symptoms of depression are more likely to develop heart disease (American Heart Association, 10-10-00).
University of Iowa researchers have discovered that a simple sugar may enhance the natural defense system and potentially help delay or prevent the onset of deadly bacterial infections in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis.
The first research to examine how caregivers view Alzheimer's disease treatment shows they rank maintaining the quality -- rather than simply the length -- of life. (10-10-00 Neurology)
People with multiple sclerosis often complain that they experience both mental and physical fatigue. (10-10-00 Neurology)
The newly launched Vaccine Education Center provides a comprehensive Web site for parents and healthcare professionsals regarding the often complex issues surrounding vaccines and vaccine safety.
Scientists' hopes for success in treating cancer with gene therapy soared upward this year with the development of better ways to use viruses for gene delivery.
A UT Southwestern Medical Center study proves that a recently developed fluid-based Pap test offers a relatively simple way for molecular changes in cell samples to be analyzed. This process could lead to the development of biomarkers identifying women at risk for cervical cancer. (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9-11-00)
Smile enhancement is the reason many patients actually want to come to the dentist's office. So says David A. Garber, D.M.D., who will present the latest information on restorative and cosmetic dental procedures at the American Dental Association's 141st Annual Session.
Dental researchers are developing materials that are biologically closer to natural tooth composition, according to a leading dental materials researcher.
Experts in psychiatry and other mental health specialties will converge in Philadelphia at the 52nd Institute on Psychiatric Services on October 25-29, 2000.
Skin is skin whether it's inside your mouth or outside on your body, says an associate professor in both oral medicine and dermatology at the University of Baltimore, Maryland.
The biggest benefit of using high-tech imaging is that the patient can actually see what the dentist is describing, according to Bobby Butler, D.D.S., a Seattle periodontist. Dr. Butler is one of the featured speakers at the American Dental Association's Technology Day III.
Revolutionary War hero and dentist Paul Revere used dental forensics to identify the body in an unmarked grave of a colonel who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill. John P. Kenney, D.D.S., tells this and many other stories about dental records used to identify victims of crimes or disasters.
David Kumamoto, D.D.S., is a clinical associate professor and team dentist at the University of Illinois at Chicago and one of the speakers at a panel discussion on sports dentistry at the American Dental Association's 141st Annual Session in Chicago, Saturday, October 14, 2000.
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