Columbia University researchers have found that blocking the interaction of two naturally occurring molecules in tumor cells restricts the growth and spread of neoplasms in mice (Nature, 5-18-00).
A Washington State University biochemist suggests a cause for chronic fatigue syndrome; he cites 11 different types of evidence to support his theory (Medical Hypotheses).
Results of a new study presented at the 15th Scientific Meeting of the American Society for Hypertension found that hypertensive patients who switched to Diovan experienced significantly improved quality of life while their systolic and diastolic blood pressure control was adequately maintained.
Conventional wisdom among psychiatrists has dictated that people suffering from chronic depression are best treated with a combination of antidepressants and psychotherapy; now, a large national study confirms that combination therapy is more effective than either medication or counseling alone (NEJM, 5-18-00).
In a national study of 681 chronically depressed patients, psychotherapy combined with the antidepressant Serzone improved mood in 85 percent of patients after only three months of treatment, reported a research team, which included UT Southwestern Medical Center, in NEJM (5-18-00).
Susan Okie, medical reporter at The Washington Post, has been named the recipient of the 2000 ASM Public Communications Award. Her winning entry is a two-part series that examines the worldwide battle against tuberculosis.
1- Farm adolescents have a much lower prevalence of asthma as compared to non-farm teenagers; 2- A viral disease in infancy is strongly associated with the development of asthma by age 7-1/2; 3- An expert panel publishes its views of asthma as a continuum of disease from symptoms to airway remodeling.
The deaths of heroin addicts have sparked an anthrax scare; anthrax spores have killed one heroin addict in Norway and British tests have found signs of anthrax infection in two Scottish victims.
An article published in today's New England Journal of Medicine from researchers at UCLA reports that nearly 90 percent of young adults undergoing dialysis had signs of coronary artery calcification and that in most patients, the amount of calcification doubled within two years.
With a more healthy diet and less salt, individuals can dramatically lower their blood pressure, according to a nationwide study at Johns Hopkins and four other academic medical centers.
A new book by Michigan State University physician Howard Brody explores the placebo effect -- how the mind and body work together to heal -- and how people can harness the power of what he calls the "inner pharmacy."
The children of smokers have normal lung size, but their airways are smaller, making them more vulnerable to respiratory problems and more likely to be hospitalized with respiratory illnesses.
A study of more than 10,000 mother-infant pairs has found that more than one-fifth of one-month old babies shared a bed with their parents for most of the night. Bed sharing was more common among infants being breastfed or those born to young, unmarried, or low-income women.
New moms and dads at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center can now personally introduce their new baby from the maternity unit -- just hours after birth -- to loved ones around the world, with the help of BabyPressConference.com.
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery was performed as successfully on elderly patients as it was on those approximately 15 years younger, with both sets of patients having virtually the same 5-year cardiac event-free rates, according to a study in the May CHEST.
African American children are more likely to have higher levels of an antibody called IgE, which may be one biological explanation for their increased asthma prevalence and severity (CHEST, 5-00).
Pediatricians in training have little time to talk with their patients about topics such as family planning, gun safety, sun exposure, and sexually transmitted diseases, according to a survey of U.S. pediatric residency program directors.
Between 1995 and 1999, psychiatric-related emergency department visits for children increased 59 percent. Emergency medicine physicians are seeing increases in children referred for depression, suicide attempts and behavioral changes.
Contrary to general belief among doctors, clot-busting drugs -- the main emergency treatment for heart attack victims -- fail to benefit patients more than 75 years old and may actually increase their risk of death, according to a Johns Hopkins-led study (Circulation, 5-16-00).
Cigarette smoking is hard on the arteries, according to a study that finds smokers have low levels of a chemical "weapon" in the blood that helps prevent artery clogging (Circulation).
An anti-inflammatory drug used for adults with arthritis can prevent brain hemorrhage in premature babies. Premature infants given the drug were found years later to need significantly fewer special services and speech and language therapy than did those given placebo.
Children with levels of lead in their bloodstreams previously thought to be acceptable have cognitive deficits. This study found deficits in children with levels as low as 2.5 micrograms per deciliter.
Giving pain medication to children with abdominal pain does not interfere with diagnoses of surgical conditions, according to a Wisconsin study; for decades, physicians withheld such medication, fearing it could mask symptoms of serious conditions.
Youths convicted in juvenile court had significantly higher mean concentrations of lead in their bones, compared with non-delinquent controls. Results held for whites and African Americans, males and females.
Infants exposed to a breastfeeding promotion intervention in the Republic of Belarus were significantly more likely to be breastfed throughout the first year of life and had decreased risks of gastrointestinal infections and atopic eczema.
The American Psychiatric Association today voted to support the aims of the Million Mom March. Meeting in Chicago on the eve of the AssociationÃs 153rd Annual Meeting, the APA Assembly and Board of Trustees adopted the linked statement.
Six highlighted meeting presentations from Wed May 17 & Thur May 18.
Leading child and adolescent psychiatric experts will take part in a special roundtable on the treatment of mental illnesses and the use of behavioral medications in pediatric populations; the panel will meet during the APA annual meeting, May 14-18 in Chicago.
Twenty-one highlighted meeting presentations.
Thirteen highlighted meeting presentations.
Press Briefing for Wednesday May 17.
Press Briefing for Tuesday May 16.
Press Briefing for Monday May 15.
Drug addicts, alcoholics and criminals--that is how half of the American public report seeing people with mental illness portrayed in the entertainment media, according to a new survey by the National Mental Health Association. In addition, many see people with mental illness portrayed as violent, scary, dangerous, victims of crime, or sad and lonely. The findings were released at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.
Kidney transplant recipients may be able to keep their new organs longer using a drug that was originally designed to prevent only short-term rejection, a University of Michigan study concludes.
Follow-up X rays of alleged victims of child abuse yield additional information in nearly half of all cases, including previously undetected broken bones. Such X rays may help physicians provide proper treatment and aid in the determination of abuse.
More women 35 and older are giving birth, and these women have an increased risk of giving birth to multiple infants, as well as to low birthweight and preterm babies.
A study of emergency-room visits over five years found that 75 percent of children injured by riding lawnmowers suffered an amputation of at least one digit.
A law in Pennsylvania mandating insurance coverage for at least 48 hours of hospitalization for vaginal deliveries and 96 hours for Caesarean deliveries increased median maternal costs by $1,600 and median infant costs by $600.
The most frequent site of injury for infants admitted to the hospital for trauma was the head, with a fall being the most common cause of injury; of 2,563 infants requiring admission to the hospital, 69.6 percent had traumatic injuries of the neck and head.
A new type of gene therapy for a lung-liver disorder not only provides the needed gene, but also gives cells an enzyme that destroys malfunctioning genes.
Gene therapy for cystic fibrosis using adeno-associated virus vectors faces at least two problems: the cells that need the gene do not express the proper receptor to allow the virus to enter and if the virus does get into the cells, it cannot efficiently reach the nucleus to deposit the beneficial gene.
A study of more than 200 ambulance arrivals identified and verified opportunities for prevention of injury to children being transported, e.g., of patients transported on a gurney, more than 16 percent were unrestrained.
More powerful shocks of electroconvulsive therapy speed relief of depression, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and two other centers report in the May 15 Archives of General Psychiatry.
Maternal smoking during pregnancy significantly reduces the number of blood cells and the hemoglobin levels in newborn infants. Children born to mothers who smoke more than seven cigarettes per day also have significantly lower levels of vitamin B12.
Allegations made by child victims of sexual abuse closely match the confessions of perpetrators. In addition, physical exams are unreliable indicators of sexual abuse.
A pre-clinical study of gene therapy for fetuses still in the womb found that genes can safely be administered through retroviral vectors.
LYMErix, a vaccine against Lyme disease, is safe and effective in children ages 4-18. After two doses of the vaccine, levels of protective antibodies in children were as high as those of adults who had received three doses.
Linezolid, a new class of antibiotic, seems promising in treating children with antibiotic-resistant pneumonia. The drug is equally effective when given intravenously or orally.
Research using motion recorders has found that children overestimate the amount of exercise they are getting. Those aged 11-13 who estimated they had engaged in one hour of vigorous activity the previous day had actually spent only about two minutes playing vigorously.
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