A national survey of more than 6,700 adolescents in grades 5-12 found that adolescents who have been sexually abused are more likely to smoke, drink, use drugs, have disordered eating habits, and consider suicide than those who have not.
Pregnant women's low back pain, hip pain and leg or calf muscle cramps could be overuse injuries caused by the increased demand that weight gain places on their ankles and hips, according to a study in the May Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Reporting in the May 15 Journal of Clinical Investigation, VA scientists have found that a combination of estrogen and a T cell receptor vaccine completely prevents a disease resembling MS in female mice.
According to a new scientific study, Jews are the genetic brothers of Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese, and they all share a common genetic lineage that stretches back thousands of years (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 5-9-00).
A Columbia cardiologist has identified a molecular-level malfunction in patients with heart failure that can be repaired with existing treatments (Cell, 5-12-00).
A medical researcher/surgeon from the Cleveland Clinic has developed a procedure enabling patients requiring long term or permanent opening to the trachea to speak without manual manipulation or the use of devices.
Pseudotumor of infancy and congenital muscular torticollis are rare and benign conditions. A new research study highlights differences in diagnosis and treatment for the two medical disorders.
A study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of a conservative approach to acoustic neuroma in an elderly population followed exclusively by MRI.
A new research study measures the effectiveness of gastric aspiration in controlling vomiting after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
The medical researchers also have developed a new treatment injecting lidocaine in the inner ear and intravenously, that has offered significant relief to those suffering from intractable tinnitus.
A new prospective study examined patients who regularly use a topical nasal steroid spray to determine the medication on the nasal mucosa.
Cincinnati otolaryngologists prove that in most cases, a cricotracheal resection allows removal of the tracheotomy tube following one procedure.
A new study compares an MRI with a CT scan in detecting causes for hearing loss.
MicroWick(tm) represents a breakthrough for direct treatment of ear disease, application of higher concentrations of medicine, and prevention of systemic side-effects.
For the first time, a new study quantifies health-related quality of life status of patients with Meniere's disease who have failed conventional medical therapy and are candidates for further intervention and compares their status with other medical disorders described in a similar fashion.
A Pennsylvania facial plastic surgeon assesses the benefits and adverse reactions of herbal medicine when used before, during, and after surgery.
Researchers from Ohio State University state that $500 in patient costs can be saved using a new procedure in treating a common pediatric disorder.
A new research study establishes that acetaminophen is just as effective as acetaminophen with codeine but without the painful side effects.
The study results demonstrate that comorbidity is an important feature in treating the overall health of the head and neck cancer patient.
A Minnesota study states low level of antibodies to newborns may lead to increased incidence of acute otitis media in a child's first 12 months. Maternal and infant immunization may act to reduce episodes of infant ear infections.
Researchers have demonstrated that in New York State, airbags have contributed to a decline in the incidence and severity of maxillofacial injuries in occupants of vehicles.
Use of antibiotics in treating ear infections in children is a focus of this new critique of a federal government report.
A form of a gene found in some African-American men is associated with higher levels of cholesterol than other forms of the gene, a research team reports in the May Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.
TRANSPLANT 2000 is the first partnership of The American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the American Society of Transplantation and their memberships of physicians, surgeons, scientists, nurses, organ procurement personnel and pharmacists to discuss scientific advances and policy trends in the field of transplantation.
According to a research study of 963 breast cancer patients reported in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, patients who have spinal instability and pain due to the spread of the cancer to the spine can obtain pain relief by undergoing surgery to decompress and stabilize the spine but these patients are not always referred to an orthopaedic surgeon who can evaluate them and perform surgery if indicated.
In a major initiative aimed at finding ways to reduce medical errors, health industry leaders will review what works and what doesn't at an upcoming National Symposium on Patient Safety (Dallas, June 28-30).
Rite Aid Corp. has donated $50,000 to the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy to partially fund renovations to its Pharmacy Practice Lab; the gift represents the first half of a two-year, $100,000 commitment to the school.
A series of easy-to-read booklets that can help explain medication-related issues for people with developmental disabilities, children, the elderly, and people who read English as a second language has been developed by Ohio State researchers.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist has been exploring the mosquito's role as a carrier of serious diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and encephalitis for two decades.
Pigs on treadmills? The idea has proven to University of Missouri-Columbia researchers the importance of exercise in preventing heart disease; according to their research, exercise can fend off one of the nation's biggest killers.
Results of DASH-Sodium, a multi-center trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, is one of the press briefings scheduled for the American Society of Hypertension's 15th Scientific Meeting (May 17-20).
Only 14 percent of patients treated for three common mental illnesses -- depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder -- received care that met with accepted standards, according to a new Harvard Medical School study (Journal of General Internal Medicine).
A very high intake of dietary fiber, mostly from fruits and vegetables, lowers blood glucose levels in diabetics, shows a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers (NEJM, 5-11-00).
Armed with the strongest evidence to date, University of Wisconsin researchers have established that sleep apnea -- episodes of breathing pauses during sleep -- is likely to be an important cause of hypertension (NEJM, 5-11-00).
A number of incontinent women diagnosed with overactive bladder may have bladder obstructions their doctors miss, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center urologists showed (Journal of Urology, 6-00).
Smokers who want to quit but really enjoy the taste of a cigarette may soon have a new weapon at their disposal -- it's a mouth rinse that claims to make smoking taste terrible.
Patients and physicians with questions about digestive diseases now can turn to a newly launched website for answers; the Johns Hopkins Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology announces the launch of their in-depth Gastroenterology and Hepatology Portal.
An international panel of AIDS experts has established a broad set of recommendations for drug resistance testing in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus; the recommendations are published in the May 10 JAMA.
Research study shows evidence that exposure to indoor allergens from dust mites and cockroaches is a risk factor for the development of allergic diseases and asthma.
1- common lung exam often causes unnecessary pain: more pain control needed, 2- quicker asthma diagnoses may lower hospital admission rates for elderly: based on research expected to be presented at the American Thoracic Society Conference May 5-10 in Toronto.
Deaths due to smoking leave hundreds of thousands of youth in the U.S. motherless or fatherless, and the resulting taxpayer costs included nearly $2 billion in Social Security Survivors Insurance costs in 1994 alone, says a UC Davis epidemiologist (Preventive Medicine, 5-00).
Every picture tells a story, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will tell the stories of artists with orthopaedic conditions and the physicians who treat them through a special art exhibit -- eMotion Pictures: An Exhibition of Orthopaedics in Art.
A new type of natural progesterone improves the quality of life for post-menopausal women, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the May Journal of Women's Health.
Contrary to popular belief, people enrolled in managed care plans are no longer less likely to be admitted to hospitals than are individuals covered by non-managed care plans, according to a study from AHRQ.
In recognition of National Better Hearing and Speech Month, a University of Arkansas researcher of communication disorders reveals that America's older population is being silenced -- not by illness or physical impediment but by the social stigmas associated with growing old.
Obtaining lower cost insurance and satisfying employees who want to keep their current doctors may be more important to small businesses when negotiating health care coverage than the plans' quality of care or accreditation status, according to a study from AHRQ.
Vertical structures, called microcolumns, found in the cerebral cortex of normal brains are disrupted in the brains of people affected by Alzheimer's disease and may be connected to the cognitive loss associated with it, report Boston University scientists in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
If a common heritage conferred peace, then the history of conflict in the Middle East may have been resolved years ago. For, according to a new study, Jews are the genetic brothers of Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese, and they all share a common genetic lineage that stretches back thousands of years.
Many patients who suffer from episodic cluster headaches, which are even more painful than migraines, may find rapid relief from the drug zolmitriptan, according to a study reported in the May 9 issue of Neurology.
The head of the nation's only nonprofit medical research organization dedicated to new approaches to the worldwide tuberculosis epidemic calls today's report from the National Academy of Sciences, "a fire alarm in the night for America's leaders in Washington and across the country."
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