Pregnant women with cervical cancer should deliver their babies by cesarean section rather than vaginally, according to a University of Iowa Health Care study (Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6-00).
A connection between cocaine use during pregnancy and attention dysfunction in children is suggested in a study by researchers at Cornell University and the University of Kentucky (Behavioral Neuroscience, 8-00).
The California Cancer Research Program has awarded a University of California, San Diego, physician-scientist a $600,000 grant to conduct a 3-year study of colon cancer in African-Americans.
A promising new weapon against cancer, developed by scientists at Boston University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has begun clinical trials at Oxford BioMedica, a British company specializing in the application of gene-based therapeutics.
A press briefing (with conference call access) with migraine experts, part of a major conference and sponsored by NINDS, will be held June 8 to discuss the latest research and treatments for migraine headaches.
Using a laboratory-developed analog of somatostatin, a hypothalamic hormone which inhibits the release of growth hormone, VA scientists and colleagues were able to target specific receptors on tumor sites and reverse cancer growth (Cancer Research, 6-1-00).
Deaths from heart attacks could be reduced as a result of a government plan to change food labels to reflect the amount of trans fatty acids in processed foods, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association dietary conference on fatty acids.
Adding two bowls of high-fiber cereal a day may be an easy way for Americans to reduce their fat intake, according to research presented at the American Heart Association dietary conference on fatty acids.
The discovery of a critical pathway that plays a key role in the development of food allergy could lead rapidly to clinical trials of new drugs that would block the protein eotaxin, thereby preventing allergic reactions in the gastrointestinal tract (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 6-6-00).
A technique known as therapeutic touch, prayer on someone's behalf and other kinds of "distance healing" may have a positive effect on patients, according to a University of Maryland School of Medicine researcher, who has reviewed dozens of studies. His findings are published in the June 6th edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The American Psychiatric Association has published two new fact sheets on reparative therapy and memories of childhood physical and sexual abuse, which are based on position statements adopted this spring by APA's Board of Trustees and Assembly.
Outdoor activities usually mean pesky pests -- ants, bees, and mosquitoes; it's not the insect bites that parents should worry about, says a UAB pediatrician, but the scratching that can lead to infection.
Drinking plenty of fluids during the heat of summer is especially important for people taking medications, whose effects can become more pronounced with dehydration.
Cases of childhood tuberculosis increased by 20 percent in Alabama over the last decade, despite a declining trend among children and adults nationwide, according to a recent study by a UAB assistant professor of internal medicine (Pediatrics, 4-00).
A method for treating liver cancer with tiny radioactive glass beads, developed by University of Missouri-Rolla and University of Missouri-Columbia researchers, has been approved for use in the U.S.
An article in Lancet (6-1-00) explores the story of Evita and her doctor in the context of the mid-20th century, when doctors and families often kept patients in the dark about a diagnosis of cancer, and our present time of apparent openness and patient empowerment.
The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation presented five Mary Woodard Lasker Awards for Public Service in Support of Medical Research and the Health Sciences at a dinner in Washington, DC.
Exceptional Returns: The Economic Value of America's Investment in Medical Research, issued by Funding First, an initiative of the Mary Woodard Lasker Charitable Trust, provides an entirely new way to understand and value the enormous contribution of medical research to the American standard of living.
A wide-ranging, one-day conference on "Ethnicity, Health and Aging" for professionals interested in addressing aging and health in a cultural context will take place at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus on June 14.
Neurosurgeons frequently report seeing patients who have not received timely and appropriate medical care because of the problems associated with the managed care system. The result has been needless delays in treatment and patient suffering.
With all the pressures America's doctors are facing, are they losing their longstanding professionalism? Will the pressures overwhelm physicians' traditional professional roles of providing care, taking on responsibility and dedicating themselves to the public's health?
Dentists and dental students, hygienists and faculty members from the University of Maryland Dental School will participate in the Special Olympics, Special Smiles Program, in an effort to provide oral health exams and screening to nearly 300 athletes.
Researchers have shown for the first time in humans that rehabilitation therapy may help a stroke survivor's brain rewire itself, leading to regained use of a previously unused limb. The study is in this month's Stroke.
An aspirin given to stroke patients immediately upon arrival at the hospital may help to prevent recurrent strokes in the high-risk time frame immediately following the first stroke, according to the results of a combined analysis of two large studies.
University of Minnesota researchers have identified the molecule on human cells that binds to the bacterium responsible for human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness.
Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in humans, is the first pathogenic bacterium identified that does not need or use iron, according to research in Science from University of Georgia scientists.
Morning sickness experienced by two-thirds of pregnant women is nature's way of protecting mothers and fetuses from food-borne illness while shielding the fetus from chemicals that can deform its organs at the most critical time in its development, Cornell University researchers report (Quarterly Review of Biology, 6-00).
A system that will allow physicians to use virtual reality to store information about what they feel during an exam is being developed by University at Buffalo researchers; the information then will be accessible to the examining physician at a later time or to consulting physicians at another location.
People with chronic pain can peddle away some of their discomfort, according to a study by a Medical College of Wisconsin researcher; he has found that people with chronic low back pain reduce their pain perception for up to 30 minutes after a moderate workout on an exercise bike.
Although many people take supplements of vitamins C and E as antioxidants, a new study casts doubt on their ability to reduce oxidation in cigarette smokers (Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 6-00).
Newspaper and television reports on new medications tend to exaggerate their benefits, ignore their risks, and fail to disclose their costs, according to a collaborative study in the June 1 NEJM.
An international research team supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has unearthed ancient stone tools from a marine setting in Africa.
A study co-authored by a UGA College of Education researcher has found that exercise resulting in muscle pain did not disturb sleep.
Three teams of researchers from US, the United Kingdom, and Canada will jointly develop an international study to determine the most effective treatment for persons with AIDS for whom all therapy has failed.
Genetic evidence that mutations to a certain gene are associated with differences in the human response to inhaled endotoxin, a contaminant commonly found in agricultural dust, air pollution and household dust, has been found by University of Iowa researchers (Nature Genetics, 6-00).
Too much cholesterol in the blood appears to raise a person's risk of developing heart valve disease, according to a study in today's Circulation.
You don't have to be a diva for a voice problem to threaten your career; a special clinic at UAB takes care of professional voices, whether they belong to performing artists or those with more ordinary livelihoods such as radio dispatchers and salespeople.
The 4th of July conjures up images of barbecues, picnics and fireworks; but while the summer holiday is lot of fun, it also can be hazardous; here are some guidelines for preventing accidents, and what to do in case of emergency.
Because neurosurgeons across the country report seeing patients who have not been appropriately diagnosed or properly referred for specialty treatment, the two major professional societies for neurosurgeons are calling on Congress to enact a meaningful Patient Bill of rights.
In his new book "Recreating Medicine: Ethical Issues at the Frontiers of Medicine," UAB philosopher Greg Pence tries to dispel misconceptions often fueled by bioethicists.
Bringing together medical leaders from throughout the East Coast, Drexel and MCP Hahnemann Universities present "Challenges Confronting IRBs on the Protection of Human Research Subjects."
Three pilot studies aimed at assessing the benefits of "integrative" or "alternative" modalities as supplemental therapies after open-heart surgery are under way at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Community programs directed by UAB's Center for Health Promotion aim to eliminate racial disparities when it comes to diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
A 25-year-old medical student, stem cell transplant recipient, and breast cancer survivor will be one of six speakers at the Cancer Survivors Day celebration at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on June 5.
If you're cooking out this holiday weekend, beware of the dangers of undercooked meat.
Heart attack patients who undergo primary angioplasty have a 28 percent lower mortality rate when treated at hospitals which perform large numbers of the procedure than patients treated at less experienced hospitals (NEJM, 5-25-00).
Frogs get tuberculosis too, and by studying the amphibian version of this disease, Stanford researchers have pinpointed two genes that may enable the TB bacterium to survive for decades within the human body (Science, 5-26-00).
Comprehensive Cancer Care 2000, the nation's only conference exploring how alternative and traditional therapies work together for cancer patients, is June 9-11 in Arlington, Va.
The American Psychiatric Association today urged House and Senate conferees to support meaningful patient protection in managed care; APA emphasized this is best embodied by the provisions of the Norwood-Dingell bipartisan patient protection bill now pending before the conference committee.
Broadcast, print, and on-line journalists are invited to submit entries to the annual media awards competition of the American Psychiatric Association, which will honor outstanding contributions to the public understanding of mental illnesses, psychiatric treatment, and psychiatry.
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