Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a serious medical disorder that is normally associated with adults but can also strike children, often with more serious consequences. A new study reveals that removing a child's tonsils and adenoids can alleviate OSAS symptoms plus improve overall behavior.
A study for the first time utilizes a validated survey instrument that measures allergy patients' quality of life and demonstrates the effectiveness of selected immunotherapy and dietary management for this serious medical condition.
Insurance companies could save money and make the lives of doctors and their adult acne patients easier by reducing or eliminating the restrictions for dispensing the acne drug tretinoin, according to dermatologists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
A newly developed test can help physicians diagnose patients in the very early stages of AlzheimerÃs disease, according to a study presented during the American Academy of Neurology 51st Annual Meeting April 17 ñ 24, 1999, in Toronto.
An agent that causes respiratory tract infections such as community-acquired pneumonia, called chlamydia pneumonia, may be a factor in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) in some patients, according to a study released during the American Academy of Neurology 51st Annual Meeting April 17-24 in Toronto.
It's not just trees being removed from the world's rainforests, but staggering numbers of wildlife, which are being killed and sold as "bushmeat," according to a report by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), published in the latest issue of Science.
The following information represents background on the press briefings associated with the largest annual scientific meeting devoted to new research findings on respiratory disease and critical care medicine. Available by phone hookup to U.S. media only.
Despite the significant advances in the treatment of patients with HIV and AIDS, there remains a prevalence of sinusitis in at least 65% of this patient group. A new study by otolaryngologist provides strong evidence that endoscopic sinus surgery alleviates the sinus disorder symptoms for HIV patients.
For those interested in learning more about why kids kill, the psychological intricacies of grief, and the technology available to make firearms safer, The Why Files, a science-behind-the-news web site produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has answers.
1) Fish Deformities May Be Linked to Chemical Inhibitors, 2) Offshore Palos Verdes DDT May Have Spread, Not Disintegrated, 3) Minnesotans Optimistic About Lake Quality.
With the 29th annual Earth Day coming up Thursday, April 22, here is University of Wisconsin-Madison research that focuses on environmentally friendly practices.
Using new technology that can analyze 18,000 to 20,000 genes at a time, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have found 13 genes that are differentially expressed in brain tumors compared to normal tissue.
Carbon dioxide emissions over the next century could increase global average temperatures 3 degrees Fahrenheit
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Duke University Medical Center have uncovered a new portion of the circuitry that controls the natural death of cells, they published in the April 23 issue of Science.
In a two-year study of women ages 18 to 31, Purdue University researchers found that higher calcium intakes may reduce overall levels of body fat and slow weight gain for women in this age group.
A press briefings associated with the largest annual scientific meeting devoted to new research findings on respiratory disease and critical care medicine.
Bacteria can make or break efforts to restore bighorn sheep to Hells Canyon and their other historic ranges in the West. University of Idaho research evaluates bacteria from wildlife and livestock to identify killer strains and how the strains vary.
The Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania offer peace and glimmers of prosperity nearly a decade after their independence from the former Soviet Union, according to a University of Idaho geographer.
The smallest 3 percent of infants born at term and of the same gestational age are at the greater risk of death or disability - compared to the 10 percent previously believed to be in danger.
The risk posed by large earthquakes in the Midwest's New Madrid seismic zone to cities such as Memphis and St. Louis is much lower than previously thought, according to a new study that used the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to track the motions of the ground in the seismic zone.
Hopkins researchers think they've found the source of pain in migraines. The research shifts explanations to the back of the head and focuses on changes within the meninges, the protective tissue layers covering the brain.
In a study published in this week's edition of Science, a University of Missouri-Columbia geologist finds that the predicted big earthquake in the New Madrid fault line is thousands of years away.
Five scientific and two educational sessions at the American Academy of Neurology's 51st annual meeting will be given by a Cedars-Sinai Medical Center neurologist and researcher. His presentations will provide details of recent findings related to spinocerebellar ataxia.
Research at CIIT indicates the plasticizer di(n-butyl)phthalate (DBP) at high doses disrupts a variety of reproductive functions in male rats when exposed in the womb during late gestation, a crucial time window for sexual development.
A potentially catastrophic complication of transplantation that affects 10 to 15 percent of children who receive livers or other donated organs can now be detected and treated early. The method of periodic testing was devised by Cedars-Sinai researchers.
Continuing research at Colorado State University is helping horses and humans with osteoarthritis, said Dr. Wayne McIlwraith, who is using arthroscopic surgery and experimenting with gene therapy and other processes to regrow knee cartilage in both species.
Genzyme General said that pre-clinical data presented today demonstrate the early promise of a therapy for cardiovascular disease that would employ a patient's own transplanted heart cells to improve cardiac function.
When religion is an important part of a mother's life, she's likely to feel she has a better relationship with her adult children, and her children are likely to report having a better relationship with her.
Results of a research study conducted on refractory angina pain control through use of spinal cord stimulation will be presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of The American Association of Neurological Surgeons on Tuesday, April 27, 1999.
Every day, 94 people in the United States die as a result of gun shot wounds, including 12 people under the age of 20. Gun safety lock distribution programs have become a crisis response reaction to the growing number of firearm-related injuries, such as traumatic brain injuries.
High school football players hitting the field in the future will hopefully take some extra precautions to protect their brains. Over 250,000 football players, approximately 15 percent, suffer a concussion each season.
Archaeopteris, an extinct tree that made up most of the forests across the earth in the Late Devonian period, had the same structure as modern trees, report three Virginia Tech scientists in the April 22, 1999, issue of Nature.
A new study at Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland tells how epilepsy patients and their physicians can assess chances of having an auto accident due to seizures.
Once again researchers have discovered that men and women may not in fact be equal - at least with respect to the pattern of precancerous lesions in the lungs of current and former smokers.
Botulinum toxin, a common treatment for the irregular muscular contraction of ParkinsonÃs disease and other movement disorders, may also relieve tension-type headache, according to a study released at the American Academy of Neurology 51st Annual Meeting, April 17-24, in Toronto.
People with periodontal disease are more likely to have thickened carotid arteries, which can lead to stroke and heart disease, according to a study released at the American Academy of NeurologyÃs 51st Annual Meeting April 17-24 in Toronto.
The common handheld laser pointer may help ParkinsonÃs patients alleviate a sudden and temporary condition causing muscles to become stiff and unmovable, according to a study released during the American Academy of Neurology 51st Annual Meeting, April 17-24, in Toronto.
Drinking a small or moderate amount of alcohol can reduce stroke risk, according to a study released at the American Academy of Neurology 51st Annual Meeting April 17-24 in Toronto.
Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh scientists found spontaneous reorganization of cognitive function immediately following brain damage caused by stroke, they reported in the journal Stroke.
A study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston suggests that soya consumption may reduce breast cancer risk by lowering a woman's female hormone levels.
Society has enjoyed important benefits from mathematical models developed by National Institute of Standards and Technology that simulate the performance of electronic components called insulated-gate bipolar transistors. The payoff to U.S. industry has been estimated at $23 benefits generated for every $1 spent.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research's Mt. Washington Winter Icing and Storms Project is testing methods for remote sensing and improved prediction of in-flight icing conditions that can down small aircraft.
Transferring desirable genes into crops is a high-tech game of chance, with success rates running about one in 1,000. But the odds get a whole lot better when you remove gravity from the mix.
Carbon dioxide emissions over the next century could increase wintertime precipitation in the U.S. Southwest and Great Plains by 40% as global average temperature rises 3 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a new climate model developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
In the automotive industry alone, estimates a just-released study commissioned by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), "interoperability problems" when sharing product and engineering data impose annual costs totaling about $1 billion.
A University of Arkansas professor has found a trove off the coast of Cape Hatteras that could allow millions of people to continue enjoying a rapidly diminishing treasure -- sandy beaches.
In 1963 anthropologist Paul Hockings took his first census of a tribe-like community in the mountains of southern India. Now his 32-year study is being praised for getting to the heart of development issues in South Asia.
In a new study, Stanford researchers say they have discovered the factors directly causing failure to cure prostate cancer. Among nine variables, only two tumor characteristics are really critical - the size of the tumor and the presence of grade 4 cancer, they report in the April 21 JAMA.
Vitamin E supplements may help prevent stroke, according to a study released during the American Academy of Neurology 51st Annual Meeting April 17-24 in Toronto.
People with dark skin pigment may have a lower risk for ParkinsonÃs disease, according to a study released during the American Academy of Neurology 51st Annual Meeting, April 17-24 in Toronto.
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