A person who is most prone to anger is about three times more likely to have a heart attack or sudden cardiac death than someone who is the least anger-prone, according to a new study published in Circulation.
NMHA launched a web site dedicated to educating people about depression and screening; people visiting the site can take a confidential test and get immediate results if they are at high risk for clinical depression.
A UCLA study on children born with heart disease showed that when comparing the child's age at surgical repair, children with private insurance underwent surgery at a younger age than children with managed care health plans (Pediatrics, 5-00).
1-urine marker of prostate cancer, 2-nerve-sparing prostatectomy, 3-long-term LHRH in prostate cancer, 4-age, estrogen and arousal response, and 5- alprostadil and clitoral changes at the American Urological Association 2000 Annual Meeting beginning Mon, May 1 in Atlanta.
Early-stage prostate cancer patients with the most aggressive form of the disease may benefit more from high doses of carefully delivered radiation than previous reports would suggest, a study led by University of Michigan researchers has found (International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics).
Age-related deterioration in critical brain networks may be restored by gene therapy, according to a study of monkeys that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 52nd Annual Meeting.
A way of correlating the activity of the proteasome with fluorescence, which allows the first studies of proteasome activity in living cells, and should ultimately enable the rapid identification of drugs that inhibit aberrant proteasome activity in cancer and muscle-wasting diseases has been found by researchers.
Two groups have taken different tacts to expose tumor antigens to the body's cancer-destroying cells, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, and induce protection against cancer growth; both approaches show promise for boosting the immune systems ability to fight off cancer.
1-adenocarcinoma of prostate, 2-PSA screening in Austria and mortality, and 3- prostate cancer screening and AUA guidelines at the American Urological Association 2000 Annual Meeting beginning Sun, April 30 in Atlanta.
A modified AAV gene therapy system that allows delivery of larger genes, such as those needed to treat cystic fibrosis, hemophilia A, and certain types of muscular dystrophy, without deleterious and dangerous immune responses, is described in three papers, one in the May Nature Biotechnology and two in Nature Medicine.
Highlights of the American Roentgen Ray Society 100th Annual Meeting, May 7-12, 2000, in Washington, D.C (the second of two stories for the ARRS Annual Meeting).
Highlights of the American Roentgen Ray Society 100th Annual Meeting, May 7-12, 2000, in Washington, D.C (the first of two stories for the ARRS Annual Meeting).
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory recently signed a technology transfer and development agreement with Timonium-based FutureHealth Corporation, licensing APL's expertise in automated and knowledge-intensive systems to automate some of FutureHealth's proprietary business operations.
A Humboldt State University teacher of adaptive physical education goes to West Africa to help attach artificial limbs to 160 women and children, victims of mutilation amid civil unrest.
The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine has teamed with nine Chinese medical institutions to study traditional Chinese medicine and its potential for application in Western medical practice.
University of Maryland researchers have found that the human protein zonulin is at increased levels during the acute phase of celiac disease, which suggests that increased levels of zonulin are a contributing factor to the development of celiac disease and other autoimmune disorders (Lancet, 4-29-00).
1-kidney-preserving tumor resection, 2-vaginal mucosal vaccine for UTI, and 3-radiation for prostate cancer at the American Urological Association 2000 Annual Meeting beginning Sat, April 29 in Atlanta.
Weight loss and the shedding of body fat may be at hand -- if that hand begins reaching for a glass of milk, slice of cheese, or dish of yogurt; calcium plays a pivotal role in affecting a gene that influences whether the food that's eaten will be burned as fuel or stored as fat.
People who used self-hypnotic relaxation techniques during surgery needed less pain medication, left the operating room sooner, and had more stable vital signs during the operation, according to a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center study in the April 29 Lancet.
Johns Hopkins scientists have found that individuals who have the misfortune to be allergic to cats can find welcome relief and protection from symptoms in one of a new class of drugs already known to help other asthmatics (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 4-00).
That men and women with higher levels of hostility also showed higher levels of homocysteine, a blood chemical strongly associated with coronary heart disease, was found by Ohio State researchers; this may be one reason for the link between hostility and heart disease (Life Sciences, 4-28-00).
Hip arthroscopy, hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), viagra as it may relate to heart health, LDL apheresis, and four steps to take before taking a natural supplement are some of the topics included in April's tipsheet from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
A gene previously identified as important in promoting obesity also appears to be responsible for causing a common human tumor, researchers at The Schepens Eye Research Institute have found (The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 5-12-00).
The American Academy of Dermatology and the Chicago White Sox are teaming up to help strike out skin cancer; the White Sox players, coaches, families and front office staff will be screened for skin cancer on Melanoma Monday, May 1.
Poor physician handwriting is no laughing matter, says the Chief of Staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, which is proactively addressing this concern by offering a special class in handwriting for members of the medical staff.
The American Academy of Dermatology will team up with NASA to screen NASA employees for skin cancer at the Washington, D.C., headquarters as part of the AAD's annual Melanoma Monday, on May 1.
To date, there has not been a uniformly agreed upon method of measuring the effectiveness of sunscreens in protecting consumers against harmful ultraviolet-A radiation, which has been linked to premature aging and skin cancer.
Understanding how mental illness cases are managed for insured populations by large managed behavioral health organizations, and comparing the quality of care in large health care systems, are the focus of two articles in the May issue of the Psychiatric Services Journal.
A year after a world's first procedure was performed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center to destroy kidney cancer, no cancer has returned in any of the 23 patients; the interventional MRI renal cryosurgery was developed by Dr. Patrick Sewell.
Michelle Massingale and her newborn daughter, Shealyn Grace, will leave Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital in Rochester following a rare double operation -- a caesarean section followed immediately by open heart surgery on the mother.
The American Academy of Dermatology and Senior PGA Tour star Hale Irwin, National Chairman of the AAD's KNOW Skin Cancer: Cover Up campaign, announced the addition of several prominent partners from the world of golf to their program to prevent skin cancer.
As the American population continues to age, diagnosis of dementia will increase and the importance of cognitive screening will become increasingly important, suggest two studies in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
According to a recent survey of the summertime sun protection used by adults for their children, many parents are not effectively protecting their children from the harmful rays of the sun, and, therefore, may be increasing their children's risk of developing melanoma during their lifetimes.
For the 500,000 Americans suffering from arm and neck pain caused by a herniated disc or bone spur in the neck, an improved microsurgical technique developed by UCLA neurosurgeons may bring them the relief they seek (Spine, 4-00).
While managed care companies may save a little money up front by sending skin biopsies to laboratories that only employ pathologists, they will end up spending large sums of money to treat severe, life-threatening conditions -- such as melanoma -- that could have been avoided if a dermatopathologist had been used to analyze the specimen.
The painfully sensitive skin that accompanies many migraines has revealed a new understanding of the debilitating headaches; the study, by Boston researchers, is the first human test of a migraine model that may explain why current medications are ineffective in many cases and suggests a new target for the next generation of migraine drugs (Annals of Neurology, 5-00).
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $16.5 million program project grant to an internationally recognized cancer researcher at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to establish and lead a national research consortium to study chronic lymphocytic leukemia in an entirely new way.
A trip to the hospital is never fun, but a new ambulance donated to University of Missouri Children's Hospital helps make the trip a little easier.
New evidence about the brain's cholinergic system that may alter the way schizophrenia is viewed and may ultimately impact the way it is treated is being offered by University of Michigan Health System researchers (Neuropsychopharmacology).
Software that will allow eye doctors throughout the nation to quickly and inexpensively test the eyesight of very young children has been developed by a University of Arizona ophthalmologist.
Up to 150 patients and their families are expected to join an estimated 100 medical professionals in Cleveland on May 19, 2000, for the first Midwest Hydrocephalus Conference, sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic.
A list of four Purdue University experts who can discuss various aspects of fitness, exercise and aging is presented.
The first global study for an oral multiple sclerosis drug therapy has been launched at universities and medical centers worldwide to determine if an oral formulation of COPAXONE is efficacious and safe for the treatment of relapsing-remitting MS.
By counting on friends and family, heart attack survivors may be better able to fight depression during that critical first year following a heart attack, according to today's Circulation.
An article in the April 25 Neurology encourages aggressive treatment of migraine headache, a condition affecting 28 million Americans, and refers physicians to a new set of practice guidelines being published simultaneously on the journal's Web site.
Stroke patients with elevated levels of iron are much more likely to experience more severe neurological symptoms and possibly increased brain damage, according to a study in the April 25 Neurology.
An experimental drug that may improve Parkinson's disease symptoms when used in conjunction with current therapies is safe for use by Parkinson's patients, according to a study in the April 25 Neurology.
A recent national survey shows that many women still don't know about the benefits of folic acid and its ability to prevent birth defects, says a UAB gynecologist.
A pilot program to help doctors identify and contain disease outbreaks has begun at Sandia National Laboratories; the program is expected to become operational this summer.
The new drug Visudyne for treating one of the leading causes of blindness in the elderly has been approved by the FDA.
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