Children and adolescents with certain severe disruptive behavior disorders that are marked by explosive temper caused by irritable mood swings demonstrated significant behavior improvement when treated with the anti-convulsant divalproex (Depakote), according to a preliminary study in the May American Journal of Psychiatry.
Moderate exercise during pregnancy can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of developing gestational hypertension, shows a study by a University of Michigan School of Nursing professor.
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons today urged OSHA to postpone the introduction of national ergonomic standards until there is enough research to establish clearer definitions of work-related injuries and effective prevention and intervention strategies.
In a development that promises to further strengthen MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine's recovery, Michael D. Ezekowitz, a world authority on atrial fibrillation, has been named chair of the School's Department of Medicine.
Cancer researchers warn that new studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine do not suggest people should abandon healthy diets as a means of cancer prevention.
Lynn Matrisian has been named the first chair of the Cancer Biology Department at Vanderbilt University, the first new basic science department at the medical school in 45 years.
The Pete Lopiccola Memorial Foundation has given $120,000 to fund cancer treatment and research at the UCSD Cancer Center; the organization's gifts to treatment and research at the Cancer Center over the past decade total nearly $750,000.
New guidelines on the testing and treatment of persons with latent tuberculosis infection issued this month by the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend several important changes from previously recommended practices.
A novel interferon tau mutant that three university women -- a researcher, a graduate student and an undergraduate student -- have developed for use in treating various debilitating conditions and deadly diseases has been named an invention of the year at the University of Maryland.
Very high doses of acetaminophen can cause liver cell death; research shows that acetaminophen has a powerful impact on the expression of the BCL-XL protein, which inhibits cell death in the liver (Archives of Toxicology, 1-00).
1- Ethnic differences in pulmonary function between Asian Americans and European Americans; 2- State-of-the-art information on molecular and genetic aspects of lung cancer; 3- Lung density changes from smoking and aging (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 4-00).
The Polyp Prevention Trial, one of the largest studies aimed at preventing colon cancer by dietary change, came to an unexpected conclusion: there is no evidence that adopting a low-fat, high-fiber, fruit- and vegetable-enriched eating plan reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer (NEJM, 4-20-00).
ZYCOS Inc. and The Schepens Eye Research Institute jointly announced April 19 that ZYCOS has acquired from Schepens an exclusive license for its alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (a-MSH)-based technology for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
UCSD melanoma specialists from a variety of medical disciplines are coming together under a single program to provide comprehensive care to patients at any stage of the disease.
Discovering how cells respond to genetic instructions by creating millions of protein variations and figuring out what all those proteins do will be the next frontier of biomedical research.
The University of Iowa Research Foundation has granted IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation exclusive, worldwide license to use a UI discovery that may help to treat prostate cancer.
"We found honey to be one of the most effective forms of carbohydrate gels to ingest just prior to exercise," said Dr. Richard Kreider of the University of Memphis Exercise and Sport Nutrition Laboratory.
A medical imaging approach being developed at the University of Michigan may give doctors a way to tell even before biopsy if breast masses are malignant or benign, to detect tumors long before a mammogram could, and to track a tumor's response to treatment faster.
A research study presented at the annual Experimental Biology scientific meetings cautioned that consumption of the popular dietary supplement glucosamine sulfate may actually increase the risk of developing insulin resistance and may worsen control of diabetes in patients with this disease.
Small hospitals that perform procedures designed to unclog heart arteries may be catching up to their larger counterparts, according to a 14-year study that appears in today's Circulation.
A study testing 20 herbal dietary supplements containing ephedra found significant differences between the actual amount of active ingredient and the amount claimed on the label; dangerous combinations of ingredients were also found (American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 5-15-00).
New studies by nutrition researchers from Georgetown and Michigan State Universities presented today to the Annual Meeting of the Experimental Biology Society demonstrate that soft drink consumption by children is not responsible for increases in pediatric obesity.
Urinary problems should not be accepted as a normal part of aging, yet fewer than 50 percent of those with bladder control problems and other pelvic floor disorders report them to their health care provider; a UAB gynecologist says there are many new treatment options available.
Take a look in your medicine cabinet and do some cleaning; only use antibiotics when prescribed by your physician and always take the entire course of antibiotics because it often takes 10 to 14 days to effectively kill bacteria.
Osteoporosis is a women's disease, right? Wrong, say University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers, who are part of a national trial to study the condition in men.
Lungs are the "youngest" of the major organ transplants, but surgical and organ preservation advances have led to their rapid growth in numbers of procedures; UAB is now the second biggest lung transplant center in the South.
The American Psychiatric Association today condemned the Kaiser Permanente San Diego psychiatric division procedure under which psychiatrists prescribe medications for patients they have not examined, when requested to do so by Kaiser psychologists, social workers, or family therapists, none of whom have medical training.
In light of today's agreeement by the Clinton administration and key senators on legislation overhauling the nation's organ transplant system, an internationally recognized organ transplant expert, Christopher Shackleton, is available for interviews.
The American Academy of Dermatology invites reporters to attend the Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month Press Conference to learn about the latest research and most important news in skin cancer.
A Cedars-Sinai Medical Center internist who has also studied herbal and other "alternative" approaches to health care says the Internet and other sources of information and health products are giving patients greater control of their own care, but caution should be exercised.
The first evidence that specific genes control how the cortex forms functional units during development is described in a study by Salk professor Dennis O'Leary and colleagues (Science, 4-14-00).
Columbia researchers have participated in a study that points toward a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease (Science, 4-14-00).
HIV-infected patients who respond well to antiretroviral drugs can safely forgo antibiotics to prevent certain opportunistic infections, demonstates a study led by a Columbia researcher (NEJM, 4-13-00).
In research carrying implications for human disease development, University of North Carolina scientists and others have linked gene defects to the inability of cells to repair damaged DNA (Cell, 4-13-00).
Adolescents infected with the virus that causes AIDS have a surprisingly robust immune response and may benefit from aggressive early treatment with anti-HIV medications, say researchers led by an immunologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 4-00).
"Unhealthy Places: The Ecology of Risk in the Urban Landscape" is a book written by University of Alabama at Birmingham sociologists Kevin M. Fitzpatrick and Mark LaGory; it examines the relationship between place and health, demonstrating inequalities in America's cities.
Data files for 1997 from 13 states participating in AHRQ's HCUP State Inpatient Databases partnership are now centrally available; each SID file contains information for every hospitalization in the 13 states, translated into a uniform format to facilitate multi-state comparisons and analyses.
Ophthalmologists and researchers at UCSD Shiley Eye Center have uncovered a relationship between an eye disease characterized by an inability to focus on a target and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
African-American Medicare beneficiaries, regardless of gender, are significantly less likely than whites to receive reperfusion therapies, which open blocked arteries to prevent or treat a heart attack, according to a new study funded by AHRQ (NEJM, 4-13-00).
In medical tests analyzing brain function, Gulf War veterans who complain of dizziness showed results similar to those of victims of the Toyko subway nerve gas attack, according to a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center study (Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 3-00).
In a letter to Assistant Majority Leader Senator Don Nickles, the American Medical Group Association commented on provisions in two managed care proposals and what physicians would like to see in legislation relating to the Patients' Bill of Rights.
In developing countries, long-standing health and population-related concerns such as unwanted pregnancy, maternal and child mortality, and infectious diseases have been difficult to track. This is no longer true, thanks to a new computer program called the Household Registration System (HRS).
A new Mayo Clinic study shows that people who have surgery and anesthesia are at increased risk for ischemic stroke (stroke caused by an obstruction to the blood supply). This study is the first to evaluate the risk factor of surgery/anesthesia while accounting for known risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking and others.
Janean Holden, assistant professor in the UIC College of Nursing, will be given a presidential early career award at a White House ceremony on Wednesday, April 12. She is the first nurse to receive this award. Holden researches how the brain communicates pain.
Cytomegalovirus infection is common in transplant recipients, affecting an estimated 30 to 60 percent of these patients. A recent Mayo Clinic study shows that this infection can have a striking economic impact and that preventive treatment of the infection in high risk patients significantly reduces charges.
Michael Yaszemski, M.D., Ph.D. of Mayo Clinic has combined his two areas of expertise -- orthopedic surgery and chemical engineering -- into two new molecular approaches to fixing bone injuries. Both involve polyesters, the same chemical substances used in fabrics and plastics, only these are biodegradable.
A hands-off approach is the best way for a woman to maximize her stepping-machine workout, a study at Ohio State suggests; women who touched the handrails had maximum heart rates up to 5 percent lower than women who did not use the rail (Research in Nursing & Health).
Gardening does a body good: a study by Arkansas researchers shows that of all forms of exercise, yard work is the most significant for preventing osteoporosis in women aged 50 and older.
A new study by Stanford University researchers indicates that a torn vertebral disc can be found in lots of people, even those who have no trouble twisting, turning and bending, which suggests that the duration and severity of the pain may have as much to do with the patient's state of mind as with the presence of a damaged disc.
Samuel Epstein, professor of environmental and occupational medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago, will receive the "Alternative Pulitzer Prize" from Project Censored for his article "American Cancer Society: The World's Wealthiest Nonprofit Institution."
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