A color additive extracted from dried bugs and commonly used in cosmetics, clothing fibers, fruit drinks, candy, yogurt and other foods can cause life-threatening allergic reactions, a University of Michigan physician has confirmed. As a "natural" ingredient, the color additive is often not listed on labels.
Law students at Nova Southeastern University are mediating employment discrimination cases for the U.S. Postal Service. This is the only program of its kind in the nation which works with the Postal Service. It's been so successful that it is now expected to be duplicated at other law schools throughout the country. The cases are complaints filed with the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that go to mediation instead of hearing with the EEOC's administrative judges.
Minority psychologists in academic settings are generally less satisfied than their White counterparts. That's according to a new study co-authored by John D. Dovidio, professor of psychology at Colgate University which examines how perceptions of racial distinctivess relate to job satisfaction of White and ethnic/racial minority American Psychological Association members working in psychology departments in academia.
1) Sore Feet Don't Need to Be Your Achilles' Heel, 2) Tonsils May Cause Child's Restless Nights, Daytime Problems, 3) Baby Talk Can Be Stimulating Conversation, 4) Impotence Is Commonly Treated Without Surgery, 5) Supplement Your Calcium Knowledge, 6) Slimming Procedures Still Being Tested
A new study found that chronic heartburn is increasing while patients suffer and ignore potentially serious consequences. The study also found that many of these heartburn sufferers use over-the-counter (OTC) medications on a regular basis, even though they may not be getting adequate symptom resolution.
Neurosurgeons at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that they can cure a relatively common type of brain tumor, called a meningioma, without performing open surgery in the skull base, an extremely vulnerable area.
Washington, DC -- Thousands of school children and American Chemical Society volunteers across the country will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of National Chemistry Week in their communities through exhibits in local museums, malls and parks, and in displays organized to demonstrate the wonders of chemistry and its impact on our lives.
Chemists graduating in 1998 should find a favorable job market that will offer the most opportunities since the late 1980s, according to the annual employment outlook published in the Nov. 3 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. "Only four years ago," says C&EN editor Madeleine Jacobs, "the job market was being described as the bleakest in 20 years." But now "there are more recruiters with more job openings coming out sooner to get the jump on their competition," notes Paul A. Bartlett, chemistry department chair at the University of California, Berkeley.
A new series explores how evidence-based emergency medicine can close the gap between research and practice in the November issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine. New studies also are released on how telemedicine technology can be used to improve health care in underserved areas and how emergency departments can be used to identify alcohol-related problems.
Most children with early-stage non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can be cured. That's good, but what's even better is the news that the standard chemotherapy regimen for many of these children can be reduced by more than two-thirds with no negative consequences.
Chemists from the University of California, San Diego will measure and analyze the oxygen content of winds flowing from the Sun as part of a $216 million international space mission scheduled for launch in 2001.
International M&A, Joint Ventures and Beyond: Doing the Deal, the first comprenehsive, hands-on manual designed for those charged with the day-to-day implementation of such transactions, is set to be published by John Wiley and Sons on Nov. 28. The book is edited by mergers & acquisitions experts David J. BenDaniel, professor of entreprneurship at Cornell's Johnso Graduate School of Management, and Arthur H. Rosenbloom, special partner and former chairman of Patricof & Co. Capital Corp.
More women with heart disease are surviving to adulthood and contemplating pregnancy, but precautions may be needed to prevent complications in both the mother and child, according to a study in today's Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association.
A new study of more than 20,000 children on three continents has found significant differences in blood cholesterol -- particularly in cholesterol's healthiest component, abbreviated HDL.
-- Putting portable defibrillators in commercial airliners and at airports would save both lives and money for the airlines, according to a study published in today's Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.
People with heart failure fared far better in the care of cardiologists and trained specialists than in the hands of internists and family physicians with limited expertise in treating the condition, a new study published today in the American Heart Association journal Circulation shows.
Even small weight gains can increase a person's risk of having a heart attack, according to a report that stresses the importance of a low-fat diet and regular physical activity to prevent obesity.
What does it mean if your doctor is not among those listed as "Best Doctors"? Maybe nothing in terms of good care, says Dr. Arthur Hartz, University of Iowa professor of family medicine.
Two studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology highlighted the importance of colorectal cancer screening for individuals suffering from inflammatory bowel disease and for African Americans, who are thought to have an increased incidence of colorectal cancer.
Unlocking some of the mysteries of genetic materials offers some promising early results in a new treatment approach to Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects over 2 million people in the United States.
The common domestic cat is not a carrier for H. pylori, the bacterium that causes most ulcers, according to a study presented to the American College of Gastroenterology. This news counters the suggestion that cats might be a reservoir and transmission source for H. pylori infection.
Data presented to the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology revealed no statistically significant differences between Caucasians and African Americans in their experience of inflammatory bowel disease ("IBD").
Patients who tested positive for the bacterium H. pylori were unlikely to present pathological changes to the esophagus indicating severe complications according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
Ten percent of Internet sites offering treatment advice for gastrointestinal (GI) diseases posted remedies that are of no proven benefit, according to a study presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
An analysis of the lifesaving benefits of colorectal cancer screening, presented to the American College of Gastroenterology, showed that without proper screening, colorectal cancer decreases life expectancy by more than eight months for adults in their early 50's.
Compliance with colorectal cancer screening suffers because of factors related to health insurance coverage and encouragement, as well patient perceptions of the screening experience, according to studies presented to the American College of Gastroenterology.
A study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology found that although a surgical procedure used to treat severe GERD is viewed as curative, as many as 64% of patients experienced persistent reflux symptoms and significantly impaired quality of life afterwards.
The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among the elderly is associated with significant complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease, including peptic stricture, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Chicago.
Astronomers using the 5-meter Hale telescope on California's Mount Palomar report the discovery of two "new" moons orbiting the planet Uranus. The objects -- first observed Sept. 6 and 7 and photographed again by the astronomers in late October -- bring to 17 the number of satellites known to orbit Uranus.
The world's most comprehensive database of genetic and other information on flu viruses is providing the medical community a new resource in the fight against this potentially deadly contagion.
Research Triangle Institute has produced a guide to help entrepreneurs and small-business managers grow high-tech businesses. Making Money with Your Technology is based on more than 100 interviews, focus groups, and literature research. It was written to inform and encourage innovators of new technology and to serve as a catalyst for action.
A 50-year-old medical test has proven more reliable than high-tech diagnostic tools in pinpointing some back disorders, according to a researcher at University of Michigan Medical Center. The process called electromyography can determine where subtle nerve damage or paralysis occurs in various muscles by inserting thin needle electrodes into them.
Attendance at religious services may actually improve physical health and psychological well-being for the elderly according to two reports, co-authored by Ellen Idler, Ph.D., assoc prof of sociology at Rutgers' Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, and Stanislav Kasl, Ph.D., prof of epidemiology at Yale University School of Medicine.
1) Medicine -- Targeting Tumors, 2) Military -- M.A.S.H. Of Tomorrow, 3) Energy -- Partners In Fusion, 4) Oak Ridge G-Men
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy are reporting on a new cancer drug delivery system that reduces toxicity, on a laser for measuring levels of a cancer drug in the body , and on the effectiveness of caffeine and sleeping aids for women in all three phases of their menstrual cycle, at the annual meeting of the American Association of Pharmceutical Scientists Nov. 2-6 in Boston.
Buckyballs, the soccer ball-shaped molecules touted as revolutionary when they were discovered over a decade ago, may not have lived up to their promise yet, but Boston College Chemistry Professor Larry Scott is hoping to change that by creating pieces of them in his laboratory.
Researchers have determined which combination of diagnostic and treatment techniques is most cost-effective in preventing a repeated stroke in persons having their first stroke. Those stroke patients who receive a relatively new imaging procedure called transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and have their treatment based on the tests results likely will have significantly fewer strokes later on, with improved quality of life and decreased medical costs. In contrast, another older imaging method widely used in stroke patients, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), often does not see clots in a particular region of the heart where many clots form, thus leaving patients vulnerable to recurrent strokes and higher medical costs. The study appeared in the November 1 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
1. Young people that develop type 2 diabetes benefit from aggressive method to keep blood glucose near normal, but older patients need not be treated as aggressively, 2. Ethic minority cancer patients do not receive adequate pain control, 3. Recommendations for clinical software systems, 4. Let's call Internal Medicine Adult Medicine, an editorial writer suggests.
1) NSF, Singapore To Link High Performance Networks, 2) Harmful Algal Blooms Linked to Eutrophication, 3) New Technique Allows Visualization of Events in Living Cells
New York, N.Y.--Mutations in the gene P-TEN can increase a woman's risk of breast cancer, according to scientists at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. The findings identify the third breast cancer susceptibility gene; the other two such genes are BRCA1 and BRCA2.
Listed below are story ideas from the Columbia University Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center at the Columbia-Presbyterian MedicalCenter: 1) Holiday Treats & Diabetes: Can The Two Mix? 2) Giving The "Sweet Talk" On Diabetes Management, 3) No Such Thing As "A Touch Of Sugar," Especially In Pregnancy, 4)Columbia University Researchers "Gaining Ground" On Obesity And Diabetes
While regulators, environmentalists and industry debate whether there's enough evidence to warrant restrictions on mercury emissions from coal-burning power plants, researchers say that questions remain on how to accurately measure such emissions and control them in a cost-effective manner.
Droughts, severe winters and air pollution may not cause obvious harm to trees until decades after these environmental stresses occur. That's according to new research by Brian S. Pedersen, visiting assistant professor of biology at Roanoke Colelge in Salem, VA, that punches holes in the theory that environmental events like droughts immediately lead to tree death.
Presidential Address of president of the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Press conference from the American College of Gastroenterology to discuss new technologies used to diagnose colon cancer, ulcers and Barrett's esophagus. Available via telephone.
Press conference from the American College of Gastroenterology to discuss new research and treatments for common GI conditions: heartburn, GERD, ulcers, Chron's disease. Available via telephone.
Post-phen/fen treatment of obesity: surgery or drugs? Experts from the American College of Gastroenterology are available via telephone from the College's Annual Scientific Meeting.
A University of Missouri-Rolla student's design is helping small-engine maker Briggs & Stratton realize big savings in its die-casting operations.
The discovery of the "two-faced" gene Pax-5 by a William and Mary research is yielding tantalizing new clues about the genesis of some types of cancer. Pax-5 is a member of a group of genes that have the unusual ability to produce multiple proteins with many different functions, some of which may lead to cancer.
If you buy a "Beamer" you're more likely to take good care of it, according to a new study by three Notre Dame management professors.
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