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More heart victims die when clot-buster drug is used before angioplasty

Currently it is fairly common practice to give heart attack patients a clot-busting drug a few hours before planned angioplasty.

7 Sep 2005

Simple word test could identify early Alzheimer's

British scientists believe that a simple word test could be used to identify people who might be suffering from the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

7 Sep 2005

Anorexia may be caused by change in brain chemical

A new study has found that women who have had a certain type of anorexia nervosa show a change in the activity of a chemical in their brain that is widely associated with anxiety and other affective disorders, for as long as one year after recovery.

7 Sep 2005

Animal model of Parkinson's disease reveals striking sensitivity to common environmental toxins

In findings that support a relationship between agricultural chemicals and Parkinson's disease, two groups of researchers have found new evidence that loss of DJ-1, a gene known to be linked to inherited Parkinson's disease, leads to striking sensitivity to the herbicide paraquat and the insecticide rotenone.

7 Sep 2005

Contaminated water presents bigger crisis in the Gaza Strip

A group of Israeli, Palestinian and French scientists have proposed a possible management solution to ameliorate the water quality crisis depriving residents of drinkable water in the Gaza Strip. The study is published in the September-October 2005 issue of the journal Ground Water . This special theme issue contains 14 papers on transboundary ground water.

7 Sep 2005

United States is expected to face a shortage of millions of workers within the coming decade

The newly established Boston College Center on Aging & Work has received a $3-million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to study how the American workplace will evolve to accommodate its aging workforce.

7 Sep 2005

Batch reading mammograms can significantly reduce the number of patients who have to return for additional mammograms

Batch reading, the process of interpreting screening mammograms during a set-aside block of time in a quiet environment that prevents interruption or distraction, can significantly reduce the number of patients who have to return for additional mammograms - although few hospitals use it, say researchers from the University of Wisconsin.

7 Sep 2005

Study indicates that patients with a cervical spinal injury may harbor additional spinal damage not visible on regular x-rays

In fact, more than a third of patients who were thought to have low-risk injuries actually have additional damage that may include significant fractures with the potential to produce serious spinal problems if not detected and treated properly.

7 Sep 2005

Letrozole following tamoxifen may benefit women with breast cancer

Switching to the drug letrozole following 5 years of treatment with tamoxifen reduces the risk of hormone-dependent breast cancer recurrence, but not overall survival, among postmenopausal women, according to a new study in the September 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

7 Sep 2005

Researchers recommend multidisciplinary approach of low back pain

Researchers calculated the costs of management of low back pain and found that an integrated and step-wise approach within a multidisciplinary setting forms a better use of the available resources. The study is published in the September issue of Pain Practice.

7 Sep 2005

New study dispels role of B vitamins in preventing heart attacks

According to the findings of a new study, by giving B vitamins to heart attack survivors their risk of having another attack is not reduced, and it may in fact do more harm than good.

6 Sep 2005

3D gradient-echo MRI examinations useful in detecting most lethal of all major cancers

The study included 57 patients who had clinical symptoms of pancreatic cancer. All had contrast enhanced 3D gradient-echo MRI examinations.

6 Sep 2005

First national study shows black immigrants' health erodes the longer they live in the US

In the first national study of its kind, a UC Irvine sociologist finds that black immigrants who arrive in America from black-majority regions of the world are healthier than those from white-majority regions

6 Sep 2005

Part of largest randomised international trial program ever conducted in atrial fibrillation (AF) discontinued

Study treatments for the ACTIVE W trial of the ACTIVE (Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial with Irbesartan for Prevention of Vascular Events) program have been discontinued due to a significant difference in efficacy, in favour of the standard oral anticoagulation (OAC) over antiplatelet therapy (clopidogrel plus aspirin).

6 Sep 2005

Exposure to secondhand smoke kills as many women in China as does smoking

The study estimated that in 2002, 48,400 women in China died from lung cancer and ischemic heart disease attributed to passive smoking compared with 47,300 lung cancer and heart disease deaths from "active" smoking.

6 Sep 2005

Anorexia nervosa linked with alteration of the activity of serotonin in their brain

Women who have had a certain type of anorexia nervosa show an alteration of the activity of a chemical in their brain that is widely associated with anxiety and other affective disorders more than one year after recovery, according to a study in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

6 Sep 2005

Does growing up without a dad at home change a woman's life?

Single-parent families headed up by lone mothers are the fastest growing family in Australia. Now researchers at the University of Western Sydney ask: Does growing up without a dad at home change a woman's life, particularly the way she forms relationships with men?

6 Sep 2005

Osteopontin protein found to be more common in patients with lung fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a scarring disease without a cure, irreparably damaging the ability of the tissue to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream.

6 Sep 2005

Soldiers at risk for heat illnesses

A study reviewing 22 years of data on heat illness hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. Army indicates soldiers remain at risk for exertional heat illness. While hospitalization rates for heat illnesses have declined over this period, cases of heat stroke have increased.

6 Sep 2005

When it comes to controlling pain, positive thinking can be as powerful as a shot of morphine

...according to new brain imaging research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Lowering participants' expectations about pain levels reduced both pain-related brain activity and how much pain they felt.

6 Sep 2005

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More heart victims die when clot-buster drug is used before angioplasty

Simple word test could identify early Alzheimer's

Anorexia may be caused by change in brain chemical

Animal model of Parkinson's disease reveals striking sensitivity to common environmental toxins

Contaminated water presents bigger crisis in the Gaza Strip

United States is expected to face a shortage of millions of workers within the coming decade

Batch reading mammograms can significantly reduce the number of patients who have to return for additional mammograms

Study indicates that patients with a cervical spinal injury may harbor additional spinal damage not visible on regular x-rays

Letrozole following tamoxifen may benefit women with breast cancer

Researchers recommend multidisciplinary approach of low back pain

New study dispels role of B vitamins in preventing heart attacks

3D gradient-echo MRI examinations useful in detecting most lethal of all major cancers

First national study shows black immigrants' health erodes the longer they live in the US

Part of largest randomised international trial program ever conducted in atrial fibrillation (AF) discontinued

Exposure to secondhand smoke kills as many women in China as does smoking

Anorexia nervosa linked with alteration of the activity of serotonin in their brain

Does growing up without a dad at home change a woman's life?

Osteopontin protein found to be more common in patients with lung fibrosis

Soldiers at risk for heat illnesses

When it comes to controlling pain, positive thinking can be as powerful as a shot of morphine

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