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Medical News Today: 09-25-2004
Whether you are heading for the school room, board room or just want your brain to have the best chance to be in top form, breakfast is a must... click link for more info.
If you are feeling drained and your energy levels seem to be at an all time low, ask yourself this; how much are you drinking?
Dr Susan Shirreffs, an expert on dehydration from the Biomedical Sciences Department at Aberdeen University, says, "Most people probably need to drink between one and two litres of fluid every day to maintain their health... click link for more info.
Yeast is a tiny plant-like microbe used to make bread dough rise and alcoholic drinks such as wine, cider and beer... click link for more info.
Eating has never and never will be simply about satisfying physical hunger... click link for more info.
A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables is important to maintaining good health... click link for more info.
A peak mental health group is calling on people to boycott a popular pizza chain during the AFL grand final because they have received complaints that their recent advertisements are insulting... click link for more info.
OSAKA, JAPAN --- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") announced today that its US based global research and development organization, Takeda Global Research & Development Center Inc... click link for more info.
Patients in a study taking an 800 mg daily dose of Glivec (imatinib)* for treatment of certain forms of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) had significantly longer progression-free survival compared to the patients taking the standard 400 mg daily dose, according to results published today in The Lancet... click link for more info.
Multinational study also demonstrates the quick onset of action of Yentreve® and a reduction in continence pad usage
New data published in the September issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology show that for women with severe stress urinary incontinence (SUI), Yentreve® (duloxetine hydrochloride) works quickly to reduce the frequency of their incontinence episodes and improves their quality of life... click link for more info.
The body of clinical evidence for the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent continues to grow as new data from around the world are presented at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's (CRF) Sixteenth Annual Scientific Symposium, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT 2004), during the week of September 27th in Washington, DC... click link for more info.
Recently, the Clinical Oncologists for Individualized Therapy (COFIT) drafted comments refuting ASCO recommendations on the use of Chemotherapy Sensitivity and Resistance Assays (CSRAs)... click link for more info.
Former US Republican Tom Coburn (R-Okla... click link for more info.
A "strong majority" of Colorado voters support legalized abortion, according to a Pueblo Chieftain poll released on Tuesday, the Chieftain reports (Roper, Pueblo Chieftain, 9/22)... click link for more info.
California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Wednesday vetoed a measure (SB 1555) that would have made California the first state to require individual health plans to include maternity coverage, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Gledhill, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/23)... click link for more info.
There has been little research about the physical activity of adults with asthma... click link for more info.
Contrary to popular belief, epidemics do not occur spontaneously after a natural disaster, and dead bodies will not lead to catastrophic outbreaks of exotic diseases, according to disaster experts at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)... click link for more info.
FDA has approved docetaxel (Taxotere-Aventis) Injection Concentrate in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide for the adjuvant (postsurgical) treatment of patients with operable, node-positive breast cancer... click link for more info.
FDA Not Recommending Removal of Implants Already in Place - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Advanced Bionics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation, is conducting a voluntary recall of its un-implanted CLARION and HiResolution cochlear implants because some of the devices may malfunction due to moisture... click link for more info.
FDA Works with Sponsor to Develop an Effective Plan to Reduce Inappropriate Use
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today the approval of Palladone (hydromorphone hydrochloride) capsules for the management of persistent moderate to severe pain in patients requiring continuous around-the-clock opioid pain relief for an extended period of time... click link for more info.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) on Wednesday announced that the city this week will begin offering rapid HIV tests at no cost to single adult men entering homeless shelters, the New York Times reports... click link for more info.
The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that it has "brought forward" to this year $5... click link for more info.
The needs of girls and girls' experiences have been pretty much ignored in the juvenile justice system... click link for more info.
New data shows SEROQUEL works quickly and is well-tolerated in a difficult to treat patient population
Alderley Park, UK - September 24, 2004 - AstraZeneca announced important new data presented today at the 4th European Stanley Foundation Conference on Bipolar Disorder, which show SEROQUEL is significantly more effective than placebo in treating patients with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder and is also well-tolerated in this difficult to treat patient population... click link for more info.
University of Pittsburgh researchers have synthesized a simple molecule that not only produces perfectly uniform, self-assembled nanotubes but creates what they report as the first "nanocarpet," whereby these nanotubes organize themselves into an expanse of upright clusters that when magnified a million times resemble the fibers of a shag rug... click link for more info.
A retrospective study from St... click link for more info.
St Jude scientists uncover insights into the structure of an enzyme that disclose a new target for drugs that might avoid antibiotic resistance in this potential bioterror weapon
Computer-generated images of a crucial anthrax bacterium enzyme are helping to solve the mystery of how slight mutations in the shape of this protein can make it resistant to the antibiotics called sulfa drugs... click link for more info.
PNNL-USC team discovers how protein in teeth controls bone-like crystals to form steely enamel
Bone and enamel start with the same calcium-phosphate crystal building material but end up quite different in structure and physical properties... click link for more info.
Göran Scharmer is to receive the prize 'for his pioneering work to reveal the sun in a radically new way... click link for more info.
Researchers at Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) have demonstrated a simple way to reduce the toxicity of water-soluble buckyballs by a factor of more than ten million... click link for more info.
An Indiana University School of Dentistry researcher will study whether dental patients whose teeth are cleaned regularly may be getting far more than a sparkling white smile: they also may be reducing their chances of developing heart disease... click link for more info.
Cornell University Professor Urie Bronfenbrenner, among the world's best-known psychologists, has been publishing articles and books for 60 years on what really matters in the development of human beings... click link for more info.
In what may be a first step toward expanding the arsenal against HIV, UC Irvine researchers have successfully targeted an HIV protein that has eluded existing therapies... click link for more info.
Stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood, then given intravenously along with a drug known to temporarily breach the brain's protective barrier, can dramatically reduce stroke size and damage, Medical College of Georgia and University of South Florida researchers say... click link for more info.
A study aimed at giving health care providers a better understanding of the multidimensional nature and effects of school-age children's post-operative pain concludes that using imagery with analgesics reduced tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy pain and anxiety following surgery... click link for more info.
A study in the recent issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest addresses how economic status is no longer a sufficient gauge of a nation's well-being... click link for more info.
New Haven, Conn... click link for more info.
Boston University psychologists study contrast sensitivity deficiency in Alzheimer's disease patients
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(Boston) -- "Frame it with color" might soon become a mealtime dictum for those caring for individuals with severe Alzheimer's disease (AD)... click link for more info.
Three quarters of women with terminal breast cancer receive no palliative care, according to a new study... click link for more info.
A new study confirms the recommendation by the American Heart Association that eating more fiber, especially water-soluble fiber, is beneficial to your heart... click link for more info.
South Korean government on Friday approved a revised bill on ``organ transplants'', which allows drivers' licenses to display their donor status... click link for more info.
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