Ambitious Gastric Cancer Research Project Proposed in Singapore
...al University Hospital (NUH) is where patients may get to test these cutting edge research techniques, at no cost. Says Dr Yong Wei Peng, Principal Investigator, Consultant, Cancer Institute at NUH, "We hope to bring in new drugs for patients [for whom] standard treatment has been exhausted. So hopefu...Cognitive Test Takers and Score Variation
...trated that giving a test only once isnt enough to get a clear picture of someones mental functioning. It appears that repeating tests over a short period may give a more accurate range of scores, improving diagnostic workups. Salthouse gave 16 common cognitive and neuropsychological tests to evenly d...Nutrition Education Has Proved to Be Futile
...ood eating habits before puberty, the challenge to get them to eat healthier as teenagers will be much ha...re often working, leaving children unsupervised to get their own snacks. Low-income neighborhoods have fewer good supermarkets with fresh produce. Meanwh...Epilepsy Increases Suicide Risks
...chooling and social life.'' Patients frequently get insufficient treatment after being diagnosed with epilepsy, with proper medication, more than 70 percent of epileptics could be seizure-free, instead of the current 52 percent, Burns said. Michael R. Sperling, M.D., professor of neurology and direc...Anti-depressants Do Not Increase the Overall Risk of Most Birth Defects
...rs, and keep monitoring for as long as it takes to get good data on risks to mothers and babies, Dr. Katz added. The March of Dimes recommends women discuss the potential risks and benefits of taking SSRIs during pregnancy with their doctors. Women, who are taking an antidepressant should not stop ta...Anchoring Lives Aboard Warship: Nimitz
...d stress. If this occurs, a "normal infection" can get out of control and require antibiotics. If you see...l days or weeks, you need to proceed to Medical to get it taken care of. Stick to basics. Habits like washing your hands before and after using the bathr...Cheap Indian Medicines Illegally Flooding Pak Markets
...ent of Indian vaccine through third country import get into Pakistan each year, adding that if the government allows, the needy would get cheap treatment of Hepatitis B. Pakistan imports anti-Hepatitis B vaccine from the UK, Korea and o...Will Seven Be the Lucky Number for Las Vegas Newlyweds?
...ing capital of the world, couples are lining up to get married on Saturday, July 7, 2007 -- 7/7/7 -- plac...hen a drive back to California. "That way we can get out of the desert before the car overheats," she said....Low Income Family Adolescents Suffer Migraine
... Dr. Bigal. Theyre more likely than other teens to get migraine regardless of their socioeconomic status, since they are predisposed. But for teens without a strong predisposition, reflected by the absence of migraine in first-degree relatives, family income factors into the prevalence of migraine, pa...Diabetic Skip Jabs to Stay Slim
...ently raised concerns, calling for young adults to get urgent treatment to help them manage the problem. After this Dozens of young women have contacted a phone-in on BBC Radio 1 to report that they skipped injections because they felt under pressure to lose weight. Victoria Hunter, from Glasgow, abus...NHSs Golden Handshake Shocks People
...ng chief of the Cambridgeshire PCT, also failed to get the coveted job at the top of that organization. This change came in the wake of a major shake up in the health services last year. The shakes up saw Peterborough PCT replace the Greater Peterborough Primary Care Partnership (GPPCP), which was made...Scientists Find Single Circuit Channeling Depression in Rats
...d conceptually how something that seems as hard to get traction on as depression can have a really quantitative, concrete basis," he said in a summary of the study. Deisseroth led a research team to see if they could demonstrate how malfunctions in brain circuitry could be at the root of depression. ...When CIAs Poisoned Capsule for Castro Stuck to the Freezer!
...ped open when the would-be assassin waiter went to get the poison. "That moment was the closest the CIA...IAs own documents describe the initial efforts to get rid of Castro by using a go-between to convince two top mobsters, Salvatore Giancana and Santos Traf...New Drugs Show Promise in Fighting Drug-Resistant HIV
... resistance to that agent. Very seldom do patients get the chance to receive two potent new investigational agents in one clinical trial. The DUET trials were one of the first to give the patients such a chance." Dr. Towner is the Medical Director of Kaiser Permanente Southern California's HIV/AIDS Res...Snack Foods Fortified With Fiber
...adily. Alavi said researchers didn't necessarily get better properties with extruded flour. In the future, he said researchers could look at extruding the bran separately from the flour.Alavi said snack food producers may be able to use this precooking method to add fruits and vegetables to snack foods...New Strategy to Counter Problem Drinking
...variety of medical settings. It is an attempt to get the drug out of the sole use of addiction specialists and into the hands of primary providers, Anton said....Nicole Richie is Pregnant and Ready to Get Married
... ring, and sources revealed the couple may plan to get married this summer. "Nicole is awesome. I would love for them to get married!" US Weekly quoted Joel's older brother, Josh Madden, as saying. Nicole is currently facin...Mira Nair Launches AIDS Awareness Project
...d filmmaker said that she had proposed the idea to get the message across to people. "I proposed that I would get together the most cutting-edge, commercial, populist film directors from different regions of India,...A New Therapy to Protect Cancer Patients Against Infertility
...he patient is in chemo. This means that patients get unpleasant side effects related to having low oestrogen levels, such as hot flushes, and can also lead to loss of bone mass. The side effects associated with the cyclical use of GnRH antagonists were minimal, she said. 19% of patients did not exper......adily. Alavi said researchers didn't necessarily get better properties with extruded flour. In the future, he said researchers could look at extruding the bran separately from the flour. Alavi said snack food producers may be able to use this precooking method to add fruits and vegetables to snack fo...