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Despite Being Effective Electroconvulsive Therapy is Underused for Severe Depression

...creased use of this research-proven therapy. The idea of inducing seizures to treat psychiatric disorders has a long history, but it wasn't until the 1950sa time when there were few effective treatments for serious mental illnessthat scientific studies confirmed the effectiveness of ECT. "The 'antipsych...

Research Suggests Mens Sexual Behavior Adapts to Perceived Threats

...ners. Although many people are familiar with the idea of animals competing for mates before sex occurs, through mating displays such as bright feathers or butting antlers, we are finding more evidence that there is also competition after mating occurs, says author Todd K. Shackelford. An alternative w...

China Eyeing US Cooked Chickens Market

...0 producers in Georgia, is outraged. He said, the idea "should be strangled in infancy." Representative Rosa DeLauro, a Democrat of Connecticut strongly opposes Chinese entry into the highly coveted, closed chicken market. Instead, she asserts that Congress should restrict chicken imports until B...

Estrogen is Important for Bone Health in Men as Well as Women

...vealing about estrogen in men. "It would be a good idea to measure estrogen levels in older men who present with low bone mineral density or osteoporosis," Villareal says. "Not only does estrogen and its metabolism affect bone health in men, but it may also influence the risk for prostate cancer."...

Sex Advice to Teens by Parents Focuses More on the Negative Aspects

...nce these questions are answered, we may have some idea of the intricate processes of adolescent development and decision making....

Stand Up And Get Back To Work!

...r University says the vertical workstation is one idea for incorporating physical activity into the workplace. While saying "I would love to have a desk like that, he cautions that the study results shouldn't be misinterpreted. Because exercise increases appetite, employees using the device would hav...

Furious Reaction to insensitive Caption of the Picture of Abandoned Baby Girl

... facts and without knowing the facts or having any idea about the circumstances, what right has anyone got to prejudge? There could be a range of reasons why this girl has left her baby at the hospital. It's obviously a sign of care that she put it at a hospital, instead of just discarding the child, an...

Hundreds of Children Exposed to Pesticide in US

... headaches. EPA officials say they have no real idea how often pesticides waft onto school grounds. The EPA must register pesticides before they are sold, but federal law does not restrict where they can be sprayed. Once the EPA approves a product, federal law requires manufacturers to report any "u...

Decoding Protein Structures Helps Illuminate Cause of Diabetes

...ling them. Though scientists already have a good idea of the healthy 'before' and dangerous 'after' hIAPP structures, the steps in between remain somewhat of a mystery and may hold clues to what drives the transition, says UW-Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni, who led the new study. In trying t...

New Analytical Tool to Unravel the Cause of Diabetes

...ing them. Though scientists already have a good idea of the healthy "before" and dangerous "after" hIAPP structures, the steps in between remain somewhat of a mystery and may hold clues to what drives the transition. Researchers led by UW-Madison chemistry professor Martin Zanni, used a method, known...

Researchers Have Identified Cancer Promoter Genes

...larly for hypermethylation in breast cancer. The idea behind the current study was to find out how DNA hypermethylation relates to other characteristics of breast tumors. "It is well known that mutation in genes -- alterations in their sequence -- is one of the characteristics of tumors responsible f...

Yoga Enthusiasts Oppose Patenting Yoga Overseas

...or patenting yoga, experts here feel that the very idea of patenting knowledge like yoga violates the art. "Patenting of any kind is highly unjustified and when it comes to patenting yoga, it is even more criminal. The entire issue of patenting is very corporate," Navtej Johar of Abhyas, a yoga centre i...

Natural-Birth Centers In U.S Pulling Down The Shutters

...a relatively small but devoted group of women, the idea of giving birth in a hospital with a physician conjures up unwelcome images of being strapped to machines, talked out of natural childbirth or talked into a non-emergency Cesarean section. A birth center, they say, provides a more relaxed, homelike e...

UK too Will Insist on Folic Acid in Bread

...out B12 deficiency that the FSA board rejected the idea of fortification five years ago. There are also fears that fortification could cause difficulties for bakers and raise the price of bread. To minimise health risks, the FSA said it would introduce controls on the voluntary fortification of foods su...

US Hospital Group Offers Warranty on Surgeries

...inger Health System that has been implementing the idea on an experimental basis for a year now says it is not wooing customers as manufacturers of TV sets or washing machines. Since Geisinger began its experiment in February 2006, focusing on elective heart bypass surgery, it says patients have been le...

Healthy Humans Not Harmed By Taser

...forcement agencies . In some circles, however, the idea that using a Taser could lead to a suspects death has caused controversy. Now, the final results of a study conducted by emergency medicine physicians at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center showed no lasting effects of the...

Trauma Exposure can Affect Brain Function Several Years After Event

...lity. Knowing whats going on will give us a better idea how to help....

Students Devise Oral Quick-dissolve Strips for Rotavirus Vaccine

...Biomedical Engineering Design Day showcase. 'The idea is that you would place one of these dissolving st...e as simple and as inexpensive as possible.' The idea originated last year at Aridis Pharmaceuticals, a San Jose, Calif., firm that possesses vaccine stab...

Bathing in Wine Terri Hatcher Style

... her Pharmacist friend, who suggested this unique idea of mixing the unused and sour wine in a bathwater.... get away with it, I'd rather just be natural. The idea of putting stuff in your body is weird to me."...

Protein Folds Research Offers Insight into Metabolic Evolution

...es were among the earliest catalysts of life. This idea is based in part on the observation that RNA still retains many of its catalytic capabilities, including the capability to make proteins. Step by step, according to this theory, proteins began taking over some of the original functions of RNA. The ...

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