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Alarming Rise of Methamphetamine Use Among Australian Youth

...ken orally, intranasally (snorting the powder), by needle injection, or by smoking. Abusers may become addicted quickly, needing higher doses and more often. Chronic methamphetamine abuse significantly changes how the brain functions, leading to reduced motor speed and impaired verbal learning. Taking e...

Acupuncture Points Way to Relief from Many Ailments

...of acupuncture have a physiological basis. "When a needle is inserted into the body, it strikes small nerves that send impulses to the spinal cord and brain," Ruedinger said. The brain then gives the signal for the release of endorphins, which cause patients to feel happy and relaxed. "Acupuncture affec...

MRI Robotic Biopsies Simplified by PneuStep

...y but precisely, and our experiments show that the needle always comes within a millimeter of the target," says Stoianovici. This type of precision control will allow physicians to use instruments in ways that currently are not possible, he says. "This remarkable robot has a lot of promise - the wave of t...

MRI-safe Motor Makes Robotic Biopsies Possible

...y but precisely, and our experiments show that the needle always comes within a millimeter of the target," says Stoianovici. This type of precision control will allow physicians to use instruments in ways that currently are not possible, he says. "This remarkable robot has a lot of promise - the wave of ...

Novel Airway Bypass Treatment Assists Emphysema Sufferers

...ysician creates new small pathways using a special needle to make small openings. Stents are then put in place to keep the new passageways open. This image shows the damaged lung tissue of an emphysema patient. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are now studying an investiga...

Obesity Does Not Auger Well for Prostate Cancer Patients

...l exam. To perform a biopsy, a physician inserts a needle into the prostate and removes tissue for analysis. In the study, the researchers analyzed data on more than 1,100 men who underwent surgery between 1996 and 2005 to remove the prostate gland, a common treatment for prostate cancer. They compared t...

Biopsy may Underestimate Prostate Cancer in Obese and Overweight Men

...l exam. To perform a biopsy, a physician inserts a needle into the prostate and removes tissue for analysis. In the study, the researchers analyzed data on more than 1,100 men who underwent surgery between 1996 and 2005 to remove the prostate gland, a common treatment for prostate cancer. They compared t...

Saliva Testing for Cancer Now Possible

...affect test results. Saliva collection is safe (no needle punctures), non-invasive, and can be collected without causing a patient any pain. Also to be noted is that the required saliva samples can be collected without much of a hassle by dentists during routine visits. The Academy’s Vice-President Paul...

Salivary Analysis for Early Detection of Breast Cancer

...uthors also say that saliva collection is safe (no needle punctures), non-invasive, and can be collected wit...vary testing: * Salivary testing is safe (no needle punctures) and can be collected without causing the patient any pain. * Salivary testing does ...

Micro-jets for Painless Needle-free Injections

...nt of the new technology. With around 12 billion needle injections every year for the delivery of vaccines and protein therapeutics such as insulin, growth hormones and erythropoietin, the novel micro-jet injection devices open up another option in the rapidly expanding needle-free injection market, set t...

Neck Pain Treatment Safer Without Significant Risk of Paralysis

...al-time, continuous X-ray imaging to guide a small needle into the base of the neck between the C7 and T1 vertebrae, the largest epidural space in the neck, and injects a small amount of medication. The medication then spreads up and down the spine to reduce the inflammation in the spine, reducing pain. The...

Researchers Design Pulsed Mircrojet System to Deliver Protein Drugs Without Pain or Bruising

...s is driven by a combination of factors, including needle phobia, pain and discomfort, infections, and accidental needle sticks to healthcare providers. Currently, about 12 billion needle injections are performed every ye...

Outpatient Treatment Kills Benign Bone Tumors Nonsurgically With Heat

...ist can visualize the tumor with CT and insert the needle into the correct area while monitoring the heat, thereby ensuring that the entire tumor is destroyed and will not grow back. “Our research showed the interventional treatment’s success rate is as good as surgery’s, but without the risk. Plus, almo...

Health-Care Workers Exposed to HIV on Job Need Preventive Treatment

...causes AIDS is transmitted through blood, a simple needle stick could infect anyone treating a patient. Th...he risk of HIV transmission through a contaminated needle stick is 0.3 percent, or about 1 chance in 333. The low transmission risk may be related to two f...

More Americans Suffer from Vertebral Compression Fractures

... general anesthesia. Using x-ray guidance, a small needle containing specially formulated acrylic bone cement is injected into the collapsed vertebra. The cement hardens within minutes, strengthening and stabilizing the fractured vertebra. Most experts believe that pain relief is achieved through mechanical...

New Gene Linked to Autism Discovered

Scientists have literally found the needle in the haystack as years of scientific slogging and cutting-edge technology coupled// to help to discover hitherto unknown genetic material that causes autism. The discovery expected to do much in the prevention and treatment of autism has been met...

Scientists Partner to Develop and Distribute New Tuberculosis Vaccine

...ore consistent degree of protection by eliminating needle injection and refrigerated storage." BCG, the mo...y, is presently dried by freezing and delivered by needle injection. The commercial formulation requires refrigerated storage and has shown variable degrees o...

Drug For Iron Overload Cleared

...e people are given a painful infusion at nights by needle and pump which lasts for around 12 hours. But the new drug Exjade is an oral administration to bring down the level of iron in them. This drug was launched in United Kingdom since September 2006. JYT...

HIV/AIDS Epidemic may Strike Malaysia-experts Warn

...asures that included drug substitution therapy and needle exchange programs for drug addicts, as well as providing free antiretroviral drugs at government clinics, especially for women and children. Dr.Ramlee Rahmat, deputy director-general of public health has called for co-operation from the public i...

Eli Lilly Releases Digital Insulin Pen

... and hold it for five seconds A fresh half-inch needle should be inserted for each use Replace the cap after the injection The device looks like a fountain pen. The pen is designed to last about three years, containing 115 parts. To conclude, the diabetics say that they can see how the memory fe...

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