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In Search of Truth - 'Lie Detector

...egistered on a graph. This is then compared to the standardized readings of normal responses. A signifant change is indicative of the examined person being deceptive. However, any conclusion that may be drawn from the readings of the polygraph rests with the interpretation of the examiner, who happens to be a For...

Safer ICU’s: Cheap, Simple, “Low-Tech” Steps Wrk

...and nurses about infection control; using special, standardized central-line supply carts that are controlled for one-time use; requiring use of a cockpit-style “checklist” to ensure adherence to infection-control practices such as hand washing; avoiding catheter placement through the femoral artery in the groin,...

New Study Challenges How Regulators Determine Risk

...est study, which uses data from a large and highly standardized National Cancer Institute tumor-drug screening database, Calabrese says the evidence of hormesis is overwhelming. In the study, high doses of anticancer drugs frequently inhibit yeast growth, but at low doses they enhance growth, exactly what the hom...

Colorectal Cancer Survival Rates Poorer in African-Americans

...es." The authors recommended the implementation of standardized protocols for the delivery of cancer care services to vulnerable populations to reduce disparities. Source-Eurekalert SRI...

Testosterone Decline in Men Linked to Lifestyle, Increases in Obese Girls

... obese girls, as measured by Body Mass Index (BMI) standardized for age, in various stages of puberty. The girls’ pubertal stage was categorized by Tanner breast staging, which is the standard physical exam measure used by pediatricians. The early stages of puberty (Tanner 1-3) are particularly critical times i...

Patients' Requests for Antidepressants can Influence Physician Evaluation of Depression

...ustment disorder accompanied by low back pain. The standardized patients were also trained to request an anti-depr...ans did not know that their appointments were with standardized patients as opposed to real patients, but they did give their permission to be part of the study and...

Ban On Trans Fats Comes Into Effect From July 1

...f concern for large chains restaurants with highly standardized menus. Source-Medindi PRI...

Hope For Bedwetting Children

... of an entire night. Fluid and sodium intake was standardized for all children, based on their weight, to eliminate the possibility that enuretic episodes were related either to excess sodium or fluid intake. All children had adequate bladder capacity and were healthy. None experienced daytime incontinence. S...

Research Questions Use of Sleep Meds for Patients with Apnea

...d for CPAP treatment. All patients participated in standardized CPAP training and were randomized to receive the sleeping agent zolpidem (N=24), a placebo pill (N=24), or standard care (N=24) with no sleeping pill or placebo. Patients taking zolpidem or placebo were instructed to take one pill each night, 30 minu...

Women's Skin Tone Influences Perception of Beauty, Health, Age

...tware to “drape” each subject’s facial skin over a standardized model, in effect, taking 169 different skin tones and applying them to a common canvas. In the process, other potential age-defining features such as facial furrows, lines and wrinkles were removed, leaving skin tone as the only variable. Then, the...

Cognitive decline in the elderly people often goes undiagnosed

...the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a brief, standardized method used to assess cognitive status. "MMSE assesses orientation, attention, immediate and short-term recall, language, and the ability to follow simple verbal and written commands," Dr. Inouye said. "Furthermore, it provides a total score that pla...

Does Child pornography lead to Child abuse?

...olleagues are still in the process of developing a standardized way to evaluate the risk, or lack of it, posed by someone who collects kiddie porn on the Internet. The stakes are high. Dr. Charles L. Scott, associate professor of clinical psychiatry at UC Davis Health System, described the challenge facing fore...

Spices in curries spruce up aging minds

...definitely better cognitive responses tested under standardized guidelines than those who rarely include curries in their diet. It is noteworthy that elderly Indians who use turmeric in a wide variety of their cuisines are less prone to Alzheimer’s disease as compared to their western counterparts. The researche...

New Garlic Product Mimics Garlic to Perfection

...s have demonstrated an association between allicin standardized garlic supplement consumption and antimicrobial, a...r benefits. Consumption of garlic supplements with standardized allicin levels as part of a healthy diet and active lifestyle may help maintain a healthy cardiovasc...

A Safe Drug For Safe Delivery

...and augment better medical treatment and to ensure standardized medical procedures at affordable costs to the women and young children in developing countries. This Global network in its venture has made it possible for foreign researchers to link up with their peers in the U.S stretching the capacity of science ...

Automated Technique Accurately Measures Platelet Counts in "Platelet Gel" Products

... and system validation method will aid in creating standardized PRP preparations with more predictable results, as well as in comparing the results of studies from different research groups." Source-Newswise...

Stem cell trial to beat Batten Disease

... or CLN2 gene. The children will be monitored with standardized measures of development, cognition, behavior and language for one year following transplantation, " the researchers said. "This potential therapy was developed by StemCells Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif., which is sponsoring the clinical trial with its...

Coffee, Tea-Beneficial or not?

...om 1900 to 1920 following them for 10 years, using standardized measures of cognitive function. They concluded that men who consumed coffee had significantly less cognitive impairment than those who didn't. Maximum protection was offered by three cups of coffee a day. Such population studies help us to form hypo...

New guidelines for global heart patient management

... where they are located." Recognizing a need for standardized treatment around the globe, ISHLT initiated a review process more than two years ago, establishing a series of task forces utilizing a diverse group of its members who are active in heart failure and transplant medicine. The task forces reviewed crit...

NBA To Usher In Standardized Heart Testing

...stitute mandatory heart testing that will follow a standardized screening procedure, for every person in the leagu..., praising the NBA for its timely effort said "The standardized and systematic strategy that the NBA is instituting is very reasonable and important...They should b...

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