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Social anxiety has hope from a new drug

...the New York State Psychiatric Institute have been testing a new antidepressant, venlafaxine, on a group of people with SAD. Venlafaxine is known as a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. It increases the levels of two brain chemicals, serotonin and norepinephrine, which are known to be involved in e...

Dangers from lead

...s generally check for lead exposure in children by testing their blood, including that taken from the umbilical cord at birth. Public health experts concentrate on trying to reduce the presence of lead dust in homes and schools. But the study suggests that doctors may now need to figure out ways to protect ...

Oral memory indicates future Alzheimer's patients

...bal Learning Test were most at risk. This involves testing verbal memory. The learning test was a stronger predictor of future Alzheimer's disease than brain imaging. But shrinkage of the hippocampus - an area concerned with memory and learning - is also a warning sign of future dementia. Further research ...

Genetic tests for cancer

.... These issues are important, given that genetic testing can - in theory - be done 'over the counter'. That is, you could buy a kit and test for a cancer gene. But without your family history and counselling you would not be able to interpret your individual risk of cancer. That's why the UK Human Genetics...

Gene testing kit specific for Doctors

A new model genetic testing kit could soon be procurable in the doctor's office or the drugstore to test for infection and adverse drug responses. Researchers at LGC// (Laboratory of the Government Chemist) have been working to produce a DNA test kit which uses saliva, blood or...

Useful device makes spinal surgery safer

...ers at the State University of New York, have been testing a device developed in England that aims to monitor the nervous system during surgery. The device is called a multipulse cortical stimulator, and it checks on nerve impulses that allow the limbs to move. If these change, the device tells the surgeon...

Fructose may cause uninterpreted abdominal pain

...f drink sweetened with high fructose syrup. Breath testing showed an abnormal amount of hydrogen in the breath - a telltale sign of fructose malabsorption. So people with unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms should always be given a fructose breath test, say the researchers....

Shunt for Alzheimer's Disease

...s say this study demonstrates the need for further testing on shunting patients to prevent cognitive decline....

Latest device for cardiac revival under test

... Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have been testing a battery-operated chest compression belt on pigs with cardiac arrest. These animals have hearts which are a similar size to the human heart, so act as a good model. The device is like an eight-inch wide seat belt and compresses more of the chest tha...

Decision making made easier

...mes up all the time. Doctors in the US have been testing a new aid to patient decision-making - an interactive video disc. This gives extra information about your health issue and helps you make up your mind. It has been trialled with women deciding whether or not to opt for hormone replacement therapy (HR...

Artificial disc looks hopeful

...searchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have been testing an artificial disc and comparing it to spinal fusion. Results so far look very promising, with many patients becoming pain free. The research will now more into its next phase and the disc will be tested on a much larger group of patients with spinal...

Fireflies help speed development of new drugs

...dicated that the glow molecule could aid in faster testing of new drugs for cancer, blood diseases, autoimmune disorders, heart attack damage and others, as these molecules could provide real time information about the effectiveness of new medications. Apart from the above use, these molecules could also be ...

Myostatin gene could hold the key to treatment for DMD

...a more severe disease than the mice. He added that testing the strategy in animal models of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy is also in the pipeline. Kathryn Wagner, on the other hand plans to take these studies further by “switching off” the myostatin gene in mice with DMD at different time points to determ...

Research on Celiac Disease in children

... telephone at 1, 3, 6, and 9 months and with blood testing and biopsy at one year. None of the children disp...ildren to consume daily for one year. 2. IGA-EMA testing is a sensitive method of monitoring dietary compliance. 3. The quality of antibody testing must be...

Use of CT scans to detect lung cancer questioned

... cancer. They claimed that the harm of unnecessary testing for lung nodules detected by the CT scan that turn out to be benign,// and the costs of the scan far outweigh the number of lives saved by annual full-body CT screening. Following this, the National Cancer Institute has begun an eight-year trial com...

H.Pylori testing recommended in patients with peptic ulcer

... the United States have found that the practice of testing and treating H.Pylori has steadily increased over ...n antibiotic therapy. They also found that rate of testing for the infection increased from zero in 1984 to 96 per cent in 1997, while the prevalence remained...

New ways to help children with trauma

University of Pittsburgh researchers are currently testing the safety of hypothermia as a treatment for children with traumatic brain injury. Hypothermia treatment has been shown to be effective for stroke and hypoxic ischemia in children, but its effectiveness in treating children with traumatic brain injur...

New lung cancer vaccine on the anvil

... stages of lung cancer. It might be considered for testing in lung-cancer patients after their original tumor is removed. In the setting of advanced disease, we are going to examine vaccination in combination with other treatments. Immunologist Cassian Yee, MD, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in S...

Green tea beneficial in preventing osteoarthritis

...welling and pain. The new discovery needs further testing on human volunteers. However, Sheffield University has already taken out a patent for the use of EGCG in treating osteoarthritis. Dr. Buttle concluded that while results have not yet been confirmed on human volunteers, there is no harm in drinking gr...

New genital gel could empower women against the AIDS epidemic

...ing into human cells. This blocker, in its initial testing in monkeys was found to curb sexual transmission of HIV between monkeys. The new study has backed the belief that microbicides - chemicals that hobble viruses - could act as shields against HIV. This or other microbicides, applied in cream form to th...

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