lure in Medical News

Stevens chemists identify compounds to lure nutria, a rat-like pest ravaging Gulf Coast wetlands

HOBOKEN, N.J. A 10-pound rodent pest called nutria ravaging southern wetlands in the US, which has been especially damaging to the marshland ecology in the Mississippi Delta following Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, may have finally met its match thanks to molecular science that includes the work of...

Lettuce's Roots Lure Salmonella

A sugar-like substance attracts the dangerous pathogen, scientists say THURSDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Salmonella, a bacteria that causes tens of thousands of cases of foodborne illness each year, may be especially attracted to lettuce by the prospect of something sweet. The b...

Children's National Research Links Platelets to Sepsis-Related Organ Failure

Conventionally thought to be the bloodstream's "innocent bystanders," platelets may actually play a more sinister role in organ failure caused by severe sepsis Washington, DC (Vocus) March 11, 2009 -- Scientists at Children's National Medical Center have ide...

Drugs Lure Hong Kong Youth Across China Border

Flash-lit by synchronized lasers, a nightclub heaving with Hong Kong teenagers vibrates to the latest dance hit as a pair cavort on stage dressed in the skimpiest of outfits. "Scream louder if you want more," a DJ shouts to the cavernous hall, while on stage the male dancer in low-cut jean...

Scientists Explore Ways to Lure Viruses to Their Death

There are only a few basic ways to fight viruses. A vaccine can prime the immune system to attack them as soon as they invade the body//. If a virus manages to establish itself, a doctor may be able to prescribe a drug to slow down its spread. And if all else fails, a doctor may quarantine a patien...

Ontario Medical Association Planning To Lure Back Expat Doctors

Dr. David Bach the new head of the Ontario Medical Association has made getting more doctors into the province his first priority. // He has asked the provincial government to find out what would entice thousands of Canadian-trained doctors working in the US to come home. Bach is trying to g...

The Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis And Heart Failure

According to latest research rheumatoid arthritis patients have twice the risk of heart failure, or a weakening of the heart's ability // to pump blood, compared to those without rheumatoid arthritis. Results of a recent study showed patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at an increased risk fo...

Catheter Ablation Helpful For Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

Catheter ablation is a non-surgical technique used to eliminate alternate pathways in the heart that can cause abnormal heartbeats. // Researchers now say that congestive heart failure patients who also have atrial fibrillation a type of irregular heart rhythm experience significant improvement in...

Hope for Patients With Kidney Failure

Kidney failure commonly occurs in intensive care units following a major surgery, and currently, patients who experience it have a mortality rate of about 50 percent and according to researchers it is one of the major causes of death in seriously ill patients. // A recently discovered molecule ...

Study on obesity and heart failure

Obesity is the most common risk factors for most of the prevailing ailments. A new study finds obesity is an important risk factor for heart failure in both men and women. Till now, doctors identifies extreme obesity as a risk factor for heart failure.// However, it has been unclear if lesser degre...

Report: Primary Care Doctors in Greatest Demand

... Most Facilities Use Signing Bonuses to lure Physicians IRVING, Texas, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Primary care physicians are in greater demand today than any other type of doctor, according to...

When young men are scarce, they're more likely to play the field than to propose

... which may be the only legacy of men who don't stick around for child rearing. These physical features decline as men age, making it more difficult to lure women into uncommitted relationships. "You see a complete reversal in the pattern," Kruger said, and thus, proportionately more older men are marri...

New Product Detects Early Bed Bug Infestations

...body -- combining CO2, a proprietary kairomone lure, and a patented thermal lure for a powerful three-pronged attractant and trapping system. When bed bugs... kill but difficult to reach in their deep harborages. NightWatch helps to lure them out not only for capture but to expose them to other IPM control treat...

Genes Yield Clues to High Blood Pressure

...o have strong mutations. Those people are of great interest." The hope is that drug companies will be drawn into the genetic research effort by the lure of profits from more effective blood pressure treatments, Newton-Cheh said. "They have lots of things on their shelves, and this offers potential lead...

Corporate Accountability International: Tobacco Giant Leads in Profits, Addicting Youth

...f their generation," said Anna White of the Global Youth Action on Tobacco Network. "They see through the cynical lies and manipulation it is using to lure and addict their peers and are taking action for a future where governments protect people, not corporate profits." In 2008, PMI attempted to use...

Inexpensive and Illegal Buttock - Boosting Injections Not Pretty

... and dermatologists. This great record of success and safety absolutely does not translate to the counterfeit, illegal and non-medical practices that lure consumers with false promise and bargains." *An independent study by research group Industry Insights of FDA compiled data in November 2008, spe...

Chemical come-on successfully lures lovesick lampreys to traps

... EAST LANSING, Mich. A synthetic chemical version of what male sea lampreys use to attract spawning females can lure them into traps and foil the mating process of the destructive invasive species, according to Michigan State University scientists. Pheromones, che...

NursingCrossing Posts 12,000-Plus Nursing Jobs in a Week; Stresses the Need for Better Training and Working Conditions for Nurses

...sing home social service directors shows that recruiters across the country are so desperate to hire nurses that they have tried various techniques to lure them for newer jobs, offering chair massages, lavish catering, and contests for flat-screen TVs worth $1,000. The survey reveals that training of tho...

Stop Smoking in Three Sessions

... the obstacles they will face when trying to quit. He puts the reader on the path to becoming a comfortable nonsmoker by avoiding the temptations that lure many back to the habit and eliminate the mentality of addiction so that they find closure and leave smoking behind permanently. Praise for the...

Testes stem cell can change into other body tissues, Stanford/UCSF study shows

...s embryonic-stem-cell-wannabes, said Reijo-Pera. "These cells could potentially treat infertility or other diseases in men," Turek said. But the lure of pluripotency is strong. An easily accessible source of unmodified, pluripotent human cells would allow physicians and researchers to create cell li...

10 Minnesota Nursing Homes Named in Class Action Lawsuit Against Extendicare

...e complaint alleges that Extendicare violates the Minnesota Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act by engaging in false or deceptive advertising designed to lure elderly and infirm individuals into believing that they will get the care they need. The complaint contends that in spite of the claims made on Extend...

More Legal Trouble for Elder Care Operator

...ovided so that residents do not receive the care they need and should be getting, and for which they are paying. Extendicare uses false advertising to lure in unsuspecting prospective residents, thereby increasing its profits by charging for services that are not provided. "Basically, we believe that Ex...

Report: NIH and Global Health Research are a Major Boon to All State Economies

...rcent since 2003," Pollack said. "This funding decline hurts our nation's efforts to improve health here and across the globe, and it hurts efforts to lure and keep scientists that will produce tomorrow's medical breakthroughs. "This decrease in NIH funding comes at a time when states are facing challen...

MU researchers reveal communication tactics used by sexual predators to entrap children

...rs are beginning to understand the communication process by which predators lure victims into a web of entrapment. This information could better equip paren...eviant and communicative problems plaguing society, such as how con-artists lure victims and the recruitment strategies of gang or cult members. ...

American Lung Association Applauds Energy and Commerce Committee for its Strong Commitment to Protecting Public Health From the Dangers of Tobacco

...an children become regular, daily smokers. Tobacco companies spend billions of dollars to create products like candy-flavored cigarettes in attempt to lure a new generation of tobacco consumers. We cannot allow this to continue. We thank Chairman John Dingell (D-MI), Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chai...

Student Health Advocates to Rally at the State Capitol on February 5

...100,000 Kentucky kids alive today will die prematurely from tobacco-related diseases. Tobacco companies' marketing gimmicks frequently target kids and lure more than 7,600 Kentucky youth each year into becoming regular smokers. Public policy solutions including increased tobacco taxes, local smoke-free la...

Capital BlueCross CEO Says Meaningful Statewide Competition Must Be Key Criteria in Pennsylvania's Review of Proposed Highmark-IBC Merger

...oday in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley will never reach the rest of the Commonwealth," Smith said. "Great attention has been paid to the lure of this transaction -- a purported $1 billion, one-time economic benefit to the Commonwealth. I know this Committee will carefully review that figure....

Statement of Steve Pasierb, President and CEO, Partnership for a Drug-Free America on New SAMHSA Study On Cough Medicine Abuse

...UH data should serve as a reminder to parents and caregivers that all teenagers -- regardless of who they are or where they live -- are subject to the lure of legal drugs, illegal drugs and alcohol. For this reason, the Partnership continues to focus its efforts on motivating, supporting and empowering pa...

Statement of Steve Pasierb, President and CEO, Partnership for a Drug-Free America on the Release of the 2007 Monitoring the Future Study

...e as a reminder to parents and caregivers across the country that all teenagers -- regardless of who they are or where they live -- are exposed to the lure of illegal drugs, medicine abuse and drinking. For this reason, the Partnership continues to focus its efforts on motivating, supporting and empowerin...

The Rosenbach and The Mutter: A Perfect Pair

... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Philadelphia attractions have teamed up to lure visitors off the beaten path to explore some of the city's hidden treasures. The Mutter Museum, home to one of the most intriguing medical collections...

Chinese Mayor Urges Residents to Stop Buying Cars

... Shenzhen was a tiny fishing village in 1979 when it was singled out by China's leader Deng Xiaoping for reform as a "Special Economic Zone" to lure much-needed foreign investment into the country's industrial sector. By 2006, its factories produced exports worth 136 billion dollars, the hi...

Vegas Couples Hope Sevens Will Be Lucky Wedding Day

...t have performed the ceremonies for decades. Larger resorts and hotels that frequently host weddings designed elaborate marketing campaigns to lure couples to their venues on this historic day. The Little Chapel of the Flowers hosted around 115 weddings Saturday -- more than twice the usua...

Armani to Launch First Spa in Tokyo

...igh fashion. The Armani Group is opening its giant Armani/Ginza Tower in Ginza, one of Tokyo's ritziest districts, as part of its strategy to lure customers in Japan, already the company's largest market. The 6,000 square-meter (65,000 square-foot) complex opening on November 8 will inclu...

Punjab Wants Ban on Advertisements by Doctors

... Taking serious note of doctors using advertisements to lure patients to their clinics and hospitals, the Punjab government Monday asked...f cases came to our notice that some doctors were issuing advertisements to lure patients and also exploiting them in connivance with some local laboratorie...

Cemetery Tourism, the New Catchword in US

..., for which the groom made his own armor. We want them to think, Wow, I think Id like to spend my eternity here, Ms. Page said of efforts to lure visitors. Its a way of saying, We would love you to stay with us permanently. Gary Laderman, a professor of religion at Emory University and the...

My Show Will Make People Health Conscious: Rahul Aggarwal

...nture into the field of small screen production. 'Television industry is witnessing a boom like never before and it proved lucrative enough to lure me to venture into this field. Moreover, there is not much difference in film and television production. In fact, I would say both of them are equally...

Gay Gang in Netherlands Lures, Rapes and Infects Fellow Homosexuals With HIV/AIDS

...s like some spinechiller. Only it is not fiction. A gay gang in Netherlands did act out such horrid fantasies. They allegedly trawled the internet to lure fellow homosexuals, drugged those ventured out and went on to rape them with the deadly AIDS virus. Two of the three arrested reportedly said the...

US Denies Granting Patents on Yoga Postures

...become a multi-million dollar industry with all kinds of gurus or instructors, both Indian and western, offering their own version of this practice to lure stressed-out urbanites seeking holistic cure to their diverse maladies. The US statement comes in the wake of reports last week saying that I...

Residents Of Gas Patch In Colorado Suffering In Silence

...re hundreds of wells are dug up everyday, in the search of natural gas. Indeed this area is a treasure trove for natural gas investors- but sadly, the lure of big bucks blinds them to the repercussions of their hunt. Residents have complained of headaches, skin irritation, nausea and dizziness from b...

Study Focus on Environmental Hazards Posed by IT Scraps

... than 95 percent. Roughly 10 percent of the weight is used energetically, meaning that the material is burned. Many manufacturers are seeking to lure customers with promises of computers produced in more environmentally friendly ways. Fujitsu-Siemens is offering a "Green PC," for example: "We've cal...