Stress substantially slows human body's ability to heal
The stress a typical married couple feels during an ordinary half-hour argument is enough to slow their bodies' ability to heal from wounds by at least one day, a new study has shown. Moreover, if the couple's relationship is routinely hostile toward each other, the delay in that healing process can be even doubled. The results of this study have major financial implications for medical c...Mouse study reveals human X-SCID gene therapy poses substantial cancer risk
New animal studies conducted at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies show that the only human gene therapy treatment to date considered to be largely successful, is, in fact, riskier than realized. The Salk researchers, led by Inder Verma, Ph.D., a professor in the Laboratory of Genetics, discovered that the healthy copy, which replaces the defective gene can itself promote cancer de...Hearing Loss in Children Leads to Substantial Meningitis Risk
Children who are stricken with severe hearing loss are five times more likely to contract meningitis, according to a new study published// in the March 2007 edition of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The study, conducted over a nine year period, monitored 663,963 children born in Denmark between 1995 and 2004. It identified 39 children with both hearing loss and meningitis; of th...Work Absence Due to Headaches Has a Substantial Socio-economic Effect
During a study undertaken by a specialist headache centre, it was observed that eight out of ten people felt they were not as productive// at work; 91 per cent blamed the ineffectiveness to headaches, which they experienced on a regular basis. The study is published in the March issue of Cephalalgia. "Migraines and tension-type headaches are much more common in people’s forties, when th...India Records Substantial Decline in Polio Cases
New Delhi, India has made substantial progress in curbing the spread of polio with just 82 cases reported in the first half of this year compared to 676 last year, says WHO. Of the 82 polio cases till June 25, over 50 cases were from Uttar Pradesh and 17 from Bihar, it says. 'The total global cases of polio in 2007 is 213 compared with 585 for the same period in 200...Genetic Variation is Linked to Substantial Risk in Heart Attack
A common genetic variation on chromosome 9p21 is linked to a substantial increase in risk for heart attack, according to a new international research study . The findings are published today in the online edition of Science, and will appear in an upcoming printed edition of the journal. Researchers found individuals with the variation have a 1.64-fold greater risk of suffering a hea...Bema Fentanyl Demonstrates Substantial Transmucosal Delivery In Absolute Bioavailability Study
MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2007 - BioDeliverySciences International, Inc. (Nasdaq:BDSI) announced the results ofa 12 subject, crossover study comparing the absorption of fentanylfrom both single and multiple BEMA(TM) Fentanyl discs, as well asoral and intravenous doses of fentanyl. The data demonstrates thatthe absolute bioavailability (i.e. the total amount absorbed fromthe...