Anxiety disorders surprisingly common yet often untreated
A new study by researchers led by Kurt Kroenke, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. reports that nearly 20 percent of patients seen by primary care physicians have at least one anxiety disorder. The study outlines the effectiveness of a new screening tool which can alert busy primary care physicians to those patients with one or more anxiety diso...Despite their heft, many dinosaurs had surprisingly tiny genomes
They might be giants, but many dinosaurs apparently had genomes no larger than that of a modern hummingbird. The researchers, at Harvard...Midwest fares surprisingly well at Venture Forum in Los Angeles
The eleventh-annual and largest-ever Venture Forum was held two weeks ago in Los Angeles. The two-day event showcased 130 technology companies to an audience of several hundred venture capital, strategic and angel investors. This forum should be of particular interest to Midwest technology entrepreneurs as there were several surprises. Most of them were pleasant, too. The forum...Tamoxifen Discontinuation Rates Surprisingly High
A new study, published in the March 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society,// says early termination of this highly effective breast cancer drug may negatively affect treatment efficacy. At 3.5 years, the study also reveals that over one third of women have ceased tamoxifen treatment. In the clinical practice setting almost a quarter of women tr...