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HIV Patients May Be at Risk of Heart Problems When Taking Protease Inhibitor Drugs

A widely-used class of drugs that keep the HIV-virus infection from progressing to AIDS may cause serious and potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances in some patients. The finding of a Mayo Clinic-led investigation appears in the current edition of The Lancet. In collaboration with colleagues from the HIV Program of Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis; the University of Minn...

Taking Aim With Nanoparticle PEBBLEs

In what sounds like a modern-day version of the David and Goliath story, University of Michigan scientists hope to slay a big killer with pebbles. In this case, the killer is not a fearsome giant, but a dreaded disease: cancer. And the pebbles are not the kind you hurl from slingshots; they're nanoscale polymer beads known as Photonic Explorers for Biomedical use with Biologically Localized Embed...

Taking the piste out of Alpine vegetation

Major changes need to be made to the way ski pistes are managed if delicate alpine plants are to be protected, ecologists have warned. According to new research published today in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology, machine grading and artificial snow production is causing significant changes in the number and type of plant species in the European Alps. Sonja Wipf...

Study identifies gene in mice that may control risk-taking behavior in humans

One teenager likes to snowboard off a cliff. Another prefers to read a book and wouldn't think of trading places. Why these differences exist is a mystery, but for the first time researchers have identified a possible genetic explanation behind risk-seeking behavior. Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found that a specific neurodevelopmental gene, called neuroD2, is...

Taking a flying jump

Ever wondered why you aren't able to swat a fly? The fly's secret in avoiding death in this way lies in its decision to jump rather than to fly out of the way. "This kind of low-power decision-making could be of interest to those building autonomously navigating robots", according to Gwyneth Card of the California Institute of Technology, who will be presenting her work on triggered escape respon...

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Companies are still taking software license

Research indicates that one in five software programs in use in the United States is unlicensed, but commercial software companies and copyright owners are increasingly t...

Info Security: Taking a page from the 1950s

What would the world be like without a cold war and arms race? For IT at least, were still waiting to find out. Info security is the new battleground with a steady escalation of words and armor. The latest secret weapon? Those cuddly, camp little iPods everyone is carrying around in their pockets. With gigabytes of storage and easy computer connections, the iPod all...

Taking your work home

No, I'm not trying to turn my e-mail into a confessional. I've just been thinking about the IT/business relationship. When I talk to folks who have been making that relationship work, it's funny how frequently the conversation turns to communication, mutual understand...

Six signs you may be taking yourself too seriously at work

CHICAGO I recently saw a funny thing: a police officer at As he glided along, the officer kept the most gruff and serious expression on his face (all the better to counteract how goofy he looked on that thing). Nothing against the officer...

Sound Focus plans to enter home-entertainment market after taking Governor's prize

Sound Focus has a plan: rework home entertainment with a speaker system that can project different sounds to different places without complicated acoustic engineering. That plan won top honors in the information technology category at Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle's first annual business-plan contest. But for now, Sound Focus is another start-up looking for enough funding to kick-start its en...

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Undertaking the obesity epidemic

According to a new survey, many people trying to lose weight are not using the right scheme. Researchers phoned 1000 local residents and found that 60 per cent of men and 50 per cent of women said they were overweight or even obese.// Most of these were trying to lose weight or at least not gain any more. But only a third of those trying to lose weight and one fourth of those keeping t...

Reduce risk of osteoporosis in children by taking Vitamin D during Pregnancy

It has been known for long now that Vitamin D supplementation helps women but in a study comes the fact that Vitamin D supplementation in pregnant// women could lead to long-lasting reduction in osteoporotic fractures in their children. According to a study it has been shown that children whose mothers were lacking in vitamin D during pregnancy grow up to have weaker bones....

Taking the help of pharmacist

The prescribed medicines by the doctor are to be verified by confirming with a pharmacist. Here they play an important role in helping you. Experts at the Mayo Clinic suggest you make your pharmacist part of your health care team, alongside your physician.// It's a good idea, for instance, to have all your medications dispensed at the once pharmacy. If the pharmacist can see a complete list of a...

Taking Care Of Grandkids Can Give Women more than a Headache

The study of more than 54,000 nurses found that those who cared for grandchildren at least nine hours a week had a 55 percent increased risk of heart attack. It's probably the stress, said researchers.// Though researchers did not look at underlying factors, it is likely that caregivers have so many demands placed on them that they lose time and energy to follow basic preventive health b...

Taking Vitamin Supplements With Caution

Latest research proves that popping vitamin pills won’t help ward off heart disease .Researchers analyzed the role vitamin supplements play in reducing // the oxidative stress thought to play a part in heart disease. After analyzing previous studies on the topic, researchers could not find enough evidence in the studies to recommend taking vitamin supplements to treat or prevent heart at...

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Arterial Plaque Significantly Reduced in Women Age 50-59 Taking Hormones, Says New Analysis of Women's Health Initiative Data

Fourth Study to Indicate that Early Use of Estrogen May beCardio-Protective PHOENIX, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new analysisof Women's Health Initiative data published in the New EnglandJournal of Medicine, shows significant reduction in calcifiedplaque for women aged 50 to 59 using hormone therapy (HT) comparedwith women taking a placebo. This is the first time therelati...

New Analysis of WHI Data Shows Reduced Levels of Coronary Artery Calcification, a Predictor of Cardiovascular Events, in Women aged 50-59 taking Estrogen Therapy

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 21, 2007 - BioSantePharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX:BPA) today provided comment on theWomen's Health Initiative (WHI) Coronary Artery Calcium Studypublished yesterday in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).The study found that younger menopausal women (aged 50-59) whoreceived a standard dose of estrogen therapy had significantly lesscoronary artery...

Survey: Migraine Patients Taking Potentially Addictive Barbiturate or Opioid Medications Not Approved by FDA as Migraine Treatments

Addiction can lead to hospitalization and drug withdrawal CHICAGO, May 15, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey of hundredsof migraine patients and physicians commissioned by the NationalHeadache Foundation and conducted by Harris Interactive shows that20 percent of migraine patients are currently taking potentiallyaddictive medications that contain barbiturates or opioids and havenot been a...

New Data from the US and Japan Support: No Established Causal Link Between Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Treatment with Tamiflu US Databases Indicate Psychiatric Symptoms Lower in Influenza Patients Taking Tamiflu Versus Those Not Taking Tamiflu

BASEL, Switzerland, March 20, 2007 -- Clinical studies haveshown (1) similar rates of neurologic and psychiatric events inpediatric influenza patients being treated with Tamiflu compared tothose receiving no treatment for their influenza. Furthermore,recent data derived from US health insurance records (2) between1999-2006 of over 101,000 influenza patients treated with Tamifluand over 2...