Many Women Unclear About Breast Cancer Treatments
Study finds uncertainty about risks and benefits of mastectomies or lumpectomies. MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- Only half the women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer clearly understand the risks and benefits of a mastectomy versus a breast-conserving lumpectomy plus radia...Effect of Strict Diabetes Control on Heart Still Unclear
Reviews show it wasn't to blame for excess deaths in one trial, but when therapy starts could be key TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Reviews of two large diabetes trials show that the relationship between tight blood sugar control and the risk of heart trouble is still far from ce...Pain-Relieving Powers of Acupuncture Unclear
Analysis of recent data shows little difference from placebo WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- When used to treat pain, acupuncture offers only limited relief that may not be clinically relevant. So say Danish researchers who examined data from 13 acupuncture pain studies that ...Role of Circumcision in Reducing HIV Risk Still Unclear
Review doesn't find a protective effect in post-HAART era TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis of existing research finds little evidence that circumcision protects gay men from infection with the AIDS virus, but the issue is still far from settled. For one thing, stud...July 28, 2008: Status of Unlawfully Expelled Ahmadi Medical Students in Pakistan Still Unclear
A press release of Human right commission of Pakistan July 2nd speaks a volume NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release is being issued by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA: Miscreants of Islami Jamiat Talaba (student wing of Jamaat Islami) have tried to spread un...Accuracy of ultrasound screening in pregnancy: Effects of examiner and device quality unclear
International studies indicate that there is an association between examiner qualifications and device quality on the one hand, and detection rates of ultrasound screening tests in pregnancy on the other. However, it is unclear which minimum preconditions must be fulfilled in order to achieve suff...Benefits of Vitamin Supplements Unclear
New research shows there is not enough evidence to confirm vitamin supplements can prevent cancer, heart disease or stroke. In fact, researchers found consuming too much of a particular vitamin may increase a person’s risk of developing disease. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reviewed ...Sex Hormone Protein May Predict Type 2 Diabetes
... Whether it causes the disease or is simply a marker for obesity is unclear ,, WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A protein that carries and activates sex hormones throughout the body may also predict those at h...Melanoma and Pregnancy: What Every Woman Needs to Know About the Risks, Prognosis
... there is no reason for them to delay pregnancy," said Dr. Driscoll. "For the woman with a melanoma more than 1 mm in depth, her prognosis is a little unclear and her recurrence rate is higher than those diagnosed with thinner melanomas. In these instances, I would advise women to delay pregnancy for two to ...Swedish in Seattle to Study Connections Between Preeclampsia and Migraine
...women to self-report and look at specific bio-markers in the blood." Platelets, a key element of blood clotting, are only activated when needed. For unclear reasons, higher clotting levels have been reported in migraine sufferers and women with preeclampsia. "That suggests a connection, but we need to test...White Nose Syndrome: Is Pennsylvania Next?
...re going to find out anytime soon. Nothing like this has been documented in bat populations anywhere else in the world to this extent." It remains unclear whether the fungus is killing bats, an up-until-now unrecognized byproduct of cave hibernation, or a secondary opportunist attacking already weakened ...A Functional Immune System Can Be Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells, Preliminary Study Finds
... viruses or vaccines. Because fetuses have no need for a functional immune system as they are protected from the environment while in the womb, it was unclear if ESC-derived marrow would recreate an immune system at all or just very slowly. In this study, a team of scientists from Iowa, Taiwan, and Germa...Mayo Clinic Proceedings Contributors Discuss Impact of Donor Organ Allocation System
... while waiting for donor organs. "Early referral to a liver transplant center no longer provides an advantage for organ allocation. However, it is unclear whether it offers other advantages, or if alternative strategies should be developed regarding timing of referral for liver transplant," writes Jaime ...Mayo Clinic Proceedings January Tip Sheet
...nic Proceedings. While some trials have suggested that antioxidants have beneficial effects, results from other trials have been negative. It has been unclear which antioxidant compounts are more beneficial (or more harmful), and how individual antioxidants affect target organs and specific patient populatio...Growth Hormone Binding Protein ELISA Test
Description:...GHBP also prolongs the half-life of GH in the circulation by complexing GH and delaying its elimination (2). The biological role of the GHBP is still unclear due partly to the previous lack of reliable and convenient assays and also due to the complexity of the in vitro effects (3). The main clinical appli...Ultra Q Nd: YAG Photodisruptor
Description:...rgonomics allow you to treat more patients daily without the adverse effects that result in limited working distance, cluttered working conditions and unclear field of view. The Ultra Q has a slimline and integrated slit lamp design that provides more patient leg room, a greater height adjustment range and ...Symposium to discuss geoengineering to fight climate change at the ESA Annual Meeting
...ter. But on the planetary scale, most ecologists are skeptical of climate engineering. "Playing with the Earth's climate is a dangerous game with unclear rules," says Jackson. "We need more direct ways to tackle global warming, including energy efficiency, reduced consumption, and investment in renewabl...Plant protein 'doorkeepers' block invading microbes, study finds
...immune system in Arabidopsis. The protein is found in the permeable plasma membrane that encases the cell on the inside of the cell wall. It has been unclear exactly how the protein and the two branches of the immune system interact to trigger an immune response in the plant. THE NEW FINDINGS In st...Fish on the menu of our ancestors
...al was a regular fish consumer ( PNAS , 07.07.2009). Freshwater fish are a major part of the diet of many peoples around the world, but it has been unclear when fish became a significant part of the year-round diet for early humans. Chemical analysis of the protein collagen, using ratios of the isotopes o...First direct evidence of substantial fish consumption by early modern humans in China
... Freshwater fish are an important part of the diet of many peoples around the world, but it has been unclear when fish became an important part of the year-round diet for early humans. A new study by an international team of researchers, including Erik T...Plant protein 'doorkeepers' block invading microbes, study finds
...immune system in Arabidopsis. The protein is found in the permeable plasma membrane that encases the cell on the inside of the cell wall. It has been unclear exactly how the protein and the two branches of the immune system interact to trigger an immune response in the plant. THE NEW FINDINGS In st...Antibiotics take toll on beneficial microbes in gut
...dge that a protective navy of bacteria normally floats in our intestinal tracts. Antibiotics at least temporarily disturb the normal balance. But it's unclear which antibiotics are the most disruptive, and if the full array of "good bacteria" return promptly or remain altered for some time. In studies in...Muscle atrophy through thick but not thin
...gene, is a ubiquitin ligase that "ubiquitylates," or tags a protein, by attaching a ubiquitin molecule, marking it for degradation by the cell. It was unclear when and how ubiquitylation was involved in disassembling skeletal muscles. The researchers triggered atrophy in mice containing defective MuRF1 (lack...Scientists tackle the mystery of white-nose syndrome in bats
...at deaths, or if it is merely an opportunistic pathogen, taking advantage of immune systems weakened by another biological or chemical agent. It is unclear how WNS spreads, but it is likely transmitted from bat to bat. Other evidence suggests that humans transport the fungus from infected sites to clean s...Scientists unravel the mystery of white-nose syndrome
...at deaths, or if it is merely an opportunistic pathogen, taking advantage of immune systems weakened by another biological or chemical agent. It is unclear how WNS spreads, but it is likely transmitted from bat to bat. Other evidence suggests that humans transport the fungus from infected sites to clean s...Babies Learn Music While Sleeping
...has thrown new light on music cognition and brought practical benefits to the music technologists involved in the project. "While it remains unclear whether a capacity for music is rooted in nature, rather than nurture, it is clear that musical competence is a special human capacity, shared across ...Quantum computing breakthrough arises from unknown molecule
...found properties in the current-voltage characteristics of the transistor that indicated electrons were being transported by a single atom, but it was unclear what impurity was causing this effect. Physicist Lloyd Hollenberg and colleagues at the University of Melbourne in Australia were able to construct...LLNL researchers peer into water in carbon nanotubes
...) offer the potential to act as a unique nanofiltration system. While experiments have demonstrated extremely fast flow in these channels, it is still unclear why, and few studies have experimentally probed the detailed structure and movement of the water within nanotubes. That's where Lawrence Livermore ...CPM Announces Practical Guide to HIPAA Healthcare Communications
...s comments, questions and complaints and was amended by the Bush administration last August. Despite the time to prepare, many organizations are still unclear about marketing definition exclusions and just what is permitted under the rule when it comes to communicating with patients. "We continue to recei...Offshore outsourcing affects American workers
...very field -- from manufacturing to engineering and software design positions -- due to outsourcing. I think that number is an underestimate since its unclear if it accounts for the other support jobs that are also affected by technology or manufacturing layoffs. There are several reasons why outsourcing...Lifting federal limits on stem cell research would speed search for cures
... question the long-term usefulness of those lines because they are being maintained on mouse feeder cells, which may transmit animal viruses. Its also unclear whether Harvard has the distribution infrastructure necessary to get those stem cell lines to qualified researchers. Finally, any lab that chooses to ...