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Showing releases 351-375 out of 383 releases.
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
 Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck SurgeryImaging techniques may help predict response to head and neck cancer treatment A combination of imaging tests conducted six to eight weeks after patients complete chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer may help identify patients who will respond to treatment and those who will require surgical follow-up, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Contact: Susan Helm
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Archives of Facial Plastic SurgeryUse of rib cartilage grafts in rhinoplasty results in patient satisfaction, few complications Rib cartilage from human donors is well tolerated as a grafting material in nasal plastic surgery and yields positive functional, structural and cosmetic results, even in complex cases, according to a report in the November/December issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Contact: Jade Waddy
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Archives of Facial Plastic SurgeryFirst near-total face and upper-jaw transplant appears successful More than a year and a half following the first near-total face and upper jaw transplant, the donor tissue appears successfully integrated, according to a report in the November/December issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The recipient has experienced no long-term rejection, and has regained some functional abilities, including her senses of smell and taste. Contact: Angie Kiska
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Archives of DermatologyText message reminders may encourage sunscreen use Daily text message reminders appear to increase sunscreen use over a six-week period, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Contact: Charles Casey
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Archives of SurgerySurgical errors remain a challenge in and out of the operating room Despite a national focus on reducing surgical errors, surgery-related adverse events continue to occur both inside and outside the operating room, according to an analysis of events at Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Contact: Andrew LaCasse
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009Exercise-linked ventricular tachycardia is not a risk to healthy older adults Healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack, according to a report by heart experts at Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging. 
NIH/National Insitute on Aging
Contact: David March
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Archives of SurgeryUninsured more likely to die after trauma Americans without health insurance appear more likely to die following admission to the hospital for trauma than those with health care coverage, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Contact: Keri Stedman
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009Migraine raises risk of most common form of stroke Pooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, researchers at Johns Hopkins have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more than twofold higher chances of the most common kind of stroke: those occurring when blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut off by the buildup of plaque or a blood clot.
National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Scholars Program
Contact: David March
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009Early end to key study on benefits of niacin, a B vitamin, in keeping arteries open was premature Heart experts at Johns Hopkins are calling premature the early halt of a study by researchers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center on the benefits of combining extended-release niacin, a B vitamin, with cholesterol-lowering statin medications to prevent blood vessel narrowing. Cardiovascular atherosclerosis, as it is also known, is believed responsible for one in three deaths in the United States each year. Contact: David March
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009EKG can show false positive readings for diagnosing heart condition The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before a definitive conclusion can be made, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Henry Ford Hospital
Contact: David Olejarz
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
JAMATelephone-delivered care for treating depression after CABG surgery appears to improve outcomes Patients who received telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported greater improvement in measures of quality of life, physical functioning and mood than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the Nov. 18 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online because of its presentation at an American Heart Association scientific conference. Contact: Amy Dugas Rose
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesStudy links genetic variation to individual empathy, stress levels Researchers have discovered a genetic variation that may contribute to how empathetic a human is, and how that person reacts to stress. In the first study of its kind, a variation in the hormone/neurotransmitter oxytocin's receptor was linked to a person's ability to infer the mental state of others.
Metanexus Institute
Contact: Sarina Rodrigues
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009 JAMABypassing the blues: Treatment for depression post-bypass surgery improves quality of life Coronary artery bypass graft patients who were screened for depression after surgery and then cared for by a nurse-led team of health care specialists via telephone reported improved quality of life and physical function compared to those who received their doctors' usual care, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Study findings will be published in the Nov. 18 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
National Institutes of Health
Contact: Amy Dugas Rose
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Prioritizing low-cost, simple health measures would save 2.5 million child lives a year A new report warns basic life-saving solutions such as hygiene, adequate nutrition, bed nets and skilled birth attendants "not a priority" for too many leaders. "Politics, not poverty, is what is killing these children," the NGO's leader says. Much health funding is spent in ways that fail to have greatest impact for saving children and mothers; changing that could save as many as 6 million a year. Contact: Geraldine Ryerson-Cruz
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
12th Congress of the European Society for Sexual MedicineViagra for women? Drug developed as antidepressant effective in treating low libido Pooled results from three separate clinical trials of flibanserin, a drug originally created as an antidepressant, show it is effective in treating women with acquired hypoactive sexual desire disorder. These trials were the first ever to test a therapy that works at the level of the brain to enhance libido in women reporting low sexual desire.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Contact: Tom Hughes
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
International Journal of AndrologyPilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers' prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with male-typical toys and games, such as trucks and play fighting.
US Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes of Health, State of Iowa
Contact: Leslie Orr
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Journal of Clinical InvestigationJCI online early table of contents: Nov. 16, 2009 This release contains summaries, links to PDFs, and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published online, Nov. 16 2009, in the JCI, including: New cause of osteoporosis: mutation in a miroRNA; Watching Lyme disease-causing microbes move in ticks; MIFfed about protection for the heart; Th22 immune cell subset: a therapeutic target in chronic inflammatory skin disorders?; Loop the loop: speeding up a serious blood vessel condition; and others. Contact: Karen Honey
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Journal of Clinical InvestigationWatching Lyme disease-causing microbes move in ticks Lyme disease is caused by the microbe Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans from feeding ticks. Researchers have now visualized the microbe moving through the feeding tick and determined that it has a biphasic mode of dissemination. Information such as this is essential if new methods of preventing human infection with Borrelia burgdorferi are to be developed.
National Research Fund for Tick-Borne Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Karen Honey
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Journal of Clinical InvestigationNew cause of osteoporosis: Mutation in a miroRNA Many biological processes are controlled by small molecules known as microRNAs. Researchers have now identified a previously unknown microRNA (miR-2861) as crucial to bone maintenance in mice and humans; significantly, expression of functional miR-2861 was absent in two related adolescents with primary osteoporosis.
China National Natural Scientific Foundation, Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation, Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education
Contact: Karen Honey
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Current BiologyNew climate treaty could put species at risk Plans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase the risk to others, scientists believe. Contact: Clare Ryan
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009 Circulation: Journal of the American Heart AssociationAcute heart attack patients receiving high ionizing radiation dose During a single hospitalization, acute heart attack patients averaged a total ionizing radiation dose equal to 725 chest X-rays. Researchers need to better determine which and when ionizing radiation tests are best used in heart attack patients.
Duke University Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Contact: Maggie Francis
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009 Circulation: Journal of the American Heart AssociationOil from biotech soybeans increases key omega-3 fatty acid in humans A modified soybean oil increased the level of an omega-3 fatty acid in humans more than regular soybean oil. The modified oil may provide a plant-based alternative source of omega-3s. However, the oil's health effectiveness as a food ingredient remains to be proven.
Monsanto Co., Solae LLC.
Contact: Bridgette McNeill
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2009 Circulation: Journal of the American Heart AssociationPlaying active video games can equal moderate intensity exercise One-third of Wii sport and Wii fit activities provide energy expenditures equal to moderate-intensity exercise. Active video games may help prevent or improve obesity and lifestyle-related diseases, researchers said. The study was funded by Nintendo.
Nintendo
Contact: Maggie Francis
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Developmental CellInvestigating muscle repair, scientists follow their noses Inside the nose, odorant receptors bind and respond to substances wafting through the air. Unexpectedly, one particular odorant receptor gene, MOR23, is also important for the process of muscle repair. The finding could lead to new ways to treat muscular dystrophies and suggests that odorant receptors may have additional unexpected functions. Contact: Holly Korschun
Public Release: 16-Nov-2009
Journal of National Cancer InstituteBladder cancer risks increase over time for smokers Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among nonsmokers in 2001-2004, according to a new study published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Contact: Steve Graff
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