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Multiple-ligament knee injuries resulting from traumatic knee dislocations - such as high impact car accidents or certain sports are uncommon, and the optimal timing of surgical repair or reconstruction has not been definitively established. http://www.physorg.com/news178903288.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:23:21 EST news178903288 A school-based behavioral intervention program developed under a federal grant in the mid-1990s at the University of Oregon, already in widespread use, now has shown real value on a complex stage, scoring robust improvements among at-risk elementary students in the predominantly minority Albuquerque, N.M., school district. http://www.physorg.com/news178813611.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:40:02 EST news178813611 Driving while impaired (DWI) contributes significantly to road-traffic crashes, and is involved in more than one-third of all fatalities. Many DWI recidivists - drinking drivers who re-offend - do not participate in mandated alcohol-evaluation and intervention programs or else continue to drink problematically after their licenses have been re-issued. A comparison of the effects of two interventions on DWI recidivists with alcohol problems found that one - Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI) - was more effective. http://www.physorg.com/news177874957.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:01 EST news177874957 (PhysOrg.com) -- Two large studies confirmed that an investigational, reversible anti-clotting medication failed to show greater effectiveness than clopidogrel or a placebo for patients undergoing a procedure to open blocked coronary arteries, according to researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news177679625.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:40:03 EST news177679625 Results of a Mayo Clinic study show the incidence of stroke or mini-stroke related to a coronary angioplasty remained steady over a 15-year period. Researchers say this is good news because physicians now are performing the artery-opening procedure on older patients who are sicker and need more complicated treatment. http://www.physorg.com/news177611177.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:20:02 EST news177611177 As African nations are poised to undergo the highest increase in the rate of tobacco use among developing countries, nearly 90 percent of people on the continent remain without meaningful protection from secondhand smoke, according to a new report released at a regional cancer conference today. http://www.physorg.com/news177139590.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:27:21 EST news177139590 The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of exacerbations in cystic fibrosis based on a review of the literature on current clinical practices. http://www.physorg.com/news175448719.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:30:01 EST news175448719 Radiologists at Duke University Medical Center have developed a scale called the Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale (DAAS) to assist clinicians in determining the severity of disease and the need for surgery in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), according to a study in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. http://www.physorg.com/news175258605.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:00:02 EST news175258605 (PhysOrg.com) -- Women can significantly improve 'that time of the month,' by learning more about how premenstrual symptoms (PMS) can affect their minds and bodies and by adopting stress management and relaxation techniques. http://www.physorg.com/news175181529.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:10:07 EST news175181529 As Congress debates the public health care option, a recent study reveals greater public support for reducing health care disparities among socio-economic groups (i.e. by income or education) than among racial groups. The respondents to the survey experiment, published in an upcoming issue of Social Science Quarterly, voiced strong concern about economic-based disparities and suggested government intervention would help to alleviate this imbalance. http://www.physorg.com/news174833177.html Other Sciences Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:00:01 EST news174833177 Preterm infants who receive leg movement training display feet-reaching behaviors similar to that of full-term infants, according to a randomized controlled trial reported in the October issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This finding supports feet-reaching play as an early intervention strategy to encourage interaction with physical objects in preterm infants who have movement problems within the first months of postnatal life. http://www.physorg.com/news173610201.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:40:01 EST news173610201 Oleocanthal, a naturally-occurring compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, alters the structure of neurotoxic proteins believed to contribute to the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease. This structural change impedes the proteins' ability to damage brain nerve cells. http://www.physorg.com/news173443758.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:50:21 EST news173443758 Results of a multicenter study in Asia, demonstrating that drug-eluting stents are effective with a low rate of complications in diabetic patients, will be presented at the 21st annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). http://www.physorg.com/news172762139.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:40:09 EST news172762139 Losing weight may preserve kidney function in obese people with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that taking off the pounds could be an important step kidney disease patients can take to protect their health. http://www.physorg.com/news172434535.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:30:01 EST news172434535 Supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) administered during catheter-based treatments for heart attack can significantly reduce heart muscle damage, according to a new study reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, a journal of the American Heart Association. http://www.physorg.com/news172253019.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:30:04 EST news172253019 (PhysOrg.com) -- Most parents will attest that infants convey their needs and interests in a variety of ways, many times without ever making a sound. For researchers in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, it is what babies communicate with their eyes that could be key to understanding the development of certain disabilities, including autism. http://www.physorg.com/news172157500.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:00:03 EST news172157500 Scientists discover a gene in anthrax-causing bacteria may help defend against this form of bio-warfare. http://www.physorg.com/news171628177.html Biology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:40:01 EST news171628177 For some patients with acute coronary syndromes, the strategy of immediate intervention at a medical center does not appear to result in differences in outcomes in comparison with an intervention performed the next working day, according to a study in the September 2 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news171046665.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:10:08 EST news171046665 Patients with a certain genetic variation who received the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel had a decreased platelet response to treatment and among those who had percutaneous coronary intervention (procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries) had an increased risk of having a cardiovascular event in the following year than patients who did not have this variant, according to a study in the August 26 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news170438381.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:50:01 EST news170438381 If some day you are tested for the H1N1 virus without the painful prick of a needle, thank a pig -- and a team of Kansas State University researchers and their collaborators who are connecting animal and human health. http://www.physorg.com/news169813995.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:00:02 EST news169813995 A group of researchers whose planned leg ulceration study was hamstrung by a physician recruitment rate of 2% have published the reasons why so many doctors turned them down. The qualitative information, featured in the open access journal BMC Medical Research Methodology, should be of use to those designing trials of their own. http://www.physorg.com/news169411169.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:40:11 EST news169411169 US psychologists are slamming therapies treating homosexuality as an illness, and warning mental health workers against promising patients their sexual orientations might be changed. http://www.physorg.com/news168803274.html Medicine & Health Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:50:01 EST news168803274 (PhysOrg.com) -- School-based intervention programs could help curb the amount of antidepressants being prescribed to adolescent boys, UQ research has found. http://www.physorg.com/news167581793.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:50:01 EST news167581793 Adherence to modifiable lifestyle and dietary factors including maintaining normal weight, daily vigorous exercise, eating a diet high in fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products and low in sodium and taking a folic acid supplement was associated with a significantly lower incidence of self-reported hypertension among women, according to a study in the July 22/29 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news167415689.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:40:01 EST news167415689 The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is launching a large-scale research project to explore whether using early and aggressive treatment, individually targeted and integrating a variety of different therapeutic approaches, will reduce the symptoms and prevent the gradual deterioration of functioning that is characteristic of chronic schizophrenia. http://www.physorg.com/news167394858.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:35:01 EST news167394858 Barrow Neurological Institute researchers have identified a novel receptor in the brain that is extremely sensitive to beta-amyloid peptide (AB) and may play a key role in early stages of Alzheimer's disease. http://www.physorg.com/news166975011.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:57:12 EST news166975011 Iatrogenic perforation of cancer of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal (GE) junction is a severe complication. Its incidence has increased most likely because of more aggressive palliative endoscopic therapy and the current widespread use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for accurate preoperative staging. Therapy, i.e. conservative versus surgical treatment remains controversial. http://www.physorg.com/news166271103.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:25:26 EST news166271103 Psychological interventions intended to prevent the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the early stages after a traumatic experience have not been shown to be effective, Cochrane Researchers have concluded. This systematic review focused on multiple-session treatments for everyone involved, irrespective of the presence of symptoms. Two previous reviews found single session interventions to be ineffective. http://www.physorg.com/news166252659.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:30:03 EST news166252659 Scientists at Singapore's Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) have made a novel discovery about how the gene, "Fas-apoptosis inhibitory molecule" (FAIM), protects both immune and liver cells from apoptosis, or programmed cell death. http://www.physorg.com/news165825938.html Medicine & Health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:46:05 EST news165825938 Less than two percent of the community were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, and seven percent report post-traumatic stress symptoms, as a result of the shooting at Dawson College on September 13, 2006. http://www.physorg.com/news165489082.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:20:02 EST news165489082