http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Despite advances in treatment regimens and the best efforts of nurses and doctors, about 70% of all people with severe burns die from related infections. But a revolutionary new wound dressing developed at Tel Aviv University could cut that number dramatically. http://www.physorg.com/news177692716.html Biology Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:03 EST news177692716 When modern medicine finds a way to treat a medical condition, people often think that the problem is solved. But we also have to find ways to get that treatment into the hands of those who need it. For example, new research from North Carolina State University shows that much more needs to be done to help get existing treatment to hemophilia patients in the developing world, and that the current lack of treatment there is costing lives. http://www.physorg.com/news177592500.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:40:06 EST news177592500 The saying "more pain, more gain" may be true for those already in terrible pain due to a chronic and debilitating condition, contrary to received wisdom. For those with Type I Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), working through the pain of an aggressive physiotherapy program often leads to far better results than a more cautious pain-free approach. That was the result of a new study in Clinical Rehabilitation, published this week by SAGE. In fact, nearly half those who were given the painful treatment recovered normal physical function, whereas those who avoided painful physiotherapy usually had further loss of physical function. http://www.physorg.com/news177257195.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:50:05 EST news177257195 Thanks to a new method there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. German physicians at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. This involved implanting electrodes in the patients' nucleus accumbens. This centre has a key role in as the brains reward system, whose function may be impaired in depressive people. Subsequent to this treatment, the patients' depression improved significantly in half of the patients. All patients had suffered from very severe depression for many years and did not respond to any other therapies. The results of the study will be published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. http://www.physorg.com/news176377535.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:50:01 EST news176377535 A new study published in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology reveals that anxiety in pregnant women impacts their babies' size and gestational age. Specifically, women with more severe and chronic anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to have affected babies. http://www.physorg.com/news175874143.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:56:24 EST news175874143 This week, the Public Library of Science, an open-access publisher, presents the "Genomics of Emerging Infectious Disease," a collection of essays, perspectives, and reviews that explores how genomics -with all its associated tools and techniques -can provide insights into our understanding of emerging infectious disease. http://www.physorg.com/news175786803.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:50:01 EST news175786803 Contrary to current policies recommending that non-invasive ventilation be avoided during an infectious outbreak, the author of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) argues that it should be used expeditiously in this setting. http://www.physorg.com/news174633501.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:30:01 EST news174633501 (PhysOrg.com) -- Mention the words "bubble boy" and many will recall David Vetter, the kid with big eyes and a thick thatch of dark hair who died 25 years ago after spending almost the entire 12 years of his life in a germ-free, plastic bubble. David was born with severe combined immune deficiency, or SCID, a condition that robbed him of an immune system. http://www.physorg.com/news174577664.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:48:35 EST news174577664 Critical illness from 2009 influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico occurred among young patients, was associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, and had a fatality rate of about 40 percent, according to a study to appear in the November 4 issue of JAMA. This study is being published early online to coincide with its presentation at a meeting of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174562247.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:10:01 EST news174562247 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new kind of computer forecast could save Florida residents and the state millions of dollars in hurricane damages to the fragile web of utilities that carries electrical power across the state, says a University of Florida energy researcher. http://www.physorg.com/news172773866.html Space & Earth Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:00:07 EST news172773866 (PhysOrg.com) -- Previously rare big city storms - like a tornado Aug. 19 that downed trees and ripped off roofs in downtown Minneapolis and the powerful thunderstorms in New York City a day earlier - may not be so unusual anymore. http://www.physorg.com/news171644354.html Space & Earth Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:50:05 EST news171644354 High school football and wrestling athletes experienced the highest rate of severe injuries, according to the first study to examine severe injuries - injuries that caused high school athletes to miss more than 21 days of sport participation among a nationally representative sample of high school athletes. Severe injuries accounted for 15 percent of all high school sport-related injuries. http://www.physorg.com/news171136191.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:50:01 EST news171136191 (PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide study has found that mild and repeated doses of magnetic brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for chronic depression. http://www.physorg.com/news171037372.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:50:01 EST news171037372 "Today, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represents an effective therapeutic alternative to conventional aortic valve replacement for patients who are at high risk or with contraindications to surgery, and the combination of the transfemoral and transapical approaches further increases the number of patients who can be treated," said Prof Dominique HIMBERT from the Bichat Hospital in Paris France, at a press conference at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona. http://www.physorg.com/news170947428.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:24:42 EST news170947428 A new policy urging dentists to check for tell-tale signs of neglect when treating children with severe oral disease has been published. http://www.physorg.com/news169818231.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:00:01 EST news169818231 (PhysOrg.com) -- With the help of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and molecular engineering, researchers have designed synthetic protein-like mimics convincing enough to interrupt unwanted biological conversations between cells. http://www.physorg.com/news169743181.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:00:01 EST news169743181 Imagine that you're working on your back porch, hammering in a nail. Suddenly you slip and hit your thumb instead - hard. The pain is incredibly intense, but it only lasts a moment. After a few seconds (and a few unprintable words) you're ready to start hammering again. http://www.physorg.com/news169403390.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:32:13 EST news169403390 Injuries can occur during a sporting competition at any time. However, new research finds that during football, injuries sustained at the beginning or middle of a game are more severe compared to injuries sustained during the end or in overtime. This finding suggests that the changes of intensity throughout competition influence risk of severe injury. http://www.physorg.com/news169307010.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:10:01 EST news169307010 Rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled in the last 25 years, putting many children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, according to a report in Academic Pediatrics by an obesity expert at Brenner Children's Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news168093796.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:10:02 EST news168093796 There are at least 100 ways to say, "It hurts!" And that is the problem. http://www.physorg.com/news168093696.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:42:19 EST news168093696 The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial testing a drug treatment for pulmonary hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease nearly one year early due to safety concerns. In an interim review of safety data from 33 participants who completed 16 weeks of treatment, researchers found that, compared to participants on placebo (dummy pill), participants taking sildenafil (Revatio) were significantly more likely to have serious medical problems. The most common problem was episodes of severe pain called sickle cell crises, which resulted in hospitalization. No deaths have been associated with the drug in the clinical trial. http://www.physorg.com/news168017149.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:26:19 EST news168017149 Combining antidepressant drugs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does a better job of reducing symptoms of severe depression and causes less memory loss than using ECT alone, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. http://www.physorg.com/news166117304.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:00:02 EST news166117304 Cancer patients often suffer from severe pain that cannot be effectively treated with conventional medication. Researchers at the Pharmacology Institute of the University of Heidelberg have found the possible reasons for this - tumors release two signal substances that make nerve cells especially sensitive and enhance tumor growth. In animal tests, when the researchers blocked the effect of the signal substances on the nerve cells, the sensitivity of the nerve cells and tumor growth were reduced. http://www.physorg.com/news165147030.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:10:52 EST news165147030 A new study from Bradley Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, as well as two other institutions, adds to mounting evidence that clinicians consider irritability as a symptom when diagnosing pediatric bipolar disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news165073111.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:39:30 EST news165073111 A preliminary study suggests that a therapy for severe sepsis or septic shock that included the use of an antibiotic-based "hemoperfusion" device to remove toxic products of bacteria from the blood in addition to conventional treatment resulted in a reduced risk of death and appeared to improve blood circulation and reduce organ dysfunction, according to a report appearing in the June issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news164423658.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:14:31 EST news164423658 Stem cells that respond after a severe injury in the lungs of mice may be a source of rapidly dividing cells that lead to lung cancer, according to a team of American and British researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news162566154.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 May 2009 14:16:17 EST news162566154 (AP) -- The most pivotal moments in the swine flu saga are yet to come. Will it sweep through impoverished Southern Hemisphere countries in the next few months? Will it roar back in the rest of the world in the fall? And who will be vaccinated if it does? http://www.physorg.com/news161142339.html Medicine & Health Sun, 10 May 2009 02:46:25 EST news161142339 The largest and most ambitious tornado study in history will begin next week, as dozens of scientists deploy radars and other ground-based instruments across the Great Plains to gain a better understanding of these often-deadly weather events. http://www.physorg.com/news160728816.html Space & Earth Tue, 05 May 2009 07:54:24 EST news160728816 Scientists have determined that a subset of immune cells may cause malaria patients to contract the severe form of the disease, suffering worse symptoms. Led by Monash University immunologist Professor Magdalena Plebanski, the international team found that patients with the severe form of malaria have a specific type of cell in their body that people with uncomplicated disease do not. This type of cell, described in an article published April 24 in the open access journal PLoS Pathogens, turns off the immune system and can allow the parasite to grow uncontrollably. http://www.physorg.com/news159776454.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:21:26 EST news159776454 The advice and treatment given to patients with vertebral compression fractures is not satisfactory. A thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that the majority of patients still have severe pain one year after the fracture. http://www.physorg.com/news159700955.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:23:18 EST news159700955