News tagged with pa
Palliative care's promise, concerns
What if a new medication for severely ill patients had no role in curing them but made them feel much better despite being sick? Let's say this elixir were found to decrease the pain and nausea of cancer patients, improve ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Higher radiation dose does not help lung cancer patients live longer
A higher dose of radiation (74 Gy) does not improve overall survival for non-small cell lung cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes, compared to the standard radiation dose (60 Gy), according to an interim analysis of ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Study: 'Smart drug' Provigil may be habit-forming
(AP) -- A so-called "smart drug" popular with young people may carry more of an addiction risk than thought, a small government study suggests. Scans of 10 healthy men showed that the prescription drug Provigil ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Molecules self-assemble to provide new therapeutic treatments
Researchers in the laboratory of Samuel I. Stupp at Northwestern University have an interesting approach for tackling some major health problems: gather raw materials and then let them self-assemble into structures that can ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 14, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Search results for pa
Pa. symphony seeks soloist via YouTube contest
(AP) -- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it's not "American Idol" meets Mozart.
Feb 09, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Study finds some medications may interact with common anti-recurrent preterm birth medication
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that prescription medications may affect ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Pa. college machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
(AP) -- Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center.
Feb 07, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
New technique successfully dissolves blood clots in the brain and lowers risk of brain damage after stroke
(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins neurologists report success with a new means of getting rid of potentially lethal blood clots in the brain safely without cutting through easily damaged brain tissue or removing large pieces ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 03, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
'Like' Facebook stock? Experts weigh in on IPO
(AP) -- Facebook's much-hyped initial public offering promises to be an exciting spectacle when the social media giant goes public this spring. But should you update your status to "shareholder"?
Feb 02, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
FCC accepting objections to Verizon's planned spectrum buy
Those opposed to Verizon Wireless' deal to purchase wireless spectrum from Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks for $3.6 billion must file objections with the Federal Communications Commission by Feb. ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
UD study finds news coverage has shaped perceptions of GOP candidates
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Delaware opinion study shows citizens' television news exposure can dramatically affect their perceptions of Republican primary candidates. News coverage could similarly ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Recommended services not always given during patients' annual exams
New research finds that patients may not always receive all of the screening tests and counseling services that are due during their medical checkups.
Jan 18, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Team finds natural reasons behind nitrogen-rich forests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many tropical forests are extremely rich in nitrogen even when there are no farms or industries nearby, says Montana State University researcher Jack Brookshire.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2012 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
1
|
Anthrax capsule vaccine protects monkeys from lethal infection
a naturally occurring component of the bacterium that causes the disease—protected monkeys from lethal anthrax infection, according to U.S. Army scientists. The study, which appears in the Jan. 20th print edition of ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
List of search results for pa
