FAIRFAX, Va., March 18, 2010 -- When you think of people suffering from social anxiety, you probably characterize them as shy, inhibitive and submissive.
Mar 18, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS -- Patients seen at private facilities reimbursed by Medicare were more than 550 percent more likely to have routine cataract surgery than those who received their care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, a strong indication that the frequency of cataract surgery may be responsive to financial incentives to either or both the medical facility and the physicians who perform th
Mar 18, 2010
Scientists working on a treatment for babies born with cleft palates have made a promising breakthrough and the first clinical trials are planned for early next year.
Mar 18, 2010
In the ongoing quest to identify the genetic factors involved in disease, scientists have increasingly turned to genome-wide association studies, or GWAS, which enable the scanning of up to a million genetic markers in thousands of individuals.
Mar 18, 2010
Atlanta, GA (March 18, 2010) -- Researchers evaluating France's national infection control program for healthcare facilities found significant decreases in the rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) since 2004. The drop in HAIs, including MRSA and surgical site infections, could be attributed to important changes in the national infection control system.
Mar 17, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report that in a small study of women with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, gemcitabine and cisplatin, when used in combination, produced a response rate in fifty percent of patients.
Mar 17, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY -- Treating virulent influenza, sepsis, and other potentially deadly infections long has focused on looking for ways to kill viruses and bacteria. But new research from the University of Utah and Utah State University shows that modulating the body's own overeager inflammatory response to infection may help save more lives.
Mar 17, 2010
Seahorses and their cousins in the syngnathid group are the only known animals in which the male gets pregnant and bears the offspring . In these unusual reproductive circumstances, however, the next generation often does not thrive--or even survive.
Mar 17, 2010
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Engineers at Rutgers University have modified a popular home video game system to help teenagers with cerebral palsy improve hand functions. In a pilot trial with three participants, the system improved the teens' abilities to perform a range of daily personal and household activities.
Mar 17, 2010
Nearly 70 percent of the world's Tasmanian devils ( Sarcophilus harrisii ) have been killed in the past 10 years by an infectious cancer called devil facial tumor disease (DFTD). So far, no cure has been found, and the disease has spread to almost every corner of the remote island off the southeastern coast of Australia, the only place on Earth where they live in the wild.
Mar 17, 2010
Mistrust can exact a high toll. Being overly cautious or dismissive in relating to people, researchers are learning, may shorten the lives of people with diabetes.
Mar 17, 2010
Chronic feelings of loneliness take a toll on blood pressure over time, causing a marked increase after four years, according to a new study at the University of Chicago.
Mar 17, 2010
The reluctance of securities analysts to recommend investment in veteran companies using new techniques to grapple with radical technological change may be…
Mar 17, 2010
Washington, DC -- Researchers at Children's National Medical Center have discovered that African American children with asthma in metropolitan Washington, DC, are significantly more likely to have low levels of vitamin D than healthy African American chi
Mar 17, 2010
