Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from November 2004

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from November 2004

Adiponectin regulation altered in obese children.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adiponectin regulation is altered in obese children. According to a study from the United States, "Adiponectin is an adipocyte secreted protein that has been reported to increase fatty acid...

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti adolescents reported.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An investigator summarizes body mass index and the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Kuwaiti intermediate school adolescents aged 10-14 years in a recent issue of the European Journal of...

Zinc nutritional status linked to hyperinsulinemia in obese children.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zinc nutritional status is associated with hyperinsulinemia in obese children and adolescents. "A perturbation of zinc metabolism has been noted in subjects with obesity. The present work intends...

Cycling champion Tyler Hamilton to endorse electro-muscle fitness product.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Compex Technologies, which designs and manufactures electro-muscle stimulation (e-stim) sports and fitness products, announced that 2004 Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton will be endorsing Compex...

Medical device company introduces Premium Pedometer.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Encouraging millions of Americans get their 10,000 steps-a-day, Omron Healthcare recently introduced its Premium Pedometer (model HJ-112), ranked first for accuracy and performance by a leading consumer...

Online survey shows restaurants struggling to keep dieting customers.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Restaurant chains are losing the diet crowd, says a new survey by TNS, a custom research company. According to the study, which measured food consumption of dieting Americans at 18 popular chain...

Polish-led force organizes health check for Iraqis.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Four Iraqi doctors examined some 300 children and parents in the central Iraqi village of Ananah in a health check organized by the Polish-led forces. Patients were treated for such ailments as...

Proof that drinking tea is healthy.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although tea drinking has been associated with health benefits for centuries, only in recent years have its medicinal properties been investigated scientifically. The October issue of Harvard...

Seapoint Farms introduces dry roasted edamame.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seapoint Farms, the leading manufacturer of frozen Edamame snacks and meals, introduced Seapoint Farms Dry Roasted Edamame, an all natural and oil-free snack. Seapoint Dry Roasted Edamame is all...

Texas town saves on healthcare spending with incentive program, reduces premiums.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although healthcare spending for organizations across the U.S. has suffered double-digit growth for the past 5 years, including an 11.2% surge in 2004, the city of Coppell, Texas, announced that it has...

2004 Program & Equipment Survey identifies latest exercise and equipment trends.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IDEA Health & Fitness Association has released the results of its 2004 IDEA Fitness Programs & Equipment Survey, revealing increased adoption of diversified personal training programs while reinforcing...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome increases hypertension risk in obese children.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome increases the risk of hypertension in obese children. According to a study from the United States, "Obesity is associated with the development of hypertension but it...

Incidence of metabolic syndrome among Moroccan Sahraoui women reported.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the incidence of metabolic syndrome among Moroccan Sahraoui women in a recent issue of the American Journal of Human Biology. "Factors related to metabolic syndrome were...

Company wins phase I SBIR grant for obesity program.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genaera Corp. (GENR) announced receipt of a small business innovation research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health...

High fructose corn syrup not a unique contributor to obesity, research reports.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent research report that finds high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is not a unique contributor to obesity was presented during the Public Health and Community Nutrition Practice Group Breakfast Meeting...

Legislators take on obesity in West Virginia.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a state where nearly two-thirds of its residents are overweight, obesity has become such an epidemic in West Virginia it spends as much as $2 billion a year on healthcare costs and lost workplace...

Publication investigates relationship between mental health and obesity.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The October issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter looks at the undefined relationship between mental health and obesity. The American Psychiatric Association has never regarded overeating or...

Shaping America's Youth supports IOM report for action on overweight children.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) report on childhood obesity, "Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance," calls for schools, the food industry, physicians, government agencies, and families...

Study finds nearly 200 million Chinese are overweight.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Health Ministry of China says in a report that 200 million Chinese are overweight, a sign that rising incomes are helping to expand waistlines. More than 160 million Chinese have high blood...

Study reinforces need to curb obesity.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The treatment of obesity can reduce the onset of lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol levels, diabetes mellitus and even erectile dysfunction. And according to the University...

Prevalence of obesity in Germany increasing.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report trends in the development and prevalence of obesity in Germany between 1985 and 2002 in a recent issue of Gesundheitswesen. According to a study from Germany, "Due to the great...

Survey: U.S. finally holds line on weight.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans are more calorie-conscious and holding the line on weight gain after years of expanding waistlines, according to a market survey, but nutrition experts were wary of the findings. The NPD...

Uncoupling protein 1 not required for resistance to obesity in RII-beta[superscript]-/- mice.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Uncoupling protein 1 induction is not required for resistance to obesity in RII-beta[superscript]-/- mice According to a study from the United States, "Mice lacking the RII-beta regulatory subunit...

Gastric bypass patients should recognize risk of nerve injury post-surgery.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found a significant number of patients who undergo "stomach stapling" or gastric bypass surgery for weight reduction develop peripheral neuropathy, damage to any of the...

Surgery effective for extremely obese Americans.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new report issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality concludes that surgery for extremely obese patients who have tried and failed to lose...

Surgical treatment for obesity appears effective for weight loss.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A summary of data from numerous studies suggests that the majority of morbidly obese patients who underwent bariatric (obesity) surgery experienced effective weight loss and improvement in diabetes,...

MCH-1 receptor antagonism decreases feeding by reducing meal size.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Melanin-concentrating hormone-1 (MCH-1) receptor antagonism decreases feeding by reducing meal size. According to a study from the United States, "Prior work has demonstrated that...

Moxonidine treatment lowers weight and blood pressure in overweight patients.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Moxonidine treatment lowers weight and blood pressure in overweight and obese patients with metabolic syndrome. "Moxonidine is a centrally active imidazoline receptor agonist that effectively...

HIV-1 superinfections assessed by autologous heteroduplex mobility.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have assessed HIV-1 superinfections in a cohort of commercial sex workers in Burkina Faso by an autologous heteroduplex mobility procedure. In a recently published article, scientists in...

Current state of HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa reviewed.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review the current state of AIDS and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa in a recent issue of the Croatian Medical Journal. According to a study from Malawi and the United States, "Sub-Saharan...

HIV-1 immunogen vaccine plus antiretrovirals promotes virologic control.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Therapeutic immunization with an inactivated HIV-1 immunogen plus antiretrovirals promotes virologic control in asymptomatic HIV-infected subjects. According to a study from Spain, "To determine...

Estrogen protects male rats from aneurysm.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When it comes to abdominal aortic aneurysms - life-threatening bulges or weak areas in the main artery feeding blood to the lower half of the body - it is definitely better to be female. During...

FDA approves medical device to treat AAA.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cook, Inc., a privately held medical-device manufacturer, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's next-generation solution for abdominal aortic aneurysms...

New technique to repair aneurysms safer.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Repairing a life-threatening bulge in a major stomach artery by threading a patch up from the groin appears to sharply cut the short-term risk of death and complications, compared with traditional...

Concentra receives full URAC accreditation in field case management.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Concentra, Inc., has been awarded field case-management accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based healthcare accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the healthcare...

Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak occurred in surgical room.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multi-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak occurred in a surgical room in Germany. "Outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii demonstrating multiple antibiotic resistance, including meropenem...

Phase II study of zileuton for moderate-to-severe acne begins.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Critical Therapeutics, Inc., (CRTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of products for respiratory, inflammatory, and critical care diseases,...

Loss of clone with FLT3 gene mutation at relapse does not improve AML prognosis.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The loss of a clone with an FLT3 gene mutation at relapse does not improve the prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia. According to recent research from Germany, "Internal tandem duplications (ITDs)...

Genetic profiling links key genes to alcohol-related expectancies.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetic profiling links key genes to alcohol-related expectancies. According to recent research from the United States, "molecular genetic research has identified promising markers of alcohol...

U.S. HHS awards grants to treat co-occurring substance abuse/mental disorders.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced the award of 4 grants totaling $19.3 million over 5 years to increase the capacity of state treatment systems to provide...

Membrane Cofactor Protein identified as adenovirus receptor.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Membrane Cofactor Protein is identified as the adenovirus receptor. "A tandem mass spectrometry-based approach is demonstrated for detecting a receptor for Ad37, one of the causative agents for...

Growth hormone treatment stimulates adiponectin gene expression in adipocytes.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronic treatment with growth hormone stimulates adiponectin gene expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. "Growth hormone (GH) is an important regulator of adiposity and systemic energy metabolism. Here,...

Carbohydrate response element-binding protein gene expression studied.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have studied the modulation of carbohydrate response element-binding protein gene expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and rat adipose tissue. "Carbohydrate response element-binding protein...

Measurement site affects estimate of subcutaneous and visceral adiposity.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Measurement site affects the estimate of abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue. According to recent research from Canada, "We evaluated the influence of measurement site on the ranking...

Increased insulin not needed for increases in mouse brain tryptophan.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increased insulin is not required for beta[subscript]2-adrenoceptor-induced increases in mouse brain tryptophan. "The current study tested the hypothesis that beta[subscript]2-adrenoceptor-mediated...

Combination therapy for liver cancer is linked to interstitial pneumonia.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Combination therapy for liver cancer is linked to interstitial pneumonia. According to recent research published in the Journal of Gastroenterology, "previously we reported combined...

Genes involved in valproic acid teratogenicity identified.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genes involved in teratogenicity induced by the antiepileptic drug valproic acid (VPA) have been identified. "Embryonic development is a highly coordinated set of processes that depend on...

Slightly increased risk of ischemic stroke found with tamoxifen.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found a slightly elevated risk of ischemic stroke due to a blood clot in the brain in patients treated with tamoxifen, a drug commonly prescribed both...

Study documents adverse events of pneumococcal vaccine in children.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Examination of reports from the first 2 years after licensure of a new vaccine against pneumococcal infections indicates that the majority of adverse effects are minor, but that continued surveillance...

Study suggests caution against using certain drugs to unclog heart arteries.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dartmouth Medical School cardiology researchers have discovered a new mechanism for what drives the growth of muscle tissue in the lining of injured heart vessels that can eventually lead to blockage....

Candela enters exclusive distribution agreement for China.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Candela Corp. (CLZR), a company focused on the development and commercialization of aesthetic laser systems, and Chindex International, Inc., (CHDX), an independent American provider of western...

New technique targets pesticide-resistant insects.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Australian and U.K. scientists have developed a technique to effectively control the "super pests" that are highly resistant to pesticides used on important food and fiber crops worldwide. The...

Ethanol effects on uncoupling protein-1 mRNA alter thermogenesis set point.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effects of ethanol on uncoupling protein-1 mRNA in brown adipose tissue alter the thermogenesis set point. According to recent research from Japan, "Expression of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) is...

Study: Anti-dust mite covers effective in reducing allergens.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study provides evidence that people who have allergic asthma and use dust mite-impermeable bed covers have improved peak flow measurements. These findings are featured in the October 2004...

Allergen immunotherapy reviewed.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review allergen immunotherapy in a recent issue of American Family Physician. According to recent research from the United States, "Allergen immunotherapy (also called allergy vaccine...

NFAT1 protein assists mast cells with interleukin-13 gene transcription.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NFAT1 protein assists mast cells with interleukin-13 gene transcription. "Th2 and mast cells are participants in the asthmatic response to allergens, and both cell types produce the cytokines...

Patient knowledge of allergy immunotherapy better than expected.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patient knowledge of allergy immunotherapy was better than expected. "Immunotherapy is an invaluable therapy for allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, and hymenoptera hypersensitivity. It is, however,...

Female pattern hair loss affects about 30 million U.S. women.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Each year, women spend countless hours and dollars on their hair. It can play a major role in a woman's self-confidence and self-esteem, making female pattern hair loss a potentially debilitating...

Biotechcompany scientist presented with award from Alzheimer Association.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ:PRAN)(NASDAQ:ASX:)(NASDAQ:PBT) announced that Dr. Ashley Ian Bush, cofounding scientist and senior scientific consultant to Prana Biotechnology, was named a 2004...

Blood pressure drugs may slow deterioration of Alzheimer.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Certain blood pressure drugs may slow the deterioration of Alzheimer disease, according to a new study. Called angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, or ACE inhibitors, the drugs are used to...

Degree of upregulation of some antioxidant defenses differs by sex.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Certain antioxidant defense activities occur at higher levels in females than males, and vice versa, study data show. "Since oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of...

Forecast: Considerable research to be devoted to pathomechanism of Alzheimer.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Management of Alzheimer disease remains a challenge, with nearly 8 million sufferers from this condition in the 7 major world markets and anticipated increases in the future. Considerable research...

NSAID prodrugs show promise for CNS delivery.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of prodrugs of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) show promise for CNS delivery of these agents. NSAIDs "have been proposed to prevent or to cure Alzheimer disease," according...

Neuronal transport may play a role in neuritic degeneration.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neuronal transport may play a role in neuritic degeneration. According to a study from the United States, "The presence of amyloid plaques in the brain is one of the pathological hallmarks of...

Partnership between government, industry will streamline clinical trials.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) is launching a landmark study to find neuroimaging and other methods for monitoring the progression of Alzheimer disease (AD) aimed at significantly reducing...

Pharma company announces progress with Alzheimer strategy.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ: NYMX) has made steady progress pursuing a multipronged strategy against Alzheimer disease (AD) that targets the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of AD,...

Pharma company's long-term study of Celebrex expected to continue.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pfizer Inc. said that three large long-term Celebrex (celecoxib capsules) studies involving more than 6,000 patients have not shown any significant safety issues and are expected to continue to...

U.S. government to launch major study of Alzheimer patients.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 800 older Americans will be asked to lend their brains to science this spring, part of a major government study to track early Alzheimer disease. Researchers will use brain-scanning MRIs and...

p-tau 231 assay improves early stage Alzheimer disease detection.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An assay developed by Applied NeuroSolutions (APNS), when combined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), was shown to identify neural signposts in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a...

CytRx adds three drug candidates with acquisition of Biorex assets.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CytRx Corp. (CYTR) has acquired all the clinical and pharmaceutical assets and related intellectual property of Hungary-based Biorex Research & Development, RT, (Biorex), a privately held biotechnology...

Horizon Healthcare Services enters agreement with Ancillary Care Management.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ancillary Care Management (ACM) announced an agreement with Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc., of New Jersey to deploy ACM's Authorization Management System (AMS) and Claims Management System (CMS). ...

Phase I trial of Hematide initiated.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Affymax, Inc., announced that it has initiated a placebo controlled, phase I dose-finding clinical trial with its lead product candidate, Hematide, a peptide-based erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA)...

Study investigates cardiovascular responses to norepinephrine.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have investigated regional and temporal changes in cardiovascular responses to norepinephrine and vasopressin during continuous infusion of lipopolysaccharide in conscious rats. Reduced...

JCAHO Sentinel Event Alert issued targeted at preventing anesthesia awareness.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aspect Medical Systems (ASPM) announced that the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has issued a new Sentinel Event Alert (issue no. 32) aimed at preventing and...

Porcine model study found propofol to be more arrhythmogenic than thiopental.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An electrophysiological study in a porcine model including acute alcoholic intoxication has been conducted to investigate the comparative effects of thiopental and propofol on atrial vulnerability. ...

Company introduces low permeability AAA Device.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., a manufacturer of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) vascular grafts and endovascular devices including the GORE EXCLUDER Bifurcated Endoprosthesis, announced...

Human endothelial cells from different types of vasculature warrant study.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent study investigated homocystein levels, hemostatic risk factors, and restenosis after carotid thromboendarterectomy. Researchers in Norway conducted a prospective, observational study "to...

Microvascular dysfunction encourages the progression of steatohepatitis in mice.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microvascular dysfunction encourages the progression of steatohepatitis in mice. According to recent research from the United States, "in alcoholic steatohepatitis, hepatic microvascular changes...

Shear-dependent platelet aggregation unaffected by aspirin.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Shear-dependent platelet aggregation was shown to be unaffected by aspirin. According to a study from the United States, "Mechanisms of shear-induced platelet aggregation are not established. Data...

System may aid therapies to lower incidence of acute coronary artery diseases.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report described an intravascular probe for detection of vulnerable plaque. Investigators in the United States report, "Coronary angiography defines geometry of lumen of artery. However,...

Vitamin E can increase carotid artery compliance and baroreflex gain.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report described the effect of vitamin E on carotid artery elasticity and baroreflex gain in young, healthy adults. According to published research from Hungary, "In [our] study we tested...

Augmented beta-endorphin is found in patients with coronary artery disease.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have investigated myocardial and peripheral concentrations of beta-endorphin before and following myocardial ischemia and reperfusion during coronary angioplasty. According to a study...

Abnormally small female knockout mice are incompetent mothers.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female mice that are abnormally small due to gene knockout technology are also bad mothers whose poor parenting skills cause their young to die within a day or two of birth, scientists reported. ...

New laboratory provides key research into animal diseases.
November 6, 2004... 2004 NOV 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new $58 million lab at Michigan State University will be a key to detecting diseases that start in animals but can be transmitted to people. The Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health...