Health & Medicine Week articles from October 2001

Health & Medicine Week archives from October 2001

Doctors Say School Lunches Fail To Make The Grade.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National School Lunch Program gets poor marks in nutrition according to a new report released by the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). In a survey conducted in...

Washington State Works Hard To Prevent Deaths in Children.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alert adults in the community might have been able to prevent nearly 60% of the unexpected childhood deaths in 1999 in Washington State, according to a review of data gathered and analyzed by the...

Public Service Campaign Says Depression Is Not A Normal Part Of Aging.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Happier Days in Mature America public service initiative has been launched to raise awareness of the prevalence of depression among older adults. Actor Tom Bosley is featured in radio and...

Publication Fights Epidemic Of Smoking Among Teenage Girls.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It is back-to-school time, and unless things change by the start of the 2002 school year, more than 250,000 teenage girls will have become regular smokers. About one-third of these girls will...

NHLBI, AHA Urge Physicians To Stress Need To Call 911.(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, American Heart Association, patients should call 911 when experiencing the signs of a heart attack)
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A joint call to action urging physicians to educate their patients about heart attack warning signs - and the importance of calling 9-1-1 immediately - was announced by the National Heart, Lung, and...

Group Debunks Research Suggesting Ginkgo Biloba Is Dangerous.(American Botanical Council )
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research that incorrectly suggests that colchicine has been detected in a ginkgo dietary supplement is flawed and erroneous, according to the American Botanical Council (ABC). The study which...

Report Says 1 Of Every 100 Kids Is Sexual Victim.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many children who become entangled in the commercial sex industry originally took to the streets to escape abuse at home, according to a study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. ...

Ultra Low-Dose Estrogen Birth Control Pill Is Effective Treatment.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study shows for the first time that an ultra low-dose oral contraceptive with only 20 micrograms of estrogen is just as effective in treating acne as pills with higher doses of estrogen. The...

Unique Medication Has Anti-Inflammatory Activity.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Summers Laboratories, Inc. has announced the purchase of Vanoxide-HC (benzoyl peroxide 5% and hydrocortisone 1/2%), a topical, water-based lotion for the treatment of acne, from Dermik Laboratories,...

Ford Donates Car Booster Seats To Income-Eligible Kentucky Families.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kentucky Lt. Governor Stephen L. Henry, MD and his wife, Heather French Henry, Miss America 2000, joined Ford Motor Company, the Metro United Way in Louisville, Kentucky, and a coalition of local...

Artificial Heart Patient Celebrates 60-Day Mark.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Louisville surgeons who implanted an AbioCor totally Implantable Replacement Heart device in Bob Tools at the Jewish Hospital in Kentucky on July 2, 2001, reported that the patient...

Doctors Miss Chance To Advise Women About Folic Acid.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors and other health care professionals are losing a key birth defects prevention opportunity by failing to tell their female patients to take a multivitamin every day, according to a national...

Practical Recommendations Released For Nonspecialists.(for treating heart failure)
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Practical guidance for heart failure treatment is now available. A set of recommendations, developed by a leading group of clinical experts in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure,...

Advanced Bionics Launches New Web Site.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Bionics Corp. announced the launch of www.bionicear.com - a new web site featuring information on bionic ear and cochlear implant technologies - to enable people with severe-to-profound...

Revenues For Proteomics Expected To Reach $5.6 Billion By 2006.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmaceutical companies rely heavily on proteomics, the analysis of proteins expressed in human cells, in their efforts to streamline the drug development process. Consequently, proteomics market...

All Stem Cells Lines Cleared For Use Will Qualify For Federal Money.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It does not matter that fewer than half of the 64 existing embryonic stem cell lines are fully developed because they all will qualify for federal funding, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy...

FDA Approves Cochlear Implant Technology.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MED-EL has received U.S. FDA approval for the advanced COMBI 4O+ cochlear implant system, which allows severe to profoundly hearing impaired people to gain immediate access to the advances of MED-EL...

Symphonix, Siemens Offer Targeted Outreach Program To U.S. Audiologists.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Building on a series of joint business initiatives that began in 1999, Symphonix Devices Inc. (SMPX), a hearing technology company, and Siemens, which develops hearing instruments, have begun a...

Chicken And Beef Are Often Contaminated With Feces.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new survey shows that 84% of adults have no idea that the primary source of Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and other foodborne pathogens on poultry and meat is animal feces. The survey...

Low Sperm Count Linked To Organic Solvents.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men repeatedly exposed to organic solvents are over twice as likely to have a low sperm count, reports a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The higher the level of exposure the...

New Legislation May Allow Health Plan Coverage Of Dietary Supplements.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At a time when the majority of Americans use dietary supplements to improve their health and well being, the U.S. Senate is taking some new steps to ensure that vitamins, minerals, herbs, and...

Iron Overdoses Can Be Fatal In Young Children.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Committee on Safety of Medicines, an advisory group to the U.K. Medicines Control Agency, has issued a reminder to health professionals to inform patients of the potential risk of iron overdose...

Researchers Find Amino Acid Counteracts Effects Of 'Date-Rape' Drug.(taurine, which occurs in milk)
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A rare genetic disorder has led researchers to something as simple as milk as a possible way to counteract the effects of GHB, also known as the "date-rape'' drug. The disorder produces...

CDC Reports Finds Americans Are Improving Their Health.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Small-town Americans tend to smoke more, lose more teeth as they age and die sooner than suburban and many big-city residents, a government snapshot of the country's health shows. Overall,...

Fix Vitamin Breath Naturally With Chlorophyll.
October 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chlorophyll is a natural way to help solve bad breath problems. Do you have vitamin breath? You might, if you swallow a handful or more of dietary supplements daily. According to...

Study Shows Link Between Asthma And Childhood Exposure To Smoking.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is associated with an increased prevalence of asthma among adult nonsmokers. According to a Swedish study published in the September 2001...

Diabetes Reduces Survival After Some Heart Attacks.
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Doctors believe having diabetes reduces a patient's overall 10-year survival rate after heart attack when only one vessel is damaged. When more than one...

Many Clinical Practice Guidelines Need Updating.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than three quarters of the clinical practice guidelines from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality need updating, according to an article in the September 26, 2001 issue of The Journal...

Children More Affected Than Previously Thought.(by permanent hearing impairment)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Far more children in the United Kingdom suffer permanent hearing impairment by the age of nine years than previously estimated, according to a new report in the British Medical Journal. This has...

Poor Diets May Worsen Health Risks In Spouses Of Smokers.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People married to smokers may have increased health risk as much from their poor eating habits as from exposure to second-hand smoke, according to a new study in the September/October issue of the...

Exercise Reverses Decline In Physical Conditioning Associated With Aging.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Six months of exercise can reverse the decline in physical conditioning associated with aging, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas reported in a 30-year follow-up to the 1966...

Upper Airway Constriction Is Impossible To Predict.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Should children stay overnight in a hospital after a tonsillectomy? The otolaryngology group at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recommends that upper airway obstruction and sleep apnea may...

Nicotine Patch Could Help Against Condition's Tics.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A nicotine patch boosts the effectiveness of drugs administered to relieve the involuntary movements and other symptoms of Tourette syndrome. This is true even when the drug dosage is cut in...

Helping Older Americans Cope With Crisis.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Senior citizens may feel particularly vulnerable and should not be neglected during this time of crisis, according to Gary J. Kennedy, MD, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry and a...

Many Will Suffer Lasting Psychological Effects From U.S. Tragedy.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) said September 18, 2001, that there is potential in the recent terrorist attacks to cause severe distress and psychological suffering....

National Disaster Creates Secondary Trauma For Some People.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Shock, anxiety, anger, and sadness are some of the typical responses to traumatic events, particularly an event of the magnitude of the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks. Even those...

Health Complaints in Teens Who Abuse Alcohol Tied to Anxiety and Depression.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although most self-reported health problems in adolescents with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) can be traced to the emotional consequences of drinking and not to toxic effects of alcohol, there are...

Teen Suicide: Prevention Programs Geared To Saving Young Lives.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teen and young adult suicide was the focus of a U.S. Congressional hearing held September 6, 2001, by the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pension...

Study Favors Drug Over Surgery; Cost Savings of Over 25%.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the results of a pharmacoeconomic study comparing the use of Rectogesic (nitroglycerin ointment) with surgery for anal fissures at the Septermber 2001...

AVIVA Biosciences Names Dr. Peter Wilding CEO and President.
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AVIVA Biosciences Corp., a privately held biochip company focused on cellular manipulation and analysis, has hired Peter Wilding, PhD, as chief executive officer and president. Dr. Wilding has been...

Humanitarian Device Exemption For Joint Implant Obtained.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avanta Orthopaedics Corporation announced that on August 28, 2001, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted it Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) status for its Avanta...

New Study Compares Two Leading Maintenance Treatments.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study is the first to compare the safety and efficacy of new Advair Diskus 100/50 (fluticasone propionate 100 mcg and salmeterol 50 mcg inhalation powder) twice daily with Singulair 10 mg...

Study Points Finger At Environment As Main Culprit.(asthma and allergy)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence of asthma and allergy continues to increase practically everywhere, and the main cause is the environment, according to a new worldwide survey. The survey, published in the European...

Immediate Blood Donor Response To Terrorist Attack Is Overwhelming.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The September 11, 2001, tragedy brought out the best public spirit and generosity of the people of the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. New York Blood Center (NYBC) handled 12,000 calls...

Second Abiocor Implant Performed In 70-Year-Old Patient.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Louisville, Kentucky, surgeons who implanted the world's first totally implantable heart at Jewish Hospital on July 2, 2001, announced September 13, 2001, that they have performed...

Research Hints At Previously Unknown Role For Antibodies.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antibodies have a novel catalytic ability - unique among proteins - which could mean they do more to protect our bodies than scientists had previously thought, according to new findings in the...

Sexual Exploitation Of Children Is On The Rise.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sexual exploitation of children has grown to record levels, with approximately 326,000 children in the United States falling victim to some sort of prostitution, according to a study released...

Terrorist Acts Did Not Impede Lifesaving Stem Cell Preservation.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cord Blood Registry, the world's largest cord blood stem cell bank, which provides services to clients in 45 countries, reports a 98% success rate in processing cord blood stem cells following the...

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment May Benefit Patients.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study indicates that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) may be a useful adjunctive treatment for alleviating depression in women. With 5% of the U.S. population defined as clinically...

Severest Form Ravages Families.(mental depression)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While researchers have known for some time that depression tends to run in families, a landmark study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine examined the genetic and environmental...

Diabetics Have Twice The Risk For Hospital Admissions From Heart Disease.
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diabetics have twice the risk for hospital admissions for heart disease associated with higher concentrations of tiny airborne particles (PM10) than nondiabetics. Researchers examined Medicare...

Nesiritide Drug Data Presented At Heart Failure Society Annual Meeting.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scios Inc. announced that 10 abstracts related to its recently launched new drug, Natrecor (nesiritide), were presented at the Fifth Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of...

Successful Phase II Results Lead To Phase III Approval.(BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. announced the successful conclusion of Phase II for its drug Cordase for the treatment of Dupuytren disease. Dupuytren's disease is a genetically inherited...

New Non-Steroid Cream Could Provide Alternative Treatment For Children.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new steroid-free approach to controlling the itching skin disease, eczema, in most children was outlined in September (2001), to the world's leading specialists at the International Symposium on...

Pathogenic Fungi Persist On Common Items In Hospitals.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Disease-causing fungi can survive for days and even weeks on common hospital fabrics and plastic items, supporting the need for appropriate disinfection and contact control precautions, say...

Significant Improvement In Patients Treated With Topical Gel.(Statistical Data Included)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MacroChem Corporation announced that its investigational topical drug for erectile dysfunction (ED), Topiglan, achieved statistical significance in both total erectile-function score and improvement...

AIDS Community Exhibits Hope, Determination, Compassion.
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- They came from as far away as Kenya and Micronesia, arriving in Miami Beach, Florida, before the horrible tragedy of September 11, 2001. They drove, took trains and busses from as far away as...

Peripheral Vascular Disease Limits Ability Of Many To Walk Comfortably.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly half of all Americans say their ability to walk is priceless while at the same time one in five say they can't walk as far as they want to, most because of a physical disability or pain. ...

Guidelines Of Care Help Reduce Length Of Stay For Patients.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Daily guidelines of care for those who undergo lung surgery can significantly reduce a patient's length of stay in the hospital and increase quality of care and patient satisfaction, according to a...

AbioCor Patient Continues To Progress In His Recovery.
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Louisville surgeons who implanted an AbioCor replacement heart device at Jewish Hospital July 2, 2001, announced September 7, 2001, that the patient, Bob Tools, has continued to...

Positive Phase I Results Of Enzyme Replacement Therapy Demonstrated.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN) announced that recombinant human N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfatase (rhASB), an investigational enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of...

Dietary Supplements Essential To Health Of Seniors.
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As the American population ages, a rapidly growing body of evidence shows that dietary supplements significantly improve the health of senior citizens. And diverse leaders - from the scientific...

NNFA Coalition For Informative Carbohydrate Labeling Issues Statement.(National Nutritional Foods Association)(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The following statement was issued by the National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) Coalition for Informative Carbohydrate Labeling. American consumers have become increasingly aware of the...

Eye Protection Recommend For Those In Disaster Setting.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In light of the recent tragedy and resulting air quality in New York City, the American Optometric Association recommends that rescue workers and residents of New York City and surrounding areas...

Mouth Sores Could Be Early Indicators Of Deadly Disease.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Every hour, one American dies of oral cancer, and every year, over 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with this type of cancer. And while those who smoke and drink excessively have a higher risk...

You Are What You Eat, From Your Gums Down To Your Feet.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly 65% of periodontists report that they believe nutrition plays a major role in the status of their patients' periodontal health, according to a poll conducted recently on the American Academy...

Mechanical Heart Assist Pump Buys Girl Time.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- On August 31, 2001, doctors at Children's Hospital of Michigan implanted a mechanical heart pump assist device into an 11-year-old girl to buy her time while she waits for a donor heart. Sarah...

Traumatic Events Can Be Especially Troubling for Children.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Shock, anxiety, anger, and depression are some of the typical responses to traumatic events, particularly an event of the magnitude of the World Trade Center and Pentagon terrorist attacks. The...

Sleep Is Important In Times Of Crises Says National Sleep Foundation.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As a result of the pain, grief, and stress coming from the horrific events of September 11, 2001, many people will experience sleep disruptions, including trouble falling asleep, staying asleep,...

Large Phase II Study Of Monoclonal Antibody Initiated in U.S.(Brief Article)
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedImmune, Inc. announced September 17, 2001, that it has begun treating psoriasis patients with siplizumab (MEDI-507) in a large Phase II clinical trial. This trial, which is to enroll...

Environmental Factors Could Even Out Gender Differences In Heart Disease Risk.
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In most industrialized countries more men die from coronary heart disease than women but what causes this discrepancy? The most widely accepted explanation is that the hormone estrogen protects...

Brain Shown To Recover Some Blood Flow After Minor Stroke.
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New blood vessels apparently can grow in the area of the brain damaged after a minor stroke, according to a study in the September issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. ...

BTG Acquires Innovative Compounds For Treating Cardiac, Renal Disease.
October 8, 2001... 2001 OCT 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BTG (BGC), a technology commercialization company, has obtained exclusive rights from Genentech Inc. (DNA) to develop and commercialize an Atrial Natriuretic Factor (ANF) peptide technology, shown...

Treatment Program Is Effective For Women.
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with a history of problem drinking exhibited significant increases in abstinence and light-drinking days, and decreases in heavy drinking, after participating in a 10-week program at the...

Tobacco Smoke May Act As Antidepressant Drug.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronic smokers have biological changes in the brain similar to those caused by antidepressant drugs, according to a new study. The finding possibly explains an added difficulty in smoking...

Teen Drivers Have Fewer Crashes In States With Graduated Driver Licensing.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In North Carolina and Michigan, crashes involving 16-year-old drivers were substantially reduced in the initial years since graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs were enacted, according to a new...

Survey Shows Patients May Be Suffering Needlessly.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - an umbrella term that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis that decreases airflow in and out of the lungs - may be suffering...

What's Eating You? New Research Links Diet With Difficulty.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The next time you're in line at a fast food restaurant and hear someone ask to "hold the tomato," you may not realize that there might be more to this request than a simple dislike of tomatoes. A...

Sensitized Brains Make Recovering Addicts Vulnerable To Relapse.
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For recovering alcoholics and ex-smokers, as well as former users of illicit drugs, the mundane trappings of their addictions - ice cubes, ashtrays, straws, needles, - exert a strong, long-lasting...

Revolutionary New Laser Treatment Reaches Patients.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- David Crosby, MD, a physician with the Aurora Health Center Waukesha, Wisconsin, is the first doctor in southern Wisconsin to offer a breakthrough treatment for people who suffer from the disfiguring...

New Technology Determines Drug Safety Quickly And Cost Effectively.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drug companies that are being asked to conduct safety studies on two popular arthritis drugs may not have to invest several years and spend huge sums to determine the drugs' safety, according to a...

New Data Strengthens Case For Adjustable Therapy.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New data presented at the 11th Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in Berlin, Germany has shown that the new single inhaler maintenance asthma therapy Symbicort (Turbohaler -...

Studies Demonstrate Discrepancies Between Expectations And Standards Of Care.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The results of two patient surveys, one United Kingdom and one pan-European, have shown that while the majority of asthma patients are satisfied with the level of care they are receiving, many are in...

Oral Piercings Gaining Popularity.(Brief Article)
October 15, 2001... 2001 OCT 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- From the chin to the cheeks, tongue and everything in between, millions of young people are expressing their individuality with oral piercings. However, self-expression comes at a hefty cost for...