Smoking :: University of Arkansas to be tobacco-free
The University of Arkansas is on schedule to become one of the first major universities in the country to completely ban tobacco and tobacco products from its campus.
Medical
Stress :: Researchers use ‘virtual iraq’ simulation to study post-traumatic stress disorder
Weill Cornell Medical College researchers are using a virtual reality simulation called “Virtual Iraq” to better understand how symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develop.
Cancer :: Scientists activate new cancer drug using light and oxygen
Researchers at the Ontario Cancer Institute at Princess Margaret Hospital have successfully proven that cancer cells alone can be killed by a new cancer drug that is triggered by a laser light, a process known as photodynamic therapy (PDT).
Heart Failure :: Study suggests heart failure patients with sleep apnea at greater risk of death
Researchers from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, evaluated the potentially deadly effects of sleep apnea in patients with heart failure.
Immunity :: The yin and the yang of B-cell development
A new paper in the May 15 issue of Genes & Development reveals how a protein called Yin Yang 1 regulates early B cell development.
Healthcare :: Conference to focus on transfer of knowledge from research to practice in emergency medicine
The translation of important results of clinical research into consistent benefits for patients is of special interest to Emergency Medicine and will be the subject of the 2007 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference.
Health Care :: US health care system ranks last
The U.S. health care system ranks last compared with five other nations on measures of quality, access, efficiency, equity, and outcomes, in the third edition of a Commonwealth Fund report analyzing international health policy surveys.
Stroke :: A self-fulfilling prophecy in bleeding stroke?
Each year, tens of thousands of people receive a dreaded diagnosis: intracerebral hemorrhage, or a “bleeding stroke.” Caused by a burst blood vessel in the brain, ICH kills a quarter of patients in two days, and up to half of them within 30 days.
Healthcare :: Medical research scientists make ethical value judgments in research
Medical research scientists in public health and other areas routinely make ethical value judgments, even if they’re not aware of it, according to a new Weill Cornell Medical College research study. And not only do these judgments not lead to bias necessarily, but they can make for better research.
Anxiety :: Anxiety hikes risk of heart attack, death
Worried sick: We?ve all heard the phrase, but now there?s new evidence that might really knit your brow. New research shows that highly anxious patients with heart disease face nearly double the risk of heart attack or death when compared to those with a more serene outlook on life.