Addiction :: UCSF launches study on treatment for prescription drug addiction
UCSF is launching a new study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers and has openings for patients to enroll.
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Alcohol :: Smoking indicator of alcohol misuse
Where there is cigarette smoking there is probably misuse of alcohol too, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Cystic Fibrosis :: Penn study on lung-infecting bacterial enzyme suggests new approach to cystic fibrosis treatment
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that an enzyme produced by lung-infecting bacteria further shuts down a protein that is defective in cystic fibrosis patients.
Healthcare :: US critical care delivery system in critical condition
The demand for critical care services in the United States will soon outpace the supply of specialists trained in intensive care ? a situation that, if not remedied, may prove fatal for critically ill patients.
Stroke :: Lowering blood pressure following stroke may reduce damage
A new University of Georgia study suggests that commonly prescribed drugs used to lower blood pressure may help reduce brain damage when given within 24 hours of a stroke.
Surgery :: NeuroArm – Navigating the future of surgery
Surgery is about to change with the introduction of a new surgical robotic system at the University of Calgary/Calgary Health Region. NeuroArm aims to revolutionize neurosurgery and other branches of operative medicine by liberating them from the constraints of the human hand.
Healthcare :: New methods and tools needed to measure exposure to airborne nanomaterials
New methods and tools for measuring exposure to airborne engineered nanomaterials will be required to protect the health of workers in nanotechnology-related jobs — estimated to total 10 million people by 2014 — according to two occupational health experts writing in the inaugural issue of the journal Nanotoxicology.
Diabetes :: First ever study predicts outcome for limb-threatening infections in diabetes
Researchers from the University of Washington, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Merck Laboratories, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have released a study suggesting that specific laboratory and clinical tests can predict outcome of antibiotic therapy for infections in persons with diabetes.
Multiple Sclerosis :: New imaging approach promises insights into multiple sclerosis
Researchers have developed a way to use three types of microscopic imaging techniques simultaneously to analyze living tissue and learn more about the molecular mechanisms of multiple sclerosis, information that could help lead to earlier detection and new treatments.
Gastric Cancer :: Study finds no survival benefit for gastric cancer patients
A more intensive postoperative chemotherapy regimen for high-risk gastric cancer patients did not improve their survival, according to a randomized controlled trial in the April 18 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.