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Dengue :: Dengue and other hemorrhagic fevers – Towards a first potential treatment

IRD immuno-virologists and their research partners have determined the mechanisms involved in the occurrence of the vascular leakage triggered by the Dengue virus. Metalloproteinases are responsible for the passage of plasma across the blood-vessel walls. These original results, validated first by in vitro tests then in vivo on a mouse model, open up the first line of attack for treatment against hemorrhagic Dengue and new perspectives for others hemorrhagic fevers, such as Ebola.

Back Pain :: Psychological treatments improve back pain

Psychological interventions for chronic low back pain are effective, a new review of studies has found. Not only do these approaches improve psychological outcomes such as depression and health-related quality of life, they also reduce patients’ experience of pain.

Gene :: Studying genetic traits of India-born populations in US

Researchers conducting genetic analysis of India-born individuals in the US may have begun to shed light on the genetic variations of the diverse population of India.

Healthcare :: Clinical simulation technology used to improve communication of medical teams

The Institute of Medicine estimates that medical errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, and poor communication can be a major source of those errors. Now the Clinical Simulation Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis hopes to improve patient safety by using clinical simulators to find the source of miscommunications during medical treatments.

Flu :: Prediction markets accurately forecast influenza activity

Influenza experts have borrowed a page from economists, creating a futures market for influenza activity that predicted outbreaks two to four weeks in advance. The influenza prediction market is presented in the January issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Drug Abuse :: NIDA survey shows decrease in illicit drug use among nation’s teens

The 2006 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey of eighth, 10th and 12th graders indicates that their past-month use of illicit drugs has dropped 23.2 percent since 2001 (from 19.4 percent in 2001 to 14.9 percent in 2006).

Alzheimer’s Disease :: New brain imaging compound shows promise for earlier detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new imaging molecule that can detect and map plaques and tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease could eventually lead to earlier diagnosis of the devastating disease, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles report in the Dec. 21, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Cough :: ‘Monitoring the Future’ findings on cough medicine abuse

The following is a statement by Linda A. Suydam, D.P.A., president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), regarding today’s release of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)’s Monitoring the Future survey, which includes data on the non-medical use of medicines containing dextromethorphan among 8th, 10th and 12th grade students.

Pain :: Pain relief effectiveness down to mind-set?

Research by the Human Pain Research Group at the University of Manchester suggests that people’s responses to placebo or “dummy” pain relief varies according to their way of thinking.

Colorectal Cancer :: Colorectal cancer survival rates in African-Americans

A study reveals that differences in utilization of screening tests and surgical treatment may contribute to poorer colorectal cancer survival rates in African-Americans.