Clinical Trials Update: March 18, 2010
- Healthy Overweight Volunteers
- Smoking Cessation
- Hepatitis C
Prenatal Stress May Boost Baby's Asthma Risk Strategies may be needed to promote well-being in pregnancy, researcher says Blocking Protein May Stem COPD Study in mice could lead to new treatments for smoking-related diseases
Selenium Could Shield Against Diabetes High levels in men appear to be beneficial, study finds Low-Fat Diet Does Little to Alter Cholesterol Levels But researcher adds it's still a good choice for losing weight Gene Sequences May Make You Unique Focusing on genes alone will yield incomplete picture, scientists say Implant Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Epilepsy Pacemaker-like device cut frequency of seizures in study participants
Widespread Public Defibrillators May Save Lives As lifesaving devices increase, so do the number of heart attack survivors, Japanese study finds Gays, Lesbians Excluded From Some Medical Studies Research into sexual health tends to omit them, report finds 6 Out of 10 American Adults Drink Highly educated white men most likely to be tipplers, study finds Newer Genetic Info Adds Little to Predicting Breast Cancer Data on lesser known variants didn't improve powers of standard risk model Ranking Doctors by Cost-Profile May Not Help Save Money Study casts doubt on whether financial rating tools are reliable Meth Exposure May Be Worse for Fetus Than Alcohol Drug abuse treatment essential for pregnant women, researchers say Rehab Program Gets Back Pain Patients Back to Work Sooner Disability cut short with integrated care, research shows Stitching Wounds May Be Safer Than Stapling Infection rate is higher with metal staples, review finds |