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Same Neural Circuitry Involved In Highs And Lows Of Gambling, Abusing Drugs, Or Anticipating A Gastronomical Treat
Using money as an incentive, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and two other institutions found that human neural responses accompanying the anticipation and experience of winning and losing in a laboratory gaming situation were similar to those noted in animals responding to tactile or gustatory stimuli or to euphoria-inducing drugs. This suggests that the same neural circuitry is involved in the highs and lows of winning money, abusing drugs, or anticipating a gastronomical treat. more
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Diabetes Patients In Dark Concerning Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading complication and cause of death among diabetes patients, yet many of them do not understand the risk or its cause. According to a survey released today by the American Heart Association, 63 percent of diabetes patients experience cardiovascular disease, yet only 33 percent consider heart conditions to be among the "most serious" diabetes-related complications. more
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Survey Finds Internet Answers To Important Health Questions Are Often Incomplete
Finding answers to important health questions using Internet search engines and simple search terms is difficult at best. And while the information consumers do find on Web sites is generally accurate, it is usually incomplete and hard for many readers to understand, according to a report featured in the 23 May 2001 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). more
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Click With Caution For Health Information: Report Summary
The study, commissioned by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) and conducted by RAND, is the most comprehensive evaluation to date of the quality, accessibility, and readability of the data in a vast, rapidly expanding e-health universe that now numbers millions of Web pages and thousands of sites. The study is also the first to analyze both English- and Spanish-language Web sites and search engines. Research focused on information about four common medical conditions: breast cancer, childhood asthma, depression, and obesity. Get a summary report of the findings in today's Vidyya. more
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Patient Recruitment For Clinical Study Of NMP66 Blood Test For The Early Detection Of Breast Cancer
A cancer diagnosis company announced today that it has begun patient recruitment for a multi-center clinical study of its NMP66 blood test for the early detection of breast cancer. The clinical study, which will be conducted at 6 medical centers around the country, will enroll approximately 1,000 patients. It will include about 700 women with lesions which are either visible on mammogram, or palpable, and who have been recommended by their physicians to have a further diagnostic procedure such as biopsy. An additional 300 women with normal mammograms will also be recruited. The trial will investigate the ability of the NMP66 blood test to detect cancer, differentiate between benign and malignant lesions, and identify patients with normal mammograms. The goal of the study is to investigate the NMP66 blood test as a potential future screening procedure for breast cancer. more
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