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Injury Risk Higher When Children Ride In Extended Cab Pickup Trucks
Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have found that children who ride inside
compact extended cab pickup trucks are at a greater risk of injury than children riding in other vehicles. Findings of the study
are published in the 06 March 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). more
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National Public Education Campaign On Uterine Fibroid Embolization Treatment Launched
While two-thirds of American women (66%) are generally knowledgeable about uterine fibroids --
benign tumors that are one of the most common medical conditions experienced by women ages 35 - 50 and a leading cause of
hysterectomy -- only 1 percent of those women know about one of the most significant developments in the treatment of uterine
fibroids, according to results of a national survey of women released today by the Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional
Radiology (SCVIR). This treatment, called Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), gives women an important, minimally-invasive
treatment option to hysterectomy and other invasive surgeries. With less risk and less pain. more
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Doctor-Patient Communication First Step In Treating Clinical Depression
Researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have determined that clinical depression
can be effectively diagnosed through doctor-patient interviews. Published in the 06 March 2002 issue of the Journal of the
American Medical Association, the study reveals that only the observational skills of a physician asking the right questions can
assure a reliable diagnosis of depression. more
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Heart Disease Burden Shifting Toward Women, Elderly
The heart attack rate for women increased by 36 percent during the 1980s and early 90s, a time when
heart attacks among men were declining by 8 percent, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published in this week's
Annals of Internal Medicine. more
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Transplant Stem Cells Restore Function In Stroke
Researchers at the University of Minnesota department of neurosurgery and Stem Cell Institute (SCI)
have demonstrated the ability of transplanted adult stem cells to restore function in laboratory animals with stroke. Stem cells
were isolated and expanded from human bone marrow and transplanted into laboratory rats seven days after an ischemic stroke
injury to the brain. Before transplantation, rats were unable to properly use forelimbs and hind limbs. Weeks after receiving stem
cell transplants, the animals regained proper use of their limbs. The study is reported in the March 2002 issue of Experimental
Neurology. more
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