Organized phone-based psychotherapy for depression found cost-effectiveOctober 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An organised phone-based cognitive behavioural psychotherapy soon after starting on antidepressant medication can help treat depression easily, the effects of which is believed to persist for at least two years after first session, say researchers. Organized phone therapy for depression has also been found cost-effective with only modest rises.
60-year-old drug may help treat deadly cancersAugust 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A drug developed back in 1940s has a potential to treat some of the most deadly cancers, it has emerged. Scientists from Institute of Cancer Research in London have discovered that methotrexate, a chemotherapy treatment invented in the 1940s, has the potential to work against a genetic fault called HNPCC.
Treasury cancels plans to hire cartoonist to lighten the mood for employees who manage deficitJuly 17th, 2009 Treasury cancels plans to hire cartoonistWASHINGTON — The Treasury Department is scrapping plans to hire a cartoonist to lighten the mood of its employees who manage the nation's $1.2 trillion debt, after a senator questioned its merits. The cartoonist would have been hired by Treasury's Bureau of Public Debt, which accounts for borrowed federal spending, at a time Congress is embroiled in a debate about increased government spending.
3-D kidney atlas to help researchers, physicians treat renal diseasesMay 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a bid to diagnose and treat renal diseases early and more successfully, researchers from nine European countries have spent four-and-a half years to create a three-dimensional virtual "Kidney Atlas", which incorporates the latest research findings on the development and diseases of the kidney. The Kidney Atlas was part of the European Renal Genome Project (EuReGene), coordinated by the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany, which the European Union (EU) funded with more than 10 million euros.
Novel animal model provides sciatica insightsApril 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Duke University bioengineers and surgeons have developed a new animal model for the painful nerve condition, known as sciatica, which could offer insights to help researchers diagnose and treat it. Sciatica is characterised by numbness or pain from the lower back to the feet, radiating leg pain or difficulty in controlling the leg.
Folic acid 'helps treat allergies, asthma'April 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Folic acid, or vitamin B9, may suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Folic acid is essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects.
New animal model to help diagnose and treat sciaticaApril 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new animal model developed by researchers for the painful nerve condition sciatica should help doctors diagnose and treat it, according to a new study. Its symptoms are numbness or pain from the lower back to the feet, radiating leg pain or difficulty in controlling the leg.
Lowered HRT use may have led to fewer heart attacks in womenApril 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat menopause symptoms, the rate of myocardial infarctions, or heart attacks, has also dropped, a new study has found. However, there has been no decrease in the rate of strokes, the study published in the May issue of the journal Medical Care noted.
Novel compound can treat addiction by shutting drug-related memoriesApril 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have found that a novel compound could treat addiction by warding off memories linked with the time of prior drug use. Despite being abstinent for long periods of time, many addicts remain vulnerable to their own memories of drug use in the past.
Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming monthApril 23rd, 2009 Business events scheduled for the coming month
MONDAY, Sept. 28WASHINGTON — Treasury auction.
Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming weekApril 23rd, 2009 Business events scheduled for the coming week
MONDAY, Oct. 5NEW YORK — The Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for September, 10 a.m.
Ridding yourself of constipation might be easier nowApril 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Ridding yourself of constipation might be easier now when other methods fail. Researchers have identified nerve endings, which when stimulated cause bowel clearance and the chemicals that act on them.
Ben Affleck vows to treat journalists with more respectApril 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actor Ben Affleck was so enlightened about the media profession while filming his latest movie that he has vowed to treat journalists with more respect. He admitted that he might have dealt with the press throughout his career, but he had very little understanding as to the profession until he worked on his upcoming political thriller 'State Of Play'.
Painkiller oxycodone helps reduce shingles painMarch 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A commonly used painkiller has been found to be effective against treating the acute pain of shingles, an illness that often causes severe pain along with a rash. The painkiller oxycodone can help in treating acute pain of shingles, which is caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, a bug that causes chicken pox.
Simple low-cost filter delivers clean, safe drinking waterMarch 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An efficient and inexpensive way to treat water could bring clean, safe drinking water to millions of people. The rapid sand filter system, which is being developed by James Amburgey, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, uses inexpensive chemicals to treat water.
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