Monthly Archives: March 2007

To sleep, perchance to dream: New insight into melatonin production

Posted on March 31, 2007 by FMS Global News

Contact: Heather Cosel coselpie@cshl.edu Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory In the April 1 issue of G&D, a Korean research team led by Dr. Kyong-Tai Kim (Pohang University) describes how melatonin production is coordinated with the body’s natural sleep/wake cycles. Melatonin is … Continue reading →

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Subgroups of fibromyalgia.

Posted on March 30, 2007 by FMS Global News

1: Schmerz. 2007 Mar 29; [Epub ahead of print] [Article in German] Muller W, Schneider M, Joos T, Hsu HY, Stratz T. Rheumatologische Forschungsabteilung, Park-Klinik Bad Sackingen, Weihermatten 1 , 79713, Bad Sackingen, Deutschland. As has been shown by a … Continue reading →

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Unique partnership produces life-critical 3D structures

Posted on March 28, 2007 by FMS Global News

Contact: Katarina Sternudd katarina.sternudd@ki.se 46-852-483-895 Karolinska Institutet Most diseases are caused by malfunctions in the body’s complex protein machinery. The next generation of drugs will be designed on the basis of 3D protein models that scientists are creating. The Structural … Continue reading →

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Arthritis pain, the brain and the role of emotions

Posted on March 28, 2007 by FMS Global News

Contact: Amy Molnar amolnar@wiley.com John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Arthritis pain is processed in brain areas concerned with emotions and fear, finds study, indicating target for pain-relieving therapies How does the brain process the experience of pain? Thanks to advances … Continue reading →

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Altered cortical excitability in subjectively electrosensitive patients: Results of a pilot study.

Posted on March 27, 2007 by FMS Global News

1: J Psychosom Res. 2007 Mar;62(3):283-8. Landgrebe M, Hauser S, Langguth B, Frick U, Hajak G, Eichhammer P. Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. OBJECTIVE: Hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields is frequently claimed to be linked … Continue reading →

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Long-term opioid contract use for chronic pain management in primary care practice. A five year experience.

Posted on March 26, 2007 by FMS Global News

1: J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Apr;22(4):485-90. Hariharan J, Lamb GC, Neuner JM. Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert East Clinic Bldg., Suite E4200, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA, jharihar@mcw.edu. BACKGROUND: The use … Continue reading →

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Johns Hopkins housing and testing only 256-slice CT scanner in North America

Posted on March 26, 2007 by FMS Global News

Contact: David March dmarch1@jhmi.edu 410-955-1534 Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Device can image whole hearts or brain and tiny vessels safely Johns Hopkins Medicine has installed for three months of initial safety and clinical testing a 256-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner, … Continue reading →

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New Consortium Will Develop Computer Systems to Connect Genomic Data With Disease – 2007-03-25

Posted on March 25, 2007 by FMS Global News

A $20 million grant awarded to a consortium of four research universities including Duke University Medical Center will help scientists collaborate to develop the powerful computing systems and analyses to trace the origins of neurologic disease from alterations in the … Continue reading →

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HHS Secretary Leavitt Announces Steps Toward a Future of ‘Personalized Health Care’

Posted on March 23, 2007 by FMS Global News

WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today outlined a course for achieving gene-based medical care combined with health information technology, which he called “Personalized Health Care.” He said the initiative has the potential to transform the quality, … Continue reading →

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Health insurance fails to protect Americans from financial risk

Posted on March 22, 2007 by FMS Global News

Contact: Nancy Kohn nkohn@accessproject.org 617-654-9911 x230 Brandeis University Low premiums do not mean affordable insurance Boston, MA—Sickness or injury can leave people in serious financial jeopardy even when they have health insurance, according to a report released today by The … Continue reading →

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