EurekAlert! - Breaking NewsThe premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.6 of every 100 patients die in hospital due to adverse drug reaction- July 4, 2008 A research work carried out in the UGR determines that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and platelet anti-aggregants are the drugs which usually provoke this kind of reaction.To carry out this work, pioneer in Spain, they analysed the analytical case history of 289 patients older than 18 who died in hospital in 2004.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/udg-6oe070408.php How effective are dental referrals by primary care physicians- July 4, 2008 Young children from low-income families experience high levels of tooth decay and face many barriersto getting dental treatment and preventive services. Because these children usually visit their pediatrician or other primarycare provider far more frequently than a dentist, the primary care medical setting is gaining popularity as a place toprovide preventive dental services.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/iaa-hea062508.php Novel hydrogel systems for dentin regeneration- July 4, 2008 Dental caries, or tooth decay, continues to be the most prevalent infectious disease in the world,presenting significant public health challenges and socio-economic consequences.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/iaa-nhs062508.php Mother's vitamin D status during pregnancy will affect her baby's dental health- July 4, 2008 Low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect primary tooth calcification, leading toenamel defects, which are a risk factor for early-childhood tooth decay.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/iaa-mvd062508.php New therapeutic options for diabetes-related tissue injury- July 4, 2008 Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by altered glucose tolerance and impairedlipid and carbohydrate metabolism, and is associated with a number of complications directly resulting from hyperglycemiainducedinflammation.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/iaa-nto062508.php Radicals shake up molecules in a tug o' war- July 3, 2008 Until now, it was commonly thought that colliding molecules get the shakes as the result of energy transfer solely from the smashing of the molecules, but some new research adds a second means by which colliding molecules become vibrationally excited -- it is being called the "Tug o' War Mechanism."http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nsf-rsu070308.php Disclosing violence to primary care or obstetricsgynecology physicians most beneficial- July 3, 2008 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center found that patients who disclose intimate partner violence to their clinicians of any type did not experience serious harm. However, those who disclosed IPV in a primary care or obstetricsgynecology setting received the most benefit.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/bu-dvt070308.php In unique stellar laboratory, Einstein's theory passes strict, new test- July 3, 2008 Taking advantage of a unique cosmic configuration, astronomers have measured an effect predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity in the extremely strong gravity of a pair of superdense neutron stars. Essentially, the famed physicist's 93-year-old theory passed yet another test.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/nsf-ius070308.php 'Mind's eye' influences visual perception- July 3, 2008 Letting your imagination run away with you may actually influence how you see the world. New research from Vanderbilt University has found that mental imagery -- what we see with the "mind's eye" -- directly impacts our visual perception.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/vu-ei070308.php Visualizing atomic-scale acoustic wavesin nanostructures- July 3, 2008 Acoustic waves play many everyday roles -- from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-07/dlnl-vaa070308.php |