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Most teens' mental health unaffected by nonmarital sex

For a decade, the legislative push for "abstinence only" sex education has suggested that nonmarital sex negatively affects a teen's mental health.

24 May 2007

Very-low-birth-weight newborns face higher risk of death at community hospitals

More than 20 percent of very small babies who died in California between 1991 and 2000 might have lived had they been born in different hospitals, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System.

24 May 2007

Regular aspirin intake only reduces incidence of colorectal tumors that overexpress COX-2

Aspirin therapy's ability to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, an association seen in a large number of studies, appears to depend on the drug's inhibition of the COX-2 enzyme, the action that also underlies aspirin's usefulness for treating pain and inflammation.

24 May 2007

Study of Aripiprazole in adolescents with schizophrenia

In a six-week study in adolescents (13-17 years old) with schizophrenia, the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company atypical antipsychotic aripiprazole demonstrated significant improvement compared to placebo on the primary efficacy endpoint, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Total Score.

24 May 2007

Double-standard exists in the way that men and women donors are valued by the fertility industry

When Sociologist Rene Almeling decided to look into the operations of U.S. sperm banks and egg agencies, the UCLA Ph.D. candidate in sociology thought she knew what she would find.

24 May 2007

Sheep offer model for undernourishment in pregnant teen girls

Two papers selected for publication in the August 2007 issue of Biology of Reproduction demonstrate that adolescent female sheep that become pregnant before they have achieved their full growth may not be able to supply enough nourishment for their fetuses to develop without physical deficits.

24 May 2007

First major investigation into naprapathy

Naprapathy works better on back and neck trouble than recommended and proven effective advice from doctors, according to a new study from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.

24 May 2007

Could the food we eat be contributing to the continuing rise of antibiotic-resistant infections?

Harmless and even beneficial bacteria that exist in our food supply may also be carrying genes that code for antibiotic resistance.Once in our bodies, could they transmit the resistance genes to disease-causing bacteria?

24 May 2007

Study shows that a cause and effect relationship does not exist between job satisfaction and performanc

Job satisfaction has traditionally been thought of by most business managers to be key in determining job performance.

24 May 2007

Clinical study results on bifeprunox for schizophrenia

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Lundbeck A/S presented clinical study results on bifeprunox, an investigational treatment for adult patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.

24 May 2007

Long-term ulcerative colitis study shows Remicade responders maintained improvement

Findings presented at Digestive Disease Week 2007 (DDW), from long-term extensions of the ACT trials (Active Ulcerative Colitis 1 & 2) show that subjects with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) who had responded to REMICADE (infliximab) in the blinded phase of the trials maintained improvement in their clinical symptoms for up to two years.

24 May 2007

Link found between gastric bypass and several serious neurological conditions

A decade-long study by neurologists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock has found a link between the increasingly popular weight-loss surgery known as gastric bypass and several serious neurological conditions.

24 May 2007

In utero exposure to smoking associated with ADHD problems in genetically susceptible children

Women smokers who become pregnant have long been encouraged to reduce or eliminate their nicotine intake.

24 May 2007

Disadvantaged TB patients urgently need social support to make medical treatment more effective

Greater social support is urgently needed to meet the complex needs of the growing number of socially disadvantaged UK residents suffering from Tuberculosis (TB), according to a study in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing.

24 May 2007

Daytrana provides significant effectiveness in both boys and girls with ADHD

Shire plc has announced that DAYTRANA (methylphenidate transdermal system), its Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) patch, had significant efficacy in reducing the symptoms of ADHD in both male and female children aged 6 to 12 years, according to clinical trial results reported at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in San Diego.

24 May 2007

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Most teens' mental health unaffected by nonmarital sex

Very-low-birth-weight newborns face higher risk of death at community hospitals

Regular aspirin intake only reduces incidence of colorectal tumors that overexpress COX-2

Study of Aripiprazole in adolescents with schizophrenia

Double-standard exists in the way that men and women donors are valued by the fertility industry

Sheep offer model for undernourishment in pregnant teen girls

First major investigation into naprapathy

Could the food we eat be contributing to the continuing rise of antibiotic-resistant infections?

Study shows that a cause and effect relationship does not exist between job satisfaction and performanc

Clinical study results on bifeprunox for schizophrenia

Long-term ulcerative colitis study shows Remicade responders maintained improvement

Link found between gastric bypass and several serious neurological conditions

In utero exposure to smoking associated with ADHD problems in genetically susceptible children

Disadvantaged TB patients urgently need social support to make medical treatment more effective

Daytrana provides significant effectiveness in both boys and girls with ADHD

African-Americans perceive people with extreme health problems as less productive and valuable

Pure oxygen harms the brain

Veterans with extreme mixed handedness and high combat exposure five times more likely to have PTSD

Passengers contribute to road accidents

Ramelteon does not impair balance, mobility or memory performance in older adults with insomnia

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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