AMA's Science Reporters Conference
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Writers at the American Medical Association's 14th Annual Science Reporters Conference heard about pig transplants, the use of filtered blood transfusions and new developments in Alzheimer's disease. The Department of Health and Human Services has published a booklet that contains a sample of a living will. Pigs could supply organs for transplant but they would have to be genetically engineered to prevent rejection. Your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease could vary depending on what type of apolipoprotein gene you have. Filtering donated blood of white blood cells could reduce the rates of immunosuppression following blood transfusion. Seventy-five percent of epilepsy patients could benefit from drug treatment. Injury specialists are beginning to survey automobile crash sites to estimate the passengers' injuries. The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis has reduced its dependence on government grants and holds fundraisers instead. This allows the group of scientists to quickly identify potential research topics and begin working on them.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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AMA's Science Reporters Conference features good and bad medical news
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Presentations given at the American Medical Association's 13th Annual Science Reporters Conference revealed encouraging and disappointing health trends and touted intriguing areas of research. On a positive note, the nation's blood supply has become extremely safe. The rate of sexually transmitted diseases including gonorrhea and syphilis has declined in the general population. The birth control pill may prevent disease and extend life. Health trends that arouse concern include the report that schizophrenics who fail to take their medication account for 40% of all schizophrenic relapses and rehospitalizations. Teenagers with complexion problems suffer battered self-esteem, yet few are propelled to seek medical care for the condition. Intriguing research is taking place in the emerging field of ecogenetics which studies the relationship between genes and the environment. In addition, research investigating the high rate of insomnia in middle aged women suggests that it may be associated with either physical or mental symptoms.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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Eleventh annual Science Reporters Conference offers cornucopia of medical research stories
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Science reporters discussed current issues in medical research at the AMA's 11th annual Science Reporters Conference. Among the topics discussed were the prevention and treatment of AIDS and opportunistic infections in AIDS patients. Other topics included the safety of genetically-engineered foods, the use of the abortion pill RU-486 to treat tumors of the lining of the brain and spinal column, difficulties treating malignant brain tumors caused by the blood-brain barrier and the feasibility of heart transplants for individuals with heart failure. Genetically-transmitted cancer, the importance of exercise to the elderly and high-risk behavior among college athletes were also discussed. Issues of importance to women were silicone breast implants and use of tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer. Topics concerning children and adolescents included pediatric AIDS, posttraumatic stress syndrome in children, assessment of adolescent behavior and risky behavior such as drug abuse by latchkey kids.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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