6th Staffordshire conference on clinical biomechanics: Stoke on Trent, 25th & 26th April 2008.
Entitled 'The art of subtle foot protection--revisited' the conference kicked off with a lecture by Dr Ned Frederick from Exeter Research Inc, USA. Ned set up the Nike research laboratory in 1980 and has had a great interest in athletic footwear since. In the early 1970s, running...

Research is the cornerstone for ICRI.
Byline: Pallavee Dhaundiyal-Panthry The Institute of Clinical Research India (ICRI), which today claims to be biggest player in the world in clinical research and studies, is spreading its wings domestically as well as internationally. Currently, it operates from four campuses in Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Bangalore. ...

[[alpha].sub.1]-adrenergic receptor stimulation modulates LPS induced inflammation in THP-1 cells.
Catecholamine release from the sympathetic nervous system is an important modulator of immune regulation. As a response to stress or injury, levels of catecholamines are increased, which impacts the expression of inflammatory cytokines. Adrenergic receptors (AR) are G protein-coupled receptors that mediate the effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine. They...

Letter to the editor.
Dear Editor I read with interest the latest edition of Aust J Med Herbalism 20(1). I felt compelled to draw your attention to an oversight in the article on research by Kavanagh and Sarris. University is an excellent opportunity for those inclined to undertake research....

Informed consent or institutionalized eugenics? How the medical profession encourages abortion of fetuses with down syndrome.
ABSTRACT: Many women are unprepared to make prenatal decisions about fetuses diagnosed with Down Syndrome because of societal pressures to have "normal" children, a negative view of persons with disabilities by many in society, a fear of legal liability by those in the medical community, the lack of genuine...

Responses of emergency unit physicians and administrators to Q-statements regarding quality of medical services at emergency unit at Al kindy teaching hospital.
Abstract: The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of medical services applied at the emergency unit at Al-kindy teaching hospital. Data were collected during one month duration through a survey using special form of questioner; the total number of studied sample was 51, which includes all...

Racial/ethnic disparities in knowledge about risks and benefits of breast cancer treatment: does it matter where you go?
Persistently high rates of mastectomy and wide geographic variation in surgical treatments for early stage breast cancer (National Institutes of Health 1990; Nattinger et al. 2000; Morrow et al. 2001; Wennberg 2002; Baxter et al. 2004) have raised concerns that many women may not be fully informed about surgical...

Similar but different: sociocultural attitudes towards appearance, body shape dissatisfaction, and weight control behaviors among male and female college students.
ABSTRACT Background: Although females have a higher incidence of eating disorders than males, there is evidence that among college students both males and females are vulnerable to risk factors associated with eating disorders. Purpose: To explore the relationship between sociocultural attitudes towards appearance (SCATA), body shape (dis)satisfaction...

Meaning of caring to 7 novice physical therapists during their first year of clinical practice.
In the contemporary practice of physical therapy, caring has been identified as an important value for professional behavior and good patient care. Stiller (1) reported that caring, dedication, and warmth were important values that contributed to the ethos, or overall character, of the physical therapist professional. The American Physical...

Vytorin fails CV benefits test as hint of cancer risk arises.
Combined simvastatin plus ezetimibe treatment not only failed to reduce major cardiovascular events, but also was linked to an increase in cancer deaths in asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis, according to the first report of a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase III trial. The only positive outcome of the...