Stanford study finds brain activity difference in ADHD children
Stanford researchers using fMRI find the basal ganglia are less active in ADHD children than in healthy peers and show that Ritalin increases activity in hyperactive children but decreases it in others. The work, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests a path to objective diagnosis amid calls for better assessment.
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Simple sugar insulin potassium mix may cut heart attack deaths
A low tech, inexpensive treatment using sugar insulin and potassium could save about 75,000 US heart attack deaths annually. First devised in the 1960s, the method was abandoned after flawed tests but a new Circulation study from six Latin American countries confirms its effectiveness.
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HIV epidemic grows worldwide driven by youth infections
UNAIDS reports the HIV epidemic continues to expand with 5 people infected per minute among ages 10 to 24 in 1998. Globally 13.9 million have died and 33.4 million are infected, with nearly half of new infections occurring in youths.
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Inova Fairfax opens heart surgery viewing for public
Dr. Alan Spier performs triple bypass at Inova Fairfax Hospital while about 22 students and parents watch from The Dome above the operating room. The domed viewing deck hosts several thousand yearly visitors, with groups from the Washington area often attending and relatives barred during procedures.
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Agencies lag in fixing Y2K woes amid fiscal push
Washington lawmakers warn 400 days remain for critical Year 2000 fixes across major agencies. Rep. Stephen Horn cites low compliance rates with 36 percent at State and seven of 100 at HCFA risking Medicare outages. White House official Koskinen counters progress with focus on local and foreign gaps. Congress approved over 3 billion dollars in emergency spending to tackle the problem, projected costs exceed 7 billion.
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