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HEALTH TIPS - Friday, February 9, 2007
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Disposable catheter is world's first
ADELAIDE, Australia, -- A low cost, disposable solid-state
catheter that can measure swallowing pressure has been
developed by a University of South Australia research team.
The invention -- the first of its kind in the world --
eliminates infection risks posed by existing catheters,
according to research fellow Dr Hung-Yao Hsu and colleagues,
who are developing the catheter with Australia's Women's and
Children's Hospital. Said Hsu: "Current catheters rely on
the transmission of pressure via water filled lumina to
transducers external to the body. Each lumen is like a
garden hose with water running through. If the outlet of
the hose is blocked suddenly, the pressure inside will build
up and generate a pressure wave back to the tap end of the
hose where it can then be sensed. He said the new catheter
uses solid-state sensors to measure the pressure of swallow-
ing and eliminate the risk of fluid getting into the
patient's airway. And, while most catheters on the market
only measure pressure, the new catheter is multifunctional,
capable of recording a range of measurements. It is also
expected to be about 10 times cheaper than current models,
and is designed for single use only.
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Depression might be part of being a parent
GAINESVILLE, Fla., -- A study by Florida State and Vanderbilt
Universities finds parents have significantly higher levels
of depression than do adults who do not have children. Florida
State Professor Robin Simon and Vanderbilt's Ranae Evenson
said even more surprising was their discovery that symptoms of
depression do not go away when the children grow up and move
out of the house. The researchers, who analyzed data from the
National Survey of Families and Households, theorize parents
are still involved in their adult children's lives and con-
tinue to be concerned about them. That has an emotional cost,
they said. The researchers also determined there is no type
of parent who reports less depression than non-parents. That,
Simon said, is significant because other major adult roles in
the United States, such as being married and employed, are
associated with enhanced emotional well-being.
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Chromium may help muscles use blood sugar
BATON ROUGE, La., -- Louisiana scientists say the daily
use of chromium picolinate may prompt muscles to become
more efficient, enhancing their sensitivity to insulin.
The research, conducted in obese, insulin-resistant rats,
showed the chromium improved the ability of insulin, after
attaching to muscle cells, to enhance chemical signals in
the cell that promoted blood sugar uptake. The study,
funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, was
conducted by researchers at the Pennington Biomedical
Research Center at Louisiana State University in Baton
Rouge.
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