Virtual counselor supplements traditional genetic counseling
...e College of Medicine. "The computer program is an alternative means of communicating information about genetic testing and may help women without access to genetic counselors to decide whether or not to have genetic testing for susceptibility to breast cancer." Most women concerned that they are at risk...FDA approves VYTORIN, first and only to powerfully reduce LDL cholesterol through dual inhibition
...on. VYTORIN represents an important new treatment alternative for the millions of patients with elevated cholesterol for whom diet alone is not enough," said Raymond V. Gilmartin, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Merck & Co., Inc. "With the approval of VYTORIN, physicians have a powerful ne...K-State researcher working to improve alternatives to equine antibiotics
...ansas State University, is working to help improve alternative methods for combating infectious diseases in horses. "In veterinary medicine and medicine in general, we're running out of antibiotics, so we have to be extremely careful of the antibiotics we use, the duration that we use them and the species that w...Healthy fats and oils essential to satisfy calorie-conscious consumers
...e search for new or altered processing methods and alternative fats and oils ingredients. Following this trend, the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has discovered new breeds of corn to create cooking oils and margarine that lower blood cholesterol. Another new blend of cooking...University of Pittsburgh medical center among first to implant heart assist device
...to return people to productive lives at home as an alternative to dying from end-stage congestive heart failure." "The Heartmate XVE has been developed to be a viable therapy and is giving new hope to people," said Dennis McNamara, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of M......ss of the ability to regenerate muscle. Generating alternative sources for precursor cells to replenish muscle fibers offers a potential therapeutic strategy to treat myopathies. Yvan Torrente and colleagues, from the University of Milan, having previously shown that a cellular marker called AC133 is required fo...JCI Table of Contents, 15 July 2004
...ss of the ability to regenerate muscle. Generating alternative sources for precursor cells to replenish muscle fibers offers a potential therapeutic strategy to treat myopathies. Yvan Torrente and colleagues, from the University of Milan, having previously shown that a cellular marker called AC133 is required fo...Gene therapy alternative to calcium channel blockers
...esearch, online July 8 may lead to a gene therapy alternative to calcium channel blockers and their sometimes severe side effects, but also further interest in the development of gene therapies unique as in this case to one particular organ. Using guinea pigs, the Hopkins team increased production of a key pr...Study suggests first molecular target to halt spread of HPV
...des E6 and E7 proteins of HPV 11. This may lead to alternative treatments to suppress HPV lesion progression."...OHSU scientists find gene influencing drug withdrawal
...ow Mpdz acts in the brain, we can begin to develop alternative and/or complementary drug therapies and interventions for individuals." Other study collaborators were: Matthew Reilly, Ph.D., PARC, the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, OHSU School of Medicine; and Christoph Fehr, M.D., Department of Psychiatr...U of T microbiologists achieve results with pattern recognition software
...s an individual gene. This technique is a reliable alternative to the more common method of causing mutations by radiation, because the mutations are engineered rather than random. The 700 yeast strains developed by Hughes' team are now available commercially to other researchers and 300 more strains are under ...Animal research suggests plant estrogens in soy do not increase breast cancer risk
...nopausal women. Soy products are sold as a natural alternative to traditional hormone therapy. The most common form of hormone therapy, estrogen plus a progestin, has been shown to increase risk of breast cancer. Soy and some other plants contain estrogen-like compounds called isoflavones or phytoestrogens. Th...Vacuum assisted deliveries are safe alternative to forceps
Vacuum assisted deliveries are a safe alternative to forceps deliveries,despite a warning by the US ...acuum extraction does have risks,it remains a safe alternative to forceps delivery. These results also underscore the need for obstetric standards inperforming ins...Chemical Society announces EPA awards for environmentally friendly technology
...ource, the enzyme represents a safe, biodegradable alternative to hazardous industrial solvents. Engelhard Corporation (Iselin, N.J.) This company has crafted a colorful niche: developing a line of environmentally friendly pigments. Unlike traditional pigments, Rightfit pigments lack heavy metals. Instead, sc...Innovative efforts target epigenetics, molecular imaging
...cesses, including differentiation of neural cells, alternative splicing of RNA in mammalian cells and asymmetric cell division in mammalian stem cells. To do so, it will collaborate with investigators at other institutions, including: Washington University in St. Louis, where one group will focus on interpreting...Researchers recommend new approach to combat drug-resistant staph infections
... of illness and death. "It is critical to find new alternative therapies to antibiotics," said Naomi Balaban, PhD, an author of the study and assistant professor at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. "Our findings are significant because about 2 million hospital patients acquire infections each year...New study confirms process leading to disorder causing male characteristics in women
...hat parallel escalating doses of rhLH. However, an alternative explanation is that the 17-OHP increase in PCOS reflects abrupt (in comparison to normal) rhLH-induced resumption of early steroidogenic steps after temporary removal of physiological LH stimulation. The findings revealed that leuteinizing hormone do...Next best thing: wood chip bedding for cattle
...od chip bedding for beef cattle can be an economic alternative to straw bedding, without increasing greenhouse ga...try has been promoting the use of wood chips as an alternative bedding material to traditional cereal straw. Wood chip bedding is a mixture of bark, post peelings,...Stonehenge study tells pagans and historians it's good to talk
...ent and archaeologists on one side, and pagans and alternative interest groups on the other. It included a detailed, systematic analysis of available published material, websites and press coverage, along with fieldwork and discussions with visitors and local people at Stonehenge and similar places. Dr Blain sai......del for testing DNA vaccines, and also provides an alternative design for carcinoembryonic-antigenbased DNA vaccines with potential clinical use. TITLE: A novel transgenic mouse model for immunological evaluation of carcinoembryonic antigen-based DNA minigene vaccines AUTHOR CONTACT: Ralph A. Reisfeld The Scripp...