New Drug "Cocktails" Prove Effective Against Hepatitis
...the time. Lamivudine, a drug that has been used to treat HIV patients, can be taken orally unlike Interfero...sults of using the Interferon alfa-2b/ribavirin to treat liver fibrosis in Hepatitis C patients. The last stage of liver fibrosis in such patients is cirrhos...Interferon Less Effective Against Hepatitis C For African Americans
...g how well patients respond to using interferon to treat chronic Hepatitis C. A large, randomized, North American controlled trial of response to interferon compared African American, Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian patients who were similar in age and in their levels of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) as measured ...Treatment With IL-2 Plus HAART Markedly Reduces HIV In Immune System "Hiding Places"
...cts and supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnessessuch as HIV disease and other sexually transmitted diseases,tuberculosis, malaria, asthma and allergies. NIH is an agency of theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HIV-infected individuals interested in AIDS clinical trials at NIH...Discovery Of Mutation May Lead To Help For Male Fertility Problems
...mically, we may be able to manipulate it to either treat malesterility or to produce a new form of male birth control." It also is possible that morc could be involved in testicular cancer. "One theory of human testicular tumors is that germ cells are blocked insperm production," Zinn said. ...UB Stroke Researchers Develop New Technique To Measure Blood Rate-of-flow, Treat Brain Malformations
... digital radiographic imaging, to characterize and treat cerebrovascular abnormalities called arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) more effectively. The new method, called dual contrast injection, which has not been used elsewhere for this condition, was described today (Nov. 30, 1998) at the Radiological ...Severe Pain Following Shingles Safely Relieved In Clinical Trial Of Anti-Convulsant Drug Gabapentin
... Soon after gabapentin came into use in 1995 to treat epilepsy,physicians noted its pain-relieving power...lic antidepressants are the principal drug used to treat PHNpain, but they don't work for more than half of those who try them, andmany cannot tolerate their...Allelix drug increases bone density and content in women with osteoporosis
...LX1-11 appears to be a promising novel approach to treat the millions ofpeople with osteoporosis especially that which affects the spine," said Dr.Lindsay, one of the study's principal investigators, who holds the position ofprofessor of clinical medicine at Columbia University School of Medicine. "These d...Duke Study Shows Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant Is Viable Treatment For Genetic Disorders
...eferred to appropriateresources - centers that can treat pediatric patients with umbilical cord bloodtransp...nrelated cord blood transplant in February 1997 to treat Hurler's Syndrome,a genetic disease that affects the metabolism. Without transplant, doctors saidHan...UC Scientists Search For Alternatives For Methyl Bromide
...it" for strawberry field solarization. Farmers can treat the soil in the heat of the summer, just in time for the traditional fall planting, and enjoy what appears to be excellent control of weed seeds and soil-borne diseases. For more information contact Molinar at (559) 456-7555, rhmolinar@ucda...Genetically Engineered Mice Exhibit Anxiety, Offering Insight Into Role Of Serotonin In Brain
...otonin "reuptake blockers," such as Prozac,used to treat depression and a variety of anxiety disorders, enhance the actionof serotonin, but do so unspecifically by altering the activation of allserotonin receptor subtypes.) Such lack of specificity foils attempts to use these drugs as probes into theindivi...Study Provides Guidance For Treating Patients With Brain Aneurysms
A new study will help physicians decide how to treat individuals with unrupturedintracranial aneurysms (UIAs). The study, reported in the December 10, 1998,issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, found that the size and locationof the aneurysm in the brain, as well as the patient's medical histo...Receptor May Increase Risk Of Urinary Tract Infections
...taltract aswell may provide a strategy to better treat women prone to infection, whooften have totake antibiotics constantly. Those treatment regimens "basically turn someone who is otherwise normal intohavinga chronic disease," says co-author and University of Washington AssociateProfessor ofMedicine An...Cellular Target Of Leprosy, Deadly Viruses Found
...tance, said Campbell, because antibiotics can only treat the leprosyinfection, not the severe nerve damage that accompanies infection by M.leprae . "If we can dissect the region on DG that is involved in the bacterialbinding, we could possibly develop a drug, to be used along with antibiotics,that would ......ict and breathing is difficult. "Current therapies treat only the symptoms of asthma, so with our newunderstanding we are excited about the possibilities of moving toward treatmentsthat control the disease from its point of origin," said Gabriele Grünig,DVM,PhD, UCSF postdoctoral visiting scientist and...Clemson Researchers Turn Crabshells Into New Product Lines
...icians use chitosan film as an "artificialskin" to treat burns and severe wounds because of its antimicrobial properties.Manufacturers use chitosan as a natural polymer to remove heavy metals fromindustrial waste water. Agriculture uses chitosan as a feed supplement for hogsand as a seed coating. The cosme...AHA Issues Scientific Statement On Infective Endocarditis
...suedamage or destruction. Antibiotics can usually treat the bacterial infections,but if the disease is not detected, the infection can gradually destroy theheart lining or heart valves. Also, clumps of the bacteria can break off andtravel through the blood vessels to other organs, including the brain. T...New Discovery Offers Hope For Controlling Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis
...ientists think their discovery can help reduce and treat obesity as wellasartherosclerosis, which can lead to heart disease, the western world's numberone killer. The authors say they have already found and patented inhibitory compounds that,inprinciple, show how to solve these problems, even as the resea...Gene Therapy Incorporates Molecular Rheostat For Controlled, Long-Term Drug Delivery
...stimulates red blood cellproduction and is used to treat anemias, and the genes for a transcriptionfactor complex able to regulate Epo. ARIAD investigators had previously shown that this particulartranscription factor could be switched on by a small-molecule drug calledrapamycin, which can be taken...Major Clinical Findings By California AIDS Team: HIV Does More Than Kill Off T Cells
...essor within the Gladstone Institute at UCSF. "To treat the disease, not only do we need potent anti-retroviral drugs to stopthe virus from spreading and destroying T cells, we may also need additionaltherapies to ensure that T-cell production starts anew." The findings are significant in understanding th...