International breast cancer prevention study launches in the United States and Canada
... the first year at six and 12 months and then an annual follow-up visit during years two through five. Women will have a screening visit with a member of the study's clinical staff to see if they are eligible for the trial. If eligible, they will undergo a routine health examination, routine blood te...National Academies advisory: May 2 Symposium on International Science Policy
...public symposium, which will take place during the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, international leaders in science will discuss how the world's science academies can cooperate to provide such advice. A roundtable discussion on the future of international science policy will follow. DE...Unexpected benefit seen in treating HER-2 breast cancer with new preoperative drug combo
...s of the trial were presented in June, 2004 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. After only 34 of a planned 164 patients had completed therapy, the trial's Data Monitoring Committee stopped the clinical trial because of the obvious benefit seen in patients who received Hercept...Benefits of lung cancer screening with CT questioned
... an initial low-dose, helical CT examination, with annual screenings over the next four years. CT depicted 3,356 nodules in 1,118 (73.6 percent) of the patients. The researchers documented 68 primary lung cancers in 66 patients. Thirty-one of the tumors were detected at the initial screening and 34 at subs...Three-year cervical cancer screening recommendations may be applicable for certain women with HIV
...agnosis, and if both are normal, should undergo an annual screening. HPV test results are not considered. Tiffany G. Harris, Ph.D., from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y., and colleagues studied the incidence of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) [abnormal lesions] among HIV-s...Specific test key to determine whether or not allergy symptoms are really allergy-related
...d their findings on March 22 in San Antonio at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. The researchers collected questionnaires from 577 patients whose medical and prescription records showed a diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. Participants were asked about the severity a...UNH launches 2nd spinout company with NIH grants
...ly not sell them, said Hersman, but rather provide annual service agreements to provide polarized xenon on site in hospitals and research institutions. In time, Hersman said the number of employees could grow dramatically. "If we can demonstrate it is effective in not only assessing and monitoring diseases...Flu pandemic coming, US not prepared
...ns. To prevent unnecessary deaths and disease, an annual flu vaccination should be mandatory for all health care workers who have contact with patients. Strengthen education. Health care workers and the public need to better understand the seriousness and potential impact of an influenza pandemic, as well...Study shows use of budesonide reduced the risk of asthma related events by 40% in children
...ation. The findings, presented today at the 61st annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), are from two analyses of the Inhaled Steroid as Regular Therapy in Early Asthma (START) study, a three-year trial involving nearly 2,000 children aged 5 to 10 years with mild ...Use of inhaled corticosteroid led to fewer hospitalizations for young children with asthma
...March 19, 2005 A new study, presented at the 61st annual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) showed that children who were prescribed a nebulized inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) as first-line treatment for asthma, experienced fewer emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations th...Invasive pneumonia and antibiotic resistance decreased after childhood vaccine introduced
... of invasive pneumonia in Atlanta fell from a mean annual incidence of 30.2 per 100,000 in the period January 1994 to December 1999 to 13.1 per 100,000 in 2002. The most striking reductions in invasive pneumococcal disease were in the youngest children, which also was the age group targeted to receive the...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...ill be held at UH April 21-22. One of only three annual conferences sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP), UH is hosting "The Critical Path to New Medical Products: The Challenges in Protecting Human Subjects." The two days of presentat...9.2 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2004 - up 5%
...stic Surgeons (TOPS). This data, combined with the annual survey sent to more than 17,000 board-certified physicians in specialties most likely to perform plastic surgery, results in the most comprehensive census on plastic surgery procedures....Disfigured patients may be forced to forego surgery
...astic Surgeons (TOPS). This data combined with the annual survey sent to more than 17,000 board-certified physicians in specialties most likely to perform plastic surgery results in the most comprehensive census on plastic surgery procedures....Half-million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures for Hispanics in 2004 - up 49% from 2000
...stic Surgeons (TOPS). This data, combined with the annual survey sent to more than 17,000 board-certified physicians in specialties most likely to perform plastic surgery, results in the most comprehensive census on plastic surgery procedures....Research suggests possible blood test for multiple sclerosis
...ed in April at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting. Avasarla is currently collaborating with Wolfe, Wall and Thomas Burger from Innsbruck Medical University, Austria, to analyze 300 patient samples to identify the marker molecules. MS is a disease of the central nervous system that affects th...Other highlights in the March 16 JNCI
...ancer Trial is designed to determine the impact of annual screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and digital rectal exam on mortality from prostate cancer by comparing one group of men who receive screening with a control group of men undergoing routine medical care. In a new study, Gerald L...Simple blood test may help to predict cardiovascular risk in older women
...beginning of the study. Follow-up was conducted by annual questionnaires, except in the third year when participants attended a clinical follow-up visit. "Because of its large size and broad representation of women from across the United States, this cohort provides an opportunity to determine whether the a...Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
...her aging researchers from around the world for an annual Paul F. Glenn Symposium on the Molecular Biology of Aging to be held at Harvard Medical School. "We structured this partnership in a way that recognizes the key drivers in the scientific process, so that the resources would be positioned to push agin...Nursing mothers having surgery -- How long a wait to breastfeed safely?
...Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., on March 3. This study was conducted under the auspices of the Mary Beth Donnelley Clinical Pharmacology Core Facility of The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University....