Laser Offers Hope For Heart Patients With No Alternatives
...ber. "The laser gives us another tool for helping patients for whom wecould do nothing else," said Duke surgeon Dr. James Lowe, who headsup the Duke investigation. "These patients typically have had multiplehospital admissions, they can't work or exercise and physical exertion ofany kind causes crus...Researchers Gain Insights Into Drugs Used For Manic-Depression
...l thattriggers brain cell activity responsible for helping control the wild moodswings of bipolar disorder. U... "Lithium probably normalizes mood swings by helping shift the levelof calcium more toward normal when levels are either abnormally high duringmania or l...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
...blished. "The most recent programs focus on helping teenagers developsocial skills to resist peer pressure to have sex and buildingrelationships with parents and other family members to improvecommunication about topics concerning sexuality. Evaluations of theprograms that focus on the development of ...A Helping Hand Could Save An Ailing Heart
... with coronary arterydisease simply by extending a helping hand. New research suggests that patients with coronary artery disease have abetter chance of long-term survival if they believe they have adequate help whenneeded from family and friends in performing daily tasks such as bathing ortaking med......tional Institutes of Health to develop a model for helping healthprofessionals appreciate and become fluent in the linguistics of informatics,clinical epidemiology, outcomes assessments, health care economics, qualitymanagement and quality improvement. Center faculty are designing curriculum for an i...Some Good News In Treating Infection Common To HIV Patients
.... Now, researchers are reporting a breakthrough in helping those patients tolerate themedication. In the longest running trial of its kind, doctors from the University of Michigan Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that 86 percent of their HIV study patients were able to tolera...Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Short-Term Brain Plasticity
...hat they see afterinjury play a beneficial role by helping the brain to compensate, or if they areharmful or simply irrelevant, says Dr. Cohen. They also need to understand moreabout how plasticity occurs so they can design and test new strategies forcontrolling it. The NINDS, one of the National In...Diuretic Drugs May Have Clot-Busting Effects
... canrestrict epinephrine. Since diuretics work by helping to block chloride, thesedrugs indirectly may affect epinephrine -- and thereby help prevent theformation of dangerous blood clots, says the study's lead author, WarrenLockett, M.D., professor of medicine and endocrinology at Wayne State UniversitySch...Clinical Pharmacists Improve Outcomes Of Heart Failure Patients
...ch as ACEinhibitors. Pharmacists can be useful in helping optimize drug therapy forthese patients, many of whom are taking as many as a dozen differentmedications, both prescription and over-the-counter. "For that reason, in order to make optimal use of these medications, itis essential that we know...Adding Progestins May Negate Heart Protection From Estrogen Replacement Therapy
...herapy mayweaken some of its beneficial effects in helping women prevent heart attacks,according to a study r... Estrogen acts like a "fountain of youth," helping the blood vessels'inner layer -- the endothelium -- remain flexible and be able to "relax andexpand"...Wistar Scientist Awarded American Cancer Society Grant For Study Of Tumor Suppressor Proteins
...scovery of molecules likeinterleukin-12, which are helping the immune system fight bacteria, parasites,viruses and cancer; and location of genes that contribute to the development ofdiseases like breast, lung and prostate cancer. Wistar is a National CancerInstitute Cancer Center....Athletes, Fraternity Men Are Top Drinkers
..." says Leichliter. "We need to do a better job of helping them manage the demands they face."......than two decades, MMI has been at the forefront of helping healthcareproviders understand relationships among practice patterns, patient outcomes andliability claims experience," said Laura Morlock, Ph.D., Professor and AssociateChair of Health Management Programs in the Johns Hopkins University School ofHyg...International Panel Evaluates Testing For Drug Resistance In HIV
...t are resistentto antiviral drugs may be useful in helping plan treatment strategies, but moreinformation is needed to determine the best usage of such tests, says aninternational panel of AIDS experts. In a report appearing in the June 24 issueof the Journal of the American Medical Association, the panel c...Three INEEL Inventions Win International Recognition
...nsive metering than is presently available. We are helping with this byproviding a safer, smaller, less expensive alternative to the technologiespresently used," says Davidson, staff engineer. Tooling Technology Rapid Solidification Process (RSP) Tooling Technology is a fast, low-costalternative to convent...Drug Prevents Hearing Loss Caused By Brain Tumor Therapy
...mally serves as awall between the blood and brain, helping protect braintissue.However, it also prevents large-molecule drugs such as carboplatin fromreaching a tumor inside the brain. Using a sugar solution to temporarily shrink the barrier cells, therebycreating spaces between them, Neuwelt and h...Lupus Foundation Of America Awards Summer Internship To Student Working At Wistar Institute
...scovery ofmolecules like interleukin-12, which are helping the immune system fightbacteria, parasites, viruses and cancer; and location of genes that contributeto the development of diseases like breast, lung and prostate cancer. Wistar isa National Cancer Institute Cancer Center....UNC-CH Researchers Learning Ways To Help Black Women Cope With HIV
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Learning what works best in helping low-income blackmothers cope with HIV is the goal ...or other conditions. "Specifically, we are helping women gain an understanding of HIV as achronic disease which can be treated with medications and whi...Policy Methods For Eliminating Child Labor
...s kind of outcome, which harms children instead of helping them, careful study of child labor on a country-by-country basis must precede policy decisions, the researchers say....University Of California San Francisco Dental School Launches Pilot Program For Pre-Dental Students
...School of Dentistry has launched aprogram aimed at helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds get into dentalschool -- and hopefully boost the number of dentists serving underservedpopulations as a result. The UCSF pilot program, called the Dental Post-Bac Program, is the first programin the country des...