'EuroVacc 02' HIV vaccine trial begins in February 2005
...of potential vaccines. The EuroVacc Foundation, a non profit organization, was created in 2002 as an evolution of the network. The EuroVacc Foundation aims at facilitating European collaboration in vaccine development, coordinating European efforts and raising funds for fundamental and clinical research...Birth size and adult cancer risk
...as seen between higher birth weight and five other non reproductive-related cancer sites. Reproductive-related cancers accounted for nearly half of all cancer in women and nearly a third of all cancer in men. For women, a strong association was found between breast cancer in women under age 50 and large...American ethnic groups less likely to have cholesterol controlled
...ics and non-Hispanic blacks were equally likely as non Hispanics whites to qualify for drug therapy. At least 22.3 percent of all participants had cholesterol levels for which the guidelines recommend medications. Among the 1,494 individuals meeting the criterion for drug therapy, only 39 percent rece...ZETIA(R) co-administered with fenofibrate provided complementary lipid lowering efficacy
...isorder characterized by elevated LDL cholesterol, non HDL-C and TG and reduced levels of HDL cholesterol. Co-administration of ZETIA and fenofibrate is not indicated for use in the label for ZETIA, however further studies in these populations are certainly warranted to confirm these findings." ZETIA c...Cancer research in Europe: A 'foundation' for the future
...s are common, such generous support is crucial for non profit societies like ESMO to be able to meet their responsibilities." Full details of the ESMO Foundation's activities will be revealed during the 29th ESMO Congress in Vienna....Northwestern Memorial tests 'pacemaker' for stomach
...a failure to achieve and maintain weight loss with non surgical weight control Interested participants should contact Northwestern Memorial Hospital at 312-926-8400 or visit http://www.candidatescreenings.com/SSSPWelcome.asp . About the Wellness Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital The Wellne...Mexican Americans at greater risk for stroke than non-Hispanic whites
...r 10,000 in Mexican Americans and 50 per 10,000 in non Hispanic whites. "We were not surprised to find that Mexican Americans experience a substantially greater ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage burden compared with non-Hispanic whites," notes study author Lewis Morgenstern, MD, Director of th...UK industry is the loser from parallel trade in pharmaceuticals
...l traded products sell at 15 per cent cheaper than non parallel traded goods. Based on these figures, researchers calculate a gain of up to 480million for the UK economy from parallel trade, assuming all parallel trade profits remain in the UK, against a 770 million loss to UK manufacturers. The net loss...Emerging threats in health and medicine
...terrorists, but they must also be prepared for the non terrorist threats, such as infectious diseases, obesity and heart disease, which occur more frequently and pose equally significant challenges to our society. As new diseases continue to emerge, our public health infrastructure must be ready to respo...Data shows new drug, rimonabant, helps smokers quit while limiting post cessation weight gain
...t 70% greater risk for cardiovascular disease than non smokers," said Dr. Anthenelli. "Since these two studies show that rimonabant treats obesity and related metabolic disorders in overweight/obese patients, and also helps people to quit smoking without significant post-cessation weight gain, we may hav...Orthokeratology contact lenses cause permanent vision loss in children
...al public must be aware that overnight OKL wear is non physiological. It may be associated with very serious and visually significant complications." "The safety of orthokeratology needs to be carefully evaluated, especially in children," the study states in its conclusion. "The issues of hygiene, risks...Antiplatelet drug found to reduce risk of recurrent heart attacks and stroke is cost-effective
...ich is defined as unstable angina (chest pain) and non Q-wave myocardial infarction (mild heart attack). There are more than 1.4 million hospitalizations for ACS each year. The AHA estimates the cost of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the United States in 2003 to be $351.8 billion....Patient-centered approach just what the doctor ordered for healthcare industry
...as nurses and physician's assistants - can do, and non physician providers should do less of what clinical staff can do. What's more, each caregiver should do less of what appropriately instructed patients and families can do for themselves, he explains. Berry says the application of information technolo...Appreciation of humor doesn't change with age
...traightforward ending (SF), the slapstick humorous non sequitur ending (HNS), and the unrelated non sequitur (UNS). For example: The neighbor approached Mr. Smith at noon on Sunday and inquired, 'Say ...Cholesterol drug helps heart failure patients without high cholesterol
... failure per year and about 15 percent of them are non ischemic, Liao says. Researchers studied 51 patients in Japan, where lead author Koichi Node, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of medicine in the cardiovascular division at Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan. Participants received either 5 milligrams (mg)...European trial finds old lung cancer treatment may still be best
...uropean trial involving 618 patients with advanced non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is reported in the ...if Cedex, France, said the role of chemotherapy in non small-cell lung cancer had been extensively debated in the past and it took almost 20 years and the ...Popular long-acting contraceptive linked to vascular dysfunction
... users: 1.1 percent compared to 8.0 percent in the non users during menstruation. Estrogen affects the blood vessels' ability to constrict, and this study found that low levels of circulating estradiol correlated with decreased flow-mediated dilatation in both groups of women. However, DMPA is an effe...Changing Life, Challenging Cancer conference
...id, "by using simple and available medications and non pharmacological therapies such as relaxation, massage and guided imagery." Other issues to be addressed include: "Cancer Survivorship: Looking Beyond Cure" -- Julia Rowland, Ph.D. Director of the Office of Cancer Survivorship at the National Cance...More than 10 million developed cancer in 2000
...evalence of obesity, type II diabetes (late-onset, non insulin dependendent diabetes mellitus) and cardiovascular diseases. Given the current trend of a world-wide increase in the prevalence of obesity and the increasing acquisition of the Western lifestyle by many countries, it is unlikely that the burd......kers had a significantly lower mortality rate than non tea-drinkers. As is the case with any observational study, he notes, these findings could be accounted for by differences in lifestyle other tea drinking. One of the biggest potential criticisms of this study is that people who drink tea might be exp...