Other highlights in the November 5 issue of JNCI
...Factory workers who are routinely exposed to the industrial chemical formaldehyde may have an increased risk of leukemia and lung cancer, according to two large studies that followed U.S. and British factory workers for an extended period of time. ...Formaldehyde is used extensively in the production of common items including photographic film, plywood, and wrinkle-free clothing. It is also...November/December 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...A report published today as an online supplement to the November/December 2004 issue projects that implementation of the New Model of care recommended in the recently released "Future of Family Medicine" report would enhance the financial viability of family medicine practices, many of whose survival is endangered by their place on the front lines of a failing health care system. The report...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for November 2004 (second issue)
RISK FACTORS FOR EARLY RELAPSE OF TUBERCULOSIS... ...In a large study of tuberculosis patients, researchers found that disease relapse was associated with a thrice weekly versus a daily drug therapy regimen and with the presence of cavitation (cavities) on the individual's chest X-ray at diagnosis. Researchers studied 12,183 patients who completed antituberculosis treatment between January 1, 1...Studies from the November issue of The Archives of Dermatology, a theme issue on facial rejuvenation
...... A procedure that uses a carbon dioxide laser passed over the surface of the skin, improves the look of skin that has been damaged by the sun. The study, involving 28 patients aged 48 to 78 years old, found that the laser resurfacing produced changes in the skin's composition and that it was "clearly efficacious in producing cosmetic improvements in patients' skin." ...... ...... Higher...News tips for Wednesday, November 10, 2004
To complement our news releases, here are additional news tips reported by the American Heart Association's Public and Media Relations from more than 3,600 abstracts. Note: Stories are embargoed until papers are presented or poster sessions begin. Times are indicated with each entry; however, all embargoes will lift by 4 p.m. CST each day. For more information Nov. 7 10, call Carole Bullock, B...News tips for Tuesday, November 9, 2004
To complement our news releases, here are additional news tips reported by the American Heart Association's Public and Media Relations from more than 3,600 abstracts. Note: Stories are embargoed until papers are presented or poster sessions begin. Times are indicated with each entry; however, all embargoes will lift by 4 p.m. CST each day. For more information Nov. 7 10, call Carole Bullock,...News tips for Monday, November 8, 2004
To complement our news releases, here are additional news tips reported by the American Heart Association's Public and Media Relations from more than 3,600 abstracts. Note: Stories are embargoed until papers are presented or poster sessions begin. Times are indicated with each entry; however, all embargoes will lift by 4 p.m. CST each day. For more information Nov. 7 10, call Carole Bullock, B...News briefs from the Journal CHEST, November 2004
...... Dental plaques (DPs) may often house respiratory pathogens responsible for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), according to a new study by researchers at the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Of 49 critically ill nursing home residents who required intensive care treatment, researchers found that 28 subjects (57%) had aerobic pathogens in their DPs, including Staphylococcus aureus and e...News tips for Sunday, November 7, 2004
...... To complement our news releases, here are additional news tips reported by the American Heart Association's Public and Media Relations from more than 3,600 abstracts. Note: Stories are embargoed until papers are presented or poster sessions begin. Times are indicated with each entry; however, all embargoes will lift by 4 p.m. CST each day. For more information Nov. 7 10, call Carole Bu...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for November 2004 (first issue)
... ...Treatment with melatonin significantly improved subjective sleep quality in 12 women with mild to moderate asthma, as compared with 10 asthmatic women who took placebo. Although the investigators found improved sleep quality in the melatonin-treated women, their results showed no change in asthma symptoms, use of relief medication, or daily peak expiratory flow rate. (Melato...Other highlights in the November 19 issue of JNCI
...Black men tend to have poorer overall survival than white men after being treated for localized prostate cancer, according to a new study, which also found that the disparity is greatest among men who undergo surgery.... ...In a study that examined the records of 5,747 black men and 38,242 white men with clinically localized prostate cancer, Paul A. Godley, M.D., Ph.D., of the Lineberger Comp...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, November 18, 2003
49% of American Physicians Support National Health Insurance, Study Finds... ...A substantial proportion of U.S. doctors support national health insurance, a new study finds (Article, p. 795). Among 1,650 primary care physicians, surgeons, and specialists responding to a survey, 49 percent supported governmental legislation to establish universal national health insurance, and 40 percent opposed...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for November 2003 (second issue)
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that 3 weeks of dietary supplementation with fish oil capsules markedly reduces the severity of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in elite athletes. The investigators conducted a randomized, double-blind crossover study in 10 elite athletes with EIB and 10 elite athletes without EIB. The participants entered the study on their normal die...JCI Table of Contents, November 14, 2003
... ...Curing human diseases using gene transfer into human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ...remains a promising avenue for development. In the November 14 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, two independent studies the first by Stanton Gerson and colleagues at Case Western University and the second by Hans-Peter Kiem and colleagues at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, November 4, 2003
...... Vulnerable older adults estimated at one-third of all adults over 65 are getting generally good treatment for medical conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes, a new study finds (Article, p. 740). But care for important geriatric conditions (e.g., bedsores, falls, incontinence) and end-of-life care need improvement. Vigilance and treatment for such conditions help the elde...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for November 2003 (first issue)
... ...An intervention study directed at hospitalized asthma patients who had a history of frequent health care use resulted in a significant reduction in subsequent hospitalizations, many fewer lost work or school days, and lower direct and indirect health care costs. Researchers investigated 96 adults hospitalized for an asthma exacerbation who had a history of frequent hospitalizations for t...November's Ophthalmology journal
SAN FRANCISCO-Studies from the November issue of Ophthalmology, the clinical journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, are now available. These include:... ... Editorial: Safe and Effective... A Randomized Trial of Prescribed Patching Regimens for Treatment of Sever Amblyopia in Children... The Relationship Between Stereopsis and Visual Acuity after Occlusion Therapy for Amblyopia......Other highlights in the November 20 issue of JNCI
...Patients with bladder cancer who had been exposed to high levels of arsenic have tumors with greater chromosomal instability, and these tumors tend to be more aggressive than tumors from unexposed patients, according to a study in the November 20 issue of the . Lee E. Moore, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute, and colleagues examined chromosomal alterations in bladder tumor DNA in 123...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for November (second issue)
HALTING INHALED CORTICOSTEROID TREATMENT AFFECTS CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE PATIENTS... ...Halting treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with both a higher risk and more rapid onset of exacerbations, together with a significant deterioration in health-related quality of life. The Dutch researchers studied 24...JCI table of contents, November 4, 2002
Find below three highlighted articles and the full Table of Contents for the...issue....... ... ... ...T cells and antibody-producing B cells carry out immune defense against...specific pathogens such as viruses. Antibodies and T cell receptors are...highly diverse molecules that can recognize millions of different molecules....Upon encounter of a foreign antigen (such as a molecule from the surf...Other highlights in the November 6 issue of JNCI
...PC-SPES, a dietary supplement taken by some men as a treatment for prostate cancer, may compromise the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents, such as paclitaxel, by interfering with microtubule polymerization, according to a study in the November 6 issue of the ...... Michael J Bonham and Peter S. Nelson, M.D., of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, and their colleagues...American Thoracic Society news tips for November (first issue)
Anti-inflammatory agents work best...in sepsis patients at greatest risk of death... ...The efficacy of treatment with anti-inflammatory agents for sepsis depends on the severity of the underlying disease as manifested by risk of death, according to National Institutes of Health investigators publishing in the American Thoracic Society's peer-reviewed journal. (Sepsis is a disease involving exc...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, November 5, 2002
Annals of Internal Medicine is published by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM), an organization of more than 115,000 internal medicine physicians and medical students. The following highlights are not intended to substitute for articles as sources of information. For an embargoed fax of an article, call 1-800-523-1546, ext. 2656, or 215-351-2656......The Lancet Neurology November press release
It is well known in media circles that including the word "sex" in a headline is a sure-fire way of attracting the attention of potential readers. It is understandable, therefore, why a paper published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry (JNNP) entitled "Is multiple sclerosis a sexually transmitted infection?" was well covered by the UK media on Sept 19. Unfortunately, howev...Annals Of Internal Medicine - tip sheet for November 2, 1999
.Annals of Internal Medicine is published by the American College of.Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM), an organization of.more than 115,000 physicians trained in internal medicine. The following.highlights are not intended to substitute for articles as sources of.information. For an article, call 1-800-523-1546, ext. 2656 or 215-351-2656.. . .A study of 30 people with...6,000 Pharmaceutical Scientists Convene November 15-19 In San Francisco
. . Newest Drug Discoveries And Pharmaceutical Research To Be. Unveiled At American Association Of Pharmaceutical Scientists. (AAPS) Annual Meeting In San Francisco On November 15-19 . . Alexandria, VA -- November 2, 1998 -- Six thousand of the world's premier. pharmaceutical researchers...