Patients newly diagnosed with HIV are more likely to enter outpatient care with case management
...likely to visit an HIV clinician in the outpatient setting at least twice within the first year following diagnosis. The findings were published in the March 4 issue of the journal AIDS. The ARTAS study, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), randomized 316 recently diagnosed HIV pa...Brain activity prior to treatment flags vulnerability to antidepressant side effects
...t determining vulnerability or cause in a clinical setting is difficult. To overcome this hurdle, the UCLA research team used healthy subjects so that brain function would not be affected by illness or changes in the illness. The team examined QEEG cordance during a placebo lead-in so brain function changes...RIT takes eye-tracking research to next level
... on-line processing in real time within any indoor setting outside the laboratory; the second model fits neatly in a backpack and can be worn anywhere, even outside. The latter model trades real-time capability for lightness; data recorded outside is later processed in the lab. Developing wearable eye-trac...African-American women with endometrial cancer have more aggressive cancer than Caucasian women
...necologic Oncology Group (GOG) in a clinical trial setting where patients receive similar care, to determine ...sian patients with the same diagnosis, even in the setting of a controlled clinical trial. Based on the clinical data from the GOG study, the investigators h...Liverpool to lead 20M Department of Health initiative to develop medicines for children
...arily for adults. The 20million we are spending on setting up the UK Medicines For Children Research Network will lead to safer and more effective treatments designed specifically for children. This network will bring together the pharmaceutical industry and the NHS to achieve better development of children'...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
...p of 196 people received care in a community-based setting developed from recommendations by an advisory boar...health worker once a month. The traditional clinic setting was regular primary care by the person's usual physician, enhanced with the same materials provided ...Cardiologists underestimate racial and ethnic disparities in care
...l school before 1985 and 58 percent practiced in a setting in which less than a quarter of the patients were racial or ethnic minorities. Results indicated that physicians who were female, or black, or who treated a large number of minority patients in their practices were more likely than other cardiologist...Helping answer needs by developing specialists in autism
...intensive, hands-on experience in a mock classroom setting and will be better equipped to effectively teach these children," says Naomi Swiezy, Ph.D., clinical director of the Sarkine Center and associate professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine. "The CDC grant enables us to get the right resou...... are outstanding papers on the analysis of coupled setting mechanismsfree-radical polymerization and acid-base reactions in resin-modified glass ionomers. Dr. Eliades has made important contributions to understanding molecular interactions and conformational changes of collagen with dentin-bonding agents. Hi...Implanted devices detect high-risk heart failure patients
...ratingly difficult to obtain in a typical clinical setting in this medically diverse group of patients, the researchers said. The results of the study were presented by Duke cardiologist Roosevelt Gilliam, M.D., March 7, 2005, at the annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando.......has made sure the organisation was rigorous in its setting up of clear strategic goals as well as in its scientific evaluation work and investments in elite research. Professor Vihko began his research career at Karolinska Institutet in the 1960s and has kept in close contact ever since with the university, ...MRI proves useful in assessment of suspected breast cancer patients
... contrast agent) can work in a real life community setting - the setting in which most breast cancer patients are diagnosed and treated," said Jonathan I. Wiener, MD, lead a...Adverse drug events in nursing homes are far more common than previously identified
...ies from adverse drug events in the long-term care setting are more common than previously documented, and largely preventable, according to the findings of a study published today in The American Journal of Medicine . "This study confirms that drug-related injuries continue to be a major problem in the lo...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
...ssible. "This research is a very important step in setting the stage for future development of a new therapy for leukemia," says Jordan. "We have proof that we can kill leukemia stem cells with this type of agent, and that is good news." Parthenolide is the first single agent known to act on myeloid leukemi...Failing to aid Africa will lead to more terrorism
...onal research agricultural centers that focuses on setting priorities for international agricultural research, points out that about one-fifth of the world's population lives in dire poverty, and the already very skewed gap between rich and poor keeps growing. He will discuss his ideas on how to reduce pover...Miniaturized lab permits saliva screening on the go
...ratory in a small device that could be used in any setting and that would produce results in less than an hour. One particular breakthrough was made by the laboratory of Haim Bau in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science in miniaturizing PCR, the technique of amplifying trace amounts of DNA or RNA ...Next generation body scanner launched by the University of Manchester
...se to install our first 3.0T Achieva in a clinical setting in Manchester because of this close collaboration and the expertise in Manchester to explore the potential clinical benefits of this cutting edge technology." David Dalton, Chief Executive, Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust added: "We are delighted ...Leadership gift from Sulpizio Family for new state-of-the-art cardiovascular center at UCSD
...chnologies and bringing the best into the clinical setting for the benefit of patients," said DeMaria. Rich Sulpizio has served in a variety of executive positions at QUALCOMM Incorporated since 1991. He was president and chief operating officer when he retired in 2001. He continues to serve on the QUALCOMM ...Services for children: Training needed to tackle complexity of new labour's joined-up approach
... conflict and affect the way teams work together - setting for instance, medical versus social work; education versus care. Researchers found that during meetings about major decisions, jargon could be used to 'exclude' some team members from contributing fully to discussions. Use of jargon was often associ...Early supported discharge services can reduce long term dependency for stroke patients
...provided rehabilitation and support in a community setting with the aim of shortening hospital care. ESD services were mostly provided by a specialist multi-disciplinary team (comprising physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy, staff with medical, nursing, and social work support...