Studies Look At Threshold Effect Of Cholesterol-Lowering "Statin" Drugs
...rt Association. "An important question is how much additional benefit do individuals who have had a heart attack get from reducing their low-density lipoprotein, (LDL), or 'bad' cholesterol levels from low to very low levels, (below the recommended 100 milligrams/deciliter)? Is it considerable, small amounts o...Preventing Stroke: The Choice Between Aspirin And Warfarin
...ose younger than 75 and those olderthan 75 with no additional stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure or... 40 percent of atrial fibrillationpatients who had additional risk factors for stroke. The NINDS, one of the National Institutes of Health located in Bet...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
... to get started and to leverage the UB funding for additional support. "We used the seed money from UB to get enough data that allowed us to make a proposal to the American Tinnitus Association," said Lockwood. In 1996, the association awarded $46,000 to the UB researchers who combined the data they developed w...PITT Researchers Demonstrate Human Brain's Natural Mechanism For Guarding Against Errors
...chology at Carnegie Mellon University. For additional information about UPMC Health System, please access http://www.upmc.edu ....Neurotransmitter-Induced Electrical Activity Identified As Key Regulator Of Synaptogenesis
...messenger cascade which together with additional presynaptic effectors causes the aggregation of ge...tein then act as a diffusion trap for additional glycine receptor polypeptides. This passive mechanism concentrates the receptors at the...Area of Research Outlined For Promising New Cancer Drugs
... tumor growth is one area of researchthat requires additional study, according to noted University of Notre Dameblood chemist Francis J. Castellino. Basic research conducted in Castellino's laboratory contributed to theidentification of angiostatin, one of the promising new cancer drugs beingheralded na...Compound In Meat Prevents Diabetes, Study Suggests
... as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Houseknecht plans additional animal studies to determine how CLA regulates glucose metabolism. "Our next step will be to see if the weight loss is real and sustained over time, and the second thing will be investigating whether CLA just delays the onset of diabetes for a time or......tin. After initial therapy, patients could receive additional chemotherapy. "Survival in the control arm...thelaboratory bench to the patient's bedside. For additional information aboutthis study, please contact the UPCI's Cancer Information and Referral Servicetoll-f......iban into the standard treatment protocol provides additional benefit topatients because tirofiban helps prevent the development of plaque deposits byblocking the aggregation of platelets -- which is a precursor to clotdevelopment." In their two-year investigation of 1,915 patients with unstable anginao...New Radiation Procedure Targets Liver Malignancies
...volves further increasing the radiation dose in an additional group of patients (because the current formula has been found to over-estimate the risk of complications) and studying how much this regimen improves tumor control.......be made byprior arrangement. For the full agenda, additional information or registrationinformation send a request by fax to (919) 541-0144 or call (919) 541-7534 orvisit the EMFRAPID website. The Working Group report will be available forpublic review and comment in late July. Individuals wanting a c...States Must Be Held Accountable For New Health Plans For Children
...arges of $4.00 for the first copy and $.50for each additional copy. Pre-publication copies of Systems ofAccountability: Implementing Children's Health Insurance Programs areavailable free from the IOM's Division ofHealth Care Services ; tel. (202) 334-2184. Reporters may obtain a copy ofboth reports from...One-Time Needles Don't Reduce HIV Among Addicts, Study Shows
...rate of DTRs that is at least 40%larger. There are additional problems. DTRs are more expensive than regular needles.That expense would be compounded if 40% more DTRs than regular needles are used.Ease of use is also an issue: Some focus groups of drug users have reported thatDTRs interfere with the injection p...Voluntary HIV Counseling And Testing Reduce Risk Behavior In Developing Countries
...l behavior for exposure to HIV. Coates willpresent additional data from the study on July 1 that focuses on couples who hadcompleted six months of counseling. The project is the first randomized study to look at the developing world,encompassing three countries in Africa and the Caribbean, and more than 5000par...Powerful AIDS Drugs May Promote Heart Disease
...high-density lipoproteins (HDL)--boththought to be additional drug side effects--were found to be preexistingconditions. This study did not identify the culprit, but all the women had takencocktails containing protease inhibitors. The study also documented another side effect. Of 116 women who were treatedwith ...World's First Producer To Repair Brain Damage From Stroke
...s supported by Layton Bioscience, Inc. For additional information about this historic procedure, please accessthe News Bureau section of the UPMC Health System web page at http://www.upmc.edu ....Anti-Migraine Drugs Might Cause More Pain Than Relief For Those With Heart Disease
...ight not beenough reserve. In such cases, a small additional contraction may causeproblems." Therefore, doctors should be cautious about prescribing anti-migrainemedications to people with established heart disease. Patients with riskfactors for heart disease -- such as high blood pressure or cholesterol --sh......uggest that even that25 percent could be due to an additional placebo effect derived from the sideeffects caused...y that thestudies could have wrongly ascribed this additional effect to a chemical changeinduced by the drugs. Their analysis also suggests that antidepre...Epilepsy Drugs Useful To Treat Alzheimer's, Studies Find
...ic at Monroe CommunityHospital, the team treats an additional 400 patients on anongoing basis. "The field is evolving very rapidly," says Tariot, who isleading a symposium on treatment of behavioral disorders anddementia at the Amsterdam meeting. "Six years ago, there wasnothing to treat Alzheimer's disea...New Elementary School Program Lowers Cardiovascular Risks In Children
...t, since the more individualized approach requires additional staff resources and is more difficult to integrate into the school day. A number of studies already indicate that heart disease can begin in childhood, which underscores the critical importance of reaching children early to instill healthy habits, s...