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...ideoconferencingand the Web. But even with the additional courses, Wilkerson says there is still awaiting list. "Because of the very intensive clinics involved, we can only take 15 to 20students at a time in the traditional classes, and they filled up immediately,"Wilkerson says. "Our office fielded at ...Immunex's TRAIL Molecule Shows Potential As Anti-Tumor Agent
...t covers DNA encoding of TRAIL. Immunex has filed additional patentapplications worldwide. Immunex is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing immune systemscience to protect human health. The company's products offer hope to patientswith cancer, inflammatory and infectious diseases. American Ho...Flu Shots Keep Health Workers On The Job
...nza infectionwas associated with workers having an additional 1.5 days of febrile respiratoryillness and missing 0.5 more days of work. Subjects who had received the influenza vaccine reported a total of 28.7days of respiratory illness with fever per 100 subjects, compared with 40.6 daysper 100 controls...Scientists Link Body Weight Regulation And Immune System Control
...n isimportant, says Barsh, "because it suggests an additional molecular pathway thatcould affect immune function." Although the circulating form of the mahogany protein has not yet been found inmice, the implications are that the system is the same in mice and humans. "Ifthat turns out to be the case, a new wi......ts underwent EBCT tests. Of thosepatients, 100 had additional standard evaluations, including combinations oftreadmill exercise tests, coronary angiography, radionuclide testing andechocardiography. Results of EBCT were negative for 53 of the 100 patients. Thenegative findings remained the same during a four-mo......by grants from the U.S. Public HealthService, with additional support from Sunstar Inc. for the antioxidant study....Management Academy To Boost Training For Local, State Public Health Departments
.... After returning home, they will continue tostudy additional topics through the World Wide Web as well as byvideoconferences originating from Chapel Hill. Participants will return tocampus for a wrap-up session. At UNC-CH, Dr. Janet E. Porter, clinical associate professor of health policyand administration, i..."Plugs" For Drugs Promise Mightier Medicines
...rrently, the Institute scientists are exploring an additional potentialadvantage of this technology. Test-tube experiments suggest that the organicplug may improve drug absorption by the intestines. If these findings aresupported by further studies, the plug technology, which iscovered by a patent, may be used ...Low-Tech Treatment Proves A Life-Saver In Research Breakthrough
...with something that we canimplement quickly, at no additional cost, that will improve the treatment ofintensive care patients. This is important news." In an era of tight budgets for medical research it is interesting to note thatthis simple treatment study required a large-scale, long-term clinical trialwhich...Standardization Of Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Offers Hope To Patients Nationwide
...uipment in developing similaruses that may lead to additional FDA 510K approvals for other types of cancers. ThermoChem-HT, a component of the Thermo-Chem System?, used for regionalhyperthermia, is being developed under comprehensive standards covering design,manufacturing, installation and servicing sy...MRI Images Using Laser-Polarized Xenon
...a patent on thelaser optical pumping method and an additional patent is pending on the laserpolarization and noble gas delivery system. Collaborators on the project include Matthew Rosen, U-M graduate student, andKevin Coulter and Robert Welsh, U-M research scientists....Treated Clothing Detoxifies Pesticides
...iscarded after use, which can be costly and create additional environmentalconcerns. "I had a chance to go to some of the strawberry fields in California," saysUniversity ofCalifornia graduate student Louise L. Ko, "and you'd be surprised to see theharvestersjust wear regular denim jeans and t-shirts," rather t...News Tips Thursday, March 25, 1999
...Fla. To complement our news releases, here is an additional news tip reported by theAmerican Heart Association for Thursday, March 25. For more information, March24-27, call Darcy Spitz or Carole Bullock at the Omni Rosen Hotel, Ph.: 407-996-2410. Before or after those dates, call the AHA's News Media Rela...News Tips Friday, March 26, 1999
.... To complement our news releases, here are some additional news tips reported bythe American Heart Associatio...their alternate way of measuring Lp(a) can provide additional useful information in determining risk for andseverity of coronary artery disease. Herbert Marx, Ba...Antibiotics Reduce Inflammation In Heart Disease But Effect On Heart Attacks Remains Unproven
...nvestigator, J.Brent Muhlestein, M.D., to call for additional research before conclusions aredrawn about the relationship between infection and heart disease. Several smallearlier investigations indicated a much more dramatic cause-and-effect scenario,but those results may have been "overstated," Anderson says......er compounds. In addition,BioNumerik is reporting additional confirmatory laboratory evidence that BNP7787does not reduce the antitumor effects of taxanes, platinum or other cytotoxicdrugs in human cancer cell lines or in implanted tumors in animals. Taxane and platinum drugs are administered in the treatment ...Fetal Cell Therapy Benefits Some Parkinson's Patients
... More analysis of the results from this trial and additional years ofpatient follow-up are needed to answer the...cal Center in New York, is under way and may yield additional information. However, the results of that study are not expected until 2001.......ough heat treatment. The researchersevaluated two additional measures that would guard against the rare possibilitythat processing could be done incorrectly. Considering the sometimes competing pressures of cost vs. safety, they comparedtwo possible strategies for screening plasma donations for HIV beforeproc...Study Finds Lymph Node Surgery Unnecessary For Many Breast Cancer Patients
... provided. The results were quantifiedin terms of additional life expectancy, taking into account quality of li...he procedure also was used to help understand what additional therapy to use --radiation, chemotherapy, or both. But its role in determining treatment optionsis ...New Method Assesses Risk Of Advanced Cancer After Prostate Removal
...and their patients to decide who is acandidate for additional therapy." The study is critical for future drug research as well, says Partin,because it provides essential baseline data. "Before, it was difficult to knowif a drug was helping, because you couldn't be sure what the disease would havedone on...