Partial Liquid Breathing Improves Lung Function, Chances of Survival in Sick Preemies
...ofessor of pediatrics. Leach and Fuhrman also are affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Results of the trial are reported in the lead article in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Respiratory distress syndrome, the leading cause of death in premature infants, develops beca...Drug Regimen Reduces Atrial Fibrillation After Heart Surgery
...itar, R.N.; and Emile G. Daoud, M.D. (Daoud is now affiliated with Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio). Marc D. Meissner, M.D., of Harper Hospital in Detroit also contributed to the study. The project was partially funded by Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories , which manufactures amiodarone under the trade name...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
...who had been treated at one ofthe Medical School's affiliated teaching hospitals. Bennett said that this study also raises concern that additionalmeasures by the FDA or the pharmaceutical company are likely to be needed toprevent additional deaths from ticlopidine. His co-researchers were Pet...New Drug Boosts The Power Of Traditional Cancer Therapies, UF Animal Studies Show
...l Horsman, a researcher on the second study who is affiliated with the Danish Cancer Society's department of experimental oncology, called the combretastatin results "very compelling, particularly in the case of the spontaneous tumors, which represent a more clinically relevant model." ...... April 26, 1999. Participating centers and affiliated hospitals in the ARDS Network are: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland; DukeUniversity Hospital and Veterans Affairs Hospital, Durham, NC; LDS Hospital andUniversity of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City; McKay-Dee H...Anabolic Steroids May Help Dialysis Patients Fight Fatigue And Gain Lean Body Mass
...rancisco General Hospital Medical Center, which is affiliated with UC SanFrancisco. The study was supported by grants from the National Center for ResearchResources, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,and the Bay Area Nutrition Center....Mayo Clinic Study Finds Costs For Cancer Clinical Trials Comparable To Costs For Standard Treatment
...ayo Health Plan, a health maintenance organization affiliated withMayo Foundation, announced an agreement September 19, 1997, with severalnational cancer cooperative groups to cover patient care costs of treatmentprovided as part of NCI-approved trials. This was the first agreement of itskind between the oncol...Unprotected anal sex increasing in San Francisco
...SF AIDS Research Institute (ARI). All authors are affiliated with theUCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies of the UCSF ARI....NYU/U. Rochester team find neurons in visual cortex adapt to images within .5 seconds of viewing
...the Stanford University School of Medicine. Hewas affiliated with the Center for Visual Science at the University of Rochesterduring the time of this research. Peter Lennie, who is a co-author of thearticle and supervised Müller's work at Rochester, is now a member of thefaculty at NYU's center for Neura...Indiana University Cancer Center receives National Cancer Institute designation
...Chancellor Gerald L. Bepko. The IU faculty members affiliated with the IU Cancer Center are recognized fortheir excellence in developing gene therapies for bone marrow diseases such asleukemia, the 95 percent cure rate for testicular cancer in young men, and theuse of umbilical cord stem cells for bone marrow t...Treatments reduce strep-triggered symptoms of OCD and tics in some children
... also participated in the study. Dr. Leonardis now affiliated with Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University....UF researchers show magnetic stimulation may be a safe alternative to shock therapy
...e known asshock therapy," said Triggs, who also is affiliated with UF's Brain Institute."That's the most effective, rapidly acting treatment available for people whoare severely depressed." UF's findings, which appeared in July's journal Biological Psychiatry, mirrorresults from other recent studies conducted ...CWRU medical school announces $300 million campaign
...us," he said. "In addition, our faculty at affiliated hospitals provide most of thehealth care to the area's uninsured and underinsured. "Our goals are ambitious," Berger said, "but vital to the future of theschool and the community that it serves."...Business and political leaders honored for their commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS
...how became abenefit for programs and organizations affiliated with the disease. This yearthe event raised more than $2 million. The funds support organizations in SanFrancisco, Los Angeles, and other communities outside California with Macy'sretail services. In addition to its own efforts, Macy's has encourag......dult patients with moderate asthma. Dr. Corren is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles. A presentation entitled, "Cytokines and Cytokine Therapy for Allergic Diseases: Which One is the Most Critical? Il-4 and IL-4 Receptor Antagonists in Allergic Disease," will also be featured at the AAA...Estrogen shows potential as stroke treatment, UF animal studies show
... with stroke symptoms," said Simpkins, who also is affiliated with UF's Brain Institute and collaborated on the research with UF neurosurgeons Shao-Hua Yang and Arthur Day. Simpkins cautioned, however, that much more research needs to be done before anyone afflicted with stroke is treated with estrogen. Clinic...Brain imaging reveals less medication just as effective in treating schizophrenia
...ture drug development." A teaching hospital fully affiliated with U of T, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is the largest mental health and addictions facility in Canada, only one of four such facilities in that field to receive designation from the World Health Organization as a Centre of Excellence...UF study shows pumping iron improves strength, independence in frail elderly
...uality of their lives," said Meuleman, who also is affiliated with the universitywide Institute on Aging. Prior studies during the past decade have shown that healthy elderly people benefited from exercise, Meuleman said. However, little research has been done on how it affects people as debilitated as the UF ......l research and cancer patient care programs at the affiliated teaching hospitals of the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, which include Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Children's Memorial Hospital, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and the Veterans Administ......ter and the New Generation Health Center, a clinic affiliated with UCSF and SFGHMC. Study findings are reported in last month's issue of the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. Senior study investigator is Philip Darney, MD, MSc, UCSF professor and chief of the Department of Ob/Gyn at SFGHMC. The study fo...