Study shows promise in identifying kidney failure
...ch as aminoglycoside antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents and radiocontrast agents. Treating patients who suffer from complications of acute kidney failure is expensive. In the United States, approximately $10 billion is spent annually to treat adults with acute kidney failure. Kidney failure occurs in up ...Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in kidney patients
...s. "The drug we used in the mice and other similar agents can treat both the phosphorous levels and skeletal weakening, and those drugs are just entering initial clinical trials." The study will appear in the April issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Hruska, who is director of nephr...Novel therapy tested in mice could chase away cat allergies
..., tuberculosis, malaria and illness from potential agents of bioterrorism. NIAID also supports research on transplantation and immune-related illnesses, including autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....Risky surgery not always necessary to treat cervical disease
...volves the use of micronutrients or pharmaceutical agents to delay or prevent the development of cancer from HPV in currently healthy patients. Progress and treatment of the infected tissues can be monitored through colposcopy, which is relatively noninvasive since the cervix is readily accessible. Two dis...Scientist works on innovative treatments for brain tumors
...ith the research grant, he hopes to identify other agents that will bind to the IL 13 receptors besides IL 13. If they are able to find agents that are smaller than IL 13, more opportunities to deliver treatment to cancer cells will arise. "M...Aircraft cabin ventilation influences the transmission of diseases in-flight
...blic health issue. Heightened fear of bioterrorism agents has cased health officials to re-examine the potential of these agents to be spread by air travel. The SARS outbreak of 2002 showed how air travel can have an important ro...Houston meeting kicks off collaboration to advance cancer research
...opportunities to identify promising new anticancer agents for clinical development and to investigate new methods for diagnosing and treating cancer. Imperial hopes to expand its range of research programs and further contribute to the improvement of healthcare globally. According to John Mendelsohn, M.D., ...Common anesthetics appear safe for developing fetal brain
... 2003 reported that exposure to various anesthetic agents caused neurodegeneration in the developing rat bra...ers said the timing of the exposures to anesthetic agents is an important consideration when determining how closely animal models reflect what may occur in h...eDocAmerica launches Hispanic Website for members
...l distribution channels including health insurance agents and brokers, third-party administrators, and other health care and employee benefit consultants....MRI proves useful in assessment of suspected breast cancer patients
...osis," Dr. Wiener said. "Breast MRI using contrast agents has been around for about 15 years," said Dr. Wiener. "Breast MRI isn't widely used because there are concerns that it detects too many lesions that are not cancer, thereby causing too many women to undergo unnecessary biopsies. However we used a s...Brain tumor with dismal prognosis in infants can be cured in older children
...ollowed by chemotherapy using so-called alkylating agents (cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, vincristine and etoposide), according to Amar Gajjar, M.D., director of St. Jude Neuro-oncology. In this case, physicians first surgically removed as much of the tumor as possible before treating children with radiation ...Influenza vaccination programmes for children in USA and Canada based on little evidence
...rge proportion of influenza-like illness caused by agents other than influenza viruses. This is an important point in the decision to immunise whole populations. Immunisation of very young children is not lent support by our findings. Although a growing body of evidence shows effect of influenza on admissio...Study finds new designer drug is potent treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia
...t spark or halt growth -- in cancer cells and test agents known to act against them. The Cancer Cell study's lead author is Ellen Weisberg, PhD, of Dana-Farber. Co-authors include researchers at Dana-Farber, Novartis, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Children's Hospital Boston. ...International gathering of experts to share retinoblastoma breakthroughs
...ght be valuable additions to the limited number of agents available to doctors treating children with this cancer. Previously, mice carrying the mutation in the retinoblastoma (Rb) gene that causes the disease did not survive, since the gene was expressed throughout the body and caused cancer. Dyer's labor...Johns Hopkins scientists receive presidential medals
...gs, which led to clarification of how psychotropic agents act in the brain. He pioneered the labeling of receptors by a process called reversible ligand binding, which led to his and colleagues' discovery of the opiate receptor, and he extended the technique to identify numerous other neurotransmitter recep...COX-2 inhibitors associated with blood pressure elevation
...e cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors) suggests that these agents raise blood pressure more than either conventional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or placebo, according to a study to be published in an upcoming issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study ...Study finds new designer drug is potent treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia
...t spark or halt growth -- in cancer cells and test agents known to act against them. ...New highly active agents against sandfly fever
...h for new substances with potential as therapeutic agents is consequently necessary. IRD researchers conducted ethno-pharmacological studies in line with this search, in South America. These scientists, working with researchers from the CNRS, the University of Paris-Sud and the Institut Pasteur (1), have th...Over-the-counter supplement appears effective in treatment of midlife-onset depression
...trolled evaluations of these potential therapeutic agents are needed, the study's authors suggested. DHEA has been previously reported to have antidepressant-like effects. The current study was designed to evaluate DHEA as a treatment for depression with a midlife onset. Peter J. Schmidt, M.D., from the Beh...Study explores risks of obesity in children with kidney transplants
...n conjunction with newer, more potent and specific agents such as cyclosporine, can make children ravenous, ...ke quite a bit more of the other immunosuppressive agents instead, which have their own side effects, Dr. Hanevold says. To help minimize risks, she suggests ...