New Treatment Targets Most Malignant Brain Tumors
... even in theirearly stages. "Our treatment aims at achieving local control of the central mass usingsurgery and the monoclonal antibodies. Then we use chemotherapy to enhance thatlocal control, and to focus on controlling the disseminated disease. "With the monoclonal antibodies, it appear...Unsticking The "Glue" In Blood Cells Could Save Lives
...nize the cancercell and fight it." With these aims in mind, Konstantopoulos has obtained funding from theWhitakerFoundation to begin testing pharmacological agents that may keep platelets fromsticking to eachother or to cancer cells. He brings to this line of research the tools andtechniques of both ...Orlistat Is Not A Miracle Diet Pill
...ts the potential irony if orlistat succeeds in its aims by exactly the action which it was said not to have - by inducing obese people to keep to a low fat reducing diet, because the side-effects of having a high-fat intake are so unpleasant! Contact: Professor John Garrow Carolyn Summerbell, Principal L...National Science Foundation Awards Knowledge And Distributed Intelligence Grants
...on overload age," said Bordogna. Through KDI, NSF aims to achieve the next generation of human capability to generate, model and represent more complex and cross-disciplinary scientific data from new sources and at enormously varying scales; to transform this information into knowledge by combining and a...UCSF Recruting Breast Cancer Patients For Herbal Therapy Study
...ners as well as non-Western herbalists, this study aims toscientifically evaluate the benefits of a Chinese herbal formula that is widelyused by herbalists for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. In addition, thetrial will assess any toxicities associated with the use of the formula inconjunction with...Promising Bone Cancer Therapy Advances To Next Level
...Guidelines The new Diatide clinical trial aims to give more information about howwell tin-117m DTPA works against bone cancer pain, and to compare it directlywith Metastron. In order to participate in the study, patients must have no substantialdamage to their bone marrow as a result of t...Management Academy To Boost Training For Local, State Public Health Departments
...for public healthprofessionals in four states that aims to improve how health departmentsnationwide serve citizens. Officials from the university, the federal government and tophealth-related foundations today (March 15) announced plans for the ManagementAcademy for Public Health, a first-of-its-kind proj...Measles Eradication Plan Approved
...0," said Dr. Alleyne. Themeasles eradication plan aims for 95 percent vaccination coverage in alldistricts of all countries in the region and periodic follow-up campaignstargeting pre-school children Since 1994, when Ministers of Health of the Americas adopted the goal oferadicating measles from the West...British Adolescents Need Government Support To Help Clean Up Their Act
...ate action on illicit drugs; a health policy which aims to reduce rates of teenage smoking and adolescent drinking is moving up the government agenda under pressure from senior police officers. However, what is needed is a more widespread approach to tackle the general malaise, says McKee and he welcome...AAPS Symposium to present latest developments in Cheminformatics
...esearch institutes worldwide.Founded in 1986, AAPS aims to advance science through the open exchange ofscientific knowledge, serve as an information resource, and contribute to humanhealth through pharmaceutical research and development. For more informationabout AAPS, visit AAPS Online at www.aaps.org...."Baby check" information for parents does not affect frequency of contact with family doctors
...ir babies are ill and when to visit the doctor and aims to reassure parents about minor illness. A randomised trial conducted in the Greater Glasgow area by Thomson et al shows that routine distribution of Baby Check to mothers does not affect how often they consult GPs or health visitors. The authors we...... problems. The mitral valve reconstruction surgery aims to "overcorrect" for the leakygateway, using a smaller-than-usual ring to reinforce the flaps. Thisovercorrection, Bolling feels, enhances the effect of stopping backward flow andhelps the left ventricle pump better. It may also help weakened heart m...Scientists see with 'Eyes Wide Shut'
...rests, participants at the conference share common aims - improved detector performance, finer positional information, cheaper costs and better resistance to intense radiation. The conference will provide a vital forum for exchanging research ideas and experiences. Speaking today David Miller, Professor o...Hartford Institute/AACN award honors nursing schools for innovative gerontology education
...e standards ofnursing care, the Hartford Institute aims to ensure that people age in comfortand with dignity. It initiates programs in education, practice, research, andpolicy and consumer education. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is the national voicefor un...... diseases in the Western world." "Our research aims to answer why and how gallstones form so that physicians can direct their efforts towards inhibiting the process at the onset through medication and dietary changes," said Dr. Yeshayahu Talmon of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Working with D...NHLBI funds asthma coalitions to improve care among high risk populations
...esearch Institute, Little Rock, AR This project aims to develop a multifaceted asthma education interve... Prevention Partnership, Tacoma, WA This project aims to reduce asthma emergency room and unscheduled office visits in this low-income, ethnically diverse...Piedmont researcher receives national award
...avior and influences -- is precisely what Saykally aims to do. "The essential question is, what makes water wet?" he said. "Why does it have such extremely high melting and boiling points compared with similar compounds? Why is it less dense when it becomes solid than when it is liquid? And its solvent pr...AAPS Workshop to Examine Chemistry and Manufacturing Controls Trials, Emerging Products
...search institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS aims to advance science through the open exchange of scientific knowledge, serve as an information resource, and contribute to human health through pharmaceutical research and development. For more information about AAPS, visit AAPS Online at http://www......h research in basic or applied science. The award aims to enhance the visibility of women in science, and to provide role models who will motivate and encourage the next generation of young women scientists. This year only, in addition to the annual Women & Science Award, a special presentation wil...AAPS workshop to examine changes in analytical methods and packaging
...search institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS aims to advance science through the open exchange of scientific knowledge, serve as an information resource, and contribute to human health through pharmaceutical research and development. For more information about AAPS, visit AAPS Online at www.aaps.o...