On the horizon of glucose monitoring: A review
...blood glucose levels earlier than a sample from an alternate site," Gabbay said. "And although less painful than the nerve-rich fingertips, these products still require piercing the skin." Other minimally-invasive techniques use interstitial fluid, or the fluid between cells, and only require that the uppermos...University of Illinois at Chicago receives $15.7 million grant to stop anthrax
...ogram is to search for new drugs that will provide alternate defenses against an engineered organism. Michael Johnson, professor and director of the UIC College of Pharmacy's Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, will direct the four-and-a-half-year program, which is funded by the National Institute of Alle...Is there an alternative to expensive testing for HIV diagnosis and AIDS management?
...ountry-by-country basis. Another way is to develop alternate technologies that give an approximate answer. Accordingly, there has been significant interest in alternative testing methods. Not simply because of pricing considerations, but also because of in-country conditions, such as a ready supply of electric...Study gauges patient opinions in L.A. County
...64 percent) of adult patients will seek care at an alternate county clinic -- a strong sign of their interest in staying within the DHS network. Researchers also investigated whether travel time to health facilities was an issue for patients. However, 38 percent of adult and 50 percent of pediatric patients tr...Myosin molecule walks like a person, experiment shows
...t-over-foot) 'walking' model in which the two feet alternate in the lead. The other model is the 'inchworm' model in which one foot always leads." The two models predict significantly different step sizes, Selvin said, but previous imaging techniques have lacked the resolution necessary to measure the step si...Economic evaluation shows add-on therapy with Keppra(r) is a cost-effective alternative
...e effect of neuro-surgery was considered but in an alternate model. When epilepsy surgery (investigations for neuro-surgery, neuro-surgery itself) is included in the model, adjunctive treatment with Keppra results in a cost saving of £6527 per seizure free patient per year1. Thus, when epilepsy surgery i...SNM collaboration yields diagnostic nuclear medicine guide for compliance with NRC regulations
...llowed. The SNM volume offers, for the first time, alternate guidance devised by nuclear medicine professionals specifically for the needs of nuclear medicine departments. "We believed that it was important to create guidance that directly addressed the detailed information that diagnostic nuclear medicine pro...Opioids, narcotic analgesics effective in treating post-herpetic neuralgia
...erate the primary treatment drugs were offered the alternate drug of the same class within the treatment period.) Pain intensity ratings, pain relief, and cognitive function were the primary outcome measures. Greater mean decreases in pain ratings followed therapy with both TCAs and opioids than with placeb...New combination treatment for hepatitis C reported more beneficial than standard therapy
...sponse. "This means that physicians can create an alternate treatment plan for patients who do not show any response by week 12," said Fried. "And for those who do respond, it can be a motivation to continue to adhere to their treatment regimens." Dr. Fried added that these treatment decisions must be indi...Depression and exposure to other smokers linked to alternative tobacco product use among teens
... depression significantly affect the likelihood of alternate tobacco product use among adolescents, a study by ...of Preventive Medicine. Recent research shows that alternate tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco and moist snuff), cigars, cigarillos,...Brain can reorganize after traumatic injury
...can recover some of their memory function by using alternate brain networks, according to a new study in the August 2002 issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. TBI, often sustained in traffic accidents, is one of the most common causes of disability in young adults. People with TBI fre...Practice makes perfect, if you sleep on it
...irst sleep cycle. The two sleep states continue to alternate throughout the night with an average cycle period of about 90 minutes. A full night of normal human sleep will usually consist of four to six NREM/REM sleep cycles. Stage 2 sleep represents about 50 percent of a full night's sleep. "This is the phen...Gene expression profiles predict survival of lymphoma patients after chemotherpy
... successful in identifying the best candidates for alternate therapies. "Based on variations in gene expression, we can now do a better job of predicting patient outcomes," he said. As an example, Staudt explained that 32 of the 240 patients in this study were classified in the group with the poorest progno...Gout drug shows promise in treating chronic heart failure
...tamins to negate their effect. This represents an alternate strategy of preventing the formation of oxygen-free radicals." It is also possible the drug reduces concentrations of uric acid, the culprit in gout. Earlier studies have shown an association between mortality and uric acid concentration, he says. ...Researchers discover effects of exercise in women taking hormone replacement therapy
...ns. After four weeks, participants switched to the alternate form of HRT administration and repeated the treatment, exercise and blood-sampling regimen. The researchers found that estradiol levels changed significantly during exercise for the participants using the transdermal estrogen patch. However, the elev...UF research: For stroke recovery, two therapies better than one
...timulation is thought to help the brain establish alternate pathways that activate the impaired limb to replace those disrupted by stroke damage and to boost the body's control so the arm can move through a full range of motion, he said. In addition, although traditional rehabilitation focuses on treating par...First study of Viagra(R) in black men demonstrates treatment as effective, well tolerated
... point they were given the choice to switch to the alternate treatment for another six weeks. At week six, a significantly larger percentage of Viagra-treated patients reported improved erections and improved ability to have sexual intercourse (79 percent and 81 percent) compared with placebo-treated patients......, to help get it up and running, and it is also an alternate training site for CDC medical epidemiologists in training. ( http://www.cdc.gov/epo/dapht/pmr.htm )...Smoking cessation success equally good with over-the-counter or prescription nicotine replacement
...moking withdrawal symptoms by providing temporary, alternate nicotine resources to smoking, allowing a person to gradually reduce his or her dependence on nicotine, a quitting method recommended by physicians. Study design The paper included independent assessments of the patch and gum when received in two env...High-dose interferon beta-1b for multiple sclerosis patients
...ron beta-1b 250 mcg administered subcutaneously on alternate days. However, there is no published research whic...I) benefits of 250 mcg interferon beta-1b given on alternate days with 30 mcg interferon beta-1a once weekly'. In a 2-year prospective study, 188 patients with r...