AIDS toll in African heartland isn't always what people think
...d. The impact of AIDS, the group has shown, is not always nor necessarily in the fields. "We feel very strongly that it would be a serious mistake to put all of the agricultural research resources into labor saving crops and technologies," Weber said. "The most important thing from a labor-saving standpoin...UCI launches nation's first medical education program focused on Latino culture
...alupe, Calif., and a UC Santa Barbara graduate. "I always had to be a translator whenever my parents saw a doctor. I've experienced first-hand many of the cultural and language barriers that PRIME-LC intends to address." The initial PRIME-LC students, all California residents, were chosen for their academic...Pediatricians are plentiful, but not in poorer states
...ars ago, a new study finds, but the doctors aren't always where the children are. The wealthier the state, the more pediatricians there are for that state's children and the reverse is true for kids in poorer states. And with a majority of parents choosing a pediatrician rather than a family doctor for the...Long history of missed opportunities plague Medicare prescription drug benefit
...ally, the need for a prescription drug benefit has always been there," said Thomas Oliver, PhD, lead author of the study and an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Over the decades however, lawmakers focused most of their attentio...Optimal time to treat migraine pain with Relpax; is early in the attack, new study finds
... pain was moderate to severe (30 percent). "I was always reluctant to treat my migraine right away, thinking there was a chance that the pain wouldn't get any worse or that maybe it wasn't a migraine this time. Of course, it usually got worse," said Vanessa Simmons, a 26-year old migraine sufferer. "Taki...New way to tally death risk for heart patients could ease worry
...iations in medical practice are important and will always be present, but we hope that the broad GRACE population and the use of a key endpoint, mortality, will make this prediction tool applicable in most cases. This model, in particular, helps us move forward in applying the knowledge we gain by studying ...Distinguished, outstanding, innovative optometrists receive honors from UH
...promote the college and the profession, as well as always thinking of patients first. "We are truly fortunate to have a former UHCO alumnus recently appointed to the UH System Board of Regents," Smith said. "Dr. Golden's presence assuredly will aid in furthering our profession, as well as the mission of ...Triple-contrast CT depicts internal injury from gunshot and stab wounds
...of Maryland in Baltimore. Penetrating trauma has always been a challenge to trauma surgeons. "A straight line cannot be drawn between a bullet entry site and resting site," Dr. Shanmuganathan said. "It is also hard to gauge how far a bullet can travel inside a body." The researchers studied 200 patients...Researchers discover that a protein in grape skins can kill cancer cells
... effectiveness of cancer therapy. "Researchers are always looking for ways to improve cancer therapy," Mayo said. "Current studies are using compounds similar to TNFa in conjunction with resveratrol to kill cancer cells." Clinical trials using this approach in patients are showing encouraging results, Mayo ...Immune cells may play important role in progression of type 1 diabetes, Joslin researchers find
... Yet, in both mice and humans, insulitis does not always progress to full-blown type 1 diabetes. For years, scientists have been trying to determine why insulitis sometimes leads to diabetes (so-called "destructive" insulitis) and sometimes does not ("innocuous" insulitis). To study this question, Laur...University of Pittsburgh finds that people would trade longevity for quality end-of-life care
...mply say 'x, y and z' are all important, which has always been true of all kinds of health services. Our study begins to assess how important 'x, y and z' are," she said. The research determines the importance of end-of-life care and improves upon previous measures such as quality-adjusted life years, which...Parents overestimate children's bike, car safety habits
...d that while 70 percent of parents say their child always wears a bicycle helmet while riding, only 51 perce...And while 80 percent of parents say their children always sit in the vehicle's backseat, only 43 percent of children say they always sit in back. The study ap...Heart disease kills more women annually than all cancers combined
...not addressed as aggressively. Cardiac disease has always been thought of as a male disease, even in the medical community. Most of the research has been in men with the results extrapolated to women." Many women with heart disease have no symptoms and many of those who die of it could have been saved with ...UNC study may help predict premature infants at risk of total blindness
...od vessels growing into the vitreouspreviously had always been considered an indication of diseaseprogression. Surprisingly, this study did not support that feature as predictive oflater retinal detachment. "Instead, if unwanted intravitreous angiogenesis is found, that should clue the surgeon into looking ...Cancer gene therapy news backgrounder: New ideas fuel next generation gene therapy research
...mely difficult to treat and the response rates are always low," he says. "The best uses of gene therapy will probably be in earlier stages of cancer or as part of primary treatment when cancer is first diagnosed." A virus for the brain The old saw goes that if curing cancer in mice was the same as curin...North Shore-LIJ attains accreditation of human research protections processes
... found that even though we do things right, we can always do better." Accreditation by PHRP is already having an impact on human subjects protection, according to Dr. Hilton. The process helped raise the educational requirements of investigators for improving their ability to identify potential conflicts o...Researchers at Cincinnati Children's link a strain of E. coli to diarrhea in children
...d on the use of tissue culture cells, which is not always a reliable way to identify specific strains of E. coli, according to Mitchell B. Cohen, M.D., a professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's who led the research team. Once confirmed in follow-up studies, the new research could eventually lead to...Researchers invent way to determine optimal conditions for spinal cord nerve regen in lab animals
...ctions needed to restore the damaged nerve are not always made. Without these connections, electrical impulses that coordinate movement cannot be conducted and paralysis cannot be reversed. Background Both synthetic and biological axon growth-guidance channels have been studied. Biological channels usual...Emory researcher examines effects of antiepileptic drugs on pregnant women and their offspring
...miscarriages, and premature labor. Patients should always talk with their doctor before becoming pregnant to discuss which treatment plan is best for them. The NEAD study will help us determine the different risks between AEDs on the market today and the safest medications to prescribe to epileptic mothers ...AAN 2004 Public Leadership Award goes to Leon Fleisher, musician who overcame dystonia
...rs, he taught music and conducted orchestras while always holding out hope for a treatment that would enable him to regain full use of his hand. He also emerged as a spokesman on behalf of dystonia patients everywhere, advocating for greater public understanding for the muscle-impairing disorder that afflic...