New procedure makes kidney transplant an option for thousands on waiting list
...the bodys chemical and blood balances. Physicians arent certain what causes patients to have elevated antibody levels that make traditional transplants likely to fail. Many of those with elevated antibody levels have had a previous failed kidney transplant. Others have had multiple pregnancies or multiple...Hopkins researcher finds retroviral 'footprint' in brains of people with schizophrenia
...at while "a lot of cases of schizophrenia probably arent associated with retroviruses, we found a significant portion of people with schizophrenia for whom this is the case."...Study: quality of neighborhood tied to coronary heart disease
...er factors, the study showed. Researchers say they arent sure why. A report on the work appears in the July 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Authors include Dr. Ana V. Diez Roux, assistant professor of medicine and public health at Columbia University, and Drs. Lloyd Chambless, research pro...How your neighborhood affects your well-being
...l environments. School and workplace environments arent particularly at risk because theyre generally alcohol neutral in nature. But neighborhood environments, for example, can have major differences in levels of alcohol promotion and alcohol availability through outlet density. Research indicates these...Thanksgiving meals: Cooking with chemistry
... products cooked in the microwave dont brown they arent surrounded by dry hot air that is needed to hasten the browning reaction. Perfect pies Consider filling your holiday pies with fresh berries, which can significantly reduce the buildup of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, a culprit that c...UNC researchers awarded $2.25 million to study link between arthritis, emotions
...ge of assessing residents of rural communities who arent necessarily visiting health-care providers. "In some ways, we believe this study could become the gold standard for understanding what osteoarthritis means, especially to older Americans, DeVellis said. "The bottom line is that were trying to identi...Study shows alcohol boosts death risk for boat passengers as well as operators
...most deaths result from drowning, often when boats arent moving at all.About 80 percent of boating fatalities result from drowning, the team found. Just falling out of the boat and drowning is surprisingly common, he said. That means prevention activities oriented toward boat operators alone wont work as w...3D ultrasound telehealth system first commercial test at Indian reservations
... access to specialists, which often means problems arent detected until late in the pregnancy when treatment is more difficult, costly or complicated. Pine Ridge and Rosebud had mean infant mortality rates considerably higher than the United States latest rate of 8.5 per 1,000 live births from 1990-1994, ...As heart patients flock to alternative medicine, hazards may lurk
... blood-thinning (anticoagulant) effects, and doses arent carefully studied and controlled like those for medicines. The total anti-clotting effect from taking both at once, or other interactions between drugs and supplements, are what worry experts. Other complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) treatme...First large doctor-patient e-mail study finds positive attitudes on both sides
...formation Solutions. Final results from that study arent yet available, but already 1,300 patients of 130 U-M physicians have registered, and the system has received 1,600 messages to schedule appointments, renew prescriptions, request referrals, read health information tailored to their needs, and ask hea...Experimental pill found to improve symptoms in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
...are so that the side effects from these treatments arent worse than the symptoms, commented Dr. Natale. To find out whether ZD 1839 reduced the symptoms of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, the investigators evaluated 216 patients whose disease had progressed after at least two prior rounds of che...New wireless imaging test identified the cause of gastrointestinal bleeding in majority of patients
...ne multiple prior imaging tests and whose symptoms arent indicative of an active bleed, said Dr. Lo. This means that patients may ultimately be able to benefit from treatment before they experience a worsening of their symptoms....Eye drops can delay onset of glaucoma
...eye is a strong risk factor for glaucoma, patients arent considered to have the disease until they also have damage to their optic nerve. The damage causes loss of peripheral (side) vision. As glaucoma worsens, a patients field of vision gradually narrows, and they can become almost blind. But if the disea...Breastfeeding rates unaffected by changes in hospital length of stay
...nd their success at sustained breastfeeding simply arent much influenced by such changes in patterns of care....Marked improvement in heart attack care seen in 33-hospital study
...lines, and the GAP toolkit that incorporates them, arent a cookbook for cookie-cutter medicine. These tools, and the processes that lead to their consistent use, simply function as a reminder system, he says. These are key things that need to be thought about and either ordered or ruled out because of a co...