UCLA study shows many parents not getting antibiotic message
... physical examination shows. This may represent an attempt to keep parents who are perceived as wanting antibiotics satisfied. However, our previous work has shown that receiving expected antibiotics does not increase parent satisfaction with the visit what does help satisfaction levels is good communicatio...Atlanta researchers to launch clinical trial of progesterone for treatment of brain injury
...es, mannitol, and surgery are sometimes used in an attempt to relieve pressure inside the skull that can occur when a victims brain swells, they are measures of last resort that may or may not work. "In contrast to the many options available to treat other types of injuries," Dr. Kellermann notes, "brain in...Mayo Clinic researchers discover enzyme has potential to stop multiple sclerosis tissue damage
...probes and other tools to work with the enzyme and attempt to determine its role in demyelination. In the researchers' investigation of mouse and human MS tissue, they discovered MSP's dramatic increase in inflammatory cells in actively demyelinating human MS lesions. MSP is a multifunctional enzyme, facil...While-you-wait implantable heart assist device appears effective
...only one moving part a tiny vaned impeller in an attempt to reduce the chances of blood clot formation and bacterial adhesion.No blood clots were seen in the seven devices that were removed during the transplant surgeries, the researchers report. Nine of the 10 patients received drugs to guard against blo...New drugs could markedly alter Alzheimer's, but disease will not go away
...ns based on scientific advances. This study was an attempt to assign some numbers to what would happen in Alzheimer's disease if there really are treatment breakthroughs, which we expect there will be." To statistically model the potential magnitude and nature of the effect of these advances, Dr. Chirayath S...Hearing infants show preference for sign language over pantomime
...re the lights moving on the TV monitors. This will attempt to isolate what exactly it is about the signing that is interesting to infants. Hildebrandt will deliver her poster at noon (CDT) Friday at the APS meeting at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. Her poster also was singled out by APS as one of four win...A helping hand: Healthy arm helps retrain stroke-impaired arm
... the backs of participants' forearms. As patients attempt to move their hands in a certain way (e.g., extend their wrist), their voluntary movement is supplemented by electrical stimulation. The body responds to the stimulation by nearly going through a full range of motion. Bilateral coordination training...Columbia Health Sciences professor named 2002 Soros Advocacy Fellow
... next month and last two years, Dr. Krol also will attempt to engage pediatricians and family practitioners to advocate on behalf of Medicaid dental program improvements-and will work at the grassroots level to incorporate oral health education into pediatric residency training programs at Columbia-Presbyter...New gene therapy protocol: First successful treatment for 'bubble babies'
...usually treated with ADA replacement therapy in an attempt to rescue the immune system. This replacement therapy, however, is not a long-term solution; it is only effective for one or two days at a time and is extremely expensive. Bone marrow transplantation, preferably from a matching donor, is the recommen...Wake Forest researchers find brain region 'exquisitely' sensitive to alcohol
...rds, one reason they go back to drinking may be an attempt to make their sleep feel more normal, or satisfying. In the animal model, the equivalent of a small bedtime dose of alcohol leads to enhancement of sleep early in the sleep period and disruption later in sleep. Godwin said that the ion channels unde...Understanding genetic cancer risk might not help smokers kick the habit
... seem to help. She said that future studies should attempt to make results more comprehensible to the public. "We've just begun to touch on how to communicate genetic make up and health risks to the public," said McBride. "It's difficult to explain the risks to a well-educated person, but it's our responsibi...Bladder-sparing procedure found effective for treating invasive bladder cancer
... three-pronged or "tri-modality" approach in their attempt to combat this often deadly condition. Members of the MGH research team had developed this approach and reported a pilot study?s results in 1993. One hundred ninety patients were treated in this study. First, surgery was performed to remove the pa...Emory brain imaging studies reveal biological basis for human cooperation
...ges inside the scanner. "This study represents an attempt to learn about the social brain by scanning people as they are engaged in a true social interaction," said James K. Rilling, Ph.D., principal investigator in the Emory study, who is currently serving a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University....Genetic variant reduces immune response, yet protects against atherosclerosis
...se receptors, Schwartz said, adding that they will attempt to initiate clinical studies using TLR4 inhibitors on humans at high-risk for developing atherosclerosis in the near future. Toll-like receptors, which were only discovered two years ago, appear to be the critical link in what is known as the innate ...Worksite program to stop smoking among blue-collar workers yields notable success
...There's evidence that although blue-collar workers attempt to quit smoking as often as other workers do, they tend to be less successful," Sorensen says. "Also, when messages about quitting smoking and eating healthily are presented in the workplace, they often don't have as big an impact on the habits of b......form: Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs). MSAs are an attempt to reduce health care costs by transferring responsibility for expenditures to patients while at the same time providing state-supported base amounts to cover some of the costs. In his review of the scant literature on the use of MSAs in publicly fin...Treatment for behavioral disorders in children with autism
...ournal of Medicine. "Although this study did not attempt to treat the core symptoms of autism, our findings suggest that risperidone can be useful in treating moderate to severe behavior problems that are associated with autism in children," said Lawrence Scahill, Ph.D., principal investigator at the Yale ...Suicide attempt rate high among urban gay men, UCSF study finds
...ho were at least 25 years old in 1970, the suicide attempt took place after they were 25 years old. For young...ld until after 1990, most of them made the suicide attempt before they turned 25 years old. This has occurred despite no apparent change in the rate of attempt...New spine repair technique may offer hope for osteoporosis sufferers
...in which cement is injected into the bone, with no attempt to correct the collapse, according to Sigurd Berven, MD, UCSF assistant professor of orthopedic surgery, co-director of the UCSF Osteoporosis Comprehensive Care Clinic and lead investigator of the study. "Post operatively, these patients typically e......infant death syndrome (SIDS) was introduced in an attempt to categorize death among infants who die suddenly and unexpectedly and in whom post-mortem investigation fails to provide a credible diagnosis. SIDS today is the largest single cause of death industrialized nations, representing 25 percent of all d...