Millennium, Aventis Pharma form novel alliance
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...nd cases had been declining dramatically since the availability of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). Dr. Gayle says that lack of progress in further reducing AIDS cases and deaths is likely due to several factors, including: treatment failure; having already reached most people who are susceptible......e more likely to use it when they need it, but its availability does not appear to increase risky sexual behavior, according to a new study by University of California, San Francisco researchers. Emergency contraception, also known as oral post-coital contraception and often called the morning-after pill, pre...... are still associated with more stable incomes and availability of pension and health care plans," she explained. As with Latinos, only one quarter of African Americans report having a traditional job. Similarly, African Americans in the labor force are more likely than whites to have lower incomes and temporary ...Breast reconstruction during mastectomy boosts well-being most, study finds
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... With this slow release delivery form of the drug, availability of the statin to the liver is increased while minimizing the risk of systemic exposure to high drug doses throughout the body. In addition, fluvastatin is not predominantly metabolized by the cytochrome P450 3A4 pathway, thus minimizing the poten...Paracetamol restrictions reduce overdose severity
...d one received a liver transplant. Restricting the availability of paracetamol has changed overdose behaviour, say the authors, but paracetamol overdose remains the most common cause of severe liver failure, they conclude....Injured children have higher survival rates at pediatric trauma centers than at adult trauma centers
...ehensive pediatric services that include full-time availability of pediatric surgeons, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, emergency physicians, pediatric anesthesiologists and critical care specialists. The researchers found that, overall, children treated at pediatric trauma centers or at the adult centers with...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet, December 5, 2000
...ems to be little justification for the drug's easy availability and unsupervised use." * * * Protein Erythropoietin Reduces Need for Transfusion After Hip Surgery (Article, p. 845).......erns Study Group in this week's BMJ. Following the availability of genetic tests for breast cancer, genetic centres have reported increasing referral, often of women who are at low risk by current knowledge, but who are concerned about the implications of their family history. To inform better management in prima......ast decade, Rosenheck said, isthe reduction in the availability of inpatient hospital care. "This is especially true in the area of mental health,where there have been reductions of between 30 and 60 percent in in-patient services," he said. Like the rest of American health care, the Department of Veterans Affai...Increased prostate cancer diagnoses tied to access to screening
...icates jump in reported prostate cancers linked to availability of routine testing, not to changes in causes of cancer LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2001When cases of prostate cancer rose in the last two decades, more accessible testing and early detection most likely prompted the increase in incidence, conclude researc...Expert advises annual lung test for smokers during physical exam
...rove the early detection of COPD by increasing the availability of a simple spirometry machine in the offices of primary care physicians. These physicians and their nurses take care of the vast majority of people at risk for COPD. Once properly diagnosed through spirometry, COPD can be effectively managed." T...Lower dose hormone replacement therapy just as effective as often prescribed doses
... at relieving hot flushes and vaginal changes. The availability of lower doses should ease the fears of those who are concerned about the link between estrogen and breast cancer." The double-blind study involved more than 2,000 healthy, postmenopausal women with intact uteruses. A group of 243 symptomatic wo...Annals of Internal Medicine, Tip Sheet, September 4, 2001
...stem factors, such as reimbursement, financing and availability of heart procedures Most studies examined only a few of these factors. The researchers say that future studies must examine all of these variables simultaneously to understand the racial differences in cardiac care. Racial differences in proc...How your neighborhood affects your well-being
... dislocations, cuts, scrapes, and bruises. Alcohol availability appears related to self-reported injury even if th...ibner has himself researched the impact of alcohol availability on neighborhood culture. He found that a neighborhoods alcohol-outlet density has a discernible imp......differ materially depending on factors such as the availability of resources, the timing and effects of regulatory actions, the strength of competition, the outcome of litigation, and the effectiveness of patent protection. Additional information regarding risks and uncertainties is set forth in the current Annua...Those who recognize '5-A-Day' message eat the most fruits and vegetables
...om home and less likely to be put off by the cost, availability and preparation time. Other hallmarks of those who eat more fruits and vegetables are the simple enjoyment of the taste of fruits and vegetables and a conscious effort to increase eating healthful foods. These and other findings emerged from a nation......Cycler-equipped laboratories. The timing of local availability will vary location to location, but some may be available Nov. 9. Mayo Clinic has been working with the federal government to make the test formula available to federal agencies that request it, and is lending its expertise to state and federal healt...Pain, price, insurance delays for new vaccines concern kids' doctors
...wish for combination shots, lower costs, and equal availability for children with all types of insurance ANN AR...n vaccines, lower vaccine costs, and less delay in availability of vaccines for disadvantaged children. Without these, we may see lower childhood vaccination rates,...