Chemists Develop Probe To Detect Changes In Imaging Agents Inside Body
...ne usingrhenium complexes instead of technetium to avoid the difficultiesof working with radioactive materials. Rhenium is chemicallysimilar to technetium, but does not carry the same radioactiverisk. The research is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy....TB Prophylaxis Unnecessary In HIV-Infected People With Anergy, Study Suggests
...re selective use of INH would allow many people to avoid theknown toxic side effects of INH. For example, about 2 percent of persons whotake INH develop hepatitis. The CPCRA is a network of primary care physicians and nurses who work with NIAIDstaff to design and conduct community-based clinical trials in...Some Good News In Treating Infection Common To HIV Patients
...t's quite important," he says, "because we can now avoid having to give multiple medications, which avoids toxicity of drug interactions and it's much less costly." The most common alternate method of preventing pneumocystis carinii is called aerosolized pentamidine. Kazanjian says this regimen is much mo...Physicians' Opinions Influenced By Drug Industry
... a questionnaireto help disclose any conflicts and avoid any ambiguity and accidentally missedconflicts. "Medical journals would risk limiting their pool of experts available todebate medical issues if they were to exclude the publication of articles byphysicians with financial relationship...American Heart Association Comment: Lancet (Jan. 24, 1998) Report
...rchers say treating 1,000 men with the drugs would avoid five heart attacksa year....Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
... who don't require the larger bi-monthy boostercan avoid it. Such tests are available in the research setting, but willeventually be used at the bedside.......icularly cancer cells and immune system cells. To avoid killing immunecells, physicians remove the bone marrow that produces them before beginningtreatment. After the course of chemotherapy is completed, the bone marrow cells arere-infused into the patient (autologous transplant), where they gr...Radon, Especially In Combination With Smoking, Contributes To Lung Cancer Deaths
...mong smokers, perhaps 1,000 non-smokers also would avoid lung cancer. Effects of Radon Radon is produced from the radioactive decay of uranium that occurs naturally in rocks and soil. Outside air contains very low levels of radon, but indoors the gas builds up to higher concentrations. Al...A Good Night's Sleep Is Possible At High Altitudes
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...tress that shifts need to be carefully designed to avoid the excessive disruption of circadian rhythms (upsetting the body clock) and consequent fatigue. Stewart et al conclude that greater supervision by senior staff may be required at night and during summer months, Contact: Dr Patrick Cartlidge, Senio...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
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...removing fetal tissue samples from the uteruswould avoid the attendant risk of miscarriage. Amniocentesis, a technique similar to chorionic villus sampling, is alsooccasionally used to diagnose Down syndrome in the first trimester but isusually not performed until after the beginning of the seco...Keeping Score On Doctors: Report Says Flaws In Counting Must Be Addressed To Ensure Accuracy
...y data in a universallycomparable format, we could avoid the types of inaccuracies that come fromtrying to extract outcome data from hospital claims." "If we don't do it ourselves, insurance companies and governmentagencies will do it for us," he said....PITT Researchers Demonstrate Human Brain's Natural Mechanism For Guarding Against Errors
...al thatthe brain may use to pay more attention and avoid the error." The specific area of the brain linked to error-checking is the anteriorcingulate cortex (ACC), which is located on the inner surface of the frontallobes, in the middle of the front part of the brain. In the Pitt study, rese...Asthma-Airways Clinic Improves Lives, Reduces Medical Costs
...nage drugside effects, control panic, identify and avoid factors that trigger asthmaepisodes, and communicate effectively with their doctors. In between officevisits, nurses call patients to evaluate their progress and help them buildproblem-solving skills. The researchers found statistically significant ...American Heart Association Comment: Tirofiban -- The Platelet Receptor Blocker For Heart Attack
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