Many diagnostic tests are not based on good evidence
...is specialty. There is also a need for an evidence base for the use of trials of therapy....NIEHS and American Public Health Association sponsor program
...a framework for the creation of a solid scientific base from which to determine environmental and human health impacts from chronic exposure to the built environment. The second session will focus on the potential for building models that would allow an assessment of the health impacts of community des...Rochester chosen to focus on rare neurological diseases
...st new treatments. Currently Rochester is the home base for several large multi-site studies investigating new treatments for Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Tourette's syndrome. Under Griggs' leadership, the Department of Neurology now ranks third in the nation in NIH ......sk, 'Has a doctor ever told you that you have?' or base a diagnosis on the presence of chronic cough and sputum or on abnormal lung function -- we can end up with very different prevalence numbers." COPD is usually first diagnosed in patients in their mid-50s. COPD is an expensive disease that causes prem...Gender differences in brain response to pain
...medicine, physiology and psychiatry. "This growing base of research will help us develop more effective treatments based on a new criteria: gender." Dr. Mayer is the director of the new Center for Neurovisceral Sciences & Women's Health (CNS) at UCLA, which conducted the study. Published in the June 2003...The statin wars: Why AstraZeneca must retreat
...competitors, rosuvastatin has an inferior evidence base supporting its safe use. AstraZeneca has pushed its marketing machine too hard and too fast. It is time for McKillop to desist from this unprincipled campaign.'...New drug proves helpful for treating long-term insomnia
...de the first step toward establishing an empirical base to guide the long-term treatment of chronic insomnia with medication. The findings suggest that eszopiclone has the potential to provide doctors with a treatment option that could be prescribed for patients who require longer-term treatment. The data...NIH funds two UCSD scientists to venture deep into human genome
...ho led the public effort to sequence all 3 billion base pairs of human DNA. He noted that "the Human Genome Project has provided us with a wonderful foundation, but obviously having the human genomic sequence is not enough. We must keep on exploring this newfound wealth of knowledge if we are to realize ...Loss of nerve cells may link constipation with achalasia of the oesophagus
...on called peristalsis. The sphincter muscle at the base of the oesophagus opens to allow food to pass into the stomach and then closes to prevent the stomach acid from entering the oesophagus. Both peristalsis and the relaxation of the sphincter muscle are controlled by the autonomic nervous system. The l...NIEHS issues additional awards to continue 9/11 follow up
...posed. Researchers have also created a public data base that includes both pre- and post-September 11 air quality data - the web address is http://wtc.hs.columbia.edu . Other NIEHS-funded researchers have conducted clinical and epidemiological studies to investigate respiratory abnormalities and post-...UCSD-TCAG collaboration to focus on transformation of genome-based knowledge into health benefits
...G will have access to a well characterized patient base with defined phenotypes, while UCSD benefits from ...the Center has the capacity to sequence 45 billion base pairs of DNA per year....Fetal surgery for spina bifida shows early benefits in leg function, fewer shunts
... when a portion of the brain protrudes through the base of the skull into the spinal column. If the tissue blocks the flow of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain, excess fluid may accumulate and cause increased pressure within the brain. The protruding hindbrain tissue may also injure nerves in the spina...Study demonstrates improved survival in women with metastatic breast cancer
...dema (fluid retention). "The study builds upon our base of research and provides additional support that Taxotere is one of the most active chemotherapy agents in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer after the failure of prior chemotherapy," said Michael L. Meyers, Senior Director, Oncology, Medical ...Standard treatment for lung cancer should be changed, say scientists
....1% improvement may not seem very much on which to base recommending a change in treatment, it is in line with results from other common malignancies such as breast, ovarian, and colon cancer, where the survival gain from adjuvant chemotherapy lies in the range of 3.5 8%. In all these cases adjuvant trea...New Dallas biotech firm the result of unique public-private partnership
...gy companies have been formed to exploit this deep base of biological innovation." Reata's founding scientists include: Dr. Jef Karel DeBrabander, assistant professor of biochemistry at UT Southwestern; Dr. Jonathan M. Graff, associate professor in the Center for Developmental Biology and of molecular bio...Global patient organisation launched to help millions of patients with cancer
...patient groups with a current international member base of leading lymphoma organisations from Australia, America, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Spain and the UK. Its aim is to build partnerships between lymphoma groups in order to share best practice worldwide and to encourage the forma...Phone support group helps older people with HIV/AIDS develop coping skills, new study finds
...eral of the phone sessions from the project's home base in Athens, Ohio. Some older women, for example, discussed issues such as menopause, lack of a romantic partner and relationships with children with other women. In another support group, three participants who successfully underwent psychiatric treat...UI researchers use SIREN driving simulator to study driving risk factors
...d at the Oakdale campus and has the largest motion base of any simulator in the world. However, Rizzo and his many collaborators are extremely busy with projects using SIREN and are very excited about the results their studies are starting to produce. "We are not interested in studying vehicle dynamics in...Mapping the air to safeguard your looks, the environment and planes in flight
...and UV for a wide range of end users. "We want to base our methods on state-of-the-art, high technology methods," Christiaens concluded. "We hope to get more precise on a smaller grid and taking account of cloudiness information on ground UV doses and pollutant levels. As a consequence, we may fine-tun......ho did not snore. "We are constantly building the base of knowledge on chronic medical conditions in children. Understanding the interdependence of these chronic conditions and their link to nighttime cough is essential for effective medical treatment and disease management," said Udaya B. S. Prakash, M...