Progress and future directions for management of hepatitis C
...ews is that new combination therapies are having a beneficial impact on this disease," noted panel chair Dr. James Boyer, Ensign Professor of Medicine and Director of the Liver Center at Yale University School of Medicine. "In addition, preliminary research indicates that this approach may prove useful in trea...Beta-blockers protect brain during bypass surgery
...he most severe of the events, stroke and coma, the beneficial effect of beta-blockers was even more striking -- a 1.9 percent rate of adverse effects for those taking the drugs and 4.3 percent for those who did not. These results follow an earlier study by a different Duke team (May 2002, Journal of th...Teacher-led sex education of limited benefit
...ments in teacher-delivered sex education have some beneficial effect on the quality of young people's sexual relationships, but do not reduce sexual risk taking in adolescents, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers evaluated a specially designed sex education programme (SHARE), delivered by teachers to ...Angiogenesis reduces leg pain from clogged arteries
...ents,"Annex said. While the mechanism of the beneficial effect is not clear, Annex speculates that the rFGF-2 might have caused new vessels to grow around blocked arteries, or may have somehow made the vessels in the area of theblockage work better. rFGF-2, a recombinant protein made in bacteria, is...Buszaki neuroscience research published in current journals 'Science' & 'Nature'
...holds since "all parents know that drugs that have beneficial effects in adults can have all sorts of deleterious effects in the brains of children." Buzsaki indicated that the wave-like bursts play a critical role in shaping the connections in the newborn brain. "Since we all believe that the developing brain ...Diet and walking lead to weight loss and metabolic control for type 2 diabetes, says Pitt
... were surveyed to determine what behavior was most beneficial to them. "The behaviors reported to be most helpful were exercise, eating low-fat food, having balanced meals and meeting regularly with the dietician," said Harper.......ease HDL-cholesterol, statins appear to have other beneficial effects as well, Newby explained. Studies in animal models and in humans suggest that they may have properties that decrease inflammation, limit blood clotting and improve blood vessel function. "While I don't think the results of this study are eno...Students join scientists in search of asthma triggers
...eenbelt, Md. "This co-operative effort is not only beneficial to our research, but will also benefit the students. It will enhance their science, math, and technology skills and improve their understanding of their local environment." "We are excited about participating because collection of authentic data is ...Health recommendations from study on aspirin and lung cancer are premature
...at until large clinical trials establish aspirin's beneficial effect, women shouldn't start taking the painkiller to prevent cancer. "The results of our study suggest that aspirin may have even wider benefits than previously thought," says Arslan Akhmedkhanov, M.D., Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gy...Reducing hypertension in the elderly leads to a significant reduction in the incidence of stroke
...tive effect on stroke, Atacand also demonstrated a beneficial trend in onset of new diabetes (20% risk reduction ; p=0.083). Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the most common cardiovascular disorder. The World Health Organization estimates that there are nearly 691 million people throughout the world wit...Organised students are more successful
...ors of examination failure, say the authors. It is beneficial to identify students whose learning style and approach are inappropriate, before they fail, add the authors. Additional targeted help may be provided for these students....Hypertension is study focus of $10 million NIH grant to MCG
...elp the children whose genetics interfere with the beneficial effects of exercise. "It's very exciting," Dr. Treiber said of the Program Project grant that is enabling the extensive collaboration. "This would not have been possible without the vision of the Dr. William Strong, the founder of the Georgia Prevent...Postmenopausal hormone therapy offers no protection against heart attacks
...rt disease, estrogen plus progestin therapy is not beneficial and does have some harmful effects." HERS II was a 2.7 year follow-up of the 4.1 year HERS study, the first randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial large enough to detect the effects of hormone therapy on disease outcomes. Participants in HERS ...Successful implementation of pilot study for HIV antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
... reported good adherence to treatment and achieved beneficial virologic and immunologic responses similar to those seen in more developed settings. The percentage of patients surviving and staying on therapy at six months was 63% and at one-year was 49%. Those with most advanced disease, a CD4 white blood cel...Tipsheet on XIV International AIDS Conference
...C), and efavirenz (EFV) appears to be particularly beneficial compared with other three-drug regimens, including the similar combination of ZDV, 3TC and nelfinavir (NFV). Researchers found no evidence of a difference between three-drug regimens using stavudine (d4T) and didanosine (ddI) combined with either EF...Treatment guidelines for HIV infection announced by international panel of AIDS experts
...e. The point above this level at which it is most beneficial to start therapy is not known. At the higher CD4 cell counts, several other factors are considered, including specific CD4 + cell count or decline rate, the viral load level, the patient's commitment to adhere to therapy, and the risk of side effect...Good practice guidelines for mothers after stillbirth 'unjustified'
...ence to the current guidelines was associated with beneficial effects on the psychological health of the mother and next-born child. The study assessed 65 women who were pregnant for the second time after a previous stillbirth. Depression occurred in 39% of women who saw and held their stillborn infant, compar...Post-surgery chemotherapy questioned for certain breast cancer patients
...y explain why the chemotherapy was relatively more beneficial in these women than in those whose tumors were ER-positive, said the investigators. The issue of routinely prescribing chemotherapy for postmenopausal, lymph node-negative patients has long been controversial. While other studies have looked at ...Prenatal zinc supplementation could impair childhood mental development
...ldren. Since zinc supplementation in infants has a beneficial effect on growth and morbidity, and supplementation of mothers was associated with reduced morbidity in low birthweight infants in this study, our findings complicate policy makingUndernourished pregnant women obviously require more than zinc alone. ...Soy protein in the diet produces health benefits, regardless of isoflavone content
...igh- and low-isoflavone soy protein diets in their beneficial effect on blood lipids and blood pressure. Twenty-...h-soy isoflavone diet. A wide range of small but beneficial effects were associated with the substitution of soy-protein for animal protein foods in the subject...