NIAID Ebola vaccine enters human trial
...nfectious disease, which causes extensive internal bleeding and rapid death. According to experts, vaccination is the best strategy for preventing or containing this deadly infection. A gap of two decades separated the first Ebola epidemic of 1976 and the next, which arose in 1995. In recent years, for reason...New evidence links inflammation to venous disease
...rrent blood-thinning medications can cause serious bleeding problems in patients, so there's a need for new treatment options," he says. "The more we understand about the mechanism of DVT formation, the better our chances of finding safer ways to treat it. Just stopping inflammation alone will not inhibit thr...Hassle-free stroke prevention offered by new drug, Stanford researcher says
..., though those taking ximelegatran had fewer major bleeding incidents. Albers said the most important difference was that patients on Coumadin required constant dose adjustment while those on ximelegatran took the same dose throughout the trial. Albers said that about 6 percent of people on ximelegatran had e...Welcome alternative to warfarin for people at high risk of stroke
...tes of disabling or fatal stroke, death, and major bleeding were similar between both groups. Lead investigator S Bertil Olsson from University Hospital Lund, Sweden, comments: "We have shown that ximelagatran, administered in a fixed dose without coagulation monitoring, protects high-risk patients with atri...FDA approves Climara Pro to treat menopause symptoms
...in irritation rate, no effect on body weight and a bleeding profile comparable to other hormone therapy. Trials also showed a high level of compliance and a low discontinuation rate due to application-site irritation. Transdermal delivery avoids first-pass effects through the liver during absorption, which ...Nitric oxide can prevent lung disease and death for premature infants
...ne. Nitric oxide also can cut the risk of severe bleeding into the brain and loss of brain tissue devastati...ic oxide may interfere with platelets and increase bleeding time in adults and full-term babies, the researchers were concerned that their treatment might incre...3-D virtual colonoscopy is more sensitive than conventional procedure
...r. With virtual colonoscopy, there is no risk of bleeding or of perforating the colon. There is no need for intravenous sedation, and the procedure is less costly than conventional colonoscopy. It also is more convenient, taking 15 minutes or less, because patients need not recover from sedation. For this...Surgical technique may reduce pain after tonsillectomy
...e standard approach electrocautery (which controls bleeding by heating tissues) during surgical removal of the tonsils may reduce the amount of pain experienced after tonsillectomy, according to an article in the December issue of The Archives of Otolaryngology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Accordin...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for December 2003 (second issue)
...e expense of 14 major episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding and 13 episodes of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia for every 10,000 ultrasound tests performed. The study is published in the second issue for December 2003 of the American Thoracic Society's peer-reviewed American Journal of Respiratory and Criti...Medication provides effective treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis
...everity and frequency of other symptoms, including bleeding and burning or stinging, also were improved by efalizumab treatment," the authors write. "Efalizumab-treated patients reported greater improvement in their attitudes about their disease, their ability to participate in daily activities (including lei...A blood test may reveal systemic factors that relate to periodontal disease, especially in men
... respectively, the following conditions: healthy, bleeding after probing, dental calculus detected by probing, 4- to 5-mm deep pockets and >6-mm deep pockets. A total of 37 items were tested in the blood, some of which include C-reactive protein (CRP), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), white bl...Experimental treatment yields new hope for children battling cerebral palsy
...include bacterial meningitis and other infections, bleeding in the brain, lack of oxygen, severe jaundice and head injury. The CDC's website states that the lifetime costs for a person with were about $800,000 (in year 2000 dollars), not including expenses such as caregiver costs for children or adults with c...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 6, 2004
...embolic, lacunar and cryptogenic. By contrast, 54 bleeding strokes with known onset times occurred more uniformly during 24 hours. Patients over age 70 were more likely to have morning strokes than those age 70 and younger. 4 p.m. Abstract P271 A pregnancy complication that increases the risk of mini-...Climara Pro (TM) helps alleviate menopausal hot flashes and night sweats
...in irritation rate, no effect on body weight and a bleeding profile comparable to other combination hormone therapies. Estrogen/progestin combinations should not be used by women with known or suspected pregnancy, breast cancer, estrogen-dependent neoplasia, undiagnosed abnormal genital bleeding, active thro...Aromatase inhibitors: A promising new treatment for endometriosis
...most common side effects were occasional irregular bleeding and mild hot flashes, which were tolerated well. "These results appear extremely promising and constitute the rationale for further investigation of this regimen as a first-line treatment for endometriosis," said Dr. Bulun....Combination therapy does not appear to benefit cardiac patients before heart catheter procedure
...roups, whereas there was a trend toward more major bleeding events with reteplase plus abciximab." "In conclusion, the findings of this trial show that early administration of reteplase plus abciximab does not lead to a reduction of infarct size compared with abciximab alone in patients with acute MI referr...Statins could reduce stroke risk by a third
...he incidence of 'haemorrhagic' strokes (ie, due to bleeding into the brain). Although the stroke rate was not significantly reduced by simvastatin among participants with a history of cerebrovascular disease, there was a substantial reduction in the combined risk of all major vascular events (ie, heart attack...Studies led by Mount Sinai researchers reinforces potential benefits of new stroke-prevention drug
...n men. Ximelagatran was also associated with lower bleeding rates than warfarin, and the incidence of major and minor bleeding was greater among women than men (35.4 percent per year in women and 30.1 percent per year in men on...Blood test heralds speedy stroke diagnoses
... the drugs to a patient who has a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain, they can make matters worse and even kill the patient. Laskowitz says his latest results suggest tests looking at another set of proteins might be able to help distinguish between strokes caused by clots and those caused by bleeding. Bu...Studies compare hysterectomy vs. other medical treatments for abnormal uterine bleeding
...nd performed before menopause for abnormal uterine bleeding and other non-life-threatening reasons. Miriam Kup...men, aged 30 to 50 years, who had abnormal uterine bleeding for a median (mid-point) of four years despite a variety of medical treatments, including hormone th...