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...y with Redux (d-fenfluramine) than with a placebo, but the advantage of taking the medication over a plac...dux not only produces a relative small weight loss but also may carry health risks. "Although conclusive evidence of possible health risks from chronically...Johns Hopkins To Announce AIDS Capitated Care Program
...tions is a dramatically new concept in capitation, but it makessense in the case of AIDS," says Bartlett. "It represents a logical evolutionfor the Johns Hopkins AIDS Care Program, which was established in 1983. Unlikeother capitation programs, we use AIDS specialists as primary care providersand coordi...Program Provides Treatment For Prison-Released HIV-Positive Women
...inforced by the doctorand other team members." All but two of the 41 women in the program were incarcerated for drug orprostitution charges or both. Thirty-three of the women had been jailed morethan twice. "Success in the program is measured in changed behavior, which is reflectedby the reduced recidi...ACTG 315 Preliminary Results: Drug Cocktail Restores Partial Immune Function
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...rhea is characterized by low levels of LH and FSH but may have normal levels of estrogen." Holman is looking at hormone data and reports of menses and breast-feeding for about 500 women from a survey of 3,000 Bangladeshi women who were asked if they were menopausal. These women supplied twice weekl...NIAID Stops AIDS Study Prematurely Because Drug 'Cocktail' Boosts Survival
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...w passageways in heart muscle that is still alive, but because of inadequatesupply of blood, is not functioning properly. "TMR is a promising therapy for a group of patients who have exhaustedall other revascularization therapies," Lowe said. "Most patientssaw a significant decrease in their angin...Study Shows Gum Disease Increases Risk Of Future Heart Disease
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...werful tool for detecting patients who are at risk but don't know it." Of the 550,000 people who suf...ence of calcification confirms there is a problem, but doesn't define the extent of the problem. "The calcification may be confined to the arterial walls ...ACTG Protocol 185 Enrollment Halted
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...w passageways in heart muscle that is still alive, but because of inadequatesupply of blood, is not functioning properly. "The patients we have treated with TMR have seen an average 80 percentdecrease in their angina score after three months," Lowe said. "Whenwe compare the scans of their heart...UNC-CH Study Shows State Protects HMO Clients Poorly
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... was the best medication available for thedisease, but because of undesirable side effects many people di...requently. "Lithium can be very effective but it can cause gastrointestinaland kidney problems, weight gain and grogginess, making many people wan...Guidelines Offer Ways To Curb Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
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