Johns Hopkins To Announce AIDS Capitated Care Program
...of our expertise in AIDS care, we are confident we can provide care that is both excellent andcost-effective." Published studies show that AIDS patients treated by experienced careproviders have shorter hospital stays, better outcomes and lower cost. "The AIDS capitation program focuses on what has ...Hospital Noise Disrupts Sleep For Patients, In The Critical Care Setting
...oise need to be better identified so that attempts can be made toreduce the sound to more acceptable levels, he said. Millman suggests that hospitals redesigning or constructing critical caresettings use the study's findings to create sites that minimize noise pollutionsuch as arranging patients in indi...ACTG 315 Preliminary Results: Drug Cocktail Restores Partial Immune Function
... an antiretroviraldrug cocktail show that immunity can be partially restored, accordingto preliminary res...g combinations that include protease inhibitors -- can experiencedecreased plasma levels of HIV, increased circulating CD4+ T cellcounts, decreased risk of...Early Menopause Stress Related In Developing Countries
...hen a woman's ovaries have no follicles left that can develop to release fertile eggs. Because women have a set number of follicles that begin to undergo atresia -- degeneration and resorption -- in the fetus, when all the follicles are used up, they enter menopause. Holman does not think that rura...Drug And Radiation Treatment May Shrink Pancreatic And Gastric Tumors
...and at Rhode Island Hospital. "The new treatment can be used to shrink localized tumors," Safran said."...surgery is attempted. Once the tumors shrink, they can be removed surgically." In previous research, the Brown University Oncology Group had developed aon...Laser Shown Effective In Patients Who Are Not Candidates For Bypass Surgery Or Angioplasty
...Once we figureout exactly how and why it works, we can then make it work better." Since it takes time for the new capillaries to grow, patients usuallydo not begin to see major improvements until three months after the procedure,and the improvement typically continues for nine to 12 months, Lowe sa...Study Shows Gum Disease Increases Risk Of Future Heart Disease
...aged area in the heart. The transplanted bacteria can cause the valve to become infected, and the accumulated clumps can block blood vessels. "Weve known for some time that oral bacteria can infect damaged hearts and...Routine Dental X-ray May Be A Valuable Tool In Stroke Prevention
...establish a baseline picture of dental health also can detect potentially dangerous calcium deposits in t...ces in the UB School of Dental Medicine. "If we can see this on a routine dental film, it will be a powerful tool for detecting patients who are at risk...Duke Study Uses Tiny Temperature Changes To Probe Water-Exclusion At Protein Binding Sites
...l protein binding sites. Pharmaceuticalresearchers can elicit biological effects by designing drugs to li...lar but not identical properties.So while hydrogen can link up with oxygen to form normal water, its heavierisotope -- deuterium -- can in turn form "heavy......mor cells. Watching the MRI video monitor, doctors can adjust the instrument to reach all parts of the ma...iding healthy tissue. As the physicians work, they can actually see the tumor die. Hines' previous surgeries had sidelined him for weeks at a time...Laser Offers Hope For Heart Patients With No Alternatives
... patients because they are so incapacitated and we can do very littlefor them." Duke and 12 othe...rts before the procedure and after threemonths, we can clearly see that more of the heart muscle is oxygenated andfunctional." During the procedu...UNC-CH Study Shows State Protects HMO Clients Poorly
...rs participate in HMO governance and how consumers can get information about HMOs. “Information av...relatively sparse,” she said. “Consumers can obtain financial information about operation of the plans, but little information about satisfaction...Researchers Gain Insights Into Drugs Used For Manic-Depression
...e disease that recursfrequently. "Lithium can be very effective but it can cause gastrointestinaland kidney problems, weight gain and grogginess, making many people want tosto...Substance from Grapefruit Juice May Make Medications Safer
A single glass of grapefruit juice can significantly increase the absorption of a number ...of a drug that may be effective for one individual can be toxic to another. Addition of the active substance in grapefruit juice to a medication could pro......sex have become hopelessly jumbled," she says. "We can accept direct messages of no-alcohol and no-drug u...spending money and many are embarrassed because it can be very intimidating for them to buy condoms at the drug store. The cost of condoms, she says, is m......edin mammograms. "We don't know yet if our system can reduce unnecessary biopsies,but we do have reason to think our system can find subtle events thatmay be captured in future high resolution systems," Barnes added. The system...Antimicrobial "Bug Spray" Found In Human Lung Cells
... vulnerability to lung infections. If researchers can mass-produce hTAP or similar compounds, they may help fight lung infections in both CF patients and in the general population, where infectious lung diseases like tuberculosis kill more than 7 million people every year. "People have always thought th...Study Injects New Interest In How Vaccines Work
... interstitial fluid, contains citrate, and citrate can dissolve aluminum," he says, "This made me suspect...le proportions. "The technique is so sensitive, it can detect the equivalent of a single grain of sand in a football stadium filled with sand," Hem says. H...Milk Extract May Heal Wounds And Smooth Wrinkles
...s of substances found in milk, and have found they can greatlyspeed up wound-healing in animals. The extract will soon face its next major test to see if it speeds upthe healing of wounds in humans as well. If it passes that test, the scientists say the extract could eventuallyclaim a world market wort...TB Prophylaxis Unnecessary In HIV-Infected People With Anergy, Study Suggests
...nthony S. Fauci, M.D. "This study suggests thatwe can make more efficient use of TB prevention resources...as other infections. In such persons, TBinfection can be masked by a false negative skin test. As a precaution againstactivation of a possible latent TB ...