First UK cases of previously rare disease reported in gay men
The first UK cases of a previously rare disease have been reported in gay men, reveals an editorial in the journal ....... Lymphograunuloma venereum (LGV) is a genital/anogenital bacterial infection caused by a particularly invasive strain of Chlamydia trachomatis....... It was considered relatively rare until 2003, when around 100 cases were reported in gay men in Rotterdam in the Netherlands,...Patients newly diagnosed with HIV are more likely to enter outpatient care with case management
ATLANTA--Patients recently diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are significantly more likely to seek medical treatment if they are followed even briefly by a case manager, according to findings of the national Antiretroviral Treatment Access Study (ARTAS). Physician/researchers in Atlanta, Baltimore, Los Angeles and Miami evaluated individuals recently diagnosed with HIV and found...African-American women with endometrial cancer have more aggressive cancer than Caucasian women
Miami, March 21, 2005--In two studies of African-American women with endometrial cancer, a group of investigators from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Cancer Institute has found that African-American women with advanced endometrial cancer have more aggressive tumors than Caucasian women, potentially leading to worse outcomes. ...... Specifically, the investigators first performe...Countywide forecasts of water use available for Illinois, Midwest
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Water use in Illinois is expected to grow faster than the population in the next 20 years, with Chicago-area counties leading increased demand in 89 of the state's 102 counties, according to two new studies released by the Illinois State Water Survey.... ..."These studies project county-level water use for Illinois and five other states in the Midwest, information that is crit...CAS science spotlight identifies most requested article
SAN DIEGO, CA, March 14, 2005 - A nanotechnology-related paper published in the journal CHIRALITY in 2002 was the scientific article most requested by users of CAS electronic services during 2004, according to CAS's Science Spotlight web service. Three co-authors of the paper--Prof. Stefan Matile, Dr. Naomi Sakai, both from the University of Geneva, Switzerland and Dr. Gopal Das, currently affil...Failure to count Iraqi casualties is irresponsible, say experts
An international group of public health experts has accused the British and American governments of being "wholly irresponsible" over their failure to count Iraqi casualties....... In a statement published online by the BMJ today, 24 experts from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Spain, Italy and Australia call for an independent inquiry into Iraqi war-related casualties. "We believe tha...Dual testing better for monitoring new cases of HIV
Johns Hopkins researchers will present results showing that tighter, dual testing standards work better for accurately distinguishing between new and old cases of HIV. Current testing standards are based on a single test called the serological testing algorithm for recent HIV seroconversion, or STARHS for short. STARHS relies on differentiating newly infected from chronically infected individua....SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- A survey of experts conducted during a seminar on social.security and mortality improvement in the NAFTA countries calls for development.of forecasting methods with greater heed to uncertainty so that financing needs.for social security can be more accurately projected.. A preliminary analysis of the survey points to the "medical advances,.lifestyle changes, economi...Study casts doubt on increased mobility among US population
A great deal of public policy advocacy has been influenced by the notion that the United States is becoming an "increasingly mobile society" - that the population is changing residence at increasing levels. However, a new study provides empirical evidence in favor of an opposite trend....... (Vol. 45, No. 1)....... Authors Douglas A. Wolf of Syracuse Univers...Minorities who experience pain don't receive the same care as Caucasians
The first issue of Pain Medicine in 2005 will focus on the inequalities and differences in how pain is assessed and treated amongst various racial and ethnic minority groups. Data from the articles in this themed edition provide evidence that African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians and other racial and ethnic minorities do not receive optimal care in treatment for pain. ......"Each articl...Case definition for polyneuropathy developed to standardize research
ST. PAUL, Minn. A new case definition for distal symmetrical polyneuropathy has been developed by the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The definition is published in the January 25 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. This represents...Study estimates number of excess cases of coronary heart disease caused by Vioxx
The arthritis drug Vioxx could have caused an estimated 88,000-140,000 excess cases of serious coronary heart disease in the USA since its launch in 1999, concludes a study published online by THE LANCET. ......Vioxx (rofecoxib) belongs to a class of cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitor selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are prescribed for the treatment of arthritis....Exposed: Tobacco industrys' efforts to cast doubt
The strategies used by the tobacco industry to counteract research linking tobacco smoke to cancer-causing mutations in a gene called p53 are detailed in a study published online (Friday January 14, 2005) in THE LANCET....... Damage to the p53 gene leads to uncontrolled cell division. Mutations in this gene are found in over 50% of all human tumours, including 60% of lung cancers. ...... Benzo[a...BMJ turns missing murder case documents over to FDA
The BMJ has turned over confidential drug company documents that went missing from a 10 year old murder case to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review....... The documents, which were sent to the BMJ by an anonymous source, appear to suggest a link between the drug fluoxetine (Prozac), made by Eli Lilly, and suicide attempts and violence. They also suggest that Eli Lilly officials w...Chernobyl disaster caused cancer cases in Sweden
A statistically determined correlation between radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident and an increase in the number of cases of cancer in the exposed areas in Sweden is reported in a study by scientists at Linkping University, rebro University, and the County Council of Vsternorrland County. ... ...It is the first study demonstrating such a correlation. It is being published in the scien...Spina bifida: 70% of cases preventable by folic-acid supplementation
A seminar in this week's issue of THE LANCET discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatments relating to spina bifida, and reinforces an important public-health message for women about to become pregnant: 70% of cases of spina bifida are preventable by folic-acid supplementation around the time of conception and during early pregnancy....... Spina bifida results from failure of fusion of the neur...Lung cancer specialist calls for cash to beat 'Cinderella' disease
Lung cancer is a 'Cinderella' disease which does not get adequate research funding, and patients with this disease are disadvantaged, says a University of Edinburgh specialist. In his inaugural lecture today (Tuesday, 9 November), Professor Tariq Sethi claims that because lung cancer patients are perceived to have brought the disease on themselves, more research into the disease is not thought to...Serum caspase activity and liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C
Caspase activity in the sera of patients with chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV) may be a more sensitive measure of liver injury than conventional surrogate markers like aminotransferases, according to a new study published in the November 2004 issue of Hepatology. ......Hepatology, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), published by John Wile...Study casts doubt over widely prescribed beta blocker
This release is also available in <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/staticrel.php?view=LancetSlZ...">German. Results of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that atenolol--one of the most widely prescribed beta-blockers for reducing blood pressure--may not be effective in reducing heart attacks or death from cardiovascular causes....... Atenolol is one of the most commonly used be...Dealing with casualties from a terrorist attack
Doctors from one of the two hospitals closest to the Madrid bombings have described their experience of March 11th, 2004 in an article published today in Critical Care. Dr Gutierrez de Ceballos and colleagues explain how they organised the hospital to deal with the influx of casualties, as well as analysing severity of injuries and survival rate. The lessons they learnt are invaluable while futur...Case Western Reserve University finds relaxation therapy reduces post-operative pain
CLEVELAND (October 18, 2004) A study conducted by researchers at Case Western Reserve University found that patients who used a relaxation technique, called "systematic relaxation," experienced a substantial decrease in pain after undergoing surgery. The systemic relaxation technique, which consists of sequentially relaxing each major muscle group in the body, was shown to improve comfort by mo...Change in polio vaccine policy eliminates cases of vaccine-associated polio in US
A change in the national polio vaccination policy has led to the elimination of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP), according to a study in the October 13 issue of ....... According to background information in the article, the last case of poliomyelitis (polio) in the United States caused by a naturally occurring virus occurred in 1979; however, as a consequence of oral polioviru...Oct. 14 Web cast: Reporter's Workshop -- Covering Vaccines & Immunizations
The National Partnership for Immunization invites you to an important discussion about the complex world of vaccines, especially timely with last week's news of the influenza vaccine shortage. To provide you with insights about reporting on this and other immunization stories, a panel of experts will discuss: ... ... ... ... Challenges of writing accurate stories agains...Latest Public Policy & Aging Report forecasts possible US labor shortage
Demographic and workforce experts are predicting a high chance of a looming labor shortage, according to the latest issue of the Public Policy & Aging Report, the quarterly publication of the National Academy on an Aging Society....... This installment of PP&AR contains five articles that explore the possible myths, realities, and consequences associated with the shifting make-up of the U.S. labo...Case Western Reserve's Flight Nursing Academy holds camp for nurses in air medical services
CLEVELAND The National Flight Nursing Academy at Case Western Reserve University is holding its second annual Summer Camp 2004 for intensive training of advanced practice nurses, flight nurses and emergency service personnel in emergency response. The camp will be held the week of August 9-13 at Case's Squire Valleevue Farm in Hunting Valley, Ohio.... ... With today's terrorism concerns surround...Jefferson-based technology promises to help find hard-to-diagnose appendicitis cases
About half of the 700,000 annual cases of suspected appendicitis in the United States lack the usual symptoms pain in the lower right abdomen, fever and a rising white blood cell count making the decision to operate somewhat problematic. Now, thanks to a new imaging agent based on technology developed by nuclear medicine researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, doctors may fi...Elastic nails help children with broken legs recover faster than traction and body casting
Elastic titanium nails help children recover faster from a broken leg than the traditional treatment with weeks of traction and a body cast, according to a new study from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Children with the implanted nails got out of bed within days after surgery, were less dependent on their parents for help in moving, and had fewer complications than children in body cast...Oral cancer survey from Case dental school shows dental hygienist's role in catching cancer
In one of the first national surveys of dental hygienists about their knowledge and screening practices for oral cancers, researchers at Case Western Reserve University's School of Dental Medicine found indications that while dental hygienists view screening for oral cancer an important component of their practice and possess comparable oral cancer knowledge with the general dentist in the privat...World's Alzheimer's disease experts to showcase latest research
CHICAGO The newest treatment advances in Alzheimer's disease and steps toward prevention will be on display at the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, July 17-22, 2004, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Presented by the Alzheimer's Association, the conference is the world's premiere forum for research advances in Alzheimer's disease......Making the case for a dental caries vaccine
Honolulu, HawaiiDental caries, the disease that causes tooth decay, is infectious, and the mutans streptococci bacteria have long been identified as the primary disease-causing agents. Thanks to numerous scientific advances, tooth decay is not as rampant as it once was, but it is still five times more common in children than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever. And about 25% of the...How couples manage parenting forecasts later marital quality, study finds
COLUMBUS, Ohio Just because a married couple has a good relationship when a child is born is no guarantee the marriage will stay that way as their child grows older, a new study suggests. ......Researchers found that how a couple manages their parenting responsibilities when their child is 6 months old is related to the quality of their marriage when their child is 3. ......Couples who had a goo...USP releases first-ever case study book to advance medication error prevention
Rockville, Md., March 10, 2004 -- The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) today released Advancing Patient Safety in U.S. Hospitals: Basic Strategies for Success, a first-ever case study book featuring actual hospital medication errors and steps taken to prevent similar mistakes.... ..."This unique book was written to help hospitals and health care systems reduce medication errors and facilitate a c...USP to release first-ever case study book to advance medication error prevention in US hospitals
Hospital, health care and pharmaceutical trade media, and health and medical reporters/producers...... Teleconference-The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) will release Advancing Patient Safety in U.S. Hospitals: Basic Strategies for Success, a first-ever case study book featuring actual hospital medication errors and steps taken to prevent similar mistakes in the future. More than two dozen...College education protects Caucasian women against obesity more than African American women
ORLANDO, Fla. -- College-educated African American women have significantly higher body mass index (BMI) ratings than Caucasian women who have been to college, according to a presentation given today at the American Psychosomatic Society Conference in Orlando, Fla. ...Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago followed 2017 women whose average age was approximately 46 years old from...Targeted antiviral prophylaxis of flu case contacts could successfully contain pandemic influenza
ATLANTA In a future outbreak of pandemic influenza, such as the three pandemics that sickened millions and killed hundreds of thousands of people during the 20th century, supplies of flu vaccine might not be available quickly enough to contain the spread of disease. However, according to research by biostatisticians in Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, many thousands of deaths...HPV testing helps identify potential cases of cervical cancer, meta-analysis suggests
A test for infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) can more accurately predict whether a woman with an equivocal cervical abnormality found on a Pap smear is likely to develop invasive cancer compared with a repeat Pap smear, according to a meta-analysis in the February 18 issue of the .... ...Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by infection with HPV. Cervical abnormalities that are...'Science' showcases research on forgetting
EUGENE, Ore.-Researchers at the University of Oregon and Stanford University have located a mechanism in the human brain that blocks unwanted memories. This is the first time that anyone has shown a neurobiological basis for memory repression.... ...The findings, by lead researcher Michael Anderson, associate professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, and his colleague, John D.E. Gabrie...Effect of diabetes case management among low-income minority populations
In an article published in the Janaury edition of Diabetes Care, researchers in the California Medi-Cal Type 2 Diabetes Study Group have concluded that diabetes case management, added to primary care, substantially improved glycemic control compared with the control group. Researchers concluded that diabetes case management can help reduce disparities in diabetes health status among low-income et...Standardized blood pressure measurement could improve hypertension prevention, care in the Americas
This release is also available in <A Href= "http://www.eurekalert.org/staticrel.php?view=pahosbp121903es..."> Spanish .... ......Hypertension (high blood pressure) affects approximately 140 million persons in the Western Hemisphere. Until now there has been no standard approach to measuring blood pressure that has been accepted for use in research studies in all the countries of the Americas.... ...Only one further person from the Republic of Ireland (ROI) is likely to die from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) as a consequence of eating BSE infected meat, say scientists. The prediction, published this week in BMC Infectious Diseases, will reassure the Irish who suffered the second highest incidence of BSE worldwide after the UK....... 1,303 positive cases of BSE have been confirmed...