Swiss research team receives American award
... patients experience side effects. Such is not the case with valsartan, which Novartis markets as Diovan. The drug blocks a receptor for a hormone that raises blood pressure by causing arteries to constrict. "It's very effective and safe, with high tolerability," he said. "In clinical trials, there was v...New grants program to help create healing environments in hospitals through art
...afterward with arts programs organizers, as in the case of a patient at the University of Virginia Medical Center who, minutes after hearing her cancer diagnosis, was drawn towards the sound of a piano being played in the lobby by a medical student. She later wrote: "So lovely and poignant was the sound;...New dental anesthetic promises better pain control for patients
...g up to a certain voltage, the case was recorded as total anesthesia. "This would mean the patient will not feel a thing during a dental procedure such as drilling," Reader explained. When Reader increased the mannitol's con...Study shows farm work appears to protect against breast cancer
...east cancer. "This is the first population-based case controlled study to look at a spectrum of pesticides used in agriculture, and for that reason, we think it is a fairly significant addition to the scientific literature," Savitz said. "For breast cancer, just as for a lot of other illnesses like card......device was also safe when used as a monitor; in no case was an inappropriate shock recommended or delivered." Page and his colleagues analyzed data collected from electrocardiograms (EKG) used to measure electrical activity in the heart. Using the EKG, cardiologists were capable of evaluating the functio...Interactive game could reduce heart attack deaths by teaching rapid response to symptoms
...ous types of heart attacks or false symptoms. Each case will contain hundreds of scenarios, diagnoses, and possible interventions. If users can't save a virtual character, they are encouraged to use the back key to choose the healthier option. A set of pretests was used to begin evaluating HEART-SENSE. I...Direct-to-consumer prescription drug ads get poor grades for educating consumers
...he drug, and the drug can be appropriate, in which case the outcome is good. The patient can request an inappropriate drug, and the doctor can acquiesce and prescribe it, which could cause the patient's health to suffer. Or the patient can request an inappropriate drug, the doctor can refuse to prescribe ...Iowa project links rural areas cross-state to top-notch medical advice
..., Bethesda, Maryland. Here's how it works. In the case of the Walker family, who will be appearing via remote from Ottumwa, Iowa, their eight-year-old son visited the University Hospital School outpatient clinic in Ottumwa for clinical evaluation in 1998. After Samuel was diagnosed with severe behavioral...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet, December 5, 2000
...died from liver and kidney failure, according to a case report (Brief Communication, p. 877). The authors ...ly few reported serious side effects prior to this case report (Editorial, p. 911). Still, the editorial says, "there seems to be little justification for ...Injuries on the job: the effects of problem drinking
...l education or less. This also appeared to be the case with drinkers who were classified as dependent on alcohol. Initially, they appeared to have a higher risk of injury at work." Further analysis, however, uncovered something unexpected. "Once education and dangers of the jobs were taken into conside...Imperial statistician estimates size of French BSE epidemic
...estimate is reduced to 1,200 if it is assumed that case reporting is complete; however, under-reporting is highly significant and the steady rise in BSE incidence from 1987 to 1996, estimated on the assumption of complete reporting, is difficult to explain." She estimates that 100 infected animals will ha...Deaf children who get cochlear implants earliest get the biggest language boost, large study finds
...ding to Kileny, the "wait and see" approach in the case of newly diagnosed young children may be detrimental in the long run. "I have seen several youngsters whose parents have opted to wait for new technological developments, in some cases for two to four years. These patients, though they began with gre......velopment of which is being led by 4 Sight program case manager, Billie Johnson, RN....Mouse provides clues about chronic pain
...e animals with more NR2B can detect pain sooner in case of injury," says Zhuo. "That could help them avoid more serious injury. But if an injury is not avoidable, the enhanced NMDA receptor activity in the forebrain would make them more likely to feel persistent pain." Zhuo believes that deactivating the...Wake Forest professor to evaluate managed care patient protection laws
...nd market conditions will be selected for in-depth case studies. These case studies will involve extensive interviews with regulators, consumer advocates, employee benefit mana...Hand size counts in safe handgun use
...question was too large for safe operation. In each case it was found that the handgun was too large for the plaintiff to position her hand in the proper firing position (to be described next), and neither handgun could be fired safely. In this article, I address the importance of the proper match betwee......ficantly increased risk of this disease. As in the case of raloxifene, tamoxifen produced its greatest risk reduction in women with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancers. The Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR), a five-year breast cancer prevention trial that will enroll up to 22,000 high-risk ...Gluten in the diet may be the cause of recurring headaches
... his intermittent headaches returned. In a similar case reported elsewhere, said study author and neurolog...ere resolved. Removing the trigger factor, in this case gluten, may be a therapeutic intervention for some patients with gluten sensitivity and headache, sa...New program shown to help heart attack patients get the best care
...hat patients and medical staff still approach each case individually. But the program does help encourage use of broadly applicable tests, treatments and advice that most patients can benefit from. "If you think about going on an airplane, what do the pilot and co-pilot do?," Eagle asks. "They have a chec...UNC study shows family-directed program can reduce adolescent tobacco, alcohol use
...programs are unavailable, the $140.42 per eligible case required for implementing Family Matters does not appear excessive," he said. "Moreover, implementation costs may be able to be reduced." The cost per adolescent reached and dissuaded from starting to smoke pales by comparison to the long-term co...