Partial Liquid Breathing Improves Lung Function, Chances of Survival in Sick Preemies
...espond to conventional treatment, increasing their chances of survival. Corrine Leach, M.D., Ph.D., University at Buffalo assistant professor of pediatrics, headed the multi-center investigation of the procedure, which was developed by Bradley Fuhrman, M.D., UB professor of pediatrics. Leach and Fuhrman als...Effects Of Physical Activity On Preterm Birth
... activity, such as exercise appeared to reduce the chances of awoman delivering prematurely. Women who exercised moderately to strenuouslymore than sixty days throughout their first two trimesters had a fifty percentlower risk of preterm delivery. Physical activity solely related to the women'sjobs did not...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
... He said that the only proven way to lessen the chances of death forpersons with ticlopidine-associated TTP is for patients to undergoplasmapheresis, a procedure that is similar to filtering the blood, immediatelyafter the onset of the disease. Half the patients in this study who did not haveplasmapheresi...New Radiation Procedure Targets Liver Malignancies
...ion therapy---which will potentially improve their chances of survival. "If you can safely increase the dose of radiation delivered along with chemotherapy, you improve the patient's chance of responding to the therapy. Our prior studies, which involved more than 100 patients, have shown this to be the case...Drug Combination Including New "Super Aspirin" Drug Cuts Risk Of Death Or Second Heart Attack
...eart attack patients survivethe first 30 days, the chances of surviving past six months or even a year arebetter if they receive lamifiban compared with standard treatment. "We don't know specifically how long before each individual patient isstabilized after a heart attack," says Moliterno. "Most deaths ...Better Survival For Women With Breast Cancer -New Evidence On Chemotherapy
...d: "We already knew thatchemotherapy improves the chances of survival for a young woman with breastcancer which has spread to the local lymph glands. Now we know that thistreatment is beneficial even if the cancer appears to be confined to herbreast." The study shows that, even if tamoxifen is to be given,...Doctors And Patients Should Co-Sign Prescriptions
... say that to resolve this mismatch and improve the chances of treatment success and eliminate waste, patients and prescribers should discuss in detail the treatment options before the prescription is written. If the process is equitable, patients should indicate their responsibility by signing their own pre......Thesooner people seek treatment, the greater their chances of surviving andreducing damage to the heart," he says. According to the American Heart Association, the warning signs of heart attackare: uncomfortable pressure; fullness; squeezing or pain in the center of thechest lasting more than a few minutes; ...U-M Researcher Addresses Changes In The Heart As It Ages
...sudden insult. Thus, exercise not onlyreduces the chances of having a heart attack, it also can increase the...rt as itages, but especially after age 60 when the chances of developing heart diseaseand heart failure steadily rise. Even without a history of heart disease...Study Finds Clot-Busting Drug Ineffective Or Even Harmful If Not Used Soon After A Stroke
...-hour window after a stroke, the drug improves the chances for a fullrecovery from 33 percent to 50 percent. But a new study confirms that beyondthat 3-hour window, the drug can be ineffective or even harmful to patients.Wayne Clark, M.D., director of the Oregon Stroke Center at Oregon HealthSciences Univers...Tip Sheet: Think About Your Health In April
... and startexercising, significantly increase their chances of living longer and livingbetter. For example, a 1989 Kaplan study showed that elderly smokers had a 76percent increased risk of death compared with those who never smoked. Kaplanhas also showed that men and women 60 years old and older who infreq...To Drive Or Not To Drive? New Criteria For Those With Epilepsy
... epilepsy patients and their physicians can assess chances ofhaving an auto accident due to seizures. The study, in this month's issue of Neurology, is the first to examinespecific seizure risk factors and link them with driving mishaps. Thisapproach, the researchers say, may be more effective in......to enhanced tolerance to infection, which increase chances of aninfant's survival. "Because asthma is a disease of inflammation, theseprocesses occurring very early in life may affect an individual's health wellinto childhood and beyond," she said. "My research has shown that this isoccurring, with protecti...Study Confirms Girls' Belief: More Fat Means Fewer Dates
...s that they believe that being slimincreases their chances of dating. Our data indicate they are right." As expected, the more a subject dated, the more likely she was to becomesexually active. After controlling for the amount of dating, however, weightseemed to have little effect on whether girls h...Dental students help close care gap at Indian reservation
...end, which can be used to repay student loans. The chances of winning"improve enormously" for those who apply for a post in an underserved area, Tommasone said. In addition to CWRU, dental students from Indiana University and the Universities of Maryland, Pennsylvania, andMissouri are participating in the ex...Mayo Clinic study identifies brain changes in people likely to develop Alzheimers disease
...d providesome indication to patients whether their chances of developing Alzheimer'sdisease are high, low or in-between." "Planning for the future is very important to elderly patients and theirfamilies," says Dr. Jack. "This information can help patients and families makefuture arrangements. It may also ...UI researchers learn more about how exercise affects the colon
...d. "By extension, this mayhelp decrease a person's chances of colon cancer." Before beginning any new exercise program, people should consult a physician. The study was funded by an American Gastroenterology Association - Smith KlineFrench Beecham Clinical Research Award and a General Clinical Research Cent......ion can reduce productivity as well as increasethe chances of accidents at home or at work. "Our previous research demonstrated that patients with excessive daytimesleepiness such as obese subjects and those with sleep problems, such as sleepapnea, had higher levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the blo...University of Pittsburgh study finds that simple test spots early signs of heart disease in women
... illness." Scientists have long known that women's chances of developing heart disease risesharply as they pass through menopause, a time of complex hormonal andphysiological changes. Equally well known are the risk factors: obesity,smoking, high levels of LDLc (bad) cholesterol, low levels of HDLc (good)c...'Revolutionary' treatment for birth defect improves survival of newborns
...t strategy thatdramatically increases the survival chances of affected newborns, University ofFlorida researchers report in the September issue of the Annals of Surgery. In a comparative study of new and conventional treatments, UF pediatric surgeonsreport using a new technique that has allowed 23 of 25 affe...