Stents Work Well, But Are Costly: Will Hospitals Continue To Use Them?
...ng the latest stent technology will help definehow close doctors have come to achieving this level of effectiveness,"he said....TB Prophylaxis Unnecessary In HIV-Infected People With Anergy, Study Suggests
...fected persons with known TB infection or who have close contact withanother individual with active TB." Al...rsons with positive TB skin tests and for those in close contactwith someone known to have active TB. The PHS/IDSA Working Group considered thefindings of D...Mother's Milk: Nutrition And Nurture For Infants -- And The Best Defense Against Disease
...endered by breastfeeding contributes to building a close bondbetween mother and child. Together, these factors promote the physical andemotional growth and development of the infant. Long known to be true, too, is that breast-fed babies experience fewerand less serious incidences of disease and all...'Bathtub' Equation Aids Diabetes Research
...t certain simple things," she says. "We may not be close to findinga cure, but we're not that far off from improving prevention strategies."...Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
...n. The researchers uncovered the reason: When in close proximity toplatelets, red blood cells produce substances that stimulate platelets andclot-formation. "This red blood cell-platelet interaction may explain why manyindividuals respond to aspirin in a less than optimal fashion," says Marcus. ...Are Deprived Areas A Greater Drain On Out Of Hours Workload?
...ham. The authors found that highly deprived areas close to the A&E department generated high levels of work for both general practice and A&E services, with no evidence of one service substituting for the other. Carlisle et al conclude that those involved in changing out of hours services should take int...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
...make all generic items like Tylenol or Maalox cost close to market value." The study's broad purpose was to observe anticipatory impression management -using tactics to avert potentially costly problems, often at the customerservice rather than the public relations or marketing level of an organization. An...Optical Technology Projects Images Directly Into The Eye
... narrows the lightdown to tiny points which are so close to one another on the retina that the eye is unable to tell them apart. The RSD technique makes it possible to project realistic pictures covering a wide field of vision. A three-dimensional impression isformed by sending slightly different images t...Cardiac Arrests Outside Hospital - Survival Could Be Improved By Better Public Awareness Of Symptoms
... basic life support training should be targeted at close relative and friends of patients with known coronary artery disease. The author also draws attention to the proposed use of "intelligent" defibrillators by policeman, fireman and other lay first responders, such as security guards, airline cabin a...Widely Used Therapy May Not Be Effective In Treatment Of Acute Stroke
... of the plaques in thearteries. The blood clot may close off the artery entirely or a piece of theclot may break off and travel to the brain (embolism). For many years,medications such as antiplatelets (for example, aspirin) and anticoagulants (forexample, warfarin) have been used to prevent stroke in hig...Cost-Effective Treatment Possible In Africa For HIV-Positive Pregnant Women If Drug Prices Lowered
...nical, behavioral science, andpolicy programs, and close to 1,000 investigators....Communication Between Doctors And Asthma Patients Is Key
...as increased. Prevalence of asthma has also risen close to 70 percentin the last decade-and-a-half. Around 5,000 people die each year,'' she said. Clark recently completed a research project in which 80 physicians underwenttraining on how to communicate and educate patients about asthma. Clark'sresearch...New Treatment Targets Most Malignant Brain Tumors
...brain tissue. Norcan the surgeon remove tissue too close to sensitive parts of the brain, likemotor or speech areas. To create a way of attacking those cells, after removing the tumor massFriedman surgically constructed a sealed "resection cavity" at the site andinserted a catheter into the cavity.......Portlandarea during most of the clinical trial for close monitoring of Bud's blood andbone marrow. The Romines have three children, five grandchildren and 1great-grandchild....New Study Indicates Lightning Can Kill Without Leaving a Mark
...ssume a"baseball-catcher position" with their feet close together and hold their handsover their ears to minimize the impact of the electrical field of lightning andthe accompanying noise. Contact: Howard Wachtel, (303) 492-7713 Dr. Michael Cherington, 629-3652 Jim Scott, 492-3114...Thousands Of AIDS Deaths Could Be Prevented With Expanded Medicaid Coverage, UCSF Study Concludes
...nical, behavioralscience, and policy programs, and close to 1,000 investigators....Mini-Pill Increases Risk Of Chronic Diabetes In Women With History Of Diabetes During Pregnancy
...evelop thedisease in middle age. Obesity, having a close relative with the disease andbeing a member of certain ethnic groups (including African-American, Latino andNative American) are known risk factors. Without treatment, type-2 diabetes canlead to serious complications including heart disease, stroke, ...Tiny Pellets Could Deliver Alzheimer's Drugs
...at aids the transmission of nerve impulses. Cells close to the NGF pellet had enzyme production 100 percent greater than rat brain cells without the implanted pellet, Saltzman reports. However, the researcher says, the NGF molecules penetrated only about 1 to 2 millimeters in the rat brains, a large area...Magnetic Hearing Aid Could Open New "Window" For Hearing Impaired
...ause thecomponents of the system are so incredibly close together," said Spindel. To overcome this, modern acoustic hearing aids rely on a very tight fit toensure that the sounds produced on one end don't reach the microphone on theother end. But even modern, custom-fitted acoustic hearing aids can loos...National Science Foundation Awards Knowledge And Distributed Intelligence Grants
... and how different physical processes occurring in close proximity affect each other. The investigators will develop new mathematical models, numerical algorithms, computational science and visualization tools, laboratory experiments, and techniques and strategies for viewing results interactively and wit...