Johns Hopkins To Announce AIDS Capitated Care Program
...f Johns Hopkins HealthCare. "It epitomizesHopkins' commitment to benefit the health of the Maryland community." Bartlett attributes much of the success of the AIDS service to theimmense AIDS care data base the service has amassed during the last eightyears. "This data base, which was started in 1989, has help...NIAID Stops AIDS Study Prematurely Because Drug 'Cocktail' Boosts Survival
...arge number of pills patients have to take and the commitment they have to make to stick to the therapy," he said. "They are the real heroes here." Glaxo-Wellcome Inc. of Research Triangle Park manufactures ZDV -- formerly called AZT -- and 3TC. Merck & Co. owns rights to indinavir....Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
... economical to operate in financial terms,the main commitment by a hospital is the time of its health care staff, Albertssaid. Staffing patterns, as illustrated by the survey, should helpadministrators of community and rural hospitals decide to establish ASTs. "Officials at many smaller hospitals feel ...Baby Milk Manufacturers Are Breaking The Rules
...workers. Taylor concludes that unless there is a commitment to enforce and monitor the World Health Assembly code nationally, breast feeding will not be protected from the commercial pressures from substitute manufacturers. Contact: Professor Andrew Tomkins, Centre for International Child Health, Institute o...Preventing Stroke: The Choice Between Aspirin And Warfarin
...rin for stroke prevention, it often means a20-year commitment to taking the drug, and the risk of bleeding goes up everyyear you're on it," said Dr. Sherman. "For this reason, we have been eager tofind exactly which patients will do well on aspirin therapy and I think thisstudy identifies them with certainty."......ment, education and community outreach and for its commitment totranslational research that rapidly brings new cancer therapies from thelaboratory bench to the patient's bedside. For additional information aboutthis study, please contact the UPCI's Cancer Information and Referral Servicetoll-free at (800) 237-...Filmless System Puts X-Ray Images On The Web
...University of MarylandMedical Center's continuing commitment to higher definition and diagnosticefficiency in imaging technology. The medical center has also installed afilmless ultrasound system that uses a chain of computer workstations wheredoctors view results. The system links the medical center with an o...States Must Be Held Accountable For New Health Plans For Children
...and expanded insurance plans. "This historic new commitment to children's health holds the promise ofimproving the lives of millions of children," said committee chair Molly JoelCoye, director, West Coast office, The Lewin Group, San Francisco. "As thefederal government, the states, and the private sector wo......M.D. Anderson Medical Center inTexas. "The commitment of the Oregon Cancer Center to controlling cancer andleukemia is based upon two fundamental premises. First, you can't prevent orcure cancer or leukemia unless you understand what makes these mutant cellsbehave in the way they do," explained Grover B...Many Gay Men Infected With HIV Are Opting To Delay Treatment, Despite Availability Of Drugs
...y can never stop.Someone not prepared to make that commitment is better off delaying therapy thanfollowing it inconsistently, possibly creating resistant strains. From anadherence standpoint, it is probably better if someone who's not sure waits tobegin therapy." The study, led by UCSF associate professor of m......, or faster. Some participants voiced a political commitment to abortionrights and availability of mifepristone in the United States, while others hadhad a previous bad experience with surgical abortion.Although almost all the women felt the method had been adequately explainedthrough counseling, almost half o...'Mutual Insurance Pool' Could Improve Transplant Organ Shortage
...es. "In an insurance pool, an individual's commitment to having his or herorgans delivered at death is a...mage. The premium, or 'price,' in this case is the commitment to provide one'sown organs upon death." The researchers initially came up with the insurance...UCSF AIDS Expert Warns Against Early Treatment For HIV Infection
...with malignancies." He also notes that unlike the commitment for HIVtherapy, no cancer patient takes three or four chemotherapy drugs for alifetime. Current assumptions in clinical strategy that concern Levy include: If virus replication takes place, mutations might develop that could lead to adrug-resista...University Of California San Francisco Dental School Launches Pilot Program For Pre-Dental Students
...in the commy. Applicants often demonstrate that commitment through their activities,frequently by working as leading volunteers or health workers in communitiesthat are medically underserved. Once accepted into the Dental Post-Bac Program, students spend a year honingtheir academic and learning skills so th...Now Is Time To Design Brain-Saving Drugs Specifically For Children, UCSF Neurologist Says
...any scale, drug companies alsowould have to make a commitment to test new treatments and seek approval fromthe Food and Drug Administration. Yet out of thousands of drugs currently indevelopment in the U.S., fewer than 150 are aimed at children's diseases, saysFerriero. Only eight are being tested for a childho......feel that this funding is an important part of our commitment to thewomen of our community." The Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation was established in memory of LindaCreed, a songwriter and former resident of the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia,who died in 1986 of breast cancer. The group is dedicated to fi...UPMC Study Shows What May Be The Most Effective Treatment For Depressed Elderly
...cine at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. "A long-term commitment by patients and theirfamilies is essential, and the unique bond Dr. Reynolds' researchers have formed with their patients encourages them to seethe study through." The study is a continuation of research centered at WPIC. In 1990,Ellen Frank......n Cedars-Sinai,Priselac doesn't back away from his commitment to continuous qualityimprovement. "Even though our customers have ranked us number one, we recognizethat there is always room for growth and improvement," he says. "We continue tostrive for even better performances as we move into the next century." ...Canada's Most Powerful Supercomputer Now At Sick Kids
...thesechallenges, Silicon Graphics is advancing its commitment to bring the fastest,most expandable, most flexible computing systems to the world's bioinformaticsteams. On behalf of the employees of Silicon Graphics Canada, and in recognitionof world leadership at The Hospital for Sick Children, it is our privil...Standardization Of Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Offers Hope To Patients Nationwide
...center as a standard of care.Ongoing research is a commitment to improvement in patient care and safety. Ourgoal of the partnership with IDT is to standardize the perfusion deliverysystem. This will permit wider application of this treatment modality andfacilitate further clinical research." The medical...