Heart Laser Surgery: An Alternative To Transplantation
...Jeevanandam says, "Our survival rate was 85% which compares favorably with survival at 1 year post transplant. We don't know yet if TMR will help these patients live longer, but TMR patients are spared the mortality associated with waiting for a transplant."...International Study Raises Hopes For Heart Transplant Patients
..." This two-year, double blind International Study compares the safety and effectiveness of conventional Cyclosporine A (Sandimmune) with Neoral in 380 heart transplant recipients. All patients received either Sandimmune or Neoral as part of a triple immunosuppressive regimen including steroids and azathiopr...Candles with lead wicks emit lead into the air
...from 0.04 to13.1 micrograms per cubic meter, which compares to the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency recommendation of 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter for ambientair. After one hour, five of the candles Nriagu tested emitted unsafe levels oflead into the air that measured greater than 1.5 micrograms per cub...Changing Drug Delivery For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Increases Effectiveness, Lowers Costs
... per week for those treated orallywas $16.56. That compares to just $3.57 for those treated by injection. The costthen for treating these 52 patients for one year would be nearly $45,000compared to less than $10,000 for the group treated by injection. "When you would extrapolate these costs to a popul......del" - a mathematical model - that moreefficiently compares prices and manufacturers of vaccines. The authors developed an algorithm that would permit adding the largernumber of vaccines that are expected in the future. The pilot is unique because it brings a practical set of operationsresearc...Temples Virtual Lab Helps Disabled Students
...room andporing over academic journals, but nothing compares to the training they receivein the laboratory. Hands-on education allows them to experience the backbone ofengineering and science--conducting experiments, testing hypotheses, learningfrom their mistakes, and reaching their own conclusions. For stud......esto back that up," said Dr. Williams. "This study compares early amniocentesiswith transabdominal CVS, both done at about the same time, 13 to 14 weeks." In fact, said Dr. Williams, many people mistakenly believe CVS carries a greaterrisk than amniocentesis in general. These misconceptions come about, he sai......lems from their heavy Internet use. Thisestimates compares to the estimated five percent of the general population whodeal with issues of sexual compulsivity. The majority surveyed (92%) spendunder 11 hours a week in on-line sexual pursuits, and half spend less than 1hour a week for on-line sexually relate...Vaccine Against Melanoma Proves Successful For Patients With Disease Spread To Two Lymph Node Areas
...s were 45 percent and 58 percentrespectively. This compares favorably with the 15- to 25-percent survival ratesreported in patients treated with surgery alone. Dr. Berd and his colleagues currently are participating in a Phase IIItrial to test the effectiveness of the vaccine on patients with disease...Newest Depression Medications Widely Prescribed For Children
...ossibly questionableindications," Rushton says. He compares this to the controversy over the use ofRitalin for ADHD. "We wondered if a similar process was starting with attention deficit andProzac, the most commonly prescribed SSRI in children. Thirty-six percent ofphysicians have used SSRIs for ADHD. What d...Semiconductor Plants May Be A Danger To The Health Of Employees
...formations, such as spina bifida or deafness. This compares to only one outof 125 women in jobs where they were not exposed to solvents (The Journal of theAmerican Medical Association, vol 281, p 1106). Hawes says this evidence will help Zachary Ruffing and her other clientsin their claims against IBM...Low Cholesterol Extracts A Price
... similarlyhigh on a scale measuring anxiety. This compares with 19 percent for depressionand 21 percent for anxiety among the women with cholesterol levels above 4.14mmol/l or 160 mg/dl. The study, reported in the June issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, also looked atthe relation of low density lipoprotein cho...Early warning signs of violence often overlooked, study finds
...d directly as physical situations." Hazler compares adults' lack of intervention in bullying situations tostudents who become frustrated when they don't understand class material: Theybecome disheartened and give up. Once that happens, Hazler says, troubledchildren are likely to take life-threatening ...Jefferson scientist sees drug profiles and tailor-made therapies as ways to beat HIV resistance
...ay eventually bemore common. Dr. Pomerantz compares the current AIDS drug resistance situation to theearly days of bacteriology at the turn of the century. Doctors watched how newdrugs affected different patients, and devised new definitions of clinicallyrelevant conditions. "HIV evolves differently i......ntation and 13-cis retinoicacid therapy. That rate compares to 11 percent for those who received intensivechemotherapy alone - nearly a three-fold improvement. An additional finding of the study was that the improved survival rates camewithout a significant increase in toxic side effects or extra days in theh...Technology to prevent rail accidents should be implemented
...l crash in Ladbroke Grove, London, Professor Cocks compares the incident to a similar accident which took place in Gloucestershire in 1928. He notes that the official inquiry called for the "eventual" installation of automatic train control, which could have stopped the train. Cocks writes that the "recent d...Pathway may provide target for treating chronic pain
... and strengthen it by adding more receptors." Zhuo compares the process to an overnight courier service. Each evening, manypackages come in. But the next morning, those packages go back out, allowing theoffice to maintain a balance between arriving and departing packages. Too manyarrivals or too few departure......f these patients survived five years or more. That compares with a 9 to 22 percent five-year survival rate for patients treated with a combination of radiation therapy and non-enhanced chemotherapy. A total of 48 patients (65 percent) exhibited complete responses and a disappearance of their brain tumors on a...First large-scale clinical study establishes the efficacy of the new oral anticoagulant H 376/95
European multi-centre trial demonstrates H 376/95 compares well with dalteparin in prevention of venous thromboembolism in orthopaedic surgery The oral direct thrombin inhibitor H 376/95, the first new oral anticoagulant for 50 years, is effective in preventing venous thrombo-embolism in patients undergoin...