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...the pancreas andget out these little clusters that contain 1,000 or so cells, without damagingthem," she said. One problem is that removing islets separates them from the blood supplythat normally keeps them healthy, Hatchell added. "We don't understand how muchinjury we do to the islets during this ...New Drug Boosts The Power Of Traditional Cancer Therapies, UF Animal Studies Show
... and those found in normal tissues. "Tumor vessels contain significant numbers of dividing blood vessel cells, and we and others have shown that these dividing cells can be selectively damaged by combretastatin. This approach leads to rapid and catastrophic shutdown in the vessels that serve the tumor, resul......e-week intervals of CTLs that had been modified to contain amarker gene that would allow the persistence and location of the cells to beidentified. Following each treatment with Gag-specific CTLs there was adecrease in the number of infected CD4 T cells present. Additionally, thetransferred Gag-specific CT...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...r withholding service on your car? In an effort to contain health-care costs, many managed-care companies rewarddoctors who restrict medical care. Such financial incentives should be disclosedto patients and consumer groups, says Thomas H. Gallagher, M.D., in a recentissue of the American Journal of Medicine...Improved Medications Can Nip Allergy Season In The Bud
...tions along with prescribed cortisonesprays, which contain steroids that reduce inflammation. Though both Dorit and Jesse had undergone extensive allergy testing in yearspast, Dr. Mohsenifar does not suggest this as a first line of defense, except invery severe cases. "There is such a multitude of allergens ......chniques, so it is asynthetic product and does not contain any live virus. It cannot cause HIVinfection. The test vaccine product, named AIDSVAX, was developed by VaxGen, a biotechcompany based in Brisbane, Calif. The overall trial is being carried out atmore than 50 locations throughout North America with...National Pilot Study To Test Whether Soy Can Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
...ter. Paskett noted that soybeans and other legumes contain large amounts ofplant estrogens known as isoflavones. Both laboratory studies andepidemiological studies have identified several isoflavones found in soyproducts -- genistein and daidzein -- as reducing breast, colon and prostatecancer. Genistein and...Chemists Discover That Aerosol Clusters Play Larger Role In Generation Of Air Pollution
...covered that since these particles or clusters can contain upto thousands or even millions of molecules, they actually may have an amplifyingeffect on the reactions, causing them to play a much larger role in pollutingair than previously was understood. The work, reported in the current (March 22) issue of ...Should Doctors Urge Patients To Take Breaks From Their Drugs?
...n treatment allowed a CTL response strong enoughto contain the virus. He is conducting tests on monkeys and so far his resultsback this theory. Animals infected with SIV, a related virus, have kept it atundetectable levels in their blood for 145 days after several stop-start tripletherapy treatments. ...Cedars-Sinai Medical Tipsheet (B) For March 29
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...he thicker the plaque, the more likely they are to contain bloodvessels. Twenty-eight percent of the plaque deposits greater than 250 micronsthick, roughly four times the width of a human hair, contained blood vessels. Less than 3 percent of plaque deposits between 100 and 250 microns had vesselsin them. ...Less Bleeding On The Battlefield
...om severelybleeding wounds even though it does not contain any of the proteins that arenormally associated with clot formation, such as fibrin or thrombin....Jefferson Researchers Report Progress In Using Vaccinia-Based Vaccine For Melanoma
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...m severely bleeding wounds even though it does not contain any ofthe proteins that are normally associated wi...her agencies that also promotehemostasis, but they contain clot inducing proteins that are derived from humanblood. With such products there is a risk of dise......king the female hormone,estrogen. The compound may contain other active anti-cancer ingredients becauseit also lowered PSA levels in men in the study whose tumors have becomeresistant to hormonal treatments. In their initial stages of growth, prostate cancer cells require androgens, orthe male hormone called...'Energy Density' -- Not Fat -- Is Key To Feeling Full While Managing Weight
...sitymeals, which have fewer calories per ounce and contain lots of fruits,vegetables or grains, offers a way to cut back on calories and still leave thetable feeling full and satisfied, a Penn State study suggests. Dr. Barbara Rolls, who holds the Guthrie Chair in Nutrition, directedthe study. She sa...American Heart Association Media Advisory: Cholesterol Lowering Margarines
... grocerystores throughout America. These products contain either of two similarcompounds, sterol esters (derived from vegetable oils, soybean and corn) orstanol esters (derived from wood pulp.) When used as directed by a physician,the new margarines may help lower LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoproteins ......treatment of hemophilia. And becauseplasma doesn't contain red blood cells, patients can receive a transfusionregardless of their blood type. There are more than 400 for-profit plasma collection centers in theUnited States, making this country the largest supplier of blood plasma productsin the world......s inthis population. ER+ breast cancer tumor cells contain a protein, or receptor, that responds toestrogen and stimulates tissue growth in a woman's breasts, increasing her riskof breast cancer. During the UCSF-led study, which took place at 180 clinical centers, 7,705postmenopausal women (mean age 66.5 ye......e 300 amino acids -- have asimilar structure: They contain large, framework-like regions that are shared byal... haslong been known about antibody molecules: They contain a small, highly variableregion geared to recognize an endless army of foreign invaders.Pilpel and La...