No increase in deaths for heart failure patients with pulmonary artery catheter
... of the DCRI, noted that this study demonstrates a critical principle of technology assessment at a time when many new technologies are being introduced in the hopes of improving health. "A diagnostic technology, even if it provides accurate information, can be beneficial, neutral, or detrimental, and the PA...Study of Big Ten football injuries shows NCAA rule change did not reduce injury rates
...tic trainers at each of the Big Ten schools, was a critical resource for the study, allowing the researchers to analyze and compare injury data for the years preceding and following the NCAA rule changes. In addition, because the database was already in place, the researcher were able to collect very specific...Smoking cessation can improve survival among patients with severe COPD
...0 members who provide clinical respiratory, sleep, critical care, and cardiothoracic patient care in the United States and throughout the world. The ACCP's mission is to promote the prevention and treatment of diseases of the chest through leadership, education, research, and communication. For more informa...Columbia Univ. Medical Center wins highly competitive stroke grant from NIH
...anslational studies, which the award supports, are critical to academic medical centers such as our own, allow...hysicians and Surgeons, and director of stroke and critical care at NewYork Presbyterian/Columbia. "Columbia University Medical Center, together with our collea...Longterm immune memory cells cells do not develop during chronic viral infections
...ukin 15 (IL-15). Response to these cytokines is a critical part of the immune pathway that allows memory CD8 T cells to undergo homeostatic division and to persist even in the absence of viral antigen. They found that chronic memory CD8 T cells responded poorly to both IL-7 and IL-15, whereas acute memory C...The anti-arthritic effects of bee venom
...effectively reduces inflammation by inhibiting the critical DNA binding activity of NF-kB (Nuclear Factor kappa B), which directly controls a number of genes involved in immune reactions. Thus, Melittin's targeted inactivation of inflammation may hold the key to the anti-arthritic effects of bee venom. ...Mentally ill offender treatment and crime reduction act becomes law
... by the Senate on October 11. "This law places critical resources where they are needed most, on the front lines," says Russ Newman, Ph.D., J.D., APAs executive director for professional practice. "It will improve collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health and substance ab...Dopamine key to learning likes and dislikes, says Colorado U. team
...rovide strong evidence that dopamine levels play a critical role in developing our likes and dislikes," Frank ...ning system of the brain." Dopamine also plays a critical role in many other neurological conditions including attention deficit disorder, schizophrenia and d...Churches nationwide issue plea for increased rates of African American organ donation
..., tissue and bone marrow donation, emphasizing the critical need in the African American community. This year's initiative is the largest ever, with participating churches urging congregations to strongly consider organ donation. "Seven years on dialysis took a serious toll on my life. I waited so long, I...Vioxx should have been withdrawn 4 years ago
...to market the safety of rofecoxib." The Lancet is critical of both Merck and the FDA for their role in the Vioxx affair. Editor Richard Horton states in an accompanying commentary: "The licensing of Vioxx and its continued use in the face of unambiguous evidence of harm have been public-health catastrophes. ...Dealing with casualties from a terrorist attack
...he 63% incidence (17 cases) of BLI seen in GMUGH's critical patients was higher than previously published resu...tal or 32.5% of those hospitalised) were deemed in critical condition, and two died within minutes of arrival. Twenty-seven casualties were admitted to intensiv...Researchers discover potential skin cancer prevention target
...inical Investigation, is the first to show STAT3's critical role in the development of skin cancer. "This stud...red that STAT3 is a unique molecule that regulates critical sets of genes involved in the initiation and promotion of cancer," says DiGiovanni. "Furthermore, we...Engineered stem cells can home in on tumors and deliver drug payload in mice
...rapies damage cancer cells, which would then be in critical need of MSC. Andreeff hopes that this new homing strategy might offer a novel way to treat cancer that has spread. "This drug delivery system is attracted to cancer cells no matter what form they are in or where they are," he says. ...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for November 2004 (first issue)
... were seriously ill, researchers found that use of critical care was less likely the older an individual got; ...tack. Of the total cohort, almost 55 percent used critical care at some time after their diagnosis. Much older patients (90 years of age) had one-third the od...Protein not only aids nerve development, but promotes blood vessel growth, too
...dentifying these signals and their interaction are critical steps required for manipulating, blocking, or stim...rs, for example, depend on blood vessels to supply critical nutrients to grow. If blood vessel growth in tumors could be stopped, it may help fight cancer. Conv...Studies demonstrate positive data in treatment of hepatitis C
... "Patient adherence to their prescribed regimen is critical to success in hepatitis treatment and is an important consideration for long-term maintenance therapy," he said. The COPILOT study was supported by Schering-Plough Corporation, manufacturer of peginterferon alfa-2b. Afdhal's second presentation will ...Blood transplants may be more harmful than bone marrow transplants in pediatric leukemia patients
...efit over bone marrow in pediatric patients. It is critical that this question be carefully studied by prospectively identifying the patients, diseases, and clinical settings in which clinical benefit is likely to be observed. Until then, patients and families need to be informed about the risks of transplan...Virco establishes comprehensive set of clinical cutoffs for the vircoTYPE HIV-1 resistance test
...esearch Initiative of New England. "These data are critical to helping physicians optimize treatment regimens, as they provide valuable insight into how to interpret a resistance test." Advantages of the virco®TYPE HIV-1 Test The virco®TYPE HIV-1 test is the first resistance test that provides phen...Drug combination shows promise in treating hepatitis C
...tent during the early phase of treatment, which is critical for patients with chronic hepatitis C," said Adria...patology, and the study's lead investigator. "It's critical because if patients are going to respond to treatment, it will happen during the first 12 weeks of c...Study shows weight-based REBETOL dosing in combination with PEG-INTRON significantly improves ...
... genotype and the dose and duration of therapy are critical factors for treatment success, but these factors alone do not seem to account for the lower responses seen in African-American patients," Dr. Jacobson said. "The large amount of data in African-American patients generated by the WIN-R study add to o...