Testosterone skin patch improves sexual functioning in surgically menopausal women
..., three combinations of skin patches. The patches delivered daily doses of either 300 micrograms of testosterone, 150 micrograms of testosterone, or a placebo. Neither the participants nor the investigators working with them knew which patch combinations the women were receiving at any time. The women com...Attachment helps young children inhale asthma medications, UF researcher says
...s where children require high-dose therapy that is delivered best with a nebulizer, and there are children who will not comply with use of an MDI and (chamber attachment)." Hendeles says even high doses of either quick-relief medicine or preventive medicines, such as inhaled steroids, can be given by the MDI ......ce, better parental ratings of the quality of care delivered by the home care team, earlier institution of a do-not-resuscitate order, less use of cancer-directed treatment in the last month of life, and [five times] higher likelihood that both physician and parent identified the primary goal of cancer-directe...Animal study show that heat-sensitive liposome improves chemotherapy delivery to tumors
...ting, can triple the amount of an anti-cancer drug delivered to tumors in mice compared to other liposome-based...uring amounts of the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin delivered to tumors by 10 different treatments. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, th...Landmark school-based 'social influences' smoking-prevention program found not to work
...ate them to want to be smoke-free. The program was delivered by regular classroom teachers who had been specifically trained for the task by Hutchinson Center staff. Lessons engaged students in a wide variety of activities. Examples of just a few include: third graders making paper-bag puppets and performing a...Researchers seek women with premature ovarian failure for testosterone replacement study
...emature ovarian failure. The testosterone will be delivered through a patch worn on the skin. "Many women who experience premature ovarian failure don't realize how important it is to replace the hormones that the ovary no longer provides," Dr. Nelson said. "We're testing a new method to improve replacing t...Teenagers, drinking and driving: a quick trip to the grave
...rk much better if the same message were also being delivered from the home, family, community, youth organizations, and the media. Prevention can be somewhat 'swimming up stream' when it's not really being reinforced anywhere else."...Researchers to test skeletal muscle as replacement for damaged human heart muscle in humans
...ssess damage to the heart. Then the cells would be delivered to damaged areas of the heart with a catheter, a device now commonly used to clear blocked arteries. Currently there is no way to reverse damage done to the heart during an extended period of low oxygen, as occurs in a severe heart attack. Although...Risk of uterine rupture during labor higher for women with a prior cesarean delivery
... records of 20,095 women who had their first child delivered by cesarean section and who delivered a second child either by cesarean or following labor. These records were from 1987 through 1996 an...Costs of family caregiving for elderly with cancer are significant, often forgotten
...egivers: More and more cancer treatments are being delivered on an outpatient basis instead of during a hospital stay, meaning patients may need more help at home - care that's usually given by family members. "If we really want to know the full costs of cancer treatment in the elderly, we can't just look at ...More senior doctors needed to improve UK emergency care
...and emergency departments in the United Kingdom is delivered by junior medical staff, often in their first post-registration job. As a result, many patients attending these departments could be managed better. Researchers at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth analysed 56 studies published between 1996 and 2000 tha...COOL AID safe after stroke, may deter side effect of clot-busters
... can restore blood flow and limit tissue damage if delivered within three hours of stroke symptom onset. Yet, sometimes restoring blood flow causes more tissue damage known as reperfusion injury. This injury occurs when the rush of restored blood flow causes more insult to already injured tissue. Some expe...Polymer could allow oral delivery of insulin to diabetics
...ome researchers are working on insulin that can be delivered to the blood through the lungs using something aki...and dogs show that up to 16 percent of the insulin delivered makes it to the bloodstream. This is a major improvement over the 0.01 percent bioavailability, or a...Safe effective treatment to stop seizures can be delivered outside of the hospital
...research evaluating the drugs safety when they are delivered outside of the hospital. The NEJM study reports that the odds that the patients seizure would terminate by the time of admission to an emergency department were 4.8 times higher in the lorazepam group compared to the placebo group; 2.3 times highe...Lack of trained staff and technical support exposes patients to increased risk of cancer progression
...dose directed to the tumour, while minimising that delivered to neighbouring healthy tissue. Stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) relies on extremely focused high doses of radiation. A stereotactic frame is placed on the patient's head to hold it in position and limiting movement to allow precise targeting. ...Tissue engineering could become new coronary bypass
... by cell, you need a combination of growth factors delivered in the right sequence at the proper time and in the right place. Just injecting a large amount of it with a needle doesn't work." Coronary artery disease occurs when blocked vessels fail to deliver enough blood and oxygen to the heart muscle itself...Scientists find biological key to 'wasting syndrome'
...t halt wasting in humans if these supplements were delivered in very high amountsor even better, if they were targeted to the liver. "One solution will be to find a liver-specific antioxidant," he said. "With the technology we have today, this is very feasible. We believe this will provide an exciting aven...High-dose radiation treatment effective at fighting some cancers in children
... the entire treatment had been delivered using external beam radiation therapy," Nag said. "While external beam radiation is needed to fight tumors, it can cause growth retardation or adversely affect organ function in children." ...Study shows no benefit to home uterine monitoring
... between women who subsequently delivered a preterm infant and those who gave birth at term," said Iams. Transvaginal ultrasound was the most sensitive and consistent predictor of preterm birth before 35 weeks. However, this test h......g thrombolytic drugs (clot-busters) which must be delivered within three hours of symptom onset is low. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario initiated the Coordinated Stroke Strategy (CSS) in May 1998 in an effort to improve access to thrombolytics throughout the province. Only five stroke patients r...