Data on global vaccination coverage paints overoptimistic picture
...clude insufficient accounting for the vaccinations delivered outside the public sector, week health-information systems, and the presence of incentives for over-reporting. Bakhuti Shengelia comments: "We believe that these findings have implications for efforts to gather information on the coverage of other he...Making tiny plastic particles to deliver lifesaving medicine
...al defense system attacks a particle before it has delivered its dose. Hanes and his lab colleagues have overcome many of these hurdles, publishing their research results in peer-reviewed journals. Last year, in an issue of "Biomaterials," Hanes' team, including associate research scientist Jie Fu and doctoral...Health experts and actress highlight major breakthrough in fight against cervical cancer
...ynecologists and the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation delivered consensus that human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus, is now shown to cause virtually all cervical cancers. They also highlighted several medical organizations' new guidelines that incorporate HPV DNA testing, recently approved by the FDA, into...New scientific advances in gastroenterology presented at college's 68th annual meeting
...t Motor Dysfunction in Clinical Practice," will be delivered by Eamonn M.M. Quigley, M.D., FACG on Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 10:10 AM (EDT). The Baker Presidential Lecture, "Reducing NSAID-Induced GI Injury: Keeping the GI Home at Night," will be presented by Loren A. Laine, M.D., FACG at 10:15 AM (EDT) o...Astrazeneca receives European approval for Seroquel; in bipolar mania
...st 1000 patients in 28 countries. The trials have delivered compelling results which confirm SEROQUEL to be an excellent first line therapy for the treatment of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. Individual licenses in the 14 European countries involved in the MRP will follow from the completio...NIEHS issues additional awards to continue 9/11 follow up
... attack. Its Worker Education and Training Program delivered 3,000 respirators to the site and provided expert support to coordinate occupational health issues during recovery and cleanup. NIEHS-supported researchers were on-site collecting environmental and air samples the day after the disaster. Since th...Dose of radiation therapy directed to the prostate affects treatment outcome
...ALT LAKE CITY, UTAH--The dose of radiation therapy delivered to the prostate for cancer treatment has a signifi...ostate cancer at high risk of metastasis, the dose delivered to the prostate is the most significant determinant of outcome, according to a Fox Chase Cancer Cent...Heart risks more likely if hostility increases with age
...nt -- prevent gains in hostility, especially those delivered earlier in the lifecycle when they can exert a longer-term impact, may well help to reduce health risk behaviors and thus enhance the health of the population," Siegler says. "Hostility is not the only risk factor and it most certainly does not opera...... did not. The study found that patients in the DMP delivered by home health nurses had fewer hospitalization days per 1000 follow-up days for congestive heart failure and angina, emergency department encounters and claims for diagnostic or therapeutic services. In a related commentary, Drs. Paul Armstrong and ...Stereotactic lung cancer study produces positive initial results
...rvival and local disease control when radiation is delivered at the highest dose levels. Individuals interested in enrolling in the study or those wanting additional information may contact Tia Whitford, R.N., at 317-278-7267. "This study holds promise for a group of patients who had few good options," says D...Survival improves in clinical trial for severe birth defect, with or without fetal surgery
... group of newborns with comparably severe CDH were delivered at UCSF and treated from the moment of birth. UCSF neonatologists employed advances in life support for all infants in both groups. In the group given this advanced form of standard postnatal care, the survival rate was 77 percent. Both results are...Epstein-Barr virus contributes to Burkitt's lymphoma
...e made in the laboratory, but in a way that can be delivered readily to the tumor cells in patients," Sugden says. "Such therapy would induce programmed cell death in Burkitt's lymphoma." It's reasonable to expect, he says, that a small molecule could be designed to attach to a specific location on EBNA-1 to ...UF 'smart home' demonstrates concept of automated elderly help and care
...rough the home,. For example, with voice commands delivered to the mobile phone, a resident can turn on the lights, stereo, television, and open and close the window curtains. When he or she moves from room to room, the house senses it, turning on the television and tuning it to the proper station in whatever...Stevens' Cattabiani helps link doctors, hospitals worldwide
...he capabilities of the static enterprise platform, delivered from a single laptop computer." AYUDAMOS Behind the TIMA experience is AYUDAMOS, a non-profit organization founded by Dr. Grasso as a result of his profound personal experiences during the 1991 Peruvian cholera epidemic. The name AYUDAM...Nasal spray flu vaccine may help prevent influenza in healthy children
CHICAGO An influenza virus vaccine delivered as a nasal spray, appears to be effective in protecting healthy children against certain strains of influenza, according to an article in the January issue of The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Each w...Researchers identify key risk factor for cataracts
...o that oxygen can be carried away in the fluid and delivered to the lens. Currently, there is no way to measure the breakdown of vitreous gel in living people to assess risk of developing cataracts, but Beebe's laboratory is collaborating with a group at the University of Virginia that is working on advanced ...Study suggests possible clue to miscarriage
...0 women who went on to miscarry than 200 women who delivered normally (the control group). MIC1 concentrations were measured in blood taken in the first trimester of pregnancy (6-13 weeks). There was no difference in reduced MIC1 concentrations in relation to the timing of miscarriage, although in most cases l...Measures of healthcare quality are of little use to patients
...ods meant that most of the measures reflected care delivered between two and five years ago. The researchers conclude that the shortage and inadequacy of the data available means that consumers cannot yet choose between providers on the basis of quality. In a commentary, Professor Martin McKee argues that simi...Scientists grow neurons using nanostructures
...bsequent experiments, the researchers successfully delivered the peptide amphiphile solution, using a simple injection, to the site of a spinal cord injury in a laboratory rat. Upon contact with the tissue, the solution was transformed into a solid scaffold. In addition to Stupp and Kessler, other authors on ...Emergency contraception issues featured during web-based conference
...chool of Pharmacy at the University of Washington, delivered presentations and answered audience questions. Dr. George Lundberg, Editor of Medscape General Medicine, moderated the session. The conference provided critical information for practicing physicians, public health officials, and other front-line he...