OHSU scientists test medication to treat involuntary weight loss
...hat when this specific cell receptor is blocked by delivering medications directly to the brain, the effects of cachexia are reversed. The animals' appetite and weight increase while their metabolic rate decreases. The next step in the research process, and the goal of this study, was to develop and test a medi...NYU College of Dentistry study equates poor oral health with preterm birth risk
... tooth decay and caries (cavities) are at risk for delivering preterm low birth weight (PLBW) babies, according to a study that was published today in the Journal of Periodontology. The study marks the first time that preterm delivery has been associated with oral bacteria other than those which cause infectio...Chronic fatigue patients show lower response to placebos
...ered placebo effect, but it's an important part of delivering medical care."...Drug therapy may be comparable to invasive cardiac procedures for elderly patients with heart attack
..., that a comprehensive, systems-minded approach to delivering evidence-based medical management to AMI patients be a national priority."...End AIDS drug waiting lists, HIV care providers tell policymakers
...vely represent nearly all of the medical providers delivering HIV care in the United States in a wide range of practice settings. They have joined together for the first time since Ryan White was created to make recommendations to modernize the program. The recommendations are online on the HIVMA website, ww...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...continue to fail children under threat, we will be delivering a verdict of wanton inhumanity against ourselves. We will be a knowing party to an entirely preventable mass destruction of human life. The weapon that will be wielded in this crime will not be a bomb, a biological agent, or an aeroplane. It will be ...IADR & GSK announce 2005 Innovation in Oral Care Awards
..."The IADR is delighted to be partnered with GSK in delivering the Innovation in Oral Care Awards," noted Professor Paul Robertson, IADR President and Dean Emeritus of the University of Washington School of Dentistry. "This is the second year of the IADR/GSK Oral Care Awards and we are encouraged by a large numb...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
... to treat pain specifically after heart surgery by delivering non-narcotic numbing medication directly to the surgical incision site. The result is less pain and narcotics use, shorter hospital stays and a quicker recovery. On December 17, 2004, Dr. McCarthy became the first surgeon in the United States t...Services for children: Training needed to tackle complexity of new labour's joined-up approach
..., warns important new ESRC-sponsored research into delivering children's services. Joined-up delivery, involving both public and voluntary organisations, is a central tenet of the Government's aim to make services more efficient and effective. But, says the study led by Professor Angela Anning, of Leeds Univers...15 minutes training enough to save lives with an automated external defibrillator
...ich can be stopped by applying a defibrillator and delivering an electric shock within 1 minute of its onset. Automated external defibrillators are becoming increasingly common in airplanes, airports, companies, schools and other public places. Stefan Beckers and colleagues from the University Hospital in Aache...Animal study shows link between nicotine and atrial flutter
... that functions somewhat like an intravenous tube, delivering agents (in this case, nicotine) through a semi-permeable membrane. The study included four groups. Those with only an MI and surgery experienced no flutter. Similarly, those that underwent surgery and received nicotine, but had no MI, also did not ex...Beliefs may hinder HIV prevention among African-Americans
... "It is critical to have people from the community delivering messages about HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention methods."African Americans have a disproportionately high rate of HIV and AIDS, the authors point out, and addressing barriers to prevention is critical in changing that trend....Researchers to put changing public services under the microscope
...well continue to do so. There are now new ways of delivering services, and of monitoring and evaluating them, along with policy and legal developments over issues such as equality, transparency and human rights. Some changes have come from practices in the private sector, but have had to adapt to the different...New guidelines conclude all aerosol therapy devices equally effective
...ing chambers, dry powder inhalers, and nebulizers, delivering both bronchodilators (beta2-agonists) and inhaled ... is largely based on the device's effectiveness in delivering the medication to the patient. Although there are advantages and disadvantages associated with each...New protein discovered by Hebrew University researchers
...echnology. SP-1 nanocapsules will be capable of delivering cell-destroying drugs specifically to certain types of solid cancer tumors. The proteins tiny structure enables this carrier to penetrate specifically into tumors without harming healthy tissue and thus enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy. This...Risks from labor after prior cesarean delivery low, study reports
...s were very low. Cesarean delivery consists of delivering a baby through an incision made in the abdominal w...elivery also may carry risks beyond those posed by delivering vaginally after a prior cesarean delivery, explained the NICHD author of the study, Catherine Spong,...Novel p53 gene-based therapy boosts immune system and reduces tumor size
..., also showed evidence that the p53 protein it was delivering was actually being replaced in the targeted tumors, and that the treatment produced beneficial and possibly sustained local immune responses in the patients tested. "We have nice evidence of a double-acting mechanism of gene therapy, something that ...Two days of post-surgical pain relief now possible with just one shot
... common method to relieve pain after surgery is by delivering the pain medication intravenously through patient-controlled analgesia pumps (IV PCA). Unfortunately, with IV PCA there can be equipment malfunction or patient error, leading to under- or over-delivery of medication and variable pain control. A rec...American Thoracic Socety journal news tips for December 2004 (first issue)
...device is worn like an oxygen mask while sleeping, delivering a mixture of air and oxygen to the patient through the nose. It is designed to keep the airway open which aids in regular breathing. Study patients were divided into 3 groups. One group underwent a second sleep test (polysomnography) for manual CP...Simple intervention nearly eliminates catheter-related bloodstream infections
...evices usually inserted into a blood vessel -- for delivering fluids and medications during treatment, according to Berenholtz. The ICU researchers partnered with hospital epidemiologists to study catheter-related infection rates from 1998 through 2002 at two Johns Hopkins ICUs that care for adult patients u...