Study Demonstrates Safety & Effectiveness Of Asthma Drug
...nd names of Ventolin andProventil. The study also demonstrates that asthma patients continue to have a goodresponse to inhaled beta-agonists, even after months of daily use, contraryto earlier reports. Principal investigator Vernon M. Chinchilli, Ph.D., professor of biostatisticsat Hershey, masterminded the des...Intralase Will Develop Laser Systems For Eye Surgery
...taract and dermatological surgery. "IntraLase demonstrates the U-M's many strengths as a research university, especially its capacity to integrate new technology with basic research and turn it into a life-enhancing medical intervention ," said Marvin G. Parnes, U-M assistant vice president for research. "...Four-Year Study Shows Long-Term Effectiveness Of Proscar In Treating Enlarged Prostates
...iringcatheterization. "This clinical trial demonstrates that finasteride clearlyalters the progression of BPH," said McConnell, holder of the E.E.Fogelson and Greer Garson Fogelson Distinguished Chair in Urology."The most significant finding of this study is the dramatic decreasein the number of men requi...Fast Food Can Speed Up Clogging Of The Arteries
...n Heart Association about a study withrabbits that demonstrates blood levels of oxidized cholesterol match up with thequantity of oxidized cholesterol in the diet. The researchers found that inrabbits, the dietary oxidized cholesterol accelerated the process ofatherosclerosis, or clogging of the blood vessels. ...Stopping High Blood Pressure Drugs May Start A Stroke
...of 331 of the same age and sex. "Our study demonstrates that people with high blood pressure have morethan twice the likelihood of having a stroke than people whose blood pressure isnormal," Thrift says. "Three groups are at particularly high risk -- younger people with highblood pressure, smokers...New Data Show Evista Reduces Spinal Fractures
...trial and have osteoporosis. The two-year analysis demonstrates thatwomen taking Evista who had no spinal fractures upon entry into the study were52 percent less likely to have a first spinal fracture and women with a previousspinal fracture were 38 percent less likely to have new spinal fractures whencompared wi...UCSF Study In Rats Suggests Synthetic Drug Mimicking Marijuana Might Be Used To Treat Pain
...show a loss of motorcoordination. "This experiment demonstrates that the rats given the cannabinoid did not leavetheir tails on the heat source simply because they had lost their motorcoordination," said Meng. "The cannabinoid is also having an analgesic effect." In a second set of experiments, performed in anes......ldren. "This study demonstrates that efavirenz used in combination with other antiretrovirals can have potent antiviral effects in children," comments Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., NIAID director. "It offers another choice for t......ion toward anon-allergic Th1 response. "This study demonstrates in vivo, for the first time, that ISS-DNA can be usedas a drug to both inhibit and modify allergic disease," said Dino Dina, M.D.,president and chief executive officer of Dynavax. "In fact, our lead ISS-DNAmolecule has proven active in every animal s...UCSF Study Shows Drug Reduces Risk Of Spine And Hip Fractures By Half In Women With Osteoporosis
...f American Medical Association (JAMA). "Our study demonstrates that women who are concerned about osteoporosis or areover 60 or 65 years of age should have a bone density test so that they can beproactive about bone fracture prevention," said Steven R. Cummings, MD, UCSFprofessor of medicine and epidemiology and...... among home-based frail elderly "The study demonstrates that a relatively inexpensive intervention canresult in significantly lower health-related expenses," said William C. Mann,Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy in theUniversity at Buffalo School of Health Related Profe...Circulation publishes phase I study of ENBREL in patients with chronic heart failure
...ULATION: Journal of theAmerican Heart Association, demonstrates ENBREL® (etanercept, a soluble TNF p75receptor) was well tolerated in patients with advanced heart failure. The studyalso suggests that ENBREL may lead to improvement in the functional status ofpatients with chronic heart failure. This is the fi...False recall in older adults and Alzheimer's linked to attention, not memory, breakdown
...though the word Sleep wasnever presented, research demonstrates that many people will later recall theword and appear to believe incorrectly that it was indeed presented as part ofthe list. Such lists of semantically associated words, first developed in 1959 by JamesDeese, have recently become a popular and power......harder toforce blood through the body. "The study demonstrates an unexpected function of a class of drugs that iscommercially available and already has been shown to be safe to use. Quinaprilat deserves to be investigated for its potential use for promotingblood vessel growth," says Isner. The study findings may...Low doses of aspirin and surgery better for stroke prevention
...nagement of high-risk stroke patients. "This trial demonstrates that lower doses of aspirin work well," says John R.Marler, M.D., a neurologist and program officer at the NINDS. "This is goodnews because lower doses are easier to take and better tolerated, so more peoplecan get the full benefit of aspirin." The...Heart failure deaths reduced by 30 percent
...a mean of 24 months. "The research led by Dr. Pitt demonstrates our commitment to targeting themechanisms behind serious and complex diseases," said Dr. Holly Kleinert, globalvice president of the Cardiovascular/Metabolic and Oncology Franchises atSearle, which sponsored the study. "The RALES trial helps to defin...Positive outlook, sense of self-control can predict new coronary events, says Carnegie Mellon study
... to experience a second coronary event. "Our work demonstrates that people who respond to a first coronary event byestablishing a sense of control over their health, restoring damaged self-esteemand developing a positive outlook, may reduce their risk of a subsequentcoronary event," Helgeson said. "This is one o...Milestone study in development of xenotransplantation
...ssue more than eight yearspreviously. This finding demonstrates that pig tissue can survive in the humanbody for long periods with no ill effects. Four patients had a positive response in the antibody test. The other two testsshowed no evidence of virus or its DNA in the patients' blood. The most likelyexplanatio...Alcohol researchers identify new medication that lessens relapse risk
...an those whoreceived a placebo. "This study again demonstrates the promise of pharmacologic agents to work withstandard behavioral treatments in the treatment of alcoholism. Prospects forimproving treatment outcome have never been better," said Enoch Gordis, M.D.,Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...Heart failure deaths reduced by 30 percent with new drug regimen
... a mean of 24 months. The research led by Dr. Pitt demonstrates our commitment to targeting themechanisms behind serious and complex diseases, said Dr. Holly Kleinert, vicepresident of the Cardiovascular/Metabolic and Oncology Franchises at Searle,which sponsored the study. The RALES trial helps to define the imp...