"Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
...y's capacity to make new cells was in fact the key determinant of T cell counts and the patients' responses to protease inhibitor therapy in AIDS. T cells were indeed being destroyed with a higher degree of efficiency in AIDS patients than in healthy people without HIV infection, but more important is their bod...Cancer Patients From Deprived Areas of South East England Aren't Receiving Optimum Treatment
...report their symptoms is the single most important determinant of their outcome - the earlier a diagnosis is made the more likely a patient is to survive. The authors conclude that if reductions in mortality are to be achieved, more effective early diagnostic and referral procedures in primary care in deprived ...NIAID Renews Funding For Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
...sicians had used CD4+ T-cell counts as the primary determinant intreatment decisions. More recently, MACS data have expanded knowledge of how differences in the genesthat encode HIV co-receptors - the molecular handles on immune system cells towhich the virus attaches itself - make individuals resistant to HIV i...... Dr. Dignam's review shows that the most important determinant of ultimate outcome in breast cancer patients is the stage of cancer at diagnosis, and blacks are more often diagnosed at a more advanced stage than are whites. Dr. Dignam suggested that possible reasons for this late diagnosis may be less access to...Parents can help black teen girls talk about condom use
...unication between sex partners may be an important determinant of condom use among young adults and, by extension, among adolescents, Crosby says in the study published in the March issue of Health Education & Behavior. Of the 522 sexually active teenage females who participated in the study, those who rarely sp...New study explores pulmonary rehabilitation in women with emphysema and chronic bronchitis
...n thought of as a mans hormone, it is an important determinant of muscle function in women as well. Since testosterone levels in women with COPD are abnormally low, modest doses may yield appreciable improvements in muscle strength and functionality, according to Dr. Casaburi. (more) Over 15 million Americans ...Firstborn: First risk for heart disease?
...r the eldest child, has been considered a possible determinant of various diseases but, to the best of our knowle...the likely explanation and should be regarded as a determinant of CHD that is independent of other risk factors studied, says Ferratini. The study was not designed...Yale researchers find potential target for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis
...od and peaks at about the age of 20. It is a major determinant of the risk of osteoporotic fracture. Nearly one million fractures occur annually in people over the age of 65, the majority of which are due to osteoporosis. Twin and family studies indicate that genetic factors account for about 75 percent of the v...Dartmouth team finds uneven relationship between newborn intensive care and death rates
...es." In the case of neonatal care, the fundamental determinant of neonatal outcomes is whether a baby is born premature, a factor that neonatal specialists do not directly influence. And once a sick baby is born, survival may be more related to organization of existing resources and their effective application r...Nitric oxide crucial to respiration
...ration of blood in the circulatory system, the key determinant of the efficiency of oxygen delivery is the flow of blood in the microvasculature," Stamler said. "Our data raises the possibility that the level of nitric oxide in the blood may provide physicians a keen insight into the state of a patient'...African American women are at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency than white women
...an American (42%) than in white women (4%). Every determinant of vitamin D status contributed in some part to the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in the African American women, including urban residence, increased skin melanin with low rates of casual sunlight exposure, and low consumption of fortified milk and...A strong primary care system is good for a nation's health
...ch population (since smoking is a major behavioral determinant of health, and one that can be influenced by policy interventions) and as to the degree of national income inequality. The study results indicated that the stronger a country's orientation towards primary care, the lower the health care costs. Countr...Socioeconomic factors affect blood pressure
... diastolic) is becoming recognized as an important determinant of future risk. Diastolic increases until age 55 then decreases. The healthier your arteries, the more they will stay the same." The study suggests that the increase in pulse pressure with age is greatest among the socioeconomically disadvantaged....Study results show higher mortality rates in female children who undergo cardiac surgery
... 1997 shows that gender appears to be an important determinant of surgical outcome for children undergoing cardiac surgery. The study, conducted under the direction of Ruey-Kang R. Chang, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator at the Research and Education Institute (REI) at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center shows that femal...Drinking during pregnancy: Information may not be enough
... affect social influences on pregnant women, a key determinant of change in attitude." "We see many studies of risk factors," said Jrn Olsen, professor and head of the Danish Epidemiology Science Centre at the University of Aarhus, "and too few studies of how we could best handle health promotion. We need to tr...Can Alzheimer's disease be slowed by shunting cerebrospinal fluid?
...us may be part of a disease spectrum whose primary determinant is CSF circulatory failure," says study author Gerald Silverberg, MD, of Stanford University. Silverberg and colleagues conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial in which an investigational low-flow ventriculoperitoneal (VP) sh...Dose of radiation therapy directed to the prostate affects treatment outcome
... delivered to the prostate is the most significant determinant of outcome, according to a Fox Chase Cancer Center...tion dose to the prostate was the most significant determinant of cancer control for these high-risk prostate cancer patients," said Jacob. "The data we presented...Tumor size predicts survival in patients with lung cancer
... is available on whether size remains an important determinant of survival in tumors less than 3 cm," said Jeffrey L. Port, MD, assistant professor of cardiothoracic surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. "Our study indicates that within stage IA, a tumor size...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, November 18, 2003
...herence to the medication regimens is the critical determinant of survival, not the CD4 cell count when HAART is begun, they say....Children's genetic factors determine HIV progression according to UCSD study
...hild's individual genetic factors are an important determinant of disease progression and cognitive impairment associated with HIV. Published in the November 15, 2003 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, the study in 1,049 HIV-infected children showed that even slight genetic alternations can affect how ...