UNC-CH Researchers Learning Ways To Help Black Women Cope With HIV
...n the intervention groupappear to like what we are doing and overall feel they have learned a lot abouthow to manage their lives while infected with HIV. "Several women have indicated that once they were diagnosed with HIV,they thought they were doomed to die and lived constricted lives because oft...International Study Finds Statins Raise Good Cholesterol, Wake Forest Physician Reports
... the increases were lessdramatic, with simvastatin doing about twice as well as atorvastatin at bothdoses. According to the National Cholesterol Education Program, the higher theHDL, the better, and HDL above 60 appears to be protective against heartdisease. "We did not expect to see such...Study Pinpoints Effectiveness Of Prostate Cancer Therapies To Patient Populations
...ate of disease-freesurvival for these patients. In doing so, they used three tests:PSA, biopsy Gleason score, and the American Joint Commission onCancer staging (AJCC) T-stage. As background, PSA blood tests measure the level ofprstate-specific antigens in the blood: the results arereported as nanograms ...Some CFS Patients Benefit From Low-Dose Steroid, But Side Effects Too Risky
... supplementing other adrenal steroids, as they are doing in theircurrently open trial, may yield a more beneficial treatment effect, Dr. Straussays, because the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is notas sensitive to changes in the circulating levels of these steroids. NIAID is a compon...University Of California San Francisco Dental School Launches Pilot Program For Pre-Dental Students
...raining they need to pursue the career. In doing so, though, program organizers also hope to increa...g in their communities -- and a desire to continue doing soas a dentist. "We have a strong sense that the students in the program are going to make adiffere...Study Ties Cerebral Palsy To Inflammation And Blood-Clotting Abnormalities
... in very small amountsin the blood. What they are doing in relatively large amounts in these childrenwith CP is a mystery," says Dr. Nelson. Previous studies have shown thatcytokine production can be influenced by many factors, including infection andautoimmune disorders, trauma, oxygen deprivation, and ...Elderly Patients May Be Undertreated For High Cholesterol, Wake Forest Doctor Says
...sing as level ofactivity fell. The most sedentary, doing less than 57.5 calories of activity perweek, had a death rate of 52.1 per thousand -- more than three times....Cedars-Sinai Surgeons Present TeleSurgery
...cisions. Dr. McKennasaid thoracic surgeons started doing chest operations using video technology inthe earl...ssistant'sinstruments." Dr. McKenna, who has been doing video-assisted lobectomies since 1992, wasrecently notified that a paper he authored about this proc...Study Reveals Possible Link Between Osteoarthritis, Diet
...ure plans involve re-examining study participants, doing moreextensive dietary assessments and studying both arthritis severity andprogression. Jordan and her colleagues also will study such nutrients as Omega 3fatty acids, vitamin D, vitamin K and others. "Among strengths of the current study are ...'Alternative' Medicine Becoming Mainstream, UF Study Finds
...nt had usedalternative medicine. "Nurses have been doing a lot more research onalternative medicine for a much longer time than people in the other healthprofessions," Burg said. "Nursing traditionally has been a holistic,patient-oriented profession, which fits in well with the culture of a many alternativ...Setbacks To Health Progress In Central America
...ghboring townsand international agencies have been doing great work mobilizing transport tothose populations, she said. The second problem involves people in shelters, Dr. Roses said. "These peoplehave very specific needs and we are working with the Health Ministries toprovide water, sanitation, and food t...New Drug Boosts The Power Of Traditional Cancer Therapies, UF Animal Studies Show
...ssels, the anti-angiogenesis strategy. What we are doing is attacking existing and newly formed tumor blood vessels directly by exploring a key difference between these vessels and those found in normal tissues. "Tumor vessels contain significant numbers of dividing blood vessel cells, and we and others ha...Radically New Type Of Surgery Tested On First Patient
... Ralph Dacey, M.D. "Andit should be a safer way of doing brain surgery because it allows us to use acurved pathway to reach a target. Therefore we can go around sensitivestructures, such as those that control speech or vision, instead of goingthrough them." Dacey is the Edith R. and Henry G. Schwar...New Surgery At Cedars-Sinai Provides Hope For Epilepsy Patient Who Has Had A Lifetime Of Seizures
...st neurologist I'd come across who knew what hewas doing in terms of my case," Mary Kate recalled. "After years of treatment,you're able to recognize and differentiate between the doctors you feelcomfortable with and have confidence in." As her seizures became increasingly uncontrollable, Dr. Espy consulte...Statistician Keeps Health Researchers Ahead Of The Curve
...d not do the job. "How do you know if one group is doing better on aday-to-day basis?" Wu asks. "There may be no difference between the two groupsfor the first day or two. Then the patients in one group may feel better. Youhave to be able to make a valid comparison." Using curve estimation, Wu produced a p...Breakthrough? Study Finds Dopamine Cannot Be Source Of Pleasure In Brain
...ry; Dr. Melissa A. Bunin, a former graduatestudent doing postdoctoral work in Australia; graduate student Daren Michael,and Dr. David Walker, now a Duke University postdoctoral scientist. In what the journal dubbed "something of a technical tour de force," thestudies first involved developing a car...Managed-Care Systems Could Save By Eliminating Restricted Access To Dermatologists
...ies that theyare examining other possibilities and doing more testing to make a diagnosis,and therefore they may be billing for a more intensive visit."...Should Doctors Urge Patients To Take Breaks From Their Drugs?
... at Geneva University Hospital,says: "We should be doing these experiments, but we should be clear that's whatthey are-experiments, not proven treatments."...The Whole Truth From Five-Year-Olds
... Harbor/UCLA MedicalCenter. They met when Lyon was doing apost-doctoral fellowship in child psychology inUCLA. He pursued the doctorate after working injuvenile court when he was fresh out of HarvardLaw School. "We both have practical experience with the kidsin the court system," Saywitz says. "Pastresearc...Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Nursing Administrator Receives Nursing Excellence Award
...I cantell that your nurses care about what they're doing because of the way they takecare of me,'" she says. Among the achievements that led to Dr. Burnes Bolton's nomination are herparticipation in a variety of professional organizations, including the Centerfor Nursing Leadership; the American Nurses Ass...