Novel antibiotic shows promise in shortening treatment duration of tuberculosis
...horten or simplify effective treatment of TB would dramatically improve TB control programs." No new anti-TB drugs have been brought into the clinic in the past 40 years, and although doctors have effective first-line TB drugs that work, there have been difficulties getting these medicines to the patients who n...Cedars-Sinai medical tipsheet for Dec. 2004
...se effects on fetuses, and they have been shown to dramatically decrease health risks for mothers and their newborns, says Neil S. Silverman, M.D., a high-risk obstetrician who specializes in infectious diseases during pregnancy. Dr. Silverman is available for interviews....New marrow transplant method developed at Stanford may eliminate fatal side effects
...e the incidence of graft-versus-host disease being dramatically lowered," said Lowsky. Also at the conference, Strober will conduct a session in which he reviews the checkered history of regulatory T cells. For years immunologists were polarized into groups who believed in the cells, once known as suppressor T ce...November/December 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ealed that urban adolescent black and Latina girls dramatically shift how and where they seek help for health needs after becoming sexually active. Before the onset of sexual activity, most girls meet health needs within the context of family, relying heavily on mothers for health care and advice. Once sexually-a...Obesity hinders imaging quality, diagnosis
...se Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity has grown dramatically in the last 20 years. Today, nearly one-third (30.5%) of the American population is obese. Dr. Uppot and colleagues conducted a 15-year retrospective study of all radiologic exams at MGH to determine how obesity affects the ability of radiology depar...Imatinib (Gleevec) has activity in AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma
... organs. Although the incidence of KS has declined dramatically in the developed world since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART), it remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for AIDS patients in the United States and a major cause of mortality in the third world, given the l...New research shows stomach (gastric) cancer originates from bone marrow derived stem cells
...rope, the incidence of stomach cancer has declined dramatically over the past 50 years; however, it remains a very deadly disease. While the survival rate is much more favorable when diagnosed early, unfortunately it is often diagnosed at advanced stages, often because its symptoms which include bloating, diarr...University of Manchester uses crystals to help battle deadly diseases
... neutrons at temperatures of 15K (-258 degrees C), dramatically increasing the number of visible atoms. The process especially reveals the hydrogen atoms, which hold the key to many chemical reactions, and because of their low mass, are rarely revealed by current methods like X-Ray Crystallography even if carried...Computer assisted standing orders improve adult immunization rates
... ordering rates of influenza and pneumonia vaccine dramatically (approximately 50 fold) over non-reminded rates, but fell far short of national vaccination goals. "Computerized physician reminders would be the preferable approach when physician judgment is required, but decisions about many safe interventions l...Compound in apples may help fight Alzheimer's disease
...nstitute on Aging. That figure is expected to rise dramatically as the population ages, experts predict. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Apple Association, New York State Apple Research and Development Program, and Korea Science and Engineering Foundation provided funding for this study....Custom-built facial implants helpful for patients with HIV and facial wasting syndrome
...s of moderate severity," the authors write. "The dramatically improved therapy provided by HAART has enabled patients with HIV to live longer and healthier lives. Human immunodeficiency virus is not the death sentence that it once was. As a result, many patients are seeking correction of the bony, emaciated a...Crohn's disease treatment shows promise in clinical trial
...that many of the inflammatory proteins had dropped dramatically by the end of treatment. The decline in these proteins suggests that blocking IL-12 worked as the doctors hoped it would, by slowing or halting the Crohn's disease process. "Data from this early study show us that the treatment was safe and also prov...New medication dramatically decreases congestive heart failure in African-American patients
DALLAS Nov. 8, 2004 A new medication has dramatically reduced mortality among African-American patients ...iving longer and that their incidence of death was dramatically less," said Dr. Yancy, professor of internal medicine. A 43 percent decrease in the one-year mortal...Scientists pinpoint flaw, offer new promise for stroke treatment
...ul molecules caspase-3 and caspase-8 were also cut dramatically in mice that received APC. "This work combines two FDA-approved drugs in the setting of a major challenge: ischemic stroke," says Griffin. "In the last 10 years, no other drug has been approved for stroke, and in the last 15 years, no other drug has...Study of cancer trials finds significant safety improvement
...l die from the experimental treatments has dropped dramatically over the past decade, according to a study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In an analysis of more than 200 Phase 1 research trials from 1991 through 2002, the researche...Enzyme linked to mania and schizophrenia impairs higher brain functions
...imals, either direct or indirect activation of PKC dramatically impaired prefrontal cortical function, while inhibition of PKC protected prefrontal function. No changes in performance were seen on cognitive tasks that did not rely on the prefrontal cortex....PITT, OHSU: When early life stress occurs determines its impact later
...motional problems, explained Cameron. This differs dramatically from the real-life policies in place in most states where a child is cared for, but not paired with a permanent family a period that can last months - until a final decision is made as to whether they can be returned to their birth family. These fin...Scientists reveal significant behavioral impacts of early life stress, study therapies
...tional problems," explained Cameron. "This differs dramatically from the real-life policies in place in most states where a child is cared for, but not paired with a permanent family -- a period that can last months -- until a final decision is made as to whether they can be returned to their birth family." "Thes...Gender and sex hormones affect the brain's pain response and more, according to new studies
... Steiner, "but the differences, which begin rather dramatically at puberty and become less marked after menopause, strongly suggest a link to fluctuating estrogen and progesterone levels." Although hormones fluctuate in both men and women, the fluctuations are much more pronounced in women, particularly around th......se effects on fetuses, and they have been shown to dramatically decrease health risks for mothers and their newborns, says Neil S. Silverman, M.D., a high-risk obstetrician who specializes in infectious diseases during pregnancy. Dr. Silverman is available for interviews. USE OF OVER-THE-COUNTER AT-HOME DEFIBRIL...