AHA urges earlier diagnoses, referrals for PCI in women
... finds that these procedures are not only safe and effective in women, but that outcomes continue to improve." But research confirms that women may present some unique problems, Lansky said. "There is no question that the female patient is likely to have a higher cardiovascular disease risk profile," she said....New way to block pox shows promise in lab study
...he says. Virus-directed drugs tend to become less effective over time as the constantly mutating virus develops resistance to the drug, Dr. Reinherz explains. "The advantage of targeting signaling pathways is that cells--and the structures that send and receive signals--are far less likely to mutate than viru...Women's heart risk underestimated by doctors, resulting in less preventive care than in men
..., OBGyns, and PCPs did not rate themselves as very effective in helping patients prevent cardiovascular disease...in particular, did not consider themselves as very effective in helping patients achieve lifestyle changes, such as weight management, smoking cessation and phys...Treatment for brain tumor does not always follow recommendations
...iscriminately and often conclude that they are not effective in 'malignant gliomas,' a molecularly heterogeneous group of tumors lumped together based on light microscopy. Some treatments may be highly beneficial to a select few patients, yet ineffective in many others. At the same time, phase 1 trials in onco...Clinicians report missing patient information is common
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...erapy and those who do not respond to receive more effective therapy sooner, the authors write....No magic pill for treating dementia symptoms
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New research should help physicians choose effective asthma medications tailored to the characteristics... them the risk of trying medications that are less effective for them," noted James Kiley, Ph.D., director of the NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases. "This is an im...Testosterone supplements for elderly men
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...ing, as few women have access to the Pap smear, an effective early screening method that has significantly reduced the rate of cervical cancer in the United States in the past 50 years. "We are getting closer to eradicating cervical cancer" through prevention, Giuilano says. HPV is the most common sexu...New way to diagnose sciatica may point to a different cause
...chnology called Magnetic Resonance neurography was effective to reveal that a pinched-nerve in the pelvis calle...formis syndrome is difficult, as there has been no effective means to diagnose and treat the condition. For example, MRI scans cannot reliably image nerves. Fu...New test is first step in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...s early intervention when therapeutics may be most effective -- long before plaques and tangles develop in the brain and dementia sets in. A study by the Northwestern team shows that bio-bar-code amplification (BCA) technology, which was developed at the University, can detect in human cerebrospinal fluid (C...New non-hormonal hot flash treatment set for clinical trial
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...y. Researchers will also identify and develop more effective antimicrobial agents and vaccine strategies to treat lung infections. Professor Govan, who will work with colleagues at the Universities of Edinburgh, Liverpool, Belfast and Cardiff and the Health Protection Agency in London, said: "The prompt and ap...Article highlights confusion about Homeland Security safety symbols
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...cience. Results show that it's metabolically more effective to put more NEAT -- "non-exercise activity thermogenesis" -- into your life to achieve a healthy body weight, than to seek organized exercise. To prepare, design and carry out this NEAT study over the past decade, Mayo Clinic brought together: 20 s...Researchers discover genetic variant that may explain why women develop M.S. more than men
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...its will be obtained if a less invasive, safe, and effective method of clot evacuation exists. Endoscopic surgery is one of the methods expected to be effective for treatment of deep haematoma [blood clot]."...