International study provides important benchmark for countries still using leaded gasoline
...e, allowingthem to estimate roughly the effects of eliminating leaded gasoline."...Bristol-Meyers Squibb submits NDA for new formulation of once daily videx(R)(didanosine)
...ding until it has passed through the stomach, thus eliminating the need for a buffer. If approved, VIDEX capsules will further reduce pill burden from two tablets to a single capsule dosed once a day. "Guided by our mission to extend and enhance human life, Bristol-Myers Squibb has been a leader in the search ...U-M health leaders offer an innovative framework for keeping academic medicine viable
...ving more than an hour in cardiac surgery time and eliminating a bed transfer from post-op care. The same team also helped redesign patient flow and layout for the University Hospital's Emergency Room, now under renovation. Plan for a four percent reduction in base spending across every hospital, ambulatory an...NHLBI funds asthma coalitions to improve care among high risk populations
...towards achieving the Healthy People 2010 goals of eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care," he added. The NHLBI has a lead role in achieving the Healthy People 2010 goals in the Respiratory Diseases focus area. Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care is a major Healthy People...Brain imaging reveals less medication just as effective in treating schizophrenia
...ithin the threshold window and not exceed it, thus eliminating negative side effects. "It seems nature is on our side," adds Kapur, the study's lead author. "Fortunately, the therapeutic effects kick in at a lower threshold than the side effects. This provides important information to exploit in future drug deve......pproach to drug release testing from microspheres, eliminating the need for frequent centrifugations and vehicle replacement. Liposome-Based Formulations for the Antibiotic Nonapeptide Leucinostatin A: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Characterization and In Vivo Toxicologic Study By Maurizio Ricc......ents not only benefit by significantly reducing or eliminating their incontinence episodes when taking the extended-release formulation of oxybutynin, they also can do so safely and tolerate the drug very well. This is good news for this patient population, which frequently must deal with taking multiple medica...New discovery may revolutionize treatment for pain related to surgery, illness and injury
...ill go only to the nerves involved in the surgery, eliminating the negative side effects patients experience from the current method of pain treatment such as nausea, drowsiness and impaired breathing. The researchers found that appropriately formulated substances, including drugs, are taken up by axon nerve e...... a safe technique because no X-rays are used, thus eliminating any radiation exposure to the patient and physician. Also, the electromagnetic fields do not, by themselves, cause tissue damage. But despite MRI's advantages, Lardo had to overcome several hurdles to develop the new technique. For one, the cathet...Effective Clinical Practice, Nov/Dec 2000 highlights
...tem. But what exactly is a medical error? And will eliminating errors truly improve health care? The authors, who compared medical error definitions with those used to analyze industrial and transportation accidents, say medical errors should be defined in terms of failed processes that are clearly linked to adv......he said the cost could be reduced significantly by eliminating the GPS, making the monitoring system an option for home-based care. "If these devices could work on the mountain, their applications are limitless in the homes of patients suffering from chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and emphyse...Stimulating environment protects brain against damage from lead exposure
...mental Disabilities. "Despite enormous progress in eliminating sources of lead poisoning, unacceptably high numbers of children are poisoned by lead each year. Unfortunately, once a child is found to have elevated lead levels, there is little to be done to treat the brain injury that has already been inflicted. ...National survey examines factors related to high levels of dust mite and cockroach allergen in beds
...barriers and moisture proofing of foundations, and eliminating sources of food debris. The NIEHS Asthma Website ( http://www.niehs.nih.gov/airborne/home.htm ) has more information on how to reduce allergen levels in the home....Study suggests that potential Alzheimer drugs might be dangerous
...Doses that reduce gamma-secretase activity without eliminating it might be the safest.......ratories the ability to perform rapid DNA testing, eliminating the waiting period currently required at most laboratories to identify anthrax. Thus, a larger number of laboratories will now be able to provide a rapid "yes" or "no" answer. "This rapid identification will enable doctors to begin more timely trea...Air pollution may trigger asthma in young athletes
...tential causes of asthma is very important because eliminating the causative factors can prevent this life-threatening disease," says John Peters, M.D., D.Sc., M.P.H., Hastings Professor of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School. The research is part of the USC-led Childrens Health Study, an extensive investiga...Honing the tools to identify clues to surviving cancer
...hatinvolves developing a natural language process, eliminating duplications,instituting standardization, and 'scrubbing' the data to eliminate personand place identifiers, according to Clement McDonald, M.D., the study'sprincipal investigator and a internationally known medical informaticspioneer. When the five...Radical solutions needed to address health inequalities
...es' she says. 'If the Government is serious about eliminating health inequalities, it will need to demonstrate a real political commitment to supporting public health programmes and broader social policy interventions' she adds. The research undertaken by a team at Plymouth, Exeter and Portsmouth Universities a...Costly cancer treatment aimed at protecting kids hearts offers no additional benefit
...portant to consider. Financially, the savings from eliminating continuous treatment would be substantial. Lipshultz says there are about 7,000 new cases of childhood cancer each year, about half treated with doxorubicin-type drugs, which are used to treat many forms of cancer. In the study, children receiving co...Penn finds atrial fibrilation cure eliminates need for pacemakers, medicine
...rving the heart's natural electrical circuitry and eliminating the need for a pacemaker or medication. Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, director of Cardiac Electrophysiology for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, discusses the findings at an 8:30 a.m. session today (Wednesday) of the American College o...