Diuretic may help increase brain blood flow in cocaine addicts
...e drugs. These improvements in cognition can also enable these patients to return to productive employment and be active members of society. To gauge the effects of the diuretic amiloride on cocaine dependent subjects, Thomas Kosten, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, and colleagues ...Women prefer GPs to the Internet when trying to find out about HRT
...tion and training will need to change in ways that enable them to embrace, rather than resist, the emergence of new informed patients. This may well include the development of a less authoritative relationship with patients and a greater honesty about how government health policy and resource constraints in...Summit agrees to improve coordination of global Earth observation
... to be held in Tokyo before next summer. This will enable the Plan to be presented at the Ministerial Conference to be hosted by the European Union towards the end of 2004....Hygiene is most potent force in tackling deadly diseases
...ed infection control are the key factors that will enable countries to tackle these outbreaks successfully," concludes Lloyd-Smith. 'Curtailing transmission of severe, acute respiratory syndrome within a community and its hospital', by James Lloyd-Smith; Alison Galvani and Wayne Getz, University of Calif...Thymus transplant might save babies born without immune systems
...hymus tissue into babies with DiGeorge Syndrome to enable their bodies to learn to fight infection. "Implanting thymus tissue early enough in life can provide these children with a chance to create a new immune system," said Markert. Transplantation is made possible because a small amount of thymus tissue i...New system developed to monitor deaths in general practice
...ernance tool for monitoring performance since they enable a first-pass analysis of the data and can highlight units with an unusual outcome. We caution however, that the charts themselves cannot shed light on the reasons for apparent poor performance. "Excess mortality will not necessarily mean bad practic...Cedars-Sinai researchers detail events that enable brain tumors to weaken immune system
...cting and better understanding the mechanisms that enable tumors to evade destruction by the immune system. This gives us new tools in our fight against brain cancer, to essentially correct these deficits and further enhance the ability of the immune system, not only to detect but also to destroy brain tumo...UC Davis physicians use high-tech virtual system
...e a role in medical education. "Simulation systems enable physicians to learn new procedures, measure their level of skill and maintain proficiency in interventional procedures," said Dawson, who also is a former flight surgeon with experience flying high-performance jets. He has used advanced flight simula...Government regulations contribute to medical debt of uninsured and underinsured
...s," said Pryor. "Clarifying government rules would enable providers to be more accommodating to their patients' financial circumstances." Policy Recommendations The federal government should establish clearer guidelines on how laws and regulations on billing and debt collection should be applied to the u...Enzyme found in blood vessels likely target to treat lung injury
...he researchers believe that their results and will enable scientists to conduct further studies involving the role of endothelial cells in heart disease, stroke and neurodegeneration, areas that the National Institutes of health has identified as a key research priority....Rice uses buckyballs to reinvent 'antibiotic of last resort'
...e ability to affix the antibiotic to a spore could enable the drug to knock the disease out when it tries to emerge from hibernation, before it has a chance to spread throughout the body and release its toxins. A postdoctoral fellow in Wilson's lab, Dr. Andrey Mirakyan, recently presented preliminary resul...Enzyme structure holds key to cocaine, heroin metabolism
...s laboratory. "Our crystal structures of hCE1 will enable the development of highly selective and efficient forms of the enzyme for use in a variety of civilian and military settings," the report said. "The engineering of novel hCE1 enzymes with improved catalytic power toward cocaine or organophosphate poi...Children's hospital safeguards patient safety
...n dose is given and by which staff member. Reports enable managers to monitor medication administrations and help identify opportunities for process improvement. "With MedPoint, we can facilitate communication between nursing, pharmacy and the lab. Our nurses will know immediately when a medication order ha...New biological sensors for detecting blood glucose developed by Hebrew University, U.S. Scientists
...ts, but also as implanted biofuel cells that would enable production of electrical energy from blood sugar to operate heart pacemakers, insulin pumps or prosthetic components....Virtual mass spectrometry laboratory transforms learning experience
...ive Internet educational tool has the potential to enable thousands of students and researchers to learn how to solve real problems from different scientific disciplines. Dubbed the Virtual Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (VMSL), this computerized tool is being presented Sunday, March 23, at the 225th meeting ...New research projects major increase in Alzheimer's care costs for England
...ia could delay the need for institutional care and enable older people to receive informal and formal care at home for longer. At the same time, we must stress that support for informal carers in these circumstances would be essential." Rebecca Wood, Chief Executive of the Alzheimer's Research Trust comment...Study points to methods for safe drug dispensing via computer
... At issue is whether bar codes could enable healthcare professionals to verify that a patient is receiving the right drug, at the right dose, at the right time. Patterson conducted the research with the VA Midwest Patient ...New method of delivering chemotherapy using ultrasound works in BYU lab
...a grant to Rapoport at the University of Utah will enable Pitt's laboratory to continue research in this area....Rush begins use of magnetic guided navigation system
...e spine, the catheter's flexibility is expected to enable neurosurgeons to navigate multiple nerve routes with one needle-stick entry point instead of the current procedure that requires one-needle stick entry point per nerve route, which is a painful and time-consuming process. The technology is also expe...U of Washington establishes $9 million center to study hepatitis-induced liver disease
...Aebersold said. "This innovative program will also enable us to further formalize and expand the research collaborations between the University of Washington and the ISB."...