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...arved for oxygen, growth factors are released that encourage the ingrowthof capillaries. "In the laboratory, we are examining why the capillaries grow intothe channels," Lowe said. "It could be that the addition of certaingrowth factors could improve outcomes. Once we figure out how it works,we can ......Conrad notes."Compensating physicians in ways that encourage productivity does not appear --at the physician/patient level -- to be resulting in substantial differences inthe level of services provided per patient. For example, we see no evidencethat such physicians are 'churning' services to increase revenue...Baby Milk Manufacturers Are Breaking The Rules
...lth Assembly in 1981. The code was introduced to encourage mothers to breast feed their babies, in an attempt to prevent 1.5 million needless infant deaths each year and to protect mothers from pressure to use substitute breast milk. Taylor's study is the first of its kind and covered cities in Bangladesh, ......se both of those drugs have unique properties that encourage thedissolution of plaques," explains Howard Herrmann, MD, associate professor ofmedicine at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center -- one of the 72participating trial sites. "Our study showed that the intravenous introductionof tirofiban into...Intervention can help reduce risky sexual behavior, according to results published in Science
...ic health officials have launched many campaignsto encourage safer sex practices, but there has been little substantive data toshow whether such behavioral interventions actually work. Now, as part of aspecial section on AIDS in the 19 June 1998 issue of Science, investigators withthe National Institute of Men...Lupus Foundation Of America Awards Summer Internship To Student Working At Wistar Institute
...nstitute. The fellowship was designed to encourage young scientists to participatein lupus related research under the supervision of an established scientificinvestigator. It will support Ms. Seo's work in Dr. Jan Erikson's laboratory inWistar's Tumor Immunology Program. Ms. Seo graduated ...UNC-CH Researchers Learning Ways To Help Black Women Cope With HIV
...d establish therapeuticrelationships in which they encourage patients to share their feelings andconcerns. About half the women receive in-home visits, while the others in acontrol group receive only standard care. So far, 71 women have been recruited. "We collect mental and physical he...'Mutual Insurance Pool' Could Improve Transplant Organ Shortage
...cipients, and toensure a level of trust that would encourage potential donors to join. They also expect...s to organs donatedwithin their class. "This would encourage low-risk individuals to join,increasing the supply of organs to the benefit of all groups," says Sch...Paying Attention To High Blood Pressure Programs A Good Investment In Reducing Stroke Risk
...for high blood pressuremedication, use of media to encourage participation in blood pressure screeningsand a campaign to reduce salt intake. Strategies of the minimal interventionprogram were similar, but did not include adult classes or media education. The aggressive program featured announcements transmitt......medical personnel, veterinarians and the public to encourage more appropriate use of these drugs. The authors also suggest that improving laboratory infrastructure would be a long-term solution to facilitate surveillance of resistance trends as an early-warning system for public health. Contact: Professor Ha...Anonymous HIV testing programs encourage people to get tested earlier andtherefore to begin medical treatment earlier, according to a new study led byUniversity of California San Francisco researchers. Study results appear in the October 28 issue of The Journal of the AmericanMedical Associ......cy on themother. They do not emphasize or seem to encourage procreation. In thosestatuettes that have explicit sexual features, the reference is to obstetrics. For example, statuettes from the Grimaldi excavation depict dilation forbirthing. Where statuettes were well excavated, they were found buried in ca...Fructose Consumption May Accelerate Aging: Skin's Elasticity And Softness May Be Affected
... stiff andrigid, and these are the conditions that encourage wrinkled skin," Wermanexplains. Levi and Werman measured age-related alterations in rats fed a balancedcommercial diet, water or a fructose solution for one year. They comparedthese rats to others given either glucose or sucrose solutions wit...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...sicians with newtypes of financial incentives will encourage doctors to be more cost-consciousin the medical care they provide, ordering only those services that aremedically necessary. The new incentives come in a number of different forms. Some plans give doctorsa year-end bonus if they haven't referred too...Campaign Targets Oral Complications Of Cancer Treatment
...out the oral complications of cancer treatment, to encourage communication between oncology and oral health care providers, and to give patients the tools they need to be active participants in their cancer care. We are excited about the opportunity this campaign presents to make a significant difference, not ...Komen Foundation Announces Application Deadline For 1999 National Grants
... health or epidemiology. The program isintended to encourage young scientists to begin a career in breast cancerresearch or to support continued independent investigations in breast health andbreast cancer. Particular emphasis will be given to projects that areinnovative, non-duplicative of other efforts and h...Exercise Is The Best Means Of Weight Control In Teenagers
...ling the increase in obesity in young people is to encourage them to take exercise rather than go on a diet, say researchers from Australia in this week's BMJ. In their study of nearly 2,000 male and female students aged 14-15 over a period of three years, Professor George Patton and colleagues from the Unive...'Motion Blindness,' Not Just Poor Memory, Causes Alzheimer's Patients To Lose Their Way
...n their relatives. It should alsospur providers to encourage patients to refer to specificlandmarks that are independent of motion when getting around. The findings are based on experiments in Duffy's VisualOrientation Laboratory. Patients sit in a chair and watchcomputer-generated moving patterns of dots...The American Heart Association Urges Caution On Cholestin
... todate are very interesting, and we would like to encourage research into itslong-term effectiveness and safety," says Pearson....Postpartum Help Needed To Keep Recent Mothers From Resuming Smoking Habit
...ms for mother and baby, and we need tofind ways to encourage women to remain nonsmokers after the baby is born,"McBride said. Besides cigarettes' link to diseases like lung cancer and emphysema, there areknown risks during pregnancy. Pregnant smokers are more likely to have lowbirth weight babies and complica...