New study shows patients experience asthma variability, despite strict adherence to guidelines
...sicians) in a period beginning six months prior to enrollment into an NHLBIguidelines-directed clinical and education intervention to minimize barriersto adherence, and ending six months following enrollment. Patients werestratified into two groups: those with high variability in asthma, and thosewith low vari...Elderly cancer patients are significantly under-represented in cancer clinical trials
...der, 70 and older, and 75 and older. The rates of enrollment for elderly patients for each cancer were compared to the corresponding rates in the U.S. cancer population. Overall, researchers found that patients 65 and older comprised 60% of the U.S. cancer population, but only 36% of the clinical cancer study ...Smoking triggers early onset of pancreatic cancer
...ld be informed of their increased risk and offered enrollment into a smoking cessation program."...Two novel agents work synergistically to treat lung cancer in animal experiment
...with lung cancer, but results were disappointing - enrollment to the trial was halted earlier this year when SCH66336, used by itself, showed no benefit during an interim analysis of results. The researchers chose to test IGFBP-3 because IGFBP-3 has the ability to regulate the amount of IGF, a growth facto......omen diagnosed with breast cancer opened today for enrollment across the United States. The Sister Study, conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, will investigate environmental and genetic causes of breast cancer. The Sister Study...Sealing corneal incisions with a drop of chemistry, BU researchers develop gel for cataract surgery
...on's fourth largest independent university, has an enrollment of more than 29,000 in its 17 schools and colleges....Chicken pox vaccine saves $$, protects whole population
...ce 1995 and is now required for school or day care enrollment in most states. But teens and adults also had a decline in hospital costs, probably due to an effect called "herd immunity" that keeps the virus from spreading among unvaccinated, previously uninfected people. Of course, adults and teens who have n...UCI launches nation's first medical education program focused on Latino culture
...antly benefit future generations of patients." The enrollment of PRIME-LC's eight new students marks the first growth in medical student enrollment in the UC system in nearly 30 years. Once PRIME-LC is fully established, UC plans to launch new PRIM...Extra Medicare payments for private health plans to total $2.75 billion in 2004
.... The total extra payments are calculated based on enrollment at December 2003 levels of approximately 5 million Medicare enrollees in managed care plans, or 11.8 percent of total Medicare beneficiaries. "The experience of private health plans in Medicare has not been promising, as plans have dropped coverage...Poor kids' health insurance situation changes often, affecting their medical care, study finds
...ear. In recent years, some states have scaled back enrollment in Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance ...gs point to a need to increase, and then maintain, enrollment in public insurance programs designed for low-income children whose families don't have employer-spo...Women's health research registry aims to improve women's health for future generations
...lts from clinical trials," she said. She hopes her enrollment will persuade other women especially African-Americans like herself to participate in clinical trials. Clinical trials are research studies that test new scientific ideas, drugs or treatments. For many years they didn't include women because it ...Drug for depression helps irritable bowel syndrome, according to Pittsburgh study
...IBS. Group one consisted of 98 participants who at enrollment were consuming a low-fiber or average-fiber diet, ...ely. Group two consisted of 12 participants who at enrollment were already consuming a high-fiber diet plus the 69 participants from group one who reported an ina...Study: Many men take dietary supplements to prevent prostate cancer
...udy evaluated questionnaires given to 333 men upon enrollment into Fox Chase's Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program (PRAP). Those eligible for PRAP include African American men and any man with a family history of prostate cancer. The 420-item self-administered questionnaire included questions about the u...Substance use, social stress compromise pregnant women's immune system
...atory cytokines in maternal blood samples taken at enrollment in the study, usually between 20 and 26 weeks into pregnancy, and at delivery. They also measured cytokines in infant cord blood collected at birth. The data were collected in the Oral Condition and Pregnancy (OCAP) study, a collaborative ...International hepatitis C study examines new approaches to treatment
...patients must be over 18 years of age. Nationwide enrollment is currently underway for the study. Patients will be randomized to the following treatment arms: Group A: Initial high induction dose of Pegasys 360 mcg/week and Copegus 1000/1200mg daily for the first 12 weeks; additional treatment period of 60 w...Mayo Clinic establishes landmark research program to predict and prevent alcoholism
...507-284-8540. Clinical trials are not yet open for enrollment for this research....WHI study finds no heart disease benefit, increased stroke risk with estrogen alone
...9 who did not have a uterus. Their average age at enrollment was nearly 64 and about 70 when the study stopped. They enrolled in the study between 1993 and 1998. About 75 percent of the women were white, 15 percent black, and 6 percent Hispanic. Most of the women were overweight and about 8 percent had diab...Enrollment begins for osteoarthritis initiative
...roll and follow 1,250 adults for five years (total enrollment of 5,000). Biological specimens (blood, urine, DNA...nd centers in Maryland and Rhode Island will begin enrollment in late March and early April. The clinical centers may be contacted at: Ms. Raushanah...National study: Health care access for poor children improves, but gap in care for uninsured grows
...idence of states needing to cut eligibility, limit enrollment and eliminate outreach programs," Dr. Simpson said. "The challenge for the years ahead will be to prevent deterioration in coverage as the gains that have been made are threatened by economic downturns and state fiscal crises." Based on information ...Study finds implanted defibrillator reduces heart failure deaths
.... The mean follow-up was almost 4 years. Patient enrollment began in September 1997 and patient follow-up ended in October 2003. Participants were enrolled through 148 hospitals, clinics, and academic centers in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. The study's Clinical Coordinating Center is at the S...