Vaccine against childhood pneumonia shows promise
...ca. In the control group, 65% of invasive disease episodes were of serotypes contained in the nine-valent trial vaccine, and 48% were of serotypes in the licensed seven-valent vaccine. Vaccines containing more serotypes could have an even greater effect. Identification of means to make pneumococcal conjugate...New thrust needed to tackle health inequalities globally says UCL scientist
...couraging: favourable growth of children and fewer episodes of diarrhoea. The Oportunidades programme in Mexico had somewhat similar aims with similarly encouraging results. Professor Marmot concluded: "International policies have not been pursued as if they had people's basic needs in mind. (.) Recognising ...GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...r these older pertussis sufferers, severe coughing episodes can lead to vomiting, a hernia, or even a broken rib. These severe coughing episodes can last up to 100 days. While pertussis is threatening to all, this highly contagious disease can ...Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
...ly, significant reductions in the number of angina episodes per week and the number of nitroglycerin tablets taken were observed. Given the invasive nature of this trial, there was not a control group that received a placebo. The Phase I trial was followed by a Phase I/IIa trial in which 19 patients were tre...The impact of cruciate ligament rupture on osteoarthritis of the knee
...arly ACL rupture has recently been shown to lessen episodes of rotational instability compared with knees that remain ACL deficient, leading to the speculation that reconstructive surgery may reduce future degenerative damage," Hill notes. "However, in patients with complete ACL rupture who have already deve...Most episodes of HIV 'blips' not clinically significant in patients receiving HAART
...retroviral therapy (HAART) experience intermittent episodes of detectable viremia (presence of the HIV virus in the bloodstream), which are also known as "blips." These blips may raise concerns about drug resistance, lead to costly repeat testing, and sometimes result in changes in medications. A new prel...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (second issue)
...ents on placebo. The average rate of exacerbation episodes was 1.60 episodes per patient per year, compared with 2.34 for placebo. (Leukotrienes are biologically active compoun...Satellite data reveal immense pollution pool over Bihar, India
...tant to us, as they are used to forecast pollution episodes and climate change," Di Girolamo said. "The fact ...o better predict the occurrence of these pollution episodes and their impact on public health and local climate."...CPR performance does not follow guidelines
...compressions and ventilations during resuscitation episodes using online defibrillators. The study included 176 adult patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by paramedics and nurse anesthetists in Stockholm, Sweden, London, and Akershus, Norway, between March 2002 and October 2003. The defibril...Behavior and quality of life improve for children who receive treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
...to increased upper airway resistance to continuous episodes of complete upper airway obstruction or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although the prevalence of primary snoring in children is 12 percent, the prevalence of OSA is one percent to three percent." Khoa D. Tran, M.D., and colleagues from the State ...MDCT angiography can potentially help determine which patients are at greater risk of stroke
...d artery disease, including transient orpermanent episodes of neurologic dysfunction, while 13 had no history ofstroke-related symptoms. All patients underwent MDCT angiography, and thedensity of the plaque in the carotid artery was determined. We found thatpatients with calcified (more dense) plaques were 2...FDA approves Enablex for treatment of overactive bladder
.... Enablex was shown to reduce weekly incontinence episodes by up to 83 percent and results were seen within t... work activities to avoid potentially embarrassing episodes that can occur with this condition. "Millions of patients and their families can be profoundly affec...Novartis announces collaboration with Bayer for EMSELEX
...fectively reduce the number of weekly incontinence episodes by up to 77% versus placebo.1 Additional clinical ...severity of urgency and the number of incontinence episodes leading to a change in clothing or pads.2 EMSELEX (darifenacin hydrobromide),7.5mg and 15mg, was gra...ZYVOX(R) demonstrates high success rate for patients who develop MRSA surgical site infections
... In reported cases, patients experienced repeated episodes of nausea and vomiting. Patients who develop recurrent nausea or vomiting, unexplained acidosis, or a low bicarbonate level while receiving ZYVOX should receive immediate medical evaluation. The most commonly reported adverse events in adults acros...Drinking and spousal abuse by male US Army soldiers
... Heavy drinking is also associated with subsequent episodes of spouse abuse even when drinking habits are meas... heavy drinking is also associated with subsequent episodes of spouse abuse even when drinking habits are measured years prior to the event. "Women are not on...Anger, negative emotions may trigger stroke
...rs precipitate a stroke. "It's possible that brief episodes of mental stress cause transient changes in blood clotting and in the function of cells lining blood vessels. It is important to note that our study does not assess the cumulative risk related to exposures to potential triggers but short-term risks d...Shire receives US FDA approval of EQUETRO (TM) for bipolar disorder
...by 2007(++). Bipolar Disorder is characterized by episodes of mania and depression, with periods of normal mood in between. The disorder can have devastating effects on an individual's life, although proper diagnosis and earlier treatment can usually alter the course of the illness. EQUETRO significantly re...Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
...mptoms, including frequency, urgency and number of episodes of urge incontinence. In the two largest trials, the number of incontinence episodes was approximately halved and incontinence pad usage was decreased by more than a third. Disruption o...How are we doing? Researchers aim to measure national well being
...old to think of their day as a series of scenes or episodes in a film. Next, they answer a series of questions about each episode, including where they were, what they were doing, whom they were with, and how they felt during the episode. The goal is to provide researchers with an accurate picture of the mome......en to recall the previous workday as a sequence of episodes and rate the psychological and social aspects of t...tivities; and provides an assessment of contiguous episodes over a full day, rather than a sampling of moments," they wrote. It also relies less on respondents'...