Detoxification in nation's jails falls short
...thod. The largest jails were more likely to follow established protocols. About 14,000 to 17,000 people, or 10 percent of persons enrolled in methadone maintenance programs, are arrested annually in the U.S. Among heroin addicts not on methadone, the number may exceed 250,000 arrests per year. The New York...National Academies news: Gulf War and Health
...st level of evidence, means that many studies have established a clear link between exposure to an agent and a health outcome. Among the other requirements, there must be a plausible biological explanation for the relationship. None of the compounds evaluated in this report met these criteria. Evidence that ...Guidelines for following pediatric cancer survivors aim to reduce medical complications
New guidelines established by national experts hold the promise of reducing i...Hudson co-chaired the seven-member task force that established the guidelines with Wendy Landier, R.N., C.P.N.P. (City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte,...Researchers report early success using saliva to detect oral cancer
...potentially important because previous studies had established that mRNA can be as informative of health and dise...s have worked on saliva for decades, and they have established defined ways to work with fluids that are consistent, reproducible, and which keep these molecules i...Novartis announces collaboration with Bayer for EMSELEX
...proven efficacy, good tolerability and with a well established central nervous system and cardiovascular safety profile."Under the terms of the collaboration, Novartis remains the owner of the marketing authorization for darifenacin, while Bayer Vital gains exclusive commercialization rights for EMSELEX in Germa...UGA researchers receive NIH contract to create a stem cell-based drug assay for SMA
...Atrophy (SMA) Project, a model translation program established by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the National Institutes of Health, to accelerate the process of developing safe and effective treatment of SMA. The goal of the SMA Project is to identify and complete preclin...Success of experimental herpes vaccine builds momentum for human clinical trials
...l Institutes of Health, tested the vaccines in two established animal models of herpes infection. The HMS vaccine, developed by David Knipe, HMS professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, called dl5-29, outperformed the other two vaccines, one of which has already been tested in humans. Straus said that ...Kinder, gentler procedure gives superior results for stem cell transplants
...the grafts took hold quickly. Donor stem cells had established in the bone marrow completely at one month, contrasting with other reduced-intensity protocols where donor engraftment is gradual and often takes many months. The protocol also reduced the incidence and severity of graft vs. host disease, which occur...Silent risk of osteoporosis in men with prostate cancer
...scan is also available. But, even now, there is no established national consensus guiding doctors of when and what to prescribe. Treatment strategies include bisphosphonates, which have been shown to prevent further bone loss, but it is inconvenient, sometimes expensive, and may cause serious side effects. To fi...Risk of stroke doubles for migraine sufferers
...e condition. The link between migraine and stroke established in this review raises new questions about whether these two conditions share similar risk factors, which must be further researched. In particular, much more investigation is needed into risk factors for migraine sufferers who are taking oral contra...First US SARS vaccine trial opens at NIH
...e Vaccine Research Center, a cutting-edge facility established here at NIH just five years ago, encompasses the entire spectrum of vaccine development from basic research to clinical testing," says NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "This is why our team at NIAID has been able to develop this vaccine at an unp...Shire receives US FDA approval of EQUETRO (TM) for bipolar disorder
...am. Approval of EQUETRO enables Shire to bring its established expertise in CNS to this large and increasingly recognized market." Richard H. Weisler, M.D., primary investigator of two EQUETRO clinical trials comments: "The approval of the extended-release carbamazepine capsule, EQUETRO(TM), with an improved t...'Signal' identified that enables malarial parasites to target blood cells
...g that modification of this export signal not only established a major host-targeting pathway but also enabled the recognition of a wide range of proteins (a "secretome") that present high-value candidate effectors of disease and infection. Results revealed the power of functional informatics to lead scientists...European study highlights persistent 3 decade increase in childhood cancer incidence
...of units in developing (low-income) countries with established units in the west (resource-rich countries). These centres also provide cancer-registry expertise and are contributing to our knowledge of cancer incidence and epidemiology. The existence of the cooperative tumour registries and cooperative treatment...NIH panel issues State-of-the-Science statement on end-of-life care
...t Program, of which this conference is a part, was established in 1977 as a mechanism to judge controversial topics in medicine and public health in an unbiased, impartial manner. NIH has conducted 119 consensus development conferences, and 23 state-of-the-science (formerly "technology assessment") conferences, ...Aromatase inhibitors should be first-line treatment for certain type of breast cancer
...oxifen therapy for five years after surgery is the established treatment for postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer. However, its use is associated with several side effects including endometrial cancer and blood-clotting disorders. The ATAC study is an international collaboration which compar...Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
... falling far short of the national treatment goals established for asthma, and reveal the majority of children wi...ren missed the mark on nearly every treatment goal established by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) -- part of the National Institutes of Healt...Multi-center study finds therapy boosts kidney transplants in 'highly sensitized' patients
...environment in the late 1980s as IVIG was becoming established as a therapy for immune system disorders. The proteins, naturally produced in the body, can act as antibodies natural defenses against invading organisms called antigens. A processed form of immunoglobulin made from blood plasma can be administered ...NHLBI stops sickle cell anemia transfusion study
...ng strokes in patients with sickle cell anemia was established in 1997 when the results of the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP I) were released in a clinical alert. STOP I found that administering blood transfusions every 3 to 4 weeks to children with sickle cell anemia who are at high risk ......ay 2004. Even though an optimal dose has yet to be established as no significant toxicities have yet been encountered, more than 50 percent of patients with Gleevec-resistant CML have responded, including cytogenetic and molecular responses in some patients so far, Giles says. "While more study needs to be done ...