Landmark Study Shows Behavioral Interventions Reduce HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behavior
...ion study conductedin the United States found that even among persons considered hardest to reach,such int...ca. If these behavioral changes were maintainedfor even one year, there would be a profound, cost-effective, public health impact in the communities that ad...Forum Urges Medicare Reform To Emphasize Health Promotion
...nctioning and mitigate costly hospitalizations and even premature institutionalization. In opening remarks, Jessie C. Gruman, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of Health, noted, "Medicare has played a key role in successful aging for a generation of seniors, but mostly t...One-Time Needles Don't Reduce HIV Among Addicts, Study Shows
...would reduce the risk frominfectious needles by an even greater amount. To prove useful, say the authors, the number of DTRs introduced must be largerelative to any reduction in the consumption of regular needles. For the numberof potentially infectious needles to remain the same, any reduction in regula...Drug Combination Including New "Super Aspirin" Drug Cuts Risk Of Death Or Second Heart Attack
... number of deaths and second heart attacks is high even atsix months after the initial attack, he says. Th... days, the chances of surviving past six months or even a year arebetter if they receive lamifiban compared with standard treatment. "We don't know specif...Modafinil Improves The Quality Of Life Of Narcolepsy Patients
...Thosewho received the 400 mg of modafinil reported even more improvements in theirenergy level. They had fewer difficulties in performing usual activities, weremuch more productive, had keener attention spans and, as a result, theirself-esteem dramatically improved. The study also found that when patient...Answers To Access, Adherence And Tolerance Of Protease Inhibitors
...not all patients who can benefitare receiving them even when clearly indicated," Stone says. Media Contacts: Valerie Stone M.D., (401) 729-2395, valerie_stone@mhri.org...Promising Results For Woman-Controlled Anti-HIV Product
...nital tract can have highlevels of HIV replication even when the virus is not readily detected in theblood. Media Contacts: Kenneth Mayer 401-729-2776 kenneth_mayer@brown.edu...Many Gay Men Infected With HIV Are Opting To Delay Treatment, Despite Availability Of Drugs
...ent takingcombination therapy. This tells me that even low-income gay men can get drugsif they push the system." One significant finding was the link between individuals using combinationtherapy and those with advanced HIV infection. The study showed that CD4 T cellcounts--which are lower in the later s...HIV Patients' Mental Health Affects How Seriously They Take Treatment
... reasons why some HIV patients disregard treatment even though it mayhelp them fight the disease. A lack of adherence to medication and treatment hasrecently been identified as a key problem in the fight against HIV and the onsetof AIDS. Now that the research has shown some of the reasons why patients ma...Three INEEL Inventions Win International Recognition
...ver power to homes and businesses.This will become even more important as the deregulation of the power industrycontinues and competition between power generation companies begins. Monitoringthe flow of electricity through the power grid to the consumer will require moreextensive metering than is presentl......ent more effective. In addition, they suggest that even that25 percent could be due to an additional placebo effect derived from the sideeffects caused by the antidepressants, which alerted patients to the fact thatthey were receiving an active drug rather than a placebo. They say that thestudies could ha...Policy Methods For Eliminating Child Labor
...s, who then ended up in more debilitating jobs and even prostitution. It is believed, Basu and Van say, that the firings resulted from the association's fear of a U.S. ban on their products. To avoid this kind of outcome, which harms children instead of helping them, careful study of child labor on a coun...Anti-Depressants: Miracle Drugs Or Placebos With A Buzz?
... This is a research question whose importance may even exceed thatof the specific effects of the drugs themselves." Article: "'Listening to Prozac but Hearing Placebo: A Meta-Analysis ofAntidepressant Medication," by Irving Kirsch, Ph.D., University of Connecticut,Storrs, CT and Guy Sapirstein, Ph.D., ...Epilepsy Drugs Useful To Treat Alzheimer's, Studies Find
...as a dozen more coming out within fiveyears. We're even talking about prevention strategies. It's veryexciting and gratifying."......hn said. "It's really importantto take medication even when you're feeling well."...'Mutual Insurance Pool' Could Improve Transplant Organ Shortage
...ool members would probably benefit fromthe scheme, even if the government mandated that non-pool donors organs notspecifically targeted elsewhere were first made available to pool members. "Thatwould certainly raise the incentive to join the pool," adds Schwindt, "and thenumber of organs available." ......irectorof the USC/Norris Cancer Center. "There may even be a subgroup of patients in whom the drug actuall...rite, "finasteride isunlikely to be useful and may even be harmful in men with PIN." "If finasteride were to have had an anti-cancer effect, it is likely th......e outbreak ofcryptosporidiosis, which sickened and even killed inhabitants of that city, isstill fresh in many minds. Disease, and food/water quality degradation, are merely topical problemsoverlying the more fundamental issue of biodiversity and ecosystem loss and itseffect on human health. Eric Chivian...The Health Consequences Of Nuclear Arms Trade In The Subcontinent Should Not Be Overlooked
... economic resources to weapons of mass destruction even more incongruous. Professor Bhutta suggests that the only way to ensure a nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan never occurs is to educate the population of the true horrors of nuclear conflict and the human costs that such a programme could en...Mini-Pill Increases Risk Of Chronic Diabetes In Women With History Of Diabetes During Pregnancy
...ly birth control pills -- may put thesewomen at an even higher risk of developing the chronic form of the .... "We foundthat it's OK to use oral contraceptives even if you have had gestationaldiabetes. But if you're breast feeding, and so would be prescribed aproge...