Testing for alcohol problems in the workplace
..." than those without alcohol problems. Researchers examine the relationship between sick days taken during a 12-month period and three screening methods. Employees with moderately elevated or risky levels of alcohol consumption have more sick days. Two tests - the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test an...Scientists succeed in blocking transmission of cell-associated AIDS virus
...senior investigator on the studies, "allowed us to examine the process of cell-associated HIV-1 transmission in the absence of the possibility that cell-free viruses were also contributing to the infection." Armed with their new animal model, the scientists were quickly able to identify a candidate agent tha...... have VaD. This study is one of two conducted to examine the efficacy and safety of ARICEPT in patients with VaD, excluding patients diagnosed with AD. The results of the second study are expected to be released in mid 2002. Eisai, which discovered and developed ARICEPT, will work with its strategic alli...UNC expands national clinical trials of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's drugs
...sion studies. The study was originally designed to examine the effectiveness of the various classes of anti-p... in real-world settings, so it's important that we examine new medications as they become available to patients," explained Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman, CATIE's p......om pregnant women to their infants. The talk will examine the related social issues, including the challenges facing resource-poor countries about whether to provide antiretroviral drugs to halt the AIDS epidemic when there are many other urgent competing health needs. Also participating will be Frank Kat...Gene discovery shows heart failure cause, suggests treatments and screening potential
...ient received a transplant, and so we were able to examine the structure of the diseased heart. We found irregularities and fragmentation at the interface between muscle cells that is consistent with the disease mechanism identified in the laboratory. "Relatives of this patient also were screened for the dis...Initial clinical study shows safety and bioactivity of cancer vaccine
...ther influences are not at work. "Some studies examine only if there is a reduction in tumor growth, but this would only show part of the story," he said. "You wouldn't see the subclinical changes in the body that might indicate that a vaccine is promising. Immunological studies are time-consuming and c...Air pollution may trigger asthma in young athletes
...on for several decades, this is the first study to examine athletic activity, air pollution and the development of new-onset asthma. "Identifying potential causes of asthma is very important because eliminating the causative factors can prevent this life-threatening disease," says John Peters, M.D., D.Sc., ...Women more likely to get regular cancer screening if primary care is well-organized, study finds
...ral Internal Medicine. This study is the first to examine the impact of specific characteristics of primary care delivery on willingness to have cancer screening tests while also taking into account a variety of attitudinal, socioeconomic and insurance barriers to screening. It involved 1,205 primarily low-...Stroke teams double access to fast care without higher costs
...ays Meyer. Although this particular study did not examine stroke outcomes, numerous studies have shown that using tPA in the recommended three-hour window reduces stroke-related disability. American Stroke Association guidelines call for administering tPA within three hours of an acute ischemic stroke in a...Childhood stroke deaths drop, but still higher among blacks
... United States. Next, the research team plans to examine a California-wide database, exploring the impact of socioeconomic status, insurance coverage or lack thereof, and geographic factors, such as urban and rural residence on childhood stroke deaths....Wake Forest establishes Maya Angelou Research Center on minority health
...tween Maya Angelou and the medical school, we will examine how we recruit and train medical students and researchers and increase opportunities in these areas, collaborate with other institutions and community organizations in how we attract volunteers for clinical trials and expand the scope of our research...High turnover rate may undermine HIV/hemophilia care
...olleague support. This study is one of very few to examine attitudes of care givers who work in this field for longer than a year and provides a detailed picture of the relationships among occupational stress, professional support, burnout and employee retention. Grappling with the problem of high staff turn...UNC, Wake Forest scholars work to reduce crimes against Hispanics in North Carolina
...d Wake Forest University have teamed up to closely examine why Hispanics, whose percentage of the state population grew from 1.2 percent in 1990 to 4.7 percent in 2000, have become favorite targets of thieves. More importantly, the investigators have produced educational materials including Spanish-language ...Restrained and unrestrained eating behaviors affect risk for adult-onset obesity
...idered overweight or obese. In a study designed to examine the relationship between different aspects of eating behavior and adult weight gain, Hays et al. followed changes in weight and dietary habits over approximately 30 years in a group of women currently 55-65 years of age. They found that two aspects o...NIAID Phase III HIV vaccine trial to determine correlates of protection will not proceed
...oost candidates. HVTN 203 is designed to further examine the safety and immunogenicity of two experimental HIV vaccines, the canarypox-virus-based vaccine known as ALVAC-HIV (vCP1452) and a gp120 subunit vaccine known as AIDSVAXB/B2, given alone or in combination. HVTN 501 was predicated on volunteers in H...First-of-its-kind study of vascular dementia patients taking ARICEPT presented at AAGP meeting
...ars of age. This study is one of two conducted to examine the efficacy and safety of ARICEPT in patients with VaD, excluding patients diagnosed with AD. The results of the second study are expected to be released in mid 2002. Eisai Co., Ltd., which discovered and developed ARICEPT, will work with its stra...Study details costs of providing care inconsistent with patient wishes
...ticular the development of quality indicators that examine whether medical care at the end of life is based on patients treatment preferences.......untreated depression. Another study is planned to examine this possibility....New awards, expanded focus for Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group
...arch for resource-poor international partners; and examine why current interventions are not fully successful. Pediatric Treatment: study the safety of new drugs, the best use of available drugs and treatment management; and evaluate the effect of interventions on the course of the disease. Adolescent Trea...