New guidelines for drug studies for relapsed prostate cancer patients
...ng PSA, indicating treatment had failed. These men fall into two main categories. One is men whose rising PSA will not turn out to be clinically significant. Since they are not likely to die from their disease, treatment could actually be detrimental and shorten survival. The other sub-set is men whose ri...New report shows stomach cancer rates declining fast in Europe
... near future according to researchers, because the fall is seen in younger and middle aged people as well ...rom 18.6 per 100,000 to 9.8. In Eastern Europe the fall was from 27.9 to 16.1 and in the Russian Federation it was from 51.6 to 32.0 (in 1998). Lead author ...Newborn brain injuries stem from infections, not delivery
...brain. These zones are susceptible to the type of fall in cerebral blood flow and oxygen that could occur during complications in delivery, as marked by excess acid in the umbilical cord. The Hopkins team reviewed medical records of 150 premature babies who had white matter injuries and were born b...OHSU researchers hope to prevent childhood asthma with new eczema drug
...his highly susceptible patient population. Last fall 17-month-old Elisabeth Haslam, Vancouver, Wash., developed a rash all over her legs and torso. "She itched terribly and scratched a lot," said Jennifer Haslam, Elisabeth's mother. After a month of incessant itching and scratching, Elizabeth's pediatr...Preventive Medicine 2004 to feature research findings on disease prevention and health promotion
...e. Topics to be discussed during the meeting will fall into four major areas: public health practice, clinical preventive medicine, healthcare quality improvement, and prevention policy issues. The conference will address a wide variety of timely preventive medicine issues, including patient safety, wom...At AAAS: Biocomplexity panel on human-nature interactions
...hat happens tohumans-and the environment-as people fall into and emerge frompoverty. From 238 farms, they gathered data on soil nutrition,crops, livestock, home gardens, income, land use, labor andinvestment patterns. In both regions of the study, they found asimilar profile of community earning wherein a...Women's group seeking nominations for annual media awards
...award ceremony (which will take place later in the fall at a location to be announced) to honor the winners, who will receive $1,000 and a plaque. ...Icahn invests in the future of medicine
...lected to the Mount Sinai Board of Trustees in the fall of 2000. A noted philanthropist, Mr. Icahn has established foundations that serve a diverse range of educational and charitable endeavors. At his alma mater, he established the Carl C. Icahn Laboratory for Princeton University's Institute for Integ...UK Teenage Cancer Trust demands government action to aid young cancer patients
...on its hands and watch while young cancer patients fall behind in the cancer lottery? There may have been some recent improvement overall in cancer death rates, but not necessarily for the group with whom we are concerned. The government must ask the National Cancer Director to insist Health Trusts say wh...Study finds vertebral fractures are underreported
...often won't know they have osteoporosis until they fall and break a hip," she added. "This study is a first step to show doctors that they can help us to treat osteoporosis better by taking a closer look at routine chest x-rays." "Patients should know this and make sure their doctors take that extra step,...'White coat hypertension' common among sleep apnea patients
...that patients with WCH took three times as long to fall asleep and had longer periods of wakefulness after sleep onset than patients with sustained hypertension. No other differences in sleep characteristics, lung function data, or urinary hormone levels were found between the groups with sleep apnea. I...Study compares overnight dialysis to treatment in centers
...dy is scheduled to begin accepting patients in the fall of 2004....Poor diet and physical inactivity may soon overtake tobacco as leading cause of death in U.S.
...y and utility of these messages, U.S. society will fall far short of the possible," they write. "Refining insights into the root causes of illness and injury, presenting those insights in a fashion that can motivate and guide effective action, and marshaling the effort to monitor the results of these acti...Student builds micro biosensor chip to move DNA molecules
...ers who conducted their projects in the summer and fall of 2003. Since 1993, about 40 students each year have received PURA grants of up to $3,000 to conduct original research, some results of which have been published in professional journals. The awards, funded through a donation from the Hodson Trust, ...Prototype system developed by Wright State computer engineer allows blind to 'see'
...ant to ASU and Wright State. This was awarded last fall for four years....Study to test whether more frequent dialysis will improve outcomes
.... The study will begin accepting patients in the fall of 2004. ...Advances in prevention and treatment research hold promise for 'pipeline'
...l infection, cancers caused by HPV are expected to fall in incidence." Approximately 5,000 women die from cervical cancer each year in the United States. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 5.5 million new cases of genital HPV occur yearly in the United States. As many as 24 mil...UCLA research explores biology of fear
...ence published by the same UCLA research team last fall (Journal of Experimental Psychology, October 2003) that suggests full, frequent exposure to a fear during behavioral therapy may be more effective in treating anxiety than the standard practice of gradual, spaced exposure. For example, it may be more...Public smoking bans may cut heart attacks
Smoke-free laws may be linked with a rapid fall in the number of heart attacks, according to new research available on bmj.com on Monday 5 April 2004. Previous studies have shown that people living or working in an environment polluted with secondhand smoke have a 30% increased risk of heart att...Carnegie Mellon interactive-video DVD helps teens avoid sexually transmitted diseases
... Pittsburgh area. The study will be published this fall in the journal "Social Science and Medicine." The DVD, "What Could You Do?" portrays teenage girls in situations that typically lead to sex and allows the viewer to choose what actions the girl takes. It shows the consequences of each of the girl's d...