"Super Aspirin" Holds Long-Term Benefits For Some Patients Who Undergo Balloon Angioplasty
...rican Medical Association (JAMA) demonstrate a favorable effect on long-term outcome and survival in selected patients treated with ReoPro™. In an editorial that accompanies the study, David L. Fischman, MD, associate professor of medicine, division of cardiology, Jefferson Medica......iscarriage or menses. Otherreasons given included favorable features of the study, such as good medicalcare, no insurance problems, and that it was free; that the method was safe,with a low risk of complications and side effects; and that it seemed easier,simpler, or faster. Some participants voiced a politi...Novel Therapy To Treat Lung Cancer Patients Enrolling Patients At UCSF Cancer Center
... about this drug because the preliminarydata looks favorable and suggests that MMPs inhibitors (MMPIs) are effective inslowing tumor growth, said David Jablons, MD, UCSF assistant professor ofsurgery and principal investigator of the study. The inhibitors are also welltolerated because they are taken in pill...New Data Show Evista Reduces Spinal Fractures
...e meeting. These datashowed that Evista maintained favorable effects on BMD at the spine, hip andtotal body and lowered total and LDL or "bad" cholesterol levels withoutstimulating uterine tissue after three years of follow-up. MORE study evaluates benefits and risks beyond bone A selective estrogen receptor...Reduced Heart Disease Risk In Middle Age Lowers Eventual Medicare Costs
...pared over an11-year period for men and women with favorable risk factors vs. those withunfavorable risk factors at the beginning of the survey. Serum cholesterol level, systolic and diastolic blood pressure andcigarette smoking were selected as factors not only because of their substantialinfluence o...Stent Procedures May Be Unnecessary In Some Heart Cases
...nt or less residualnarrowing was associated with a favorable clinical outcome." Before the advent of stents, up to one-third of all patients whoreceived an angioplasty needed another angioplasty or a bypass operation aftersix months because the artery would become blocked again, a process known asrestenosis. S...IOM Report Offers New Look At U.S. Vaccine Priorities
...idate vaccines into fourgroups, from most to least favorable for development (see page 4). But the IOMreport s...ae for infantsand seniors. In addition, this most favorable group includes therapeuticvaccines for three chronic diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclero...UF Researcher Explores Complex Relationship Between Smoking And Fertility
... growth ofnormal uterine tissue, this would not be favorable for establishingpregnancy," said Shiverick, noting that she has not yet conducted suchstudies. "This may be a good profile for reducing the risk ofendometriosis, but this is not a normal uterus."...Jefferson Scientists Show Tumor Characteristics May Help Explain Tumor Biology And Prognosis
...s generally thought that those with MSIhave a more favorable prognosis." Only two mismatch repair genes -- MSH2 and MLH1 -- are altered frequentlyin HNPCC, which accounts for some 10 to 15 percent of all colorectal cancers. "We tested HNPCC tumors for MSI, and examined other biomarkers as well......rs. The authors reported that the risk for favorable breast cancers forwomen who ever used hormone replacement therapy for five or fewer years was 1.8times greater than for women who never used hormone replacement therapy. Womenwho used hormone replacement therapy for more than five years had 2.6 times......n agentthat has a protective property could have a favorable effect in terms ofpromoting angiogenesis," he says. Using rabbits, the team compared quinaprilat, another ACE inhibitor calledcaptopril (Capoten), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) -- which thebody produces to generate new blood vessels. ......s Gordon. Gordon attributes the more favorable outcomes by the high-volumehospital to a variety of factors, including greater surgical experience amonghigh-volume physicians, more availability of specialized staff, such as nurseclinical specialists and board-certified intensivists, and greater us...Well-adjusted moms have healthy births
...f births the women would have. "White women's more favorable psychological resources were associated with theirgreater likelihood of being married and having higher income and moreeducation," said Rini. "Hispanics, on the other hand, had less positive viewsof themselves, their futures, and their ability to co......ns and treatmentcombinations to see if one is less favorable for supportingmicroorganism growth. This could be a major issue for the carpetindustry in south Florida and south Texas where the humidity isvery high." Moisture flow in textiles is also important for those whovalue fabrics that draw sweat away fro...The effects of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
...icum over other antidepressants mayresult from its favorable side effect profile. Although evidence suggests thathypericum may have an antidepressant effect for the short-term treatment of mildto moderate depression, its benefit in the long-term requires further investigation. PJ Nathan, C Chem: The experiment...Lack of private health insurance increases risk of dying, study finds
...ign-born populations helps to maintain the largely favorable health profile of several U.S. ethnic groups, particularly Hispanics and Asian Americans. Though not often discussed in debates about immigration policy, such patterns suggest that continued streams of healthy and select immigrants may be importan...Drug combination shows potent punch against HIV in children
...i-HIV drugs have been available for children. "Our favorable results indicate that a high proportion of children can attain undetectable levels of AIDS virus when a potent combination of anti-HIV drugs is used," said Dr. Starr. Interim results from the study, reported last year after 20 weeks of treatment, led...Drug trends among American teens
...tte smoking among the younger teens was some other favorable news, according to the investigators. [Those findings are reported in detail in a separate press release.] On the negative side of the ledger, the use of MDMA ("ecstasy"), which is one of the so-called "club drugs" because of its popularity at da...U-M health leaders offer an innovative framework for keeping academic medicine viable
...ng, the University of Michigan Health System has a favorable balance sheet, a positive operating margin and plans for new initiatives in research, technology, facilities and patient care. How can this be possible in an age of managed care, government spending cuts, declining medical school applications, negati......at commercial funding of research may lead to more favorable research outcomes," says Ray Moynihan, the study's lead author, and an award-winning medical journalist with the Sydney-based Australian Financial Review. "This standard might be adopted by the news media so the public can make more informed decision...