American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February (second issue)
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DETECTS LUNG CANCER AT EARLIEST STAGE... ...In a study that screened 1,520 individuals age 50 and over at high risk for lung cancer, low-dose...computed tomography detected 23 cases alone while sputum cytology analysis detected two alone, according to Mayo Clinic investigators. (Lung cancer is the most common fatal malignancy among adults in the U.S.) Researchers pointed to...'EuroVacc 02' HIV vaccine trial begins in February 2005
Lausanne, Switzerland and London, United Kingdom, February 16, 2005 -- The European Vaccine Effort against HIV/AIDS, today announced that a phase I clinical trial of novel investigational vaccines comprising DNA-HIV-C and NYVAC-HIV-C for the prevention of HIV infection has started in Lausanne and London in February 2005. These vaccines are based on HIV subtype C, which is prevalent in China, Ind...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (second issue)
...... ...... ......Please contact Suzy Martin by phone at (212) 315-8631 or via e-mail at with questions.... MONTELUKAST SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES ASTHMA EXACERBATIONS...IN YOUNG CHILDR...Feb. 15, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
...... In a new study of 5,887 middle-aged smokers with mild lung disease, those who were randomly assigned to a quit-smoking program had a lower death rate than those assigned to usual care even though only 21.7 percent of them actually quit smoking (Article, p. 233)....... The annual death rates were 8.8 per 1000 patients in the quit-smoking program and 10.4 per 1000 in the usual care group. T...News briefs from the journal CHEST, February 2005
...... Childhood asthma and current wheeze may be associated with different risk factors than bronchial hyperresponsivenes (BHR), according to a new study. Researchers at the David Hide Asthma & Allergy Research Centre, St. Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK, compared multiple environmental and genetic factors affecting children at 1, 2, 4, and 10 years of age and whether the children...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (first issue)
...... In a study of 46 patients from six hospitals with severe community-acquired pneumonia, a 7-day course of low-dose hydrocortisone infusion hastened the resolution of the patients' pneumonia and prevented the development of life-threatening sepsis-related complications. The researchers infused hydrocortisone in 23 patients as an intravenous 200-mg bolus followed by infusion at a rate of 10...Other highlights in the February 2 JNCI
...... Despite some improvement since 1988, the majority of patients with colorectal cancer in 2001 received inadequate lymph node evaluation to see if their cancer had spread, according to a new study....... Lymph node status is the strongest predictor of outcome for colorectal cancer patients. Only 40% of patients with lymph node metastases will survive for 5 years after diagnosis compared wit...Feb. 1, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
...... The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends a one-time ultrasound examination to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysm for men between the ages of 65 and 75 who are or have been smokers (Clinical Guidelines, p. 198 and 203)....... This is the first time the Task Force has recommended screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm....... Estimates indicate that between 59 percent and 83 per...The Larry King Cardiac Foundation presents 'The Changing Face of Heart Disease' on Feb. 2
... The Changing Face of Heart Disease: from prevention to intervention... The Complexity of Today's Cardiac Patient... ... ... ...Wednesday, February 2, 2005 ........January/February Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...Contrary to common perception, injuries attributable to alcohol consumption are more likely to be associated with an occasion of alcohol consumption than with alcohol dependence. In this population-based study of 2,517 patients admitted to three emergency departments between 1998 and 2000, most alcohol-associated injuries occurred in persons who had consumed alcohol during the six hours befo...Tip sheet for the February 24, 2004 Neurology
...One study led by Denise D. Correa, PhD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, found mild to moderate cognitive dysfunction in 28 survivors of PCNSL, a type of cancer where cells from the immune system grow out of control. The patients who were treated with methotrexate-based chemotherapy and whole brain radiotherapy had more impairment than those who had the chemotherapy alone.... ...I...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2004 (second issue)
No asthma exacerbation help...from children's flu vaccination ... ...In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in children with asthma, ages 6 to 18, Dutch researchers found that influenza vaccination did not significantly reduce the number, severity, or duration of asthma exacerbations caused by the flu. The investigators studied 349 children who received placebo vaccination...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, February 17, 2004
......The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued new recommendations for screening asymptomatic (apparently healthy) people for heart disease. The group does not recommend EKG, treadmill tests and CT scans to screen people at low risk for heart disease. It says that evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against using these three tests to screen for heart disease in asymptomatic ad...Stroke news tips for Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004
To complement our news releases, here are some additional news tips reported by News Media Relations from the more than 500 abstracts and presentations. Abstract numbers are listed for each tip. Note: Embargo times listed. All times are Pacific. ... ... Among Mexican-American family members, a stroke connection. In a study of 524 patients with ischemic strokes or "mini-strokes," Mexican-...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 6, 2004
To complement our news releases, here are some additional news tips reported by News Media Relations from the more than 500 abstracts and presentations. Abstract numbers are listed for each tip. Note: Embargo times listed. All times are Pacific. ... ... Results due from trial of magnesium in treating stroke. Pilot studies suggested that IV administration of magnesium salts after acute stro...Stroke news tips for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004
To complement our news releases, here are some additional news tips reported by News Media Relations from the more than 500 abstracts and presentations. Abstract numbers are listed for each tip. Note: Embargo times listed. All times are Pacific. ... ... Warfarin-aspirin stroke prevention trial's final results coming. Investigators will report final results of the Wafrarin-Aspirin Symptomat...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet February 3, 2004
... ...A study of 27,077 women found that those who took higher doses of aspirin seem to have lower risk for developing adenomas (a type of polyp that can become colorectal cancer) than those who reported never using or rarely using aspirin. The women had no known history of colon disease at the start of the study and had a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy between 1980 and 1998. Overall, 1,368 ca...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2004 (first issue)
ANTIOXIDENT INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH A...LOWER RISK OF ASTHMA PREVALENCE IN KIDS ......In a large cross-sectional study of survey data from U.S. youth under age 17, increases in the antioxidants serum beta-carotene and vitamin C, along with the trace mineral selenium which is also considered an antioxidant, were associated with a lower risk of asthma prevalence. Even stronger asthma reduction a...Jan/Feb 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... Asserting that the prevailing model for palliative care of the elderly is fundamentally flawed and ill-suited for older patients suffering from slowly progressive chronic illness, four researchers from the University of California Davis School of Medicine have proposed a new framework for palliative care the TLC model. The new model is named for its five defining characteristics timely,...February 2004 Ophthalmology Journal
SAN FRANCISCO--Studies from the February 2004 issue of Ophthalmology, the clinical journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, are now available. These include: ...... Biostatistical Education in Ophthalmology... Temporal Variation in Diabetic Macular Edema Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography... Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide for Diabetic Diffuse Macular Edema: Preliminary Re...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, February 19, 2002
Annals of Internal Medicine is published by the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM), an organization of more than 115,000 internal medicine physicians and medical students. The following highlights are not intended to substitute for articles as sources of information. For an embargoed fax of an article, call 1-800-523-1546, ext. 2656 or 215-351-2656. .....Effective Clinical Practice, Jan/Feb. 2002 Highlights
Effective Clinical Practice, the journal for quality improvement in health care delivery systems, seeks to answer how much, how often, and how best to deliver clinical care. ECP is published by ACP-ASIM, the nations largest medical specialty society, and the Alliance of Community Health Plans, which is dedicated to helping participating plans improve the health of their members and their communit...Mayo Clinic Proceedings looks at epidemic of obesity in February issue
ROCHESTER, MINN. -Three articles and an editorial in the February Mayo Clinic Proceedings outline the difficulties facing people who are overweight, but offer some strategies that might help reduce the surge of obesity in the nations population.... ...In the United States, the prevalence of obesity increased from 12 percent in 1991 to nearly 18 percent in 1998.... ...A study of self-reported weig...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 8, 2002
To complement our news releases here are some additional news tips reported by News Media Relations from the more than 400 abstracts and presentations. Abstract numbers are listed for each tip. Note: Embargo times listed. All times Central. For more information Feb. 7-9, call Carole Bullock, Bridgette McNeill or Karen Hunter at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center (210) 582-7159. Before o...Stroke news tips for Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002
To complement our news releases, here are some additional news tips reported by News Media Relations from the more than 400 abstracts and presentations. Abstract numbers are listed for each tip. Note: Embargo times listed. All times Central Standard. For more information Feb. 7-9, call Carole Bullock, Bridgette McNeill, or Karen Hunter at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center (210) 582-7159...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February (first issue)
...... Higher perceived stress in caregivers (mostly mothers) of 2- to 3-month-old infants who had a genetic predisposition to asthma and allergy was associated with an increased risk of more wheezing during the first 14 months of life, according to researchers. Investigators recruited 496 children (263 males and 233 females) from a Boston hospital within 48 hours of delivery. Of the 496 child...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet Feb. 5, 2002
...... A large study of mens health habits found that men who eat a prudent diet (more fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish and poultry) were significantly less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than men who ate a Western diet (fewer fruits and vegetables, more red meat, processed meat, French fries, high fat dairy products, sweets and desserts) (Article, p. 201). This research is import...Guidelines recommend EEG to evaluate children's first nonfebrile seizure
. . ST. PAUL, MN -- Children who experience a first seizure in the absence of fever or obvious precipitating cause should receive an EEG evaluation, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. They are published in the September 12 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.. . "A seizure can be a dram...No need to treat "simple" febrile seizures in young children
. Lexington, KY - Young children who experience simple.febrile seizures, or seizures following a rapid increase in body temperature, do.not need to be given anticonvulsant medication. Robert J. Baumann, M.D.,.professor, Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Kentucky.College of Medicine, and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).Committee on Quality Improveme...