Pediatricians are plentiful, but not in poorer states
...population. This phenomenon has been dubbed "white follows green." In addition to Freed, the study's authors include Tammie H. Nahra, Ph.D., and John Wheeler, Ph.D....Study finds Velcade major improvement over standard therapy for relapsed multiple myeloma patients
... harm to normal tissue. The latest study follows a series of Phase I studies and a pivotal, large, multicenter Phase II trial led by Richardson and the team at Dana-Farber. That trial, which involved 202 patients with relapsed and treatment-resistant myeloma, showed bortezomib to be highly active a......n Tobacco's (BATs) UK information depository. This follows a detailed investigation which has highlighted how public access to industry records has been hampered by tight surveillance and inadequate search facilities at the depository in Guildford, UK. The 1998 State of Minnesota legal settlement with the t...Duke scientists identify new way to block blood vessels that feed cancer growth
...e angiogenesis," said Dewhirst. The Duke discovery follows dozens of recent developments in the field of anti-angiogenesis, in which scientists have attempted to block specific proteins that give rise to or protect tumor-feeding blood vessels. The most noteworthy success has been Avastin, the first drug to b...NASA scientists explain Aura satellite mission
... Engineering Geophysical Society. An Aura Workshop follows the press event for Science Writers:A Crash Course in Atmospheric Chemistry 101. Aura will help scientists understand how atmosphericcomposition affects and responds to Earth's changing climate.The satellite will help reveal the processes that connec...Trials launched to test treatment of cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia
...focused on cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. It follows completion of the Measurement and Treatment Research for Cognition in Schizophrenia (MATRICS). The goals of MATRICS are to identify the most promising science-based ideas regarding the neurochemical basis of these deficits, and to achieve a broad aca...Iron-deficient infants score worse on cognitive and motor tests as teens
...in Calatroni and Elias Jimenez. Because this study follows children who received treatment for their iron deficiency, and yet they still showed ill effects up to adulthood, Lozoff said it emphasizes the importance of preventing infant iron deficiency in the first place. Iron-deficiency anemia affects about 2...Enhanced counseling eases depression among people caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease
...that the particular value of this study is that it follows the progress of caregivers well beyond their intensive counseling period. "Many of the effects of these therapeutic interventions are not felt immediately," she says. "In fact, the two groups of caregivers began to show significant differences in the...Dental disease hits hardest among older blacks
...rrell says. Periodontitis is a dental disease that follows advanced gum inflammation, where the ligaments and bone holding teeth in their sockets start to deteriorate. Using data from 3,407 dental exams performed as part of a nationwide health survey, the researchers examined periodontitis among white, blac...Small uterine fibroids may be linked with increased risk of miscarriage, early study results show
...ipants. "This is an ideal example of a study that follows from the center's mission of advancing the health of all women through research," she said. "It is imperative to promote multidisciplinary research that gets solid answers from the use of sophisticated research methods."...Blackwell Publishing acquires BMJ Books
...tion with union representatives and BMJ employees, follows a strategic review by the company to focus on core activities of journal publishing and developing educational materials for doctors, such as Clinical Evidence and BMJ Learning. "I assure all BMJ Book customers that Blackwell will provide the same s...AstraZeneca submits regulatory application in Europe for use of Atacand(R) in heart failure
... are expected in the near future. This submission follows the positive results of the CHARM (Candesartan in Heart failure - Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidity) Programme, first presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in August 2003. CHARM proved Atacand, as the first AT1-recept...Low vitamin B12 is associated with poorer memory in older people with high risk for Alzheimer's
...part of a long-term multidisciplinary project that follows older people living in Stockholm's Kungsholmen parish. Scientists already knew of a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer's disease, and that low levels of two B vitamins-- B12 and folate--were also linked to problems. However, few had examined nut...Mechanism leading to life-threatening infection identified by UCSD School of Medicine researchers
...rus alone, but to a bacterial super-infection that follows the viral infection, and because of that, can lead to macrophage death." In the UCSD study, the researchers focused on macrophages, which act like a security force traveling throughout the body, looking for invaders. The macrophages have a receptor ...Obesity leads to high blood pressure in the young
...od pressure. The increase in high blood pressure follows 10 years after an increase in body mass index years in the children. "The HBP trends in youth mirrors adult trends in hypertension," said Din-Dzietham. "After NHANES II, BMIs start climbing like we're going up Mt. Everest." Children started eating m...Internet program and videos net nutritional benefits for kids
...ust next door."Researchers say a larger study that follows the students over time is still needed. They're also studying the idea of using a CD for schools without classroom internet access. Co-authors were Shelly Malin, Ph.D., R.N.; Yvonne Greer, M.P.H., R.D., C.D. and Roger L. Brown, Ph.D....Breakthrough cancer treatment Avastin receives first approval in the US
...rns, Head of Roche Pharmaceuticals Division. "This follows a decision by the FDA in 2003 to designate fast track review status to Avastin. In Switzerland and Canada priority review has already been granted and decisions are pending on requests for priority review in the European Union and Australia. We are d...Depression on College Campuses conference
...r and U-M's Rackham School of Graduate Studies. It follows on the success of the 2003 conference, which attracted more than 500 educators, mental health professionals, students, advocates, authors and scientists and represented the first national conference ever held on the topic. This year's featured speak...Rare disease endemic in South America is model for studying autoimmunity
...to make food and health care available. Today she follows about 150 patients with the disease as well as those at risk, men and postmenopausal women living in the most rural areas outside the town. Last year she published six articles in journals including the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology...Funding and distribution of inappropriate drugs add to rising global childhood malaria deaths
...sured increase in childhood malaria mortality that follows P falciparum drug resistance (two-fold to 11-fold) and extrapolates it to populations in which GFATM is funding chloroquine or sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine despite resistanceat least tens of thousands of children die every year as a direct result." The ...