Combination Therapy Improves Chances Of Surviving Esophageal Cancer
...ted States, and men are three times more likely to get this cancer thanwomen, according to the American Cancer Society. Moreover, African American menare at greatest risk of getting this cancer. Cigarette smoking and long-term heavy drinking increase the risk of gettingesophageal cancer and a recent...Students Show Restraint Could Cut School Bus Injuries
...s injuries, curb behaviorproblems and helpstudents get in the habit of buckling up in all vehicles. Critics, however,argue that seat belts couldcause additional head and abdominal injuries and hinder evacuation of studentsafter a crash. Would a different type of restraint system settle the debate? Last f...Nerve Cells Live Long And Talkative Lives In Sculpted Colonies On Silicon Chips
...ich actslike a single cell. "If some day, we could get living cells to interact and talk to such chips,"Brinton said, "we might some day be able to implant it into a living brain."Such an implant might restore function lost by disease or injury, Berger said."But the first step toward this is having a sil...Jefferson Researchers Report Progress In Using Vaccinia-Based Vaccine For Melanoma
...o says. "We need a moreconcentrated preparation to get a greater virus count into the tumor. "I'm excited about the results," he says. "It's a very promisingapproach to develop a simple treatment effective against melanoma, and perhapsbladder cancer as well."...... "With these findings, we are beginning to get an explanation for thelack of intelligence disparity between men and women," says Ruben C. Gur, Ph.D.,professor of psychology in psychiatry and lead author on the new study, whichwill appear in the May 15 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. "Women ...Sniffing Out The Promise Of Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy
...rials-is among the firstanti-angiogenesis drugs to get to this phase all on its own, says Gill. "Mostof ...ayon it for a period of time before they literally get sick of it." IM862, on theother hand, may be taken for a prolonged period of time if the tumors' res......read use. Today, only about eightwomen per 100,000 get cervical cancer. The hope is that a simple, earlyscreening procedure for anal squamous cell cancer would lead to a similar dropin disease and death. "Unlike other cancers in HIV-positive men, this cancer is potentiallypreventable," says Joel Palefsky...New Procedure Makes A Successful Transplant Possible
...of Medicine. "We wanted to help these patients to get around that barrier by cleansing theirblood of the...t the University of Marylandoffered me a chance to get that kidney transplant and it saved my life. I hadthe transplant on June 4th and I will be forever g...The 'Break Even' Cost Of Kidney Transplants Is Shrinking
...e and after thetransplant, which has enabled us to get patients out of the hospital sooner,"says Dr. Bartlett. "In fact, one-third of our patients are now able to go homewithin three days of their transplant, without an increased risk ofre-admission," he adds....Ordinary Touches Multiply Into Severe Pain For Fibromyalgia Patients
... by the generalpublic. "In our society, you either get better or you die, and fibromyalgia patientsdon't do that," she said. "We don't fit in the mold, so people don't knowwhat to do with us."...National Survey: Leg Crossing Is Taboo But Women Indulge Anyway
...of men who say it makes a woman look elegant. Men get turned on when women cross their legs, with 70 percent saying they feela woman looks sexy when she crosses her legs, the survey found. Women are lesslikely to view their leg-crossing sisters the same way, with only 47 percentsaying it makes a woman l...ENBREL (Etanercept) Receives FDA Approval For Treatment Of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
... "I never thought my daughter would be able to get out of bed in themorning without experiencing extr...ases, likediabetes, which make them more likely to get serious infections. "It is very gratifying to achieve this important miles......t attack. "Eating cereal is a great way to get extra fiber, but it needs to bedone in combination with other heart-healthy habits," says Alice H.Lichtenstein, D.Sc., member of the American Heart Association NutritionCommittee and professor of nutrition at Tufts University in Boston. "Those woment...Aging alone does not affect brain system related to memory loss
...ant brain systems who will suffer dementia as they get older." Sarter conducted the study with John Bruno, also a professor of psychology atOhio State, and James Fadel, a former graduate student. Sarter presented theirresults June 6 in Denver, Colo. at the annual meeting of the AmericanPsychological Soci......ot takenseriously, and it's important for women to get a work-up from their physician todetermine whether coronary disease could be the culprit." Medicine is much more than a profession for Dr. Lifshitz. It's a mission thatencompasses Hispanic health issues, women's medical concerns, AIDS awareness,preve...Study suggests a drug treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms
...o be the case,I would like to see everyone over 65 get an abdominal ultrasound so that thosewith abdominal aortic aneurysms can receive drug therapy instead of needingsurgery or dying unexpectedly from a ruptured aneurysm."...Success of plasma centers could hurt Red Cross, study finds
... And most student donors don't need the money to get by, but are usingthe funds to pay for nonessential goods, says sociologist and study author LeonAnderson. Anderson, who published the research in the latest issue of thejournal Sociological Spectrum, became interested in characteristics of paidplasma...Wanted: Holistic approach to cancer treatment
...receivethe financial support that patentable drugs get to determine theireffectiveness. The tumor-oriented approach of conventional medicine needs to be balanced withan individualized, patient-oriented approach that considers life circumstances,stress, environmental toxins, and nutritional deficiencies...PSA testing alone cannot fully explain drop in deaths from prostate cancer
...is mean for the man on the street? Should he still get an annual PSAexam starting at age 40 or 50, depending on his individual risk profile? "This study does not and cannot address this question," Etzioni says. "Since weassume that PSA testing works for the individual in a clinically meaningful way,we do...Immune system rebounds for some children with AIDS, finds UF study
...ith a small child how difficult that is. If we can get down thenumber of medications they take, obviously their quality of life will bebetter. The potential for side effects will diminish, and compliance withthe medication regimen will improve."...