Growing your own replacement teeth? Not science fiction!
... the Baltimore Convention Center, several research groups are reporting on dramatic progress in the use of various techniques--including genetic mutations, post-natal dental stem cells, and tooth tissue engineering--to facilitate replacement tooth therapy development in humans. Researchers from the Forsyth ...Computerized order entry systems can increase risk of medication errors
... 261; 88 percent of CPOE users); conducted 5 focus groups and 32 intensive one-on-one interviews with house staff, information technology leaders, pharmacy leaders, attending physicians, and nurses; shadowed house staff and nurses; and observed them using CPOE. Participants included house staff, nurses, an...End AIDS drug waiting lists, HIV care providers tell policymakers
...eeds to address." HIVMA and AAHIVM are calling for groups receiving Ryan White grants to devote at least 25 percent of the funding to primary medical care services like physician visits, medically necessary medications, and laboratory tests. An additional 25 percent should be earmarked for basic medical se...Mouse gene shows new mechanism behind cardiac infarction in man
...ene displayed the opposite. Studies of two patient groups revealed that a certain variant of the human homologue of the gene was more common in people who had a history of cardiac infarction than those without. "This is an example of how an unbiased genetic strategy based on a mice model can teach us more ...English-speaking Hispanic youth more likely to have sex early
...ucture to reported differences among ethnic/racial groups in sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases,... on between-group differences within racial/ethnic groups is also necessary to understand these differences in behaviors, according to background information ...Telemedicine revolution is 'disappearing' from the NHS
...nfidentiality are rarely addressed." Some patient groups and clinicians say telecare actually distances people with chronic illness from the NHS. And there has been little investigation into how useful these systems really are to users. Professor May said: "The economic benefits have been claimed by many ...Mayo Clinic develops first genomic-based test to predict stroke from ruptured brain aneurysm
...here was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of age, race, gender, health history, family history, and smoking habits. Despite these similarities, the genetic differences were striking. Says Dr. Khurana: "Our findings are the first to present strong evidence that the reason for sporadi...Meditation may reduce heart disease risk
...ility to dilate can be replicated in other at-risk groups and cardiovascular disease patients, this could have important implications for inclusion of meditation programs to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease and its clinical consequences. "We know this type of change is achievable with lipid lowering...Other highlights in the March 2 JNCI
...ition, the participation rate in the sigmoidoscopy groups was higher in men than in women and lower among subjects ages 60 to 64 than among subjects ages 55 to 59, showing different preferences in these groups. In an editorial, Timothy R. Church, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota School of Public Hea...Folic acid and vitamin B12 decrease risk of hip fracture in stroke patients
...our study, the number of falls was similar in both groups during the follow-up period and the combined therapy with folate and [vitamin B12] prevented hip fractures in patients with stroke despite frequent falls."...'Smart' immune cells kill more cancer
...e of immunotherapy. Evidence from other research groups indicates that breast cancer patients have T-cells in their bone marrow that are specific to their tumor. Myeloma strikes close to 16,000 Americans annually and kills 11,300. Other participants of this research include William Matsui, Paolo Serafini,...New patient magazine from American Academy of Neurology to launch in April
...d also by subscription for home delivery. In focus groups sponsored by the AAN, neurologists said they needed more time and effort spent on patient education and public awareness. Neurology Now was developed in response to this need, and it will report on the latest advances in research and treatment in eas...LA BioMed medical/research briefs March 2005
...ncer with mammograms may not be sufficient in some groups of women, particularly women at increased risk for breast cancer, many of whom also have dense breast tissue. Researchers in Italy, Pennsylvania and the Mayo Clinic have detected previously unknown cancers in patients who had dense breasts and in wh...Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research
...ctors requires the longitudinal follow up of large groups of healthy individuals. No country can do this alone. Sweden is internationally recognised as an important player in this respect and is even possibly considered a model country. Swedes are well educated and motivated about questions of public health...Columbia study finds hemophilia therapy dramatically improves outcomes for bleeding stroke
...olume growth in the 40, 80, and 160 g/kg treatment groups (P=0.01, rFVIIa vs. placebo) was reduced by 45%, 52% and 62% compared to the placebo treatment group. After 90 days, results found a 38% reduction in mortality and up to three times as many patients surviving with no major neurological deficits, com...UCLA study shows that people drink less alcohol as they age
...inking patterns between the earlier and later born groups is that earlier generations tended to drink more. The culture of drinking has changed over time. "My parents had cocktail hour," Moore said. "We don't have that anymore." But the later-born generation is healthier and more accustomed to better healt...Similar results found in both older and younger patients undergoing weight-loss surgery
...average of 86.35 lbs.). Both the younger and older groups experienced a significant decrease in obesity-rela....4 of these related conditions, respectively. Both groups also had significant reductions in medication after surgery, with the older group decreasing from an...Lack of specific collagen type leads to osteoarthritis
...how chondrons changed over time in three different groups of mice: one group had functioning type VI collagen genes, while the two other groups were strains of "knockout" mice developed by Paolo Bonaldo, University of Padova, Italy. One group o...Brain-scanning technologies need standards, according to Stanford researcher
...h intended to establish standards for how research groups handle these types of incidental findings. An important way in which imaging is now reaching patients is through direct-to-consumer whole-body scans, which are advertised as a way for patients to feel confident of their health. But these advertisemen...Many postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease don't use lifesaving aspirin therapy
...ll as the disparities that exist between different groups of women," said lead author Jeffrey S. Berger, M.D., chief resident at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. Berger and colleagues examined data from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, which tracked nearly 100,000 post-menopausal wo...