Emory Doctors Discuss "Killing Heat" In This Week's NEJM
... "Since access to air-conditioning for even a few hours each day is protective, local governments in high...ould also open their facilities during the hottest hours of the day." "Utility companies often suspend shut-off activities during periods of env...Program Provides Treatment For Prison-Released HIV-Positive Women
...ix months after release fromprison. "The first 24 hours after the women are out determines whether they will beback," said Timothy Flanigan, M.D., associate professor of medicine and one ofthe program's leaders. "The program's intervention tries to establish a medicalrelationship with women in prison and ...New Approach To Multidrug Resistance
...s about 24 hours, and it stays open for another 72 hours -- and that's the period when the second drug is most effective," says Hamilton.The researchers report similar results in drug-resistant cells derived frombreast, colon, liver, leukemia and brain tumors. Preliminary results fromanimal and human stud...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
... said Dr. Kunkel. "We found that only 0.4 hours per week of so-called"educational programs" actually targeted a limited age range of thechild audience, which is the most effective approach to educationaltelevision," said Dr. Kunkel. "Overall, the CTA has yet tostimulate the significant improvement...Antioxidant-Enhancing Drug Partly Rescues Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
...s thenwere exposed to mid-frequency noise for four hours at levels high enough tocause temporary deafness. The loss of hearing was verified by monitoring brainwaves to the hearing center in the cortex. The lack of brain activity inresponse to normal sound indicated complete hearing loss. Brain-wa...Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
...ing drugs, which, when given within thefirst three hours of the onset of stroke can reduce and in some cases eliminatethe negative impact of stroke, it is crucial to have well-trained teams that canrespond quickly to stroke patients. To determine how the concept has been received in the medical co......werefirst given the drug or a placebo within a few hours of their stroke, then forsix weeks afterward, with a six-week, post-treatment follow-up period.Interneuron submitted a New Drug Application for citicoline to the FDA inDecember. The drug is already being marketed in approximately 30 countries. Clar...Are Deprived Areas A Greater Drain On Out Of Hours Workload?
(Relation of out of hours activity by general practice and accident and emer...which deprivation influences the demand for out of hours medical care is not fully explained. In a six month study published in this week's BMJ, Carlisle et ......h a heart attack and isenrolled in a trial. A few hours later, the patient experiences some chest painwith some EKG and blood enzyme changes. "Did that patient have another heart attack? Not all cardiologistswould agree," Mahaffey said. "So we must come up with ways we formulate ourdefinitions...Successful Cancer Therapy May Doom Later Treatments To Failure
...rom 200 nanometers (nm) toless than 7 nm within 48 hours in a testosterone-dependent tumor. "That tells you that you just can't make a drug and expect it to work on alltumors," says Jain. Sue Hobbs and Wayne Monsky, an MD-PhD student andpostdoctoral fellow, respectively, in Jain's lab, are lead authors on...Most People Cant Identify Stroke Symptoms
... acute ischemic stroke if given within the first 3 hours of strokesymptoms. Patients treated with t-PA were up to 30 percent more likely torecover from a stroke with little or no disability. Since the study waspublished, the challenge has been informing the public that stroke is anemergency requiring imm...Study Shows Child Health Plus Eases Access, But Some Barriers Remain
...hers gatheredinformation on travel time, distance, hours of availability, easeof use and other variables. They compared these factors bothbefore and after enrolling in Child Health Plus. Interviewersalso asked participants about their level of satisfaction withChild Health Plus. The evaluation study was fu...American Heart Association Comment: Tirofiban -- The Platelet Receptor Blocker For Heart Attack
...eived heparin alone. In thesecond study, after 48 hours individuals with unstable angina taking tirofibanhad a reduced risk of 32 percent compared to those receiving heparin. How often the drug treatment will replace angioplasty or other treatments toremove blockages and relieve chest pain is still unkno...ACE-Inhibitors Score High In Reducing Heart Attack Deaths
... may be started immediately --during the first few hours of a heart attack," she says. "Most of the benefi...controlgroup. ACE-inhibitors were given within 36 hours of heart attack symptoms andcontinued for up to six weeks. After 30 days, the death rate from heart...Teen Marijuana Use Is Fueled By Change In Attitudes
...festyle" factors, including school grades,truancy, hours spent working, average weekly income, religious commitment,political beliefs, and the number of evenings a week that teens hang out withfriends. "Individual differences in some of the lifestyle factors we examined areimportant risk factors in determi...... located at the Blakely Room of the Westin,and the hours will be Monday-Wednesday, June 22-24, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday,June 25 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m....... located at the Blakely Room of the Westin,and the hours will be Monday-Wednesday, June 22-24, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday,June 25 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m....Injecting Drugs With Sound Waves
... located at the Blakely Room of the Westin,and the hours will be Monday-Wednesday, June 22-24, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday,June 25 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m....New Data Show Dangerous Interaction Between Blood Pressure Drugs
...ipine,felodipine or nisoldipine. Within one to 12 hours after taking the first doseof the new drugs, the patients went into shock or suffered other serious sideeffects and were rushed to hospital emergency departments. The four case studies demonstrate the potential hazard of beginning treatmentwith one o......lanned return to the emergencydepartment within 48 hours compared with all patients discharged from the ED. Furthermore, there is a statistically significant correlation between thesepatients and unplanned hospital admission or death within the same two-day timeframe. These findings reinforce how critical...