British Adolescents Need Government Support To Help Clean Up Their Act
...the highest rates of gonorrhoea, genital chlamydia infection and warts, of all women. These findings lead the authors to conclude that there is substantial sexual ill health among teenagers in England and Wales and they say that sexual health should be a priority for co-ordinated national and local health pro...ENBREL (Etanercept) Receives FDA Approval For Treatment Of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
...e started inpatients who have an active or serious infection or are allergic to ENBREL orits ingredients. If a patient develops a new infection while on ENBREL, theyshould tell their doctor right away. In adult medical studies some patientsexp...Study suggests a drug treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms
...eted by white cells called macrophages,which fight infection but also can harm host tissues. Two MMPs -- MMP-2 and MMP-9-- are under suspicion because they are much more abundant in aneurysm tissuethan in healthy artery wall. They also attack elastin, a protein that helpsstrengthen the wall, enabling it to wit...Report: tuberculosis control programs inadequate in developing countries
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...our to six hours. The procedure creates a risk of infection and bleeding, and in a small fractionof cases, heart attack and stroke, says Warren J. Manning, M.D., co-director ofthe Cardiac MRA Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston andsenior author of the study. "We have multiple methods t...Help for women's urinary tract infections
...te of follow-up officevisits for repeated cystitis infection or sexually transmitted disease did notincrease substantially under the standard---indicating, but not proving, thatthe diagnoses given over the phone were essentially correct. The authors notethat additional studies using follow-up tests would be n...Novel drug therapy tackles third 'pathway' causing congestive heart failure
...d pressure, a congenital defect in theheart, or an infection or defect in a heart valve. Symptoms, which includeshortness of breath, fluid retention and fatigue, can severely hamper anindividual's quality of life. In advanced cases of heart failure, a hearttransplant is often the only option. In an accompany...Unexpected target may unlock the door to fighting sepsis
...99 issue of Nature Medicine. Sepsis is a bacterial infection of the blood or body tissues that kills half ofthe hundreds of thousands of people who get the disease each year in the UnitedStates. Investigators found that when they blocked C5a, a protein product that isnormally activated by the immune system, th...MGH study shows mitral valve prolapse not a stroke risk factor
... mitral valveprolapse may develop endocarditis, an infection of the heart; stress on theheart muscle can lead to heart failure or irregular heart rhythm. In severecases, patients may need to have their valves repaired or replaced. The belief that mitral valve prolapse was common came from studies using some ......ncy to bleed, which can be dangerous." Hepatitis A infection can be sufficiently severe to cause acute liver fa...cause the areais considered to have a high rate of infection -- more than 20 cases per 100,000population. In the meantime, however, vaccination is urged for peop...Allergy-producing cells are also 'do-gooders,' helping stave off infections
... to help boost the immune system'sability to fight infection in people with immune deficiency," he added. Ravi Malaviya, Zhimin Gao, Krishnan Thankavel and P. Anton van der Merwealso contributed to the research....UI study indicates many older adults still not receiving recommended vaccinations
...ases of pneumonia andnearly 7 million cases of ear infection each year. The bottom line, Doebbeling said, is that both older people and health careproviders need to think about increased use of both influenza and pneumococcalvaccines, particularly if a person is over 65 or has a chronic condition. Peopleshould...Hope protects bereaved, HIV-positive men
...ed loss, 56 percent of those whoexpected their own infection to worsen developed symptoms. In contrast, only 42percent of the more optimistic, bereaved men developed symptoms. Regarding men who were not bereaved, symptoms appeared in 47 percent ofpessimists and 47 percent of optimists. The deciding factor for...New nationwide study in six cities will look at the method & message for changing risky HIV behavior
...point of the study will be a comparison of the HIV infection rate in eachgroup after three years. A major cont...eive payment. "We know the key to controlling HIV infection rates is reducing high-riskbehavior, but we need to know the best way to get this message across to ...Combination HIV vaccine induces diverse immune response
.... Earlier studies in volunteers at low risk of HIV infection showed this combinedvaccine approach held promise ...er the vaccine combination can protect against HIV infection orAIDS. Because vaccinated individuals may at times appear positive on a standard HIVantibody test, ...... licensed in the UnitedStates for treatment of HIV infection in adults. AZT, made by Glaxo Wellcome,was first approved in the United States to treat AIDS in 1987. In August 1994,AZT received an additional indication for use in preventing perinatal HIVtransmission.......is. Do not startENBREL in the presence of sepsis, infection (including chronic or localized), orallergy to ENBREL or its components. Use caution in patients predisposed toinfection. Closely monitor new infections during ENBREL treatment. Inpost-marketing use, serious infections including sepsis and death h...... also important that theyrecognize common signs of infection so they seek treatment immediately if theydo become infected." For example, Lyme disease is an increasingly widespread tick-borne infectionmost often contracted while hiking, camping or playing in heavily wooded areas.While the disease is often trea...Wake Forest first to apply innovative brain cancer treatment
...ients, andhad a high rate of complications such as infection and the need for anotheroperation. The Proxima GliaSite RTS is an investigational device designed toaddress these issues, making brachytherapy more convenient and safe." The American Cancer Society projects 18,000 Americans will be diagnosed...