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...th, over a 12-week period. During the initial 12-week acute phase of the 80-week study, the combination of Serzone and psychotherapy produced an 85-percent response rate. The drug alone led to a 55-percent rate of response, similar to a 52-percent response rate for the ps...Castagnolis discover compound in tobacco that may protect against Parkinson's disease
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...es Fleckenstein, professor of radiology, presented initial findings from the study Nov. 30 at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting. Publication of the findings in the journal Radiology indicates they have now passed rigorous peer review. "This brain disorder is quite similar to a vari...Recommendations for the establishment of primary stroke centers
...y Stroke Center wishing to provide care beyond the initial life-threatening period should have access to a Stroke Unit where patients can receive specialized monitoring and care. Some hospitals may choose to stabilize patients and transfer them to another facility. Neurosurgical Services -- Primary Stroke ...NIAID public-private partnerships seek to develop HIV/AIDS vaccine
...e along the way," states Dr. Johnston. Each of the initial HVDDT contracts proposes using a DNA-based HIV vaccine for the initial immunization. The proposals differ in the unique properties of the DNA, the specific immune respons...San Francisco study shows antiretroviral treatment continues to improve AIDS survival
...ter at the time of AIDS diagnosis, for those whose initial AIDS diagnosis included an opportunistic illness, and for both homosexual and heterosexual injection drug users. The risk of death was lower for persons with higher CD4 cell counts at diagnosis.......ndled. Only 57 000 troops have so far got all four initial injections....Regents award grant to med school for neurogenetics
...ty, would handle the creation of such mice and the initial screening of their behavior. The total estimated cost of recruiting the new faculty member and personnel for the facility is about $1 million. Nathan Berger, dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs, said, "Research in ...Analysis of study looks at why quitters return to smoking
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...ported showing evidence that these symptoms may be initial symptoms and not a response to the pain, as experts have believed. "This report may guide future cluster headache research in another direction, away from viewing these symptoms as a reflex reaction to the pain," said neurologist Rolf Salvesen, MD...Scientists develop polymers with nitric-oxide releasing particles
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...ment. These trials compared a longer-acting CCB as initial treatment against an alternative antihypertensive drug -- diuretic, beta-blocker and ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor. The blood pressure change was almost identical for the CCB and the non-CCB treatment groups. "Blood pressure reductio...Newly revised recommendations affirm medicine
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...among its institutional customers. Funding for the initial year of the pilot comes from Harvard University. During that year, affiliate institutions of Harvard Medical School will evaluate the service and explore options for cost-sharing to continue the project. Through the Digital Library, clinicians, fa...Researchers take steps to growing replacement blood vessels
... He relayed the researchers' initial results in a presentation September 25 in Columbus at the BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology World 2000 conference, co-sponsored by Ohio State. Moldovan admits t...Lawrence Livermore Lab pioneers advanced radiation treatment for cancer
...ats what Lawrence Livermore is all about." NOMOS initial deployment of Peregrine will be incorporated into its own inverse treatment planning system, called CORVUS, and will be showcased at the upcoming meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) scheduled to be held in B......nts receiving high-dose interferon alfa 2b in that initial trial had significant benefit, in terms of both overall survival and relapse-free survival. At the same time ECOG's E1684 study was being completed, however, investigators led by Dr. Kirkwood began a second, large-scale study (ECOG's E1690 study) c...