Study published in JAMA supports an alternative treatment approach in Parkinson's disease
...ets) developed motor complications vs. patients on initial treatment with levodopa (28% vs. 51% incidence). Starting treatment with MIRAPEX delayed the onset of motor complications, and reduced the incidence compared to patients who began therapy with levodopa. At two years, 72 percent of MIRAPEX treated p...GL701 (prasterone) significantly reduces lupus flares
...imarily affects women, many of whom experience the initial onset in their late teens and early twenties. In lupus, the body develops antibodies that react against a person's normal tissue, which can lead to inflammation, arthritis pain, tissue injury and major organ damage. The disease is characterized ...Claims-based measurement shows many Medicare patients do not receive necessary care
...span several phases of care, including prevention, initial evaluation, diagnostic tests, therapeutic interven...the indicator system. However, the results of our initial application indicate substantial underuse, particularly among traditionally vulnerable populations,"...Encouraging one year results in vessel growth factor trial
.... On the third, sixth, and ninth days after their initial therapy, they received a 4-hour intravenous infusi...nts were followed for four months. Results of the initial VIVA trial were reported at the American Heart Associations Scientific Sessions in 1999. Those in t...Heart attack help: Program helps boost use of key therapies in hospitals
...ed in age from 20 to 99; 67 percent were male. The initial results had been so positive that the American College of Cardiology, which helps issue and implement national heart attack guidelines, asked the U-M to help develop and test a similar program at other nearby hospitals of various types. That program ...Stress levels can affect success of pneumonia vaccinations
... the control group - showed an initial positive response to the vaccine. But after six months, the immune status of the current caregivers dropped precipitously while controls and former caregivers remained the same. ...Animal study show that heat-sensitive liposome improves chemotherapy delivery to tumors
...n." This "low-temperature-sensitive" liposome and initial tumor growth experiments were reported in the March 1 issue of Cancer Research. Now, the scientists report they can increase drug delivery to the tumor and still protect normal tissues by using this liposome to carry the drug. "Even if we heated no......is projects like these that exemplify how critical initial support can be. The funding from the Oishei Foundation provided the infrastructure for the lab and also gave us another great opportunity to work with talented colleagues, including Tom Szyperski at the University at Buffalo."...Wake Forest professor to evaluate managed care patient protection laws
...election. This study is an opportunity to use the initial experience under state lawsto better inform the national debate." Hall said the major questions to be answered in the study include: Have these laws increased patient satisfaction and improved the conditions for medical practice? Are there few...Area of brain found to play key role in initiating memory storage
...ests that the amygdala plays a pivotal role in the initial process of storing memory elsewhere in the brain. The amygdala appears to decide which experiences are important enough to store a decision based on the emotional significance of the events in a decoding process that affects both learning and memor...Medical imaging with Swiss Rolls
...Writing in the journal Science today they describe initial experiments confirming the exotic nature of the material produced. Known as microstructured magnetic materials and dubbed Swiss rolls by Imperial College researcher John Pendry, they help obtain images by guiding radio-frequency magnetic flux from th...Columbia presbyterian to participate in accord diabetes study
...th Type 2 diabetes could be substantial." After an initial telephone interview, volunteers will be asked to c... vs. less intensive goal). Also, depending on the initial blood pressure and blood cholesterol results, participants will be assigned to either the blood pres...Researchers build on discovery of potent potential antibiotic
.... "If such a family did exist, then, based on our initial studies, a different approach might be needed to design a drug---or to modify PD 404182---against the metallo-KDO 8-P synthases." To explore that possibility, doctoral student Matthew Birck searched existing DNA/protein databases and found 31 KDO ...New program shown to help heart attack patients get the best care
...s colleagues published the first results from that initial test in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Beta-bl...dent. "We're very excited about the success of our initial efforts in the Guidelines Applied in Practice program. The results of this first GAP Project show th....... UC Davis Foster-Care Health Program has provided initial evaluations for some 2,000 foster children since its inception nearly three years ago. More than 150 babies are born at UC Davis Medical Center every year addicted to drugs, yet a potentially larger group of children suffering from drug exposure goe...Duke chemists synthesize fungus compound that could lead to oral diabetes drugs
...an obvious example. What we're hoping is that this initial hit has gotten us into chemicals that have privileged structures for growth factor receptors. "So having a big selection of molecules to look at, with a large number of different growth factor receptors, could be very powerful in finding new mole......nd adenoid glands removed. Within one year of the initial operation, 10 per cent of the children who underwent only tube surgery were readmitted, compared to four per cent of those with adjuvant adenoidectomy. Within two years, readmission rates increased to 24 and 12 per cent, respectively. "This means eig...NCEP issues major new cholesterol guidelines
...in the blood. The prior recommendation called for initial screening with a test for only total cholesterol and HDL. The guidelines advise healthy adults to have a lipoprotein analysis once every 5 years. A new level at which low HDL becomes a major risk factor for heart disease. ATP III defines a low...Wake Forest first in world to perform new brain tumor treatment
...nd nearly all will experience tumor regrowth after initial treatment. In addition, research suggests that approximately 170,000 patients will be diagnosed with metastatic tumors that originate elsewhere in the body and migrate to the brain. Traditionally, patients are first treated with external beam radiat...Study finds troubling trends in hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and referral
...of people infected with hepatitis C, either in the initial acute phase or the long-term chronic phase, have no signs or symptoms. Only blood tests for antibodies against the virus, or for the virus' genetic material, can show for sure that they're infected. Infections can go undetected for years or even deca...