First-line use of voriconazole yields better outcomes for life-threatening fungal infection
...e of survival. These studies showed that patients initially treated with voriconazole had better outcomes and ... fewer antifungal drug costs than patients treated initially with the prior 'gold standard therapy' amphotericin B." Enhancing Patient Outcome Dr. Patterson an...HIV researcher at Rush awarded grant from Doris Duke Foundation
...firmed by a flow cytometer test. These tests were initially developed to test for Hepatitis in the field, giving Landay and his team confidence all three should perform well in these tests. Landay is collaborating with researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, N.J., and M...Early nicotine use may lead to lasting addiction, study finds
...ouble the rate of nicotine use compared with those initially exposed as adults, the study found. The adolescents' heavier nicotine use persisted into adulthood, the team reports in the September 2003 issue of the journal Psychopharmacology. "The results indicate that early nicotine exposure can leave a lasting...Study raises prospect of practical vaccine for metastatic melanoma
...s after the trial began, 10 of the 35 patients who initially enrolled were still alive, and four of them had no signs of disease. These results, which are comparable to those obtained by Dranoff and his colleagues in earlier studies of similar, but harder-to-work-with vaccines, suggest the technique holds rea...American Academy of Ophthalmology announces outstanding humanitarian service award recipients
...nized annual ophthalmic medical/surgical missions, initially to Honduras, and subsequently to Santiago, Dominican Republic. Approximately 100 surgical cases are performed during each mission, including procedures for strabismus, cataract, glaucoma and orbital diseases. Most recently, Dr. Della Rocca traveled t...Workplace exposure a significant cause of severe respiratory disease
...cidence of COPD. (More than 40,000 households were initially contacted, but those without members 55 to 75 were eliminated from the survey, as were those unwilling or unable to participate.) More than half of the people with COPD reported that they had been exposed to airborne toxins in the workplace, while on...Synthetic marijuana compound reduces agitation, improves appetite in Alzheimer's patients
...atment with dronabinol and at one month. Patients initially received 5 mg/day of dronabinol in two doses. The treatment was titrated up to a maximum of 10 mg/day. In addition, all patients were treated with atypical neuroleptics and at least four medications to control behavior. The evaluation by caregivers...How a nightcap may hinder rather than help your sleep
...aid is somewhat of a paradox: although alcohol can initially help someone fall asleep, it can also disrupt sleep in the latter part of the night. Clinicians already know that alcoholics often have significant sleep problems both while actively drinking as well as after they've stopped drinking. A study in th...UI Researchers urge advances in meth abuse treatment
...reatment for abusers," Hall said. Methamphetamines initially were used as dietary supplements and for psychotherapy. Side effects caused the drug to fall from normal prescribed use. However, people discovered methamphetamines made them feel relaxed and began using the drugs recreationally. Abusers grind pills ...Atropine may be an alternative to patching for treatment of lazy eye in children
...Their progress was followed for six months. Though initially the improvement in visual acuity in the lazy eye was slightly greater in the group with patches, by six months there was no significant difference in outcome between those treated with patching of the strong eye and those treated with one-percent atr...Study identifies trends in self-referred imaging
...and unwarranted healthcare expenditures beyond the initially expected out-of-pocket expense. The researchers believe that healthcare consumers need to be better educated about screening limitations and the expected occurrence of false-positive results. "Even with the services already in place, it is important ...Cedars-Sinai researchers detail events that enable brain tumors to weaken immune system
...l T cells is reduced in the thymus, and those that initially survive may later be damaged or destroyed. Malignant gliomas continue to be considered incurable with a short length of survival, although researchers at the Institute have devised a vaccine strategy that has provided encouraging results in early tri......ds. First year resident Sam said, "I always panic initially when I get called to do something new and I don't know what the heck is going on with the kid or how to treat whatever the problem is." When dealing with guilt over a poor patient outcome, first year resident Jane said, "The patient just stroked out...Higher education or larger brain size may protect against dementia later in life, new study finds
... begun in 1992, has followed 678 Catholic sisters, initially 75 to 102 years of age, who are evaluated yearly and who have agreed to brain donation at the time of death. Supported by the National Institute on Aging, it is one of the first large autopsy studies to include normal as well as demented participants...OneWorld Health licenses compounds from Yale, U of Washington to treat major parasitic diseases
...ases in the developing world. OneWorld Health will initially focus on the use of the azoles in Chagas disease, the leading cause of heart failure in Latin America, where 16 to 18 million people are infected and another 100 million are at risk. The disease is most often transmitted by an insect known as the "ki...Kids' backpacks may not cause back pain after all
...dents; ages ranged from 7 to 15. The children were initially asked about their backpack use, back pain, activity level and transportation to school. Haig and his colleagues then examined the pupils one day toward the end of the school year, before their first class. The children and their backpacks were weighe...Doctors focus on pupil size for safety of laser vision correction
...rsighted. Oftentimes Ill have a patient who is initially upset because I wont treat them, but they become grateful as they realize that weve done what is best for them in the long run, he says. When the pupil dilates, aberrations can be troubling. You have to be really careful. Patients need to be wary of ...Morphine-like painkiller appears to be less addictive
...to 10 years, says Polt. Although it will likely be initially administered by injection, developing the drug as an oral pill is now under consideration, he says. The Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation funded this study....UCB's pharma sector announces promising first results of a new antiepileptic drug candidate
...rain sensitisation to repeated stimulation with an initially subconvulsive electrical stimulation resulting in intensified seizure activity, culminating in generalised seizures. Inhibition of kindling development may therefore be considered to reflect antiepileptogenic properties. Ucb 34714 was shown to have......iplash-injured patients fell from an average of 20 initially to only 14 after one year. The greatest difference between the groups was seen in shoulder and arm pain, and there was no difference in back pain. The investigators also found that patients with more pain also had more non-painful neurological compla...