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...oceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,may lead to better ways to target chemotherapy to individua...iversity of Maryland School ofMedicine who is the lead author of the article. The researchers call the newly-discovered pump Breast Cancer Resista..."Super" Aspirin Does Super Job In Fighting Heart Attacks
...a sign of impending heart attack," says thestudy's lead author, David F. Kong, M.D., fellow at the Duke Clinical ResearchInstitute in Durham, N.C. "This new family of drugs works harder at making platelets less sticky, and theydo it to a far greater degree than many other blood-thinners we've tried in th...UCSF Study Shows Drug Reduces Risk Of Spine And Hip Fractures By Half In Women With Osteoporosis
...MD, UCSFprofessor of medicine and epidemiology and lead author of the study. "Women whodo test positive f...kening condition, if not treated appropriately,can lead to painful fractures that may greatly impact a woman's health andquality of life. In fact, osteopo...Want To Eat Less Fat? Resolve To Read Food Labels
...reading nutrition labels and eating lessfat," says lead author Marian Neuhouser, Ph.D., R.D. "People who d...lower in fat," Kristal says. The bottom line, says lead author Neuhouser, is that people who are mostsuccessful at eating a healthy diet also use nutrition ......ffiliated hospitals.Emilie H. Osborn, MD, MPH, the lead author of the study, noted that students inthese classes benefited from UCSF's leadership in training and occupationalsafety programs designed to prevent needlestick injuries. But, the studyreveals that they continue to face a higher risk than expec...Comprehensive Heart Failure Program At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
...can often be lessinvasive. According to one of the lead investigators, Americo Simonini, M.D., between 4.5and 5 million people per year are diagnosed with congestive heart failure, andthat number is expected to increase to 7 million per year by the year 2010. Thecost last year alone, was a staggering $11 ...Reassuring Findings About Infants Exposed To Zidovudine
... to AZT versus the children who werenot," comments lead author Mary Culnane, M.S., C.R.N.P, of NIAID's pediatricmedicine branch in the Division of AIDS. "It also is reassuring that none ofthe children have developed cancers or died." The JAMA article reports on data collected through February 1997. The ...New Theory May Explain Ritalin Action In Hyperactivity
... If confirmed in humans, the finding could lead to more effective drugsto treat a disorder that has long baffled and frustrated parents, physicians anddoctors alike. The study results are published in the Jan. 15 issue of the journalScience by Marc Caron, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...Cancer Added To Hangover Headaches
...tides which, when altered, can causemutations that lead to cancer. The current study shows that anacetaldehyde-damaged nucleotide, called N2-ethyl-2 -deoxyguanosine(N2-ethyl-dG), is readily incorporated into DNA within mammalian cells. Thework seems to support previous studies linking alcohol consumptio...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...he American Journal of Medicine. "Disclosure might lead plans to be more cautious in the types of incentives theyadopt," says Gallagher, a primary care physician and instructor in medicine atWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. "And it might makepatients scrutinize their doctors' recomme...Forecasting Killer Heat: UD Systems Predict Deadly Weather Worldwide
...ers of people within a given city,"says Kalkstein, lead author of a health chapter in the landmark final r...experts inFreiburg, Germany, says Gerd Jendritzky, lead WMO rapporteur for that event.Existing systems clearly demonstrate the value of routine heat warning...Viagra Prescribing Will Be Based On Financial Rather Than Clinical Reasoning
...NHS, Dr Chisholm suggests that these proposals may lead to a long-awaited public debate about NHS rationing. The secretary of state has effectively admitted that the government can no longer fund an NHS according to its founding principles of comprehensiveness, universality and access based on need, but ...An Ergonomically Redesigned Analgesia Delivery Device Proves Safer And More Efficient
...n factors approach to the design of a PCA pump can lead to improved safety, efficiency, and ease of use. As far as we know, this is the only published study where a commercially available medical device has undergone a complete human factors analysis, redesign, and evaluation with clinical users. From a b......hestructure of the cement," said Michael Ries, MD, lead investigator of the study,UCSF associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, and orthopaedic surgeon at theUCSF Arthroplasty Center, part of UCSF Stanford Health Care. "The findings canbe used to improve the longevity of cemented total hip replacement...Komen Foundation Announces Application Deadline For 1999 National Grants
... and its powerful network ofvolunteers continue to lead the fight against the disease. Established in 1982by Nancy Brinker to honor the memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who diedfrom breast cancer at age 36, the Komen Foundation's mission is to eradicatebreast cancer as a life-threatening disease by a......eir defibrillator is defective. Butz, playing the lead doctor, turns tothe camera and asks, "Is there an engineer in the house?" The virtual officereturns to the monitor, and the student is signalled to check his e-mail toreceive the new assignment. Butz is now playing a different role, the head ofan e...