Natural Estrogens May Help Protect Women From Brain Damage During Stroke
..., support bloodflow to the brain during stroke and limit brain tissue damage. "What we have is a possible explanation for the well-documented but poorlyunderstood clinicalobservation that premenopausal women are at lower risk for stroke damage thanmen of the sameage," says Patricia D. Hurn, Ph.D., sen...... a lung condition that if not treated promptly can limit therapychoices for women undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and bone marrowtransplantation (BMT) for breast cancer. The Duke team followed 45 women and found side effects to the lungs thatwere different and less severe than any reported previo...... This action is the oppositeof beta-blockers that limit cardiac output, notes Izzo, professor of medicineand pharmacology at the State University of New York, Buffalo. The study, by Raymond Estacio, M.D., of the Colorado Prevention Center, Denver,included 470 individuals who had high blood pressure and n...Optical Technology Projects Images Directly Into The Eye
...s five thousand timesless strong than the critical limit for the eye and is therefore not in any way dangerous. RSD has partly been developed at DelftUniversity of Technology (TUD) with support from the Netherlands Technology Foundation (STW) and from Philips. The RSD technique produces an image by using ......ation. BioNumerik believes that this approach may limit the utility ofthese drugs and the Company has developed a new generation of proprietary highlylipophilic (fat loving) camptothecins, known as Karentitecins, that have beendesigned to overcome problems that exist with camptothecin and the currentcampt...Studies Look At Threshold Effect Of Cholesterol-Lowering "Statin" Drugs
...sicians' decisions regardless of the optimal lower limit for LDL cholesterol," says Grundy. A new statin t...study, should provide the answers concerning lower limit of benefit, but results are not expected for another five years. NCEP guidelines call for individual...Widely Used Therapy May Not Be Effective In Treatment Of Acute Stroke
...atients immediately after a stroke in an effort to limit brain injury and toprevent recurrent strokes. However, the results of this study show that, formost patients, this therapy may not work. "If early treatment of acute ischemic stroke with an anticoagulant like heparindoes not help," says Harold P. Ad...Emerging Pathogens And Safety Of Fresh Produce Key Issues Facing Food IndustryAnd Scientists
...tant pathogens will bepresented along with ways to limit their public health impact, including diseaseprevention and the prudent use of antibiotics in humans and animals. Also to beexplored will be the potential for pathogens to become resistant to sanitizingagents and antimicrobials added directly to foo...Dermatologists Recommend Raising Age for Insurance Coverage for Acne Drugs to Age 40 -- or Beyond
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Insurance companies that limit payment for theacne drug tretinoin to teen-agers and young adults are leaving thousands ofAmericans who suffer adult acne to pay for treatment themselves or do without,according to two dermatologists at Wake Forest University Baptist MedicalCenter. ...Filmless System Puts X-Ray Images On The Web
...In fact, with no film to store orlose, there is no limit to the number of specialists who can view the same imageat the same time. The medical center began installing the filmless radiology system inApril and has now completed the first phase. When fully operational, about ayear from now, it will ...Abstinence Reduces HIV For High-Risk Women - Even Those Who Relapse - Study Shows
...efit is on focus: Publichealth officials no longer limit their counseling to the initiation of safebehavior; now they continue working to maintain safe behavior over a period oftime. Another benefit is in improved attitude: Researchers now credit intervention,even if it doesn't completely change their sub...World's First Producer To Repair Brain Damage From Stroke
...to date has concentrated on prevention and ways to limit damage that has alreadyoccurred in the stroke patient's brain. If the phase I trial proves successful,the next step would be a multi-center trial," said Lawrence Wechsler, M.D.,director of the UPMC Stroke Institute, professor of neurology at the Uni...Unsticking The "Glue" In Blood Cells Could Save Lives
...ou can reduce therisk of clots while continuing to limit blood loss." In related research, the Hopkins scientist is trying to understand howplatelets manage tostick to cancer cells that have broken off from a primary tumor and entered thebloodstream."There is some evidence that these loose tumor cells...University Of Kentucky One Of First To Use New Technique To Treat Atrial Flutter
...ot usually life-threatening in itself, flutter can limit work or other physical activities, and it may increase risk for stroke. In some cases, atrial flutter can be treated with drugs. But last year, UK's Natale published a study showing that a form of ablation that used radio waves was more effective t...Future Workers Will Receive MSAs
...se their owninsurance, do the most to simplify and limit employers' continuing involvement,the Cornell researchers believe that MSAs will emerge as the solution of choice. "They are inherently more popular with workers, and they provide a moreeffective instrument for curbing health spending because of the ...New drugs, diagnostic tests, software needed to prepare US cities for chemical, biological attacks
...ould bedeveloped to locate substances to repair or limit the damage caused by vesicantssuch as mustard gas, which burn and blister body tissues through contact withthe skin and lungs. Other recommendations include: Improvements in the laboratory and epidemiology capabilities of the Centersfor Disease Con...American Psychiatric Association Tipsheet - December
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...ations, that can detect Rohypnol beyond the72-hour limit of the best existing antibody tests. They say it would beimmensely valuable to women who suspect they have been subjected to drug rapeafter several days have elapsed. "It will give the police a fighting chance toactually catch rapists," says Graham R...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...hile. The federal regulations ban incentives that limit necessary medical services to individual patients, but they apply only to referrals that physicians order but do not supply themselves. They also require managed-care organizations that contract with Medicaid or Medicare to disclose financial incenti...Infrared Thermometers A Good Alternative For Use On Newborns
...a radiant warmer, which may limit the use of infrared thermometers in this setting," Seguin said. However, the researchers found that axillarytemperatures taken an hour after infants had been wrapped in blanketsand...