International breast cancer prevention study launches in the United States and Canada
...age at first menstrual period and her age at first live birth. Initial results of the trial could be available within four years and study investigators hope to see as much as a two-thirds reduction in the incidence of breast cancer among women in the treatment group. Aromatase inhibitors are cur...Hospital acquired infections present major problem for infants in developing countries
...at great cost, people in communities in which they live are less likely to seek institutional care, even if advised." She adds: "Infection control in hospitals of developing countries must become part of the international agenda for health-systems improvement to achieve the Millennium Development Goals."...New generation contact lenses cut risk of severe eye infection
...ar contact lenses in the UK, around 55,000 of whom live in the catchment area served by the hospital, including 30,000 hydrogel lens wearers and 1700 silicone hydrogel lens wearers. But those wearing hydrogel lenses while they slept were five times more likely to develop severe keratitis than those wearin...Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
...otential as a marker for diagnosing the disease in live subjects, according to the researchers. Currently, the disease is definitively diagnosed only upon autopsy. "This is the first time anyone has tried this novel approach using a biomimetic polymer to fight Alzheimer's," says study leader Theresa Good,...Public policy should address the social factors behind ill health
...LANCET. Under-5 mortality varies from 316 per 1000 live births in Sierra Leone to 3 per 1000 livebirths in...ial determinants. The circumstance in which people live and work are as important. As a response to this challenge WHO is launching an independent Commissio...New thrust needed to tackle health inequalities globally says UCL scientist
...aim of improving the circumstances in which people live and work." The Lancet paper is the first produced by Professor Michael Marmot in his role as Chair of the Commission. It sets out why the health impact of social policy must be taken seriously by governments worldwide and underlines the need for un...The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
... to die as a result of a stroke. As women tend to live longer than men, on average 5-6 years more, it is crucial to acknowledge the growing burden and implications of women's CVD across Europe. Professor Priori says, "Women think 'I can smoke or over-eat' as they have not seen their female peers having h...US life expectancy about to decline, researchers say
...esearchers calculated how much longer people would live if obesity did not exist. To do this, they used re...re developed to reduce obesity, children today may live less healthy and shorter lives than their parents. "In addition to the enormous economic costs of ob...Disfigured patients may be forced to forego surgery
...cedures may be forcing some adults and children to live with painful medical conditions or disfigurement. ...ly necessary procedures, patients may be forced to live with painful medical conditions or disfigurement. "The increase in denials and the advent of excludi...GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...ife by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer. GlaxoSmithKline Forward-Looking Statements Under the safe harbor provisions of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements or projections made by the company, i...Mountain life spells longer life
Mountain dwellers live longer than people in lowland areas, finds research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The findings are based on tracking the cardiovascular health and death rates of 1150 inhabitants of three villages not far from Athens, Greece, f...Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
...riments to test whether mice that overproduce PBEF live longer, as his yeast cells did, are in progress. Mr. Glenn's interest in biology of aging began as a teenager, as he observed the decline in health and death of his grandparents. While a senior at Princeton in 1951, he met Dr. Thomas Gardner, a resea...UCLA Medical Center becomes first hospital to introduce remote presence robots in ICU
... nearly 5-foot-6-inch tall robot, which displays a live video image of the physician's face on its monitor...Station, also sees and hears the patient through a live video image projected on a monitor. The ControlStation comes equipped with a joystick, which allows ...American Academy of Neurology presents 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach
... the chance to bid on several donated items, and a live performance by multi-platinum country music star Clay Walker, who was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in 1996. For registered journalists, the on-site Press Room will host a variety of media briefings based on research presented...End AIDS drug waiting lists, HIV care providers tell policymakers
...roviral therapy has changed that, allowing many to live longer, productive lives. While there are patients who are still dying, most don't need help with end-of-life support. What they need are primary care and medicines." Howard Grossman, MD, executive director for the Academy, adds, "Managing HIV infe...Allergen exposure in inner cities varies throughout the U.S.
... on what area of the country and type of home they live in. Their findings also suggest that cockroaches have the greatest effect on asthma morbidity among children living in inner-city environments....Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
...ly incapacitated with chest pain and are unable to live a normal life. Guided by the positive trends in the earlier Phase I and IIA trials, we are now studying the safety and efficacy of VEGF-2 in a statistically significant, double blinded, randomized, placebo controlled trial. If the early findings are...Study finds indoor allergen levels vary, cockroach allergens cause more asthma symptoms
...en aged 5 to 11 with moderate to severe asthma who live in inner-city areas in the Bronx, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City, Seattle and Tucson, Ariz. Children with moderate or severe allergies to cockroaches were found to have more asthma symptoms, miss more school days and have more unscheduled ast...eDocAmerica launches Hispanic Website for members
... has participants from more than 300 companies who live in all 50 U.S. states and 26 foreign countries. eDocAmerica charges a low monthly fee per employee for a company's eligible employees or members. The eDocAmerica service is sold through traditional distribution channels including health insurance a...Common schizophrenia symptoms often overlooked by physicians, according to expert panel
...dily improve so that they can function better, and live fuller, more complete lives." While medications to treat schizophrenia's positive symptoms (such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganization) have existed since the mid-20th century, newer medications introduced in the early 1990s, known as aty...