National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2004 class of inventors
...nics, these inventors have truly bettered everyday lives through their work. The 2004 class of inductees: ...rs have patented inventions that have impacted our lives in very significant and beneficial ways, and we look forward to bestowing this honor upon them." Thi...Nevirapine plus zidovudine to prevent perinatal HIV in Thailand
...r to child transmission of HIV, many more infants' lives will be saved with the addition of a single dose of NVP to the mother and to the baby. The cost of these additional doses is only $US4. In the same study, resistance mutations, detectable very early after delivery, were found in about 20% of women...Risperdal(R) Consta(R) significantly reduces the need for institutional psychiatric care
... impact that each hospital admission exerts on the lives of patients affected with schizophrenia. Hospitalisation means not only that patients are experiencing an exacerbation of their symptoms but also, that as a consequence, their independence, social integration and financial status will be affected," s...Innovation attracts new research funding
... grant serve a common goal to save and improve the lives of transplant patients." The latest grants awarded by ROTRF total 2 million Swiss francs [ 1.28 million]. This will largely be funding research relating to the understanding of the body's 'rejection response' , including the role of white blood cells...Survey shows impact of psoriasis is more than skin deep
...ed ones, and in doing so, help them continue their lives in a positive way." Self Confidence Negative effects were most dramatically experienced by people with psoriasis who are 18-24 years old a population just beginning to develop their self-esteem and interpersonal relationships that will influence t...New data show botulinum toxin type A to be highly effective treatment for excessive sweating
... primary axillary hyperhidrosis on patients' daily lives at study entry (prior to receiving treatment) and again four weeks after receiving his/her study treatment. It found that hyperhidrosis results in substantial occupational, psychological and physical impairment for the patient, and that botulinum to...Computer-aided detection system for mammography does not change recall, detection rates
...ed detection systems improve, we hope that women's lives can ultimately be saved by this new technology," they write....Distance to hospital affects heart attack survival
...ds. Coronary heart disease takes more than 500,000 lives a year in the United States, making it the nation's leading cause of death. "Speed is of the essence in the treatment of MI," says O'Neill. "Approximately 60 percent of patients who die from an MI expire before they reach the hospital or shortly ther...Nonprofit pharmaceutical seeks drug approval next year
... and effectively humanity can be mobilized to save lives and we need the same global commitment applied to HIV/AIDS, and developing world diseases." Dr. Hale is an expert on developing new treatments for tropical infectious diseases and brings extensive pharmaceutical experience from public and private sec...First US tuberculosis vaccine trial in 60 years begins
...of a disease that claims approximately two million lives each year." The vaccine combines two TB proteins known to stimulate strong immune responses in humans. The proteins were initially identified by screening blood taken from volunteers who never became ill with tuberculosis despite long-term infection ...Dr. Brenda Milner first foreign associate of the NAS to receive Award in the Neurosciences
... influence on the shape of neuroscience and on the lives of scientists around the world," said Dr. David Colman, Director of the MNI. "From her seminal work in the 1950's with Donald Hebb, Wilder Penfield, and William Scoville to 2004, Brenda continues to advance our knowledge and understanding of the bra...7-month-old is youngest recipient of artificial corneal transplant
...s required careful follow-up for the rest of their lives in an attempt to reduce the ever-present danger of serious complications. But there have been great improvements over the past 40 years, he says, making possible new procedures like the one performed on young Lukas. Aquavella began last spring impl...Bone marrowderived stem cells active in pulmonary fibrosis
...ll bring us closer to our real goal improving the lives of our patients and ultimately curing disease....Patient outcomes are better indicator than patient volume for selecting hospitals for VLBW babies
...quality indicators such as patient volume and more lives could potentially be saved if patient referrals were based on the former rather than the latter. The difference in mortality between the best and worst hospitals was more than 5 times larger when ranking hospitals on past-mortality rates compared wi...Scientists restore crucial myelin in brains of mice
...that these findings could make a difference in the lives of these patients." The work focuses on myelin, the fatty substance that covers nearly all the nerve cells in our bodies like insulation wrapped around a wire and helps signals in the nervous system go from one point to another. When the mye...Promising drug fails to thwart fatal lung disease in large trial
...ug, known as interferon gamma-1b, might extend the lives of select patients with mild to moderate symptoms,...ore the possibility that the drug might extend the lives of some patients with PF. The study's co-authors include Ganesh Raghu, M.D., of the University of...National survey finds U.S. public enthusiastic about cancer screening
...ur percent believe that finding cancer early saves lives 'most' or 'all of the time.' Fifty-three percent believe screening usually reduces the amount of treatment needed when cancer is found." The authors, who include members of the VA Outcomes Group and the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth, r...American Lung Association calls on governors and legislatures to stand up for public health
...ion. "This report highlights that tough laws save lives and protect our children. From Maine to California, we have the data to prove that funding comprehensive prevention programs, raising cigarette taxes, providing smokefree air and preventing the sale of cigarettes to children can dramatically reduce ...Genomics research: New genetic 'hit list' may underlie susceptibility to sudden cardiac death
...lity to sudden cardiac death, which claims 350,000 lives each year." The findings are published in the December issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Mayo Clin Proc. 2003;78:1479-1487). Long QT syndrome results from a primary genetic glitch involving the heart's electrical system and can cause episodes of fain...... life, 92% and 85% respectively spent their entire lives in the hospital. However, fewer than 10% of children over a year old with a long-term illness were in hospital on any given day, until they had less than three months to live. These figures suggest that infants who are dying would benefit most from h...