Promising Bone Cancer Therapy Advances To Next Level
...sults, clinical trial report presented at national meeting UPTON, NY -- More than 400,000 Americans with advanced-stage bone cancer may oneday find non-sedating relief for their excruciating bone pain -- and possibletreatment for their cancer -- in a promising therapy now being tested in anationwide clinic...Morning Coffee Boosts Blood Pressure, Stress Hormones All Day
...nd Blood Institute, for presentation Thursday to a meeting of the 1999 Societyof Behavioral Medicine. "Moderate caffeine consumption makes a person react like he or she ishaving a very stressful day," Lane said in an interview before the meeting. "Ifyou combine the effects of real stress with the art...In Battle For Attention, Left Side Of Brain Wins Over The Right, UF Researchers Find
...er findings last month in Boston at theannual U.S. meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society. But itmay pose difficulties for those who have suffered a brain injury or who maybe impaired neurologically--by alcohol consumption, for example. "Several years ago, we met a patient who had had a stro...Heart Valve Abnormalities Examined In Relation To Duration Of Diet Drug Use
...searchers said in a report prepared for the annual meeting of theAmerican College of Cardiology that they found evidence on a cardiac diagnostictest of "mild or greater aortic regurgitation" in 8.8 percent of 1,163 patientswho used fen/phen for three months or more. In comparison, they detected thesame probl...More Evidence Of Possible Adverse Effects From New Hormone Use In Women With Heart Disease
... Center say. Their study, prepared for the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, is the second in a year that finds an association between new use of hormones in women who have previous heart disease and the occurrence of a second cardiac "event," such as a heart attack or unstable angina...UB Oral Biologists Find Link Between Gum Disease And Passive Exposure To Tobacco Smoke
...nted here tomorrow (March 13, 1999) atthe combined meeting of the American Association of Dental Research andInternational Association of Dental Research. "There is overwhelming evidence linking active smoking to periodontaldisease, but our study shows exposure to environmental smoke also is important,"said ...Media Advisory: Surgeon General To Speak
...rnia Pavilion C (The lunch is open to meeting registrants and the media only. Tickets are required.)......esented here today (March 12, 1999) at thecombined meeting of the American Association for Dental Research and theInternational Association for Dental Research. Earlier studies, including some done at UB, have shown mixed results onhydrogen peroxide's role as a possible cancer initiator and promoter,...Media Advisory: Chemistry In The Movies
...spectacular special effects? At the 217thnational meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's larg...th #636 Note to reporters: This session is open to meeting registrants and the media only....... of the ARDS study will be presented at the annual meeting ofthe American Thoracic Society in San Diego, CA on April 26, 1999. Participating centers and affiliated hospitals in the ARDS Network are: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland; DukeUniversity Hospital an...Dental Researchers Retract Statement Indicating Hydrogen Peroxide May Be Cancer Promoter
...stract was published in conjunction with the joint meeting of theAmerican Association of Dental Research and ...any statements made by the authors at theIADR/AADR meeting or to the media regarding these research findings are beingretracted." The authors of the a...Managed-Care Systems Could Save By Eliminating Restricted Access To Dermatologists
...t studies being presented as exhibitsat the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in New Orleans. Onestudy shows that for even common skin problems, primary care doctors and other"gatekeepers" in managed-care systems have a propensity to refer patients to adermatologist. The other study deter...New Chemicals Could Lead To First Bone Growth Pill
...ne loss -- were described here today at a national meeting of the AmericanChemicalSociety, the world's largest scientific society. Researchers from the Seattlebiotechnology company ZymoGenetics Incorporated said their new compounds areshowing positive results in animals and, unlike other bone-growth candida...New Contact Lens Material Could Lessen Risk Of Eye Infection
...ity of California, Berkeley, today at the national meeting ofthe American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The material, called a sulfoxide hydrogel polymer, enhances the water level inthe eye while minimizing undesirable protein buildup. Scientists claim it willenable contact lense...Treated Clothing Detoxifies Pesticides
...ithbleach. The development was detailed today at a meeting of the American ChemicalSociety, theworld's largest scientific society. Past studies report that up to 97% of pesticides entering the body do so throughthe skin. Currently, workers exposed to high levels of pesticides must wear syntheticmaterials tob...Improved Ritalin™ Offers Smaller Doses And Fewer Side Effects
...earchfindings presented here today at the national meeting of the American ChemicalSociety, the world's largest scientific society. Commonly prescribed to treat Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD), especially in school-age children, Ritalin has an approximate $500million annual market in the U.S....Wake Up To Stroke -- Night Strokes Linked To Long Delays In Care
...hers report today at the American HeartAssociation meeting on epidemiology and prevention. North Carolina researcher Wayne Rosamond, Ph.D., who presented the study, says,"The type of treatment a stroke patient receives is partially determined by thelength of time since the stroke began. When a stroke starts...... gene therapy, and molecular targeted therapy. The meeting will take place from April 10-14 at the Pennsylvan...ve made special efforts to ensure that this year's meeting reflects the exciting progress into clinical practice -- which is taking place in many areas of the ......ndadditional trained observers on their success in meeting targeted behavioralgoals, and each received a daily report card. These adult supervisors alsoindicated daily if they thought the child was medicated that day or receivingplacebo, and if medicated, whether that medication should be part of the child'...Vaccine Against Melanoma Proves Successful For Patients With Disease Spread To Two Lymph Node Areas
... 13 at the American Association for CancerResearch meeting in Philadelphia. The vaccine is termed autologous, meaning that it's prepared from apatient's own cancer cells. Before injecting the cells into patients, the cellsare inactivated and treated with a chemical, dinitrophenyl (DNP), whichchemical...