GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...19 during a 10-year period would prevent up to 1.8 million cases of pertussis and save as much as $1.6 billion in direct and indirect costs. "With nearly two million doses of Boostrix distributed worldwide since 1999, GlaxoSmithKline is extremely pleased that our ef...Genetics important in age-related macular degeneration
...logy, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. About ten million people in the United States have signs of AMD, two million with decreased vision related to advanced AMD and eight million with earlier stages of the disease, ...Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors at increased risk for bone fractures
...ures may be as high as 13,000 per year for the two million postmenopausal breast cancer survivors in the United States. Clearly, more research is needed to understand the fracture risk in this special population and to develop strategies to reduce the number of fractures among breast cancer survivors....Short-term effects of spit tobacco suggest long-term health risks
...r. Wolk says. "Dipping" is Rising More than five million adults and more than 750,000 adolescents use smokeless tobacco in the United States. Snuff use is increasing, especially in young males who participate in athletics. Its cardiovascular effects are not as clear or well understood as those of cigaret...Study finds direct association between cardiovascular disease and periodontal bacteria
...ammation of the gums that affects an estimated 200 million Americans to various degrees. The researchers collected an average of seven dental plaque samples from 657 subjects (60% female; 56% Hispanic, 23% African-American, 18% Caucasian, 3% Other; average age 69 years). They will re-examine the same group i...Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
...rch in Santa Barbara, California, has committed $5 million to Harvard Medical School over five years to launch the Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biological Mechanisms of Aging. The new resources will serve as a magnet to attract additional support for the potential creation of a larger Institute for Agi...Gene for age-related macular degeneration discovered by Yale researchers
...D is a debilitating eye disease affecting about 15 million people in the United States. It destroys vision by attacking an area of the retina called the macula, particularly in people age 60 or older. The macula is the most sensitive region of the retina, enabling fine-detail vision, reading, driving and lei...UCLA Medical Center becomes first hospital to introduce remote presence robots in ICU
...sivists in the United States today and more than 5 million patients admitted to ICUs annually. Therefore, only about 37 percent of ICU patients receive intensivist care, yet having trained intensivists in the ICU results in better outcomes and decreased length of stay in the ICU and hospital. These specialis...Study examines lessons learned at Africa's first public antiretroviral treatment clinic
...rganization estimates, only about 700,000 of the 6 million people with HIV/AIDS who need ARV treatment are getting it. Major efforts are underway to increase access to ARV treatment, but many countries are struggling with limited staff and infrastructure. Botswana's high rates of HIV--more than a third of it...2005 Award for Basic Research in Biological Mineralization
... for Dental Research (AADR) and director of a $5.5 million NIDCR program project grant investigating the mole..." (COSTAR), funded by the NIDCR at just under $4.0 million dollars. Her research has been featured in several publications, including Reader's Digest and Men's...Emergency clopidogrel could save thousands of lives46,000-patient heart attack trial results
...efits one out of every 100 patients. So, for every million patients having a heart attack, giving this simple...t attacks or strokes. As there are an estimated 10 million heart attacks in the world every year, the findings from this study if implemented appropriately wi...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
... technology for specimen processing. Nearly three million laboratory tests are processed annually at Northwestern Memorial, and use of this technology has reduced result turnaround time by 32 percent, while also increasing accuracy and reducing costs. "There is no one silver bullet for quality improvement i...End AIDS drug waiting lists, HIV care providers tell policymakers
..., MD, chair of the HIVMA Board of Directors. "Two million years of life have been saved since the introduction of HAART. Access to these revolutionary medicines and the medical services required to deliver and manage their use should be given precedence when Congress renews Ryan White this year." "Lack of ...Decreased levels of 'good' cholesterol in children with Progeria may cause premature heart disease
...ed aging in children, and affects about one in 4-8 million newborns. Although they are born looking healthy, children with Progeria begin to display characteristics of accelerated aging at around 18-24 months of age. Indicators of the disease include growth failure, loss of body fat and hair, aged-looking ...News tips from the 2005, 54th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology
... potentially unsafe and off-limits for more than 2 million Americans who currently have them in their bodies. The Hopkins team has also developed new guidelines for their use, making MRI scans more available to people who might benefit from early detection of cancer and other diseases, when treatments are m...Two years after gene therapy treatments, severe angina patients showed prolonged clinical benefit
...ican Heart Association estimates that more than 13 million Americans have coronary artery disease. The primary symptoms of coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia include heart attack and angina, the medical term for chest pain or discomfort due to myocardial ischemia. Class III angina is characteri...Cockroach allergens have greatest impact on childhood asthma in many US cities
...counter tops and other surfaces. NIH provided $7.5 million to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and seven other research institutions, including the Data Coordinating Center at Rho, Inc., for the three-year study. "We found that a majority of homes in Chicago, New ...Study finds indoor allergen levels vary, cockroach allergens cause more asthma symptoms
..." Asthma, a chronic lung disease, affects about 20 million Americans. Inner-city children suffer disproportionately from the disease, and exposure to high levels of multiple indoor allergens and tobacco smoke is a contributing factor. Researchers followed more than 900 children aged 5 to 11 with moderate to ...Student identifies electrical changes preceding heart failure
...g with congestion of the lungs and liver. Nearly 5 million Americans suffer from heart failure and more than 250,000 die annually from the condition, Hahn said. The incidence and prevalence of the disease continue to increase with the aging of the U.S. population. "Despite remarkable improvements in medical ...Even mild depression increases long-term mortality in heart failure
...heart attacks and valve problems. An estimated 4.7 million Americans suffer from the condition, with 400,000 new cases reported each year, and according to the researchers, it is the only cardiovascular disease that is rising in incidence. The condition often leaves patients exhausted and breathless, severe...