Sildenafil effectively treats enlarged hearts, mouse study shows
...s from the American Heart Association, in 2002, 65 million Americans have high blood pressure (defined as systolic pressure of 140 millimeters of mercury or greater, and/or a diastolic pressure of 90 millimeters of mercury or greater, taking antihypertensive medication or being told at least twice by a physi...Vioxx went mostly to patients who didn't need it, Stanford researcher says
...in these patients increased from approximately 9.5 million in 1999 to 20.9 million in 2002, accounting for 63 percent of the growth in the drugs' use during that time. Patients most l...Study shows drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex were widely over-used long before recent problems
...sively promoted drug on the market, including $161 million of direct-to-consumer advertising. The researchers...escriptions in 1999. That number increased to 7.6 million or 40 percent of very low risk patients by 2001 before declining slightly in 2002. At the same time...Researchers hope monkeys can provide new insights into depression
...ant monkeys. Depressive disorders affect about 19 million Americans yearly. The lifetime prevalence rate of major depression in women is 21 percent, compared to 12.7 percent for men. Depression in women can have negative effects on children as well as marriage. In addition, women who develop depression befo...Insulin resistance intervention after stroke focus of $33 million grant
...ver 60 collaborating research sites received a $33 million grant from the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to conduct a multi-center trial examining a novel approach for treating patients with stroke. The Insulin Resistance Intervention after Stroke (IRIS) trial will study the...Yale cardiovascular researcher named Bayer Fellow 2004-05
...le School of Medicine. In 2003, Bayer created a $2 million endowment to help advance cutting-edge medical research at Yale School of Medicine. Through this program, the Bayer Endowment for Scholars in Medicine and Management, Yale awards a fellowship each year to a faculty member who is making significant ad...Lifestyle changes especially effective at preventing type 2 diabetes in adults aged 60 and older
... About 40 percent of adults ages 40 to 74 -- or 41 million people -- have pre-diabetes, a condition that raises a person's risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Studies show that while adults over 60 are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, losing a small amount of weight and incr...Simpler 'alphabet' guidelines for treating acute coronary syndrome reduce risk
...italization in the United States. An estimated 1.6 million Americans suffer from an acute coronary syndrome each year. Blumenthal estimates that less than half of these patients get optimal treatment because of the complexity of monitoring and implementing multidrug and lifestyle treatments....A much-needed shot in the arm for HIV vaccine development
...IV/AIDS epidemic that has claimed more than twenty million lives and wiped out decades of development gains," said Pascoal Mocumbi, "I do believe that this scientific strategic plan will not only accelerate the development of a lifesaving HIV vaccine but also boost African capacity in health research to addr...Higher folate intake associated with decreased risk of hypertension in women
...four years. Hypertension affects an estimated 65 million individuals in the U.S. and many more worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine whether higher folate intake is associated with a lower risk of hypertension. The researchers found that younger women who consumed at least 1,000 micrograms ...Use of estrogen therapy may increase risk for gallbladder disease
...nt and 15 percent of the U.S. population, with one million new diagnoses yearly. Researchers conducted this study to determine the effect of estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women on gallbladder disease outcomes. The researchers found that both trials showed greater risk of any gallbladder disease or su...Rice student wins award for revolutionary MRI research
...ouble that by the time he graduates." More than 25 million patients in the U.S. undergo MRIs annually, and doctors use contrast agents in almost of quarter of those procedures. Contrast agents increase the sensitivity of the scans, making it easier for doctors to deliver a diagnosis. The most effective and c...PENN study emphasizes need for national guidelines for assisted reproductive technology programs
...iladelphia, PA) - Infertility prevents roughly 6.1 million people in the United States from having children. As a result, infertile individuals and couples commonly seek to become parents through assisted reproductive technology (ART). Since 1981, approximately 177,000 babies have been born via ART: and, in ...AGI and USGS provide unique tsunami disaster relief
...base maps are manageable at a nominal scale of 1:1 million and are easy to manipulate. "It's relatively low resolution, but it's far better than any huge atlas you have on your shelf," says Paul Hearn, a senior scientist with the USGS Regional Investigations Team, which has already sent copies of the Global ...Georgia Medicaid program saves $20 million by controlling use of anti-ulcer drugs
...ogram reduced its prescription-drug costs by $20.6 million over a one-year period by requiring enrollees to g...Express Scripts researchers examined more than 1.1 million ambulatory pharmacy reimbursement claims for the program's enrollees during the 12 months before and...Depression caused by common treatment for hepatitis C may affect outcome
...nt. "Hepatitis C infection affects three to five million Americans, and is the leading cause of liver transplantation," said Dr. Raison. "With advances in treatment, 40-50 percent of patients can be cleared of the virus. Unfortunately, however, the current treatment for hepatitis C interferon-alpha plus...A site for sore eyes: New target for allergies found under the eyelid
...third of individuals in the Western world, with 17 million people in the UK currently suffering from asthma, conjunctivitis, eczema or hay fever. Allergic responses develop in two phases. The first phase involves an immediate hypersensitivity reaction within one hour of exposure to an allergen, where mast ce...How to avoid the health risks of Hajj
...lly and financially able. Each year, more than two million people globally, including more than 20,000 Britons take part in the Hajj. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are important hazards, write Abdul Rashid Gatrad and Aziz Sheikh. Even when Hajj occurs during winter, the average temperature is over 30C duri...Number of adults with high blood pressure set to soar by 2025
...h high blood pressure in 2000 was 972 million; 333 million in economically developed countries and 639 million in developing countries. The number of adults with high blood pressure was predicted to increase by ...Marijuana associated with same respiratory symptoms as tobacco
... lead author of the study. "Because more than two million adult Americans are heavy marijuana smokers, these risks represent a potentially large health burden," Moore said. "Marijuana smokers use more medical services for respiratory problems, and these demands are likely to increase as the population of he...