Elderly Patients May Be Undertreated For High Cholesterol, Wake Forest Doctor Says
... strokes (which arerecorded as they occur), and to monitor changes in lifestyle and physicalcondition. Earlier this year, the CHS investigators reported in the Journal of theAmerican Medical Association that even in the elderly, changes in behaviorpatterns can lead to a longer life. That report showe...Clinical Trials Announced Using Non-Invasive Innovative MRI To Diagnose Breast Tumors
...ial intothe patient's bloodstream and using MRI to monitor the way in which this material is taken up and cleared out my the tumor tissue. Clinical trials over the next two years at these two hospitals will involve 200 patients with breast tumors. All patients will undergo MRI examinations using Prof. Degan...6,000 Pharmaceutical Scientists Convene November 15-19 In San Francisco
... claims. Since the FDA does not yet monitor "dietary supplements," consumers need to be aware of the dangers of natural drugs. No More Needles for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Sufferers? -- Millions of diabetes sufferers must recei...World's Premier Pharmaceutical Scientists Share Latest R&D Findings
...cturers' label claims. Since the FDA does not yet monitor "dietary supplements," consumers need to be aware of the dangers of natural drugs. No More Needles for Insulin Dependent Diabetes Sufferers? -- Millions of diabetes sufferers must receive daily insulin injections to avoid serious, often deadly comp...National Clinical Trial To Test Effectiveness Of Antibiotic Treatment For Coronary Artery Disease
...ents will then be followed for about four years to monitor for any coronaryevents, including hospitalization for heart pain, coronary artery bypassgrafting, angioplasty, heart attack or death due to complications of coronaryartery disease. Recruitment for the ACES study is expected to begin in Febru...New drugs, diagnostic tests, software needed to prepare US cities for chemical, biological attacks
...ovingcommunications, and developing better ways to monitor and detect threats, we canminimize the damage that a terrorist attack in the United States could cause." Preparations for biological or chemical terrorism should build on systemsalready in place to handle hazardous materials spills, infectious diseas...Study Offers Hope For Immune Reconstitution After HIV Infection
... This technique provides an exciting opportunityto monitor thymic output and immune reconstitution in that population." NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIAID conductsand supports research to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as HIVdisease and other sexually transmit...Diabetes & Holiday Foods: Cedars-Sinai Physician Offers Tips To Maintain Healthy Holiday Balance
...ward the veggies and freshfruit. • Remember to monitor your blood glucose level, and be sure you don't skipmeals. • Take extra care to be certain that your meals are nutritious, varied andbalanced. If you do have a treat, make sure you substitute it for anequivalent item in your regular menu. • B...Millions Of Americans With Glaucoma Could Save Sight With Early Detection, Treatment
...rs, acomplete exam is suggested every two years to monitor for signs of open-angleglaucoma, which tends to develop after age 40. "Evaluating patients for signs of glaucoma can be compared to checking for highblood pressure, which also has few symptoms but can result in serious problemsif not controlled," Dr....Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...acts, for example, it could favorhealth plans that monitor and reduce underutilization of services. HCFA also could give preference to health plans that survey patients to determine whether financial incentives create the perception of a conflict of interest between doctors and patients. Meanwhile, the autho...Forecasting Killer Heat: UD Systems Predict Deadly Weather Worldwide
...be avoided through strong public healthprograms to monitor and treat people," says Gopalan. Kalkstein proposed additional "showcase" heat-warning systems for selectedcities during a January 1997 meeting of climate and human health experts inFreiburg, Germany, says Gerd Jendritzky, lead WMO rapporteur for tha...Public And Private Healthcare Must Pool Resources To Beat Cancer
...g the treatments of the future such a centre would monitor the availability of care throughout the United Kingdom and ensure equity of access (and) act as a gold standard for cancer care and form part of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.." The author adds that such a site would be attractive ...Temples Virtual Lab Helps Disabled Students
...hey can call up thevirtual office- depicted on the monitor in a realistic manner--and click on abookshelf to obtain reference materials, a file cabinet for backgroundmaterials, and a tutor for help. The core of the virtual laboratory is the Interactive Multimedia IntelligentTutoring System (IMITS), the progr...Research Into Virtual Environments
...n on our desks we move the mouse and welook at the monitor and I call that a remote manipulation task. Vision isindirect because you're looking at the monitor, not at the work space. Andmanipulation is indirect because it's mediated through an input device like amouse. What we're trying to do in the virtual...MRI Images Using Laser-Polarized Xenon
...human use,our results indicate it could be used to monitor perfusion through the heart,lungs and kidneys. In a previous study, we demonstrated the feasibility oflaser-polarized xenon to track regional cerebral blood flow through the brain." According to Chupp, future U-M research will focus on finding ways ...'Motion Blindness,' Not Just Poor Memory, Causes Alzheimer's Patients To Lose Their Way
...rm the basis for a test that wouldallow doctors to monitor patients closely, perhaps even predictmore accurat...reatment site at Monroe CommunityHospital, to help monitor patients. Because the veil of confusion that comes with Alzheimer's isso evident, most people t...Tiny Tools Give New Meaning To 'Cutting Edge'
...edle usage is a factof life, such as diabetics who monitor their blood glucose daily. It could alsorelieve some of the severe discomfort caused by needles in cancer biopsies. Lal has made functional prototypes of many of his devices, which he stores inpetri dishes in his lab. Most of the devices are no large......hers at Cedars-SinaiMedical Center, physicians can monitor the progress of young transplantrecipients to rapidly detect virally infected cells. With this information, theycan quickly intervene in an effort to prevent progression to posttransplantlymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), a type of cancer with an e...Artery Temperatures Identify Hot Spots On Plaque That May Rupture And Trigger Heart Attack
...g again. A heart thermometer couldalso be used to monitor the effects of antibiotics or other drugs. The researchers undertook the study because of growing evidence that bacterialinfections and inflammation may play a significant role in the development ofatherosclerosis. Temperature elevations could provi...... littleby little. Public policy researchers should monitor the consequences of this forinfant health," adds the Penn State researcher....