Children's body mass index predicts overweight or obesity in adulthood
...and public health settings to evaluate and closely monitor children and adolescents in the ≥ 85th percentile of BMI for their age. This viewpoint is further explained in an accompanying editorial by George A. Bray, who points out that one-third of those who eventually become overweight or obese do so d...Media focus on endostatin helped -- not hurt --
...designed to determine safety and optimal dose, and monitor effectiveness -- it is not intended to prove clinical benefit. To see if their worries were justified, they asked patients who were referred to the trial from physicians at M. D. Anderson to participate in a survey. Some of these patients were not b...... will continue to contact participants annually to monitor their health until 2009. When detected, lung cancer has usually spread outside the lung in 15 percent to 30 percent of cases. Spiral CT can pick up tumors well under 1 centimeter (cm) in size, while chest X-rays detect tumors about 1 to 2 cm in size...Lung cancer screening trial compares CT and standard x-ray
...ollowed for five years after the screenings end to monitor their health. The follow-up period will help to determine the long-term benefits of these two detection methods. For years, cigarette smoking has been considered a major cause of lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among...D.C. surveillance system considered a model for early disease detection
...ers that extract and collate information needed to monitor disease levels and identify unusual fluctuations. These data reflect visits by active-duty personnel, spouses, children, retirees and other Military Health System beneficiaries. "In focusing on rapid identification of space-time-demographic clusters ...Fogarty International Center announces first awards for international tobacco and health program
...hip skills in health professionals. Research will monitor tobacco-use prevalence and attitudes toward preven...ild capacity within India's surveillance system to monitor the growing tobacco epidemic, evaluate the effectiveness of control policies, and provide reliable d...New test predicts pregnancy problems long before they happen
...ing a portable blood pressure cuff and purse-sized monitor to record the readings at various times throughout the day and night, he says. The researchers analyzed 2,430 ambulatory blood pressure monitoring sessions conducted every four weeks on 403 women 235 with uncomplicated pregnancies and 168 who develo...University of Pittsburgh researchers develop a urinary catheter to monitor oxygen delivery to organs
...e clinical setting. "By developing better ways to monitor trauma and critical care patients in the intensive care unit we can implement timely decisions regarding their care," said Juan Carlos Puyana, M.D., F.A.C.S., associate professor of surgery and critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh S...TRUST 2002 study shows levofloxacin resistance remains rare in S. pneumoniae
...he past respiratory season (TRUST 6, 2001-2002) to monitor changes in antibiotic resistance among S. pneumoni... most comprehensive annual surveillance program to monitor antimicrobial resistance among clinical isolates of S. pneumoniae in the United States. Resistance ...Pill may prevent stent complication that re-blocks arteries
...ral drug we can give it for a short time, and then monitor its effect," says Virmani, chair, department of cardiovascular pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. Six New Zealand white rabbits received 1.5mg/kg per day of everolimus starting three days before stenting, which was reduc...Doppler-guided fluid administration during surgery improves outcome
...researchers proactively used an esophageal Doppler monitor (EDM) to obtain continuous readings of cardiac out...intain the specific goal. "While we traditionally monitor the heart, kidneys and brain during surgery to make sure they are getting proper blood supply, it is...Opioids should be considered for relief of chronic lower back pain
...t which patients to treat with opioids and closely monitor patient progress. Even the author of the paper indicates that while his research has convinced him that opioids have a place in pain medicine, he takes a cautious approach with his own patients. "Although I am now a 'believer,' I still don't treat ...Study finds increased risk of liver injury with some TB medications
...egimen. These deaths led to new recommendations to monitor patients closely every two weeks who are prescribed the rifampin and pyrazinamide treatment. In the study, known as the SCRIPT (Short-Course Rifampin and Pyrazinamide for TB Infection) Study, 589 patients were enrolled and assigned to treatment with ...Immediate treatment helps delay progression of glaucoma
...reat the disease in its early stage -- but closely monitor patients -- can postpone or obviate the need for medications." Although the study results confirm the belief that reducing eye pressure is beneficial, "they do not prove that elevated eye pressure in itself is the primary cause of glaucoma," said M. ...Researchers identify less expensive HIV progression test as effective as current tests in use
...which is less expensive than current tests used to monitor the progression of HIV. The test, called HIV-1 pro...iretroviral therapy. However, the current tests to monitor CD4 lymphocytes and HIV-1 RNA are expensive. The heat-denatured assay separates antigen-antibody com...Family focus is hallmark of new South African grant
...osis, and evaluate simple, inexpensive methods to monitor disease progression and the effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy. "Enhancing the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS is the key aim of this project," NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., said. "Research in a family context provides ...Beijing conference to address lung cancer crisis in China
... will continue to contact participants annually to monitor their health until 2009....Aggressive exercise program helps inner city, low-income disabled
...c health conditions make frequent doctor visits to monitor their health status, one possible way of encouraging long-term exercise is to have them participate in biweekly or monthly exercise classes," the researchers suggest, adding that there are often exercise facilities located in or near doctors' offices...New technology separates cancer from benign tumors
...hed thesis, how one can discover breast cancer and monitor the treatment by using this new technology. The work is financed by the Norwegian Cancer Society and the Research Council of Norway. www.kreft.no/english/ : The research behind this thesis was done at the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Res...Guidelines issued for metabolic complications related to HIV & antiretrovirals
...ions to clinicians regarding tests to identify and monitor metabolic complications in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in each of the five areas. Approaches such as switching antiretroviral therapy, treatment of the complication with medication and behavior change such as diet and exercise ar...