Shark-Liver Substance May Slow Growth Of Brain Tumors
...animal studies show that a natural shark substance nearly stops the growth of new blood vessels that nourish solid brain tumors. The results suggest that the substance, squalamine, named for the shark genus Squalus, may find a role with chemotherapy, radiation and surgery in treating brain cancer and other ...New Colorectal Cancer Treatment Available
...w York, NY, June 17, 1996 -- For the first time in nearly 40 years there is a promising new drug in the United States approved by the FDA for the treatment of colorectal cancer. The drug, called CPT-11 or Camptosar, was cleared on June 14 by the FDA, under its accelerated approval regulations, for use as a...Tacrolimus Stops Rejection Of Kidney Transplants
...study from the University of Pittsburgh that found nearly identical results. Previous studies in liver transplant recipients have also demonstrated a similar results. Transplant centers participating in the study include the University of Chicago, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Johns Hopkins, Univ...Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
... Social Security benefits. The savings wouldnot be nearly as great if there were a large increase in disability paymentsfor workers once they pass age 65, but that has not been the case, the researcherssaid. They noted in their report there are a number of variables that could affecttheir calculations. One...Postmature Infants Not As Easily Calmed As Other Newborns
...the sugarsolution, the postmature babies exhibited nearly three times asmany tremors of the arms, legs or hands. Ongoing research has led Smith and her colleagues to thesurprising hypothesis that the sweet taste of sugar sedatesinfants by stimulating the same brain region affected by heroin,a circuit of neu...UNC-CH Study Shows State Protects HMO Clients Poorly
...dents enrolled in health maintenance organizations nearly as well as it should, chiefly because the organiza....C. Health Access Coalition. By the end of 1995, nearly three-quarters of the insured population of the United States received medical care from some type o...Substance from Grapefruit Juice May Make Medications Safer
...ions, researchers have found. These drugs include nearly all calcium channel blockers (used to control blood pressure) and some immunosuppressants, sedatives, and protease inhibitors (used to treat AIDS). Although the "grapefruit juice effect" was discovered serendipitously almost a decade ago when scient......imilar to our database data, thisapproach achieved nearly 100 percent detection with what appears to beacceptable levels of false alarms," Barnes said. "That's where you wantto be with a mammogram -- we intend to provide a safety net for theexpert-human analysis that may be susceptible to fatigue factors." ...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
...ed school-based drug use prevention program, isn't nearly aseffective in preventing drug use as policy makers had hoped, saysa new study that looks at the program's long-term effects. "The only clear effect that D.A.R.E. had six years after theprogram was that male high school seniors who participate...Some Good News In Treating Infection Common To HIV Patients
... were still taking the medication without reaction nearly two years later. Six others had died and one patient had to discontinue because of another illness. Attempts to determine the mechanism of desensitization were unsuccessful. Despite this, Kazanjian says the importance lies in the successful long-ter...Cattle: Latest Weapon In The War On Cancer?
... of every cattle carcase consists of cartilage,and nearly a third of that consists of GAGs æ so the value-addingpotential for the meat industry is considerable," Dr Harper says. "The real challenge is to identify which of the GAGs are most activeagainst cancers." Down the track, he envisages bovine ......n the Indian Health Service (IHS) abound. While nearly 60% of Indian people live off reservation in cities; funding forservices to them meets less than 20% of the estimated need. IHS lacks the authority to enter into risk contracts with state Medicaidprograms at a time when states are moving rapidly to ...Cardiovascular Costs, Deaths Projected To Rise In 1998
...rise, with final stroke andheart disease deaths up nearly 11,000 from 1994 to 1995, the most recent yearfor which such totals are available, the AHA reported. The total cost of cardiovascular disease in 1998 is expected to reach$274.2 billion, up from $259.1 billion in 1997. Included in the estimat......mage after stroke. The clinical trial, involving nearly 400 patients in 33 centers nationwide,showed no statistically significant difference in five areas--including fullrecovery and mortality rates, neurological and cognitive function--betweenpatients with stroke who were given citicoline, and those who......nois NeuroscienceFoundation were able to reduce by nearly 50 percent the number of peoplesurveyed who could not name any stroke warning sign. Additionally, there was adramatic increase in stroke awareness of women after the public awarenesscampaign, but hardly any change in men surveyed. "Women rat...Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic Threatens Developing Countries, Global Economy
...esthan those in industrialized societies. In 1990 nearly 47 percent ofcardiovascular disease deaths in developing countries were people younger than70, compared to almost 27 percent for industrialized countries. As a result,the World Health Organization estimates the developing countries' contributionto t...Chemist Turns To Self-Assembly To Create New Drugs
... Benjamin Miller has devised a new way offorming a nearly endless variety of potential drugs, thenplucking out the most promising candidates for further study. Miller's system shifts the burden of the most painstakingdrug-development work off the shoulders of technicians and ontotiny molecules, which a..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
...s and associated instrumentation. It manufactures nearly the entire range of magnetic sector mass spectrometers, as well as other analytical instruments and software packages. Using its expertise in analytical instrumentation, the Company is engaged in two research and development programs to expand its p...Drug Is First In Decade To Show Promise Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder
...y disorders in the U.S. were$46.6 billion in 1990, nearly one-third of the nation's total mental health billof $148 billion, according to a study by Dr. Robert Dupont, president of theInstitute for Behavior and Health in Rockville, Md.......ties of daily living, climbing stairs and walking, nearly doubledthe risk of preterm birth for low-income women according to a study byresearchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. The study waspublished in the April 1, 1998 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.Conversely, leisure-tim...