Hopkins Researchers Develop Under-The-Skin Implant For Pain Treatment
... "Different polymers will be available to meet the needs of a particular patient, so that patients requiring more pain control can get polymers that release more drug, and those with very stable requirements for pain medications can get one that lasts longer," says Stuart Grossman, M.D., associate professo...Discovery Hints At Multitude Of New Targets For Drugs
...rent conformations. "Let's say a receptor needs to be in a 'square' conformation to produceall the processes that it normally produces. If a ligand changes it intoa 'round' conformation, some of the processes don't care, and they'll continueto operate. But others will not be triggered by a 'round'...Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
... the federal government mustact to meet the future needs of the Social Security trust fund, Manton said. "Assuming that fertility stays at a fairly moderate level and you getthese large baby boom cohorts becoming eligible in 2011 -- when they firstpass age 65 -- something more than a simple tax rate chang...UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
...s can work togetherto develop technologies for the needs of tomorrow," said Yongmin Kim. "Itwas truly a joint effort that maximized the special expertise of eachorganization." Koob agreed, saying, "The collaboration with the UW has beenvery successful. SieScape imaging is just the first of many new applica...UNC-CH Study Shows State Protects HMO Clients Poorly
...ly useful for individuals with special health-care needs who need to choose from competing health plans,” Silberman said. “Now, for example, lots of plans say they will cover services if they consider the services medically necessary, but they never explain the criteria they use in deciding what'...Ultrasound Helps Pediatric Heart Surgeons After Open Heart Surgery
...f you see lots of air, you can tell the surgeon he needs to domore deairing -- it is a feedback system," Rodriguez said. By monitoring the patient, it helps them determine if action is needed,such as drugs, to protect the brain, and they don't have to wait until the endof the surgery. Usi...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
...hool systems must develop programsthat address the needs of the students and their families and theymust be... designed to meet theeducational and informational needs of children. "The Children's Television Act (CTA) was supposed to forcenetworks to make their...New Test May Improve Treatment Of Kidney Disease
...y thought necessary. More investigation still needs to be done on this technique, says Briggs,because these types oftests do not necessarily predict how the drugs will respond inside the body. Patients who wish tovolunteer for the studies can call (410) 955-5268....A Helping Hand Could Save An Ailing Heart
...le the researchers allow that a person's perceived needs maysometimes be based upon their degree of illness, they suggest that determining apatient's or friend's prognosis may be as simple as asking, "Are you getting thesupport you need?"...Unique Interactive Health Kiosks Distributed In Michigan
...says, "health messages tailored to an individual's needs and interests are much more likely to result in a positive health behavior change."...Looking for the first time at the management needs in the NativeAmerican health care sector, author Jay Noren writes in the January/February1998 Public Health Reports that "Native American health care programs faceformidable challenges unprecedented in their history." Since the 1976 enactmentof the I...Study Finds Incidence Of Stroke Over 40 Percent Higher Than Previously Stated Figures
...se new numbers in our report emphasize that stroke needs moreattention," says Broderick. More accurate estimates of the number of people whosuffer stroke should provide a "wake-up call" to federal government officialsabout the severity of this disease, particularly in the African-Americanpopulation, and t...Deaths Related To Intrapartum Asphyxia - Is There A Problem With Prevention?
... this week's BMJ, Spencer notes that more research needs to be conducted into recognition by fetal heart monitoring of problems with fetal oxygen supply, in an effort to ascertain whether the causes of fetal death around the time of delivery present themselves differently during the night. Contact: John Sp..."TRAMAH" Model Seeks To Improve Emergency Response Paper Uses Maryland As Test Region
...er locating their resources withrespect to spatial needs and response times. It employs linear programming, atechnique commonly used in operations research, to simulate differentpositioning combinations of trauma centers and helicopters. Trauma systems are designed to offer much-needed medical treatment to...UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
...their next proposals," he said, "so the university needs to reinvest." Now in its fifth year, the program has met with great enthusiasm from faculty, attracting about 50 proposals each year, about 15 of which are funded. "We had a great idea and no data," said Lockwood, describing the predicament of most f...Chemical Society's Highest Award Goes To Ronald Breslow
...nal Cancer Institute. Every kind of tissue needs to make enough new cells to replace old onesor to grow. Thus the body keeps an inventory of immature "templates" called stemcells. These juveniles can't function in digestion or repair, but they canquickly grow -- differentiate -- into various adults...National Office Of Drug Safety Is Needed, Experts Say In JAMA
...patient compliance?" they ask. "The nation needs an office of drug safety with the authority,independence, funds and legal mandate to undertake all four of the major tasksthat define a basic drug safety monitoring program," the three conclude. "Thefunds to pay for this expanded safety program shoul...Synthetic Detergent Found To Fight Multi-Drug Resistance
..."The effect of long-term exposure to the detergent needs to be studied,"explained Charuk, who also notes further research is needed to show how thebiodegradation of detergents like NPE affects the environment. "NPE degradationcan result in the production of alkylphenols and these compounds are hormonedisru...Modafinil Improves The Quality Of Life Of Narcolepsy Patients
...ke other drugs used to treat narcolepsy, modafinil needs only to be takenonce daily and is not known to have the "crash" effect these other drugs areassociated with, nor is it considered addictive. The study, "Quality-of-Life Effects of Modafinil,'' was funded by Cephalon Inc.of West Chester, Pa. In her cl......been altered by mutations. Although this new agent needs to be validated in large numbers of patients, Dr.Druker's work is the perfect example of the power of molecular biology to bringnew, more effective and potentially less toxic treatments to patients withserious illnesses. We need such highly targeted ...