Organ transplant recipients face serious kidney-failure risk, study finds
...utcomes for patients taking these three drugs, and newer regimens with less-toxic medications. The findings regarding kidney transplant for patients whose kidneys entered end-stage failure were interesting, says Ojo, who treats many kidney transplant candidates and recipients. "For years, we had been find...Two commonly prescribed diabetes drugs may cause heart failure and fluid buildup
...veloping heart failure," said Dr. Garg. "These are newer agents, and we need to become more familiar with their side effects so that we can use them judiciously." Congestive heart failure, which affects 3 million Americans, is an imbalance in pump function in which the heart fails to maintain adequate cir...Another US airport travel hazard dirty hands
...way we manage the spread of infectious disease and newer public health threats like SARS and the Norwalk virus responsible for cruise ship illness," said Dr. Judy Daly, ASM Secretary. "The same people that fail to wash after using restrooms go on to pick up children, handle food, greet family and use the ...UGA, MCG study impact of long-term use of schizophrenia drugs
Whether the long-term use of the newer schizophrenia drugs damages or improves a patient'...nitive effects of typical antipsychotics and their newer counterparts called atypicals. Ironically, memory problems can result from the disease itself and t...Four-year data show risk of relapse is halved in Risperdal patients compared to haloperidol
...ly." Risperdal, the world's most widely prescribed newer generation, 'atypical' antipsychotic, is available in more than 80 countries. Depending on the country, it is approved for a variety of conditions, including treatment of schizophrenia, behavioural and psychological disturbances in patients with deme...New evidence eases some concerns about bone fracture risk with breast cancer drug
...to an absolute difference of 2.6% in favour of the newer drug. Overall survival comparisons from the trial should be available next year. Professor Anthony Howell, chairman of the ATAC steering committee, told a news briefing at ECCO 12 the European Cancer Conference, that while it was clear that further ...New insight into heart failure suggests novel drug target
...ovel method to prevent the deterioration. "Despite newer therapies to treat heart failure, patient mortality rates remain high, indicating a need for novel treatment strategies that complement current methods," said Howard Rockman, M.D., professor of medicine and senior author of the study. "The current st...Stanford computer model shows bypass surgery more cost-effective than stents
...n. The results hold even when comparing surgery to newer stents coated with drugs to keep vessels from re-narrowing. "Stents are hugely popular but also expensive. It's not really clear that the benefit is there for all the patients who receive them," said Cynthia Yock, research associate in the Center fo...Cancer risk calculated with Pap test every 3 years; found comparable to male breast cancer
...nefits in terms of cervical cancer protection that newer screening methods such as liquid-based cytology and concurrent testing for cancer-causing strains of human papillomavirus may provide....Newer rheumatoid arthritis drugs: Harmful on the liver?
... side effects than the traditional drug, but other newer DMARDs may, according to investigators at the Rese...er as the traditional drug, methotrexate, and that newer biologic DMARDs may have greater risks. "We decided to look specifically at the effect of leflunomid...Scientists map maturation of the human brain
...arily older appear to mature early compared to the newer parts of the brain. These findings have direct clinical relevance, says Gogtay. For example, autism, an early onset disorder, may occur because of faulty development early on. Childhood onset schizophrenia, with a somewhat later onset than autism, sh...Panel: Clinical use of embryonic stem cells jeopardized by Bush's policy on federal funding
...iments leading to them -- should be conducted with newer cell lines not eligible for federal funding. The likelihood of getting to a clinical trial using only private funds, however, is very slim. "Moreover," she adds, "the absence of federal funding would mean a reduced role for federal oversight of the e...New vaccine tested in animals may hold hope for Alzheimer's patients
...zheimer's disease. Researchers are also working on newer and safer forms of immunization for this devastating disease that afflicts 4.5 million Americans. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative disorder of the brain that results in loss of memory and the ability to think logically and clearly. ...New life-saving heart attack medication identified
...lts of the VALIANT clinical trial that compared a newer class of medication known as valsartan, an ARB (angiotensin receptor blockers) to a proven ACE inhibitor - are being presented at the American Heart Association meeting at 11:05 AM on Monday, November 10 and posted early on the New England Journal of...Newer formulation of heparin improves outcomes for suspected heart attack patients
...rials that compared the efficacy and safety of the newer low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) enoxaparin to the older, intravenous "unfractionated" heparin. CRUSADE stands for "Can Rapid risk stratification of UnStable Angina patients suppress aDverse outcomes with Early implementation of the ACC/AHA guidel...Nicotine metabolite shows promise for improving memory, protecting brain cells
...cotinine and, if not the drug itself, maybe design newer compounds based on cotinine's structure that have fewer side effects than existing therapies," he says, noting the need to expand laboratory studies before any clinical work can begin. "In the case of Alzheimer's, cotinine may share nicotine's abili...Patients' anaesthesia concerns reviewed
...ems of nausea, vomiting, and pain after surgery. A newer concern is that patients will develop some degree of mental impairment that may delay return to a full work and social lifestyle for days and weeks. Developments in technology, education, and training have had a major effect on anaesthetic practice, ...Key feature of HeartMate II heart assist device developed at University of Pittsburgh
...ttings, which is the case with other devices, even newer ones in trials. We are especially proud of this contribution to the design of HeartMate II," noted Robert Kormos, M.D., professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and medical director of the McGowan Institute. Dr. Kormos ...Study questions benefits of costly schizophrenia drug
...erm, rigorously designed experimental study of the newer drug, which boasts U.S. sales of $2 billion annual...otics, to olanzapine, the most expensive among the newer atypical antipsychotics. Used alone, the older medications are more likely to cause troubling side ...Northwestern Memorial enrolling participants in two trials on new drug to fight deadly cancer
...re previously effective, creating a great need for newer options that the patients can move on to." Dr. Singhal, who sees about 10 to 20 new multiple myeloma patients per month, says Revimid recently earned a FAST Track Designation from the FDA. "This means Revimid may be widely available to all patients...