Farnesyl transferase inhibitor can help patients at high-risk for developing AML
...e University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center offers these news items presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). An oral targeted therapy gentle enough to be used by patients in their 70s or 80s is showing benefit in treating high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a...The impact of body weight on the progression of knee osteoarthritis
... legs where malalignment was moderate? Dr. Felson offers possible reasons. In patients with severe malalignment, the extreme stress already placed on local cartilage may be the only risk factor required for continued structural deterioration. In patients with neutrally aligned limbs, the increased joint ...How are we doing? Researchers aim to measure national well being
...ell individuals and society are faring. The method offers a new way to characterize the daily life experience of individuals, aimed at providing a measure that could be used in assessing social interventions, including clinical trials. Its developers are working on a way to use the method in calculating a ...Stem cells to the rescue - or not?
...of BM-SP stem cells in specific tissues. Dr. Cossu offers some reasons for the experimental discrepancies and stresses that "it would be important to repeat the same experiments described here.with other types of stem cells[as] they may represent a better perspective for the stem cell therapy of striated mu...New biopsy technique helps assess breast cancer's spread
... be necessary. The U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center offers the ultrasound and fine needle biopsy to all appropriate patients. In addition to Nees, study authors are Mark Helvie, M.D., professor of Radiology and director of the Breast Imaging Division; Stephanie Patterson, M.D., assistant professor of Radiolo...Is the '3 by 5' initiative the best approach to tackling the HIV pandemic?
...views in a poll on whether the "3 by 5" initiative offers the best hope for tackling the HIV catastrophe....MRC study reinforces effectiveness of spinal manipulation
...of chiropractic combined with an exercise program offers effective treatment for those suffering from back pain. The study, published in the Nov. 19 issue of the British Medical Journal, found that a collective approach to back pain treatment provided "significant relief of symptoms and improvements in ge...Ugandan study highlights best drug combinations for treating malaria in Africa
...a, amodiaquine+sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine currently offers a readily available, efficacious, and economical alternativeAlthough the lifespan of amodiaquine+sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine might be limited by resistance, this regimen could be appropriate for regions of Africa where resistance to the individual drug...International study provides culture-by-culture clues to family violence and abuse
...ing," a practice already present in some cultures, offers a potentially effective way to punish individual o... The Department of Psychology at Boston University offers programs of research in three general areas: brain, behavior, and cognition; clinical psychology; or...Leukemia patients survive with stem cell transplant
...hen there is no donor available in the family, but offers a poorer chance for survival, even when fully matched. "The fact is, approximately 20,000 leukemia patients nationwide need transplants but only 20 percent of them have a sibling match, so there remains a large group--about 16,000 patients...Study highlights importance of pesticide worker dermal exposure
...rates that the EPA's Pesticide Registrant Database offers a unique and valuable resource to researchers for the purpose of improving methods for assessing exposure and protecting worker health. "Worker dermal exposure is under-appreciated in the United States. Our study brings to the forefront the pot...ESA at the world's largest medical exhibition
...e vast range of possibilities which space research offers to the health sector. Space medicine is not limite...simply not possible to carry out on Earth, it also offers a unique environment for technology demonstrations, product testing and marketing campaigns. An exam...FDA grants accelerated approval of TYSABRI, formerly antegren, for the treatment of MS
..."TYSABRI is a powerful and innovative therapy that offers new hope for hundreds of thousands of people living with MS," said James C. Mullen, chief executive officer, Biogen Idec. "We believe TYSABRI will revolutionize the treatment of MS and become the leading choice for patients and physicians." "TYSAB...System that regulates blood pressure may also affect aging
... Kritchevsky, Ph.D., professor of gerontology. "It offers new opportunities to explore treatments to help older adults maintain their function." A primary component of the renin-angiotensin system is ACE, or angiotensin converting enzyme, which converts angiotensin I, an inactive protein in the blood, to an...Rice engineers demo first T-ray endoscope
...ns up a whole new class of capabilities because it offers a way to get terahertz energy into places it could never reach before," said lead researcher Daniel Mittleman, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. "Wave guide technology frees you to look around corners and get into tight plac...OHSU unique in broadbased teaching of new breast exam recommendations
... the nation's only academic program that currently offers training matching this recommendation at all level...he U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers this and other recommendations in a report published in the November/December 2004 issue of CA: A Ca...Angioplasty, robotically assisted keyhole bypass combo appears effective
... opening the chest and without arresting the heart offers patients the best postoperative comfort level and aesthetic results," said Frank Van Praet, M.D., senior author of the report and staff member of the department of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at the OLV clinic in Aalst, Belgium. Keyhole surge...No increase in deaths for heart failure patients with pulmonary artery catheter
...valuate whether the increased precision that a PAC offers regarding heart and lung pressures translates to improved patient survival and reduced time spent in the hospital over 6 months compared with therapy primarily guided by clinical assessment of physical signs and symptoms. Other study objectives incl...Rehabilitation professionals in nationwide survey cite barriers to assistive technology transfer
...." Gammon continued, "Why, when today's technology offers the potential of unprecedented levels of independent living, are so many people missing out? Money is always going to be a problem. There is certainly not enough research funding trickling down to institutions. But there are things we can do as an ...Loyola warns lower temps mean greater risk of fire from space heaters
Loyola's Burn Center offers winter holiday safety tips to prevent house fires, burn injuries Prevent holiday fires, burns MAYWOOD, Ill. The Burn Center at Loyola University Medical Center is warning the public about the dangers of space heaters and other electrical a...