Cryogenics research yields possible cure for arrhythmia
...roval to sell the system in Europe. The technology offers a potential cure for arrhythmia, whereas current treatments, including drug therapy and implantable devices such as pacemakers, are management strategies. The system consists of a catheter about 3 mm in diameter, a sheath for introducing th...Update on cholesterol guidelines: more-intensive treatment options for higher risk patients
... a "sub-set" of the high-risk category, the update offers a new therapeutic option of treating to under 70 mg/dL. For very high-risk patients whose LDL levels are already below 100 mg/dL, there is also an option to use drug therapy to reach the less than 70 mg/dL goal. For the overall category of hi...3D neutron-based medical imaging, 4D lung scans, and hitting a moving tumor
...ng 2D films to viewing 3D computer reconstructions offers new freedoms but also contains potential challenges. For example, the flood of information from 3D imaging may make it easier to miss important parts of the image data. Finally, in a paper called "The Future of Radiotherapy," T. Rockwell Mackie of t...Patients with severe depression improve using guidelines developed by UT Southwestern researchers
...s mapping out algorithms for depression, TMAP also offers parallel guidelines for treating bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Its organizers hoped the effort could lead to substantial improvements in quality of care and clinical outcomes, along with cost predictability for patients. The effort was prompted...Texas Children's Hospital jumps up in list of 'America's Best'
...ion children. The hospital, licensed for 697 beds, offers more than 40 pediatric subspecialties. The Texas Children's system has more than 5,000 employees, plus 1,649 board-certified, primary-care physicians, pediatric subspecialists, pediatric-surgical subspecialists and dentists. In partnership with Bayl...Health education PhD program ranked one of top in nation
...e Department of Community and Family Health, which offers the PhD program in health education. Dr. McDermott headed the department from 1997 to 2001 when the study information was collected. "This well-regarded study was based on objective, independent criteria, and USF outranked some heavy-weight and much...Read my lips: UCL launches centre for human communication
...he complexity of biology, a multitude of languages offers insights into the complexity of the human brain. Even if not all languages can be saved, we can try to study them before they disappear and keep a record of what they were like." A one day conference to coincide with the 4th June 2004 launch will in...Unexpected similarities between raindrops and proteins
...eberg. The complicated way in which proteins fold offers the advantage that no half-developed proteins are formed. If such half-developed proteins nevertheless accumulate, they tend to stick to each other, which in turn can lead the cell to "commit suicide". Such improper folding in the sensitive nerve c...Minimally invasive treatment for varicose and spider veins
...nd seal shut. "This minimally invasive procedure offers many advantages to traditional methods of eliminat...cular surgery coalesce to form a Vein Program that offers a unique multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of superficial venous disease. These unsight...Health care treatment differs by race
...drugs, on average, than white patients. The study offers a glimpse into the problem of racism in this country's health care system, Kposowa said from his office at UC Riverside. "If it is clear from something as simple as this, what is the larger picture?" he asked. The study blames differences in treatme...U of MN establishes nation's first endowed chair in sexual health
...sity of Minnesota's endowed chair in sexual health offers an important contribution in the field of public health. By providing science-based research, I believe we can work toward promoting sexual health and responsible sexual behavior." The conference, The Call to Action on Sexual Health: Science and Beli...A better death: Hospitals need systematic process to heed patient' concerns
... give a B average to end of life care. This study offers the promise of an inexpensive way to tackle the pr...ystem to feed their concerns back to medical staff offers a virtually cost-free and perhaps obvious way to improve even further. "Past attempts to improve ...Ganciclovir (Valcyte/Cymevene) reduces risk of cancer in kidney transplant patients
... antiviral agents.2 These data suggest ganciclovir offers benefits beyond the prevention of CMV by lowering the risk of early rejection and extending patient life by reducing the risk of malignancy. Collectively, data presented show that a lower risk of cancer and reduced early rejection are dual benefits o...Cedars-Sinai Medical tipsheet for May 2004
... and Critical Care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, offers tips for circumventing Mother Nature at this time of year. MAJOR STUDY: BIOARTIFICIAL LIVER REDUCES MORTALITY BY 44% IN ACUTE LIVER-FAILURE PATIENTS A bioartificial liver developed by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center reduced mortality sig...Medical College of Georgia to establish clinical campus at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
...antages of practicing in a community hospital that offers tertiary care in a regional setting. As a bonus, they will also be making decisions about their careers while in the program, and we think many will want to return here to practice medicine," said Joel Wernick, president and CEO of Phoebe Putney Heal...Smokers welcome help in quitting when offered at clinic visits
... to quit. In fact, over two-thirds said, 'Yes' to offers of cessation treatment even when that was not the reason for their doctor visit. And, when offered a choice of treatment, they preferred the most intensive treatment available." The study was designed to reduce barriers to treatment use by offerin...Promoting the brain image bank
...scribe the many attributes a center such as theirs offers the scientific community. "The fMRI Data Center was created with sharing information in mind," says John Van Horn, the lead author on the paper and a Research Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences. "We wanted to advance and expand t...Patients receiving radioactive seed implant therapy have improved quality of life post-treatment
...fective treatment for prostate cancer but one that offers the patient sustained, symptomatic quality of life several years post-treatment," says Nelson Stone, MD, Clinical Professorof Urology and Radiation Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Stone and colleagues from Mount Sinai followed 255 me...It's a gamble: Dopamine levels tied to uncertainty of rewards
...predictable reward situations such as gambling and offers promise for exploring the chemical foundation of problems such as gambling addiction. "We're moving to a point where we can measure what's happening to people's neurotransmitter systems in a way that we haven't been able to do before," he said. Zald ...Preimplant test offers option of having child to serve as stem cell donor to sibling in need
...trated by Verlinsky et al has clear benefits. "It offers the opportunity to save the life of an existing child with an otherwise untreatable disorder and allows couples to avoid confronting the difficulties of prenatal diagnosis for HLA typing in mid pregnancy, with selective abortion of fetuses who are po...