Northwestern Memorial Hospital testing new procedure for patients with major depression
...ditions. The Northwestern research study will be open to participants who are 18 to 70 years old, have been diagnosed with major depression as defined by the DSM-IV and have demonstrated resistance to antidepressant medications. Individuals who fit the criteria and are interested in participating can c...Loyola study shows drug-coated stent induces less inflammation than bare metal stent
... or scaffolds which are used to keep blood vessels open and maintain blood flow to the heart. The drug-coated stent reduces the risk of restenosis (renarrowing) of blood vessels after angioplasty, a common problem with earlier stents, where 30 percent of arteries renarrowed. "Many times with the ear...Angioplasty, robotically assisted keyhole bypass combo appears effective
...catheter and a wire mesh stent to widen, then prop open blocked blood vessels. "The hybrid approach has be..."They also have a greater risk of infection if you open the chest and are more likely to have a long period of healing; therefore, avoiding opening the ches...Lung cancer specialist calls for cash to beat 'Cinderella' disease
...cal School, Teviot Place at 5.15pm. The lecture is open to the public. ...Women wait longer for emergency heart treatment
...lloon is inflated inside a clogged blood vessel to open it up. During that "door to balloon time," patients must be diagnosed, transferred to the angioplasty area or to a hospital that can do emergency angioplasty, and prepped for the procedure. Once a patient is ready, doctors insert ...Reduced risk of institutionalisation in patients with dementia
...linical trials of galantamine and their subsequent open label follow-up studies (3-4 years) 2,3,4. This data was supplemented with data collected retrospectively on former trial patients in 2004. All patients lived at home at entry into the clinical trials, and some of the patients in this study were obse...Combining liver transplantation and coronary artery bypass grafting can be safe and effective
...g careful donor selection, keeping the chest wound open during the liver transplant to inspect for hemostasis, and monitoring patients post-operatively using ultrasonography. "The one-year mortality rates are comparable with OLT alone and, in general, ICU stay and hospital length of stay do not appear to...Audio conference: Insulin resistance and polycystic ovary syndrome
...tations. Participation in the audio conference is open to the press....Embark on a 'journey to better vision' at UH
...g, driving and other taken-for-granted tasks at an open house with free screenings for the public, hosted ...are all controlled by how well we see." The open house, called "Journey to Better Vision," will help answer such questions as what it takes to begin ...Less risks for patients participating in early phase cancer drug trials
...en greater. There are more than 550 phase 1 trials open to cancer patients in the United States at any given time, and the numbers are steadily increasing as more products of the biotech industry reach the clinic. Phase 1 clinical trials represent the first testing of an investigational agent in humans. T...FOSRENOL (R) maintains bone health status of end-stage renal disease patients
...rs in patients treated with FOSRENOL in long-term, open label extensions. No effects of FOSRENOL on serum levels of 25-dihydroxy vitamin D3, vitamin A, vitamin B12,vitamin E and vitamin K were observed in patients who were monitored for 6 months. Paired bone biopsies (at baseline and at one or two years) ...Study questions safety of heart procedures at hospitals without cardiac surgery programs
...rrowed coronary arteries, often using a balloon to open a constricted artery and a wire stent to keep the artery clear. Although it is a non-surgical procedure, complications that require emergency cardiac surgery, may arise. In the United States, hospitals with catheterization laboratories but without c...Mothers have brains primed for care
...haviors in age-matched female rats kept in a large open enclosure. One group of rats had never borne offspring. The other group was lactating. The rats were deprived of food for a period of time, then given crickets. The rats were required to track, attack, and kill crickets during daily 5-minute observat...Researcher says screenings vital to reduce stroke rate
... Recent research confirmed the value of surgery to open narrowed neck vessels in reducing stroke risk. "We now know definitively that we can reduce stroke risk by half with surgery to 'clean out' narrowed arteries leading to the brain even in patients who have no symptoms," said Toole. "We should ...Getting the fluid balance right in malaria
...research published on October 19, 2004, in the new open access journal PLoS Medicine suggests that children with severe malaria may not be as badly dehydrated as was previously thought. "This challenges the view that dehydration is a major contributor to the pathology of this frequently lethal disease," s...... Island, and Virginia, earlier in 2004; but is now open for nationwide enrollment. ...Cancer patients in Europe unite with doctors
...ng the Images of Hope Award, a photography contest open to all cancer patients and their families and caregivers. The award is designed to provide inspiration and encouragement to those afflicted with the disease, as cancer patients continue in their 'uphill climb'. Sean Swarner, the first cancer su...Case Western Reserve University finds relaxation therapy reduces post-operative pain
...the participants who used relaxation were asked to open their eyes and lie quietly for a few minutes. "The patients who underwent this complementary therapy for pain reported feeling less sensation and pain during 15 minutes following the first walk after gynecological, intest...Novel drug-antidote strategy provides greater control of drug action
...tralize the effects of the drug. The finding could open up a new approach to the development of medication...clinical application will likely be in the area of open heart surgery. In order to place a heart on the heart-lung machine, the blood must be thinned to pre...Mayo Clinic finds effective treatment with minimal side effects for non-renal lupus
...ycophenolate mofetil was conducted in a six-month, open label, prospective trial. Of the 23 patients who started in the study, 18 completed it and 12 met the investigators' criteria for a significant response to mycophenolate mofetil. Response to the drug was measured by reduction in dosage of prednisone,...