Surgeons offer new treatment for degenerative eye disease
...on at Duke. "We now have shown that this may be an option for patients who are experiencing continued vision loss despite previous treatments for AMD. This technique often allows us to recover a patient's reading vision. It isn't a cure, but our patients' feedback has been very exciting." The latest Duke re...New drug proves helpful for treating long-term insomnia
... the potential to provide doctors with a treatment option that could be prescribed for patients who require longer-term treatment. The data demonstrate that eszopiclone is safe and could be helpful. By opening the door for future studies of longer-term treatments for insomnia, this study represents an impor...Aortic aneurysm death risk hinges on choice of surgeon, study finds
... many AAAs may produce good outcomes. But the best option is someone trained, specialized and highly experienced." This means the nation's already short supply of vascular surgeons may find themselves busier than ever as the American population ages and baby boomers enter the highest-risk age groups (60s an...... early breast cancer and as a first line treatment option for advanced or locally advanced postmenopausal, hormonally-sensitive breast cancer. Citing the example of Herceptin, the first targeted therapy drug approved by the FDA, Cristofanilli says Iressa may ultimately show benefit in breast cancer treatme...For those who take painkillers regularly, a heartburn pill a day may keep ulcers away
...roton pump inhibitor combination might be the best option for such patients. In addition to being effective at preventing ulcers and other effects, esomeprazole was safe and well-tolerated. Only 6 percent of patients receiving it stopped taking the drug during the study because of any adverse event, compar...US DoE awards $4 million in funding to Stevens' Center for MicroChemical Systems
...tor miniaturization is therefore a very attractive option for the pharmaceutical industry. The projects present a number of fundamental technical challenges, particularly in the area of rational design and engineering of multiphase catalytic microchannel reactors. A multitude of interrelated variables are...Darifenacin increases 'warning time' for OAB sufferers
... Florence, Italy1. Darifenacin is a new treatment option and the first M3 selective receptor antagonist (M3 SRA) currently awaiting regulatory approval in the US and Europe. As presented by Linda Cardozo, Professor in Urogynaecology at Kings College Hospital London, urgency was reported as being one of the...Study overcomes stroke care's biggest travesty
... specialists that can determine the best emergency option for a particular stroke patient. Or, emergency department physicians may decide against giving a certain acute therapy such as tPA after consulting with a patient's primary care physician, who may not have any experience with acute stroke therapy. So...Study: Doctor's communication style may sway cancer patients
...general. All they have in front of them is how the option is presented," Roberts said. "Understanding the way alternatives are presented by doctors is central to improving patient-provider interaction."...M. D. Anderson expands peer counseling program for African-American breast cancer survivors
...he SPIRIT workbook with health information and the option to talk with their counselor by phone for up to half an hour. The study will find out whether more personal contact with the counselor adds significantly to the positive results of the program. The sessions focus on 1) reducing hot flashes and increa...Ultrafiltration device shown safe, effective and reduces hospital stay for heart failure patients
...ers patients and physicians an effective treatment option for fluid-overload," said Dr. Brian E. Jaski, lead investigator of the SAFE trial at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, California....Pet scans could provide insight into HIV-1 progression
... radiological treatment of lymph nodes as a future option in addition to antiretroviral therapy in the management of HIV/AIDS. Lymphocyte activation-associated with vaccination or infection-can be measured by PET. David Schwartz and Sujatha Iyengar from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Hygie...Have the police hijacked our DNA?
...rial proposes that there has been no more rational option to date in an attempt to use DNA profiling to assist in the identification of violent offenders in the UK, 80% of whom are men. The over-reliance by police and governments on DNA fingerprinting is discussed: 'the use of DNA evidence in criminal cases...Sphingosine kinase inhibitors may hold key to halting growth of some tumors
...o stop that chain reaction and create an effective option to treat cancer. In this project, the Smith team first determined that the amount of mRNA for SK is significantly higher in tumor cells than it is in healthy cells. mRNA is genetic material that holds the information necessary to make SK protein and...Learning skills greatly limits stress for family caregivers, says Stanford study
...are randomized to receive the latter will have the option to enroll in Coping with Caregiving at the end of the study. Participants in REACH II must be men or women who care for an older relative with memory problems and who identify as Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino or African American. Interested English-spea...Consumer-driven health care research findings released
...ns, researchers are taking a close look at another option to control skyrocketing health care costs: consumer-driven health plans. Preliminary research at the University of Minnesota has indicated that consumer-driven plans may have higher employer premium payments. But the findings also have refuted the fe...Study evaluates Abacavir, Lamivudine and Efavirenz versus Zidovudine, Lamivudine and Efavirenz
...ination that may provide an additional therapeutic option for physicians and patients," said Doug Manion, M.D., GSK vice president of clinical development. Product Information HIV medicines do not cure HIV infection/AIDS or prevent passing HIV to others. Ziagen Tablets and Oral Solution, in combination...Further evidence for effectiveness of nevirapine in reducing mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission
...the sustained efficacy of nevirapine as a low-cost option to help prevent vertical HIV-1 transmission from mothers to newborn children in less-developed countries. The provision of antiretroviral therapy to women at the onset of labour and for a short period postnatally to the infant is thought to be suffic...Stanford researchers study new antiviral approach to protect women from HIV
...o discreetly protect herself against infection, an option not offered by condoms or microbicides that must be used immediately prior to exposure. Lactobacillus already provides some protection against vaginal HIV transmission. Research has shown that women with little or no lactobacillus have a higher risk ...Mayo Clinic study shows melatonin helps alleviate violent sleep disorder symptoms
...curs. "Melatonin can be considered as one possible option for RBD," says Brad Boeve, M.D., Mayo Clinic neurologist and sleep specialist, and the study's principal investigator. People who experience RBD appear to act out their dreams, in which screaming, yelling, hitting, kicking and jumping out of bed ten...