A leading cause of blindness may be controlled by simple course of oral antibiotic
...ic areas byreducing both individual infections and persistence of infection inlow-prevalence areas. "Last November, as a result of these research findings, Pfizer and the EdnaMcConnell Clark Foundation pledged $66 million to eliminate blinding trachoma. A key component is Pfizer's donation of Zithromax,(r) the......ly replenished after therapy is discontinued. "The persistence of HIV reservoirs poses a significant impediment to thelong-term control of HIV infection and must be addressed by comprehensiveapproaches to the therapy of HIV-infected individuals," says Dr. Fauci. "Ourresearch and that of other groups underscores......rine organisms, the study has implications for the persistence of a wide range of potentially harmful contaminant... pollutants are likely to show similar patterns of persistence in the environment. These include contaminants, such as mercury, that are serious problems in San Fr...Study highlights need for hepatitis C vaccine
...ot currently) infected with HCV. The incidence and persistence of HCV infection in these two groups was compared over four consecutive 6-month periods. The incidence of HCV infection was halved for people who had been previously infected, compared with those who had not been previously infected (12% compared wit...Episiotomy rates decreasing, but procedure still overused
...7 percent). What this analysis demonstrates is the persistence of high rates of episiotomy, particularly among private practitioners, despite current evidence-based recommendations to restrict use of the procedure, Dr. Weber said....Older age of male partners makes young women more susceptible to HIV-1 infection
...exual partner networks plays a pivotal role in the persistence of major HIV epidemics because not only do large segments of successive cohorts of young women become infected through this route, but many further infections result when these women marry and have children. Breaking this link in the pattern of trans...Research helps explain why perception of pleasure decreases with chronic cocaine use
...correlated with escalation of cocaine intake. The persistence of this pleasure deficit after stopping prolonged cocaine use may be part of the neurobiological basis for the continued craving and increased vulnerability to relapse associated with drug addiction. The study's findings also show that tolerance doe...HPV linked to cervical lesions
...cervical high grade lesions and that type specific persistence of HPV was strongly associated with the development of high grade lesions. In contrast for low grade lesions there was no significant difference in the risk associated with being HPV positive on both examinations with different types of HPV and havin...OHSU ethicist offers guidance for physicians with patients using alternative medicine
... those risks, and evaluate the patient's degree of persistence in using CAM treatment. To illustrate the varying ethical consideration physicians must make when working with patients undergoing CAM therapies, the paper utilizes real-life case examples. The identities of the doctors and patients involved were c...A nicotine by-product reacts with proteins, say scientists at TSRI
... levels of the advanced glycation endproducts. The persistence of nornicotine in the bloodstreamas opposed to nicotine, which quickly disappears after cessation of smokingmay also suggest a role for nornicotine in contributing to the biological mechanisms of tobacco addiction, since the nornicotine provides a lo...JCI table of contents, November 4, 2002
...on the gut surface that is thought tomediate their persistence and ability to cause disease. A report in the November 4 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigationnow sheds light on how this protective film might be formed. James Nataroand colleagues of the University of Maryland School of Medicine weresearch...Terrorist attacks increased dangerous irregular heartbeats
...ivity was not short-lived, perhaps documenting the persistence of increased psychological stress after the World Trade Center disaster. The increases in ICD discharge did not occur until three days after the terrorist attack and continued to occur at a cumulative rate throughout the remainder of the 30-day stu...Satellite images predict hantaviral transmission risk
...elp identify the environmental determinants of SNV persistence in the environment. The sites may provide important insights into identifying the environmental conditions that lead to increased levels of SNV in reservoir populations and the subsequent increased risk of human disease. #...Research reveals no benefit of rapid MRI over X-rays in patients with low back pain
... is this sense of satisfaction contributing to the persistence of illness?" Not uncommonly, imaging for low back pain leads to surgery, he said. But no more evidence exists that surgery successfully relives that pain than exists that imaging shows what causes it. "Community-based surveys show that virtually ever...Rutgers scientists pinpoint brain cells involved in drug addiction relapse
...r a relatively long period of drug abstinence, the persistence of the memories those conditioned associations reflected in the neural activity may partially explain why treating drug addiction is an uphill battle, West observed. "The neural mechanisms of learning are still not understood. This is what we were...Severe childhood ADHD may predict alcohol, substance use problems in teen years
...uring childhood, the severity of symptoms, and the persistence of the disorder may be risk factors for early substance use and the emergence of substance abuse disorders during the teen years."...The risk of intimate partner violence varies by ethnicity
...key risk factor in the initiation, prevalence, and persistence of IPV over time. This study addresses an important gap in the current literature by modeling predictors of IPV within ethnic groups and finding that alcohol appears to play a differential role in the occurrence of IPV over time in couples across e......ients, regardless of the type of hysterectomy. The persistence and development of bothersome problems during sexual activity were also similar for all three surgical techniques, conclude the authors....