That scar on your arm won't help if the man next to you has smallpox
...zone, plus their contacts. It says its contingency plans for dealing with a smallpox outbreak, which will be reviewed this month, assume that no one is immune anyway. In Britain, where smallpox vaccination stopped in 1980, the Department of Health is taking the same approach. "We won't be relying on any c...Studies yield key insights in preventing destruction of insulin-producing cells
...abetes), and asthma and allergic diseases. The ITN plans to test anti-CD3 mAb in a larger group of patients with new onset type 1 diabetes and in people with other autoimmune diseases. If the results of the diabetes trial are positive, TrialNet will expand studies to include people at risk for type 1 diab...Drug prescribing by nurses in the UK - Editor of the Lancet urges caution
...ue of the journal. He concludes that UK government plans to introduce unrestricted prescribing rights to nurses over the next few years could have serious consequences in the provision of health care. Richard Horton comments: "Nurse prescribing offers enormous benefits to patients. But the evidence indi...NYU Medical Center selects Siemens as strategic partner
...ent from both partners to MR imaging research. NYU plans to construct a new magnetic resonance research facility near its mid-town campus in Manhattan to house some of the new equipment, including the new Siemens 7 Tesla magnet* that will require a special room reinforced by some 300 tons of steel. Siemen...Medicare shortchanges initial doctor visit, SFVAMC study says
... likely to get better overall care through payment plans such as On Lok or a vertically integrated HMO like...eventing the patients decline. However, even good plans like Kaisers need more funding, she said. Even though Medicare does not cover expenses for geriatric...Update on national asthma guidelines released
...esent. A review of the benefits of written action plans for self-management of asthma....U-M artificial lung showing promise, as need grows
...lts from week-long tests in sheep. He will present plans for the next phase of testing, supported by a new $4.8 million federal grant, which will evaluate the device's ability to totally support sheep lung function for 30 days or more. And he will present results from the survey that shows that the majorit...Novel use of radiotracer reveals extent of mycoardial infarction damage
...mation, physicians may be able to tailor treatment plans and lifestyle changes to the specific needs of each patientMyocardial infarction is the medical term for a heart attack and results when the supply of oxygen is cut off to some portion of the heart muscle. The American Heart Association estimates tha...Data reveals Lilly's PKC inhibitor improved symptomatic diabetic peripheral neuropathy
.... The three new trials will begin this year. Lilly plans to file for regulatory approval for the treatment ...Registration trials are being conducted, and Lilly plans to file for regulatory approval in Europe for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema in 200...Drugs may not be best weapon against teen migraines, study finds
...ary results have prompted the researchers to begin plans for a larger study of the treatment of migraines in teens. The planned project will be modeled after a National Institutes of Health-sponsored adult migraine study currently under way at the university's headache clinics in Athens and Columbus. Mig...Estrogen may lower women's risk of heart disease by working as damper on inflammation
...estrogen works in this fashion," said Dandona, who plans to conduct a similar study in postmenopausal women. "It should be possible to separate estrogen's feminizing effects from its anti-inflammatory effects," he said. "In the long run, estrogen may prove helpful as an addition to current therapy in the...CWRU/University Hospitals of Cleveland researchers investigate new cancer treatment
...urrently being used in patients. The research team plans to compare this new method to single treatment by radiofrequency ablation, a minimally invasive procedure in which a needle electrode is inserted through the skin and guided into a tumor by an imaging method such as computed tomography (CT) or magnet...Nasal spray flu vaccine developed at U-M needs no additional clinical trials, says FDA
...ogy, is the U-M spokesperson on FluMist. MedImmune plans a webcast at 5:30 p.m. today (JULY 11) to discuss the FDA's response to its biologics license application for FluMist. The site is http://www.medimmune.com . A replay of the webcast will be available via MedImmune's website until midnight July 18. A...Academic Medicine highlights strong DMS education in patient care
...ts and challenges involved with each component and plans for its maintenance and future use. They conclude that a comprehensive documentation and feedback system provides an essential infrastructure for the evaluation and enhancement of community-based teaching, learning and research in primary care ambula...Study identifies new drug target for preserving brain cells
... by stroke. In addition to stroke studies, Levison plans to see whether these mice will be less vulnerable to multiple sclerosis-like diseases....Grant of 20 million to establish the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
...can nations in the development of national control plans and research programs. The SCI will also work with existing organizations to improve the delivery of the treatment. For example, it will add an annual drug treatment to the food deliveries provided by the World Food Program, an organization that reac...Medicare+Choice bills may stop exodus of plans, but are not likely to expand enrollment in HMOs
...ake up 55 percent of M+C enrollees and rely on M+C plans because they cover drugs and other supplemental benefits. The authors found that M+C plans provided $6 billion in added benefits to enrollees in 2001 when compared to the Medicare fee for ser...Elderly do not plan for serious future illness
Elderly patients may be reluctant to make plans for the future, particularly for serious illness, ... of life: that physicians and patients should make plans in advance about possible future illness," say the authors. "The elderly people we interviewed descr...Recirculated airplane cabin air does not cause more colds
...onnecting flight on the interview day; they had no plans for additional air travel before the follow-up interview; they did not have a cold when the initial questionnaire was distributed.......ion programs are generally designed to help health plans and employers make informed decisions when choosing their business partners. Certification involves a voluntary review process and a nationally recognized evaluation that managed-care organizations and purchasers of health care use to assess physicia...