One in seven adolescents still doesn't have health insurance
...nd enrollment efforts to takefull advantage of the potential of SCHIP," Newacheck said. "Each state willdesign its own program, and Congress allocated no funds to evaluate programs orto compare program effectiveness across states. Adolescents are particularlychallenging to enroll because traditionally they hav...New anti-angiogenic proteins discovered
...ssel formation More potent than endostatin, with potential for treating a range of cancertumors A team o...nhibit the formation of new blood vessels and have potential fortreating cancer through suppression of tumor growth. The two proteins, named METH-1 and METH-2, w...'Thick' blood may increase stroke risk
...n, causing a heart attack or stroke. Coagulation potential was assessed by measuring three 'factors,' which a...ossible." Researchers emphasize that there is more potential benefit in focusing theconcern of physicians and patients on well-established cardiovascular riskfac...Milestone study in development of xenotransplantation
...ommunity continues to accumulate as we explore the potential forxenotransplantation in the clinical setting, " said Sir Roy Calne FRS, EmeritusProfessor of Surgery, Cambridge University, UK. Currently there are thousands of people all over the world waiting for a newheart or kidney which may transform their li...Decline in awareness and treatment of high blood pressure could pose a serious public health threat
...'s physicians need a "wake up call" to reduce this potential danger,according to a report in Hypertension: Journal of the American HeartAssociation. "We are seeing a definite leveling-off, even a deterioration, in our level ofawareness, treatment and control of hypertension, possibly because we aren'tpaying e...Progress toward a vaccine to fight cocaine addiction is reported
NEW ORLEANS, La., Aug. 23 -- A potential vaccine against the addictive effects ofcocaine was described here today at the national meeting of the AmericanChemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Kim D. Janda, Ph.D., a scientist at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla,C...Too much pressure and criticism harm athletes' potential In a new study examining how much psychological and physicalcharacteristics matter in the development of young athletes, psychologist ShariKuchenbecker,Ph.D., and co-authors from Loyola Marymount University in LosAngeles found that psychological ......rent fluids mix while flowing. "We see tremendous potential for the application of magneticresonance imaging to a variety of engineering challenges," hesaid. "This is a very powerful technique that has beenextensively developed and used in the medical community, whileits application in materials science or e...Cedars-Sinai is first site in California offering LDL apheresis to treat severehypercholesterolemia
...medical records andperform physical assessments of potential candidates. For additional informationabout the procedure or to determine if this might be an appropriate treatmentoption for a patient, call the LDL apheresis center at (310) 967-1861....Federal, private funding to establish inflammatory disease center at UNC
...tions among pregnant women in this country has the potential toreduce the incidence of premature, low birth weight deliveries by 18.2 percent,"he said. "This would save almost 32,000 lives a year and a billion dollars inintensive-care unit costs."...Differences in human brain chemistry may account for different responses to stimulants
...larly vulnerable to abusing drugs and provides new potential targets forboth prevention and treatment efforts." In the study, Dr. Nora Volkow and her colleagues at Brookhaven NationalLaboratory in Upton, New York, and at the State University of New York at StonyBrook used a brain imaging technique called posit...UI study advances understanding of antimicrobials and cystic fibrosis-related infection
...." Travis explained how the findings could lead to potential therapies. "Lowering the salt concentration in the cystic fibrosis airway might allow theantimicrobial factors to kill bacteria," she said. "Second, treatment using antimocribalfactors that can function well in high-salt liquid could be beneficial."...... innovative, community-based projectsthat have the potential to develop into national models and are designed toimprove health and health care for underserved and at-risk populations. In 1999,the RWJF LIFP program received more than 300 applications. Of those, 29 werechosen for site visits and only 18 projects...Brain chemical mellows male mice, but makes mouse moms tough
...5 issue of the Journal ofNeuroscience, establish a potential link between a single brain chemical--theneurotransmitter nitric oxide--and opposing effects in male versus femalebrains. "This result was a big surprise, given what we saw in the male mice," saysStephen Gammie, a postdoctoral fellow in the <ah...Analysis suggests women treated for breast cancer do better with axillary node dissection
...er has increased steadily since the mid 1980s. The potential badnews: Many women with early stages of the disease do not receive axillary nodedissections as part of this treatment, which could mean a lower chance ofsurvival after 10 years, according to a University of Iowa-led analysis. "It's hard to say in a...Follow-up phone calls by nurses benefit cancer patients
...ays. The intervention program also carries potential benefits for the healthcare system. "It can reduce phone calls to the physician's office by 50%. It reachesand benefits minority populations and the under-served. And it can identifycomplications early, before complications become more costly...Cautious evidence of third generation pill link to increase in thromboembolism
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...dermine this safety net." The FDA editorial cites potential problems with some Internet sites, such assale of prescription drugs inappropriate for the patient (e.g., diet pills foran anorexic), dangerous drug interactions, contaminated drugs, drugs withsubpotent strengths, counterfeit drugs and undelivered pr......ous nature of their condition, physicians have the potential to improve the quality of life of people with diabetes and help to reduce the number of deaths caused by this condition. Dr Baksi concludes: "Simply by openly discussing treatment choices with their patients, physicians can make an enormous differen......e. Results suggest that rosiglitazone may have the potential to reduce late-stage complications. "The new studies show that by directly targeting insulin resistance, one of the fundamental defects in type 2 diabetes, rosiglitazone treatment may improve a whole range of metabolic abnormalities," said Dr George ...