Study shows promise in identifying kidney failure
...ly delayed. Ironically, even tragically, effective preventive and therapeutic measures are widely available, but rarely administered in a timely manner due to the lack of early biomarkers of kidney failure," Dr. Devarajan said. The Lancet study used as its model children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surger...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...tion between interpersonal continuity and improved preventive care and lower rates of hospitalization. Although even fewer studies addressing the association between continuity and cost exist, a review of 20 studies found an association between interpersonal continuity and lower cost variables. Interpersonal ...Novel therapy tested in mice could chase away cat allergies
... interested in applying this approach to develop a preventive treatment for serious food allergies. NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious diseas...Optical technique identifies vulnerable plaques in cardiac patients
...sudden cardiac death will be crucial to innovative preventive therapies." Plaques are deposits of fats, cholesterol and other materials that collect in major arteries, restricting or sometimes blocking blood flow. While some plaques are relatively stable, others are vulnerable to rupture and release their con...Child care may affect entire community's risks of infection
...ital. "The take-home message really relates to key preventive steps" that can keep children from becoming infected, such as vaccination against pneumococcus and good hygiene, Dr. Huang added. "The vaccine is very effective and prevents infection. In addition, wash [children's] hands and encourage their friends ...Use of inhaled corticosteroid led to fewer hospitalizations for young children with asthma
...months to 4 years of age. Pulmicort Respules is a preventive type medicine. Pulmicort Respules is not a quick-relief medicine (bronchodilator) and should NOT be used to treat an acute asthma attack. In clinical studies, the side effects experienced with Pulmicort Respules and how often they happened were s...New thrust needed to tackle health inequalities globally says UCL scientist
...alify, families must ensure their children receive preventive health care, enrol in school, and attend classes. The results are encouraging: favourable growth of children and fewer episodes of diarrhoea. The Oportunidades programme in Mexico had somewhat similar aims with similarly encouraging results. Profess...Aspirin's potential ability to prevent colon polyps may not apply equally to all
...we can't make any definitive recommendations about preventive aspirin therapy." Chan is an instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. The Nurses' Health Study (NHS) was initiated in 1976 at BWH and is the longest-running, major women's health study ever undertaken. The NHS has resulted in hundreds of jo...2005 H. Trendley Dean Memorial Award
...sting impact on the publics health. In the area of preventive dentistry, Dr. Rozier and his collaborators have studied various aspects of community water fluoridation, sealants, fluoride mouthrinse, fluoride supplements, professionally applied topical fluoride, and various combinations. Dr. Rozier is truly an o...2005 Behavioral Sciences & Health Services Research Award
...s research on the relation among dental check-ups, preventive procedures, and caries occurrence has initiated the process of reconsidering the routine caries-preventive chair-side procedures and annual check-ups in public oral health centers in Finland. The reported work is always thorough, always measured, an...2005 Geriatric Oral Research Award
... Dr. Meurman has spent over 30 years investigating preventive dentistry, oral epidemiology, oral microbiology and pathology, with special emphasis on the role of oral infections in medically compromised patients. He has been at the forefront of identifying oral complications of systemic diseases, particularly ...Laughter helps blood vessels function better
...pal investigator Michael Miller, M.D., director of preventive cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "At the very least, laughter offsets the impact of mental stress, which is harmful to the endothelium." T...Stroke warning signs often occur hours or days before attack
...owing a TIA in order to receive the most effective preventive treatment. This study indicates that the timing of a TIA is critical, and the most effective treatments should be initiated within hours of a TIA in order to prevent a major attack." Rothwell also noted that clinical guidelines should be amended acco...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...ey, an annual phone survey of adults that measures preventive health behaviors. The study found that while nearly two-thirds of men were up-to-date with prostate cancer screening, only 47.6 percent had had a recent colon cancer screening. More than 70,000 men will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year,...Studies address issues of risk and survival in rapidly increasing GI cancers
...g of what can increase survival could help uncover preventive strategies." While researchers are not currently able to pinpoint the underlying reasons for the study's results, they are certain the results are not attributed to traditional prognostic factors such as tumor stage or grade. In addition, age, educa...Chemicals in apples could reduce the risk of breast cancer, Cornell study in rats suggests
...ing cancers and cardiovascular diseases to include preventive effects for other chronic diseases, such as cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, central neurodegenerative disease and diabetes. Says David R. Jacobs, professor in the Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesot...Study documents initial differences in sexual transmission of HIV between males and females
...r and for future development of a vaccine or other preventive methods that could stop sexual transmission of HIV-1. The couples in the study come from the Rakai Cohort, a Uganda-based population in a long-term study of HIV infection. The researchers tested each couple's viral RNA to determine which variants,...Marijuana ingredient may stall decline from Alzheimer's
...verer of marijuana's active component. To show the preventive effects of cannabinoids on Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the Cajal Institute and Complutense University in Madrid, led by Maria de Ceballos, conducted studies using human brain tissue, as well as experiments with rats. The study appears in the ...USC dental researchers develop first test for predicting cavities in children
...getting a large number of caries - with the proper preventive dental care he [or she] can arrive at adulthood wi...ify those people that are at risk and put in place preventive measures, it is going to prevent them from suffering." The physical and financial burden of caries i......l of this network is to develop safe and effective preventive vaccines against HIV/AIDS. This group has been working together for more than five years, and has developed a pipeline of potential vaccines. The EuroVacc Foundation, a non profit organization, was created in 2002 as an evolution of the network. The...