Emergency clopidogrel could save thousands of lives46,000-patient heart attack trial results
...use is limited, although current guidelines advise prompt administration unless there are contraindications. COMMIT/CCS-2 aimed to establish whether using intravenous then oral metoprolol during a heart attack could cut deaths and reduce the risk of repeat heart attacks and cardiac arrest. Dr Zhengming Chen...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...ions for pregnant women, promoting clean delivery, prompt and exclusive breastfeeding, extra care for low-birth-weight babies, and antibiotics for neonatal infection. The paper emphasises that combining interventions into packages, which are delivered within existing maternal care and child survival program...Induction at 32 weeks possible action for expectant moms with premature membrane rupture
...ranes surrounding the baby, and such infection can prompt premature delivery or infection of the uterus afte...fant. In order to confirm the study's findings and prompt a change in nationwide standard of care for mothers with premature membrane rupture, the Mayo resear...Study finds happiness persists, despite illness
...during each two-hour period of an entire week, and prompt participants to report their mood at those random moments by completing a quick series of ratings. "The big advantage of using PDAs is that you can get representative snapshots of a person's experience, rather than just relying on their overall impr...Early HIV screening prolongs life and is affordable, Stanford study shows
... are diagnosed only after exhibiting symptoms that prompt testing: the CDC reports that more than 40 percent of patients don't learn of their infection until very late in the game. "We know from other studies that people find out late in the course of the HIV infection-when they're almost to AIDS or already...New survey finds red dress symbol prompts women to take action to care for their hearts
...ease awareness and 45 percent agreed that it would prompt them to talk to their doctor and/or get a check-up. The survey was commissioned by WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease--a founding partner of The Heart Truth. The Red Dress Collection 2005 Fashion Show features red dresse...Public interest advocates question NIH Enhanced Access policy
...r the lack of incentive for researchers to provide prompt access: "The potential 12 month delay does not improve much, if any, upon the status quo. NIH guidance also should encourage pursuit of alternative publication venues that commit to free dissemination of knowledge to those who need it." "If NIH is go...Problems in the bedroom can indicate heart problems
...e asked about ED. Any signs of the problem should prompt physicians to aggressively assess whether or not the patient is at risk for cardiovascular disease....Lottery funding to aid research into superbugs
...the Health Protection Agency in London, said: "The prompt and appropriate use of antibiotics to control lung infections is essential to increase the quality of life and survival of individuals with CF. We are faced, however, with two serious challenges namely, increasing resistance to antibiotics in well kn...Mayo Clinic discovers a key to 'low metabolism' and major factor in obesity
... on obesity is so strong that it should be used to prompt a "NEAT revolution" to reverse the epidemic trends of obesity. "This is entirely doable, because the kind of activity we are talking about does not require special or large spaces, unusual training regimens or gear. Unlike running a marathon, NEAT i...Hospital admissions for asthma more likely for ethnic minorities in the UK
... amounts of care to white patients. "Our findings prompt questions about whether ethnic minorities receive less preventative, or more emergency treatment than their white counterparts. These questions urgently need further and critical examination and research."...CPR performance does not follow guidelines
...her approach would be to develop online tools that prompt the rescuer to improved performance. Audiotapes giving instructions on chest compression rate have been reported to improve the compression rate during cardiac arrest in patients," the authors write. "If our study represents how CPR is delivered dur...Old T cells cripple immune function in the elderly
...ot provide the stimulatory signals to B cells that prompt them to make antibodies. Old and young B cells, however, are equally effective if helped by young CD4 T cells. The authors think this may help explain why immunizations are less effective in the elderly. B cell activation and antibody production ar...CIGNA settlement favorable to psychologists
...r processing of transactions for claims as well as prompt payment for services. The changes were part of CIGNA's recent announcement of a settlement of a lawsuit filed by a class of non-physician health care providers, including psychologists. "We're glad that CIGNA has been working to correct policies an...Add an 'E' to the alphabet for identifying melanoma
...r developing the disease. With early detection and prompt treatment, however, melanoma is highly curable. ...Examination of possible conflicts of interest to influence look at suspected adverse drug reactions
...in the article, "For medicines that are effective, prompt approval provides rapid access to the health benefits of new drugs. At the same time, U.S. patients are increasingly the first to receive new medications, some of which are subsequently discovered to have serious adverse effects. As a result, the c...Grant to study why teens smoke
...personal digital assistant. The PDAs will randomly prompt students several times a day to ask them personal questions about their environment, emotions and relationships. A second group of students will participate in family talk sessions to learn how parents and adolescents communicate about healt...'Outgrown' a peanut allergy? Eat more peanuts!
...od challenge, these reactions can be reversed with prompt treatment of routine medications, such as short-acting antihistamines. Therefore, researchers say the risk of a reaction is warranted as long as the challenge is performed under the supervision of an experienced clinician. They also report that no fo...Mayo Clinic discovers one mechanism for why men and women differ in immune response
... male mouse and treat it with chemotherapy you can prompt the mouse to recover its immune system much more quickly simply by removing androgen." When testosterone is removed, the immune cells come back strong and aggressive, ready to attack. Says Dr. Kwon, "They become twitchy, very reactive, and in this st...NIH awards OHSU $4 million biodefense contract to study tuberculosis
...isease using T cells that can attack the cells and prompt a full immune response. The Lewinsohn research team hopes its identification of TB antigens and epitopes will aid in its own vaccine development. "It supports our scientific mission. The information we will gain from these studies will fuel new idea...