AIDS Treatments Seek To Eradicate Virus, Restore Immunity
...osed viral particle will bothstimulate the CTLs to rapidly multiply, as if expanding its troops, andwill also prime these CTLs to readily recognize the virus. Two to three weeks after their immune cells are extracted, the patientswill receive up to 1,000 times as many of these cells back again. In ...UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
...t of many new applicationsto come." Ultrasound is rapidly becoming the most widely used imagingtechnology in medicine because it is non-invasive, portable and lessexpensive than MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and CT (ComputedTomography). It uses no ionizing radiation, making it safer than X-rayimaging. Al...Intralase Will Develop Laser Systems For Eye Surgery
...eration of ophthalmic lasers and capitalize on the rapidly growing laser eye surgery market." Animal testing to determine the safety and effectiveness of IntraLase lasers will be conducted at the U-M's Kellogg Eye Center under a sponsored research agreement also approved by the Board of Regents. Future...Targeted Protein Toxin Effective Against Persistent Brain Tumors
... toxin to a protein calledtransferrin that targets rapidly growing cells such as tumor cells. Nine ofthe 15 patients who were evaluated after this treatment had reductions in tumorsize, and the tumor disappeared completely in two patients. While these resultsare promising, much more work remains before th...... Medicaidprograms at a time when states are moving rapidly to managed care plans. IHS is burdened by a cumbersome and inadequately funded capital budgetingprocess dependent on annual Congressional funding decisions. IHS lacks authority to operate with flexibility in procurement, personnel, andcontracting t..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
...its therapeutic approach by allowing physicians to rapidly measure the efficacy of a drug or treatment modality in an individual patient. This diagnostic technique may finally allow physicians to establish, based upon objective evidence, the proper time for an individual AIDS patient to begin taking medicati...Setting Prescribing Budgets In General Practice
... General practice prescribing costs have risen rapidly in recent years and there are wide variations between practices in rates and costs of prescribing. In this week's BMJ, Majeed and Head argue that capitation based formulas for prescribing are very crude tools and that health authority pharmaceutical...X-Rays: How Big A Risk To Kids? UF Researchers Seek Answers
...atShands. Because children's cells divide rapidly as they grow, they are far moresensitive than adults to the chromosome-damaging effects of radiation. Theincreased frequency of exams piqued Hintenlang's curiosity, so she beganresearching the doses newborns were receiving. She found informa...Optical Technology Projects Images Directly Into The Eye
A laser and a rapidly rotating reflective polygon are the main components in a new technique to project images directly onto theretina. The so-called Retinal Scanning Display Method (RSD) makes it possible to project the virtual reality simulated by a computerin a very re......development. In less than 6 years, the Companyhas rapidly advanced two compounds into human clinical trials and a third newcompound into late preclinical development. *** Editor's Note: This release is also available on the Internet at: http://www.noonanrusso.com...Health Workers May Experience Costly Dislocation As Health Spending Growth Slows
...ition, pay for health workers is not increasing as rapidly as in the past, a further signal of slackening dem...n annual rate of 1.6% from 1990 through 2005, more rapidly than is projected for total jobs in the economy. According to these Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)......d for its commitment totranslational research that rapidly brings new cancer therapies from thelaboratory bench to the patient's bedside. For additional information aboutthis study, please contact the UPCI's Cancer Information and Referral Servicetoll-free at (800) 237-4PCI(724)....Synthetic Detergent Found To Fight Multi-Drug Resistance
...n fail to respond to chemotherapy because the pump rapidly removesthese drugs from cells, preventing their killing action. The pump is also foundnormally in the intestine and liver although its role in these tissues is notknown. In the kidney it functions by moving substances from blood in the kidneythrough ......ave been treatedwith chemotherapy aimed at killing rapidly dividing cells or they have undergonebone marrow transplantation aimed at replacing their diseased marrow. "This experimental therapy is different than chemotherapy because ittargets leukemia cells and leaves normal cells alone," explained D...New Survey Finds Physicians Seek More Clarity In MS Diagnosis And Management
...or treated appropriately, andrisk progressing more rapidly to a more serious disease state. "MS specialists and opinion leaders need to take more of a leading rolein guiding the community-based neurologists to ensure that everyone treating MSis up-to-date withthe current science," said Kenneth P. Jo......with high prevalence. Cost effectiveness declines rapidly when the HIV prevalence rate is below 7percent. In Tanzania and in the high prevalence areas of Thailand, the relative costsand benefits of these drug treatments are in the same range as other HIVprevention programs, such as blood screening and cond...World's First Producer To Repair Brain Damage From Stroke
...t uses several chemicals to cleverlytransform this rapidly dividing cell line into fully differentiated,non-dividing neurons (LBS-Neurons) that can safely be used clinical use. Inextensive preclinical testing, transplants of LBS-Neurons reversed cognitive andmotor deficits in animals in which stroke had bee...Studies Indicate An Effective Treatment For Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
...teroid users lose large amounts of boneand lose it rapidly -- as much as 10 to 20 percent in the first year of steroidtreatment," Saag said. "Approximately 50 percent of chronic steroid usersdevelop osteoporosis, increasing their risk for fractures. Calcium and vitaminD supplements, hormone replacement the...UCSF AIDS Research Center Receives Major New Grant From NIH
...oundaries," Volberding said. "In this way, we can rapidly apply insights frombasic laboratory research to address our patients' problems. The CFAR grantallows us to become an even more effective research community." First funded through NIH in 1988, the CFAR program is designed to provide anational pool o...Some CFS Patients Benefit From Low-Dose Steroid, But Side Effects Too Risky
...t 5, 10 or 15 points. Moreover,they improved more rapidly and had consistently higher average increases inWellness scores than the placebo recipients. Twelve of the patients, however - all from the 33 in the hydrocortisone group-experienced significant adrenal suppression. None of an equal number ofplace...