Duke Study Suggests New Class Of Drugs Could Bypass Leptin Loop
...fat cell's surface, called B3 adrenergicreceptors, receive the hormone's signal and transmit it inside the cell.The signal initiates a chain of events that results in the burning of storedfat. Specifically, mice on a high-fat diet that received the synthetic noradrenalinestayed as slim as mice on a low-fat...AIDS Treatments Seek To Eradicate Virus, Restore Immunity
...owed for more than two years. All the patientswill receive a potent mixture of anti-viral drugs that includes...their immune cells are extracted, the patientswill receive up to 1,000 times as many of these cells back again. In all,patients will be infused three times wit...Use Of Surfectant Therapy Widens Gap In Death Rate Of Black And White Newborns
...ants in the study were significantly more likelyto receive surfactant therapy than their black counterparts. That's becausethe lungs of black fetuses mature more quickly than those of whites and,therefore, the incidence of RDS is lower in premature black infants.Moreover, the death rate of black and white ba...Study Demonstrates Safety & Effectiveness Of Asthma Drug
...eek evaluation period, patients were randomized to receive eitherthe inhaled beta-agonist, albuterol, two puffs four times a day, or an identical-appearingplacebo inhaler for 16 weeks. Patients in both groups were permitted totake additional albuterol, when needed, for relief of asthma symptoms. Duringa fina...Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...f workers by requiring them to waituntil age 70 to receive full Social Security benefits, instead of the currentretirement age of 65. And those savings "only represent part of the benefit of such an increasein retirement age in that not only would expenditures not be made, but personswho did continue to wor...KUMC Researchers Announce Breakthrough Method For Predicting Epileptic Seizures
...he most expensive part of treatment. For those who receive no benefits from anti-convulsants, surgical treatment may be an option. Having a way to predict seizures can mean a seizure would be sensed before it occurs and could be prevented. Although the technology for preventing seizures may still be ...Johns Hopkins To Announce AIDS Capitated Care Program
...Center, Room 2140. Under capitation, Hopkins will receive a preset fee per month from itsmanaged care partners to cover all medical care for patients in Moore Options.Hopkins will assume the financial risk for care that exceeds the amount perperson paid by the state Medicaid program. Moore Options is named...ACTG Protocol 185 Enrollment Halted
...ng pregnancy for medical indications. Women could receive other nucleoside antiretroviral agents, if required, for their own health. It was anticipated that transmission from mother to child in a population of women with advanced disease, even when receiving AZT, would be significantly higher than that obs..."Super Aspirin" Holds Long-Term Benefits For Some Patients Who Undergo Balloon Angioplasty
...are issues to consider when deciding who should receive this "super aspirin." In his editorial, ...ificant attention to the question of who should receive it," said Dr. Fischman. "The issue of cost-effectiveness is vital to understanding whether or ...Physicians' Opinions Influenced By Drug Industry
...eUniversity of Toronto. This investigation did not receive financial support fromthe pharmaceutical industry....Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
... However, one sub-group of animals was assigned to receive EGb 761 in doses of 100 mg/kg followed by 200 mg/kg, interspersed with periods when they performed tasks while receiving no extract. Results showed that at the highest dose, errors declined by 50 percent. "Despite the urgent need to discove...Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
...funded programs. Additionally, Targon will receive a right of first review of certaininventions in the field of cancer therapy made by Duke during the term of the agreement. Targon will have a period of exclusive review for such inventions. Both parties hope that Targon's early and exclusive review o......d createa new immune system. In some cases, women receive bone marrow from donors(allogeneic transplant). ...ese women." For example, many women who receive chemotherapy and BMT also receiveradiation treatment as soon as six weeks later, Folz said. However...Four-Year Study Shows Long-Term Effectiveness Of Proscar In Treating Enlarged Prostates
... drug under the name Proscar. ### To automatically receive news releases from UT Southwestern viae-mail, send a message to UTSWNEWS-REQUEST@listserv.swmed.edu . Leave the subject line blank andin the text box, type SUB UTSWNEWS...Tighter Chemical Binding = Better Meds
...gnition of his contributions inthis field, he will receive the 1998 Award for Computers in Chemical andPharmaceutical Research on March 31 at the annual meeting of the AmericanChemical Society (ACS) in Dallas. The prize is sponsored by IBM NorthAmerica, Scientific & Technical Systems & Solutions. The disea......h injection drug users were slightly lesslikely to receive protease inhibitors. Further, the large declines in mortalityrates were seen regardless of gender, race, age or HIV transmission riskcategory. The researchers analyzed data over a 42-month period from each ofapproximately 1,250 HIV-infected ...National Health Study Launched On The Internet
...nts who enter their data through the Internet will receive an automaticon-the-spot analysis of their diet, physical activity, and weight. They will bere-contacted every three months for the opportunity to update this informationand to report on their health status. At no charge, participants can choose toh...Poor Heart Disease Patients Pay More For Medications, Get Less Preventative Care
...any can't pay forlife saving medications and don't receive preventative care. Cardiologist Chen Tung...ate insurance to cover medication costs. They also receive less cardiacrehabilitation, according to the study of 523 heart disease patients at Duke. "T...Warfarin Continues To Be Underused As Stroke Preventive
... not every patient with atrial fibrillation should receive warfarin," saysStafford, "we believe there are many other reasons why doctors may not beprescribing this important drug. The use of blood thinners requires frequentblood tests to reduce the small possibility of abnormal bleeding, and bothpatients an...Studies Look At Threshold Effect Of Cholesterol-Lowering "Statin" Drugs
...concentrationsexceed this (130 mg/dL) level should receive cholesterol-lowering drugs," headvises. "A delay in drug treatment for a trial of dietary therapy in suchpatients is not necessary nor warranted." It may take more research to answer the questions about what are the upperlimits of benefit for statins...