Biomedical engineers team with pediatric cardiologists and surgeons to improve Fontan treatment
...educing the mixing of blue and red blood, the body receives a normal or near-normal oxygen supply. It also reduces the risk of a stroke or other complications, and decreases the workload on the single ventricle. To separate the deoxygenated blood and oxygenated blood, doctors create a baffle, or wall,...Research shows that male smokers who want a long life should get married
...ouse also makes it more likely that the individual receives adequate care in times of illness. The researchers found that high income had a negligible effect in keeping people alive. Professor Oswald said: "Forget cash. It is as clear as day from the data that marriage, rather than money, is what keeps peopl...Potent experimental drug shown to slow the growth of breast and prostate cancer tumors in mice
...he protein sits on the surface of cancer cells and receives signals from "growth factor" molecules within the HER family, which, in turn, stimulate tumors to grow. "Although HER-2/neu is a major target because it plays an important role in tumor growth, it's the growth signaling process that we ultimately w...Art work, meditation and group support may help cancer patients live more fulfilling life
...T therapy is effective, Dr. Monti said. One group receives mindful-based stress reduction training and art th... as soon as they enter the study. The second group receives MBAT therapy in eight weeks. After about two months, both groups are evaluated and compared to see...Adults over 50 should be screened for colorectal cancer, US group says
...cancer in a mother, father, sister, or brother who receives a diagnosis before age 60....UNC study: Americans getting obese earlier, ethnic groups put on weight at different rates
...design effective interventions, she said. Obesity receives increasing attention nowadays because it has become so prevalent in U.S. society, McTigue said. The condition is an important risk factor for four of the six leading causes of death in this country -- heart disease, certain cancers, stroke and diabet...Electroacupuncture trial is NCCAM's first intramural study
...be divided into two groups--a treatment group that receives electroacupuncture and a control group that receives sham needling. Sham needling involves placement of acupuncture needles near acupuncture points, but ...New, non-invasive surgical procedure to eliminate epileptic seizures
...the beams converge, the targeted area of the brain receives a full-treatment dose of radiation. Gamma Knife ra...ted. When the individual beams converge, that area receives the full treatment dose of gamma radiation. Treatment time is much less than that of traditional sur...The Lancet Neurology press release
...llow fever, and Japanese encephalitis combined, it receives little attention and is at the bottom of the WHO's "top ten" of infectious diseases. A review in this month's TLN highlights the horrific clinical picture of rabies and covers the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of the disease. This month's ...Heart health should be the front line of diabetes care
...etes, regardless of ethnicity and economic status, receives adequate preventive therapies aimed at smoking cessation, cholesterol and triglyceride correction, blood pressure lowering, and blood glucose level reduction. Encourage clinical trials to determine the optimal timing of revascularization in the patie...Problem-solving training helps moms of kids with cancer
...n more easily handle the problems she faces if she receives training in problem-solving that is tailored to her needs, a new study indicates. The training also appears to bolster her sense of well-being by reducing her emotional distress. Mothers whose children face serious illness have lower levels of well-b...MGH study identifies key immune system molecule
... molecule that sits on a cell?s outer membrane and receives chemical signals -- called PGRP-LC. The researchers found that inactivating PGRP-LC destroyed macrophages' ability to recognize and ingest E. coli bacteria but not another type of bacteria called S. aureus, suggesting that the protein is critical to...Outsmarting cancer - new results from novel enzyme inhibitors
...arely directly mutated in breast cancer, Ras often receives signals from growth factors that make it function in an abnormal way, promoting the growth of breast cancer cells. Interrupting the cellular signals by targeting Ras breaks the chain of command between the growth factors and the nucleus of the cell a...Proven heart therapy used in only 25 percent of cases
...out of four patients with acute coronary syndromes receives drugs that have been proven to reduce death and heart attacks. The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) recommended that the drugs be used for high-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes. The drugs in qu...Poor patients twice as likely to die from heart disease
...nce everyone enrolled in a specific clinical trial receives the same standardized care while in the hospital, this set of data gave us a unique opportunity to look at these economic issues without being clouded by other factors. Of the 2,207 patients, 22 percent had household incomes under $10,000 per year. T...NICHD scientists develop vaccine against deadly hospital-acquired infection
...neither the patients nor their physicians know who receives the vaccine or who receives the placebo, in this case, a harmless salt solution. From three to 40 weeks after the start of the t...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 8, 2002
...ber of friends a patient has and whether a patient receives any in-home help are the biggest indicators for predicting a second stroke. The researchers studied 655 stroke patients over four years and recorded additional strokes, heart attacks or deaths. Fifty-five percent of the participants were women, 27 ...Mayo Clinic study finds radioactive drug samarium hopeful new treatment for osteosarcoma
...radioactivity says Dr. Anderson. Then, the patient receives the stem cells to enable the return of blood counts. The Food and Drug Administration approved samarium in 1997 for relieving pain in patients with cancer involving bone. In Europe, Dr. Oyvind Bruland, of the Norwegian Radium Hospital in Oslo, Norway...UNC expands national clinical trials of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's drugs
UNC-Chapel Hill receives additional $18 million, expands 'real world' clinical trials of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's drugs CHAPEL HILL - The University of North Carolina's Department of Psychiatry is expanding its large-scale effectiveness trials of anti-psychotic medica......ed on patients each year, and the average American receives 3.8 nuclear medicine procedures during his or her lifetime....