ACTG Protocol 185 Enrollment Halted
...onal support to the existing Public Health Service recommendations that all pregnant women enter prenatal care early and be offered HIV testing. All HIV-infected pregnant women should be offered the Pediatric ACTG Protocol 076 regimen of antenatal, intrapartum and newborn AZT for the purpose of reducing transmissio...Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
...Association. According to recently issued recommendations from the American HeartAssociation (AHA), aspirin is advised for individuals who have had a heartattack or stroke or are at high risk due to family history. Prior studies haveshown that aspirin offers protection against heart attacks or strokes for...... Non-compliance means that patients do not follow recommendations for lifestylechanges that may help reduce an individual's risk of cardiovascular diseases. The American Heart Association estimates that noncompliance results in millionsof hospital admissions each year in the United States. "Talking to a patien...Cardiac Arrests Outside Hospital - Survival Could Be Improved By Better Public Awareness Of Symptoms
...editorial in this week's BMJ, Evans reiterates the recommendations made by Ruston and Norris and in particular stresses that as two thirds of all cardiac patients die at home, basic life support training should be targeted at close relative and friends of patients with known coronary artery disease. The author al...Beware Of Adverse Drug Reactions
...cessarily expensive. The authors make a series of recommendations for clinicians to help them improve the likelihood of patients not incurring adverse reactions to drug treatments. They conclude by saying that prescribing doctors should always be aware of the toxic profile of the drugs they prescribe and that the...States Must Be Held Accountable For New Health Plans For Children
...enting Children's HealthInsurance Programs , makes recommendations for state and federalofficials who are implementing the new and expanded insurance plans. "This historic new commitment to children's health holds the promise ofimproving the lives of millions of children," said committee chair Molly JoelCoye, dire...New Guidelines Stress Early Potent Drug Cocktails, Individualized Therapy
...S in people infected with HIV,according to updated recommendations from International AIDS Society-USApresented at a media briefing Saturday, June 27, in Geneva. Two years ago, the panel of independent physicians and scientists published thefirst major peer-reviewed guidelines advocating combination drug therapy. Ba...6,000 Pharmaceutical Scientists Convene November 15-19 In San Francisco
... reaching the market. Several of their recommendations to curb the probability of mistakes are currently being reviewed by the FDA. Impact of High Altitude on Drug Efficacy -- Those who enjoy traveling to exotic locations, beware. The lates...World's Premier Pharmaceutical Scientists Share Latest R&D Findings
... names from reaching the market. Several of their recommendations to curb the probability of mistakes are currently being reviewed by the FDA. Impact of High Altitude on Drug Efficacy -- Those who enjoy traveling to exotic locations, beware. The latest research shows that staying at high altitudes for more than 2...Hypertension: Getting Pharmacists Involved Can Help
...harmacists who counsel patients and makemedication recommendations shows promise in the treatment of uncontrolledhypertension, investigators report. In a study of 95 men and women whose blood pressure remaineduncontrolled after three physician visits in the previous six months,researchers found that those ...UCSF Study Finds DHEA Benefits Cardiovascular Function
... have been completed,which is essential before any recommendations involving the drug can be made,Zellner said. The study was funded by the UCSF Foundation for Cardiac Research. Otherresearchers include: Amanda Browne, BS, Dorina Gheorghevici, MD, Alice Guh, BS,UCSF Vascular Lab; Krishnankutty Sudhir, MD, B...... A major purpose of this study was to assess the recommendations of theAmerican Psychiatric Association (1993) and the Depression Guideline Pane (1993)of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (ACHPR) that designatedantidepressant medications the first-time treatment for moderate to severe majordepression ...New drugs, diagnostic tests, software needed to prepare US cities for chemical, biological attacks
...sues through contact withthe skin and lungs. Other recommendations include: Improvements in the laboratory and epidemiology capabilities of the Centersfor Disease Control and Prevention, as well as at the state and local level Research into methods for quickly evaluating medical conditions of victims ofchemical ...Managed-Care Incentives Should Be Disclosed, Physician Says
...nd it might makepatients scrutinize their doctors' recommendations more closely. In theory, italso could allow market forces to protect patients." Financial incentives have long been part of medicine. The fee-for-service systemencouraged doctors to provide more health-care services, some of which may havebeen unnece...New Book (And Web Site) Use 'Currency' Of Aging To Guide And Motivate Healthy Choices
...nough job of explaining why people shouldfollowour recommendations to motivate people to start and continue healthy choices,"said Roizen. "We wanted to find a way to shift somethingthat was negative and far in the future, like cutting back on dietary fatto avoid a heart attack 20 years from now, into something posit......invasive screeningsenable physicians to make early recommendations for more invasive tests whenappropriate. One of the keys to these screenings is the quality of the ultrasound imaging.Under the direction of Dr. Platt, one of the most respected authorities onultrasonography and president-elect of the American Instit...Can We Prevent Hearing Loss In Elderly Women?
...y contributinginformation that may lead to dietary recommendations aimed at influencing the course of age-related hearing loss." This study assessed the hearing level of each participant and classified them into two groups: normal hearing or impaired hearing. Blood sampleswere drawn from each participant and red blo...Female Soccer Players Perform Best On A High-Fat Diet, UB Study Finds
... Oneimplication of these findings is that dietary recommendations for women athletesshould be different from men's," he said. The study involved nine female collegiate soccer players who ate threediets in a randomized crossover design -- their normal diet, normal diet plus415 calories of oil-roasted peanut...Study Finds Lymph Node Surgery Unnecessary For Many Breast Cancer Patients
...at Duke. "Lately, research has been changing the recommendations for adjuvant therapy. If the information obtained through axillary lymph node dissection isn't asvaluable for these patients, we should seriously consider reassessing itspurpose." Supported by the Duke Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPOR...