Youki spray curbs spread of superbug MRSA
...d by adhesives & dressings. Other benefits include reduced nursing time, potential for self-application, easy and quick to apply, avoids trauma to the wound and surrounding skin from repeated change of dressing, addresses the trauma caused by an allergic response to dressings used previously, enables the exu...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for December 2004 (second issue)
...in an attempt to slow lung function decline showed reduced bone density in both the lumbar spine and neck of the femur (thigh). The researchers investigated bone metabolism in COPD in 412 subgroup participants involved in Lung Health Study II. All subjects, who were either current smokers or recent quitter...UGA researchers receive NIH contract to create a stem cell-based drug assay for SMA
...ctioning of most of the body's cells. However, the reduced protein levels produced by SMN2 are not enough to keep the neurons in the spinal cord from degenerating. Transgenic mouse models, developed to study SMN function, have been informative, said Stice. However, typical model systems, such as the mouse, p...Success of experimental herpes vaccine builds momentum for human clinical trials
...tically to previously infected guinea pigs, dl5-29 reduced the rate of recurrent infections slightly better than the other candidates. A key finding was that dl5-29 also induced a substantially stronger T cell response than either of the two other vaccines. Additionally, dl5-29 stimulated stronger antibody r...Kinder, gentler procedure gives superior results for stem cell transplants
...ual and often takes many months. The protocol also reduced the incidence and severity of graft vs. host disease, which occurs when transplanted immune cells attack various cells in the body. For the majority of patients who experienced graft vs. host disease, the symptoms were limited to the skin and were co...News briefs from the Journal CHEST, December 2004
... 1998. The percentage of men who smoked daily was reduced from 58% to 28%, and their respiratory disease rate significantly declined as well. The smoking rate of women, which had increased from 12% to 20% from 1960 to 1973, leveled off at approximately 20% following the passage of this act, while their smo...Anger, negative emotions may trigger stroke
...attack (mini-stroke). Ischemic stroke is caused by reduced blood flow to the brain. It is the most common type of stroke. The study participants, who had an average age of 68, were interviewed one to four days after the stroke occurred. Approximately 30 percent of patients reported exposure to anger, ne...Risk of stroke doubles for migraine sufferers
...e increased risk of stroke is probably down to the reduced blood flow to the brain which usually occurs in a migraine, suggest the researchers. Migraine is the most common form of headache in young adults, with as many as a quarter of women in their mid to late thirties suffering the condition. The link bet...Study suggests Akt3 protein is key to melanoma's resistance to chemotherapy
...alted by the melanoma cells. Both of these methods reduced melanoma cell survival and inhibited tumor development. Robertson's team confirmed this using a mouse model, finding that decreasing Akt3 activity using siRNA or reintroducing the missing PTEN protein halted tumor progression. "Identifying Akt3 as a...Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
...ontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma, and significantly reduced hepatic function. Dry mouth was the most frequently reported adverse event (DETROL LA 23 percent vs. placebo 8 percent); others (> 4 percent) included headache (DETROL LA 6 percent vs. placebo 4 percent), constipation (DETROL LA 6 percent vs. pl...New study shows early ritalin may cause long-term effects on the brain
...es of tests that all showed that the animals had a reduced ability to experience pleasure and reward, particularly when it was measured by sensitivity to cocaine. In addition, they found that the animals exposed to Ritalin during pre-adolescence were more prone to express despair-like behaviors in stressful...Re-analysis of large trials shows greatest benefit of chemotherapy in ER-negative tumors
...ts cumulatively, Berry found that chemotherapy has reduced the risk of death in ER-negative patients by 56 percent. "The absolute benefit has been similarly impressive, especially in comparison with the corresponding absolute benefit of chemotherapy to ER-positive patients," he says. The studies, conducted ...New study links lead exposure with increased risk of cataract
...chaumberg. "In addition to the obvious problems of reduced vision, the visual disability associated with cataracts can have a significant impact on the risk of falls, fractures, quality of life, and possibly even mortality."...Reducing anti-rejection meds after transplant shows less complications
...improved intestinal transplant graft survival, and reduced rejection and infection rates by successfully using a novel immunosuppression minimization protocol, thus improving patients' overall quality of life and avoiding the use of several anti-rejection drugs, which can cause serious infections and major c...Increased suicide rate is possibly linked to chemicals released from nearby asphalt plants
...y problems, which are still occurring though at a reduced rate said Weisler. In addition to suggestions of an increased suicide rate, the incidence rate of primary brain cancers in these neighborhoods from 1995 to 2000 showed an increase about 6.4 times greater than expected f...Novel antibiotic shows promise in shortening treatment duration of tuberculosis
...d that a cocktail regimen containing this compound reduced bacterial load after one month to the same level as the currently used regimen after two months of treatment, shortening normal treatment time by 50 percent. After two months treatment with the R207910 containing cocktail, no TB bacilli could be isol...Novel p53 gene-based therapy boosts immune system and reduces tumor size
...el gene-based therapy before breast cancer surgery reduced tumor size by nearly 80 percent on average, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium meeting. The therapy, known as Advexin, also showed evidence that the p53 pro...Aromatase inhibitors should be first-line treatment for certain type of breast cancer
...ased the time to disease recurrence by around 20%; reduced cancer spreading (distant metastases) by 14%, and reduced cancer occurring on the other breast by over 40%. Fewer women given anastrozole stopped taking the...Multi-center study finds therapy boosts kidney transplants in 'highly sensitized' patients
...transplant patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center reduced high antibody levels and improved transplantation rates. The analysis was based on the experiences of 98 highly sensitized patients who were administered either the medication, called intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), or a placebo while awaiting tra...Updated adjuvant data presented at SABCS show 30 percent reduction in recurrence
...xifen) and were switched to AROMASIN significantly reduced their risk of recurrence and increased disease-free survival compared to patients who remained on tamoxifen for the entire five years. "The adjuvant approval of AROMASIN would provide oncologists with a treatment regimen that significantly reduces t...