New model suggests that AIDS drugs may not abolish HIV infection
...ly. "If, as current theories hold, the rate of HIV reduction reflected the rate atwhich previously infected cells were killed," says Dr. Paul, "there is noobvious reason why it should be related to treatment regimen." Drs. Paul, Grossman and their colleagues predict that anti-HIV treatmenteventually leads to s...New database on HIV/AIDS to focus on real-world treatment outcomes
...etermined the rate of increase inCD4 cells and the reduction in viral load among its patients. ...alysis will help determine why we are not seeing a reduction in viral load tomatch the increase in CD4 cells," he said. Data taken from the population of UCSF Po...New 'real time' MRI stress test pictures heart in motion
...s and relaxes. It also induces cardiac ischemia, a reduction in the blood being supplied to theheart. With the high-speed imaging, the physician can evaluate the ability of the leftventricular wall to move during physical stress. The fast cine MRI uses thehighest speed available to visualize the rapid movemen...Doppler ultrasound can reduce hospital stays
... of post-operative complications," Gan said. "The reduction incomplications translates into shorter hospital stays and quicker return toeveryday life. The Doppler technology is less invasive and gives us morecomplete information about how the patient is doing intraoperatively." Specifically, those pa...Results of NUVANCE phase I/II asthma trial presented
...al marker used to evaluate asthma severity, with a reduction in FEV1 indicating a worsening of asthma. The results described herein are based on investigational data analyzed by Immunex. These data have not been reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as part of an application for regu...Institute publishes "Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment"
...n addiction treatment programs, there is a $4to $7 reduction in drug-related crime, criminal justice costs and theft alone. When savings related to healthcare are included, total savings can exceed costs by a ratio of 12 to 1. Majorsavings to the individual and to society also come from significant drops ini......ficial effect was even more pronounced,with an 80% reduction in the rate of death and heart transplantation! "At thepresent time, said Douglas Bradley, this is an area that is almost completelyignored by cardiologists to the detriment of their patients". As he indicated at the 9th ERS meeting, the Toronto team...A new ion channel involved in cell proliferation: evidence for its oncogenic potential
...at the specificblockade of EAG expression causes a reduction in the proliferation rate ofcancer cells expressing this specific ion channel. Traditionally, most of thedrugs used to treat cancer have many undesired side effects, because they aretargeted at actively growing cells, which are not only the tumor cel...New NIAMS grant targets osteoporosis in men
...gher peak bone mass at maturity and a more gradual reduction in sexsteroid influence in aging men....International study provides important benchmark for countries still using leaded gasoline
...percent since the 1970s, according to the CDC. The reduction to three ug/dL in the measured populations is an average, Thomasemphasizes. "Blood lead levels of individuals are distributed about theaverage. Even when the average blood lead level is three ug/dL, someindividuals may have significantly higher exp...To build a better artificial hip, UD prof says, mimic Mother Nature
...ere it's not needed anymore, andthen you can see a reduction in bone mass. Atrophy and reabsorption lead to aloosening and failure of the joint or the bone." An alternate approach, pioneered in 1995 by E. Munting and M. Verhelpen, hasmore closely approximated normal loading conditions among patients in Europe.......viable HIV. "In these patients, we observed both a reduction of plasma virus to less than 50copies per milliliter of blood and a marked diminution of an important viralreservoir - the pool of latently infected, resting CD4+ T cells," says Dr. Chun. "But the question still remained whether levels of HIV would r...Poorer people worse off after heart attack
...bourhood income there was anassociated 10 per cent reduction in the risk of death. Dr. David Naylor, coauthor of the study and dean of the University of Toronto'sfaculty of medicine adds, "We need to untangle the various patient, system andsocietal factors that have an impact on survival after a heart attack. ...Time-released capsule delivers 'growth factor' to improve coronary bypass surgery
...ddition, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a reduction in the size ofthe area in the heart without proper blood flow from about 15.7 percent to 3.7percent in patients treated with 100 micrograms of growth factor. Researchers add that there was no evidence of any adverse side effects from thegrowth therap...HIV prevention program targets young gay men through social networks and peer support for safe sex
... Followup data showed a substantial and sustained reduction in unprotected anal intercourse--the behavior most risky for HIV transmission--among participants. Developed by team at the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) at the University of California, San Francisco, the program was implemented in Sa...Vitamin A compound may help protect younger women against breast and ovarian cancers
...tive. We also observed a statistically significant reduction in ovarian cancer in the younger women taking fenr... the study also showed a statistically significant reduction of ovarian cancer in women aged 50 or younger who were treated with fenretinide, with six cases in t...New sterol spread can reduce bad cholesterol
...if on top of that you can get another five percent reduction with a product like this, you're talking about a 10 to 15 percent reduction in LDL cholesterol, which over time may reduce the risk of heart disease by 15 to 30 percent or more...Spouses of heart disease patients face high risks themselves
...ning, and it also says that we need to target risk reduction to include not only patients, but spouses too," she says. "If we want to lower risk factors for patients, the change will have to begin at home and we have to be aware that both spouses may be in need of treatment," she says. "In our own program,...Wake Forest study finds both prevention and treatment needed to control heart disease
...ombined strategies seem to be working. Cholesterol reduction showed up across the surveys. The reduction was not restricted to people with high cholesterol levels. Rather the cholesterol levels seen among ......gh levels of daily stress showed less than average reduction in episodes of ischemia and severe heart pains (angina), and showed less improvement in performance on a treadmill. Scientists at the University of British Columbia and Ottawa Heart Institute examined 80 participants during a 12-week study of the ben...