AIDS Treatments Seek To Eradicate Virus, Restore Immunity
...L, under the direction of Bolognesi, has just been renewed bythe NIH for seven years....Stress common in AIDS victims who respond well to drug therapy
...us, personal relationshipsand long-term plans. The renewed prospectof living requires "renegotiating" many of the realities that they had come toaccept. This renegotiation is a source ofuncertainty, and often stress, affecting their feelings of hope and futureorientation (not having any information about the...AIDS researchers get $10 million to continue studies
...he local award is part of more than $80 million in renewed funding from the NIH for the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group, a nationwide network of medical research institutions. From its start in 1987, the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group has played a pivotal role in defining the standard of care for adults ...Synthetic rubber kills germs on contact
...he chlorine atoms are used up, this feature can be renewed simply by exposing the rubber to bleach, which provides the missing chlorine atoms. Rubber formulas can be given enhanced disease-fighting power by adding more N-halamine groups to their structure, Worley says. Based on preliminary laboratory...Science for global health - World Health Day 2001
...human." Today, on World Health Day 2001, we urge renewed commitment to ensuring that the benefits of good health, including mental health, are available to all people everywhere, not just to those who live in countries that enjoy the vast advantages of prosperity. Scientific research and research capaci...New research shows even a single drug exposure can alter brain function
...to cocaine after a period of abstinence can induce renewed drug-seeking behavior....College freshmen more politically liberal than in the past, UCLA survey reveals
...ention to politics, the 2001 survey shows signs of renewed political interest and activism. The percentage of...9). Enhanced racial awareness is also reflected in renewed growth in the percentage of entering college students who are committed to helping promote racial un...New awards, expanded focus for Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group
...us Diseases (NIAID) today announced $36 million in renewed funding for the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group (PACTG), and a greater focus on both adolescent research and international pediatric research. The new five-year awards will support 18 university-based clinical trials sites, a statistical and da...New patient survey puts a human face on overcoming depression
...love to do, particularly my acting career. I have renewed energy and interest in life, which has improved my relationship with my husband, my family and my community. Delta Burke is the official spokesperson for the GOAL! campaign. Depression affects approximately 19 million Americans each year and can int...Stanford researcher dusts off old drug; uncovers new anti-rejection properties
...anted stents coated with sirolimus to prevent this renewed division of the blood vessel wall. Two years later, those vessels were still clear. "This is probably where our discovery of this new use for sirolimus will benefit the most patients," Morris said. He said that Johnson & Johnson is continuing to test...Mayo Clinic researchers find useful test for identifying patients
...medicine has helped Mayo Clinic researchers find a renewed use for a test once deemed ineffective in detecting a cardiac condition sometimes cited as the cause of previously unexplained sudden deaths. "This is a test we use to determine if patients are at risk of long QT syndrome," says Michael J. Ackerman, ...First study of Viagra(R) in black men demonstrates treatment as effective, well tolerated
...access to appropriate care," added Bonhomme. "The renewed interest in ED that was prompted by the introduction of Viagra has likely given physicians the opportunity to diagnose and treat the diseases associated with ED which otherwise may not have been identified." In the study of black men, treatment with ...African American women are at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency than white women
...iency among women of childbearing age has received renewed attention. Hypovitaminosis D in women of childbearing age may result in inadequate transfer of maternal vitamin D to the fetus during pregnancy, which, in turn, can lead to low infant stores. Nesby-O'Dell et al., publishing in the American Journal o...Girls with views of nature have better chance of success
...earch that shows the ability to concentrate can be renewed through contact with natural settings," said Kuo, who also is a professor of psychology. "I'm pursuing the possibility that self-discipline draws on the same brainmechanism that concentration does." The new findings, Taylor said, strengthen argument...Drug resistance may prove more pervasive in African HIV
... the need for second generation therapies acquires renewed urgency." Freire stressed that the new findings do not imply that AIDS therapies should be withheld from the approximately 28 million patients infected with HIV-A and HIV-C, the African subtypes of the virus. "On the contrary, they emphasize the ne...World Heart Day spotlights cardiovascular disease pandemic
...f safe and effective strategies for prevention. A renewed commitment to emphasize prevention strategies and increased access to low-cost drugs for hypertension control is needed, adds Mensah. The editorial also indicates that tobacco use is increasing throughout the world. It predicts the number of smokers...Giving clot busters in arteries has some benefits
...he U.S. health market after several years, and the renewed availability of the drug could lead to other evaluations of intra-arterial therapy, Alberts says. "The fact that the agent will be available again might be a good thing, since it is the drug that physicians have used most often for intra-arterial th...Device acts as heart's security system
...ing extraordinarily well with the device and has a renewed quality of life due to our ability to use the transmitted data to fine tune her heart function, said Abraham. Before the woman received the implant she required continuous oxygen therapy and a wheelchair for mobility. Today she doesnt need either.Wit...Organ-transplant patients at particluar risk from low MMR vaccine uptake
...ty in the general population], there is a need for renewed awareness of measles as a cause of non-specific, respiratory, or neurological symptoms in immunocompromised individuals. Special vigilance is needed in those individuals who have not had natural measles, are unvaccinated, or are only suboptimally pr...Post-stroke treatment with antidepressants appears to reduce death rate
...r of strokes will eventually increase, requiring a renewed effort in implementing primary and secondary prevention strategies....