More than $34 Million in SPORE Grants
...tion. M. D. Anderson also received $6.5 million in renewed funding for its lung cancer SPORE, first awarded i...more than $88 million. Before the new $6.5 million renewed award to M. D. Anderson, the grant for lung cancer research was originally given jointly to M. D. An...USP's hospital medication error report supports key patient safety goals
...nstrate the need to improve patient safety through renewed efforts to prevent patient misidentification, miscommunication between caregivers, errors in administration of high-risk medications and infusion pump errors," said Paul M. Schyve, M.D., senior vice president, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hea...One combination of AIDS drugs appears better for starting treatment
... toxic, switching to a different combination often renewed effective viral control. The current studies are the largest and most complex examination of the outcomes of different treatment strategies. When triple combination therapy was first introduced, physicians combined two drugs called nucleoside rever...Urgent action required to prevent 500k deaths/yr worldwide from pregnancy-related causes
...her huge, expensive, international conference, but renewed commitment to the particular problems of individual women in local communities. Strengthening reproductive health and human rights is an urgent global need, one on which the future of humankind may quite literally depend.' ...7-month-old is youngest recipient of artificial corneal transplant
...pts at corneal transplantation, this option offers renewed hope," Aquavella says. A similar device, the Dohlman KPro, also is increasingly employed in individuals with poor prognosis for a traditional cornea transplant, he adds. The University of Rochester Eye Institute is one of 26 ophthalmic centers to ...Scientists identify a human antibody that blocks SARS virus infection
...s in that country, but there has been no sign of a renewed outbreak. Even without a current crisis, scientists say the SARS threat has not been eradicated, and they are working urgently to develop a preventive vaccine and effective treatment for the disease, neither of which exist. Part of the body'...Study shows drug can heal, reduce recurrence of fistulas in Crohn's disease
...liximab treatment, but although many experienced a renewed response to the medication, they all had to deal with worsening symptoms. Since infliximab does suppress part of the immune response, patients on sustained therapy should be followed closely for evidence of infection or other serious side effects. A...2005 global tuberculosis targets may be out of reach
...reached by next year-are unlikely to be met unless renewed strategic action and financial support can be secured. Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of death among adults in less-developed countries; incidence is rising in sub-Saharan Africa and countries in the former Soviet Union. A failure to provide t...New animal model for Alzheimer vaccine
...esearch community, and join us in advocating for a renewed commitment to research and improved care for those with Alzheimer's disease," Thies added....Tuberculosis strains stay close to home, say Stanford researchers
...ple drugs in industrialized countries is prompting renewed interest in vaccination. There has long been anecdotal evidence that tuberculosis bacteria differ throughout the world, said Small, who is currently on leave from Stanford serving as a senior program officer in the Global Health Program of the Bill a...World's Alzheimer's disease experts to showcase latest research
...esearch community, and join us in advocating for a renewed commitment to research and improved care for those with Alzheimer's disease," Goldberg added. The Alzheimer's Association is the world leader in Alzheimer research and support. Since 1982, the association has funded more than $150 million in Alzheim...VELCADE (Bortezomib) receives European marketing authorisation
...tho Biotech. "The approval of VELCADE today brings renewed hope to thousands of European multiple myeloma patients and their families" said Eric Low, Executive Director, International Myeloma Foundation (UK). "The multiple myeloma advocacy community has campaigned tirelessly over the years for cutting edge ...$5 million NIH contract to fund development of pediatric heart assist device
...rrow LionHeart TM ," Weiss said. "That has sparked renewed interest in funding research and development of a pediatric version of a heart assist device." Children in need of heart support typically are suffering with congenital heart diseases like hypoplastic left heart syndrome, in which the left part of t...Cardiac complications from smallpox vaccination higher than expected among military personnel
...nations given to military personnel in the wake of renewed threats of bioterrorism remain minimal, the rate of cardiac complications has been higher than expected, according to a clinical review presented at an American Medical Society media briefing on cardiology today. According to the review, the Depart...EDCTP welcomes G8 support for HIV/AIDS vaccine development
... acquired to assess those tools independently. The renewed emphasis about HIV expressed by the G8 Leaders is welcome, timely and only too needed. At the same time, we must not forget that the same challenges are being faced with tuberculosis and malaria, as well as other, more neglected causes of illness and...Wound healers cause skin disease
... this, too many skin cells develop and the skin is renewed more quickly than normal. However, when Franssen cultured the transit amplifying cells from the skin of psoriasis patients, these cells grew less quickly. Exactly how the cell division of transit amplifying cells and stem cells is regulated, is not y...M. D. Anderson receives SPORE grant for melanoma research
... Medical Center in Dallas in 1996; $6.5 million in renewed funding for that grant was received in 2003. A second, $10 million SPORE grant for ovarian cancer research was awarded in 1999. In 2001, M. D. Anderson received both prostate and bladder SPORE grants, totaling $13.3 million and $13.9 million respecti...IDSA offers policy Rx for influenza vaccine shortage
...nfectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) today renewed its call for Congress and the Administration to implement innovative public policy geared toward removing financial disincentives that have caused pharmaceutical companies to leave the vaccine market. "Infectious disease physicians in hospitals and ...Study identifies factors associated with long-term opioid treatment of veteran patients
...tients received 177,840 prescriptions (initial and renewed prescriptions) for short-acting opioid medications, and 6,936 received 53,083 prescriptions for long-acting opioids. Two thousand one hundred ninety-five patients (31 percent with cancer) received oxycodone/acetaminophen for more than nine months at ......cutive Vice President. "Dr. Laughlin's study gives renewed hope to adult patients without a sibling stem cell donor. Continued research is needed, however, to improve the outlook for the large proportion of patients who do not yet benefit from these approaches." The Society helped fund the study. Cord...