Less invasive kidney transplant technique spurring donations
...idney is removed. This procedure allows donors to return to their normal activities in one-third the time o...er hospital stay usually three days and a faster return to regular food than with the open procedure. The result is a greater number of people coming forwar...American Academy of Ophthalmology announces outstanding humanitarian service award recipients
...rvice at the St. John Ophthalmic Hospital. He will return yearly to further his work there. Dr. Lieberman, nominated by the American Glaucoma Society, established the Tibet Vision Project in 1995 as an independent educational program to transfer ophthalmic training skills to the nine-person eye department o...Program evaluation critical to Pakistani doctoral retainment
...he study found that highly-trained researchers who return to Pakistan face many problems including underutilization of their expertise and lack of funding and laboratory space. The study, "Capacity development for health research in Pakistan: the effects of doctoral training," is the first attempt to asses...One-step HIV test may be cheaper, faster, less wasteful
...now their HIV status immediately and don't have to return to the clinic for a later visit. Donatus U. Ekwuem...ation by the Western blot test. These clients must return for a second visit to receive their final results. Most do return, but not all. In the one-step proc...UNC study shows Internet offers youths easy way to buy cigarettes
...ure required for delivery" and only seven showed a return address indicating a tobacco vendor. Some sent complimentary cigarettes and promotional items such as pens and lighters, and one sent six free cartons of cigarettes to two different youth volunteers. "Although it is against the law for stores to sell...NSF considers alternatives for treating ill South Pole worker
...ll await a decision to continue on to the Pole and return the patient to the United States for care. If a flight becomes necessary, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will allow the planes to land at Rothera, its station on the Antarctic Peninsula, to await favorable weather for one of them to fly to the P...University of Pittsburgh intestine transplant results reported at international meeting
...f Pittsburgh no longer require TPN and are able to return to a completely normal diet. Intestinal transplants are not experimental. Since April 2001, Medicare has approved transplants of the small intestine for patients with specific TPN-related complications at centers that perform a minimum of 10 transpl...Study shows melatonin supplements may make standing a hazard for the cardiovascular-challenged
...iately after touchdown on Earth. "When astronauts return to Earth, there is a chance that, for safety reasons, they will need to make a quick exit from the spacecraft," Ray said. "This study suggests that taking melatonin supplements for sleep could exacerbate orthostatic intolerance, making them unable to...New clinical research study evaluates novel cell therapy
...om Chicago will have surgery at another site, then return to Chicago for follow-up, to prevent accidental co...r University School of Medicine, Houston, who then return to their home city for follow-up. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a disorder of the central nervous sys...Poor health affects business bottom line, says HHS
...found that the corporations realized a significant return on their investments in employee health, receiving an average of $3.14 in benefits for every dollar spent on the programs. The bulk of the study stressed the need to change individual attitudes and behaviors, calling them "the root cause of chronic c...HIV researcher at Rush awarded grant from Doris Duke Foundation
...ps reduce the likelihood of the patient failing to return for follow up if the patient has come from a remote location to get treatment, Landay said. The three assays being testing are a lateral flow assay, a dipstick assay and a capillary tube assay. All three are designed to provide immediate CD4 cell re...Results from first clinical trial using GVG to treat addiction
...e subjects were treated as outpatients, allowed to return home each day and go about their normal lives. They were encouraged to participate in group and individual therapy programs, and all were required to provide urine samples for drug screening twice weekly and complete daily questionnaires on drug use ...Epilepsy drug can stop cocaine use in addicts
... using cocaine reported that their craving did not return once they tapered off GVG. Four of the 12 subjects who remained in the study more than ten days were never able to stop using cocaine during the trial, even though they also took GVG. However, three of these people were able to reduce the amount...Nanoneurosurgery, search for E-T life, bioscan technology and home holograms at frontiers of optics
...ER'S REPLY FORM Frontiers in Optics 2003 Please return this form to Colleen Morrison at 202-416-1437, cmorri@osa.org or fax to 202-416-6140 ___I plan to attend the meeting. ___I may attend the meeting; please send additional information as it becomes available. ___I cannot attend but please send additi...Sudden cardiac death: New risk factor first identified in Illinois family by SLU cardiologist
...abnormally fast heart rhythms. If the heart cannot return to a normal rhythm, the patient may develop ventricular fibrillation, a life-threatening irregular heartbeat that can cause sudden cardiac death. In the Illinois family, the daughter, Shalon Gardner, suddenly developed a very rapid heartbeat when she...Trial results have dramatically reduced HRT use
...132 women who restarted, 100 did so because of the return of symptoms, 16 because they "felt better" on HRT, and 15 for other reasons. Most respondents (83%) reported that they had discussed HRT with a health professional. The authors also found that older age, use of combined HRT, and longer duration of HR...First reported cases of North Asian tick typhus among North Americans
...spect this arthropod-borne illness in patients who return from endemic regions with a characteristic syndrome, even in the absence of a recognised tick bite."...Couch potato lifestyle takes a big bite out of health
...ke extra steps throughout the day. Use the stairs, return the cart at the grocery store, or park further from your destination. You don't have to puff and pant or get sweaty- simply be ACTIVE. Exercise is cumulative little bits each day add up to a lot....Adolescent binge drinking produces tolerance to alcohol
...reflex (the animal's inability to right itself and return to all fours) was observed in 24 rats (12 pretreated with alcohol, 12 with saline) after each injection. For experiment III, blood alcohol levels were observed and elimination rates calculated for 17 rats (9 pretreated with alcohol, 8 with saline) a......ses" of cardiac rehabilitation, where patients can return every two months for follow-up. Study coauthors were Jacqueline M. Charvat, Beverly L. Roberts, professor of nursing, and Mary A. Dolansky, a post doctoral fellow, all at the Bolton School, and Paul M. Ribisl, professor of health and exercise scien...