Tacrolimus Stops Rejection Of Kidney Transplants
... concluded the authors, provides prompt, effective reversal of refractory kidney rejection, good long-term kidney function, a low incidence of repeat rejection, and an acceptable safety profile. "Our consistent success in reversing the worst-of-the-worst cases means that tacrolimus has become our preferred tr...UNC-CH Studies Show Medicine Can Reverse Osteoporosis From Transplants, Cystic Fibrosis
...tedwith Pamidronate experienced about a 10 percent reversal of bone loss caused byimmuno-suppressant drugs. Drs. Robert M. Aris, assistant professor of medicine; David Ontjes,professor of medicine; and Gayle E. Lester, research associate professor oforthopaedics, all at the University of North Carolin...PAHO To Provide $1 Million For Cholera Programs In Central America
...gs that really concerns me is the possibility of a reversal in what has been achieved in health in Central America," Dr. Alleyne said. "We can't have that. The other important point is to make sure that health figures prominently in the reconstruction efforts." The Director, accompanied by the Assistant Di...PAHO Director Urges Health Protection In Hurricane Talks
...sformation of Central America. "We cannot accept a reversal in the level ofhealth attained." Dr. Alleyne, in the meeting Sunday, signed the Costa del Sol Declaration inwhich the Pan American Health Organization offered $1 million for programs tocombat and prevent cholera in Central America. He said health mus...Cholesterol-lowering drugs provide double protection against heart disease
...versity of Tokyo. The researchers found that this reversal was also associated with improvementsin blood pressure, both systolic (heart pumping) and diastolic (heart at rest). "Reversing remodeling may result in a reduction in the development of plaque,which in turn can reduce the risk of a heart attack," s...Behavioral sensitization: A new perspective on alcoholism
...be used in the future as a prevention tool or as a reversal of alcoholism," said Camarini, "but we do know that it makes alcohol less appealing to someone when they drink it." Co-authors of the Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research paper included: Roberto Frussa-Filho, Department of Pharmacology, ......D.C.-A short-term drug regimen offers long-lasting reversal of acertain form of memory loss in monkeys given antipsychotic medications,researchers report March 17 in the journal, Science . Known as "working" memory, this function is critical because it allows individualsto briefly hold information in mind du...Treatment helps dyslexics significantly improve reading, shows brain changes as children learn
...uage processing of the sounds of the language, not reversal of letters. "We want to make it very clear that we didn't cure dyslexia, but we think we effectively treated it," said Berninger. "Because of differences in their brains, the boys in our study will need additional educational treatment if they are t......y the protein, Nogo. The finding could lead to the reversal of functional deficits in brain and spinal cord injuries caused by trauma and stroke, or brought about by degenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. "We had the key and now we have the lock," said Strittmatter, whose study was published this ...Chiropractic correction of upper neck injury may help reverse multiple sclerosis
...uries in an MS patient which may have stimulated a reversal of MS symptoms. According to Dr. Elster, injuries...of study participants showed an improvement and/or reversal of symptoms. By correcting neck injuries, Elster says she has also achieved similar positive resul...College freshmen more politically liberal than in the past, UCLA survey reveals
...clear whether gains in political interest signal a reversal of the long-term trend toward political disengagement, Sax said. These one-year changes likely reflect students reaction to the contested 2000 presidential election and its historic aftermath. Additionally, questions related to activism and volunteer...Hope for kidney transplant patients of improved graft survival
...nts on CellCept therapy without cyclosporine had a reversal or stabilisation of their kidney function compared to 32% of patients who continued on cyclosporine, as measured by decreasing serum creatinine levels. CellCept has been shown to have a non-kidney toxicity profile 1 compared to other immunosuppressan...Peptide promotes new growth in injured spinal cords
... the journal Nature. The finding could lead to the reversal of functional deficits resulting from brain and spinal cord injuries and caused by trauma and stroke, or brought about by degenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. The lead author of the study, Stephen Strittmatter, M.D., associate professor...Few women regret sterilization procedures
...sponding figure (2.2 percent) for women requesting reversal of tubal sterilization. Women who experienced sub...y to request that their husbands undergo vasectomy reversal as those who did not experience such conflict. Among couples with substantial conflict prior to tub...Dartmouth/VA researchers examine news coverage of breast cancer prevention
...eir forties, the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) reversal of the panel (advocating mammography) and the diss... for the failure to recommend mammography. The NCI reversal stories were almost universally supportive and many expressed relief that the consensus panel had be...U.S. cancer mortality rates reflect changing socioeconomic patterns
... rates than men in high socioeconomic areas. This reversal largely reflected a faster increase in cancer mortality among men in low socioeconomic areas compared with men in high socioeconomic areas, researchers explain in the June 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Europeans have long ...Sugar on the brain: Study shows sugar dependence in rats
...eth chattering, those animals showed anxiety and a reversal in the usual balance of neurochemicals in the brain's motivation system. Animals that binged on normal food with no sugar and received the opioid blocker did not show these withdrawal signs. Animals that were given a steady diet of food and sugar wa...New gene therapy protocol: First successful treatment for 'bubble babies'
...tically altered stem cells, resulted in a complete reversal of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a condition caused by the lack of an essential enzyme, adenosine draminase (ADA). Children born with an acute form of SCID are known as "bubble babies" and have to be kept in isolation units to prevent them...Antioxidant-rich diets improve age-related declines in mental function of rats, USF/VA studies find
... fed a diet rich in spinach for six weeks showed a reversal in the normal loss of learning that occurs with age. The rats that ate rat chow containing 2 percent freeze-dried spinach learned to associate the sound of a bell tone with a subsequent puff of air faster than those fed regular rat chow, the study f......lic health and hospital physicians. The halting or reversal of the trend in deaths from alcoholic liver disease requires further public emphasis on the risk of fatal liver disease from excessive alcohol consumption, they conclude....