Retrospective Statistical Analysis Corroborates Early Results Of Randomized Breast Cancer Trials
... they take many years to yield results." While the right circumstances exist to evaluate high dose chemotherapy and bonemarrow transplant in non-randomized metastatic breast cancer patients, that isnot the case for patients with earlier stage disease because of how thesepatients are selected for transplant......to date gave us every indication that the time was right for ahuman trial, and we have proven the procedure is safe and feasible. Time willtell if we are able to effectively induce tolerance in these children," saysSteven A. Webber, MBChB, associate professor of pediatrics at the University ofPittsburgh a...The 'Break Even' Cost Of Kidney Transplants Is Shrinking
... costs, since those kidneys tend to functionbetter right after the transplant than those from cadaver donors. "The cost of kidney dialysis averages about $44,000 per year per patient, using1993 figures. The average cost for the transplant patients in our study,including the transplant surgery and medical ...ENBREL (Etanercept) Receives FDA Approval For Treatment Of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
...tion while on ENBREL, theyshould tell their doctor right away. In adult medical studies some patientsexperienced injection site reactions (37 percent), infections (35 percent),headache (17 percent), and malignancies (less than 1 percent). With theexception of injection site reactions, the adverse event r...UI Study Yields Encouraging Results For New Breast Cancer Treatment
... is wrong or that the moreintensive regimen is the right way, or the only way," Gingrich said. "What weare saying is that we need more research. This field is so new that thedefinitive study on the best approach has not been done yet." An estimated 12,000 women with breast cancer in the United States have ...Angina sufferers find significant relief with noninvasive technique
... times the counterpulsation wave so that it occurs right during theheart's relaxation phase, giving a surge of blood back to the heart that itotherwise would not be able to develop. The thought is, if you do this over andover, patients would be able to achieve improved blood flow." The research team plans ...Noninvasive test aims to prevent sudden cardiac death
.... "But the T-wave alternans test is a step in the right direction. For patients diagnosed by this test and subsequently saved by implantable defibrillators, this will be a huge advance."...Success of plasma centers could hurt Red Cross, study finds
...e consumers andindustry officials is a step in the right direction, Anderson says. Such a groupwould examine and monitor the effectiveness of current federal blood policies. Anderson's future research plans include exploring ways to include paidplasma donors in the public discussion on effective bl...High stress hormone levels impair memory
... upcoming final exams. So Mom and Dadmay have been right when they told us cramming for exams is not a good idea."These high cortisol levels are relevant to the kind of memory that helps usfunction moment-to-moment," Newcomer said. The remaining questions involve how much stress must be present bef...Pediatrician will work to cut sexually transmitted diseases
... "Getting and using this information in the right way potentially couldincrease the effectiveness of sexually transmitted disease screening programs inthe United States and reduce the overall personal and societal burden of thesepreventable illnesses," Ford said. "They are a very serious problem." ...3-D magnetic resonance imaging safer way to diagnose heart disease
...sels on the left side of the heart and one for the right side, with each setof images taking 10 to 15 minutes. Patients simply need to lie still andbreathe normally. "So, in essence, in about a half an hour, you're done. It is likely that thetechnique will become the standard approach at many cardiac MRA...Brain region used in face recognition is active in new object recognition
... training as greeble experts, theactivity in their right middle fusiform gyrus was similar to activity generated during human facerecognition. That brain activity did not occur when greeble novices were tested. The findings contradict the argument that face recognition is a separatebrain...Wake Forest researchers develop new technique to diagnose narrowed heart arteries
...eam is now working to measure flow with MRI in the right coronaryartery, another common site of blockages. The researchers achieved two breakthroughs in MRI imaging to develop thenew test. They created computer software to control the scanner and analyze datathat made it possible -- for the fir...... and a member of the task force. "Students have a right toknow that the programs they enter will prepare t..., or therapists. And members of the public have a right to knowthat the people to whom they entrust their health have the education they needto do their job......r most patients, there's very dramatic improvement right away that continuesover the next few months," Dr. Fontana explained. "By three to six months, theresults are typically as good as they will get. Most patients can assume ahigher level of function and become more active." Dr. Frischling whole-heartedl...Self-assembly of new microstructured material defies textbook physics
...g theway, the team uncovered a surprise: Under the right conditions, their beadsseemed to defy the basic physical principle that oppositely charged objectsattract. Their findings appear in this week's issue of Science. Electrostatic self-assembly of objects onto membranes is a relatively newtechnique w...New bone marrow transplantation technique promises safer, more effective cancer treatments
...tion andstopping the process of immune stimulation right at the beginning." The lead author on the report is Warren D. Shlomchik. The otherPenn-based authors are Matthew S. Couzens and Cheng Bi Tang. The coauthorsaffiliated with Yale University are Jennifer McNiff, Marie E. Robert, Jinli Liu,and Ma...Immunology experiment aboard historic shuttle mission
...scientists will collect their samples and fly home right away to begin analyzingthe results. Ultimately, LigoCyte is interested in learning enough about adhesion todevelop pharmaceuticals that could boost flagging immune responses on earth andin space, said Bargatze. "The space enviro...Keck Foundation funds research to repair the injured spinal cord
... about 20,000 new injuries each year. "The time is right for us tofocus our attention on this terrible problem, both because of the human toll itexacts and because science has brought us to the point where a solution ispossible," Choi says. Because the spinal cord does not repair itself, the best hope for ...UK researchers examine personality and social behavior changes in patients following stroke
...irment of language. When theysuffer damage to the right cerebral hemisphere, they typically exhibit nonver...s with left hemisphere damage, strokepatients with right hemisphere damage and control patients suffering from orthopedic disease participated in a semi-stru...