2004's top 10 hot topics in plastic surgery
... the correct mixture of immunosuppressive drugs to safely perform the procedure, but ethical questions remain. 8. Cosmetic surgery tax Politicians in New Jersey and Illinois believe they can balance budget deficits and fund state initiatives by taxing elective cosmetic procedures. What's next for lawmaker...Carbon nanotubes yield a new class of biological sensors
...notubes into a needle-thin capillary tube that can safely be implanted into the body. The capillary keeps the nanotubes from directly touching living cells but still allows glucose to enter. The Illinois researchers tested their glucose sensor by inserting it into a human tissue sample. Then they illuminate...NHLBI stops sickle cell anemia transfusion study
... after a minimum of 30 months (range 30-91 months) safely stop receiving the periodic blood transfusions tha... didn't know was whether the transfusions could be safely stopped at some point. This was an important question because there are some problems with blood tr...Ongoing transfusions needed to avoid strokes in children with sickle cell disease
...study tested whether regular transfusions could be safely stopped after at least 30 months in a group of children who reverted to low stroke risk based on normal transcranial Doppler and magnetic resonance angiography after treatment. The study was to have enrolled 100 children. However, the NHLBI-appointe...The NIH funds network to study drug-induced liver injury (DILIN)
... equal number of patients who have taken the drugs safely (controls). The researchers will obtain clinical and DNA information from each patient. The prospective study will focus on enrolling patients who recently suffered an adverse liver reaction after taking any drug or herbal medicine. These patients ...Proposed addiction treatment successful, safe in second small trial
...al data to back up our belief that GVG can be used safely and effectively to treat people suffering from drug addiction," said Brookhaven neuroanatomist Stephen Dewey. Dewey and Jonathan Brodie, a professor of psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine and this study's lead author, have conducted extensive brain-...'Outgrown' a peanut allergy? Eat more peanuts!
...gs provide reassurance that food challenges can be safely performed and "we hope this information helps families make a more informed decision about whether or not their child should undergo a challenge," he says. Experts say peanut allergies, which affect approximately 1 to 2 percent of young children and ...Combining liver transplantation and coronary artery bypass grafting can be safe and effective
...rom receiving a new organ. Some such patients can safely undergo angioplasty to correct their heart conditions first, however, those requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can experience a rapid decline in liver function during the procedure. To address this dilemma, in rare instances, doctors ha...Some chest pain patients may benefit from more evaluation
...ove," said Miller. "Furthermore, if physicians can safely identify a group of patients who do not require additional evaluation, health care spending will decrease."...MRI improves treatment of deforming birthmarks
...erotherapy, this study demonstrated that it can be safely and effectively used during the procedure. "We can use MR guidance to place the needle, to determine how much therapeutic mixture is needed to fill the malformation, and to monitor the therapeutic agent as it is injected," Dr. Lewin said. "The r...Mayo Clinic finds ketogenic diet may be started as an outpt treatment for children with epilepsy
...r study shows that it's possible to begin the diet safely as an outpatient and maintain it without restricting fluids as done in other centers," says Jeffrey Buchhalter, M.D., of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program in the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic and the senior author of the study. "For parents wit...Stanford to test effects of drug widely used for pediatric hypertension
... hypertension in pediatric patients actually works safely and effectively in children. It's the second contract under a federal program established to address the pharmaceutical industry's failure to study certain drugs in infants and children both at the time the drugs were approved for use in adults and s...Optics meeting tips: Internal fingerprints, no cell left behind, 3-D reality
...lopment of human stem cells. Infrared laser light safely penetrated all the way through the zebrafish embryo and yielded highly detailed images (400-nanometer resolution) of its interior, enough to discern important cell features such as the neural tubes, structures which later develop into the spinal cord...Northeastern professor warns big backpacks cause big back pains
... Hickey's computation, only a 200-pound person can safely carry a bag of this size. "The most important thing for parents to know is that there are simple ways to prevent kids from permanently damaging their backs," Hickey explains. Hickey offers some advice for parents to keep in mind, especially whi...VELCADE(TM) data confirms long-term survival
...he safety profile of extended VELCADE TM therapy) safely received a median of 45 weeks of therapy with one ... confirm that VELCADE TM and dexamethasone can be safely combined. "The survival benefit observed with VELCADE TM in this study serves to further reinforce...Latest results from international islet transplant study confirm potential patient benefits
...that transplantation of pancreatic islet cells can safely and effectively eliminate the need for daily insulin injections in patients with type 1 diabetes. The expanded results, encompassing the entire cohort of 36 patients enrolled in the trial also confirms that the technique can be successfully applied a...OHSU vaccine and gene therapy institute receives $3.5 million for AIDS vaccine research
...HIV vaccine. Vectors are modified viruses used to safely deliver proteins from a disease-causing virus to the body. Vectors infect individuals, but do not cause any disease themselves. Rather, they serve to present the proteins from a disease-causing virus to the vaccinated person's immune system. This ...OTC statins: A bad decision for public health
...sufficient evidence that either drug could be used safely and effectively in an OTC setting'. Financial reasons are suggested as the driver behind the decision: 'In the absence of evidence of the overall mortality benefits of OTC simvastatin, it is difficult to avoid concluding that the motive behind the G...Breakthrough therapies treat Crohn's disease
...ized countries. It now may be possible not only to safely treat, but also prevent inflammatory bowel disease by exposing children to natural biological agents lost from their environment. Fontolizumab (HuZAFTM), a Humanized Anti-Interferon-Gamma Antibody, Has Clinical Activity and Excellent Tolerability...Study finds once-daily Valcyte prevents serious viral infection after kidney transplant
...al medication Valcyte (valganciclovir HCl tablets) safely and effectively prevents cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common infection in kidney transplant patients taking highly potent immunosuppressive therapy. The results were presented today at the American Transplant Congress in Boston. "CMV disease is one of t...