'EuroVacc 02' HIV vaccine trial begins in February 2005
...Vacc Foundation as the sponsor, will evaluate the safety of DNA-HIV-C alone and of the prime-boost regimen ... infection. The trial will carefully evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of the combination of the vaccines, in particular their ability to generate HIV-s...PENN begins clinical trial of newest technology to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms
... the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) to study the safety and effectiveness of an endovascular medical device to treat life-threatening thoracic aortic aneurysms. Ronald Fairman, MD, Chief of Vascular Surgery at HUP, is leading the study at Penn and is one of 35 principal investigators in North America to ...Single-donor islet transplantation procedure shows promise for patients with type 1 diabetes
... conducted a study to assess the effectiveness and safety of islet transplantation from a single pancreas. The trial was conducted from July 2001 to August 2003 and enrolled eight women with type 1 diabetes. During the trial there were no serious, unexpected, or procedure- or immunosuppression-related adve...Researchers confirm Vioxx nearly doubled cardiovascular risks in cancer prevention study
...covered and reported last September by the study's safety monitoring board and led to the shutdown of the colon cancer chemoprevention trial and subsequent withdrawal of the drug from the U.S. market. The trial, known as APPROVe (Adenomatous Polyp Prevention on Vioxx), was the longest test yet of Vioxx as a...COX-2 inhibitors associated with blood pressure elevation
...ed to weigh the risks of improved gastrointestinal safety versus potential hazards of developing elevated blood pressure when considering the use of these agents, especially in the elderly population." (Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165. Available post-embargo at www.archinternmed.com .) Editor's Note: Dr. Lie...International trial of two microbicides begins
A large, multisite trial designed to examine the safety and preliminary effectiveness of two candidate top...ximately 30 months. "This is the first microbicide safety and effectiveness trial of this magnitude to be conducted by NIAID," says Roberta J. Black, Ph.D., T...Sprinklers shown effective in slowing dorm fires
....S. Fire Administration (USFA) initiative for fire safety in college housing, compared the hazards of fires ...orated footage of NIST sprinkler tests into a fire safety video for college administrators and students. ...Trial reveals safer and simpler approach to treating children with cystic fibrosis
...ues' report provides some useful insights into the safety and efficacy of once-daily administration of aminoglycosides in patients with cystic fibrosis. However, we need larger and longer studies that include adequate numbers of children and adults. Future studies should evaluate pharmokinetic variables and...Simple treatment could prevent many child malaria deaths
...searchers in Uganda compared the effectiveness and safety of conventional treatment (intravenous quinine) with an alternative treatment (artemether, given as a suppository) in 103 children aged between 6 months and 5 years with severe malaria. They found the two treatments broadly comparable and suggest tha...PCBs, fungicide open brain cells to Parkinson's assault
...anashuk hopes the research will lead to developing safety guidelines and determining more closely the role that maneb plays in neurological diseases. Besides Opanashuk, the research group included Donna W. Lee and Mary Williamson, fifth-year graduate students in the toxicology Ph.D. program, technician Bry...Simpler blood thinning medication effective for preventing blood clots and stroke
...egs, pelvis or arms) to determine the efficacy and safety of oral ximelagatran compared to standard treatment with the anticoagulants enoxaparin and warfarin. According to background information in the article, current therapy for patients with acute venous thromboembolism consists of 5 to 7 days of the ant...Non-lethal weapons focus of research study
...he first independent study of its kind to rate the safety of less-lethal weapons." "This study promises to give us the best information yet on these weapons and the injuries they cause."...Children's Hospital Oakland opens new $5.6 million infectious disease lab
...cilities such as a DNA clean room and a biological safety level-3 facility (BL-3), which is one of the highest safety and security standards for this type of medical research. "The CIVD's BL-3 status means that when w...Clinicians report missing patient information is common
...d consultants. Patients can serve as an additional safety buffer in the constant struggle to manage the ever-increasing amount of clinical information necessary for the daily practice of medicine. Just as physicians strive to communicate effectively with patients, equal effort must be made to communicate ef...COX-2 inhibitor increases the risk of heart attack in elderly adults with no history of heart attack
...he growing body of evidence concerning the cardiac safety of COX-2 inhibitors."...Background 'DWI' checks effective
... why people who drink and drive have poorer flight safety records," adds Baker. "Drinking behaviors can be ...ems, which can impair cognitive brain function and safety performance when flying. Pilots with DWI histories may simply be more prone to risk taking, in gene...Views from space help oil prospectors see deep underground
...graphic and gradient information for logistics and safety planning. Next comes radar imagery from spacecraft such as Envisat and ERS to measure surface roughness, forming the basis of a map of coupling potential. Visible light images provide infrastructure and land use information that help dete...Hands-on or hands-free, using a cell phone while driving is not safe, researchers find
...ng cellular telephones and their effect on driving safety has generated public concern regarding the danger ...But some of the laws proposed won't improve driver safety because they don't discourage hands-free phone use. The debate surrounding new technologies in vehi...Article highlights confusion about Homeland Security safety symbols
...nd Security (DHS) introduced a series of pictorial safety symbols designed to help prepare citizens in the w... were unable to comprehend the meaning of many DHS safety symbols. Based on published safety standards, the authors concluded that up to 79% of the DHS safet...Disaster management: Better management of hospital resources and staff is the answer
..., resources currently directed forhospital patient safety could be repurposed to improve training, planning,andeffectiveness of the disaster medical response. They argue that criticalcareprofessionals should be offered better, more targeted disaster medicaltrainingthat includes exercises in realistic disast...