Fred Hutchinson receives $12.7 million to lead prostate-cancer consortium
...t treatments for advanced prostate cancer focus on slowing the progression of the disease through surgical or chemical castration, also known as androgen-deprivation therapy. Prostate cancer consists of both "hormone-sensitive" and "hormone-insensitive" cells, and everyone's ratio of such cells is different....Substance found in sharks could lead to weight loss drug, research shows
...odies compensate for the reduced caloric intake by slowing metabolism; these people also tend to lose muscle and not fat, Zasloff said, adding that MSI-1436 could potentially counter these limitations. In previous studies, MSI-1436 was shown to correct Type II diabetes in animals with both the genetic and di...National health care access restrictions delay Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, treatment
...treatment in the early stages of the disease, when slowing disease progression may have an impact and make a difference in patients' and their caregivers lives." "Delays in Alzheimer's patients' diagnosis also result from caregivers putting off initial physician consultations," Ms. Rimmer further explains. ...Reduction in HIV-1 incidence among rural Ugandans gives hope to other African countries
...edicine, UK, acknowledges the success of Uganda in slowing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, but cautions against the use of exaggerated claims and the oversimplification of the Ugandan model. He concludes: "The use of selective evidence as the basis for policy recommendations can be misleading and counterproducti...Diet rich in foods with Vitamin E may reduce Alzheimers disease risk
...itamin E, vitamin C, beta carotene, and folate for slowing cognitive decline in women age 65 and older at hig...nd vitamin E in healthy women age 65 and older for slowing cognitive decline, the WHS is supported by the NHLBI and the National Cancer Institute. An add-on fo......d rates of death and heart attack. Statins work by slowing down the liver's production of cholesterol, high levels of which are implicated in atherosclerosis, a disease process that leads to clogging of the arteries. Typically, heart attack patients are given one of the five Food and Drug Administration-app...Heavy drinkers seem to get a bigger 'bang' from alcohol than do light drinkers
...igued, as well as reduced motor coordination and a slowing of reaction time. In order to investigate if heavy drinkers experience more stimulation and less sedation than light drinkers, researchers in the June issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research examine heavy and light drinkers' self-rep...Choose your painkillers with care
...e to two weeks in rats, which is the equivalent to slowing it down by 25 to 50 per cent in humans," says O'Connor. None of the rats treated with rofecoxib managed to heal their bones. In those treated with celecoxib, none managed to completely heal their bones but about half had some form of bone regrowth. ...Continued disruption of movement among alcoholics despite abstinence
....' It would seem reasonable to speculate that the slowing of movement speed to achieve smooth movements is quite adaptive for those who are trying to avoid social embarrassment or a 'run-in' with law enforcers. Although the alcoholic women did not show the same level of impairment as did the alcoholic men,...New study shows ropinirole slows the loss of dopamine function in Parkinsons disease
... it is one of the first of its kind to demonstrate slowing of the rate of loss of dopamine function in PD patients," Dr. Watts says. "It is also one of the first studies designed to use PET imaging in PD patients to differentiate how two different therapies (ropinirole vs. levodopa) affect progression of th...Hormone therapy may be most protective in women with healthiest blood vessels
...hormone therapy. The hormone was most effective at slowing the diseases progression when it was given at an e...of atherosclerosis provides the greatest chance of slowing the diseases progress, said Anthony. The animals that showed the greatest benefits of estrogen had l...Calcium intake may be associated with reduced risk of colon cancer
...e that calcium reduces the risk of colon cancer by slowing down epithelial cell growth, a process that can lead to cancer. Past studies have looked at the association between increased calcium intake and the risk of colon cancer; however, the results have been mixed. In 1996, Wu and her coworkers reported t...Gene therapy to treat angina appears safe
...ne is drugs that reduce the hearts oxygen needs by slowing the heart rate or dilating blood vessels. The second option is to bypass the blocked vessels with surgery or open them with angioplasty, in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into the vessel and inflated to widen the channel. The research...Researchers identify a key 'brake' of the immune response
...ystem, the T-suppressor cells, are responsible for slowing down the activity of the dendritic cells. Dendritic cells present to T cells, including T suppressor cells, the specific antigen against which the immune response had been initiated. In the study, the researchers showed in cell culture how increasin...Garlic supplements can impede HIV medication
...s called protease inhibitors that are effective at slowing the progression of HIV infection. The research team drew samples from the volunteers blood to measure their baseline levels of saquinavir in the bloodstream. Next, the volunteers took garlic caplets twice daily for three weeks. When the researchers ...Stanford study investigates treatment cost effectiveness after heart attack
...detect something is irregular. Amiodarone works by slowing nerve impulses in the heart. Past studies have shown that these treatments are cost-effective ways to improve use of ICDs in the past 10 years, Sanders said. "Clinical trials have been very supportive of the use of ICDs in a higher-risk populatio...Study finds troubling trends in hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and referral
...anced treatments are only moderately successful in slowing the pace of the chronic disease's progression toward either liver transplant or death. The stigma attached to some risk factors may play a part. Intravenous drug use, risky sexual practices, cocaine use and tattoos from dirty needles are all common ......stem have previously been shown to be effective in slowing the progression of both kidney and cardiovascular disease in Type 1 diabetic patients with high blood pressure. Since irbesartan can prevent or delay the progression of kidney disease, dialysis or kidney transplantation, treating patients with thi...No evidence that large numbers of physicians are leaving California, say UCSF researchers
...ment in California may have had a modest effect on slowing the rate of growth of specialists relative to the rate of growth for generalists. However, the magnitude of this effect falls well short of the suggested mass exodus of specialists in California." The UCSF investigators also noted that despite the ...Aspirin and other non-specific COX inhibitors may slow atherosclerosis
...may aid substantially in preventing heart disease, slowing the build-up of plaque in blood vessels by more th... atherosclerosis by keeping blood vessels elastic, slowing the division of cells in the blood vessel wall, and preventing blood clots. On the other hand, prost...