Statins may inhibit calcium growth on aortic valve in the elderly
...ne, heart surgery to replace the valve is the only solution when the buildup is severe. But it may well be that the use of statins could slow or inhibit development of the problem," says Dr. Kevin OBrien, an associate professor of medicine in the UW School of Medicines Division of Cardiology. OBriens co-autho...Report shows decline in youth smoking, but work remains
...But the monograph reminds us that there is no easy solution for reducing youth smoking. Tobacco control organizations and researchers must continue to find answers and implement comprehensive policies and programs that are proven effective."...New minimally invasive surgical procedure for arthritis may delay knee replacement surgery
...., a subsidiary of Sulzer Medica Ltd., is a timely solution for those finding themselves slowed down by arthri...ural anatomy. Traditionally, the primary long-term solution for patients with severe knee pain was knee replacement surgery, in which the surgeon replaces the d...Medical microspheres provide precision-release drug delivery
... microspheres, the researchers begin by spraying a solution of biodegradable polymer, organic solvent, and the drug to be encapsulated through a small nozzle. Left alone, the resulting stream would naturally break up into droplets, like water spraying from a garden hose, Kim said. But the droplets would for...Mice lacking fat-making enzyme are leaner, more sensitive to leptin and insulin
...away the pounds in a matter of weeks. The ultimate solution would be a way to stop the body from making fat. Sound like science fiction? Not to researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease. Theyve found a group of genes for an enzyme called DGAT (also called diacylglycerol acyltransferase...Newly published data show at-home dialysis therapy may benefit more patients
...ally inserted into the abdomen into which dialysis solution is infused. Through the process of osmosis, toxins and excess fluids move across the membrane into the solution, which is then drained from the abdomen. The other form of therapy is called hemodialysis (HD), which removes waste products from the ......A). The scaffold is "seeded" by plunging it into a solution of the patient's cells and then immersing it in a ...this is done. To get the blood supply working, a solution of endothelial cells, the cells that normally line blood vessels, is pumped into the empty channels ...USAID-supported research leads to new formula of ORS that will save millions of lives
...ld Health, Boston, MA. ORS is a sodium and glucose solution that is widely used to treat children with acute d... health professionals could mix and administer the solution and that its use was limited to hospitals. The use of ORS during the 1971 war between India and Pak...Eisenhower Mem. 1st CA hospital to use Bridge barcode system to prevent medication errors
...se at the point of care and provides an affordable solution that will have maximum impact on patient safety. Safe Patients Mean Safe Nurses Eisenhower has a history of staying ahead of safety and quality directives while other hospitals struggle to simply keep up, said Wanamaker.In January, California Gov. Gr...Value of community treatment orders in doubt
... community treatment orders may not always offer a solution to the need to provide appropriate services for psychiatric patients within limited resources, say the authors. It is important to examine what role such orders have in providing effective mental health treatment and whether therapeutic gains could b...University of Pittsburgh researchers use botox to treat overactive bladder
...ffer many of these patients a safe, but temporary, solution to this embarrassing problem, said Michael Chancellor, M.D., professor of urology and gynecology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In the study, 50 patients were injected with BTX into the bladder or urethra. Patients suffered from...NYU Medical Center selects Siemens as strategic partner
...These innovations will demonstrate how the Siemens solution can facilitate productivity, improve workflow and ...enter's hospital, and physicians' offices. The IT solution will allow radiologists and other physicians to view and evaluate digital images from anywhere in th...Writing nanopatterns with DNA inks
...bing the readings. When the array was exposed to a solution containing DNA complementary to the two types of spots (one complement attached to large gold nanoparticles and the other to small gold nanoparticles), the DNA selectively assembled on the correct spots. The researchers used the same AFM tip to image...Skin patch technology may increase women's libido
...d today might be the first step in providing a new solution for post-menopausal women, since preliminary results show that HRT from a patch had positive effects on mood and libido, leading to more orgasms." Although millions of postmenopausal women complain of decreased sex drive after menopause, there are cu...Smart solutions for clearer vision
...oes some way to providing an affordable, permanent solution to refractive eye disorders." The CRC for Eye Research and Technology are hoping to attract funding to start human trials in the near future....Pregnancy prevention programmes are ineffective
... This review shows that we do not yet have a clear solution to the problem of high pregnancy rates among adolescents in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, say the authors. They conclude that design of future pregnancy prevention programmes for young people should be guided by...UCLA surgeons complete skin expansion procedure on conjoined twins
...ing valve. Twice a day, doctors will inject saline solution into the valve. Tissue expansion enables the body to "grow" extra skin for use in reconstructing almost any part of the body. Surgeons prefer to use tissue expansion to reconstruct parts of the scalp, where hair growth makes it difficult to replace...Surgeons perform skin expansion procedure on conjoined twins at UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital
...ing valve. Twice a day, doctors will inject saline solution into the valve. The entire process should last two to three weeks. "The saline swells the balloon to expand the tissue above it," Kawamoto said. "The expander operates in a similar fashion to how the fetus stretches its mother's abdominal skin during...A computer-based, self-help system for the space age
...roblem, possible solutions, pros and cons for each solution and specific steps to take. It will also help the user develop a personalized plan for solving the problem. The user can then go back to the program to determine if progress is being made. If no progress is identified, the user can change their pl...Jefferson Lab/Hampton University partnership results in new medical instrumentation center
...that are labeled with radioactive isotopes. As the solution circulates throughout the body, it tends to accumulate in malignant cells. The congregated radiopharmaceuticals emit gamma-rays, which are sensed as light by the devices and then converted into electronic signals that can be rendered as a visible ima...