Study findings offer new hope for the estimated 300,000 Americans infected with HIV and Hepatitis C
...ype 1. Genotype 1 is typically the most difficult strain of HCV to treat. Four times more genotype 1 patients cleared the hepatitis C virus with Pegasys in combination with Copegus than with those treated with standard interferon/ribavirin combination therapy (29% vs. 7% respectively). Additionally, Pegas...Researcher 'horrified' by physical stress put on X-ray technologists
...oskelatal" problems due to the physical stress and strain of their job. The results of the study are published this month in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. Taking a random sample of 20 radiological X-ray technologists from the University hospitals in Edmonton and Calgary, Dr. Shrawan K...Physicians can help family members caring for dying loved ones
...ed relatives, which may also escalate emotions and strain relationships. Physicians can be helpful in recognizing and validating common feelings and helping family members identify necessary support services, said Rabow. 5) Pay special attention to grief and bereavement following death of a loved one. Accor...Emotion-regulating protein lacking in panic disorder
...niversity, and colleagues, reported in 2002 that a strain of gene "knockout" mice, engineered to lack the receptor during a critical period in early development, exhibit anxiety traits in adulthood, such as a reluctance to begin eating in an unfamiliar environment. More recent experiments with the knockout...Ebola virus a threat to great ape populations
...ains do not result from a common transmitted viral strain but from several strains. A further discovery came from an organized count of carcasses found in the forest coupled with calculations of rates of presence of these animals (from occurrence of dung, tracks, nests, and so on). There have been large in...Why is this year's flu so severe?
...that despite the changes discovered in the current strain of flu, this year's flu vaccine is still likely to offer some protection, although it is not possible to predict how much. He notes that vaccines that use a weakened form of live influenza, such as the new nasally administered vaccine, may induce a ...Doctors at Northwestern Memorial are studying next generation surgery for back pain sufferers
... safely provide increased range of motion and less strain on the adjacent discs than spinal fusion. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is one of approximately 30 sites around the country testing the Maverick artificial disc made from cobalt-chrome alloy. Currently, three artificial discs are being investigate...Preliminary report suggests combination therapy may help treat SARS
...iments, interferons were effective in inhibiting a strain of a SARS-related virus. Mona R. Loutfy, M.D., M.P.H., of the North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, and colleagues conducted a study between April 11 and May 30, 2003, to assess the use of corticosteroids vs. corticosteroids plus subcutaneo...Antibiotic resistant bacteria frequently transmitted between intensive care patients
...4 of the patients had either passed on a bacterial strain to another patient or received a bacterial strain from another patient. Worryingly, one patient passed on bacteria to a patient they had never met, ha...Patient, doctor attitudes can affect rate of flu shots
... was done before the current outbreak of a new flu strain that started earlier than usual and has produced a shortage of vaccines. The shortage is due, in part, to the fact that manufacturers cut production in response to lower-than-expected demand last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...Protein that predicts tamoxifen resistance is identified
...s phenomenon, Blackwell and colleagues developed a strain of mice whose tumors eventually became resistant to tamoxifen. Once tamoxifen resistance was achieved, they conducted a gene array analysis to determine which genes were over-expressed in the new tumor line. They identified 20 different such genes, a...Other highlights in the December 3 issue of JNCI
...ssociated with Cancers of the Oropharynx The same strain of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that is most commonly found in cervical cancer may play a role in cancers of the oropharynx and the oral cavity, according to a new study. Rolando Herrero, M.D., Ph.D., of the Proyecto Epidemiolgico Guanacaste in Co...New evidence links inflammation to venous disease
...d four types of mice in the study. The first was a strain of genetically engineered mice developed by co-author Denisa D. Wagner, Ph.D, a professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School. A genetic mutation in these mice causes them to have abnormally high levels of a pro-inflammatory molecule called P-sele...Bone cells help call the shots for the blood's stem cells within
...n studying in the laboratory a genetically altered strain of mice whose bodies behaved as if there were a steady stream of the hormone in other words, the hormone's receptor was always activated in these mice, but only in bone-building cells known as osteoblasts, nowhere else. To understand whether modifyi...Increasing MRSA in California jails
...six major S. aureus clonal groups present in their strain collection, two dominated: ST30:Z and ST8:S. Autho...ously described in Australia and New Zealand." The strain settled in California in 1996 and became the predominant clone until 2000, but was overtaken by ST8:...Doris Duke Charitable Foundation selects Emory HIV/AIDS research team for innovation award
...pulation and in HIV subtype C, the predominant HIV strain in Ethiopia. Subtype B is the predominant strain in the United States. In addition to Dr. Priddy and Dr. Feinberg, the Emory team includes Angela Cal...Assistance program for families of critically ill patients expands across the U.S.
... long-term illnesses in intensive care units. The strain of traveling four hours on average, sleeping on waiting room couches, and eating from vending machines takes its toll on family members, making life and death decisions more difficult. The CHEST Foundation and Eli Lilly and Company Foundation recogn...NIAID reports 'tremendous progress' in biodefense research
...reats, and are sequencing genomes for at least one strain of every potential viral and protozoal bioterror pathogen. Finally, dozens of grants made to individual investigators at academic institutions nationwide are opening new avenues for improving our ability to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases caused...Hormones and drugs that control blood pressure also control malaria infection
...tive against the deadliest and most drug-resistant strain of malaria parasites. These findings, by Kasturi ...ong the 625 U.S. troops sent into Liberia. Another strain of malaria, P. vivax, has been confirmed in seven cases in Florida. World wide there has been a resu...Learning skills greatly limits stress for family caregivers, says Stanford study
...s family members manage the emotional and physical strain of caregiving." Gallagher-Thompson's research was part of the National Institute on Aging's multicenter study known as Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health, or REACH. Her findings appear in the current issue of Gerontologist and coinc...