Brain activity prior to treatment flags vulnerability to antidepressant side effects
...est risk of side effects would greatly improve the success rate of antidepressant treatment," Hunter said. "For example, physicians might select a medication with a lower side-effect profile, start medication at a lower dose or opt for psychotherapy alone when treating patients susceptible to antidepressant ...Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
...gh community whose involvement was critical to the success of the endeavor, the University is hosting two events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the April 12, 1955, announcement that declared the vaccine "safe, effective and potent" and ushered in a new era of hope that polio could be conquered. A comm...Hepatitis C and health-related quality of life
...elated quality-of-life (HRQOL), although treatment success can mitigate this negative effect. These are among the findings of a systematic review of relevant literature published in the April 2005 issue of Hepatology, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). P...Stanford patient is first to test new treatment for peripheral arterial disease
...ulti-center study. "We're hoping to translate that success to the peripheral circulation, especially in the l...o see a significant improvement for patients." The success in using drug-eluting stents for coronary artery disease suggests they should work for PAD. Still, s...Aloe vera: Natural, home remedy treats canker and cold sores
...oral lesions cleared up in four weeks and complete success was achieved. Dr. Wynn cited the study as showing that oral health problems can be treated with aloe vera. "Aloe vera can be taken both as the aloe vera juice and aloe vera gel. These are the two modes of delivery recognized by the FDA," says Dr. Wyn...Envisat enables first global check of regional methane emissions
...ons, sinks and sources as required by Kyoto. "The success and stability of SCIAMACHY so far is a tribute to the instrument builders, operators and data retrievers, and an important step on the way to establishing an operational global observing system for the Earth's atmosphere," adds Burrows. "This is some...Explosion of child obesity predicted to shorten us life expectancy
... note. Thus far, medical treatment has had little success in offsetting this trend. Ludwig attributes much of the obesity epidemic to environmental factors. "If we were to reverse environmental factors back to those of the 1960s, most of the obesity epidemic would disappear," he asserts. In the past 40 ...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
...sily accessible, community environment doubled the success rate of African-American patients achieving blood pressure and cholesterol goals, compared to those who received care at a traditional clinic, according to a report in a special disparities themed issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart A...Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans
...es are not the only answer." Becker attributes the success of the Hopkins model of community care to early input from the local black community in East Baltimore. Prior to the start of the study, two local pastors, a community health worker and local residents helped design the types of services and activit...Neurobehavioral function during coma, stroke rehabilitation effective for elderly
...ilitated. Investigators conclude that although the success rate for rehabilitation following stroke is lower in patients over age 85, treatment is beneficial. New test identifies osteoporosis risk in people with spinal cord injury, pg 55 This study evaluates the influence of osteoporosis risk factors on...Age shouldn't be a factor in kidney transplantation
...nsplants found that at least a year after surgery, success rates were comparable, regardless of the age of th...m older donors. Stratta had previously reported on success rates in 129 of these patients after six months and will continue to follow them long-term. "We no ...Breakthrough in medical research: New chemotherapy gives hope to brain tumour patients
...one and a half years. This rapid accrual and final success would not have been possible without well-establis...and the leading clinicians, this interdisciplinary success would never have been possible. I hope this example will stimulate a closer collaboration between ba...University of Manchester awarded 826k for brain science and mental health research
...mpetition for these grants was extremely high. Our success in the second round is a continuation of our excellent achievements in the first phase of this competition. "These awards recognize that the University of Manchester is in the very top echelons of neuroscience and mental health research in the count...New trials for counseling caregivers and patients with Alzheimer's begin
...family members. These studies were inspired by the success of a previous trial at the NYU School of Medicine that showed that even a short period of counseling can have a long-term beneficial impact on the emotional well-being of people taking care of spouses with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is...Telemedicine revolution is 'disappearing' from the NHS
...is disappearing, in stark contrast to the apparent success of telephone services on which clinical staff decide the urgency of patients' injuries or illnesses, and advice lines such as NHS Direct. Resistance from professionals is often blamed, but the real reason is often a failure to think through the organ...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...ins School of Public Health, USA) comments: "Early success in preventing neonatal deaths is possible, even in...st feasible option in the beginning to bring early success to saving newborn lives. The paper includes three real case studies, examining the cost and effect o...Brain tumor with dismal prognosis in infants can be cured in older children
...ldren with radiation followed by chemotherapy. The success in raising the survival rate among these children reflects the long-standing leadership of St. Jude in addressing the needs of children who suffer from rare cancers, as well as more common malignancies, according to Gajjar. "Effective therapy for pa...Both inherited traits and tumor mutations affect response to treatment of leukemia
...of the St. Jude study was to determine whether the success or failure of chemotherapy for ALL was linked to any of 16 common genetic polymorphisms in genes that interact with the ALL chemotherapy. Polymorphisms are slight variations in inherited genes that can make the gene more or less effective, or might e...Natural mentors help mold lives of teens, study says
... challenging issue of how to ensure the health and success of our nation's young people." DuBois suggests that structured programs and services for youth and natural mentoring should be woven together to make each more effective....NYU Child Study Center receives grant from the American Red Cross September 11 recovery program
...eptember 11th to ensure educational and other life success in the long-term. With initial funding from the Silver Shield Foundation received in February 2002, the Child Study Center developed a comprehensive outreach, assessment and intervention program to offer counseling services to approximately 500 child...