Stroke patients receive better care when hospitals 'get with the guidelines'
...tals," he said. "Guidelines by themselves are not successful in changing practice. However, guidelines tied to individual patients at the point of care can have an impact. This program helps bridge the gap between what we know and what we do." Co-authors for both studies are Dawn G. Albright; Michael Franke...Nanoscale diagnostic sets sights on Alzheimer's
...n recent studies to Alzheimer's disease. If proven successful in further clinical studies, the procedure could become the first tool for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's, and the first test to conclusively identify the disease in living patients. Chad Mirkin and William Klein of the National Science Foundation (N...Controversial Atkins Diet may be beneficial for people with epilepsy
... the low-carbohydrate Atkins Diet which has proven successful in suppressing epileptic seizures in a small serie...ffects of Alzheimer disease. These diets have been successful to a point, but each has drawbacks in terms of implementation. As success has been observed with the...New non-hormonal hot flash treatment set for clinical trial
...n Obstetrics & Gynecology in 2003 reporting on the successful use of gabapentin for hot flashes in a randomized clinical trial involving 59 women. The amino acid to be tested in the upcoming trial, while not gabapentin, is known to work through the same mechanism. Guttuso will begin recruiting women for the ......l screening." The authors point out that even with successful educational efforts, it may be difficult to gain acceptance for less intense screening. Even among women who believed that screening recommendations are based solely on scientific evidence, just over half would agree to give up their annual screening...From town planning to intimate sex: Understanding the risks in our lives
...ayed by emotion in influencing risky choices; how successful new arrangements are for regulating private pensions and the Internet; the way governments and planners find out about what people want when decisions about the environment, transport or health care are being made; and differences between ethnic or...National Academies News: William H. Foege to receive Public Welfare Medal, Academy's highest honor
...is perhaps best known for his contributions to the successful global effort to eliminate smallpox. Early in his career, he traveled to Nigeria, where he worked to inoculate local populations against the disease. When faced with a critical vaccine shortage, Foege and his colleagues made the difficult decision ...Health initiatives can help peace building in the Middle East
...om our experience, three essential ingredients for successful cooperation include a focus on common health needs with practical outcomes, a proactive and honest third party broker, and a critical mass of 'bridge builders' in the region who are prepared to get involved. The health sector provides a powerful venu...New leukemia drug shows promise in overriding all Gleevec resistance
... typically develop resistance to Gleevec, the most successful treatment for CML to date, within a few years of starting the therapy. CML is caused by the Philadelphia chromosome, an abnormality that produces a cancer protein called BCR-ABL. Gleevec works by binding to BCR-ABL and completely blocking its activ...Generation gap found in chronic pain
...mericans, and will clearly impact independence and successful aging," she says....Cord blood transplantation now a viable option for adult leukemia patients
...ll Institute, theorized that they could still have successful transplants if two partially-matched units were used for each patient. "Currently, many adult leukemia patients are not eligible for an umbilical cord blood transplant due to the inability to find a single unit of blood with enough cells for transpl...Spinal repair pioneer to speak in NY on 20th Jan
... to seeing this promising research translated into successful clinical trials at the earliest possible stage. We are launching our Campaign for UCL in New York this week to showcase and gain support for the groundbreaking research talking place across UCL, of which the work of Professor Raisman's team is one ex...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for January 2005 (second issue)
... ASTHMA PROVIDES CONSISTENT RELIEF FOR PATIENTS A successful trial of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) combined with a long-acting beta2-agonist (budesonide/formoterol) was part of a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group study of 2,760 asthma patients. The research revealed a 45 percent lower exacerbation r...Depression caused by common treatment for hepatitis C may affect outcome
...s that have long been recognized as impediments to successful antiviral therapy. In the past we primarily worried that depression interfered with quality of life, or would cause patients to stop taking the medicine. These new data suggest that even if patients stay on treatment, they are less likely to have a...MGH researchers find way of regenerating cells key to hearing
...ss is almost identical in mice and in humans, so a successful mouse model may ultimately translate into therapy in human patients. "It's taken over 10 years of work to show that hair cells can regenerate in tissues, and I hope it won't take another decade to achieve functional regeneration in a living animal,"...Leading researchers in allergic disease to gather for 2005 AAAAI Annual Meeting
...d has played a crucial role in contributing to the successful mapping of the human genome during the 1990s, a process originally predicted to require up to 100 years to complete. More Plenary Sessions - There will be six plenary sessions at the 2005 Annual Meeting, one each on Saturday and Sunday, and two each...Rotary blood pump shows promise for pediatric patients
...The development of VADs was derived from the first successful clinical use of the heart-lung machine. Researchers actively set out to discover other ways to support a failing heart to allow more time for recovery. The article relays how the efficacy and safety of VADs were demonstrated in numerous trials along...Gene vaccine protects mice against development of Her2/neu breast cancer
HOUSTON - Based on successful animal studies, a novel vaccine that uses immune cells as factories to produce Her2/neu protein may offer a way to treat some human breast cancers, say researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Their study, published in the...Potential cure for lymphoma in HIV patients
...at stem cell transplant is an available and highly successful treatment option for these Patients," said Amrita Krishnan, M.D., a staff physician at the City of Hope Cancer Center and lead author of the study....Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked 8th in nation by 'Child' magazine
... coupled with family-centeredamenities can only be successful if it is staffed with physicians andhospital personnel that make it all work. We have to recognize the rootsfrom which we are able to attract all these bright and talented people.Our greatest strength comes from being part of the Vanderbilt campus." ...