Deep brain stimulation offers benefits against Parkinson's
...) with advanced Parkinson's Disease did experience sustained improvement in motor function for an average of two years after the procedure as well as a reduced need for medication. Dr. Andres Lozano, the holder of the R.R. Tasker Chair in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery at U of T and a neurosurgeon at...New clinical research study evaluates novel cell therapy
... side of the brain. These six patients experienced sustained improvements in motor function, averaging 41 percent at 24 months following treatment. In addition, there have been no safety concerns more than two years post treatment, according to neurosurgeon Dr. Roy A.E. Bakay, now at Rush and member of the Ch...Further evidence for effectiveness of nevirapine in reducing mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission
...ue of THE LANCET provides further evidence for the sustained efficacy of nevirapine as a low-cost option to hel...te 8.2% reduction in transmission at 6-8 weeks was sustained at age 18 monthsThis simple, inexpensive, well-tolerated regimen has the potential to significantly ...Nevirapine sustains advantage over AZT during breastfeeding period
...heir mothers, received one dose of NVP was largely sustained by the group of children until they reached 18 mon...ter 18 months, infants enrolled in the NVP regimen sustained a 41 percent reduction in risk for HIV infection when compared with infants taking in the AZT regime...Treating depression important for reducing death after bypass surgery
...ression at baseline and those with mild depression sustained from initial to six-month assessment were more than twice as likely to die than patients who were not depressed. James Blumenthal comments: "These findings have important implications for the management of patients who have undergone coronary art...Extended, progressive physical therapy aids stroke survivors mobility
...out therapist supervision, and if the benefits are sustained or further improve if continued beyond 12 weeks....Hygiene is most potent force in tackling deadly diseases
Rapid and sustained implementation of stringent infection control procedures by healthcare workers in hospitals such as wearing masks, gowns and washing hands regularly is the single most important measure in combating the spread of new, infectious diseases for which ...Household falls may produce more severe brain injuries in infants than previously thought
...sylvania have determined that rapid head rotations sustained when a baby's head contacts a hard surface during household falls may result in diffuse brain injuries. The findings call into question earlier assessments of the seriousness of such falls by young infants, previously viewed by some as unlikely to c...Atrial fibrillation hospitalizations triple since 1985, will continue climb
...lizations for atrial fibrillation, the most common sustained irregular heart beat, will be a "staggering burden" on public health and patients' quality of life, researchers report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Prevention and education efforts must b...Study: Couric's colonoscopy caused cross-country climb in colon cancer checks
...lso show that the higher rate of colonoscopies was sustained for nearly a year after the show, and that the proportion of colonoscopies performed on women and people under age 50 rose -- echoing "Today Show" audience demographics. "These findings suggest that a celebrity spokesperson, even one without the spec...Children achieve sustained ADHD symptom improvement with long-term, once-daily use of Adderall XR
Children achieve sustained ADHD symptom improvement with long-term, once-dail...alts amphetamine product. Moreover, these children sustained improvement in ADHD symptoms of at least 35 percent throughout the study. This information was prese...Landmark antidepressant analysis demonstrated significant efficacy of Effexor®/Effexor XR
...Is). Treatment with venlafaxine is associated with sustained increases in blood pressure (BP) in some patients. Regular BP monitoring is recommended. Abrupt discontinuation or dose reduction has been associated with discontinuation symptoms. Patients should be counseled on possible discontinuation symptoms and...'Enhanced' counseling, support interventions slash long-term risk of depression among AD caregivers
... be effectively eased and that the benefits can be sustained over a long period of time," says Sidney Stahl, Ph.D., of the NIA's Behavioral and Social Research Program. Dr. Mittelman and her colleagues followed 406 participants in the NYU Spouse-Caregiver Intervention Study, the longest-running study of an in...UT Southwestern researchers, Nobel Prize winners share 2003 Albany Medical Center Prize
...eated to encourage and recognize extraordinary and sustained contributions to improving health care and promoting biomedical research with translational benefits applied to improved patient care. The winner of the 2002 prize was Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, a pioneering AIDS researcher and director of the National In...Nationwide improvement in nursing home care not likely, despite some changes
...m care reform in Florida. "Phase II will require a sustained multiyear effort to increase the availability of home- and community-based services and a create a far more balanced long-term care system than currently exists." How do you define and measure the quality of life of nursing home residents? Rosalie A....Economic evaluation shows add-on therapy with Keppra(r) is a cost-effective alternative
...dd to recent clinical data that show the long-term sustained efficacy of Keppra for highly refractory patients 7 . Commenting on the data, Professor Jacques Lelorier, Department of Pharmacology, University of Montreal, Canada said, "Epilepsy is a costly illness in every sense: for the individual, for the fami...UCB's pharma sector announces promising first results of a new antiepileptic drug candidate
...adult patients with epilepsy. Levetiracetam offers sustained efficacy in patients with refractory partial seizures, and its long-term tolerability is similar to that seen in the short-term placebo-controlled trials. Ucb 34714 is a new pyrrolidone derivative from the same chemical family as levetiracetam. As su...For markets of the future, success depends on advanced materials
... high production costs for advanced materials, the sustained efforts of laboratories and start-up companies, aided by government agencies, is helping them reach commercialization and utilization in real-world applications....Bupropion triples quit rates among women and formerly depressed smokers, study shows
The use of the antidepressant, sustained release (SR) bupropion, triples quit rates among women and smokers with a history of depression as compared to placebo, according to a new study just published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research by researchers at the Center for Tobacco Research and Int...Breastfeeding rates unaffected by changes in hospital length of stay
...mens intentions to breastfeed and their success at sustained breastfeeding simply arent much influenced by such changes in patterns of care....