St. Jude Medical announces publication of results of its ADOPT-A trial
...ession(tm) pacing algorithm for the suppression of symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (PAF...ng with the AF Suppression(tm) algorithm decreases symptomatic AF burden significantly in the group of patients with sick sinus syndrome, paroxysmal AF and standar...Drug for bone loss triggers first known case of drug-induced osteopetrosis
...generallythought that increasing bone density in a symptomatic thin-bone disease isa good idea," Whyte says. "But this case shows that excessive doses of abone anti-resorptive drug can cause osteopetrosis in people not geneticallypredisposed to the disease. If their use is not closely monitored, we maysee more c...Is there a way to derail the children's 'Allergy March'?
...stic test offers an accurate diagnosis for testing symptomatic people and determining which children have underlying atopy. Specific IgE blood testing dictates treatment and influences prognosis. Both positive and negative test results aid in the diagnosis. Positive results highlight the need for medical interv...UCB's pharma sector announces promising first results of a new antiepileptic drug candidate
...veral parameters, including the ability to provide symptomatic relief from seizures, tolerability and disease modifying potential. Symptomatic relief from seizures The new data presented by Dr Henrik Klitgaard, CNS Research Director at UCB Pharma, demonstrate that ucb 34714 has a higher efficacy than levet...The common cold coughs up $40 billion annual price tag
...another $400 million on prescription medicines for symptomatic relief. Additionally, more than $1.1 billion are spent annually on the estimated 41 million antibiotic prescriptions for cold sufferers, even though antibiotics have no effect on a viral illness. "We found that the common cold leads to more than 100...How HIV outmaneuvers the immune system
...HIV infected asymptomicindividuals with those from symptomatic AIDS patients. They examined thekiller cells' abil... target cells.In contrast, the killer T cells from symptomatic patients, while still ableto recognize and eliminate the laboratory strain targets, no longer killed...JCI table of contents, November 4, 2002
...HIV infected asymptomicindividuals with those from symptomatic AIDS patients. They examined thekiller cells' abil... target cells.In contrast, the killer T cells from symptomatic patients, while still ableto recognize and eliminate the laboratory strain targets, no longer killed...Giving clot busters in arteries has some benefits
...omes at a cost in the form of an increased rate of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage, which needs to be kept in mind when considering this type of therapy." The computerized database search revealed that most patients received the thrombolytic drug urokinase, which only resumed availability in the United Sta...Can Alzheimer's disease be slowed by shunting cerebrospinal fluid?
...which CSF shunting was used to treat patients with symptomatic hydrocephalus demonstrated a coincidental lack of cognitive decline in patients who also had Alzheimer's dementia. "We speculated that, although the subjects described in these recent studies may have had two unrelated diseases, both Alzheimer's an...U.S.-Russian team announces breakthrough in fight against tuberculosis
...ts also showed a significant reduction in ailments symptomatic of tuberculosis, such as fever, chest pain, and dry coughing. The announcement is viewed as a milestone by the CRDF as the project is a successful example of what the foundation promotes: mutually beneficial scientific collaboration between U.S. i...Gastrointestinal symptoms not linked to later autism
...children described by Wakefield and colleagues had symptomatic gastrointestinal disease. They also cannot exclude the possibility that severe gastrointestinal disease may be associated with the development of autism in certain individuals. However, their results indicate that if this occurs, it is likely to be ...Sites chosen for public-private Osteoarthritis Initiative
...omen aged 50 and above at high risk for developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. The OAI will rely on the following centers and their principal investigators: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; Marc Hochberg, M.D., M.P.H. The Ohio State University, Columbus; Rebec...Study finds a mouse model for episodic neurological disorders
...these substances and environmental factors trigger symptomatic attacks. The researchers also identified two drugs that can prevent attacks of such disorders in mice. The study is the first to use mice to investigate triggers of episodic attacks, which are much more difficult to study in humans. Though the sy...New cold treatment developed at the University of Virginia
...w method for treating colds is more effective than symptomatic cold treatments or antiviral treatment used alone," Gwaltney said....Data reveals Lilly's PKC inhibitor improved symptomatic diabetic peripheral neuropathy
...us stimulus to normal skin). "Glucose control and symptomatic treatments are currently the only available option... by the Neuropathy Total Symptom Score-6 (NTSS-6), symptomatic improvement was measured. The NTSS-6 questionnaire measures the frequency and intensity of six sympt...Some patients with breast cancer face unacceptable delays
...initiative is not ensuring that most patients with symptomatic cancer are seen within two weeks of referral, say the authors. The emphasis on seeing urgent cases within the time has been at the expense of the non-urgent cases. Waiting times in this group have increased to 12 weeks in some units. By grading patie...Viagra significantly effective, well-tolerated for men taking multiple blood pressure treatments
...ere infrequent reports of patients who experienced symptomatic postural hypotension within 1 to 4 hours of dosing... patients taking alpha-blocker therapy may lead to symptomatic hypotension in some patients.Patients on multiple antihypertensive medications were included in the ...Early promise for dementia drug
...e. We found that galantamine provides an effective symptomatic treatment for patients with these disorders, offering a range of therapeutic effects that will give important benefits to patients with dementia. In an accompanying Commentary (p 1265), Lon Schneider from University of Southern California Keck School...Late-onset schizophrenia found to be distinct condition
...es in keeping tau functional; most patients became symptomatic after menopause, he said. The research was funded by the Maryland-based Theodore and Vada Stanley Foundation and the Veterans Affairs Merit Review Board. Co-authors include Dr. Janice R. Stevens, professor of psychiatry, Oregon Health Sciences Univer...Studies suggest new headache treatment is more effective than medication
... the temperature and tenderness of the area on the symptomatic side was consistently higher (37 of 40) and more tender (39 of 40) respectively, than it was on the opposite side, as well as directly proportional to symptom severity. Tenderness and elevated temperature are signs of inflammation. In the Emergency...