Tiny Pellets Could Deliver Alzheimer's Drugs
... even in very ill patients these kinds of delivery systems can be very well tolerated."...Managed Care Symposium Sponsored By Society Of Actuaries Examines HEDIS, Stakeholders' Views
...e ideas for looking at managedcare with an overall systems effectiveness perspective." "Research on HEDIS 3.0 Measures (a research project of the Society ofActuaries)," Denise Love, director, and Luis Manuel C. Paita, researchconsultant, Office of Health Data Analysis, Utah Department of Health; Mich...Magnetic Hearing Aid Could Open New "Window" For Hearing Impaired
... amplifier and aspeaker, very similar to the sound systems at concerts or a public speech," saidSpindel. And like those systems, he added, acoustic hearing aids aresusceptible to feedback. With feedback, the microphone picks up much of the sound produced from thespeaker and feeds it back through the syste...The Visible Humans: Coming Of Age
... Rockville, Md., have developed new computer-based systems to allow physicians to practice two commonly performed medical procedures, flexible bronchoscopy and IV catheterization, "on the computer" prior to patient contact. About 150,000 bronchoscopies are performed annually--most commonly to conduct a lung...National Science Foundation Awards Knowledge And Distributed Intelligence Grants
...erstanding of learning and intelligence in natural systems and artificial systems is contributing to unprecedented research opportunities in these areas. "This investment will be ma...Candles with lead wicks emit lead into the air
...d other parts of the world. It affects many organ systems andbiochemical processes with the most serious sequelae often occurring in thecentral nervous, cardiovascular and blood systems," Nriagu said. Nriagu's findings are consistent with an Australian study due to be published inthe journal, Science of the...$60 Million Brain Institute Opens At University Of Florida
... to housepowerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems for animal and human research;the UF-invented Human Patient Simulator used in teaching anesthesiologists andemergency medical specialists, and the radiosurgery biology lab where a team ofphysicians and basic scientists will investigate better ways to......ctures will, forexample, help drugs in transdermal systems penetrate the skin, scientists are"reduced to trial and error," Kohn says. "It's like playing the lottery: if youmake and test one compound at a time, it's like buying a single ticket," heexplains. "But combinatorial methods allow you to make hundred...Hospital Stays Longer Than Three Days For 'Simple' Heart Attacks May Not Be Cost Effective
... loss of quality care ifhospitals reoriented their systems to provide all the necessary procedures totreat such patients in three days. "The point is not to kick patients out of the hospital early," said thestudy's lead author, Dr. Kristin Newby in an interview. "It is to optimize thestay of patient...Setbacks To Health Progress In Central America
...s. We speak of roadsand bridges, but also of water systems that correspond to the health sector andhospitals. It will probably take us three months, with a good organizationalcapacity and international support, to reestablish the minimum services," shesaid. "Repair and rehabilitation of the health network ...American Association Of Pharmaceutical Scientists Announces 1998 Award Winners
...s for conventional drugs to sophisticated delivery systems for proteins,genes and cells. Dr. Kim is Professor of Pharmaceutics and PharmaceuticalChemistry and Director of the Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery at theUniversity of Utah. AAPS Distinguished Service Award -- Vincent H.L. Lee, Ph.D. Dr. Le...Our body systems are like sections in an orchestra, "conducted" by the brain. But how exactly does the brain, which is part of the central nervous system, send its messages directly to the other systems? While nerve cells communicate through neurotransmitters, the i...PAHO To Provide $1 Million For Cholera Programs In Central America
... "The reconstruction of health services and water systems can't go on repeating the errors of the past" and called on the public and private sectors to reduce the vulnerability of future infrastructures to natural disasters. The paper also said the priority areas for reconstruction, in addition to cholera, ...UK Faculty Members Find Way To Speed Response Of Viagra
... Hussain has studied nasal drug delivery systems for more than 15 yearsand Dittert for more than 10 years....New Theory May Explain Ritalin Action In Hyperactivity
...he drug had to be exerting its calminginfluence on systems involving the hormone norepinephrine or theneurotransmitter serotonin." Exploring a possible norepinephrine link, the scientists gave theknockout mice a drug that inactivated their norepinephrine transporter, causingan accumulation of excess ...Factors Other Than Race Explain Whether Men In Study Had Health Insurance And Received Health Care
...V-infected black men.And, among those whose immune systems were still robust, white HIV-infected menwere ten times as likely to have seen a doctor in the previous six months.Similarly, controlling for other factors, whereas 62 percent of HIV-infectedwhite men had seen a dentist in the last six months, only 4...So Near And Yet So Far. . . FDA Approves Laser Vision Correction For Farsightedness
...alz added. The FDA approval allows for use of VISX systems in the treatment offarsightedness between +1.0 and +6.0 diopters of farsightedness with minimalamounts of astigmatism according to Mark Logan, VISX chairman and chiefexecutive officer. To be treated, patients must be at least 21 years old andhave a ...Forecasting Killer Heat: UD Systems Predict Deadly Weather Worldwide
... proves equally effective, Kalkstein says, warning systems maybe launched in Shanghai, China, and elsewhere. ...kstein proposed additional "showcase" heat-warning systems for selectedcities during a January 1997 meeting of climate and human health experts inFreiburg, Ger...UK Researcher Develops New Delivery Systems For Treatment Of Smoking Addiction
...member has developed nasaland transdermal delivery systems for Zyban, a prescription drug in pill formused for smoking cessation and depression. Abdul Houdi, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UK College of Pharmacy,has applied for a patent for his enhancement of the delivery of Zyban. The oral dosag...... The same applies to the liver, where enzyme systems that detoxify drugsmature at different times. Thus the ability of the body to break down drugs alsovaries with age. In addition, the proportion of water in the body changesdramatically during the first two years of life, which affects the concentrati...