World Heart Day spotlights cardiovascular disease pandemic
...ly address the issue." To combat what the authors term a "true cardiovascular pandemic" and global burden, the World Heart Federation has created the World Heart Forum, an international panel of 50 organizations that includes the American Heart Association, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, ...Growing evidence that commonly used medicines may delay or prevent Alzheimers disease
...tection from Alzheimer's disease. But earlier long term use (more than two years) was associated with an incidence rate that was only 45 percent of the rate seen in non-users. There was a trend toward even greater risk reduction among those with the longest history of taking the medications.Results were s...Web therapy may help tinnitus sufferers cope with problem
...can help sufferers cope with tinnitus, the medical term for the ringing sound in the ears that is experienced by 10 to 14 percent of adults, suggest the results of a Swedish study. No cure for tinnitus exists, although some experts recommend the use of hearing aids and white-noise generators to help minim...New protease inhibitor held HIV at undetectable levels for four years
...l suppression to undetectable levels over the long term is crucial to patients' success," Murphy said. "Drugs such as Kaletra, which have demonstrated high rates of viral suppression over several years, remain important options for initial therapy. Viral suppression helps prolong the time to development...Pill may prevent stent complication that re-blocks arteries
... the American Heart Association. Restenosis is the term used to describe arteries that re-narrow following stenting, often because of accumulation of new tissue similar to scar tissue. When researchers gave the investigational drug everolimus to animals that underwent stenting, they discovered the drug r...Dartmouth researcher Michael B. Sporn, M.D. honored for pioneering work in cancer prevention
...contributions is the concept of chemoprevention, a term that he coined in two landmark papers published in...ial of Vitamin A and its analogs, the retinoids (a term that he also coined). His laboratory also was the first to characterize transforming growth factor-...Model dental school curriculum to address disparities in oral health care
... of the dental school program." Over the five-year term of the grant, UIC will work in partnership with community clinics, charitable organizations, government health departments and healthcare systems to identify locations where dental students can do clinical rotations. According to William Knight, ass...Supply of medical students may not meet future demand
...c medical science examinations, finals, and longer term in postgraduate membership and fellowship exams, says the author. Medicine undoubtedly has a problem. The massive university expansion in the United Kingdom has not been accompanied by more science students in schools, and the increasingly urgent sol...Lancet readers to join WHO election debate
...st this year that she would not stand for a second term as Director-General of WHO came as a surprise to the global health community. Through her reforms over the past 4 years, Brundtland has been credited for moving the issue of health-particularly that of the poor-back into the international spotlight....UNC study uncovers increasing shortage of pharmacists with growing population
...ew stand-alone pharmacy school would not be a near term solution to the shortage since it takes years to plan and construct facilities, hire faculty and admit and graduate students. Dr. Thomas C. Ricketts, deputy director of the Sheps Center and professor of health policy and administration at the UNC S...Exercise, talk therapy may help relieve some symptoms of Gulf War veterans' illnesses
...eral population. Gulf War veterans' illnesses is a term used to describe illnesses affecting veterans who served throughout the Persian Gulf region during the war with Iraq in 1990 and 1991. According to the American Legion, thousands of Gulf War veterans suffer from chronic symptoms of fatigue, joint and...Long-term ERT in postmenopausal women with Alzheimer's may worsen memory
...(sustained estrogen replacement therapy and longer term brain inflammation) significantly worsened cognitive performance beyond that produced by either condition alone. "A therapy designed to mimic the natural cycle of hormone fluctuation may provide a more effective therapy to slow the progression of Alz...Caesarean delivery of twins may prevent deaths
Second twins born at term are at higher risk of death due to complications d... were recorded among 454 second twins delivered at term by planned caesarean section. The absolute risk of death for second twins born at term was approxima...Pharmaceutical industry still failing health needs of less-developed countries
... forces and fair pricing of drugs is a better long term solution to shortages than 'ad hoc' donations. These issues are particularly relevant and timely as the World Trade Organisation is holding a ministerial meeting in Sydney and improving access to affordable essential medicines is an crucial item on ...Researchers link teen sex to early friendships, steady dating
...nship, nor do we know how the term 'dating' differs among racial groups." Only three in 10 youth reported that they had dated during early adolescence. Of those who did, six in 10 reported going steady. "A 'steady' relat...Engineered blood vessels prove durable and clot resistant
...lots) does not appear to be a problem in the short term up to 14 days. Short-term blood clots are the biggest challenge facing most synthetic materials, whether they are used for blood vessels, new heart valves, or other vascular prostheses. We expect to begin this research in humans within 18 months."...Results of first chronic treatment study with oral EXANTA(TM) (ximelagatran)
...ximelagatran) demonstrates highly significant long term benefit in preventing recurrent venous thromboembo... treatment period with EXANTA. Notably, these long term results demonstrate that the clinical potential for EXANTA in effective secondary prevention of thro...Survey shows benefits of prescription drug advertising, few adverse effects
... health care recommendations without obvious short term negative impacts on quality-of-life outcomes, according to a survey published today as a Health Affairs Web exclusive. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University and Harris Interactive found that 35 percent of respondents...National Census finds most US counties don't have enough adult day centers
...milies, and less than 1 percent is covered by long term care insurance," Cox said. Cox said the availability of adult day services has been expanding rapidly, "with 26 percent of all adult day centers opening in the past five years." She said some existing adult day centers are not fully utilized, point...Judging performance impact of IT: Don't overlook actual usage, says O.R. study
...over an extended period rather than over the short term of most studies because they were concerned that researchers were overlooking impacts that may not become manifest until some time later. The hospitals included in the study are members of a private health system. The system is a national organizatio...