Study Shows Major Savings In Supervising TB Care
"Health policies that seek only to save money in the short term ultimate...ers at Johns Hopkins have shown for the first time that spending more time and money up front to keep tuberculosis patients on strict drug regimens saves mo...Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...he benefit of such an increasein retirement age in that not only would expenditures not be made, but perso... Administration, which funded the study. They said that eachyear of age increase in the retirement age decreases payments for a yearand increases revenues f...Fertilization Protein Structure To AID in Leukemia Treatment
...y to new treatments for leukemia, a kind of cancer that attacks the blood. The research, supported...ocess of fertilization. The details of the events that occur at the molecular level when a sperm cell joins with an egg are often the same throughout the a...A Surgical Semiconductor Laser With More Precision And Power
... to make them perform with the power and precision that laser surgeons routinely demand. These small,relat...eams. This doesn't pose a problem for applications that don't require much power, such as laserprinters or supermarket scanners, but it limits their use in ......the rapid and aggressive development of AIDS means that doctors may now target these babies for early, pow...In particular, it produces the CD4+ helper T cells that are depleted by the AIDS virus. It also produces CD8+ cytotoxic T cells. Both types of cells are i...Rape Victims Find Relief From Posttraumatic Stress Using The Antidepressant Zoloft.
...esimilar no matter the trauma, the researchers say that treatment of warveterans with PTSD is complicated by a high incidence of substance abuse inthat population. "There is a striking similarity of response to different trauma includingcombat, rape, accidents, and disasters," the authors write. "Many peo...Stents Work Well, But Are Costly: Will Hospitals Continue To Use Them?
...eeting of the American Heart Association. And if that happens, heart care will take several steps backwa... withdoing an angioplasty alone, or an angioplasty that delivers a stent. Analyzingthe results in about 400 patients, he found that stenting costs about $13...KUMC Researchers Announce Breakthrough Method For Predicting Epileptic Seizures
... components reach a certain critical level signals that a seizure is about to occur. Epilepsy is c...ion, poisoning, oxygen deprivation or other events that cause scarring in the brain. This scarring acts as an irritant to the nerve cells which can trigger ...UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
SEATTLE, Wash -- A powerful new technology that allowsultrasound medical imaging systems for the f...enter, a state-funded technology-developmentagency that supports research partnerships between Washington businesses anduniversities. The Siemens and UW tea...It Matters Where, In America, You Suffer A Heart Attack
...pened to them up to one year later. They found that the rates of death and second heart attacks were almost the same across the country, but that the use of interventional procedures and hospital stays varied widely, more than they expected. "The...Postmature Infants Not As Easily Calmed As Other Newborns
... dehydration.Psychologists are uncovering evidence that the extended gestationcauses stresses that are manifested in difficulties associatedwith nursing. Give a normal-term infant a minute amount of ...Premature Birth Sometimes Can Adversely Affect Infant's Ties To Mother
...y bring new stresses and a barely 50 percentchance that a secure bond will form with the children, researc...he infants on theirfamilies, Mangelsdorf theorizes that a decline of professional and informalsupport after a child goes home may allow for new stresses. "T...Benefits Of New Diet Drug Don't Outweigh Risks
... activity. After one year, there is no indication that any further weight loss can be achieved by the med... however, researchers and clinicians have observed that body weight returns to pretreatment levels when the medication is discontinued. Consequently, they ...Johns Hopkins To Announce AIDS Capitated Care Program
...cribers. The program is a prototype for HIV care that could be adopted nationallyin the next few years, ...ns.Hopkins will assume the financial risk for care that exceeds the amount perperson paid by the state Medicaid program. Moore Options is named for the Moo...Hospital Noise Disrupts Sleep For Patients, In The Critical Care Setting
...ight-hour period, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., we found that loudnoises markedly disrupted the sleep of patient...me awake during the night." The authors suggest that hospitals modify the sounds produced in thecritical care setting and find ways to screen patients fr...Program Provides Treatment For Prison-Released HIV-Positive Women
...IV-negative women who had release dates andcharges that matched those of participants in the prison releas...icalrelationship with women in prison and maintain that bond. The doctors who seethe women in prison also see them in the community. Each woman's discharge ...ACTG 315 Preliminary Results: Drug Cocktail Restores Partial Immune Function
...ee months with an antiretroviraldrug cocktail show that immunity can be partially restored, accordingto pr...d Case Western University. Recent studies indicate that peoplewho respond to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) --drug combinations that include p...Childhood Sex Abuse Impacts Adult Relationships
...g childhood. "In other words, our findings suggest that how sexual abuse affects overall mental health in ... protection against the long-term negative effects that sexual abuse has on other college women who were abused as children," said Margaret Feerick, a docto...Early Menopause Stress Related In Developing Countries
...related shutdown of the ovarian cycling. He notes that urban women in developing countries tend to have a... of menstruation -- may be due to the same things that affect runners and anorexics." Menopause naturally occurs when a woman's ovaries have no follicle...NIAID Stops AIDS Study Prematurely Because Drug 'Cocktail' Boosts Survival
...n the United States. UNC-CH was among four centers that completed a study last year showing that indinavir, when combined with zidovudine (ZDV) and lamivudine (3TC), both significantly reduced AIDS...