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...gen-degrading chemical asthe control group. Also, three of the participants who came into the study withenlarged hearts appeared to have smaller hearts on a follow-up echocardiogram. Diez says the ability to easily measure collagen levels could lead todrugs that help prevent organ damage in peopl...Drug Reduces Heart Attack, Death Rates In Patients With Unstable Angina
... aspirinor heparin, with similar side effects. All three drugs increase the risk ofbleeding because they lower the platelet count, with Eptifibatide having anadditional 1 percent risk of bleeding compared to the other two drugs. Butresearchers pointed out that more than 80 percent of the bleeding was assoc...Researchers Begin Drug Trial In Hope Of Finding New Ways To Treat Acute Kidney Failure
...her,has been awarded $40,000 per year for the next three years to study a drug thathas reversed the onset o...ey function. Theconventional method can take up to three hours but is not practical for patientswith acute kidney failure, which can strike within days or ev...Novel Therapy To Treat Lung Cancer Patients Enrolling Patients At UCSF Cancer Center
...ficant role in tumor development bycontributing to three processes that lead to the progression of cancer:invasion, metastasis, and angiogenesis. Cancer researchers believe that a MMPI, called AG3340, will block theseprocesses while limiting the damage that may result from a broad suppression ofMMPs. Inva...New Data Show Evista Reduces Spinal Fractures
...ing tothe National Osteoporosis Foundation, one in three women older than 50 years ofage will suffer a spin...rol levels withoutstimulating uterine tissue after three years of follow-up. MORE study evaluates benefits and risks beyond bone A selective estrogen recep......ing alendronate increased bonemineral density over three years. "These results show that treatment with alendronate should be continuedregardless of change in bone density during the first year," said Cummings. "For the few women who do not have increases in bone mineral density during thefirst ye...Patients are sought for a clinical study to determine
...opa, the effects of the drug wear off after two or three hours, creating a"roller coaster" effect. Recently, a drug called Mirapex has proven effectiveat leveling these ups and downs, and preliminary information suggests hormonereplacement therapy can enhance these effects. Dr. Aikaterini Kompoliti, a neu...Study Pinpoints Effectiveness Of Prostate Cancer Therapies To Patient Populations
...cer between 1989 and1997. The men underwent one of three treatment options: radicalprostectomy, external be...urvival for these patients. In doing so, they used three tests:PSA, biopsy Gleason score, and the American Joint Commission onCancer staging (AJCC) T-stage. ...UCSF AIDS Expert Warns Against Early Treatment For HIV Infection
...commitment for HIVtherapy, no cancer patient takes three or four chemotherapy drugs for alifetime. Current... that personswho chose to stop therapy--even after three years--experienced a resumption ofvirus production, with the viral load often higher than the level ......video-skills stations, participants have access to three devices.The movable, wand-like laparoscopic camera rests in the center guarded byendoshears and endostitch forceps on either side. Each of the six stationsoffers programs for developing different skills: "The Cobra Rope Drill," forexample, develops a...... currently approved dose of 20-30 mg/kg three times per day. To date, this combination has been well tolerated by most subjects. The most common side effects were: rash (28.1 percent), which was seen more c...Electronic Nose Inspects Cheese, Hints At Human Sense Of Smell
... human panelists that the other three cheeses -- onefat-free, one reduced-fat, and one sharp Swiss variety -- all contained similar amounts of the volatile compounds and would taste virtually the same. ...Prescription Counseling Necessary For Hospital Patients
...arged fromthe hospital with three or more newly prescribed drugs havea ... According to the research, three out of four formerhospital patients could remember what a drug was prescribed...Penn State Chemist Identifies New Lime Aroma Component
...l Society in Boston inAugust. Her co-authors were three of her former undergraduate students, MatthewA. Wi... "We take very simple combinations of only two or three compounds foundin lime oil and have the students sniff them and describe what they smell," sheexplai...The European Medicines Evaluation Agency: Open To Criticism
...e. In the European Union, drugs may be licensed in three ways. The centralised procedure allows applications to be made direct to the EMEA so that drugs can be made available throughout the European Union. Alternatively companies can apply to national licensing authorities, which ensures that product lic...Changes In Care Lower Costs Of Surgery To Prevent Stroke
...ery to discharge shortened from about five days to three days.Co-authors are B. Bowyer, R.N.; D. Dowed, M.D.; R. Maggisano, M.D.; P. Oh, M.D.;and J.W. Norris, M.D.......hemical and electronicsindustries. Within the next three years, Weinberg continues, it appears thatcombinatorial methods will yield even more important, far-reaching results whenapplied to discovering and improving non-drug materials such as polymers andcatalysts. "This is the first conference devoted enti......CI) grant to Pittsburgh researchers is one of only three issuednationwide. Biocombinatorial chemistry is an emerging field characterized bythe rapid, parallel synthesis of large "libraries" of organic compounds used fortesting in biological systems. This initiative, conceived to discover new canc...Elderly Patients May Be Undertreated For High Cholesterol, Wake Forest Doctor Says
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