Strategy effective against drug resistant tuberculosis
...rom 436 tuberculosis patients from Southern Mexico treated with DOTS between 1995 and 2000. They found that the incidence of previously untreated, drug-resistant cases fell by 84% from 9.4 to 1.5 per 100 000 people per year between 1996 and 2000. The incidence of patients presenting for retreatment dropped f...First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
...six weeks of treatment showed that of the patients treated in the Lidoderm group (N=56), 54% experienced a 30% or greater improvement in average daily pain intensity; (studies have reported that 30% or greater reductions in pain intensity are clinically meaningful to pain patients). In the Celebrex group (N...Study shows patch therapy may be as effective as oral medications
... results showed that at six weeks 54 % of patients treated in the lidocaine patch 5% (Lidoderm) group (N=56) and 62 % of patients in the celecoxib (Celebrex) group (N=63) experienced a 30 % or greater improvement in pain intensity. A 30 % or greater reduction in pain intensity is considered clinically meani...Exercise-induced shortness of breath not always caused by asthma
... to treatment, and people with asthma who are well treated can have normal exercise tolerance," said Miles Weinberger, M.D., professor of pediatrics in the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and director of the Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonary Division at Children's Hospital of Iowa. "However...Hormonal treatment improves survival in high-risk prostate cancer patients
... management in high-risk carcinoma of the prostate treated with definitive radiotherapy," said Miljenko V. Pilepich, M.D., a radiation oncologist at the University of California, Los Angeles and lead author of the study....First UK cases of previously rare disease reported in gay men
... be accompanied by fever and malaise. These can be treated with a three week course of antibiotics. But sometimes the primary ulcer goes unnoticed, and if left untreated, this can progress to chronic infection with the formation of skin pouches (fistulas), abscesses, and narrowing of the anus as well as prob...Public morally obliged to take part in scientific research, says leading ethicist
... argues that research has "almost universally been treated with suspicion and even hostility" by most of those involved in its regulation. The prevailing assumption is that only the insane, the reckless, or the excessively altruistic would ever dream of taking part in it. While history has proved that suspi...International breast cancer prevention study launches in the United States and Canada
...eveloped second (or new) breast cancers than those treated with exemestane. Unlike other aromatase inhibitors, exemestane is a steroidal aromatase inactivator, which means it selectively targets and irreversibly binds to the aromatase enzyme, which is required to produce estrogen. Without estrogen, breas...Geodon effective in psychiatric emergencies; Sharply reduces time in restraints
...aints. The time period severely agitated patients treated with Geodon IM were held in restraints dropped by ...t cause," he said. Doctors recommend that patients treated with an intramuscular injection be transitioned to the same medication in an oral formulation. The ...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ates, this study describes the range of conditions treated by acupuncturists and their approach to patient care, with the aim of helping physicians and patients understand what services acupuncturists provide. The Practice of Acupuncture: Who Are the Providers and What Do They Do? By Karen J. Sherman, Ph.D...Unexpected benefit seen in treating HER-2 breast cancer with new preoperative drug combo
... chemotherapy before surgery, compared to patients treated with chemotherapy alone. In that group, rates of p... remission, compared with 65.2 percent in patients treated with both Herceptin and chemotherapy, according to the JCO study. If the trial had enrolled all 164 ...Mouse model reveals potential way to reduce cardiac deaths in kidney patients
...rt attack and several other cardiac problems. Mice treated with an experimental medication that alleviates the skeletal weakening brought on by kidney damage had normal phosphorous levels and decreased signs of vascular calcification. "We already have treatments available that can control phosphorous levels ...Cultural and social factors influence prostate cancer treatment
...se prostatectomy, black men were more likely to be treated with radiation. Independently, marriage was also an important predictor of treatment: married men in all three groups were much more likely than unmarried men to receive curative treatment over watchful waiting, and they were also more likely than t...Lack of clinical trial participation may contribute to lower survival rates
... the least studied and also the least likely to be treated at a large health care institution that offers clinical trials. Participation in cancer clinical trials has been shown to improve survival. Young adults with Kaposi Sarcoma have shown significant survival and mortality benefits after improvements in ...Suppressing the cells that trigger cat allergy
...der, have been made. Investigators have previously treated patients with related molecules, either peptides derived from the allergen itself, or much smaller peptides produced synthetically. Although therapy with peptides seems to reduce allergic responses, the mechanism of the response to treatment has not ...Professionalism and professional ethics in medicine
...ntiretroviral therapy (HAART) than either patients treated by physicians with more positive attitudes or patients who were not injection drug users. Physician attitudes were not associated with any other problems with care. (Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165: 618 623. Available post-embargo at www.archinternmed....Hopkins begins human trials with donor adult stem cells to repair muscle damaged from heart attack
...have no pre-existing heart condition that has been treated or requires treatment during the study period. Physicians interested in referring patients should call tel. 410-955-1160 for further information. Upon acceptance in the study, patients will be randomly assigned to one of four groups, each made up of...Treatment of cardiac lesions without anaesthesic
...d interauricular communication has been able to be treated percutaneously by means of a special device. This procedure is carried out at the Haemodynamics Unit with angiographic techniques. This involves inserting a device within a catheter into the interior of the heart and which spreads out like an umbrel...Risky surgery not always necessary to treat cervical disease
...ated disease to date, other viral diseases are not treated in this way. More research is underway to review treatments and make further advancements in the way of nonsurgical options. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a very common virus affecting millions of women. It can cause gential warts and if left untre...Stanford patient is first to test new treatment for peripheral arterial disease
... for heart attacks and strokes. The disease can be treated with diet, exercise and some medications, but an a...e more than a year after the 60 patients have been treated - a second, larger trial will look more closely at the long-term success of the stent in a larger po...