Breakthrough in medical research: New chemotherapy gives hope to brain tumour patients
...of those patients most likely to benefit from this type of treatment. The findings are leading to a new st... most active life. Glioblastoma is the most common type of primary malignant brain tumour in adults with a yearly incidence of 5-7 persons per 100.000. Thus...Allergen exposure in inner cities varies throughout the U.S.
...allergens depending on the area of the country and type of home in which they live. These findings are fea...llergens depending on what area of the country and type of home they live in. Their findings also suggest that cockroaches have the greatest effect on asthm...Many children are undervaccinated or have delayed vaccinations in their first 2 years of life
...easles, mumps, and rubella; Haemophilus influenzae type b; hepatitis B; and varicella) and all vaccines co...s vaccine to 21 percent for Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine. An estimated 25 percent of children had delays in receipt of 4 or more of the 6 vaccines....Study finds indoor allergen levels vary, cockroach allergens cause more asthma symptoms
...tivity to specific allergens depend greatly on the type of housing and location. Cockroach allergens were common in apartment buildings while dust mite allergens were more often found in houses. Cockroach allergen levels were highest in the Bronx and New York City, while dust mite levels were highest in D...Student identifies electrical changes preceding heart failure
...I am glad that I did," Tomaselli said. "Sam is the type of student who has the attributes to become a leader in biomedical research." Hahn's work was supported through the Johns Hopkins Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards program. After graduating in May, he plans to attend medical school. "I hope to ...Study shows faces are processed like words
...bjects found naming the letter and recognizing the type of lips to the dot's right far easier. In this case, Pelli notes, to recognize a word or face, each letter or facial feature must be isolated from the rest. "These measures appear to be identifying what kind of computation is performed by the brain ...Studies underscore genetic involvement in nicotine addiction & aggressive hostility
...ssen, added to a growing body of evidence that the type of aggressive behavior we think of as psychopathic or sociopathic has some genetic basis that may involve abnormally low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Once again, gene polymorphisms appear to influence individual variance. Specific compo...Three anti-platelet drugs used in combination are safe
...rel. There was also no significant difference in type of bleeding (major or minor) experienced by these patients, no matter which drug therapy they were given. "There was no evidence of increased risk of bleeding in patients treated with aspirin plus clopidogrel plus cilostazol and we also found that ...School-based smoking prevention programs ineffective
...vention programs and students not enrolled in this type of program. Only one program, Life Skills Program... There were wide variations in study populations, type and intensity of intervention, and outcome measures. Along with Dr. Wiehe, the study was authored by...Heart surgeons publish death rates
...ons are performing to satisfactory standards. This type of analysis will become increasingly common under ...ll are performing to satisfactory standards." This type of analysis could stimulate improvements in systems of care, as long as it does not lead to systemat...Mayo Clinic develops first genomic-based test to predict stroke from ruptured brain aneurysm
... for a fast, inexpensive blood test to predict one type of deadly stroke that strikes 30,000 people in the United States annually. The article and an editorial appear in the March edition of the Journal of Neurosurgery, http://www.thejns-net.org/jns/issues/toc_pre.html . The Mayo Clinic researchers repo...Meditation may reduce heart disease risk
...sease and its clinical consequences. "We know this type of change is achievable with lipid lowering drugs, but it's remarkable that a meditation program can produce such a change," the researcher says. In the April 2004 issue of the American Journal of Hypertension, Dr. Barnes and his colleagues reported ...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...ggest targeting information on colon cancer to the type of patient less likely to be screened for the disease. The study found men who were not compliant were younger, were Hispanic, had lower education and income levels, and were smokers. Outreach efforts could focus on predominantly Hispanic neighborhoo...'Smart' immune cells kill more cancer
... says. "Moreover, the marrow itself contains some type of stimulant to attract the cells," says Kimberly ...tumors such as breast cancer may benefit from this type of immunotherapy. Evidence from other research groups indicates that breast cancer patients have T...Fewer false alarms when mammographers have greater experience screening healthy breasts
...al Cancer Institute . Screening mammograms are the type most women get. These images are designed to discover any cancer that might be hidden in women with no breast symptoms. Women who have a history of breast cancer or other symptoms -- or who experience symptoms at the time of their exam -- receive dia...Unsafe water and poor sanitation causes 4000 children to die each day
...ssion of schistosomiasis, an infection caused by a type of flatworm. Irrigation infrastructure and management of irrigation can be designed to keep transmission to a minimum. Improving irrigation to avoid standing or slow-moving water and improving disposal of household wastewater can also reduce mosquito...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
...pushed onto the tracks, despite the fact that this type of violent event is fortunately very rare for the ...subway riders. The most frightening aspect of this type of crime, when it does occur, is its utter randomness. In one study, 100% of the victims were compl...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
...oof that we can kill leukemia stem cells with this type of agent, and that is good news." Parthenolide is the first single agent known to act on myeloid leukemia at the stem-cell level, which is significant because current cancer treatments do not strike deep enough to kill mutant cells where the maligna...Columbia study finds hemophilia therapy dramatically improves outcomes for bleeding stroke
...o placebo. ICH is the deadliest and most disabling type of stroke more than one out of three ICH patients die within one month of onset and only 20% regain functional independence. Physicians have long been frustrated by a lack of effective therapies to improve survival outcomes or recovery current opt......hat MHT use does not confer protection against any type of UI. On the contrary, both CEE alone and CEE + MPA increased risk of new onset UI among continent women and worsened the characteristics of UI among symptomatic women. Considerations regarding the use of hormone therapy by postmenopausal women for ...