PillCam enables study of esophagus by swallowing a pill
... passed naturally in less than 24 hours. "The main use of the PillCam ESO right now is to find pre-cancerous changes in the esophaguses of patients who had had acid reflux for more than five years," said Dr. Charles Ulrich, associate professor of internal medicine. "It also can be used to find varices or...Invasive pneumonia and antibiotic resistance decreased after childhood vaccine introduced
... dramatically reversed following the licensing and use of a new conjugate vaccine for young children in F... U.S. in February 2000, the vaccine was in general use in Atlanta by the end of 2000. Antibiotic resistance in pneumonia, after increasing steadily in Atl...HIV and ID doctors oppose ideologically driven STI prevention policies
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Water use in Illinois is expected to grow faster than the po...Survey. "These studies project county-level water use for Illinois and five other states in the Midwest, information that is critical if we are to ensure ...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...well as giving presentations on topics such as the use of unapproved devices, bioterrorism and space research. Included in this prestigious list is Charles F. Sawin, the chief NASA scientist serving as chair of the Committee for Protection of Human Subjects and chair of the Human Research Multilateral R...Virginity pledges do not reduce STD risk: May encourage high risk sexual behavior
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...r. "It opens up an area of drug development to the use of nonpolluting carbon dioxide." Jun (Sally) Zheng of Wuhan, China, a graduate student in chemistry at Virginia Tech, Taylor, and J. David Pinkston of Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Health Care Research Center in Mason, Ohio, will present the poste......er half of the students in the study who indicated use of marijuana in 1995 were still using it one year ...use. Dr van den Bree said: "We found assessment of use of other substances and peer substance use, school, and delinquency factors to be key to identifying...Liverpool to lead 20M Department of Health initiative to develop medicines for children
...properly tested on the young. Health professionals use their skill and judgement when prescribing medicines for children but uncertainty can result in inappropriate dosing or inadequate efficacy. The initiative will take the development of children's medicines to a new level, with the establishment of a...Doctor suggested cannabis for pain relief, says one in six medicinal users in the UKMUHC study
Sixteen per cent of people who use cannabis for medical reasons say that their doctor... results of our UK survey, including the extent of use and reported effects, lend support to the further development of safe and effective medicines based ...Mechanism of RNA recoding: New twists in brain protein production
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...of vulnerability to disease onset, a tool we might use to help assess their risk of developing psychotic symptoms," Belger said. "If such a tool became established, perhaps we could intervene early on in some way to improve whatever pathology it showed." Belger is an associate professor of psychiatry in ...Aspirin's potential ability to prevent colon polyps may not apply equally to all
The association between regular aspirin use and a reduced risk of precancerous colon polyps ma... Cancer Institute, researchers report that aspirin use appears to reduce the incidence of colon polyps more strongly in women with alternative forms of a g...'Chemistry and Flavor of Hispanic Foods' one-day symposium, March 15
...lavor belies its chemical complexity. They hope to use this study to improve the taste of margaritas and produce new food products based on its flavor. ( AGFD 115 , Tuesday, March 15, 4:15 p.m.) The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, chartered by the U.S. Congress, with a multidiscipl...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
...e a prescription card, and 13 times more likely to use cholesterol-lowering medication. Use of cholester...lutely key in helping patients navigate systems to use their pharmacy card, go to the YMCA and understand their medications," Becker said. "My next task i...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
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...suggest that improving quality of care through the use of practice guidelines can play an important role in addressing racial and ethnic disparities," the researchers note. The American Heart Association already has such a program in place: Get With the GuidelinesSM (GWTG), a quality improvement program...Blacks less likely to get expensive, newer heart treatments
...iac care have mostly focused on disparities in the use of heart catheterization between blacks and whites, this study takes a closer look at a wide range of recommended treatment options. These include newer recommended medications, heart catheterizations, and discharge recommendations for non-ST-elevat...Cardiovascular health disparities must be eradicated
...rch is needed to find out how minority communities use health care services and whether outreach and risk factor modification programs are effective in these communities. Minority participation in research is also inadequate, according to the report, and is necessary to increase the validity of studies. ...Health care report cards may increase racial/ethnic disparities in bypass operations
...BG rates increased overall, the difference in CABG use between white vs. Hispanic patients and white vs. ...rchers also note that despite the relatively lower use of CABG among racial and ethnic minorities after the report cards were released in New York, there w...