Researchers Finding May Boost Effectiveness Of Anti-HIV Drugs
...s, despite administration at comparable doses, can vary so widely amongindividual patients, Kim said. "Because HIV attacks the CD4-expressing lymphocytes circulating in thebloodstream, the goal of therapy would be to have an optimal level of the drugin the bloodstream so that the drug would get in...Do Deaths Of Babies From Birth Asphyxia Vary Depending On When They Are Born?
...staff should be aware of how their performance may vary at different times. They indicate that mistakes may be mitigated with the greater use of shiftwork, but they stress that shifts need to be carefully designed to avoid the excessive disruption of circadian rhythms (upsetting the body clock) and conse...Tighter Chemical Binding = Better Meds
...th a series of potential drugs, analyzing why they vary in bindingstrengths and suggesting ways to improve their design -- work thatJorgensen will describe on March 31 at the ACS annual meeting. The Yalechemists also have analyzed drugs that regulate the protein thrombin,which is important for controllin...Crystal Structure Of gp120 Reveals HIV In Action
...tectiveparts include sequences of amino acids that vary among HIV strains andcarbohydrates that cover the variable sequences. So to coax gp120 tocrystallize, the researchers snipped off parts of it, using genetic clues fromthe virology team at Dana-Farber. "From years of work on mutagenesis and antibody b...Want To Eat Less Fat? Resolve To Read Food Labels
...at in items such as crackers or cookies, which can vary widely in fatcontent from one brand to the next. "One box of crackers will have 5 grams offat per serving while a similar type on the next shelf might have only half agram. I think nutrition labels are most useful for comparison shopping to helppeopl...Program Developed At UF Enables Computer To "Emote" In Speech
... said. Another istogive the program the ability to vary multiple parameters in voices, so thatspeech-disabled people could create personalized voices. William Brown, professor and chairman of UF's department ofcommunication sciences and disorders, said Truluck's program has promise for thespeech-d......editors -- which meansthat terms and standards can vary from one publication to another -- NationalResearch Corporation evaluates the nation's major healthcare providers bytalking to the people most concerned -- those who have to make daily healthcaredecisions for their families. Representative homes are ...New Book (And Web Site) Use 'Currency' Of Aging To Guide And Motivate Healthy Choices
...cts of a few sample behaviors: (Costs and benefits vary with age) (Determining the combined effect of multiple lifestyle changes is morecomplicated)...Improved Ritalin™ Offers Smaller Doses And Fewer Side Effects
...e $500million annual market in the U.S. Estimates vary on the number of youngsterstaking the drug, but published reports in the scientific literature indicatethatpossibly as many as three percent of the country's elementary and secondarystudents, about 1.5 million, are prescribed Ritalin. Using a ne...Americans Skip Dialysis; Swedes And Japanese Don't, Wake Forest Study Shows
...hile data collection and health caredelivery might vary among the countries, "the consistency of this finding, aswell as the large magnitude of this difference, suggest there is a trueinternational variation in patient compliance." Why? Bleyer and his colleagues suggested several reasons: "Diffe...UF Researcher Explores Complex Relationship Between Smoking And Fertility
...in 1990 to13.6 percent in 1996. The rates vary by age, with those 15 to 19 the most likely to besmokers. The figures also differ by race: Among pregnant white women in 1996, 16.9percent reported smoking; for pregnant black women, the rate was 10.3percent; and among Hispanics, just 4.3 percent sai...To Drive Or Not To Drive? New Criteria For Those With Epilepsy
...izure-free for a specificinterval. Such intervals vary widely, usually from three to 18 months. The researchers believe the study will let physicians tailor saferindividual driving programs for patients by offering them a tool to evaluatetheir risks. "For years, people thought you shoul......ve. There is no way to justify waiting times that vary fromfour weeks to three years, as has been recently reported," said Dr. Keenan. The guidelines adopted last year have been incorporated into national policy byUNOS and are used by insurance companies to judge whether the costs ofevaluation or transpl...Misdiagnosis Looms As Demand Increases For New Breast Cancer Biopsy
...llenging to perform and that its successrate could vary widely among surgeons and institutions. They urge breast cancerpatients seeking to avoid complete axillary resection to first ask about the"false negative rate" of their surgeon and medical institution. "Doing so could reduce one's risk of being tol...UI Researcher Shows Economic Benefits Of Hospitals Fast-Tracking Patients Vary
...nd that the financial benefits of fast-trackingmay vary among institutions. In an article that appears in ...wer," Dexter said. "Theeconomic impact is going to vary among institutions depending on how people arepaid. Many hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers ar...UCSF-Harvard Team Reports Encouraging Results In Drug Study Of Mice With Cancer
... also provides the first indication that the drugs vary in their efficacydepending on the stage of cancer targeted - drugs showed encouraging resultswhen used to treat distinct stages of tumor development, includingpremalignancy. The model could therefore provide a platform for exploring thepotential of p...Many Virginians would increase taxes for K-12 education, study finds
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...an® treatment planningsoftware. Because tumors vary greatly in size, density, shape and location, thecomputer program is able to view each tumor as a three-dimensional object, takesinto consideration nearby vital tissues and structures, and the various anglesand doses of radiation are rapidly calcula...Alcohol consumption triggers free-radical damage in the body
...individuals. Because innateantioxidant protections vary from person to person, the results of such studiescould reveal a great deal about the underlying role of oxidant stress inalcohol-linked disorders such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Theability of antioxidants to ameliorate the disease pro...