New data support the efficacy and safety of the novel oral anticoagulant Exanta
...n studies. These studies, in conjunction with the wealth of clinical experience to date, confirm that there are no food or known drug-drug interactions with Exanta. The administration of Exanta as a simple fixed oral dose, independent of age or ethnic origin, was also highlighted in comparison pharmacoki...BU receives Knight Foundation grant
...ublic health. The center intends to tap into this wealth of medical resources." Professors Douglas Starr and Ellen Ruppel Shell, co-directors of the current science journalism program, will oversee the new center. Both are veteran science and medical journalists, who frequently write for newspapers, magaz...NIDA clinical toolbox provides the latest information about drug treatment strategies
...ew toolbox provides treatment professionals with a wealth of materials on new and effective approaches to help patients with drug-related problems." Dr. Leshner publicly introduced the toolbox today at Yale University, which is the New England node of NIDA's National Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network (CTN)...Study: Productivity can be increased even as baby boomers retire
...annual rate, the 1976-98 yearly Canadian rate, and wealth transfer was kept at a constant level, the median retirement age actually could decrease until 2017, reaching 60.3 years, then rise through 2034 to a maximum of 60.9 years. "Because of similar demographics, U.S. trends would mirror these indications...New web site provides access to information on sleep and sleep disorders
...s well as the public, to have timely access to the wealth of important, accurate information on sleep and sleep disorders that has been developed within the Federal government, " said NHLBI Director Claude Lenfant, M.D. "We also want to encourage more research in this field," he added. The NCSDR is locate...Elderly population may drain resources from paediatrics
...omen. This, he speculates may increase health and wealth inequalities in offspring. If middle class women delay childbearing until they feel the time is right, they are likely to make a substantial investment in the child born and provide them with security, material goods, first class education and enri...Elderly less likely than other adults to have economic problems
... programs such as Medicare, accumulated wealth such as homes, and other factors, Mirowsky said. Mirowsky co-authored the study with Catherine Ross, also a professor of sociology at Ohio State. Mir....... Like Dr. Melmed, Dr. Shahinian brings with him a wealth of experience and areputation for being on the leading edge of medicine today. One of the country'spremier skull base surgeons, he is one of only a handful of physicians in theUnited States to use a fully endoscopic procedure in removing pituitary tu...NIAID Renews Funding For Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
...approach. "In its 15 years, the MACS has amassed a wealth of clinical information andbiological specimens," says Jack Killen, M.D., director of the Division of AIDSat NIAID. "Together with the huge databases to which they are linked, thesespecimens provide the general scientific community with an invaluable...Hospital Stays Longer Than Three Days For 'Simple' Heart Attacks May Not Be Cost Effective
...usting drugs, but the researchers also collected a wealth of information on theday-by-day treatment and outcomes of the patients, most of whom stayed in thehospital for about eight days. From this database, they picked patients who suffered an "uncomplicated"heart attack. Those patients, the majori...