Reduced risk for developing type 2 diabetes recommended for inclusion in Xenical's European label
...besity. There are currently 120-140 million people worldwide with type 2 diabetes, and if trends continue, this number is predicted to double in the next 25 years.2 More than 90% of all people with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.3 Because of the severe health and cost implications of type 2 diabetes, ...UK study quantifies cancer risk from diagnostic X-rays
...ontributing about 14% of the total annual exposure worldwide from all sources. Although diagnostic X-rays provide great benefits, it is generally accepted that their use is associated with very small increases in cancer risk. Amy Berrington de Gonzlez (University of Oxford, UK) and Sarah Darby (Cancer Research...Nonprofit pharmaceutical seeks drug approval next year
...own as kala azar. An estimated 1.5 million people worldwide are infected with VL, and without treatment, the disease is fatal. "If a disease killed the equivalent number of people in the United States, it would be the third-largest killer after heart disease and cancer and would cause more deaths than stroke,...Exposure to carcinogens not proportionally decreased by reduction in smoking
...igar, and pipe smoking. "Although 1 billion people worldwide already smoke and more will start, individuals who stop smoking reduce their smoking-related cancer risks effectively," they write. "A balanced public health strategy is therefore needed that not only prevents young individuals from starting to smoke...The BESST way to judge IVF success
...ng to reduce the soaring number of multiple births worldwide caused by IVF. "Multiple births are now at the highest level ever," says Suzy Leather of the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, which will soon restrict to two the number of embryos clinics can transfer to women under 40. "We want to ...Gene targeting prevents memory loss in Alzheimer's disease model
...erative condition affecting over 15 million people worldwide that causes memory loss and, ultimately, dementia. Some research suggests that Alzheimer's disease is caused by an increased amyloid burden in the brain -- the so-called amyloid cascade hypothesis. Results of the Northwestern study, published in the...UCSD Medical Center receives NIH contract to set up National Tuberculosis Educational Curriculum
...; then we can look globally. The TCCC will have a worldwide effect on tuberculosis through higher awareness." The TCCC will coordinate the activities of a multidisciplinary team of faculty members who are physicians, nurses, and health care leaders from allied health schools to develop and implement curric...United States has highest prevalence of overweight teens in 15 country study
...es journals. Overweight and obesity have increased worldwide among children, adolescents and adults, according to the article. The World Health Organization has designated obesity as one of the most important public health threats because of the significant health impact of diseases associated with obesity. ...Combination drug therapy offers hope for malaria treatment
...ackling drug resistance for the millions of people worldwide affected by malaria. Drug resistance is the main barrier to effective malaria treatment. Artemisinin (extract of sweet wormwood , commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine) and its derivatives, artemether and artesunate, are of potential importance as...Urgent action required to prevent 500k deaths/yr worldwide from pregnancy-related causes
...t abortion in the first place. If we empower women worldwide to avoid unwanted pregnancies, the number of abortions will plummet." Solutions and priorities for maternal health are discussed by Vivien Davis Tsu (8) on behalf of a team of public-health experts who discussed future priorities at a conference in...Antiviral drug, valacyclovir, reduces genital herpes transmission
...rried about the increasing genital herpes epidemic worldwide because recent studies indicate HSV-2 may help to spread HIV, which causes AIDS. Persons with genital herpes are two times more likely to acquire the HIV-1 virus. Dr. Connie Celum, UW professor of medicine, Wald and Corey have received funding from t...Stevens' Cattabiani helps link doctors, hospitals worldwide
...enfolds the establishment of clinics and hospitals worldwide that are served by Internet links to experts in the US physicians who can, from great distances, help to train other doctors, and even advise on real-time surgical procedures, in regions where the latest in modern techniques are not commonly known. ...Standardized blood pressure measurement could improve hypertension prevention, care in the Americas
...includes NHLBI, PAHO, and seven inter-American and worldwide scientific organizations concerned with cardiac health and hypertension: Inter-American Heart Foundation, Interamerican Society of Cardiology, Inter American Society of Hypertension, Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension, Pan American...Metabolic syndrome strongly linked to heart attack and stroke
...ns that the increasing rates of metabolic syndrome worldwide could result in a pandemic of cardiovascular disease. Ninomiya's co-authors are Michael H. Criqui, M.D., M.P.H.; Gilbert L'Italien, Ph.D.; Joanna L. Whyte, M.S., R.D., M.S.P.H.; Anthony Gamet, Ph.D.; and Roland S. Chen, M.D....Joslin announces first international affiliate in Bahrain
... threat, affecting an estimated 177 million people worldwide in 2000, up from an estimated 30 million in 1985. Type 2 diabetes, formerly considered a disease of older adults and largely thought due to obesity and sedentary lifestyle, has grown at epidemic rates in recent years and is occurring increasingly am...Two UC Davis studies show promising single-drug therapy for hard-to-control epilepsy
...be an option for some 13 million epilepsy patients worldwide who currently use multiple medications to control epileptic seizures. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by seizures, which are recurring disturbances in the normal electrical function of the brain. The causes of epilepsy are only part...Major advance in chemotherapy in breast cancer
.... Academic rigor, speed, quality of processes and worldwide patient access are achieved through the interaction of the most advanced academic institutions in the world and a large global network of clinical investigators. BCIRG is a division of Cancer International Research Group, a not-for-profit organizati...Population surveys - A new 'gold standard' for estimating true incidence of HIV/AIDS?
...imate (2002 figures) that around 42 million people worldwide are infected with HIV-1, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for just under 30 million infections. Conventional estimates of HIV-1 prevalence are based on the HIV-1 status of pregnant women attending antenatal clinics. Several countries have recently ...Emory, GlaxoSmithKline, NIMH enter public-private partnership to develop new drugs for depression
...e, we hope to betterserve the millions of patients worldwide who suffer from these debilitating conditions," said Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD, Reunette W. Harris professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in EmoryUniversity School of Medicine, who will serve as principal inves...U.S. is poorly prepared for influenza pandemic, St. Jude experts warn
... States is not adequately prepared to respond to a worldwide outbreak of influenza, which many experts say coul...stry and academia, as occurred successfully in the worldwide response to SARS earlier this year." "We also need to make sure that we can quickly test vaccines fo...