Tip sheet for the October 26, 2004 Neurology
... concluded that brand and generic phenytoin do not yield the same concentrations in some patients, and substitution should not be permitted without notifying physicians. Related content: The American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society recently released AED guidelines ...Ductal lavage may not detect breast cancer, study finds
...ening tool for cancer detection because ducts that yield fluid were thought to be more likely to contain ca...ssibly because ducts that contain cancer failed to yield fluid or yielded cells classified as benign or mildly atypical. In addition, ducts that produced flu...Ductal lavage may not detect breast cancer
...ening tool for cancer detection because ducts that yield fluid were thought to be more likely to contain ca...ssibly because ducts that contain cancer failed to yield fluid or yielded cells classified as benign or mildly atypical. In addition, ducts that produced fl...When looking isn't seeing: Is cockpit design flawed?
...ivate the parvocellular-ventral pathway and do not yield the same performance benefits as displays that activate the magnocellular-dorsal pathway. "Getting the right information to a pilot is critically important," concludes Dr. Davis. "The most stressful time for a naval pilot is not combat but landing h...Health benefits of citrus topic at American Chemical Society meeting in Philadelphia
..., Aug. 25, 9:05 a.m.) Compounds in grapefruit may yield super-pill that cuts cost of prescription drugs Researchers have known for some time that grapefruit contains compounds that can cause interactions with certain prescription drugs, particularly heart and blood pressure medications, by increasing th...Hormone therapy may still offer important health benefits to postmenopausal women
...behavior at UC Davis. "More targeted therapies may yield important health benefits." Estrogens affect many tissues in the body. During natural menopause, which occurs in women at an average age of 51 years, estrogen and progesterone secretion from the ovaries diminish. Afterwards, the risk of coronary hear...More than one-third of US adults use complementary and alternative medicine
... smoked. In addition, this was the first survey to yield substantial information on CAM use by minorities. For example, it found that African American adults were more likely than white or Asian adults to use CAM when megavitamin therapy and prayer were included in the definition of CAM. "We're continuous...NIH launches study of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for severe, treatment-resistant lupus
...y's healthy cells. "Advances in cancer therapy can yield advances in treatment of autoimmune diseases," said Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D., director of the NIH's National Cancer Institute. "Cyclophosphamide used as a cancer therapy suppresses the immune system. This discovery led to improvements for lupus pa...Researcher funded to locate lung tumors
... signals," said Mitra. "We expect this method to yield physiological information with a safer, simpler and less expensive system than the other methods. The method also provides higher resolution, which is critical." Lung cancer accounts for 25 percent of all cancer deaths, making it the most common cau...Long-term study proves ADDERALL XR is a safe and effective option to treat adults with ADHD
...ikely to stay the course with their medication and yield its full therapeutic benefit when they understand their dosing and possible side effects." After completion of the initial 4-week study, during which patients had significant improvements in ADHD symptoms within the first week, patients could opt to...Malaria: Plasmodium togetherness a strategy for breeding success
...n capacity. Investigation of this behaviour should yield important information on both the parasite's transmission to humans and on the way the disease develops. Malaria, which infects 600 million people in the world and leads annually to 2 million deaths, is the most widespread of infectious diseases. The...CNS cancers and other diseases: Using proteomics to identify unique protein 'fingerprints'
...f repeated lumbar punctures, which can continue to yield negative results even in the face of positive clinical findings. Neurosurgical procedures are more definitive but much more invasive than lumbar punctures. The Emory research team used SELDI-TOF mass spectrometry to analyze the composition of protein...Could this be the end for injections?
...hesia takes longer in microconduits deep enough to yield blood than in shallower, non-blood producing micro...ructs the microconduit." Deeper microconduits that yield spots of blood would be useful for patients with diabetes, though. These patients have to regularly ...Rabies: Canine infection in Africa and Asia still the greatest threat
... the disease. A current WHO initiative in Asia may yield data to direct implementation of potentially highly efficient methods to control dog rabies and also ensure safer, more appropriate human prophylaxis". She adds: "In Europe, moves to improve surveillance should reveal more detail of the distribution ...System can predict disease spread
... to create a "vectorial capacity" formula that can yield quantitative predictions in other words, the growth rate of a disease. "Predicting risk is very complicated, but at least we have a better chance now," Rossignol said. "And the good thing about this approach is it primarily requires an understan...The link between funding and the disclosure of clinical trial results
..., and consequently those considered more likely to yield positive results are given higher priority....UC San Diego scientists unveil pilot project for automated monitoring of animal behavior
...nimal behavior measurements, this technology could yield major breakthroughs in drug design and medical research, not to mention veterinary science, experimental psychology and animal care." Apart from Belongie and officials from the UCSD Animal Care Program, two Jacobs School of Engineering faculty member...Mayo researchers observe genetic fusion of human, animal cells -may help explain origin of AIDS
...s and human cells can fuse together in the body to yield hybrid cells that contain genetic material from both species and carry a swine virus similar to HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) that can infect normal human cells. While the research does not answer the question of whether this infection can cause ...New drug combination might be more effective pain reliever
...ese benefits, drug combinations can also sometimes yield a totally unexpected effect, such as the magnification of a drug's powers. "When this happens, a phenomenon known as drug synergism, it's like finding buried treasure," added Tallarida. Glucosamine, a naturally occurring substance in the body, which......they are not interactive and cannot be tailored to yield data about individual communities," Lengerich said. "There is a substantial gap between the current and the best methods to visually and statistically analyze and interpret geographic variation in cancer burden. This project will produce accurate, ti...