Institute of Medicine news: Human resource crisis in HIV/AIDS
...- The federal government should create and fund an umbrella organization called the United States Global Health Service (GHS) to mobilize the nation's best health care professionals and other experts to help combat HIV/AIDS in hard-hit African, Caribbean, and Southeast Asian countries, says a new report from ...Tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some populations
...redicting acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ACS is an umbrella term used to cover any group of clinical symptoms compatible with chest pain due to insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle resulting from heart vessel disease. Out of 11,991 patients in the study, 1,120 were diagnosed with ACS. Other research...Biologic therapies for bowel disease show promise in clinical trials
...ity and missed days of work every year. IBD is an umbrella term referring to several chronic diseases that cause inflammation of the intestines, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Symptoms for both conditions are very similar and it is often difficult for physicians to differentiate between t...Cannabis-based drugs could offer new hope for inflammatory bowel disease patients
...d ulcerative colitis - often referred to under the umbrella term of IBD - cause patients' immune systems to go into overdrive, producing inflammation in different areas of the gastrointestinal tract. This inflammation can cause pain, urgent diarrhoea, severe tiredness and loss of weight, and is most commonly...Panic disorder appears to increase risk of coronary heart disease
...s and psychotherapy. Coronary heart disease is an umbrella term for processes that reduce the arterial flow of blood to the heart. Nearly 14 million Americans have a history of coronary heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. The authors of the study say the mechanism by whic...Northwestern receives major award for nanotechnology cancer center
...le Materials at Argonne National Laboratory, is an umbrella organization which unites more than $275 million in nanotechnology research, educational programs and infrastructure under one umbrella. The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University is an NCI-designated, comprehensive c...Drinking decaffeinated coffee may be harmful to heart health
...indicators of the metabolic syndrome, which is the umbrella term for a cluster of several harmful heart disease risk factors. Researchers looked at blood pressure, heart rate, BMI, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL (good cholesterol) levels of insulin, glucose, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA -- fat in ...AstraZeneca and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center form umbrella scientific collaboration agreements
...eneca oncology products and research projects. The umbrella agreements address pre-clinical and clinical research in a way that will allow the two organizations to more efficiently and effectively work to answer future research questions. The specific terms of the agreements are confidential. "Establishing a ...MIST study explores link between migraines and hole in heart
... the left atrium through the PFO. After the first umbrella is opened, the catheter is pulled back into the right atrium. Then the second umbrella opened, and the two patches come together, forming a tight seal. All patients in the MIST study had ...Drug-eluting and absorbable stents push interventional frontiers
...that question. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is an umbrella diagnosis that encompasses both unstable angina and a type of heart attack known as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Today, drug therapy typically consists of aspirin, clopidogrel, heparin, and a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPI),...Refinements and innovations enhance safety, effectiveness
...of serious bleeding. Acute coronary syndrome is an umbrella diagnosis that encompasses both unstable angina and a type of heart attack known as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Today, drug therapy typically consists of aspirin, clopidogrel, heparin, and a GPI. Each of these medications inter...Jefferson scientists test new device for fixing holes in hearts of young stroke patients
...hrough a catheter, is a tiny self-expanding double umbrella design consisting of polyvinyl alcohol sails and nitinol arms. It is positioned on both sides of the PFO and closes like a clamshell around the hole. After several months, cells grow over and cover the device and it becomes part of the patient's bod...Massive German floods monitored from space
...SA is a founder member of the Charter. Under the umbrella of the Charter, the German Joint Information and Situation Centre (GMLZ) requested maps of Germany's flooded region. The Charter then processed this request and recruited the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to produce the maps using satellite images pr...Stevens Institute of Technology Roundtable
...ol and access centralization, extends the security umbrella for any system, and certainly is of value to the healthcare vertical," said Anderson, president and CEO of Cryptek Inc., a Virginia-based company providing government agencies and Fortune 2000 companies with proven, successful and cost-effective solu...Smokers with heavily lined faces run five times the risk of progressive lung disease (COPD)
...rch published ahead of print in Thorax. COPD is an umbrella term for a range of progressive chronic lung diseases, such as emphysema and bronchitis, which block the airways and restrict oxygen flow around the body. In excess of 1 million people are thought to have COPD in the UK, many of whom have not been di...Actor Richard Gere presents altarpiece highlighting South African response to AIDS
...e Art | Global Health Center at UCLA serves as the umbrella for the international MAKE ART/STOP AIDS project, a network of artists working with experts in public health and medicine to intervene in the AIDS epidemic. MEDIA CONTACT: Enrique Rivero, UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations erivero@mednet.uc...Dieting danger: Female athletes limiting calories more likely to get stress fractures
...dings suggestive of disordered eating, which is an umbrella term for common eating disorders as well as any other nutritional deficiency. The type of sport played was not correlated with high scores on the eating behaviors survey. Long a leader in health professions education, Saint Louis University bega...Williams Syndrome, the brain and music
...ciplines and assembled a team of experts under the umbrella of a Program Project from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development to help her trace the influence of individual genes on the development and functioning of the brain. Along with co-author Albert Galaburda, a professor at the Ha...Inflammatory bowel disease doubles risk of pregnancy complications
...nflammatory bowel disease, or IBD for short, is an umbrella term for the inflammatory disorders of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The research team re-analysed 12 studies published over the past 20 years, which assessed the impact of IBD on pregnancy and birth. In all, the dozen studies, drawn from......n, New York City. Acute coronary syndrome is an umbrella diagnosis that encompasses both unstable chest pain and a type of heart attack known as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Today, drug therapy typically consists of aspirin, clopidogrel, heparin, and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GP...