OHSU studies program that converts patient wishes into medical orders
...s to traditional end-of-life care planning such as advance directives; How POLST affects symptom management; How the care of patients with POLST forms differs from patients who do not take part in the program. For instance, are their preferences for life-sustaining treatments honored more frequently? Ho...Immune therapy could treat leukemias, autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection
...sults of the CD19 mAb animal studies warrant rapid advance to clinical trials for treatment of B cell leukemias and other malignancies that derive from early B cell precursors and perhaps antibody-producing B cells. The CD19 mAbs may show broader effectiveness than Rituximab, he said, because CD20 is express...NIAID launches first Phase II trial of a 'global' HIV/AIDS vaccine
...denovirus vectors appears to be the most promising advance in recent years in the search for an HIV vaccine," says Peggy Johnston, Ph.D., director of the Vaccine and Prevention Research Program in DAIDS, NIAID. Lawrence Corey, M.D., principal investigator of the HVTN, adds, "We are excited to work with the V...Innovative gel reduces post-operative pain
...t Rush. "It effectively stops the bleeding and may advance the healing process." The plasma gel replaces temporary sponges or sterile packing at the surgical site which, according to Dutton, can be uncomfortable, painful and may restrict breathing. Unlike the traditional material, which must be removed after...Computers can teach patients about screening for cancer
...cs and video and audio clips. They used a mouse to advance the program. Patients in the other group met privately with a nurse, who taught them how to complete the screening test. The following day, all participants were telephoned and asked seven questions to test their knowledge about how to prepare for ...PLoS announces open access journal for all clinical trials, positive or negative
...oS Clinical Trials is now accepting manuscripts in advance of its spring 2006 launch. Around half of all completed trial reports are thought to go unpublished. These unpublished trial reports differ systematically from those that are published in the direction and strength of the findings, thus distorting t......force-feedback, system. Medical haptics are a vast advance on the feedback system used in the joysticks of games consoles. These devices create the force and resistance of real tissue, so when surgeons make a cut they feel the sensation of real surgery. Add to that a stereoscopic viewing system and doctors ...New class of drug reduces post-operative vomiting
...g to treat postoperative vomiting could be a great advance for our patients." Compared to existing drugs, the NK-1 receptor antagonist blocks at a different site the cascade of biological signals leading to nausea and vomiting. Specifically, 95 percent of patients taking the NK-1 receptor antagonist before s...Sandia researchers determine that common anthrax sampling methods need improvement
...ta gaps and provide better interpretation tools in advance of another bio attack. At recent hearings held by the same subcommittee to assess progress of the research, the surface sample collection method evaluation work conducted at Sandia was referenced by the CDC, EPA, and DHS as a significant ongoing effo...A new blueprint to aid physicians in predicting risk for type 1 diabetes
...new protein is and how it may cause the disease to advance more quickly....What makes the brain tick, tick, tick. . .
... understanding timing and time perception, to help advance this exciting field."...Cervical cancer screening programs for low-resource areas appear effective and safe
...o be just around the corner, is eagerly awaited to advance preventive capabilities. Recent data reported by Skjeldstad and colleagues made this development increasingly likely. However, even if a vaccine became available tomorrow, several generations of women worldwide would still need conventional care. To ...Drug developed at UC Davis may prevent breast cancer, treat post-menopausal vaginal atrophy
...d no such effect. The study is available online in advance of its publication in print at www.sciencedirect.c...ncerous cells. The article is available online in advance of its print publication date at www.breast-cancer-research.com. While similar, tamoxifen, raloxifen...The 2nd WADA Symposium On Gene Doping
...2nd WADA Symposium on Gene Doping promises to help advance these efforts." One of the most important messages of the symposium is that anti-doping scientists are working vigorously alongside genetic scientists so that, as new therapeutic methods are being developed, anti-doping scientists are finding new wa...Duke engineers developing ultrasound devices combining 3-D imaging with therapeutic heating
... into a three millimeter catheter," he said. "This advance in cable technology has allowed us to incorporate both 3-D imaging and ablation in the same catheter. "The ability to build these tiny matrix arrays is a technology that we've developed at Duke for the past decade and now the ultrasound community is ...Obesity measure should be redefined to accurately assess heart attack risk
... "Part of our mission as a teaching hospital is to advance health care through education and research. Dr. Yusuf's commitment to finding answers to important heart health questions that affect people around the world exemplifies the leadership we embrace at Hamilton Health Sciences."...Major EU grant to develop cancer-fighting cells
...inated by The University of Manchester, which will advance understanding of how cancer cells evade the immune system, has been awarded nearly 12m by the EU. The European Union Framework Programme (FP6) will enable doctors to improve 'T-cell mediated immunotherapy', which has the potential to fight a broad ra...The Molecular Profiling Institute, Inc. and IBM advance technology
...artner in this new software application to further advance personalized medicine and improve patient care." To provide necessary computing power and a scalable knowledge management environment, Molecular Profiling and IBM are deploying a powerful server and storage infrastructure, including IBM WebSphere, DB...Cord blood cells may widen treatment window for stroke
...current three-hour treatment standard a potential advance needed to benefit more stroke victims. Researchers at the University of South Florida found that human umbilical cord blood cells administered to rats two days following a stroke greatly curbed the brain's inflammatory response, reducing the size of ...Compound from marine bacteria shows potential as multiple myeloma therapy
...al toxicity to normal cells. "This is a laboratory advance that shows clinical promise," says Dr. Chauhan. "We think this is going to be the '2006 Model' of proteasome inhibitors." Michael Palladino, Jr., PhD, chief technical officer of Nereus Pharmaceuticals, said that the company plans to file an investig...