Advance in cholera bacteria points to new treatment and vaccine
... of attachment that could still be responsible for allowing the bacteria to bind to the intestine, and they are currently focusing their research to identify any other areas of attachment.. "There may be more of these factors and as we find them and knock them out, we'll decrease the ability for cholera bac...Bayer launches Phase III clinical study of Trasylol in elective spinal fusion surgery
...his fusion limits the motion between the vertebrae allowing surgeons to treat injuries to the spine, repair broken vertebra, correct deformities, adjust abnormal curvatures, stabilize weakness and remedy slipped or herniated disks. Approximately 300,000 spinal fusion surgeries take place each year in the Unit...National study improves outcome for pediatric AML
... accuracy whether treatment would succeed or fail, allowing the doctors to modify treatment to increase the chance of success. Among the 112 patients enrolled since October 2002, four died from infections that occurred during or after completion of chemotherapy. "Overall, the MRD and other laboratory studie...UCI receives major grant to develop 'gene signature' for prostate cancer prognosis
... know if they have an aggressive form of cancer -- allowing them to better understand their disease and make crucial decisions for appropriate early stage treatment. As part of the study, Mercola will organize a prospective clinical trial at UCI. "We are aiming to meet a critical unmet need in prostate cancer...Evidence links cocaine abuse and Parkinson's disease
...ed in those sacs," Smeyne explained. "And that was allowing dopamine to accumulate freely inside the cell, where it can produce free radicals. That kind of stress can make the nerve susceptible to other environmental toxins. Smeyne theorizes that toxins that enter the body could then cause damage in the subst...Agreement signed on milk bioactive products
...tential to stimulate microbial metabolism, thereby allowing access to unexplored bioactive molecular structures," Mr Hobman said. MG Nutritionals was formed in 2002 to provide strategic direction and accelerate developments in the rapidly expanding business of specialised proteins and nutritional supplements...Adherence to pneumonia treatment guidelines results in better outcomes, Pitt study shows
...interventions at sites, each of varying intensity, allowing us not only to alter care, but also to determine the amount of effort needed to create change," noted lead author Donald M. Yealy, M.D., professor and vice chair of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. "Similar efforts in the past have...GroPep completes final milestone of the path malaria vaccine initiative
...creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions allowing global communities to break long-standingcycles of poor health. The Malaria Vaccine Initiative's (MVI) mission is toaccelerate the development of malarial vaccines for the developing world. Malaria kills 7000 people each week and there is no vaccine....New study demonstrates combined techniques to detect, monitor Alzheimer's disease
...he findings could be useful in a research context, allowing scientists to track the effects of potential beta-amyloid lowering treatments in clinical trials. "We presently don't have fully validated imaging or biomarker measures that can help us monitor the development or progression of Alzheimer's in living ...Benefits of flu vaccine substantially overestimated says study
...be accessible through school-based vaccine clinics allowing rapid administration of vaccine to large numbers, representing all socioeconomic groups, within a short period of time."...A little telomerase isn't enough
...lomerase normally maintains the telomeres' length, allowing the cells to divide indefinitely. Now, the Hopkins researchers report that mice engineered to have just half the normal amount of telomerase can't maintain their stem cells' chromosome ends, showing that a little telomerase isn't enough. In these "ha...Art therapy can reduce pain and anxiety in cancer patients
... a four-month period. The ESAS is a numeric scale allowing patients to assess their symptoms of pain, tiredness, nausea, depression, anxiety, drowsiness, lack of appetite, well-being and shortness of breath. Eight of these nine symptoms improved; nausea was the only symptom that did not change as a result o...Internal medicine organizations survey internists on maintenance of certification
...rnal medicine subspecialists, 72 percent felt that allowing their certification to expire would adversely affect their careers, that internists working in direct patient care should be certified, and that peers perceive board-certified physicians to be more competent than non-certified physicians. ABIM's MOC...Predicting the future of primary care in England
...n messages and regularly attend wellbeing centres, allowing doctors and nurses to spend more time with the sickest patients. The concept of "patients as partners in their own healthcare" has also become a reality. GP Dougal Jeffries predicts a return of a system based on social values. Expenditure on weapons ...Patient safety monitoring at Hopkins Hospital finds law of unintended consequences at work
... new device prevented the full cleanout of fluids, allowing blood and other fluids to collect and serve as the source of infection. Bradley found that in April 2004, the Hopkins PICU had, by coincidence, also introduced a new, albeit different, catheter device, the positive pressure mechanical valve from Al...Elsevier announces a new publishing partnership with the American Association of Endodontists
...ne features include a comprehensive search engine, allowing users to search only the Journal of Endodontics, or include hundreds of other Elsevier journals and MEDLINE in a single query; options to sign-up for e-mail alerts; and embedded links to valuable content, such as the Mosby Drug Consult database. The ...Penn State selected for DHS National Visualization Team
...anding how individuals and teams use visual tools, allowing researchers to better understand and enhance the role of these tools in analytical reasoning and decision-making. To do this, the team will create a Knowledge-enabled Collaborative Visual Analytics Workspace where analysts can interact, giving resea...NFL players show more rapid recovery from concussions than high school players
...concussions in younger athletes and caution in not allowing a concussed young athlete to return to play until they have recovered," Dr. Lovell stressed. A concussion is any alteration in mental status resulting from the brain being jolted inside of the skull due to a blow to the head or upper body. Symptoms c...Erectile dysfunction may warn of heart disease
...ntify those at risk for significant heart disease, allowing physicians to stratify that risk with further testing, and get them engaged in an aggressive program of risk-factor modification or treatment."......nce the response of the renal blood vessel wall by allowing adequate communication between cells that line the wall, resulting in renin expression and elevations in blood pressure. The authors state that further work will identify whether it is the loss of Cx43 or the gain of Cx32 that is the critical factor ...