Internet program launched to prevent blindness in diabetic patients
...s, more that 30 percent do not get the recommended annual eye screening examination by ophthalmologists. The rate of screening among N.C. Medicaid patients is about 14 percent. "Primary care physicians rarely perform dilated eye examinations, and the reliability of their examination has been shown to be low...Autism conference reports advances in early diagnosis, role of immune system and more
...ational Alliance for Autism Research initiated the annual conference, which is the most extensive exploration of research advances in autism. Early Detection Scientists reported progress in being able to diagnose the youngest children through both biomarkers and behavioral observations. "Whereas today ...Breast CT reaches clinical testing: May improve on mammography
... screening, and women should continue to get their annual mammograms," radiologist Lindfors emphasized. "Even if our best hopes are realized, breast CT will not be commercially available for at least five years, and probably longer. Don't put off getting mammograms, because it will take some time to develop...Is the vaccine industry ailing?
...gainst pneumococcal disease in children, which has annual U.S. gross sales of about $1 billion, the highest revenue generated by a vaccine. In contrast, markets for cholesterol-lowering agents, hair loss products, potency drugs, or drugs for heart disease or obesity are often $7 billion or more per drug. F...Three-fold risk of sudden cardiac death from some non-cardiac drugs
...ortant to keep the risk in perspective. The normal annual incidence of sudden cardiac death was one to two deaths a year per thousand of the population in the western world. This risk rises to around three per thousand per year in those taking the drugs. "These drugs are vital treatments for serious conditi...Study: Americans willing to pay more for greater vaccine coverage
... adult coverage also were more likely to report an annual income of less than $40,000, compared to those who were willing to pay extra. Surprisingly, Davis says, consumer information about "private gain" and "public good" did not play a significant role in participants' decision-making process. However, par...Saving virtual lives with nanobots goal of UH-led project
...italized to represent artificial intelligence. An annual competition, the Microsoft Imagine Cup challenges participants to excel in one of nine IT-related categories and is designed to recognize students who demonstrate excellence in a diverse range of technical and artistic pursuits. According to Microso...American Urological Association honors Novartis Pharmaceuticals with annual health science award
...alth Science Award. The award will be given at the annual awards banquet during the 100th Annual Scientific Meeting of the AUA in San Antonio later this month. The AUA Health Science Award is given each year to one company that best supports the AUA's mission throughout the year to promote the highest stan...Barriers prevent many Hispanics from participating in research studies
...g the results at the American Geriatrics Society's annual meeting. They found that many Hispanic people would be more willing to participate if the researcher spoke Spanish, if they felt like the process would have a health benefit to them, if the research had a direct benefit to the Hispanic community and ...Ralph Horwitz, M.D., to receive Society of General Internal Medicine's highest honor
...l Medicine (SGIM) May 12 during the organization's annual meeting in New Orleans. SGIM's highest honor, the Glaser Award recognizes outstanding contributions to research, education or both in generalism in medicine. This award is supported by grants from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Commonw...The Lancet calls for higher tax on cigarettes
... middle, and low income countries should commit to annual price increases of 50% on cigarettes to prevent a ...et comments: "We urge all governments to commit to annual price increases of 50%. That is the only way to begin to reduce demand for a product that causes suc...GMC needs to get its head out of the sand over revalidation
...revised its plans, basing revalidation on doctors' annual appraisals, even though appraisals were not set up to judge a doctor's competence. In 2004, the Shipman inquiry forced the GMC to shelve its plans, and a high level review is now being conducted by the chief medical office for England. The GMC's revi...PENN researchers use robotic surgery
...ed Monday, May 16th at 11:45 a.m., at the combined annual meetings of otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) experts the Triologic Society, May 13th through16th, in Boca Raton, Florida. PENN physicians anticipate that the application of the daVinci System to treat mouth and throat cancers will allow f...High overnight blood pressure linked to increased blood sugar levels
...hool, who is presenting the research May 13 at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society in Orlando. "This means that health care providers may want to monitor these patients' glucose more closely and emphasize to them the importance of monitoring their blood pressure," Montero says. Researchers...Drug combination boosts survival rate in head and neck cancers
...ted at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting. Previous studies have shown that using combination chemotherapy of cisplatin and 5-fu yields a 25 to 50 percent rate of complete pathological responses (the tumor disappeared). Robert Haddad, MD, and his colleagues found that adding the drug...Study finds Herceptin may have role in bladder cancer treatment
...y 14, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. This multicenter trial is one of the first efforts in which researchers have looked at using targeted therapy in bladder cancer based on the presence of the specific target. Targeted therapies such as Herceptin, which are des...New kidney cancer drug response rate is more than double that of standard treatment
...trials of 169 patients were presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncol...r renal cell cancer, first reported at last year's annual ASCO meeting, we found a partial response rate for 40 percent of patients, with 6 of the 25 patients...Molecular testing in patients with rare cancer predicts response to Gleevec
...ording to OHSU study results showcased at the 2005 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The results confirm previous observations and provide a foundation for molecular testing that can predict who will best respond to treatment with Gleevec. "Increasingly, there will be m...Breast tumor's biological traits guide hormone therapy
...ion at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting on Sunday, May 15, 1 p.m., Level 4, 414A. Tamoxifen has been used for many years to reduce the risk of recurrence in women following breast cancer treatment. More recently, drugs called aromatase inhibitors that inhibit the production of estr...Moderate alcohol use linked to increase in breast cancer risk
...discuss the study's findings (abstract 515) at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Sunday, May 15, 8 a.m. Level 2, Hall A2. "Women need to consider the possible effects of alcohol on breast cancer risk when weighing the risks and benefits of alcohol consumption," Chen comments...