Advanced prostate cancer previously considered inoperable may be operable, curable
...rostate cancer with radical prostatectomy not only approach those of cT2 prostate cancer (cancer confined to the prostate), which is 90 percent at 15 years, but they are even more impressive due to the ages of the patients, says Dr. Zincke. "It's significant because the average patient is only 62 years old," ...Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of drug addiction treatment
...at Johns Hopkins University, show that a treatment approach called contingency management improves patients' motivation to stay in treatment and increases their therapeutic progress. The new study is one of the largest ever done to examine the merits of contingency management, a positive-reinforcement treatme...Implanted medical device aims to lower blood pressure
... this way, the Rheos System provides a physiologic approach to reducing high blood pressure by allowing the brain to direct the body's own control mechanisms." "This device, if found effective, would offer a way to lower blood pressure in patients who have not been able to control their blood pressure with me...New approach to eye training may significantly improve performance
...part of the job. According to the study, the new approach involves rethinking how the eyes are trained to filter out clutter and focus in on a target. Previously, scientists believed these two perceptual skills intermixed and worked simultaneously. This study, however, demonstrates that they are in fact ind...Sucampo submits new drug application for lubiprostone
...ique mechanism of action may offer a more targeted approach to managing the symptoms of constipation." Once the FDA grants approval, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company's U.S. subsidiary will market lubiprostone in the U.S. Sucampo and Takeda reached an agreement in October 2004 that provided Takeda marketing righ...Study shows light therapy to effectively treat mood disorders, including SAD
...r behavioral problems. A more recent light therapy approach is "dawn simulation," which attempts to simulate an earlier dawn through exposure to artificial light. This follows the theory that SAD is triggered by the reduced period of bright daylight during winter. The method attempts to recreate the increase...Largest NIH grant for NYU will create research network in dental practices
...over the next seven years. The innovative research approach - networking dental offices in research projects - will enable greater scientific rigor to be brought to "everyday" issues in the practice and delivery of oral healthcare. This is one of the largest grants ever made by the NIDCR, and the largest NIH ...It takes a village to improve the health of children
...es for engaging physicians-in-training in this new approach to providing care and building strong community partnerships. Rigorous residency training in community health and child advocacy will help fight the increasing impact of social and environmental risk factors on the health of children and adolescents...Education program reduces incidents of shaken baby syndrome
...y syndrome," Dias said, "we hope that a systematic approach to prevention will at least reduce it to a fraction of its present level." In addition to Dias, study authors were: Kim Smith, R.N., Kathy deGuehery, R.N., Paula Mazur, M.D., F.A.A.P., Veetai Li, M.D., Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Wome...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
..., an Asian university, and four major corporations approach innovation in the 21st century. The finalists, announced last month by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), are the Athens 2004 Olympic Committee, Eli Lilly General Motors, Nanzan Educational Complex, Procter &......ging system is a novel and potentially very useful approach to diagnostic ultrasound," said Dr. Phillip W. Ralls, a professor and vice chair in the USC Keck School of Medicine department of radiology. "The potential clinical benefits of the superb images obtained by this completely safe, non-invasive techniq...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...zed trial to demonstrate that a non-pharmaceutical approach can have positive effects on such physiological determinants of cardiovascular health as blood flow to heart, the responsiveness of the lining of blood vessels and the ability of the cardiovascular system to regulate surges in blood pressure. "While ...2005 Potamkin Prize goes to neurologists for research in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...ton University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center approach incorporates informant observations with patient evaluations and results in the accurate identification of the earliest symptomatic stage of the disease. Current efforts focus on detection of preclinical Alzheimer's, prior to the onset of symptoms, u...'Promiscuous' area of brain could explain role of antidepressants
...otonin for a longer period of time. An alternative approach suggested by this study is to develop antidepressant treatments that help serotonin enter dopamine terminals....About 70 percent of older adults use alternative medicine
... possible to alleviate it. Those taking a holistic approach toward life may try something else such as alternative medicine." However, the exact reasons why these older adults used alternative medicine is not known from this research and needs further study, Hong said. The fact that those who were less satisf...New recommendation encourages more activist approach to lung cancer screening
... if they develop symptoms. "The problem with this approach is that it requires many years for lung cancer risk to be substantially reduced following smoking cessation," says lead author Gary Strauss, MD, MPH, an oncologist and epidemiologist at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School. "For this reason...The world's leading researchers in clinical immunology to gather for FOCIS 2005
...the world to meet and discuss a cross-disciplinary approach in the latest advancements in immune-mediated diseases. Topics that will be touched upon: Advances in clinical immunology in five thematic areas Antibodies in disease pathogenesies of lung allograft rejection Genetics of immune mediated diseases...'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
...s at Rice University in Texas have developed a new approach to fighting cancer, based on nanoscale particles t...y heats the tissue containing nanoshells. The new approach has some significant advantages over other alternatives that are under development, according to Dre...Scientists identify protein that controls cancer cells
...Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery, a knifeless approach to brain surgery and radiation therapy.......d Relman said they plan to complement this current approach with the use of microarray technology. The latter will allow them to analyze samples much more quickly. They have been working with biochemistry professor Patrick Brown, MD, PhD, and graduate student Chana Palmer to develop a gene chip that can perfo...