Rheumatoid arthritis drug linked to serious infections and cancers
...toid arthritis. It may turn out that the sustained beneficial effect of these drugs on patient mobility and general health will have a significant positive impact on the overall survival of patients." The researchers hope the unique analysis method used in this study can be used in the future to look for rare,...Study indicates widely-used nutritional supplement does not improve cholesterol levels
...ic literature, more than 80 trials, supporting the beneficial effects of policosanol on lipids has been authored by a single research group from Cuba. One clinical trial from the Netherlands showed wheat germderived policosanol ineffective in lowering total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (L...Putting healthcare dollars into the 'right' prevention services
... payers, and policymakers, is determining the most beneficial preventive services in a resource-constrained environment. The reality is that some health services are emphasized at the expense of others, and decisions are often based on practice experience versus evidence-based science and rigorous comparative a...UCSF study to examine whether probiotics can prevent asthma in children
...ganisms administered in adequate amounts to confer beneficial health effects. They typically are chosen from bacteria that normally inhabit the gastrointestinal system and are therefore known to be safe. Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood and the most common cause of school absenteei...Large NCI grant will test the effect of Tibetan yoga on women with breast cancer
..., says, "These practices have long been considered beneficial for health, well-being and spiritual development, and we have always been interested in bringing this ancient knowledge into the area of modern scientific proof." In the newly funded study, women with breast cancer who are scheduled to undergo chemo...A bone of contention in drug-induced osteomalacia
...CYP3A4 that breaks down vitamin D, diminishing its beneficial effects on bone, and resulting in osteomalacia. The biologically active forms of vitamin D are broken down to biologically inactive products by the enzyme CYP24, which itself is regulated by the vitamin D receptor (VDR). A 2005 study by another resea...JCI table of contents, May 11, 2006
...CYP3A4 that breaks down vitamin D, diminishing its beneficial effects on bone, and resulting in osteomalacia. The biologically active forms of vitamin D are broken down to biologically inactive products by the enzyme CYP24, which itself is regulated by the vitamin D receptor (VDR). A 2005 study by another resea...M. D. Anderson: Setting the benchmark in brain tumor treatment
...berger says that if the vaccine continues to prove beneficial in future testing, it probably should be combined with chemotherapy treatment. New findings show the chemotherapy can change tumor cells so they are more susceptible to destruction by the immune system. "This is exciting to us because people ...UCLA researchers discover how drug binds to neurons to stop drunken symptoms of alcohol
... the future that it may be possible to harness the beneficial effects of alcohol on the body, including inducing sleep, enhancing mood or mirroring the positive effects of moderate alcohol consumption on the heart and brain....K-State professors study risk attitudes and consequences of college drinking
...ound that the protective strategies are especially beneficial to male students, because they drink more than females, as well as to students who have six or more drinks." Student who drink more heavily also are more likely to experience harm from their drinking if they have high-risk attitudes. When they go to ...FAO workshop highlights sharing of satellite data
...s applications. Sharing and reusing these data are beneficial for organisations as it allows them to gain access to more information and to decrease costs. In order to share, the data must be collected and catalogued and users must know such collections exist and how to search for them. The Catalogue/Discovery...Lack of health insurance associated with decreased use of health care services
...ommended health care services are not sufficiently beneficial either to purchase using out-of-pocket funds or to receive by enrolling in health insurance," the authors write. The researchers add that the findings present two important policy implications to consider. "First, policy makers attempting to improve ...Melatonin most effective for sleep when taken for off-hour sleeping
... that the use of melatonin as a sleep-aid was only beneficial for sleeping when the body wasn't already releasing its own supply of melatonin." "These data leave little doubt about the effectiveness of melatonin in alleviating sleep disturbances when attempting to sleep at the wrong time of day, at least under ...Study reports newborn screening tests can save both lives and money
...d guidance on taking the rapid action needed to be beneficial to these babies to help them grow to adulthood," said Dr. Downs. "We need to determine the most effective way to screen for the amount of money we have to spend. Every dollar we spend on something inefficient is a dollar we can't spend on something ...Study may explain why exercise helps heart failure patients
...uality of life, in contrast to the controls. These beneficial effects were associated with a decrease in plasma ...at long term exercise training programs are having beneficial effects in individual patients. Pending is evidence from large randomized clinical trials that such ...For one Stanford doctor, the beat goes on during open-heart surgery
... don't want to put up with the stress. But it's so beneficial for the patient." Despite its reputation as a technically tricky procedure, beating-heart surgery has garnered renewed attention recently as the trend toward less-invasive methods of heart surgery grows stronger. "We need to be researching this," sai...Antioxidant selenium offers no heart-disease protection
...ith those from previous studies that have shown no beneficial effect of selenium supplementation in combination with other antioxidants on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease." Several antioxidants, vitamins C and E in particular, that were thought to play a role in preventing heart disease based ...Dynamic duo: Combination therapy reverses type 1 diabetes
...al models has shown that it is possible to deliver beneficial immune modulatory molecules to the pancreatic islets by inducing islet antigenspecific Tregs. However, this intervention only appears effective early in the pre-diabetic stage. In their JCI study, von Herrath and colleagues show that combination trea......al models has shown that it is possible to deliver beneficial immune modulatory molecules to the pancreatic islets by inducing islet antigenspecific Tregs. However, this intervention only appears effective early in the pre-diabetic stage. In their JCI study, von Herrath and colleagues show that combination trea...