Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950's pandemic
...e regions in genes from a clone of one of the most common CA MRSAs which has been found in England and Scotland. They found that these key regions in nearly all of the 80/81 isolates were identical to the CA-MRSA clone, and also that they share the same highly-virulent toxin, called Panton-Valentine leucoci...Advanced prostate cancer previously considered inoperable may be operable, curable
...te cancer is inoperable, don't give up." With more common use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in the United States, more prostate cancers are now caught earlier, before the cancer spreads. Thus, the frequency of cT3 prostate cancers seen at Mayo Clinic has declined to 3 percent of all prostate ca...Sucampo submits new drug application for lubiprostone
...and difficult passage of stool, is one of the most common disorders suffered by Americans. It affects between two to 27 percent of the population in Western countries. In the United States, it results in more than 2.5 million visits to physicians and 92,000 hospitalizations annually. Factors contributing t...Asthma patients' immune systems respond differently with allergies
...of patients with asthma responded differently to a common laboratory challenge, depending on whether their w...tained during a time when they were suffering from common season allergic rhinitis or when they were free of such allergic symptoms. The study was presented...Autistic children's abnormal metabolic profile findings
...tic controls (205), the researchers then looked at common polymorphisms in genes that could directly or indirectly affect these metabolic pathways and induce oxidative stress. Three (the catecho-O-methyltransferase gene, the transcobalamin II gene, and the glutathione-S-transferase M1 gene) were found to be...Top anti-arthritis drugs cause skin disease
...matological conditions such as skin infections are common in rheumatoid arthritis patients, but the use of TNF-alpha blocking therapy might increase susceptibility, as TNF-alpha is a major player in the immune response to infections. Down regulating TNF-alpha might also trigger another type of immune respon...Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
...ations in the United States each year." Mice are a common model in influenza virus infection studies, Beck said. In her UNC laboratory, 35 mice fed a high-fat, high-sugar diet for five months grew 37 percent heavier than 35 mice fed a regular rodent diet high in carbohydrates. The obese mice had a body fat ...Largest NIH grant for NYU will create research network in dental practices
...ease, treatment trends, and the prevalence of less common oral conditions. NYU's PEARL Network draws its strength from a distinguished team of NYU senior scientists, the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research (the largest center of its kind in any dental school in the world), a world-class data coordinating...Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer
...certain types of cancer lesions. "Bone is the most common site of breast cancer metastasis. Up to 90% of patients dying with distant breast cancer have bone metastases. Bone is also the most frequent recurrence site after treatment for primary breast cancer," said Takayoshi Uematsu, MD, lead author of the s...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, April 5, 2005
...say that more studies involving patients with many common underlying medical conditions are needed. 3. ACP Publishes Fifth Edition of Ethics Manual (Note to reporters: call for news release or copy of manual.)...Six organizations vie for INFORMS 'science of better' innovation prize
...cal investigation worldwide for treatment of other common cancers such as breast, colorectal, and head and neck cancers. General Motors: Using operations research to achieve one of its signature benefits, greater efficiency, GM saved over $800 million through improved productivity at 30 company plants in...Golf-related head injuries in children increasing along with sport's popularity
...ct sports, such as football or basketball, as more common causes of childhood sports injuries. "Golf-related injuries constitute a common type of sports injury in the pediatric population. The increase in frequency of these injuries is la...Injectable drug, combined with counseling, shows promise in treating alcohol dependence
...tly mild and decreased over time. (The three most common side effects reported were nausea, headache and fatigue.) The study was one of the largest trials of a medication for alcohol dependence and was conducted at 24 sites nationwide, including public, private hospitals and Veterans Administration clinics...Once-a-month injectable medication helps treat alcohol dependence
...imately 4 percent of the U.S. adult population, is common among primary care patients, and may contribute to more than 100,000 preventable deaths per year. The drug naltrexone has shown efficacy for treatment of alcohol dependence. However, adherence to daily oral doses can be problematic, and clinical acce...Study examines effectiveness of anti-anemia drug in treatment of cancer patients
...nal of the National Cancer Institute. Anemia is a common complication among cancer patients. Not only can it cause physical symptoms and diminish a patient's quality of life, but anemia may also result in a poorer response to radiotherapy or chemotherapy due to increased tumor hypoxia. Researchers have hyp...Maternal iron deficiency disrupts mother/child interaction
New mothers who are mildly iron deficient -- a common result of childbirth among women who don't take their vitamins -- are less emotionally available or in tune with their babies, a Penn State study has shown. Dr. Laura Murray-Kolb, a National Institute of Mental Health post-doctoral fellow in child d...Diuretics best initial therapy for both black and nonblack patients in treating high blood pressure
...data for blacks with hypertension treated with the common therapies of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or calcium channel blockers (CCBs). Jackson T. Wright, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, and colleagues analyzed data from a subgroup of ALLHAT, a randomized, ...US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
...rate on a $2.8-million study of risk factors for a common knee injury among athletes. The study, led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Injury Prevention Research Center, Duke University and Andrews Air Force Base, will enroll 4,800 male and female cadets during a four-year ...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
..., particularly through sexual activity. HSV-2 is a common infection--20 to 25 percent of American adults are...one prior study. However, they also found that two common types of bacterial infections, bacterial vaginosis (BV) and vaginal Group B streptococcus (GBS), wer...Vaccine against cervical cancer and genital warts shows promise
... warts can cause sexual dysfunction. Recurrence is common and treatment is painful and expensive. Luisa Villa (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Brazil) and colleagues undertook a trial to test the effectiveness of a vaccine targeting the HPV types associated with 70% of cervical cancers (types 16 and ...