Growth factors given with chemotherapy associated with increased risk of blood diseases
...e . The authors note that the absolute risk of the conditions is very small, but that risk should still be taken into consideration when making treatment decisions. The growth factors granulocyte or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF or GM-CSF) have been used to reduce the risk of infecti...Using nanomagnets to enhance medical imaging
...es to the observed MRI response under non-clinical conditions using imagers at The Children's Hospital in Denver. The information gained is fed back into recipes for making even better nanomagnets. The work described in the new paper was supported in part by the National Science Foundation. ...Erectile dysfunction influenced by race and ethnicity
...rom this study that different lifestyle and health conditions appear to play significantly different roles in different racial/ethnic groups. Further research is needed to clarify the mechanisms that account for these differences." "The specific risk factors for sexual dysfunction in minority men have not b...The problem with treating spondylarthritis with anti-TNF strategies
...l disease. Aside from chronic inflammation, these conditions are all characterized by ankylosis, stiffness and fusion of bone in the spine and peripheral joints, provoked by abnormal cartilage and bone formation. What triggers ankylosis remains unknown. Currently, inhibition of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) i...Researchers: Few heart disease trials reporting sex-specific results
... and 3 percent included no women, despite studying conditions that affect both sexes. "Heart disease is the No. 1 threat to a woman's health and we need to be able to tell women whether the diagnostic tests we order are accurate and how treatments will affect them, but today we don't have enough data specifi...U-M, Harvard team propose way to make the most of health dollars
...ivacy of employees who have the particular medical conditions or risk factors that would make them eligible for tailored co-pays and benefits. In the end, though, the authors argue that these issues can be surmounted, and that the VBID approach will lead to better health and perhaps cost savings in the long ...Updated rates of common US neurological disorders
...rders are needed to understand the burden of these conditions on patients, families, and society, to plan and carry out research on their causes and treatment, and to provide adequate services to people who suffer from these illnesses," said Hirtz, who is also a member of the Quality Standards Subcommittee at t...Existing research supports metabolic syndrome link to cardiovascular disease
...his debate has been whether the gathering of these conditions in a single person conveys a risk of heart disease...al obesity may be basic to the occurrence of other conditions (perhaps through insulin resistance) which markedly increase risk, particularly in females. Over t...Experts urge strongest isolation for new drug-resistant tuberculosis cases appearing in South Africa
... weeks while they await test results and about the conditions and duration of clinical surveillance once a case ...heir own. Thus every effort must be made to ensure conditions of living that preserve dignity," the authors say. The duty of patients not to infect others can onl...Pittsburgh ear study finds that fluid in the ear does not impair development in children
...gement of middle-ear disease. His studies of these conditions have gained him international recognition. Among his studies of otitis media, Dr. Paradise discovered the near universality of the disease in infants and young children with cleft palate. He also helped establish the use of tympanometry, a noninvas...Eastern philosophy promises hope for Western women with eating disorders
...nce abuse, and the stress associated with physical conditions such as trauma, chronic pain or cancer....Exploring the molecular origin of blood clot flexibility
...l inform researchers about clot physiology in such conditions as wound healing, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. Clots are a three-dimensional network of fibers, made up primarily of the blood protein fibrinogen, which is converted to fibrin during clotting. A blood clot needs to have the right degree of st...Hospital death rate study reveals wide variations
...alty hospitals not providing care for the four key conditions studied were excluded. 5980 nurses working in medical and combined medical-surgical clinical areas across the study hospitals were surveyed and 65 per cent responded - an average of 52 from each of the 75 study hospitals. Other study findings i...JRRD releases single-topic issue focused on vision rehabilitation
...display must be evaluated for various types of eye conditions that cause low vision. We wanted to provide vision rehabilitation professionals, as well as transportation and traffic safety engineers, with reliable, valid, and scientifically collected data for assessment of these APS. Longitudinal associations...Leading European experts in magnetic resonance for animals
...urological diseases, diabetes, and other metabolic conditions and disorders through MR studies on animal models. Obviously it will also be possible to study plants used in agrigenomics. Furthermore, the AvanceII 600 LC-NMR/MS spectrometer will make it possible to work with libraries of compounds for pharmacolog...Why doesn't the immune system attack the small intestine?
...olerance," Turley explains. "When you think of the conditions in the small intestine, with so many millions of bacteria cells and so much opportunity for dendritic cells to stimulate an immune attack, it's remarkable that intestinal tissue is so rarely the target of an immune attack. Our findings demonstrate th......bsence of allergies, drug interactions, or patient conditions that would be of concern. According to Rita Shane, Pharm. D., director of Pharmacy Services at Cedars-Sinai and one of the principal investigators on the study, "A number of studies have demonstrated the value of pharmacists in reducing adverse dru...Prenatal multivitamins for undernourished women may reduce risk of low birth weight
... any evidence of congenital abnormalities or other conditions or illnesses. Women in the micronutrient group gained an average of 9.2 kilograms (20.3 pounds) during their pregnancies, compared with 8.7 kilograms (19.2 pounds) in the placebo group. Of the 200 babies born, 146 were included in the analysis of ...New treatments prevent brain injury hours after stroke in rats
...class of drug" for a variety of brain diseases and conditions including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, and hypoglycemic brain injury. Ying says that because both compounds provide significant protection hours after the onset of ischemia, both studies have important potentia...UCLA study finds a need for services that help homeless youth obtain health insurance
...likely to seek emergency room treatment for common conditions such as respiratory illnesses and gastrointestinal...ich may prevent costly emergency room services for conditions that could have been treated in the outpatient setting. There is a need for interventions geared to...