National trial gives 'unprecedented' support for steroid withdrawal in kidney transplants
...survival rate and functionality as those placed on continuous corticosteroids. In addition, patients on short-term steroids experienced significantly less cardiovascular risk, including cholesterol levels, blood pressure and weight gain. These findings, Woodle says, contradict results from a 1995 Canadian st...NIDA announces recommendations to treat drug abusers, save money and reduce crime
...ts in the criminal justice system contributes to a continuous cycle of substance abuse and crime. In 1999, 1.5 million minor children--most under the age of 10--had a parent in prison. Fifty-eight percent of these imprisoned parents used drugs in the month before their offense. Children of addicted parents are ...Grueling four-day race becomes Stanford lab for cardiac experiments
...letes collapsed across the finishing line after 90 continuous hours of biking, climbing, swimming, paddling and rope work with virtually no sleep. "We waited in the cold and wet and literally picked them up at the end of the race," said Ashley, who then fed the athletes donuts, tested their hearts and waited fo...ACP tells Congress: Pilot test patient-centered medical home
...rsonal physician trained to provide first contact, continuous and comprehensive care, working with a team that collectively take responsibility for the ongoing care of patients. Other elements call for: care coordinated using registries and information technology patient participation with enhanced acc...Key event in cell death occurs as single, quick event
...e membranes, where they trigger MOMP. "The slow, continuous release of one of the proteins, apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), suggests that the pore formed during MOMP remains open for many hours," Green said. "Our finding of nearly simultaneous rather than sequential release of the mitochondrial membrane prot...Interrupting HIV treatment could be beneficial
...was as effective as giving patients treatment on a continuous basis. 430 patients with chronic HIV were either placed in a scheduled interruption group (284), where treatment was temporarily stopped depending on their immune response, or in a group where HAART was given continuously (146) for 22 months. The res...Herceptin effective in breast cancer cells with low HER-2 levels
...s. Lupu and her laboratory group discovered that continuous production of HRG in breast cancer cells that do not overexpress HER-2 causes the receptor to be continuously activated and therefore constantly signals breast cancer cells to grow and proliferate. Previous clinical studies have shown that trastuzu...New medication appears effective in helping smokers kick the habit
...ligram twice daily, providing the highest rates of continuous abstinence across all treatment groups, including bupropion," they write. Four-week continuous quit rates were 48 percent for varenicline, 1 milligram twice daily; 37.3 percent for varenicline, 1...Medication may promote opening of arteries following stroke
... received a large dose of argatroban followed by a continuous 48-hour infusion. Patients were watched closely for signs of excessive bleeding (hemorrhage), the most common risk associated with drugs that prevent clotting; all but one participant, who showed initial signs of hemorrhage, received the intended do...Study links asthma to increased risk for sleep apnea in young women
...throat and use of a mask during sleep that applies continuous pressure to the airways to help restore airflow. According to the American Lung Association, more than 18 million Americans have sleep apnea. ...Just breathe: Ozone forecaster unveiled at University of Houston, available via Web
... "Developing the ozone forecasting system and its continuous verification and improvement with the help of regional chemical measurement programs is an important first step in understanding Houston's air quality problem. Because of the smaller local grid spacing, the Web site is better than any other state or...Studies provide new evidence on risks associated with Cox-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs
...g of emerging clinical treatments may benefit from continuous cumulative meta-analytic aggregation of safety data for all drug-approval applications and experimental agents." (JAMA. 2006; 296:doi:10.1001/jama.296.13.jrv60015. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org ) Editor's Note: Correspon...New launch date for Europe's first polar-orbiting weather satellite
...y will be launched sequentially in order to ensure continuous data delivery up to 2020 at least. Each satellite is 6.5 metres high and weighs about 4 tonnes at launch. MetOp-A, the first in the series, is carrying a suite of instruments which complement each other and existing meteorological satellites systems ...Shorter distance on six-minute walk test points up a greater risk of death
...equate amounts of oxygen in the blood) who require continuous high-flow oxygen; 3) it can be performed in any sufficiently long hallway by appropriately trained personnel; and 4) it does not require specialized equipment and expertise found only in established pulmonary function laboratories; The authors con...'No time to exercise' is no excuse
...e other eight subjects performed 90-120 minutes of continuous moderate-intensity cycling each day. Total training time commitment including recovery was 2.5 hours in the sprint group, whereas the endurance group performed 10.5 hours of total exercise over two weeks. Despite the marked difference in training vol...'No time to exercise' is no excuse, study shows
...e other eight subjects performed 90-120 minutes of continuous moderate-intensity cycling. Total training time commitment including recovery was 2.5 hours in the sprint group, whereas the endurance group performed 10.5 hours of total exercise over two weeks. Both groups showed similar improvements in exercise pe...ACP says Congress must take action to reform dysfunctional Medicare payment system
...at provides incentives for physicians to engage in continuous quality improvement and measurement supported by health information technology." A general internist and Professor of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Dr. Golden urged Congress to enact a step-by-step plan that stabilize...Details of solar particles penetrating the Earth's environment revealed
...in the past, this was one of the longest series of continuous observations ever taken of a magnetic reconnection region in the Earth's magnetosphere. Perhaps most surprising is that 8 May 2004 was just relatively a normal day for the Earth's magnetic field. There were no large magnetic storms on Earth, or spect...Proposal calls for sweeping changes at US Food and Drug Administration
...eation of a Center for Drug Safety within FDA "for continuous post-marketing surveillance and regulation." They say the center should be given adequate funding and staff to take advantage of the valuable data for safety monitoring already collected in private and public databases. The conditional drug-approval...EMEA and FDA extend drug-label based on results of the EORTC 24971 trial
... plus cisplatin 75 mg/m2 on day one and a five-day continuous infusion of 5-fluorouraci (5-FU) 750 mg/m2 and 181...platin 100 mg/m2 on day one followed by a five-day continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) 1000 mg/m2/d. Treatment cycles were repeated every three weeks for...