ALLHAT findings are 'color blind' in showing diuretics work better for high blood pressure
...is conducted under a National Institutes of Health contract with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Barry R. Davis, M.D., Ph.D., professor of biostatistics in the UT School of Public Health is the Principal Investigator and a co-author of the JAMA article. "There was question whether th...Heart valve ring reverses damage from congestive heart failure, easing symptoms
...led the left ventricle, helping its muscular walls contract and pump blood better. All 25 patients had mitral valve regurgitation (leakage) as a result of distorted left ventricles, and were experiencing severe symptoms, before having surgery to install the ring. All experienced great improvement in their sy...American Society of Travel Agents urges healthy travel for consumers
...l travel abroad this year to places where they may contract a potentially serious disease. To increase awareness of the importance of taking travel health precautions, ASTA is launching a national campaign to educate vacationers and business travelers heading overseas about important pre-travel measures to st...Facelift alternatives rid patients of neck 'wattle' without the downtime of surgery
... body because it maintains its elasticity and will contract after it is released from underlying muscle. Fat removal through an incision under the chin and behind the ears can be combined with muscle tightening and freeing the skin from the muscle, depending on the degree of aging and individual patient char...New GP contract may not improve treatment for heart failure patients
The new contract for GPs may improve identification and diagnosis o...rception of the new general medical services (GMS) contract and how guidelines will impact on CHF services. Changes to the GMS contract are intended to put ...Routine procedure during childbirth provides no benefits, study review finds
...Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) working under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The full evidence report, led by co-author Dr. Meera Viswanathan, senior health analyst at the RTI International, also concludes that any possible benefits of the procedure do not outweigh the fact t...Soft drinks consumption may increase the risk of childhood obesity
...showed that out of 523 school districts, 50% had a contract with a soft drink company; two-thirds of those districts were given incentives by the soft drink company, and nearly 80% received a percentage of the soft drink sales. Dr. Murray recommends that schools should "strengthen existing programs such as t...Physiotherapists cure incontinence
...es," Neumann said. Being able to understand how to contract the pelvic floor muscles the right way is essential for a successful outcome, according to Neumann. "About one-third of women who are given a brochure about pelvic floor exercises, get the basic action wrong and don't do well on their own with pelvic...Survey of academic medical centers' standards for clinical-trial agreements with industry
...ors in a timely fashion. Pharmaceutical companies contract with both academic medical centers and commercial research organizations to conduct clinical trials. Mello commented, "Partnerships between industry sponsors and academia are absolutely essential to the advancement of medical science, and the public ...Promising new TB drug enters clinical trial
...or PA-824 development, NIAID support included A contract awarded to Doris Rouse, Ph.D., of RTI Internationa...nagement of preclinical testing of the compound A contract to Ian Orme, Ph.D., of Colorado State University that confirmed the efficacy of the compound in anim...Panel calls for a new look at treatments commonly used for chronic insomnia
...y of Alberta Evidence-Based Practice Center, under contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The panel's statement is an independent report and is not a policy statement of the NIH or the Federal Government. The NIH Consensus Development Program, of which this conference is a part, ...Johns Hopkins scientists use gene therapy to prevent heart arrhythmias from stem cell transplants
... cells to communicate with each other to regularly contract and expand. "We believe that by combining gene therapy with adult stem cell transplantation, we can go a long way to prevent the development of potentially fatal arrhythmias in patients who will have these myoblast transplants," says Marbn. Accord...Do singlehanded general practices have a future?
...use the quality data from the new general practice contract to compare the performance of singlehanded practices with that of larger practices, he suggests. This could be combined with making more information about practices available to the public so that patients could make informed choices. "If doctors con...Unease over guidelines that label 9 out of 10 people as sick
...outcomes framework of the new general practitioner contract in the UK can be seen as part of this implementation," they conclude....UCF tops $100 million milestone in research funding for 2004-05
...ct more research dollars. "The amount of grant and contract money acquired each year is a commonly accepted measure of the quality of a university's research programs," said President John Hitt. "These funds come through the efforts of UCF's dedicated faculty members who invest their time and considerable ta...Key strategy to limit managed care drug costs failing, survey shows
...ppropriately. In addition, frequent changes in the contract made it hard for physicians to know if an investme...rrow's, the survey shows. "The problem lies in the contract terms and information-sharing between the HMO and doctors. Fix that, and you'll go a long way to con...Researchers discover how malaria parasite disperses from red blood cells
...e of the merozoites, the cell membrane appeared to contract in upon itself. Another theory held that the merozoite-containing vacuoles would fuse with the cell membrane, and then release their contents. "But we didn't see any fusion," Dr. Zimmerberg said. The third theory held that the cell membrane ruptured,...NASH clinical research network launches trial for treatment of liver disease in children
...h as adults, particularly if they drink alcohol or contract viral hepatitis. A liver biopsy is the only way to accurately distinguish NASH from simple fatty liver disease. Most of the children with the disease are overweight and insulin-resistant, with boys more commonly affected than girls. Mexican-American...ASU secures $3.9 million to study spinal cord injuries and neurological disorders
...y and motor patterns. By using the stimulation to contract the muscles in an orchestrated manner that mimics natural muscle movement, the team hopes to improve the therapy and reduce reliance on a supportive harness. The adaptive nature of the control mechanism puts some 'intelligence' in the system to provi...National funding goes to Johns Hopkins to advance research on stem cell therapies for heart attack
...art cells that can conduct electrical currents and contract like heart muscle should. Directing the overall SCCT effort at Hopkins will be cardiologist Joshua Hare, M.D. Hare, a professor of medicine, leads the project to evaluate adult mesenchymal stem cells as a potential therapy to heal damaged hearts. La...