New study counts the economic cost of persistent pain in Australia
... of tax-payers money by providing the resources to deliver proper treatment. At least 50 per cent of patients who get access to effective treatment get back to a reasonable lifestyle, offering savings on hospital and doctor visits, x-rays, surgery and medications, not to mention improved productivity. ...Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
..., Irazoqui said. "The fact that this circuit can deliver such a vast amount of data and, at the same time, be less power hungry than anything else that's out there is what makes this important," he said. A paper about that work will be presented during the conference on Aug. 26. The paper was written by ...Many heart attack patients still not getting emergency clot-busting treatment
...itals should be judged in part by their ability to deliver acute reperfusion to as many candidate patients as possible. Our findings support the incorporation of a measure of reperfusion use into national quality improvement efforts, they write. An American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association ta...Scientists train nano-'building blocks' to take on new shapes, as reported in Science
...from a sphere to a cylinder, you could conceivably deliver two or three or four different drugs in one injection, one to one part of the body and others to other parts of the body all through the same self-assembly, he said. Although the research is far from practical applications, the team's discovery has...UD scientists invent novel hydrogels for repairing, regenerating human tissue
... functional liver. We want to use the hydrogels to deliver hepatocytes to the liver, he noted. These could be used to beef up the liver's function prior to surgery if, for example, someone had hepatitis, or drank a lot, factors that would normally limit the amount of cancerous liver that can be removed. Wh...Extreme weather monitoring boosted by space sensor
...rne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instruments can deliver soil moisture data of high spatial (one km) and temporal (less than one week) resolution. The SHARE project team combines expertise in soil moisture remote sensing from Vienna University of Technology with specialists in hydro-meteorological appli...Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows
...ping countries, where it's sometimes impossible to deliver food from outside, so farmers must supply their own. Yields in developing countries could increase dramatically by switching to organic farming, Perfecto said. While that seems counterintuitive, it makes sense because in developing countries, many ...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...ent and physician, as its designed specifically to deliver low radiation doses to the head and neck. Whereas CT scans usually require a trip to a different facility or department, MiniCAT's one-square-meter footprint enables it to be installed at the point-of-care, which includes installation within a speci...Case study: cross-cultural bioethics training program helps fight African 'brain drain'
...dy reveals some potent lessons in what it takes to deliver a successful, cross-cultural ethics training program. We initially sought to increase the critical mass of African individuals professionally trained in ethics, said Nancy Kass, ScD, deputy director for public health at the Johns Hopkins Berman In...Stevens Roundtable: Health, Technology & Society, July 11
...n-systems platforms, further burden the ability to deliver care. These and other topics relating to healthcare services for the growing number of elderly in the US will be examined during a Stevens Institute of Technology Health, Technology & Society Roundtable discussion, July 11, 2007, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 ...CAM-oriented primary care providers result in cost savings, high patient satisfaction
... notes. We have demonstrated that itis possible to deliver CAM-oriented primary care in a highly regulated environment without compromisingeither quality or safety. Patients reported on the quality of care they received through the use of annual patient satisfaction surveys.On average, data from patients e...UCLA researchers develop new nanomaterials to deliver anti-cancer drugs to cells
...novel approach using silica-based nanoparticles to deliver the anticancer drug camptothecin and other water-insoluble drugs into human cancer cells. The study is led by Fuyu Tamanoi, UCLA professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics and director of the Jonsson Cancer Centers Signal Transd...Conference to investigate basis of parental behavior
... University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will deliver the conferences keynote lecture, Postpartum depression: Context-Dependent Effects of Reproductive Steroids. Most mammals, including humans, experience postpartum changes in behavior and emotional state, as well as similar maladaptive responsesand ...UK scientists set their sights on cure for AMD
...e London Project, said: The London Project aims to deliver treatment for a disease which has no alternative therapy. Using stem cells which are far more adaptable can only improve success of what has already been achieved and in addition establish this as a global therapy. This is achievable as a result of...Clinical data suggest potential versatility of ALIMTA-based regimens in lung cancer
...suggest that a first-line ALIMTA-based regimen may deliver less toxicity than a commonly used therapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ALIMTA is manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company. A prospective, randomized, multicenter Phase III study was conducted to compare ALIMTA plus ca...Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Society of Clinical Oncology partner in national initiative
... an integral part of the discussion on how best to deliver quality resources to those who need it most at the time of diagnosis through their survivorship. We face a growing culture of complacency. We claim to be waging a war on cancer, yet we are losing our outrage and urgency over a disease that still k...Study: Directly observed HIV therapy for children is promising
...here is little evidence of what is the best way to deliver these drugs to children living in these countries....viral therapy by 2010. But whats the best way to deliver these drugs to children in developing countries, places with often limited access to basic tests and...How brain pacemakers erase diseased messages
...toms when their devices are tuned by physicians to deliver rapid pulses, Grill said. Patients' symptoms can actually worsen when the devices are dialed to a slower setting. The intensity of stimulation also plays an important role, the study suggests, by determining the number of brain cells affected by a ...Scripps Research awarded $17 million for adult stem cell use to treat eye diseases
...nizing that blood vessels arent simply conduits to deliver oxygen and remove metabolic waste products," notes...hown that it may be possible to use these cells to deliver potent anti-angiogenic molecules to the tumor and, thus, kill it." A major strength of the new gra...Increasing radiation dose shortens treatment time for women who choose breast sparing treatment
...ast during the four-week period, it is possible to deliver the "boost" concurrently, eliminating the extra two weeks. "When delivering high doses of radiation, we have to consider the level of side effects and the cosmetic result," explained Freedman. "In this phase II study, women reported acceptable side ...