Canadian study demonstrates new approach to achieving diabetes control
... the recommended target of seven per cent or less, established by the Canadian Diabetes Association in the 2003 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada. When insulin glargine was added to their treatment, patients were able to achieve lower and steady blood glucose l...Study examines cost-effectiveness of HPV testing in four European countries
...en older than age 30. Many European countries with established cytology-based cervical cancer screening programs will soon face the decision of whether to incorporate HPV DNA testing into their programs and which strategies will be the most cost-effective. To assess the cost-effectiveness of incorporating HPV DN...Panel calls for a new look at treatments commonly used for chronic insomnia
...t Program, of which this conference is a part, was established in 1977 as a mechanism to judge controversial topics in medicine and public health in an unbiased, impartial manner. NIH has conducted 119 consensus development conferences, and 25 state-of-the-science (formerly "technology assessment") conferences, ...Pitt receives $9 million to develop research tools that may aid drug discovery
...gh PubChem, a comprehensive database that has been established by the NIH. As part of NIH's Roadmap, which has as its overarching theme "New Pathways to Discovery," NIH has allocated $88.9 million over the next three years to create the Molecular Libraries Screening Centers Network (MLSCN). NIH selected nine ou...University of Maryland scientist wins 2005 Kettering Prize
...industry and medicine. He and Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. established the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New York in 1945. Along with the Charles S. Mott Prize honoring an outstanding contribution relating to the cause or prevention of cancer, and the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize for outstanding ba...10-year survival after minor stroke established
...ndings imply that further improvement can still be established on longterm secondary prevention of vascular disease in patients with cerebral ischaemia." (Quote by e-mail; does not appear in published paper) In an accompanying comment Graeme Hankey (Royal Perth Hospital, Australia) states: "The implications of v...Transplantation of sperm stem cells restores fertility after chemotherapy
... causing infertility in males. Currently, the only established clinical option for the preservation of fertility in leukemia patients is to bank sperm before treatment commences. However, as mature germ cells do not develop until the onset of puberty, children are unable to later benefit from such assisted repro...FDA approves first blood test to predict risk for stroke
...r for heart disease, no such relationship has been established for stroke, even though both are related to blockages in blood vessels. "Unlike cholesterol levels, Lp-PLA2 was a significant and independent predictor of ischemic stroke in the ARIC study," Ballantyne said. "Current guidelines for screening and pre...Only transplant center that developed comprehensive protocol for liver transplants in kids with MSUD
...plant -- approximately six months after Children's established a comprehensive protocol that provides guidelines ...uable experience to the group. Children's Hospital established computerized order sets -- which tell the transplant team how to proceed during every step of the tr...Researchers discover 'window on the brain' that could help treat disorders
...03. With the grant, NIC founders Malony and Tucker established the Integrated Cognitive Neuroscience, Informatics and Computation Grid, a high-performance computing system dedicated to the analysis of imaging data on brain structure and function. The grid harnesses the collective processing power of 100 computer...Pregnant women at risk for injury in summer
...a much better solution." "Many people undervalue established methods of injury prevention like buckling up properly in the car," says Redelmeier. "Even pregnant women undervalue these methods." Other methods of injury prevention include slowing down and not rushing, using recommended protective gear like bicyc...Insomnia may precede and prolong major depression
...al Sleep Medicine. In recent years, researchers established that insomnia and depression are linked, but struggled to determine which came first. Many experts believed that depression caused insomnia until new drugs arrived that improved depression, but not insomnia. The idea that insomnia could be a contri...For individuals with family history of lung cancer, risk greater for blacks than whites
...29 issue of JAMA. Cigarette smoking has long been established as the major risk factor for lung cancer in the general population, according to background information in the article. However, familial aggregation of disease (the concentration of cases of a disease in families), has also been identified as a risk...Passion for technology: Three UH women honored
...ooks each were awarded a Kathi Bowles Scholarship, established in 1988 to honor the memory of one of the AWC Houston Chapter members. Bowles was regarded as an outstanding professional among her peers and also was very active in volunteering. "The AWC addresses the critical need for more students to enter wha...Chiropractors aim to slash waiting times
...d chiropractors at Macquarie University. They have established a spin-off company called Image Connections Australasia (ICA) which will provide an end-to-end teleradiology solution for chiropractors based anywhere in the country leading to faster, cheaper and more professional chiropractic care for patients. "Th...Study sheds light on the developmental origins of polycystic ovarian syndrome
...ring's later life". "Existing research has already established links between foetal growth restriction, postnatal growth and metabolic disorders such as diabetes in adulthood. The idea that events in very early life can have an enduring, complex and important influence on subsequent disease is referred to as dev...Vascular disease most common cause of male erectile dysfunction
...ction and quality of life. Dr. Graham Jackson, who established a unique clinic inEngland dedicated to providing sexual advice to men with cardiac disease and ED, conducted the largest scientific study of its kind, on 425 men with ED and cardiac disease. In the study, appearing in the July issue of The Journal o...Does vitamin C help prevent or treat the common cold?
...hat about vitamin C as a possible treatment for an established cold? The authors found seven trials (all in adults) evaluating whether vitamin C taken when their symptoms started would shorten the cold. When they looked at all seven studies together, they found no benefit from taking the vitamin. But in one o...The impact of weight loss on osteoarthritis of the knee
...a complex, degenerative joint disease with several established risk factors. For OA of the knee, the most important modifiable risk factor is obesity. Both the American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism recommend weight loss and exercise to reduce the painful and incapacitating...The promise of a tetracycline antibiotic for treating osteoarthritis
...ng the rate of joint space narrowing in knees with established OA. Whether this drug has any value in the early treatment and symptomatic management of OA, however, will require further investigation....