Warfarin better than aspirin at stroke prevention in elderly people with atrial fibrillation
...f New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA, says: BAFTA firmly establishes the superior efficacy of warfarin as a stroke-prevention strategy in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. However, in the future, our greatest challenge will be to identify those patients (elderly or not) who are truly at the highest risk of ma...Emergency department guidelines enhance quality patient care
...ence-based, or supported by clinical research that establishes the optimal approach to care for a particular disease, says Brian Gibler, MD, chairman of UCs department of emergency medicine. We wanted to assess how we were doing in our emergency practice and how we could improve. Our emergency physicians work ...The quest for an effective HIV vaccine presents new possibilities, challenges
...cells, replicates, spreads throughout the body and establishes HIV reservoirs in lymphatic tissues. Within weeks of exposure, virus levels peak and then decline to levels that may remain low for months or years. It is believed that CD8+ T cells--so-called killer T-cells--are responsible for this reduction in HIV...NeuroArm: Navigating the future of surgery
... the emerging field of biomedical engineering, and establishes Canada's leadership role in image-guided robotic surgery," says U of C President Harvey Weingarten, PhD. "The Calgary Health Region considers the introduction of the neuroArm an historic moment in our ability to provide unprecedented care and safet...MRI detects most missed opposite breast cancers in women
...e opposite, or contralateral, breast. "The study establishes MRI as a key component of the diagnostic workup for women with breast cancer," said Constantine Gatsonis, lead statistician for the trial and director of the Center for Statistical Sciences at Brown University. "If my wife were diagnosed with breast ...Infection detectives use disease 'fingerprints' to track common infections in children
...d Dr. Ramilo. "This is just the first step. But it establishes a basis for us to do that." While pediatricians couldnt perform the analysis in their offices, researchers are already thinking about a possible way they could send in the results from the chip and get the analysis back via the Internet, for exampl...USP signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council
...zes the common interests of both organizations and establishes a formal relationship to develop mutually beneficial activities designed to improve the quality of medicines and dietary supplements and herbal ingredients. Specifically, the MOU calls for both organizations to: Promote cooperation; Improve trans...Link found between muscle damage during childbirth, condition causing fallen bladder, uterus
...arch from the University of Michigan Health System establishes one of the strongest connections yet discovered between muscle damage that can occur during vaginal deliveries and pelvic organ prolapse, a condition that causes the uterus, bladder or bowel to fall down later in a woman's life. This is a very common...Penn researchers demonstrate ability of new therapy to treat severely elevated cholesterol levels
...ts studied. Rader concluded, "Although our study establishes proof of concept, a longer-term study in more patients will be required to determine the benefits and risks of this approach as a potential new therapy for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia." Marina Cuchel, MD, PhD, a co-investigator in this s...Drug combination slows progression of treatment resistant bone marrow cancer
...of this combination," said Orlowski. "This study establishes that this combination is one of the standards of care for relapsed, refractory multiple myeloma," Orlowski said. "It does provide some added hope for patients and their families." The interim analysis also showed an early trend toward increased sur...Doctors cut repeat LASIK visits dramatically
...formula takes the guesswork out of the picture and establishes a scientific basis for the phenomenon. The software developed by Venkiteshwar and MacRae controls how the laser beam dances around the surface of the cornea during a LASIK procedure, allowing the surgeon to sculpt the cornea into just the right shape...Cerebrospinal fluid used to deliver therapeutics for Lou Gehrig's disease to brain
...ed disease progression in a rat model of ALS. This establishes that direct delivery of antisense oligonucleotides through the CSF can be an effective means of treating neurodegenerative diseases when the appropriate toxic protein is known. ...The Mount Sinai Medical Center recognized for excellence in bariatric surgery
...ed to pursuing surgical excellence, formulates and establishes the rigorous standards with which Dr. Herron's team at Mount Sinai and other Centers of Excellence must comply, thoroughly inspects and evaluates each candidate for designation, and upon review recommends approval for designation for those physicians...New technology addresses female fertility preservation
... Chemical and Biological Engineering. "This system establishes a core technology for human egg banks for preservation of fertility." The technology mimics the ovary and its environment. Follicles (each follicle has one egg) from mice were grown in vitro until fully matured by providing the follicles and eggs w...Smoking, eating and thinking: New research on the brain, hormones, and behavior
...otes positive relationship interactions. This work establishes a new role for oxytocin in influencing food tastes and limiting intake of sweets. Whether oxytocin also plays this same role in humans is not yet known, but the investigators hope to extend these studies to people. Perhaps abnormalities in the produc...Gossip creates friendships, it does not break them
...ps among strangers. Gossip is alluring because it establishes in-group/out-group boundaries, boosts self-esteem, and conveys highly informative information about the attitude holder. "We certainly do not deny that gossip behavior has it drawbacks," the authors state. "Still, if there is a positive side of gos...A bone of contention in drug-induced osteomalacia
...w SXR activators can cause osteomalacia. The study establishes SXR as a potential therapeutic target for clinical treatment or prevention of osteomalacia....JCI table of contents, May 11, 2006
...w SXR activators can cause osteomalacia. The study establishes SXR as a potential therapeutic target for clinical treatment or prevention of osteomalacia. TITLE: Steroid and xenobiotic receptor and vitamin D receptor crosstalk mediates CYP24 expression and drug-induced osteomalacia AUTHOR CONTACT:Kenneth E. Th...Antidepressant medication may prevent recurring depression in diabetics
... for diabetic complications and death. "Our study establishes a clear benefit of sertraline for prevention of depression recurrence in patients with diabetes," they conclude. "Sertraline lengthened the depression-free interval of maintenance and did not interfere with glycemic improvement achieved during the r...$1.5 billion needed to ensure 12-month stockpile of pediatric vaccines
...member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice establishes the vaccination recommendations for both children and adults. The study considered eight childhood vaccines. The committee added two more vaccines to the 2006 pediatric list. The proposed stockpile covered in the study calls for vaccines to be stored...