New data shows once a day LAMICTAL XR is effective in patients with partial epilepsy
...meeting suggest that an investigational once daily extended release formulation of Lamictal (lamotrigine) is e...nt of epilepsy. If approved, it will be the first extended release, new generation epilepsy treatment taken once-daily. Data from the ARMOR study, an interna...Extended family ties influenced evacuation decisions during Hurricane Katrina
...s shown that minorities have particularly cohesive extended family ties. For this study, UCLA researchers inte... plans should take into account the influence that extended family ties and social networks have in decision-making among vulnerable and minority communities. ...UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
...ically 25 to 26 weeks, into a chronic disease with extended survival and improved quality of life for patients, Parsa said. Although our survival data are encouraging, a larger phase 2 study will be required to determine the benefit of vitespen for patients with recurrent glioma. The consistent, tumor specifi...Study suggests use of stem cell transplantation is beneficial treatment of type 1 diabetes
...py that includes stem cell transplantation induced extended insulin independence in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, according to a preliminary study in the April 11 issue of JAMA. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) results from a cell-mediated autoimmune attack against pancreatic beta cells. At the time ...Actigraphy is a useful way to assess and manage sleep disorders
...se of a portable device that records movement over extended periods of time, and has been used extensively in the study of sleep and circadian rhythms, provides an acceptably accurate estimate of sleep patterns in normal, healthy adult populations and in-patients suspected of certain sleep disorders, accordin...A sweet step toward new cancer therapies
...ate groups on them. In the latest research, they extended the technique to sugars, an even more challenging task. "Sugars are not like other biomolecules," Hakansson said. "They're linked rings with lots of branches, like trees. If you cut off a branch, you don't know which part of the tree it came from."...'Shrug off' shoulder surgery myth, study suggests
... hospitalization, a need for blood transfusions or extended intensive care stays. McFarland says most patients who are candidates for total shoulder replacement surgery are "at the end of their rope" trying to manage chronic pain and disability with drugs. "Ninety-nine percent of the people who have a shoul...Most first-time offenders for driving while intoxicated need help for more than just alcohol
...reatment approaches could be modified, enhanced or extended to better serve these subgroups. "For those with psychiatric disorders," said Larimer, "it may be that treatments need to be longer and more intensive, and/or have specific additional components designed to improve coping resources, teach skills ...Crestor effective at halting early atherosclerosis
...efits of cholesterol management on arteries can be extended to low-risk patients." Results from the study were reported today at the annual meeting of theAmerican College of Cardiology in New Orleans and were published on-lineby the Journal of the American Medical Association. The researchinvolved people wi...Energy supplement under study for Parkinson's disease
... slowly, Dr. Sethi says. In fact, the study may be extended five more years, based on preliminary results and funding, he says. Those who get creatine may have the added benefit of increased muscle, as is true of athletes, Dr. Sethi says, noting that many patients experience muscle atrophy and weight loss. ...Schmalz to receive major IADR Pulp Biology Research Award
... to dental materials. This program of research has extended over 30 years, during which time he has held many positions of leadership, both within his own academic institutions and within the broader academic and research community. Dr. Schmalzs contributions have bridged both the basic and clinical sciences,...Follow-up endoscopic surveillance in colorectal cancer patients improves survival
... the value of screenings and the lives that can be extended and saved." Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths and affects men and women equally. An estimated 112,340 new cases of colon cancer and an estimated 41,420 cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed this year, accordin...Aga Khan University team discover which patients keep on taking their medicine
...ting factor to adherence may lay in the social and extended family structures of the country. These findings may be used to identify the subset of population at risk of low adherence who should be targeted for interventions to achieve better blood pressure control and hence prevent complications. Implications...Uninsured often receive less medical care, take longer to improve after sudden health change
... chronic conditions generally require care over an extended period, the finding that the uninsured are more likely to report no longer being treated at the first follow-up interview suggests that their care may have been inadequate. Moreover, their greater dependence on emergency departments for care probably...High BMI linked to lower chance of being discharged directly home after hospitalization for stroke
...showed a statistically nonsignificant trend toward extended length of hospital stay when compared with the lowest BMI category (6.3 days vs. 5.2 days). "Eighteen of the 451 patients died and in-hospital mortality did not differ among the BMI groups," the authors note. "No significant differences in the functi...Revealing secret intentions in the brain
...novation also lies in combining information across extended regions of the brain to strongly increase sensitivity. The study also reveals fundamental principles about the way the brain stores intentions. "The experiments show that intentions are not encoded in single neurons but in a whole spatial pattern o...Chronic pain up almost 40 percent among US workers in past decade
... adults who need around-the-clock treatment for an extended period of time." Addressing Pain at Work There have been positive changes in the workplace in the last decade. More than two-thirds, or 66 percent, of employers surveyed now offer worksite wellness programs to employees, compared to 40 percen...Brain studies reveal the mechanisms of the voluntary control of visual attention
...vity for attention-directing cues continued for an extended period. According to Grent-'t-Jong and Woldorff, these results indicated that the initial electrical response up to 400 milliseconds mainly reflected general cue processing activity. In contrast, the later continuing electrical activity was due prim...Risk factors for hypertension start young
... study allows us to look at one population over an extended period of time," says Dr. Xiaoling Wang, genetic epidemiologist and the study's lead author. "This helps us identify the age that these problems begin to occur as early as age 10." Ethnic differences were still measurable in study subjects even a......allowing them to remain in patients' bodies for an extended period of time. The device can be implanted directly into a tumor, allowing researchers to get a more direct look at what is happening in the tumor over time. With blood testing, which is now commonly used to track chemotherapy progress, it's hard ...