New Israeli study finds vaccinating all toddlers against hepatitis A
...th bracket confers "herd immunity," the protection extended to family members and the community in general when a large portion of a population is vaccinated. In addition, the most significant decrease in hepatitis A levels after the introduction of hepatitis A immunization in toddlers was seen in the one to...Artificial light at night stimulates breast cancer growth in laboratory mice
...rmone called melatonin. The study also showed that extended periods of nighttime darkness greatly slowed the growth of these tumors. The study results might explain why female night shift workers have a higher rate of breast cancer. It also offers a promising new explanation for the epidemic rise in breast ca...WHO must prepare health ministries for trade liberalisation
...rial. The Lancet comments: "By next year, when the extended deadline for the Doha trade talks expires, it is essential that all health ministries be in a position to confidently assess the health implications of trade policies, and mitigate any foreseeable health effects. Here, WHO has an important role. It s...'Doctor Franklin's Medicine' explores founding father's vast medical legacy
...l inventions: Bifocal lenses and a "long arm" that extended the user's reach were among his many inventions aimed at making life easier for the aged and afflicted. He was also involved with designing and making what might have been the first flexible urinary catheter in the colonies. Lead poisoning: An epid...Chemotherapy after surgery extends survival for patients with advanced endometrial cancer
... surgery reduced the risk of recurrence by 29% and extended survival by 32% compared with women who received whole abdominal irradiation. The findings could improve the care for the 15% to 20% of patients with endometrial cancer who have advanced disease. The study will be published online December 5 in the J...Heparin antibodies may pose risk in heart surgery patients
...nding longer than 10 days. The researchers used an extended hospital stay as a surrogate marker for other complications after surgery such as heart attacks, strokes, infection and kidney problems. To ensure that patients' baseline health status did not influence results, the researchers assessed each patient'...Hopkins study shows 30-day soft contact lenses pose very small risk of vision loss
... the first studies to evaluate the original 30-day extended wear lenses, which were approved by the FDA in 1981. Prior to their approval, the original extended wear lenses had been shown in studies to be relatively safe, but as their popularity increased, many...ESA participating in UN's Montreal summit working for a better atmosphere
...ational forest and land use monitoring service has extended its European core users to Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Russia and Sweden as well as offering pan-continental coverage to the European Environmental Agency. Beyond Europe, the service is working with countries ...Twelve-point plan tackles moral and ethical issues of using email for health research
...abled us to carry out research with people over an extended period and at a time and pace that suits them, irrespective of geography. Because the people we are working with have chronic illnesses, it also enables us to include people who may not otherwise feel able to participate" adds Dr Kralik. "But we nee...Cardiac pump can extend life in end-stage heart failure
...sk of death by 50 percent at six and 12 months and extended the average life span from 3.1 months to more than 10 months." "The pumps functioned well," Rogers said. "At the time the abstract was written, we had nearly 30 cumulative years of support and there were two patients on the device for more than three...Compound from marine bacteria shows potential as multiple myeloma therapy
...treatment, demonstrated in clinical trials that it extended the time to disease progression and also improved survival. Though less toxic than conventional chemotherapy, bortezomib does have significant side effects in some myeloma patients, including altered blood counts and nerve pain. In some patients, the...Implantable pumps extend lives of patients too sick for transplant
...lantation," he continued. "We knew it could go for extended periods without problems, and that was the most compelling argument to use for implanting the device in patients who have no other options." For the trial, researchers enrolled 55 patients from 2000 to 2003. Thirty-seven patients received the device ...In SAD patients, autumn antidepressants can prevent winter depression
...mptive treatment with the antidepressant bupropion extended release tablets. One group of patients was random...relapse rate was 16% for patients taking bupropion extended release compared with 28% for those taking placebo. Early antidepressant treatment reduced the over...Resonance Health Goup patent for diagnosis of liver fibrosis
...the deadline for application under the SPP will be extended to 11 November, 2005 to provide opportunity for further shareholders to take up their entitlement....HIV-infected adults in Botswana respond positively to ARV therapy public treatment program
... for "hope" in Setswana. This study was recently extended through 2007, making it the largest and longest running adult ARV treatment research study in the region....Adolescents feel less biological pressure to head to bed early
...ild-up of sleep pressure, or sleep need, during an extended period of wakefulness is slower in adolescents than in pre-teens. This means that for teens, the pressure to sleep doesn't kick in until later in the evening compared to younger children who have faster sleep pressure rates. "When children are littl...Clinical trials with immunotherapy for breast and colorectal cancer
... that their approach, known as tumor immunization, extended life in all animals tested and wiped out cancer entirely in up to 20-30% of animals whose breast or colorectal cancer had spread. With currently available treatments, the prognosis for patients with breast or colorectal cancer which has spread to oth...Aboriginal researcher receives Fiona Stanley medal
...nd the respect that the community has for her, was extended to the study team allowing the project to succeed. "Annette is an excellent role model for Aboriginal people - she is a trained childhood education worker, a trained Aboriginal health worker and has been involved in many important health initiatives ...Walking and sports linked with heart health benefits in Japan, too
...nclusion of both leisure and work activity and the extended follow-up period. The use of prevalent cases, short-term mortality and the use of the second lowest exercise category as referent minimizes the effects of those who do not exercise because they are already ill. The graded reduction of coronary heart ...Neural development protein disproved as marker for schizophrenia
... UK have now replicated Price's original study and extended it. Their findings contradict Price's earlier stud...logical marker for these disorders. Ubhi and Price extended Price's original study to include patients with bipolar disorder and major depression it has been s...