College students think favorably, but act timidly about organ donation
...-donation cards, or at least to consider the issue favorably and discuss it with family members. Results of the research appear in the May issue of the Journal of Health Communication. College students are considered an important target group because they are likely to be of higher economic status,...NIMH study finds antipsychotic Risperidone safe, effective as intermediate term treatment for autism
...y tantrums, aggression, and/or self-injury respond favorably to the antipsychotic medication risperidone for up to six months. Published in the July edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry , the study found the medication not only decreased aggression but also reduced repetitive behaviors and increased...New study shows chiropractic is cost-effective in treating chronic back pain
...fectiveness studies outside the United States have favorably compared chiropractic to medical care, this new study is one of the first to compare low-back treatment costs and outcomes within the structure of the American health care system. In the United States alone, back pain associated costs are estimated...MR-guided laser effective in treating liver tumors
...he date of diagnosis was 3.8 years, which compares favorably to survival rates after traditional surgery (approximately 1.5 to 5.0 years). In LITT, also known as laser ablation, laser light is used to destroy tumor tissue. According to the study's lead author, Martin Mack, M.D., laser ablation has many advanta...Endotoxins in house dust pose a significant risk for asthma
...ma among the homes surveyed. This figure compared favorably with the 11.1 percent prevalence rate of diagnosed asthma associated with the 2002 National Health Interview Survey. The authors also noted that their national survey demonstrated that U.S. household endotoxin exposure levels were higher than those i...Study examines stenting options in diabetics
... of controlling restenosis in follow up, comparing favorably to the restenosis rates in non-diabetics. There may be a trend favoring the paclitaxel stent in patients that are insulin-requiring diabetics, but further study is needed to confirm the differences," said Dr. Simonton, of the Carolinas Medical Cente...University of Kentucky Gill Heart researchers study abdominal aortic aneurysms
...is a dire need for development of a drug that will favorably impact this disease. At present, there is no non-surgical therapy for abdominal aortic aneurysm that has proven of benefit. The expected hit to the Medicare system from the influx of aging baby boomers means that surgical treatment for every case of...New study shows antibiotic may protect the heart
...mycin coated stents can be utilized in patients to favorably affect damaged heart muscle beyond the blockage causing a heart attack," said George W. Vetrovec, M.D., chair of cardiology at VCU's School of Medicine, and co-author of the study. For the last several years, Kukreja and his colleagues have studied...Botulinum toxin helps facial scars heal better, Mayo Clinic finds
...s of the wounds injected with botulinum toxin more favorably than the wounds injected with saline. Median scores for wounds injected with botulinum toxin were 8.9, versus a median score of 7.1 for those injected with saline, a significant difference in appearance, according to the researchers. Although inje...Upgrading donor lung quality to improve availability
... with survival and functional outcome that compare favorably to the United States." They concluded: "It is interesting to note that there has never been a large-scale prospective study to assess adequately the criteria used to identify the 'ideal donor.' As the demand for lung transplantation increases, such ...Improving the patient experience one meal at a time
... problems as needed. Patients are responding very favorably to the new meal service. "It's been a huge success so far," said O'Brien. "The patients are more independent. They are starting to feed themselves because the food is easier to handle, and they're eating more." Donna LaFemina says the new meal servi...Fitness and childhood IQ indicators of cognitive ability in old age
...people with higher intelligence might respond more favorably to health messages about staying fit." However, the study found physical fitness has a greater impact on cognitive ability in old age than childhood IQ. "The important result of the study is that fitness contributes to better cognitive ability in...High-energy clamp simplifies heart surgery for atrial fibrillation
...patients in a recent study, a number that compares favorably to the outcomes of the traditional cut-and-sew procedure. About three-quarters of patients treated no longer need drugs to prevent abnormal heart rhythms or excessive blood clotting, Damiano says. The Cox-Maze procedure is named for James Cox, M.D....Antidepressants improve post-stroke 'thinking outside the box'
...earchers plan to examine individuals who responded favorably to the antidepressants and look noninvasively for brain changes. "We can do functional and structural brain imaging studies using different technologies, including relatively new techniques that quantify chemicals in the brain," Paradiso said. ...Hot tubs hurt fertility, UCSF study shows
...onths. Five of the patients (45 percent) responded favorably to the cessation of heat exposure and had a mean increase in total motile sperm counts of 491 percent after three to six months. This increase was largely driven by a statistically significant increase in sperm motility among responders, from a mean ...SCHIP has been successful overall, should be expanded says new health care opinion leaders survey
...r 200 percent of the federal poverty level was not favorably received, with only 14 percent supporting such a limitation. FUNDING Health care opinion leaders were asked about their attitudes toward the programs funding level, state allocations and structure. SCHIP funding and program structure measures ...Increasing radiation dose shortens treatment time for women who choose breast sparing treatment
...cal trial is not only acceptable but also compares favorably with the results seen for conventional standard fractionated radiation therapy," Freedman said. At the end of treatment, none of the women had grade 3 or 4 skin toxicity or dermatitis (skin inflammation). Twelve percent had grade 0, 65 percent had ...Dasatinib shows high early response rate as first treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia
...togenetic response. This rapid response compares favorably to historical data on patients at M. D. Anderson who took imatinib as a first therapy, Atallah noted. Imatinib's complete response rates at six months are 54 percent at 400 mg daily and 85 percent for 800 mg daily. However, at 12 months, 72 percent o...Genetic variations may predispose some men to suicidal thoughts during treatment for depression
.... Although most patients with depression respond favorably to antidepressant medications, a very small subgroup may experience worse symptoms after beginning treatment, according to background information in the article. Regardless of treatment specificity, nearly all antidepressant medication studies find t......meeting in Chicago. "These results compare quite favorably with those achieved with state-of-the-art chemotherapy regimens that take months to deliver. But Bexxar is given as a single treatment, completed within one week, which makes it an extremely convenient regimen for patients," Kaminski says. Non-Hodg...