Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
... J. Wawer of Columbia University, the study is the first to present empirical data showing that the rate of heterosexual HIV transmission per coital act varies over the course of HIV infection. The investigators found that the risk of transmission was highest early in infection, then dropped, then rose aga...Scientists discover way to control allergic reactions
...ry immune cells for a number of years, this is the first time we have found a way to manipulate them to help control allergic reactions." There are a number of types of T-cells in the body including T-helper 1, which are important in autoimmune diseases, T-helper 2, which are important in allergies, and T-...Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
... says U-M sleep specialist Alon Avidan, M.D., MPH, first author of the study published online by the Journa... for the federal government. The study is also the first to take a longitudinal look at fall risk over a period of time. And, it's the first to take into acc...A possible new phase for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
The pathology of rheumatoid arthritis within the first few months after symptom onset is distinct from th...d the pathology of rheumatoid arthritis within the first few weeks after the onset of symptoms. Karim Raza and colleagues, from the University of Birmingham,...New health information resource from Tufts for Asian-language speakers
...cedented health resource for Asian Americans whose first language is not English. Dubbed SPIRAL for "Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages," it is a Web site ( http://spiral.tufts.edu ), with detailed health information in seven Asian languages, specifically Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korea...Money doesn't buy happiness - - except when disability strikes
...isabled. But in all, they say, the research is the first time that financial assets have shown to be a possible buffer for a person's well-being after a decline in health. In addition to Ubel and Smith, the study team included U-M biostatistician and research associate Mohammed Kabeto, M.S., and Kenneth La...Bacterial infection associated with heart attack in young men
...blood collected one to five years before the men's first heart attacks. However, lead author Christine Arcari, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin cautions that the research is still preliminary, and much more data will be needed to confirm the link. "We don't understand how chlamydia fits into the pathoge...Women with heart attacks benefit from stenting
...r women compared to 15.4 percent for men. For the first time in a randomized, controlled clinical trial, stent use was found to significantly reduce major adverse cardiac events in women at one year, 19.1 percent for stents compared to 28.1 percent for balloon angioplasty. The need to re-intervene was re...Once-a-month naltrexone successfully used to treat alcohol dependence
...ated with a reduction in heavy drinking within the first month of treatment, and this response was maintained over the six month treatment period. The lead author was James Garbult, M.D., of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine....OHSU researchers demonstrate how Alzheimer's disease impacts important brain cell function
...ientist at the Neurological Sciences Institute and first and corresponding author of the paper. "Because the frontal cortex is home to important brain functions such as reasoning, planning, and abstract thought all affected by Alzheimer's this finding appears to be significant. Furthermore, we noticed t...People with peanut allergy at risk of allergic reaction to lupin flour
...nce, where in 1997 the addition of lupin flour was first permitted to wheat flour. Although the food use of lupin has been permitted in the UK since 1996, few lupin-containing foods are so far on sale; the main source appears to be imported bakery and catering goods. A new directive on food labelling came...Belgium doctors treating critically ill infants favour legalising euthanasia
...en were born alive and died in Flanders within the first year of life over this period. 175 doctors in charge of these cases were identified and sent anonymous questionnaires. 121 of the 175 doctors involved completed the attitude questions. An end-of-life decision was made in 143 cases (57%). End-of-life...ACP releases 5th Edition of its respected ethics manual
...often cited in medical and ethical literature. The first ACP Ethics Manual was published in 1984. This edition is an update of the 1998 fourth edition. "ACP's Ethics Manual provides an ethical framework to help physicians make complex decisions related to clinical practice and medical research in a changi......mune system led to the development of Rituxan, the first monoclonal antibody approved to treat cancer. Dr. Levy's talk will be "Immunology: From science to therapy." V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., D.Sc. , Vice President and Scientific Director of the Medical Science Division of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, Phila...Liver may be source of 'good' cholesterol
...cholesterol. "In studies of mice, we provided the first definitive proof that the liver is the source of a...nd off the coast of Virginia where the disease was first discovered. The disease is extremely rare. As of 1992, fewer than 50 cases had been identified world...Data show cyclosporine inhalation solution improves long-term survival in lung-transplant patients
Data presented for the first time today at the 25th Annual Meeting and Scientif...eign and attack the transplanted organ. Within the first three months, patients are at highest risk of acute rejection. However, as the patient moves out in ...Breakthrough in national diseases
...common risk factor for these conditions. It is the first identified gene to link autoimmune diseases with c... a great number of patients." The gene variant was first identified in an animal model and then studied in a number of patient groups to ascertain if there w...Soy and fish oil may help prevent heart attacks
... the American College of Chest Physicians, are the first to show that soy oil increases heart rate variabil...ived fish oil experienced increased HRV within the first 2.7 weeks, whereas it took 8.1 weeks for a significant increase in HRV to be seen in the group takin...Two drugs combined more cost-effective safer for managing arthritis in high-risk patients
...e, such as Vioxx or Celebrex. The study marks the first time researchers have looked at the cost-effective...e and safer than Cox-2s. "The study is one of the first to assess the most relevant therapies for high-risk arthritis patients," said Dr. Brennan M.R. Spieg...Painless test using teardrops may speed diagnosis of Sjgren's syndrome
...ry, shows promise in early clinical studies as the first simple test for identifying the disease, the scientists say. Sjgrens affects between 1 million and 4 million Americans, primarily women over age 40. April is Sjgrens Syndrome Awareness Month. The study will be described in the June 13 print issue of ...