UQ develops West Nile virus treatment
...of Queensland researcher has developed the world's first specific immunotherapy product using monoclonal antibodies for the potentially lethal West Nile virus, which causes seasonal epidemics around the globe. The mosquito-borne virus affects the central nervous systems of humans, horses and birds in Nort...The power of drug advertising: Patients often get what they ask for
...g on consumer and clinician behavior, this was the first to examine the tendency to over-prescribe or under-prescribe a medication. The National Institute of Mental Health funded the project. The researchers noted a few drawbacks to the study, however. Chiefly, they cannot determine whether DTC advertising...Color doppler sonography speeds detection of serious illness in premature infants
...l blood flow in the bowels of infants, researchers first compared the CDS data from the 30 premature and full-term newborns having suspected or proven NEC with a control group of 30 premature and full-term newborns without evidence of intestinal or cardiovascular disease. The researchers used CDS over oth...'Fickle' enzyme helps protect, but also can promote heart failure, animal study shows
...l of Clinical Investigation, is believed to be the first to suggest future therapies for heart failure usin...f BH4, it reversed these harmful effects. In the first experiment, mice without NOS3 better compensated for the damaging stress of hypertrophy, showing les...ASGE Foundation to hold first Crystal Awards Dinner
...tributed to the advancement of GI endoscopy at its first annual Crystal Awards Dinner to be held at 6:30 p.m.,May 15, at the Art Institute of Chicago. Held in conjunction with Digestive Disease Week (DDW), the program not only will pay tribute to recipients of the Society's highest honors, but it will also...Substituting nurses for doctors results in high quality care, few savings
...esponsible for one of the following types of care: first contact and ongoing care for general patients; rou...management of patients with chronic conditions; or first contact care for patients seeking urgent attention. In the first two categories, the reviewers found...Institute of Medicine news: Changes needed in WIC program
...aunched in 1974. The recommendations also are the first effort to apply the new Dietary Guidelines for Ame...cts, the committee recommended that they be tested first in pilot programs before being implemented nationwide. For example, if participants will not drink ...'Surprising' findings reported about iron overload
...l of iron absorption by the small intestine. The first major report of findings in the five-year, 100,000...vels of iron." He said that the NEJM paper is the first report from analysis of the massive data arising from the study, called the Hemochromatosis and Iron...New guidelines recommend screening HIV-infected patients for kidney disease
...ases, now available online. The guidelines are the first of their kind. They recommend screening for kidney...people say, 'Well, I have to tackle somebody's HIV first and then worry about the kidneys next.' Fortunately, you may be doing both at the same time." Howeve...Menopause and African-American women
...of focus groups were audio taped and analyzed. The first author of the study was Ivy Alexander of Yale, whose book, "100 Questions and Answers About Menopause," was published recently. ' The women reported symptoms common among white women in menopause--hot flashes, irregular menstruation, heavy bleeding, ...Exclusive breastfeeding reduces risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission
...ntroduced to solid foods or animal milk within the first three months were at four times greater risk of contracting HIV through breastfeeding compared to those who were exclusively breastfed. The study is published in the April 29, 2005, issue of AIDS . "International guidelines currently recommend that ...The World Congress on Cornelia de Lange Syndrome in Italy
...ia de Lange Syndrome will be held in Italy for the first time from 16th to 19th June 2005 in the Fattoria L...s a multi-malformation pathology described for the first time by a Dutch paediatrician, Dott Cornelia de Lange, in 1933. The syndrome is a rare condition - ...UBC-U of S research offers hope for treatment of age-related blindness
...er. Fifteen years ago, McGeer and Sibley found the first of a growing body of evidence that NSAIDS may also...e of Alzheimer's. However, Sibley says this is the first time a link has been identified between anti-inflammatories and macular degeneration. The researcher...Study of iron overload yields surprising results
...osis (HFE) gene. The mutation, known as C282Y, was first discovered in 1996. Little was known about iron overload in other racial and ethnic groups. Surprisingly, results of the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening Study (HEIRS) show that Asians and Pacific Islanders had the highest blood iron level...Discovery of a 'molecular switch' could lead to new ways of treating infection, including MRSA
... cocktail of antibiotics. "Although this is only a first step, the discovery could also help arthritis sufferers. By increasing IKKa activity we may be able to stop inflammation, and possibly develop a new treatment." The team investigated the role of IKK in inflammation and immunity by comparing the respo...No wisdom in routinely pulling wisdom teeth, study says
...point of view, nonsurgical treatment should be the first option in an asymptomatic environment."...Little evidence found for IVF as most effective infertility treatment
...vidence is available, IVF may not be the preferred first line of treatment for these [infertile] couples and it might be appropriate to continue with less invasive options," Pandian says. IVF is a process in which egg and sperm are joined to produce an embryo in the laboratory before the embryo is implante...Antibiotic might fight HIV-induced neurological problems
...ne needs to proceed with a clinical research trial first to prove its safety and efficacy against HIV-assoc...of how HIV might affect the brain, and this is the first time it's been used to test a potential treatment. Studies with the animals are augmented by laborat...Program for abdominal and pelvic health offered at Rush University Medical Center
...ill guide patients through the program. Before the first appointment, she will discuss symptoms with the patients and determine which specialists are appropriate for each patient....Patients swallow 'camera-in-a-pill' to help doctors check for diseases of esophagus, GERD
...chael Brown of Rush University Medical Center, the first center in Chicago to offer this to patients. "In traditional endoscopy, a long, flexible tube (endoscope) is put into the mouth and advanced down the throat into the esophagus. It requires sedation and several hours of recovery. With the camera pill,...