Study suggests nonpharmaceutical interventions may be helpful in severe influenza outbreaks
...ding to background information in the article. The historical record demonstrates that when faced with a devasta...aceutical interventions. The researchers conducted historical archival research and statistical and epidemiological analyses. Non-pharmaceutical interventions wer...Electric fields have potential as a cancer treatment
...l group existed, the results compared favorably to historical data for recurrent GBM, in which the time for tumor progression is approximately 10 weeks and the typical survival time is 30 weeks. In addition, 3 of the 10 patients were still alive two years after the electrode therapy started. These results were ...Dasatinib shows high early response rate as first treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia
...ponse. This rapid response compares favorably to historical data on patients at M. D. Anderson who took imatin...l is set to enroll 100 patients. The comparison to historical data provides insight into dasatinib's effect, but a randomized clinical trial comparing medications...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
...pirometry. We compared these study patients with a historical control group of 30 patients who had paraplegia from cancer but did not receive rehabilitation. Subjects were followed until death. The study patients had less pain and depression and more satisfaction with life; these benefits persisted for the rema...Innovative device to treat brain cancer shows promise in early studies
...rvival rates observed in the data were compared to historical data. This research, which includes the results of...ks. This is more than double the rates reported in historical data approximately 9.5 weeks, 15.3%, and 29.3 weeks, respectively. "The novel mechanism of actio...Human antibodies protect mice from avian flu
...ed flu patients and gave it to new victims; recent historical research indicates that those blood transfusions, when given early in the illness, sometimes saved recipients' lives. In their study, Dr. Subbarao and her colleagues infected groups of mice with a lethal dose of an H5N1 virus that had circulated in...Why Lincoln fell gravely ill after delivering his Gettysburg Address
...was practiced in the mid-19th century, there is no historical evidence that Lincoln was immunized against smallpox before his illness." Moreover, Goldman said, "The milder form of smallpox, known as variola minor, first appeared in the United States at the turn of the 20th century and was unknown in the United ...UCSF brain tumor vaccine trial shows promising results
... Seven out of the eight patients have exceeded the historical median benchmark of 6.5 months survival from time of recurrence. The investigators will continue to follow the patients for overall survival. Based on these results, a larger, multi-center phase 2 study is planned for late 2007. Derived from each i...Eye diseases gave great painters different vision of their work, Stanford ophthalmologist says
...fered from eye disease that was well-documented in historical records, journals and medical histories. Degas had... Degas and Monet "of considerable value to the art historical community." "I consider him one of the most thoughtful commentators from the scientific community ......a biological weapon. They also look at a number of historical outbreaks of the disease, including the Black Death. Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pestis, which multiplies in the gut fleas which have fed on blood from infected aminals. This causes a blockage in the proventriculus the tube which co...Rapid response was crucial to containing the 1918 flu pandemic
...conclusions--the results of systematic analyses of historical data to determine the effectiveness of public heal...while a targeted vaccine is being produced. The historical analyses are part of an ongoing effort called the Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS), ...New research shows why too much memory may be a bad thing
...eople who are able to easily and accurately recall historical dates or long-ago events, may have a harder time with word recall or remembering the days current events. They may have too much memory making it harder to filter out information and increasing the time it takes for new short-term memories to be pro...Implant device effectively maintains heart function for transplant-listed patients
...evaluated for safety and overall efficacy based on historical LVAD performance criteria. Of the 133 patients, 75 percent achieved the primary endpoint, which was measured as survival to heart transplant or 180 days of device support. Actuarial survival rates were 77 percent after six months and 70 percent a...Preventive health exams may provide opportunities for cancer screening
... including patient demographic characteristics and historical use of medical care, eligible patients who received preventive health examinations were significantly more likely than those who did not receive them to undergo testing for colorectal cancer (57.2 percent vs. 17.2 percent), breast cancer screening ma...Health disparities in prostate cancer stem from lack of care, not lack of knowledge
...re," Godley said. "This wasn't coming from some historical distrust from previous abuses but was coming from people's own experience with the health-care system," Godley said. "If you don't have a doctor and have to repeat your whole history to an emergency room physician every time you have a medical encoun...Sunny days pose risk of 'flicker illness' for a few airlifted patients
...ch volume, cites several studies, case reports and historical examples related to photosensitive epilepsy, suggesting that the phenomenon is an under-recognized but highly preventable complication of helicopter transport. "This shouldnt preclude transporting a patient from point A to point B in an aircraft," ...ESA contribution to International Polar Year 2007-2008
... observation data portfolio containing current and historical data (dating back 15 years) from its ERS 1, ERS 2 ...ta will be made available, and the exploitation of historical archives possible, in connection with the following missions: ESA's Envisat, ERS 1 and 2, Proba, GOC...New class of targeted cancer drugs shows promise in slowing progression of recurrent prostate cancer
...s compared to a median average of 10.7 months in a historical control group with similar baseline prognostic fea...usly, however, as we are comparing statistics from historical control groups. Pertuzumab is a single-agent antibody designed to bind to the HER2 receptor and in...Investment level in HIV prevention programs related to HIV incidence in the United States
...kins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted a historical analysis to examine the relationship between the C..." Holtgrave noted that the analysis was based on historical data and is not a prospective trial of prevention effectiveness. Therefore, it is subject to methodo......HSPH, estimated the costs and the effectiveness of historical polio vaccination strategies. They found that the ...y for polio vaccination. They estimated that these historical and future investments translate into over 1.7 billion vaccinations that prevent approximately 1.1 m...