Clinical data suggest potential versatility of ALIMTA-based regimens in lung cancer
...rm who experienced Grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia or a low platelet level (48 vs. 107, p The patients in this study received a comparable quality-of-life benefit whether they received ALIMTA and carboplatin or GEMZAR and carboplatin, said Bjrn Henning Grnberg, M.D. of St. Olavs University Hospital in Norwa...Fat protein cuts blood vessel inflammation, may help heart, Jefferson scientists find
...Most obese individuals, for example, at least have low levels of adiponectin. Part of the work demonstrated that adiponectin also protected against vascular inflammation in normal mice, a result that helps to relate the findings to humans with increased risk of vascular disease. Next, Dr. Scalia says, ...Mouse model points to possible new strategy for treating rare muscle disease, kidney disorders
...enzymes that promote sialic acid production causes low sialic acid levels in muscle proteins. They hypothesized that a compound called N-acetylmannosamine, or ManNAc, a sugar that is naturally converted to sialic acid, might have an impact on the muscle weakness caused by HIBM. To help test that hypoth...When HIV and liver disease co-exist
... Challenges include the risk of hepatic injury and low patient tolerance which limits compliance. All agreed that new agents should be tried. Until recently, liver transplantation was not an option for patients with HIV; however, it is now a possibility. It is imperative not to wait until the patient i...Cedars-Sinai endocrine researchers to discuss gene that may be linked to polycystic ovary syndrome
...of androgens male hormones that normally exist at low levels in women. The effects on androgen production by hormones secreted by fat tissue (adipokines) are being studied at Cedars-Sinai, and several researchers will present related findings at the meetings. Researchers also will present preliminary ev...'Energy Up' demonstrates success as obesity intervention program for inner-city girls
...teem component. Almost all other programs look at low self-esteem as the result of obesity, rather than the cause. "Energy Up" connects poor self-esteem with overeating, which is an entirely new concept in medical literature. Dr. Lynn Gettleman Chehab states, "I cant emphasize enough that there really i...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
...ude biofeedback, hypnosis, and massage (mostly for low back pain and shoulder pain). In selecting a CAM m...ward using opioids to treat noncancer pain such as low back pain. If other doctors share these feelings, finding ways to increase their comfort by identify...Risk of Parkinson's disease increases with pesticide exposure and head trauma
...n be substituted. People who had been exposed to low levels of pesticides were found to be 1.13 times as likely to have Parkinson's disease compared with those who had never been exposed. Those who had been exposed to high levels of pesticides were 1.41 times as likely to be affected. Parkinson's dis...New hope for severe heart disease patients
... Half of the study participants will then be given low doses of G-SCF with the remainder receiving a saline placebo as a control. After 12weeks, heart function will again be checked using an MRI and the treatments of the two groups will be swapped with a final MRI scan three months later. MBF Chief Me...OFT's value-based pricing scheme is well-founded, but could increase overall NHS drug spend
... price for goods that give a lot of benefit, and a low price for those that perform less well. The consumer is unconcerned about the cost to the company for developing the item. Up until now, this has not been the case for the drug industry. Here prices have been set by the pharmaceutical price regulatio...Policy changes have direct effect on nursing home care
...well. "For years, families have struggled with low staffing levels in the nursing homes that care for their elderly family members, but very few studies have assessed how to change that on a broad level," Harrington said. "This study shows that the simple step of raising the state minimum staffing ra...Inactive kids storing up illness for the future
...ty secondary schools in Leicester. They identified low levels of physical activity in both South Asian an...vity levels in inner city school children are very low and parents, schools and community health providers need to address the results of these findings to...Exercise may slightly boost 'good' cholesterol levels
...l Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A low level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, according to background information in the article. There is strong evidence that individuals who ar...Small infants have greater survival rate in high level intensive care facilities
Very low birth weight infants are significantly more likely...me high-level NICUs provide major surgery. Very low birth weight infants are those weighing less than 1500 grams, or about 3.3 pounds, at birth. Very lo...Ireland Cancer Center researcher lays out benefits of aspirin to prevent colon cancer
...ns of discovering differences that express high or low levels of COX-2." Dr. Markowitz has done seminal research in the field of colon cancer genetics and prevention. Among his numerous research articles, he published a study on the findings of a new "Celebrex-like" gene that suppresses the grown of c...Long-term treatment with VYVANSE, first prodrug stimulant, demonstrates significant efficacy in ADHD
...ient A once-daily 70 mg dose of VYVANSE provided low variability in the time from administration to maximum concentration of d-amphetamine from patient to patient. This finding was based on data from 17 children with ADHD aged 6 to 12 years enrolled in a double-blind phase II crossover trial examining...Follow-up care for breast cancer patients is 'devalued and deregulated'
...d most frequently for patients considered to be at low risk; metropolitan hospitals tended to provide lo...data on which to base treatment plans which ensure low mortality and prolonged disease-free survival. A flexible programme that both encourages patient cho...Diagnostic tests for malaria underused in Zambia
...ebrile patients do not have malaria, especially in low to moderate transmission zones, emphasizes the need to educate health center staff on the rational use of artemisinin-based combination therapy, which will require strengthening the availability of malaria diagnostics and enhancing quality control me...New doctors' test kit to help prevent debilitating osteoporosis
...own that a tendency to fall over, weak muscles and low bone density all contribute to the risk of osteoporotic fractures and that bone and weight loss are predictors of poor health outcomes," said Professor Eisman. "We have also debunked the myth that osteoporosis is an elderly womens disease. Both men...UC environmental health chair recognized nationally for urologic research excellence
...or, Gail Prins, PhD, found that animals exposed to low doses of the natural human estrogen estradiol, or the environmental estrogen bisphenol A (BPA), during fetal development were more likely to develop an early form of human prostate cancer (prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia) than those who were not ...