New preoperative chemotherapy and radiation regimen yields encouraging results for sarcoma
...has been modest," said Ryan. "Further follow-up is needed to correlate outcome with preoperative tumor death." Arthur Hung, M.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology in the OHSU School of Medicine and member of the OHSU Cancer Institute, and James Hayden, M.D., assistant professor of medicine ortho...Heart scan surprises: CT reveals many non-heart problems, too
...by an RSNA Research Scholar Award won by Patel, is needed to help settle the debate over the relative merits of both imaging techniques....Mayo Clinic: Biomarker that may improve quality of life during treatment for colorectal cancer
...to cold -- and over time, loss of manual dexterity needed for basic tasks of daily living such as buttoning ...rowth. The Next Step More and larger studies are needed to validate these findings. If the findings are confirmed, additional research will be needed to dev...Biologic therapies for bowel disease show promise in clinical trials
...ond to currently available therapies and is a much needed step in improving the lives of people suffering from IBD." The studies below analyzed patient response based on the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ), the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI), which measures the severity of a patient's...Aspirin use may protect against colon cancer recurrence, reduce risk of death
...s with advanced colon cancer, but more research is needed before any treatment recommendations can be made about the regular use of aspirin," says Fuchs. The findings emerged from a prospective study of 846 patients who were enrolled in a randomized trial of two chemotherapy regimens following surgery for c...Over-feeding in infancy might set the stage for childhood obesity
..."Assuming that approximately 4900 kilocalories are needed per kilogram of body weight gain, it would take the infants of obese biological mothers a considerable amount of time to become obese if they would continue ingesting this amount of excess calories each day. This might explain why investigators repor...Ultrasound images transmitted over phone allow real-time diagnosis of patients in poorer countries
...hospital there. "Once they had the equipment, they needed an inexpensive way for the images to be read," said Dr. Harris. "We conducted a pilot study in which 50 thyroid, abdominal, pelvic and transvaginal images were transmitted from Yugoslavia to the U.S. to determine if real-time, low-cost tele-ultrasoun...Genes may influence nutritional composition of breast milk
...rg. Weinberg cautioned that much more research is needed before these findings can be translated into nutritional recommendations for pregnant and nursing women. He predicted, however, that in the future, similar genetic testing may help identify women who need to modify their diet or take supplements to ...New method of administering anti-cancer drug may be more effective, safer
...s have reported that frequent dose adjustments are needed to maintain the desired level of drug in patients and that metabolism of the drug varies from patient to patient. "The new continuous-infusion method achieved more predictable levels of the drug than does the usual delivery method," said Dr. Thomas ...Ultrasound images transmitted over the phone allow radiologists to diagnose patients in real time
...rasound scans. "Once they had the equipment, they needed an inexpensive way for the images to be read," said Harris. "We conducted a pilot study in which 50 thyroid, abdominal, pelvic and transvaginal images were transmitted from Yugoslavia to the U.S. to determine if real-time, low-cost tele-ultrasound wa...'Sister Mary' the robo-doc to start making ward rounds at St Mary's Hospital
...ference in California but their medical opinion is needed for a St Mary's patient or to deliver a lecture to junior doctors the RP6 robot provides an instant and global link at any time of the day or night. "Our robots certainly would never replace all doctors on ward rounds, but they are a communication to...New kidney function test better than standard at predicting death and cardiovascular outcomes
...co. Dr. Shlipak noted that additional research is needed to determine the exact clinical role for this test, but that it may be most useful in high-risk patients with normal creatinine. Evaluating the mechanisms that underlie this strong association between the kidney and cardiovascular disease would be cr...Dietary vitamin E may lower risk of Parkinson's disease
... (Thursday May 19, 2005). However, confirmation is needed from a large randomised trial before any suggestions to changes in routine clinical practice can be made, state the authors. PD is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with unknown cause. PD is likely to result from the combined effects of multipl...Birth weight and breastfeeding in infancy may affect premenopausal breast cancer risk
...a. "Further research based on targeted studies is needed to reach a deeper understanding of the underlying biological mechanisms."...Low back pain relief, causes, measurement & prosthetic fit, production, comfort
...ting, stopping, and steady-state walking. The time needed to reach steady-state speeds during gait initiation and the time needed to rapidly terminate gait do not depend on the steady-state walking speed. No differences existed in...Women rising to the challenge of weightlessness
...d did not really consider it to be a challenge: "I needed to take some time out from my normal life, to have a change of scene. In the event, I learned a lot. It is also a way of exploring your inner self and forming a clearer understanding of what you are capable of". Similarly, Delphine, a piano teacher f...World Bank and IMF preventing transfer of foreign aid to HIV/AIDS programmes
...incentive for external donors to offer desperately needed financing, state the authors. This is because the IMF requires that countries include the value of all new donor funding received for initiatives, such as scaling up antiretroviral treatment, in their health budgets. If a sector receives any new fund...Premature use of stem cell therapy could put patients at risk
... realised in India and Russia, where action may be needed to limit or prevent the escalating numbers of clinics offering stem cell cures for all sorts of ills. Stem cell therapy needs to be nurtured safely and methodically to provide real benefit to patients in the future, they conclude....New partnership launched to accelerate and evaluate national malaria control program in Africa
...artners to be more flexible and to provide what is needed by our national program. We expect that MACEPA will help us learn from the failures and successes in other disease areas; and what lessons can be learned from thriving special initiatives, such as the copper mines' substantial efforts to protect work...Muscle-derived stem cell culture doesn't need to be pure for incontinence treatment
...ture of muscle-derived stem cells (MDC) may not be needed to cure incontinence according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Results of this study will be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in San Antonio, and will be published in abstract 929 in the AUA proc...