Aspirin shows promise in combating a common, antibiotic-induced hearing loss
...t with gentamicin, he also notes it is not yet the perfect solution because of the potential side effects of aspirin, including gastric bleeding. And he notes that this is an off-label use of aspirin, which may inhibit some practitioners from giving it to patients in such instances. He hopes that further stu...School-based quality initiative improves childhood asthma outcomes
...had improved: The percentage of children receiving perfect care had risen from 24 to 84 percent.Classificatio...are organizations to be a model for the pursuit of perfect care and was the only pediatric facility among the organizations participating in the initiative. "T...$900,000 for first Canadian Chair in Hypertension Prevention and Control
...tion beyond the field of hypertension make him the perfect candidate to lead this partnership in its efforts to enable Canadians to live healthier lives by improving awareness, prevention and control of hypertension," said Dr. Laurent-Didier Jacobs, Vice-President of Medical Affairs at sanofi-aventis Canada ...Researchers open door to potential treatments for type 2 diabetes
... the disease in the years to come. The study is a perfect example of the potential benefits of investing in health research," says Dr. Diane Finegood, based in Vancouver and Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes. "By inhibiting the activity of SHP-1, it would perha...Study of obesity in prostate cancer screening uncovers new predictor of disease for overweight men
... in men with normal BMI's, not less. "This is a perfect storm in the diagnostic world," said Garzotto, who has studied and developed more accurate methods of diagnosing prostate cancer. Today, just one in four men who receive prostate biopsies after positive screening tests for cancer actually are diagnos...NHS should be removed from direct government control
...the current modernisation programme makes this the perfect opportunity to reconsider its management structure - however radical a move that may appear. Delegating responsibility for inflation control to the independent Bank of England seemed a similarly ambitious step, but has "greatly contributed to the co...University of Leicester produces the first-ever 'world map of happiness'
...t can be argued that whilst these measures are not perfect they are the best we have so far, and these are the measures that politicians are talking of using to measure the relative performance of each country. The researchers have argued that regular testing as a collaboration between academics in differe......lassic upper middle class dilemma: Should we buy a perfect second home in a place that takes hours to get to, or should we settle for something closer but not as nice? In the rodent world, an equivalent decision-making situation might be, "Was the food I liked better down this alley or over there?" By disc...New objective criteria improve PET scan reliability in detecting breast cancer metastasis
...velop it own reference values. "FDG-PET is not a perfect test, but by quantifying the cancer-cell activity in the axillary lymph nodes, it can become a more accurate test," said Phillips. "As we continue to see advances in technologies, I believe we will be able to identify smaller and smaller tumors with ...A little TLC goes a long way toward reducing high cholesterol
...ional Cholesterol Education Month (September) is a perfect time to read a new publication designed to help you make the lifestyle changes needed to reduce cholesterol and, with it, your risk for heart disease. Your Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol with TLC (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) from the Nationa...Young brainy students create world first
...rain. "Using this technology we have created the perfect tool to understand neuroanatomy aseasily and as efficiently as possible so we can instead focus on curing brain diseases and disorders that impact enormously on society," he said. Their product, the NeuroSlice model consists of MR images of Scott's...Cardiologist's 'living chip' changes science of disease monitoring
...ercede what is already out there." If there is a perfect path for a start-up company to take, Physiologic Communications has found it, Fahner-Vihtelic said. It's the path down which the Office of Technology Transfer hopes it can direct other University researchers with promising ideas. "Over the past fiv...'No time to exercise' is no excuse, study shows
... high level of motivation, however it might be the perfect option for those who say they have no time to exercise." For weight-conscious exercisers who are concerned that high-intensity training doesn't burn as many calories as long-duration exercise, Gibala says: "People forget that if you do a 30-second h...Hopkins study reveals white blood cells can both hurt and help transplanted kidneys
...echanism for this protection, but he says it makes perfect sense in theory. T cells are part of our immune system, and our immune system is designed to protect us from injury. Whats surprising here is that practical experience over the years has taught us that when the immune system is activated, we have ...Rochester researchers join federal initiative to improve drug safety
...ment of the QT interval is helpful but it is not a perfect surrogate marker of drug toxicity," said Couderc. "There is a crucial need for other ECG markers that would be more sensitive and more reliable and that is what we are aiming to provide with this technology." Couderc believes that one potential new ...Williams Syndrome, the brain and music
...e sense than objects do. "Williams syndrome is a perfect example where a genetic predisposition interacts w...ught to be involved many auditory tasks, including perfect pitch, may underlie the unusual musical and language skills. First author Mark Eckert, formerly at...University of Rochester spin-off secures $2 million in funding
...QTS). "The formation and success of iCardiac is a perfect example of how medical research at the University of Rochester Medical Center can serve as a catalyst for regional economic growth," said Bradford Berk, M.D., Ph.D., CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center. Mikael Totterman, chief executiv...Columbia pediatricians, Anne Gershon and Richard Polin, awarded top honors
...ss efforts to improve neonatal health make him the perfect candidate for such high and visible recognition," added Dr. Driscoll. "And Dr. Gershon's appointment is especially distinctive it is a testament to Dr. Gershon's work that as a pediatric specialist she has been elected to a top leadership role withi...Smoking ban associated with rapid improvement in health of bar workers
...percent of freestanding bars were smoke-free. Near perfect adherence has been reported in Boston, Ireland, and New Zealand. Second, the general public will not accept smoke-free bars and restaurants. In fact, a series of international studies shows that most people do support smoke-free bars and restaurants....Light-sensitive photoswitches could restore sight to those with macular degeneration
...phy and the California Institute of Technology, to perfect this fundamental development and bring it closer to medical application. Their group, centered around the optical control of biological function, will develop viruses that can carry the photoswitches into the correct cells, new types of photoswitches...