Study finds lifestyle modification and weight loss medication superior to either approach used alone
...ion of the first two approaches (i.e., sibutramine plus group lifestyle modification) to determine whether....6 lb (combined therapy), and 16.5 lb (sibutramine plus brief lifestyle counseling), respectively. Participants who received combined therapy lost significa...MabThera A unique approach providing lasting benefits for patients with rheumatoid arthritis
...ignificantly higher response rates compared to MTX plus placebo: 51% of patients achieved 20% improvement in signs and symptoms (ACR201 ), compared to 18% with MTX alone. The difference in the two groups was apparent after 8 weeks and sustained for the duration of the study after only 2 infusions of MabTh...Large-scale study proves volunteer operated defibrillators are life-savers
...did not require lots of training only five hours, plus a three hour refresher course every six months. There were no problems or complications involving the operators in around 1,000 interventions. It was though, he said, too early to expect national healthcare systems to be interested in supporting an ...As Montreal Conference considers deforestation issues, ESA presents space solution
...00 people, including delegations from 190 nations, plus intergovernmental organisations and non-governmental organisations, are gathered at a two-week event in Montreal formally known as the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention, held in conjunction with the f...Medicare fraud settlement causes oncologists to lose income
...gned to cover the acquisition cost of cancer drugs plus administration-related overhead such as rent, personnel costs and bad debt. In 2005, as a result of the settlements against the pharmaceutical companies, Medicare shifted to Average Sales Price-based reimbursement to address concerns that marketing i...New studies identify advances in treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia
...ely compared imatinib therapy with interferon-alfa plus cytarabine. The IRIS study was initiated in June 2000, and demonstrated that after one year of imatinib treatment, an estimated 40 percent of CML-CP patients taking 400 mg per day achieved a major molecular response (MMR), defined as substantial red...National study improves outcome for pediatric AML
...herapy were subsequently treated with low-dose ADE plus gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO), while all others received just ADE during the second stage of treatment. Before receiving the final phase of chemotherapy (consolidation therapy) or being given a stem cell transplant, patients were given GO as a single ag...FSU study finds body image stereotypes may begin in the high chair
...based on assessments that 93 families (93 mothers, plus 54 fathers) in Oregon completed of their child at 36 months old. The researchers say more study of the eating and feeding behaviors of young children is needed. "By studying children at this age, we might be able to get a handle on early characterist...Gender plays role in religious sensitivity for medical students
... medical students received supportiveness training plus religious awareness training. The study hypotheses and difference in training were not explained to the students, and they were unaware that the subsequent simulated patient interaction was related at all to religious awareness training. HOPE, a te...Traditional risk-factor scoring misses one-third of women vulnerable to coronary heart disease
...s, such as obesity, smoking or metabolic syndrome, plus a family history for heart disease were those most likely to have a high calcium score. It is this group, the researchers say, who should be considered for a fast cardiac CT scan regardless of low Framingham scores and if the physician or patient is...Yoga is more effective than conventional exercise for back pain, Group Health study finds
...f aerobic, strengthening, and stretching exercise, plus home practice. A third group received a self-care book on back pain. After 12 weeks, the patients in the yoga group were better able to do daily activities involving the back than were the patients in the exercise or education groups. After 26 wee...MSG-2 will advance long-term monitoring of Earth's energy balance
...unlight reflected or scattered back from the Earth plus the heat radiation radiating from it. First it measures the total radiation, next a filter is passed in front of its measuring array so it measures only the short wavelength radiation. A figure for long wavelength radiation can simply be derived by s...New evidence to support combination therapy for achieving remission of early rheumatoid arthritis
... every other week; and a combination of adalimumab plus MTX, starting at the same dosage levels as the single treatment groups. For all groups, treatment effectiveness was thoroughly evaluated after 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years. 539 of the participants completed 2 years of their assigned treatment. ...PlasmaSol, Stevens spin-out, acquired for $17.5 million
...$17.5 million, including an up-front cash payment, plus the assumption of certain liabilities by Stryker. PlasmaSol has developed a technology that will allow Stryker to provide sterilization equipment for use in sterilizing certain of its MedSurg Equipment products. "PlasmaSol is a Technogenesis succe...News Briefs from the January issue of CHEST
...rmacotherapy alone or usual asthma pharmacotherapy plus salmeterol for a duration of 28 weeks. Results showed that there were small, but significant increases in respiratory- and asthma-related deaths and in combined asthma-related deaths or life-threatening experiences in subjects receiving salmeterol vs...Medication plus beta-blocker helps prevent shocks from implantable cardioverter defibrillator
...ntario, Canada, and colleagues compared amiodarone plus a beta-blocker, sotalol alone, or standard beta-bl...e randomized to treatment for 1 year of amiodarone plus beta-blocker, sotalol alone, or beta-blocker alone. A significant reduction (56 percent) was observe...5th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC)
...d every scientific session is open to journalists, plus there will be a fully equipped media centre Don't miss out!...People who restrict calories have 'younger' hearts
...ke of each nutrient, providing approximately 1,671 plus or minus 294 kilocalories per day. The average diet was 23 percent protein, 49 percent complex carbohydrates, and 28 percent fat, including 6 percent saturated fat. Daily salt intake was lower in the caloric-restriction group compared to the Western ...Hispanic asthma rates highest among Puerto Ricans
...her risk of lifetime hospitalizations from asthma, plus more visits to the emergency room because of the disease during the previous year. In a review of the vital statistics data, the age-adjusted annual asthma mortality rates (per 1 million persons) were 40.9 in Puerto Ricans, 38.1 in non-Hispanic black......of serum electrolytes, a pulmonary function test, plus other measurements at the start of the study and at the completion of each arm (acetazolamide and placebo). "We hypothesize that with long-term drug therapy, as sleep-related breathing disorders improve, it may be reflected in an improvement in cardi...