One million people in medical gamble
... are asking people to donate an hour of their time plus samples to establish the causes of diseases," says Collins. "It's a gift, and they get no information back, good or bad." Whether such altruism can prevail over personal privacy concerns might make an interesting study in itself....Study sets new gold standard for initial antiretroviral treatment of HIV infection
...tenofovir DF (Viread) and emtricitabine (Emtriva), plus efavirenz (Sustiva), led to 14 percent more patie...ovudine and lamivudine (AZT and 3TC, or Combivir), plus efavirenz. "The implications are quite clear for patients with HIV who are about to start therapy:...Grants from research to prevent blindness surpass $7.9 million in 2005
...t 46 medical schools throughout the United States, plus individual awards such as the Lew R. Wasserman Merit Award, Research Professorships, and Senior Scientific Investigator, Physician-Scientist and Career Development Awards. A total of 174 individual ophthalmic scientists received RPB grant support in ...BRCA1 gene found to inhibit two sex hormones, not just one
...in mice deficient in BRCA1, we found that estrogen plus progesterone has a particularly large effect in stimulating the growth of mammary epithelial cells − an effect much greater than the effects of either hormone used alone," Rosen said....Vaccinate infants of hepatitis B mothers, say experts
...is B immunoglobulin, or the combination of vaccine plus immunoglobulin given to the newborn infants of mot...patitis B. Furthermore, the combination of vaccine plus immunoglobulin was superior to vaccine alone. There was no difference between the two types of vacc...Avantogen and Innovate merge key oncology program, RP101, RP101
...of disease weretreated with RP101, and gemcitabine plus cisplatin. Those results indicated that the 50% probability of survival was increased to an average of 15 months, from a historic average of 7.5 months (p = 0.008) obtained at the same institution under otherwise similarconditions during the prior ye...Course of bipolar disorder in youths described for the first time
...ritable moods that are disruptive to daily living, plus two to three other symptoms of bipolar disorder, such as changes in sleep and appetite, difficulty with concentration or inappropriate social behavior. Participants were interviewed on average every 35 weeks over a time period of approximately two ye...Sydney scientists discover and license breakthrough anti-inflammatory treatment
...al total of around US$100 million (A$135 million), plus royalties on commercialised therapeutics. The partnership will enable the new therapy to be taken through to human clinical trials. Professor Charles Mackay, Head of Garvan's Arthritis & Inflammation Program and founder of G2 Therapies, says: "We h...Review shows male circumcision protects female partners from HIV and other STDs
...s Disease, will present an overview of this trial, plus two others presently under way, as part of a plenary discussion at CROI on circumcision and HIV. But, he says, "We will have to wait for the ongoing two trials before drawing conclusive recommendations about circumcision for all men, and whether or n...Calcium plus vitamin-D supplementation does an older body good
...ndations that women should ensure adequate calcium plus vitamin-D intake for postmenopausal bone health, the role of these supplements on reducing fractures has been conflicting. Now, based on the WHI, we have better data to address these issues," said Rebecca Jackson, lead author of the journal article a...European Union's 169 billion bill for cardiovascular disease
...ent, emergency and in-patient care and medication plus the costs of unpaid care and lost earnings due to illness and premature death. In-patient care accounted for 60 billion (57%) of the healthcare costs. Pharmaceutical expenditure at 28.4 billion represented 27%, with primary, outpatient and emergency ...Efficacy of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate may depend on level of osteoarthritis pain
...ular dietary supplement combination of glucosamine plus chondroitin sulfate did not provide significant re...bgroup, the findings in this group for glucosamine plus chondroitin sulfate should be considered preliminary and need to be confirmed in a study designed fo...Seasonal intermittent treatment highly effective for preventing malaria in children under five
... the intermittent preventive treatment (artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine) on three occasions during the malaria transmission season. During 13 weeks' follow-up, the investigators found the intervention led to an 86% reduction in the occurrence of clinical episodes of malaria. Dr Cisse states: "Th...Low-tech garment holds promise in preventing maternal death related to childbirth
...tetrical hemorrhaging underwent standard treatment plus the NASG. Study results showed a 50 percent decrease in blood loss among women treated with the NASG, which is statistically significant, according to Miller. Findings showed a 69 percent decrease in death and severe illness. "These results are dra...Classic illusion sheds new light on the neural site of tactile perception
...scanner (deriving from the stronger magnetic field plus a specially customized imaging sequence), the authors show that the same brain sector is activated whether the tactile sensation is illusory or real. To identify brain-related activity associated with real and illusory perceptions, the researchers ...Johns Hopkins scientists exploit novel route to reverse enlarged hearts in obese mice
...d. The researchers used the same three approaches plus leptin supplements on another group of leptin-resistant mice. Ultrasound exams of the hearts after four weeks showed that CNTF decreased the thickness of the wall dividing the heart chambers by as much as 27 percent, decreased the thickness of the w...Refinements and innovations enhance safety, effectiveness
...clot), to the indirect thrombin inhibitor heparin, plus a GPI. The study is part of ongoing research aime...or a low-molecular-weight alternative, enoxaparin) plus GPI, bivalirudin plus GPI, or bivalirudin alone. One month after treatment, investigators measured ...Endocrinologist-directed intervention aimed at primary care physicians improves diabetes care
...hereas improvement with feedback alone or feedback plus reminders was sustained. Analysis showed that feedback on performance contributed independently to the likelihood that a physician would intensify therapy when clinically indicated, and that intensification contributed independently to improved gluco...Post-stent maintenance therapies questioned
...Ia receptor inhibitor) to therapy with ticlopidine plus aspirin significantly reduces post-stent implantat...reviously been conducted on the value of abciximab plus a high-dose of clopidogrel during PCI in ACS patients," said Adnan Kastrati, M.D., of the Deutscshes......t Matching Program (NRMP) results, released today, plus data on internal medicine residents' eventual career plans, underscore the need for reforms to avert a crisis in primary care medicine, according to the American College of Physicians (ACP). While the number of American medical students entering cat...