Drug-eluting stent controversy explored in the American Heart Hospital Journal
... national and international specialists, the issue presents a comprehensive discussion on the explosive growth and the potential risks of DESs. The issue reports on the initial enthusiasm for drug-eluting stents, the great advances made possible by their use, and explores the significance of the benefits an...... to do high-level abstractions. Basically the test presents arrays of complicated patterns with one missing, and test takers are required to choose the one that would logically complete the series. The test demands a good memory, focused attention and other executive skills, butunlike the WISCit doesnt requir...Students with symptoms of mental illness often don't seek help
...studying the conditions surrounding the phenomenon presents an opportunity. "Often college student mental health is framed as a problem on the rise," Eisenberg said. "One can also think of it as a unique opportunity because college campuses offer several ways to reach students and affect their lives positi...New mangosteen research establishes xanthone measurement standard
...ne extracts may not add any value. The mangosteen presents more value in its whole fruit form, as presented in XanGo Juice. There are many other phytochemicals found in the fruit that have beneficial effects which are lost in extraction or jeopardized when the natural balance of the fruit is manipulated." ...Hormone therapy offers new hope for ovarian cancer patients
... less gruelling treatments for cancer patients. It presents new possibilities for tailor-made cancer therapy and demands further investigation. ...Trial shows circulating tumor cells predict how prostate cancer patients do with chemotherapy
...ived substantially longer 21 months. Dr. Moreno presents the trials findings June 4, 2007 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago. The results of the 65-site trial also showed that those patients who underwent chemotherapy and whose CTC number went down fared better an...May/June Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...DE FOR CHANGE IN IMPROVEMENT OF CARE This article presents a framework for physicians on the front lines of care who want to make transformations that will greatly improve care. Organizational leadership with an urgent vision for change is critical to successful quality improvement efforts in medical practi...Brain-boosting pill alleviates post-chemotherapy fogginess
... how they could continue to get modafinil. Kohli presents the research -- which is believed to be the first to examine the drugs use in breast cancer patients -- on June 3 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago. ASCO is honoring Kohli with a Merit Award. Originally licensed to tre...Elsevier partners with European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
... specialist areas. Each quarterly issue of EJMP presents the latest peer-reviewed clinical research on medical physics, complemented by expert reviews of critical topics in the field. Other features include conference papers, technical notes and book reviews. To read articles from the March 2007 issue fre...In utero exposure to smoking by mother can increase risk of ADHD
...Psychiatry provides further reason to do so, as it presents new evidence that in utero exposure to smoking is associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) problems in genetically susceptible children. The study investigated male and female twin pairs, aged 719 years, to assess the rela...Disadvantaged TB patients urgently need social support to make medical treatment more effective
...creased concentration of TB in marginalised groups presents new challenges for the agencies trying to halt its spread. "TB has risen considerably in major European cities in the last 10 years and London is no exception" says lead researcher Dr Gill Craig from The City Universitys Institute of Health Scienc...Panel offers guidelines on skin reactions to new class of cancer drugs
...ay issue of "The Oncologist." The special article presents the first recommendations on skin reactions to the new drugs, called Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors (EGFRIs). The guidelines were developed at an international multidisciplinary meeting, including medical oncologists, dermatologists, nu...New long-term data analyses for Bifeprunox show favorable effects vs. placebo
...g illness, and long-term management of the illness presents many challenges," comments Daniel Casey, M.D., Professor, Psychiatry and Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University. "Clinicians need new treatment options to help patients manage schizophrenia over the long term." A synopsis of abstracts cont...UPMC begins study of heart support device as a bridge to transplantation
...ent at home on the device. "The VentrAssist LVAD presents us with a third-generation mechanical solution for end-stage congestive heart failure that approaches the goal of minimal interference with a patient's life. In a subsequent study with this pump, we will focus on support for transplant candidates as ...UPMC performs first beating heart transplant procedure in the US
...he recipient and until implantation. "This study presents an exciting opportunity to apply the latest medical technology to help patients receive lifesaving transplants. By maintaining the organ in near perfect physiologic state, the OCS will reduce injury and help extend the life of these organs, which als...Quality versus quantity -- transforming kidney transplant policy
... In this editorial, Richard B. Freeman, Jr., M.D. presents a solution suggesting that patients themselves decide what level of graft failure risk he or she deems acceptable. Recipients would only be offered kidneys that meet their own standards, rather than being directed by arbitrary allocation policies. Fr...UC Irvine researchers reveal first images of brain changes associated with memory
...y neuroscientists Christine M. Gall and Gary Lynch presents these unique images, which show that the size and shape of synapses that were changed by LTP. The way is now open to mapping where in the brain memories are laid down, said Lynch, a professor of psychiatry and human behavior. Seeing memory-related ...AGA Institute takes leadership role in exploring obesity and its complications
...nutrition. The special issue of Gastroenterology presents a series of articles on the epidemiology of obesity, pathophysiology, associated disease and management. An estimated 1.6 billion adults worldwide are overweight (body mass index [BMI]>25) and 400 million are obese (BMI>30), and potentiall...Bare-metal stents are better for some heart patients
...red during the pre-surgical testing. If severe, it presents a more-immediate problem and therefore, must be treated before the patient undergoes the elective surgery. Prior studies have shown that patients may suffer fatal heart attacks due to clotting inside of the stents when surgery is performed within ...Chunky adolescents' cardiovascular health is headed in wrong direction
...sk of cardiovascular disease," says Dr. Dong. He presents his findings May 10 during the Inter-American Society of Hypertension and the Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control Scientific Sessions in Miami. "We tend to ignore these people," says Dr. Dong, who looked at cardiovascular measures for...