Heart failure drug associated with higher risk of death
...st they will conclude, as we have, that there is a pressing need for a prospective, randomized clinical trial that is large enough to accurately assess kidney and mortality risks from nesiritide," says Sackner-Bernstein. "We regret that a kidney safety review was not undertaken sooner, as those data were avai...Burden of cardiovascular disease will shift to the developing world
...ern" disease or a "disease of affluence" and not a pressing public health concern for low-income populations. Ezzati and colleagues examined when interventions should be started by looking at the relationship between nutritional cardiovascular risk factors - overweight and obesity, and elevated blood pressure...Discovery of a 'drug anticipation' brain signal
...rs first taught rats to self-administer cocaine by pressing a lever when a light in their cage came on. They next extinguished this behavior by substituting saline solution for the cocaine. Finally, they reinstated the lever-pressing behavior by restoring the cocaine. Their measurements revealed three distinc...Tobacco companies designed cigarettes 'to addict women,' according to new study
...ion strategies to counter these efforts. Our most pressing priority should be to examine how Carpenter's findings can be used to counter the rising tide of smoking in women in developing countries, so that we don't see the corresponding increase in smoking-related deaths that we've already seen in the develo...Medication orlistat appears helpful in improving weight management for obese adolescents
...e management of this chronic health condition is a pressing but daunting task for physicians." "Obesity is by nature a chronic disease. Many obese individuals who lose weight regain it over time, often exceeding their original weight," Dr. Joffe writes. "What will be critical to determine is whether the weigh...Seven deadly sins: A new look at society through an old lens
...ttony, envy and sloth as a way of looking at some pressing issues of modern life: religious conflict, rage in kids and adults, sexual behaviour, corporate greed, binge drinking, rising personal debt and political apathy. Exploring these issues afresh and often questioning conventional wisdom demands a look...Bipolar disorder linked to specific brain regions; certain drugs alter brain metabolism
...tructed to respond to the blue letter X targets by pressing a button. However, when the letter X turned from blue to red, they were asked to refrain from pressing the button. STUDY FINDS TWO DRUGS NECESSARY TO TREAT BIPOLAR'S PHASES While mood stabilizers and ...Jefferson neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists wrap radiation around spine for cancer pain relief
...nother cancer elsewhere in the body. One tumor was pressing on the spinal cord, causing considerable pain. Treating the tumors with standard radiation was impossible because she had already received spine radiation more than 20 years earlier for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. According to one of her physicians, neur...Why were the HIV prevention trials in commercial sex workers abandoned?
...ely break the epidemic, Lange says that there is a pressing need to develop female-controlled prevention technologies that do not require the male partner's consent, and the protestors are getting in the way of such development. "Activist groups have now managed to derail several PREP trials, arguably the mo...Prenatal exposure to famine increases risk of schizophrenia
... as to influence risk for schizophrenia. The most pressing question from a public health and interventionist perspective is whether the relevant nutritional restriction of interest constitutes a global nutritional deficiency or a specific micronutrient deficiency. If the former, the implications of this wor...Researchers model avian flu outbreak, impact of interventions
...ical human outbreak of H5N1 in this region. "The pressing questions are if and how we can contain an outbreak of avian flu at the source before it becomes a pandemic," said Ira M. Longini, Jr., Ph.D., a biostatistician at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta and lead author of the...Rensselaer researchers awarded NSF grant to study nano springs, rods, beams
...ork like this will help our society solve its most pressing problems in fields as diverse as energy security and information technology." The $1.15 million, four-year grant is part of a National Science Foundation program to develop Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT) to catalyze synergistic res...Funding for biomedical research doubles in last decade
...esearch productivity and evaluation of benefit are pressing challenges, requiring (1) more effective translation of basic scientific knowledge to clinical application; (2) critical appraisal of rapidly moving scientific areas to guide investment where clinical need is greatest, not only where commercial oppor...Sharper picture of major depression and alcohol disorders
...pression is a prevalent psychiatric disorder and a pressing public health problem. That it so often accompanies alcohol dependence raises questions about when and how to treat each diagnosis," says NIAAA Director Ting-Kai Li, M.D. "Today's results both inform clinical practice and provide researchers with in...Call for research funding to prevent pregnancy complications
...erm birth and low birthweight infants are the most pressing obstetrical issues today, in addition to the malpractice crisis, according to Michael Paidas, M.D., associate professor and director of The Program for Thrombosis and Hemostasis in Women's Health in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproduc...Calls to prevent chronic disease 'juggernaut'
...e table, all with the ultimate aim of tackling the pressing health issues that Australia is facing, and we look forward to progressing this work further," Professor Glasgow said....Study reveals $20 billion in untapped generic drug savings
...generic drugs will free up resources to meet other pressing health care needs and help preserve the pharmacy benefit as we know it without impacting quality. Increase awareness of generic alternatives to brand drugs. Adopt pharmacy benefit plan designs that encourage greater use of generic drugs, for e...Leaders work to establish diabetes plan for Pennsylvania
...art of a forum convened to address one of the most pressing health issues confronting the state today an issue that has been one of my top priorities," said U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha, D-Johnstown. "This summit is a critical first step in the development of a comprehensive, strategic plan to address an epidemi...GlaxoSmithKline funds $1.65 million effort for UNC-Duke public health care partnership
...ty for a collaborative partnership to address four pressing local and global health care concerns: quality of care and patient safety, health disparities, global health with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS, and mental health care. The collaboration pools the resources of UNC's schools of Medicine and Public Health, D...USF College of Public Health one of 12 institutions named to Kellogg Foundation initiative
... disparities in their communities one of the most pressing social justice issues facing America. Not only are most racial and ethnic groups less healthy, but they also tend to have shorter life expectancies, higher rates of infant mortality and chronic diseases, worse outcomes once diagnosed with illnesses,...