Mayo Clinic study shows drug-eluting stent use in heart patients determined more by insurance type
...th care supplies, perhaps even more important than previously described demographic characteristics including age, gender and race that contribute to differential health care services. The authors say the findings are important because they identify an area ripe for policy interventions -- probably at the hos...MERLIN TIMI-36 study provides new safety and efficacy data for unique anti-anginal therapy
...anti-anginal in a much broader population than has previously been studied." said David Morrow, M.D., MPH, of Brigham & Womens Hospital at Harvard Medical School and lead author of the study. Dr. Morrow will present the results of "Evaluation of a Novel Anti-Ischemic Agent in Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Pri...Implant device effectively maintains heart function for transplant-listed patients
...on and mild to moderate heart failure, a group not previously well studied with this class of agents. The multi-center, randomized study was conducted among 226 heart failure patients, 117 of whom were administered eplerenone and 109 treated with placebo, and examined the effect of eplerenone on LV "remodeling...Studies highlight advances in diagnosis, medical therapy
... "These results, in concert with the 30-day data previously published from ACUITY, demonstrate that bivalirudin alone results in similar rates of long-term survival and freedom from adverse ischemic events as more complicated and expensive medical regimens, and reduces major bleeding, minor bleeding, and the ...Studies highlight 'real world' use, safety of drug-eluting stents
...a history of heart attack, and well over half have previously had a catheter-based intervention or bypass surgery to treat clogged coronary arteries. Approximately 80 percent of patients would not have qualified to participate in early device-approval clinical trials. Treatment of such patients with drug-elutin...Gene linked to increased risk of stroke
...those without the gene. "This type of gene has previously been associated with brain diseases such as Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, ALS, multiple sclerosis, and cerebrovascular disease, but this is the first time we've been able to determine this gene predicts such a significant increased risk of st...Jefferson scientists find that drug-eluting stents are disappointing in bypass grafts -- sometimes
...nts havent been adequately studied in patients who previously underwent bypass surgery" explains Michael Savage, M.D., director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. "This research provides a bit of sobering news for interventional cardiologists and their ...Organic is healthier: Kiwis prove that green is good
...ure DOI 10.1002/jsfa.2820). Their work differed to previously inconclusive studies, as they were able to compare like-for-like with kiwis grown next to each other on the same farm at the same time, in the same environmental conditions. Kader added: [previous] studies did not include phenolic compounds in the co...Use of oral fluids to diagnose and treat disease
...s and body fluids on a much smaller scale than was previously possible. The analysis of oral fluids using proteomics has opened new doors for the study of oral diseases and links between oral and systemic diseases. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, reporting today during the 85th General Sessio...Major discovery raises prospect of better patient care by improving platelet life span
...an of the highly specialised platelet has not been previously appreciated. With this new knowledge, we are in a much stronger position to devise better therapies for the management of platelet-related diseases." Dr Kile added, "For fifty years doctors have speculated about what controls platelet life span. We...Emergency responses greatly increase risk to firefighters of dying on duty from heart disease
...rs and associating cardiovascular risk factors and previously diagnosed heart disease with on-duty CHD events and other adverse outcomes. "We hope that our study will reinforce efforts in the firefighting community to improve their health and wellness programs. We also hope that these striking results will ma...Study details catastrophic impact of nuclear attack on US cities
...he U.S. Census Bureau to provide a level of detail previously unavailable. Among the study's findings: A 20-kiloton detonation would leave debris tens of feet thick in downtown areas with buildings 10-stories or higher. Roughly half of the population in downtown areas would be killed, mainly from collaps...Researchers hot on the trail of brain cell degeneration
...inactive state, and the nerve cells thus survive a previously toxic level of over-stimulation. The study identifies a new factor provoking cell degeneration. It is more than likely that future research will uncover more such factors interacting with each other. Investigating these will benefit new forms of t...Research has shed light on the computer frustrations that plague older adults
...s and measured their results to undergraduates who previously completed the exercises. The study gives a list of recommendations to help even the playing field for older adults such as increasing font sizes to accommodate vision problems, ensuring that verbal instructions are delivered at an appropriate volume ...Americans still not eating enough fruits and vegetables, according to 2 recent studies
...everal decades appear to be similarsuggesting that previously identified dietary risk factors that differentially affect black Americans have not improved in a relative sense. The differences observed need to be confirmed with biomarkers, but would seem sufficiently strong to warrant intensified study and actio...Infection detectives use disease 'fingerprints' to track common infections in children
...ens. It could also prove useful for identifying previously unknown illnesses or biological weapons. "Even if we dont know which pathogen it is, we still can tell which family or which group its in, so if someone engineers a virus that has never been seen, we will have hints that its close to something that...Anxiety disorders surprisingly common yet often untreated
...prevalent as depression, and much more common than previously thought, in patients who were visiting a physician for a physical problem or illness. "Anxiety often manifests as a physical symptom like pain, fatigue, or inability to sleep, so it is not surprising that one out of five patients who come to a do...Research finds music training 'tunes' human auditory system
... basic sensory circuitry is more malleable than we previously thought." Overall, the findings assist in unfolding new lines of inquiry. The researchers now are looking to find ways to "train" the brain to better encode sound work that potentially has far-reaching educational and clinical implications. The s...Clinical Trials Units selected for newly restructured HIV/AIDS research networks
...year of the awards. This also includes funding for previously existing CTUs and clinical research sites to continue their participation in ongoing studies for a period of time to ensure that there are no gaps in current HIV/AIDS research studies. Planning for the network restructuring began in October 2001 wi......may not be as effective in treating the disease as previously thought. In a pooled study, researchers from the University of Minnesota and Oregon Health and Science University, along with researchers from Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe analyzed data from nearly 4,000 patients with COPD, who were randomized ...