New mouthwash helps with pain linked to head and neck cancer
...onal therapy has been identified that successfully reduces the pain. All of the patients experienced some level of pain related to their cancer treatment and this study sought to discover if a mouthwash made from the local anesthetic tetracaine was able to alleviate the discomfort associated with head and ne...Researchers study multi-purpose drug
.... Results of previous studies show that rimonabant reduces triglycerides and increases HDL-C, or "good" cholesterol, independent of weight loss. The new study, titled STADIVARIUS (Strategy to Reduce Atherosclerosis Development Involving Administration of Rimonabant- The Intravascular Ultrasound Study), will ...Receptor critical in neurodegeneration reduces Alzheimer's plaque
...umatic spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis reduces the concentration of disease-causing plaque in Alzheimer's disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of Neuroscience. "Our new findings indicate that pharmacological methods to increase the protein, NogoReceptor, may be a wa...Study shows minimally invasive lung surgery has low risk with same results as open surgery
...but VATS tremendously shifts the recovery rate and reduces the pain compared to the standard operation. We have had two patients who played tennis five and six days after having lobectomies this way and two patients who played golf seven days after having lobectomies this way."...Children's asthma care improves on state health insurance program
...y of health care for children in general, and also reduces the preexisting racial/ethnic gap in access and continuity of healthcare," Szilagyi said. "Now it is important to know that SCHIP also improved the healthcare of children with asthma, a group that is particular vulnerable to poor health outcomes....Study finds room for improvement in angioplasty, shows what can be done to cut risks
...hat each patient's care is delivered in a way that reduces risks and complications, and gives patients the best chance at a good outcome," he explains. Adds Share, "The BMC2 project has provided physicians the resources they need to rigorously examine angioplasty practice, to better define optimal care, and...Estrogen therapy does not appear to protect postmenopausal women from heart disease
...at evaluated whether hormone therapy with estrogen reduces the risk of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women, according to background information in the article. In the part of the study designed to test estrogen therapy alone, 10,739 women aged 50 to 79 years who had undergone hysterectomy were as...Non-BRCA hereditary breast cancer linked to new cancers
... cancer (CBC). Adjuvant hormonal therapy, however, reduces CBC risk. Women with hereditary (non-BRCA) breast cancer are estimated to be at up to six times greater risk of developing a second primary malignancy in the other breast than the general population is of developing primary breast cancer. Young age ...Few stroke patients get to hospital in time for treatment
...ital in time to receive the clot-busting drug that reduces the chance of disability, according to a new study published in the February 14, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. If a stroke is caused by a blocked blood vessel, the drug recombinant tissue plasm...Ginkgo biloba extract: More than just for memory?
... extract from the leaves of the Ginkgo biloba tree reduces the risk of aggressive cancer in animal experiments. In the January-February issue of the journal Anticancer Research, the investigators reported that treating mice with an extract of leaves of Ginkgo biloba both before and after implanti...Enhanced external counterpulsation reduces angina, says University of Pittsburgh study
... congestive heart failure because it significantly reduces chest pain, increases exercise tolerance and reduces nitrate use," according to Ozlem Soran, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of medicine research at th...Case School of Engineering professor applies virtual reality to train brain and heart surgeons
... "Simulation is a popular training tool because it reduces the learning time and allows students to learn independently," said Cavusoglu, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Case School of Engineering. Prior to joining Case in 2002, Cavusoglu helped to develop sophis...UCI researchers identify first compound to block progression of Alzheimer's disease
...ognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, but also reduces the two types of brain lesions that are hallmarks ...ning it appears to affect the underlying cause and reduces the two signature lesions, plaques and tangles. The researchers report their findings in the March 2...Yale expands research using magnetic stimulation for schizophrenia
...nce per second with TMS over many minutes modestly reduces the capacity of these neurons to activate each other," Hoffman said. "As a result, neural populations as a whole become less reactive or excitable. Our study findings suggest that hallucinations can be curtailed using this approach without interferin...Doernbecher researchers to study effectiveness of stem cell transplant in human brain
...CNS-SC increases the amount of the missing enzyme, reduces the amount of abnormal material in the brain and prevents the death of some brain cells. No major side effects have been reported in animals. StemCells, Inc. received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to initiate a Phase 1 clinical...Studies highlight global risks of vascular disease, probe creative new treatments
...etermine whether reducing homocysteine levels also reduces the long-term risk of heart attack, stroke or death. "The idea is very attractive, because homocysteine levels can be easily reduced in most people with inexpensive therapy," said Eva M. Lonn, M.D., M.S.c., F.A.C.C., a professor of medicine and card...Paclitaxel-releasing stent more effective than radiation therapy for preventing restenosis
...an implanted bare-metal stent in a coronary artery reduces the risk of subsequent re-narrowing within the stent, when compared with treatment using intra-coronary radiation, according to a new study in the March 15 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at ...Anti-HIV drugs unlikely to stop HIV spread
...fection rates. The modelling found that while ART reduces the viral load of infected individuals, thus decreasing the risk of HIV transmission, slowing disease progression allows patients to live longer, increasing the number infected and potentially the number of new infections they will cause. Rebecca Bag...Refinements and innovations enhance safety, effectiveness
...statin one week before heart surgery significantly reduces the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation, perhaps by limiting the body's inflammatory response to the surgery and to cardiopulmonary bypass. "Inflammatory mechanisms may be involved in the development of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery...Access to antiretrovirals unlikely to reduce HIV infection rates
...trovirals therapy (ART) slows AIDS progression and reduces viral load in infected individuals, the drugs not only improve the health and prolong the life of those who take them, but also make it less likely that they infect others. As a consequence, ART has been discussed not only as a treatment but also as ...