New international study to test exercise in heart failure patients
...cessible to most heart failure patients due to its relatively low cost, high availability and ease of use," Thohan said....Telomere length may predict risk of coronary heart disease in middle-aged men
...with short telomeres when compared with those with relatively long telomeres. By contrast, in patients receiving statin treatment, the risk of heart disease was substantially reduced for those with short telomeres. Professor Samani concludes: "We have shown that leukocyte [white blood cell] telomere length i...High-power MRI helps Mayo Clinic surgical team predict outcomes in unusual tumor cases
...or at least three reasons. These tumors are: relatively rare and therefore hard to study anatomically difficult to reach and remove without injuring the main sciatic nerve difficult to visualize before surgery with enough detail to distinguish tumor boundaries from nerve The current Mayo Clinic repor...Penn researchers demonstrate ability of new therapy to treat severely elevated cholesterol levels
...0. Because existing cholesterol lowering drugs are relatively ineffective in this patient population, new therap... baseline. In contrast to statin drugs, which have relatively little effect on cholesterol levels in homozygous FH patients, the MTP inhibitor was shown to reduce...Scripps research combination therapy obliterates new vessel growth in tumors and retinopathy
...ve. The effectiveness of combination therapies at relatively low doses may be a distinct advantage in therapy, the study noted. In the elderly or diabetic patients, high levels of circulating angiostatics could precipitate stroke or heart attack due to the fact that such patients make collateral blood vessels ...NIAID DNA vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza enters human trial
... of infected individuals. While human cases remain relatively rare and are largely the result of direct virus transmission from infected birds, a few cases of human-to-human transmission have been reported. The severity of disease and the potential for human-to-human spread has provided a major incentive to acc...New treatments prevent brain injury hours after stroke in rats
...lecule for cell metabolism, so it is known to have relatively low toxicity." In addition, he says, NAD+ loss occurs after PARP-1 activation, meaning that NAD+ might be used later after injury than GT. Ying is currently investigating this question. Finally, says Ying, recent studies have suggested that NAD+ pl...Women on osteoporosis drug can discontinue use with no risk
...ymptoms were lower in those who continued but were relatively rare overall (5 percent in those who discontinued vs. 2.5 percent among those who continued drug treatment). In the United States, osteoporosis affects about 44 million people age 50 and older, and of these, 80 percent are postmenopausal women. ...St. Jude, El Salvador create research ethics committee
...le guiding clinical trials designed to reverse the relatively low cure rates of many adult and pediatric diseases in low-income countries compared to those in high-income nations, the authors said. The establishment of the REC in El Salvador is important because investigators in low-income countries often hav...Antenatal fish oil supplements boost kids' hand-eye coordination
...popular, say the authors. The findings show that relatively high doses of omega 3 rich fish oil supplements in the second half of pregnancy do not seem to have any adverse effects on neurodevelopment or growth, they add....Reading Shakespeare has dramatic effect on human brain
...ain is positively excited. The brain signature is relatively uneventful when we understand the meaning of a word but when the word changes the grammar of the whole sentence, brain readings suddenly peak. The brain is then forced to retrace its thinking process in order to understand what it is supposed to mak...New report highlights aromatase inhibitor side effects
...ctors about long-term effects, but because AIs are relatively new, little long-term side effect data is available. "The results of the survey clearly indicate that patients deciding whether or not to take these drugs need to be fully informed about the side effects and whether the use of an AI is actually ap...Defibrillators should be available in ski resorts
... made available, especially in isolated areas with relatively large numbers of people. "We therefore support the suggestion that AEDs should be placed in public areas and that non-medical personnel should be trained to operate them," they conclude....Drug combination proves effective against myeloma in Phase I trial
...r in their course." Both Velcade and Revlimid are relatively recent additions to doctors' arsenal against multiple myeloma. Velcade thwarts myeloma cells by interfering with their ability to break down and dispose of certain proteins. Revlimid also attacks the tumor cells directly and disrupts their interactio...Symptom screening advances early ovarian cancer detection
...to screen for ovarian cancer. They found "that a relatively simple evaluation of symptoms of recent onset and significant frequency" was sufficient to be a potential screening tool. Any complaint of pelvic/abdominal pain, increased abdominal size/bloating, or difficulty eating/feeling full that is present mor...SCAI issues recommendations to prevent kidney damage after imaging procedures
...d mortality." Dr. Schweiger stressed that CIN is relatively rare; the condition is estimated to occur in 13 percent of individuals who undergo interventional cardiovascular procedures in which contrast dyes are used. Patients at greatest risk are the elderly, and those with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, o...Study finds three-quarters of women are households' chief cook and food shopper
...surprised us to find that many women, even in this relatively young age group, assumed the traditional female role of chief cook and food shopper. "Celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay have helped change the image of cooking as womens work and many cook books are aimed at men. Yet our resea...M. D. Anderson reports first drug activity in T315I-Positive CML, ALL and JAK-2-Positive MPD
...and larger studies." Though CML, ALL and MPD are relatively rare cancers, they are very aggressive and often f...cifically attack these key mutations. "This is a relatively small population that can potentially benefit from the drug, but for those who have these mutations,...Consumer-driven health plans slow to catch on, 2nd annual survey finds
... not yet warmed to consumer-driven health plans, a relatively new kind of coverage that offers reduced premiums but carries higher annual deductibles. Enrollment in consumer-driven plans remains low, and satisfaction continues to lag when compared with more comprehensive health insurance, according to a survey ......may degrade over time. Conventional glasses are relatively disordered and molecularly unstable because of how they are made. Glass ingredients are melted, then cooled and allowed to harden. As the molten glass cools, Ediger says, "The molecules slow down, then get stuck. The question is, did they get stuck i...