Penn researchers discover novel pathway for increasing 'good' cholesterol
...HDL-C levels, thus supporting that this pathway is relevant in humans, says Rader. ...Trials underway for 'essential' new TB vaccine
... Helen to demonstrate efficacy of the vaccine in a relevant population," says Dr Ted Bianco, Director of Technology Transfer at the Wellcome Trust, which is funding the trials. "There is a clear need for a new TB vaccine and so this work will have very significant healthcare implications both for the develope...Threats to hope -- Desperation affects reasoning about product information
...uct categories for which reduced confidence may be relevant and for which this illusion of control may be highly prevalent....Cancer on the agenda of the Portuguese EU Council Presidency
...ommitment, we will be able to achieve the expected relevant outcome: survival, better quality of life, and patient satisfaction, Prof. Mellstedt said. Appropriate tools will need to be identified for the proposed policies to be effectively implemented. As a main actor in the field, with a wide expertise, E...Smoking may interfere with alcoholics' neurocognitive recovery during abstinence
...ey suggest that consideration of smoking status is relevant to the assessment of cognitive recovery. More generally, chronic smoking may impact neurocognition in other conditions where is it a prevalent behavior, such as schizophrenia-spectrum and mood disorders. Further research is imperative....Going to bed late may affect the health, academic performance of college students
...rformance," said Kim. "It seems important to give relevant information and helpful guidance on good sleep habits to students from the beginning of college life." The amount of sleep a person gets affects his or her physical health, emotional well-being, mental abilities, productivity and performance. Rece...Report calls for new directions, innovative approaches in testing chemicals for toxicity to humans
...r and how to regulate the chemicals' use. But how relevant the animal tests are for humans, usually exposed a...formation on biological effects at environmentally relevant exposures. By comparing human exposure data with concentrations that cause biologically significant...Low doses of ecstasy associated with decline in verbal memory
...everal cognitive functions but might be especially relevant to learning and memory. In conclusion, our data indicate that low doses of Ecstasy are associated with decreased verbal memory function, which is suggestive for Ecstasy-induced neurotoxicity, the authors conclude. Further research on the long-term ...May/June Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... of research into practice and performing research relevant to everyday primary care. This survey of the 89 of the 111 PBRNs in the United States finds they represent 1,871 practices, 12,957 patients and 14.7 million patients. Of the PBRNs surveyed, most are affiliated with universities. Poor and minority ...Fat protein cuts blood vessel inflammation, may help heart, Jefferson scientists find
... we see in a test tube system in isolated cells is relevant to an intact physiological system. It's a necessary step before going to humans. These results suggest that perhaps restoring this protein could be important to preventing atherosclerosis and vascular disease." They used a technique, intravital mic...Treatment outcomes of patients with HIV and tuberculosis
...ngs (quicker reduction of mycobacterial burden) as relevant in deterring TB drug resistance. They suggest that short-course, intermittent regimens may be necessary in areas where resources are limited, and that additional research on regimens (including the use of secondline drugs) suitable for field use must...International studies show high efficacy for HPV vaccine
...re-cancers, in women not previously exposed to the relevant HPV types targeted by the vaccine," says Kevin Ault, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University School of Medicine, one of the authors of the study and a key researcher in the development of the vaccine. HPV strains 16...Older motorists improve driving performance with physical conditioning
...program directed at physical abilities potentially relevant to driving based on earlier studies. They exercised for seven days a week for 15 minutes, focusing on the hips, ankles, knees, shoulders, hands and feet. Therapists noted gait abnormalities and made recommendations to correct unsafe or inefficient ga...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
... needs of patients with chronic pain. Other issues relevant to practitioners include additional time and energ...ed changes to healthcare settings. This article is relevant to family members and healthcare professionals who care for persons with severe dementia. Determi...New system for reporting toxicity burden of cancer treatment
...rams. Thus, a new way to look at risk that is more relevant to oncology is needed." Despite being in the early stages of development, TAME has managed to identify differences of up to 500% in acute toxicity burden between certain cancer treatments. Established methods only detected a 170% difference in shor...Urgent need for guidance on mobile phone use in clinical care
...full range of functions of mobile phones. Concerns relevant in other contexts were also not addressed. For e... recommend. Advice on telephone consultations is relevant but additional issues, such as loss of reception, conducting calls in inappropriate circumstances (s...Treating HIV in war zones -- Public health emergencies need rapid advice from WHO
...vening experts who search for and appraise all the relevant research literature, and who meet several times before making treatment recommendations. Such a time frame is clearly not practical in an emergency situation. Holger J. Schnemann and colleagues, authors of the rapidly issued guideline on H5N1 infe...UCLA pediatrician honored with prestigious achievement award
...fundamental and developmental immunologic research relevant to the care of patients with immunologic disorders. The Abbot Laboratories award honors Stiehm for his more than three decades of work as a preeminent leader in the field of pediatric immunology. Stiehms impact has been wide in the diagnostic immu...Rosiglitazone -- Seeking a balanced approach to avoid panic among patients
...ore than 4,000 patients, with the only significant relevant finding an excess of congestive heart failure episodes for rosiglitazone-treated patients compared with glyburide (22 vs 9 events). When taken together, the Editorial concludes these results could certainly be a matter of concern; but it says that ...NY-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center doctors present at 2007 AUA Meeting
...Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer (HRPC) and is a relevant therapeutic goal in this population. Satraplatin (...l satraplatin is well tolerated and has clinically relevant activity in patients with metastatic HRPC. Increasing Body Mass Index Is Not an Independent Pred...