MERLIN TIMI-36 study provides new safety and efficacy data for unique anti-anginal therapy
... ranolazine, which was approved in 2006 for use as second line therapy in patients who continue to experience angina despite treatment with another class of anti-anginal medication. This restriction is due to theoretical safety concerns associated with small EKG changes noted in patients taking ranolazine. ...Patient adherence for successful tuberculosis treatment
... action procedure proposed by the researchers, the second according to the usual strategy of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (control group). After one year, a distinct improvement in adherence to treatment was observed in the first case: the rate of cure from tuberculosis rose by 20% and the pr...First step in developing heart hormone-based pill to control high blood pressure
...novative technology to be absorbed orally." The second advance is the development of a therapeutic hybrid molecule that helps improve both heart and kidney function. Addressing kidney blood vessel disease in addition to heart vessel disease is an increasingly important clinical focus for therapies as kid...Studies highlight advances in diagnosis, medical therapy
...nt for patients with acute coronary syndromes, the second demonstrates the long-lasting promise of non-surgical approaches to the repair of heart valves, and the third highlights a new drug-exercise combination that, when used in nuclear scanning of the heart, not only improves image quality but also wins t...Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at risk for alcohol problems
...rgh study to see if this happens or not." In the second study, on "Life stress," Molina and her colleagues interviewed 142 adolescents (133 males, 9 females) who had been diagnosed with childhood ADHD, as well as 100 demographically matched adolescents without childhood ADHD. All participants were asked ...Women without regular medical care at increased risk of ovarian cancer
In North America, ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecological cancer and is the leading cause of death among women with gynecological cancer. The high mortality is in part due to the difficulty of detecting and diagnosing this condition at an early stage. In this casecontrol study, ...Blueberries contain chemical that may help prevent colon cancer
...revent the disease. Colon cancer is considered the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, the researchers say. While recent studies have identified a growing number of antioxidants in fruits, vegetables and whole grains that show potential for fighting colon cancer, this is believed t...Scientists progress in successful tissue engineering
...nsisted of a scaffold treated with cells only, the second a scaffold with cells to which osteogenic protein-1 (from Stryker Biotech, Hopkinton, MA) was added drop-wise, and the third a scaffold incorporating timed-release capsules of osteogenic protein-1 together with cells. The constructs were maintained f...American College of Cardiology and Epocrates deliver customized mobile software to ACC members
...y, a mobile-based clinical application. For the second consecutive year, the ACC and Epocrates Inc., a California-based medical software company, are partnering to deliver a comprehensive set of cardiology applications to ACC members. The specialized product combines Epocrates Essentials premium drug, di...Phone-based therapy eases depression long term
...x months, then two to four booster sessions in the second six months as well as medication follow-up and support from masters-level therapists. The patients and therapists never met face to face, only over the phone, said Ludman. Patients werent always easy to reach by phone, and the therapists worked ha...Forsyth scientists wiping out tooth decay through school-based cavities prevention program
... achieved after a single preventative treatment. A second treatment reduced new decay to almost zero. There were also significant reductions in decay for permanent teeth. These results suggest that on a population basis, decay can be eliminated in primary teeth and greatly reduced in permanent teeth....International and American Associations for Dental Research present awards and fellowships
...s" (J Dent Res 85:416-421, May, 2006). This is the second year of this award. Olav Alvares (University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA) will be recognized for exemplary service as Editor of Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine (CROBM) (1990-2006). Content from CROBM is now feature...First greenhouse gas animations produced using Envisat SCIAMACHY data
... carbon dioxide. Also, emissions from methane the second most important greenhouse gas may significantly rise in the future due to global warming if methane is released from currently frozen permafrost areas. The new methane data also confirm findings from another study in 2005 carried out by the Insti...Study details catastrophic impact of nuclear attack on US cities
...19, Dallas will address the United Nations for the second time in as many years. He will discuss options for repairing the crumbling sarcophagus surrounding the reactor that triggered the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. He also will discuss the consequences of a nuclear attack and what nations can do to prepare...NSW Premier announces $15M for children's cancer research
...hree in every ten will die. Childhood cancer ranks second only tobreast cancer in terms of person years of life saved through medical research. "Though statistically childhood cancer accounts for only one percent of all malignancies, when youlook at the enormous impact it has on the Australian community, as...Study of leukemia survivors gives hints for better care
...of our current patients, we expect a lower rate of second cancer in the future." Pui is a co-author of the paper. The St. Jude study, based on a review of the medical records of 2,169 children treated for ALL at the hospital from 1962 to 1998, showed that 123 developed a secondary neoplasm as their first ...LIALDA -- the first oral once-daily mesalamine for ulcerative colitis -- now available
...of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The second study assessed the efficacy and safety of LIALDA 2.4g/day and 4.8g/day (both given once daily) against placebo in 255 patients. At eight weeks, both once daily doses demonstrated superiority over placebo in the induction of remission (40.5 percent wi...Americans still not eating enough fruits and vegetables, according to 2 recent studies
...e incidence of heart disease, cancer and stroke. A second article published in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examined whether the diets of non-Hispanic blacks have improved relative to the diets of whites. Also working with the data from the National Health and Nutrition E...Follow-up endoscopic surveillance in colorectal cancer patients improves survival
...s in the study (3.1 percent) were diagnosed with a second colorectal cancer, including nine cancers detected within 18 months of initial cancer diagnosis. Advanced neoplastic polyps were also more common (15.5 percent) when the initial colonoscopy was delayed until 36 to 60 months after diagnosis compared w...Headache-related work absences have a considerable socio-economic effect
... and focussed on outpatients paying their first or second visit to the clinic, which has an intake of about 1,000 patients a year. The participants ranged in age from 20 to 78, with an average age of 41. Median headache frequency in the 30-day period before interview was 15 days and the headache intensi...