Using coxibs and NSAIDs to treat osteoarthritis
...thors urge that an evidence-based approach must be taken when making recommendations to patients. OA, the most common form of arthritis, is a major medical problem. It has been estimated that over 20 million Americans are afflicted with OA, and that number will rise to 40 million by the year 2020. Contro...New treatment boosts muscle function in myasthenia gravis
... to show that antisense is effective and safe when taken orally for a neurological disease, said study author Zohar Argov, MD, with Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem and member of the American Academy of Neurology. Oral delivery of antisense has long been sought after since it is expe...Smoking may strongly increase long-term risk of eye disease
...ood frequency questionnaire and had retinal photos taken at five-year and 10-year follow-up exams. An interviewer-administered questionnaire assessed participants smoking status. BMI and blood pressure were also measured. Current smokers were found to be four times more likely to develop age-related macu...Fluctuating eye pressure associated with visual field deterioration in glaucoma patients
...ercury). Measurements of IOP and visual field were taken for an average of 9.2 years following surgery. Based on the standard deviation (difference from the average) in IOP, the eyes were split into two groups, one with greater fluctuation and one with less. Throughout the follow-up period, the two group...Pot bellies linked to early signs of cardiovascular disease
...tes, age, smoking and high cholesterol levels were taken into account. Middle-aged spread is not healthy, Dr. de Lemos said. We dont have to clean our plates. Its better to throw food out than add it to our waists. Using the waist-to-hip measurement to gauge cardiovascular risk has certain clinical ad...MRI finds breast cancer before it becomes dangerous
...of breast cancer. Yet many of the participants had taken part in the study as part of the perfectly normal cancer check-up. The conclusion of the Bonn research team is that MRI can improve the diagnosis of very early stages of breast cancer significantly, not simply with high-risk groups, but with all wome...It's time to look at health risks in a new light, authors say
...sk assessment had gotten lost, and the numbers had taken on a life of their own He had collaborated with ...g in risk communications and management, they have taken on established thinking. As a result, this book may be controversial. In my view, a book like this i...UQ researchers discover some of the oldest forms of life
...s origins. Dr Glikson said the UQ team had then taken the study further by comparing the fossil microbial structures to primitive microbes found today in seafloor environments similar to those existing 3.5 billion years ago. The microbiologists on the team, led by Dr Sly, cultured currently existing ...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
... research. Because the study uses tissue samples taken from each patient's duodenum, the uppermost section of the small intestine which can be accessed during endoscopies, doctors could potentially generate earlier diagnoses by examining low-risk patients as part of routine examinations. The next stage...Method shows promise for early detection of pancreatic cancer
... the study, biopsies of normal-looking tissue were taken from the duodenum near the opening of the pancreat...n our colon cancer work, in which measurements are taken from the rectum, led us to wonder if we could use tissue taken from the duodenum to screen for pancr...Study says normal but out-of-control enzyme may be culprit that signals some cells to become cancer
...tissues, but it is quite active in cancerous cells taken from blood, breast, prostate and colorectal tumors, among others. The onset of cancer could trigger the permanent turning-on of TOPK. One piece of evidence for this is that while TOPK is similar to MEK in structure, TOPK has features that suggest it ...Health reform bills could improve quality and efficiency, but fall short of national plan
...mmonwealth Fund, and lead author of the study. Yet taken as a whole, they leave important gapsgaps that will prevent this country from providing accessible, high-quality, efficient care to all. Whats missing in the current legislative agenda? An overarching strategy. Davis and colleagues recommend: ...U of M researchers discover new method to combat HIV
...ving the same effect as when two or more drugs are taken separately. The cocktail approach most commonly pr...ensive and high in toxicity because many drugs are taken at one time. The researchers named the new concept Portmanteau Inhibitors, and the results were pu...Sucampo Pharmaceuticals submits supplemental new drug application for Lubiprostone to treat IBS-C
... III studies, patients received lubiprostone 8 mcg taken twice daily (783 adults) or placebo (388 adults) over a 12-week period. In both trials, patients receiving lubiprostone 8 mcg twice daily were nearly twice as likely to achieve an overall response that was statistically significant compared to those...European Space Agency's Envisat captures breath of volcano
... ash and smoke into the air, as seen in this image taken by the MERIS instrument aboard ESAs satellite Envi... useful when an eruption begins. The synoptic view taken from optical and radar instruments aboard Envisat can simultaneously show the ash plume, the ash fal......y used veterinary antibiotic. This antibiotic was taken up by all three crops. Concentrations of antibiotics were found in the plant leaves. Concentrations in plant tissue also increased as the amount of antibiotics present in the manure increased. It also diffused into potato tubers, which suggests th...K-State researcher working on a way to make snack foods with extra fiber
...e end. After ropes of the dough come out, they are taken to a drying oven or a freeze dryer, the latter of which Alavi said produced higher-quality flour. Then the dried ropes were ground back into flour, ready to use for baking. "The more fiber you add, the more the dough quality deteriorates," Alavi sa...ACP supports improved access to information on relative strengths and weaknesses
...rust in the process increases, steps could then be taken by Congress to create a method for incorporating such comparative effectiveness research into benefit design issues. Congress should recognize that inclusion of "cost effectiveness" as an element of the comparative evaluation process will intro...Aging stem cells in mice may hold answers to diseases of the aged, Stanford study finds
...ls. However, error-filled blood-forming stem cells taken from the mutant mice were much less effective at c...al stem cells, and became even less effective when taken from older mutant mice. Rossi said these results suggest that mutations accumulating in stem cells......gh Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is to be taken to clinical trial by scientists and clinicians at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital and the University of Sheffield. The therapy, using cells derived from human embryonic stem cells to replace the faulty retinal cells that c...