New studies identify advances in treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia
...ia virus) gene on chromosome 9. The translocation takes place in a single bone marrow cell and, through the process of cell division and expansion, results in leukemia, the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow, blood, and body tissues. The discovery of the Ph chromosome marked ...Sweeping recommendations to support pay-for-performance system
...ases. P4P can work, ACP contends, only if Congress takes into account the diversity of clinical practices across the country --particularly the challenges faced by smaller practices--and moves to replace the sustainable growth rate formula (SGR) with new methods of reimbursement that reward those who follo...Boys more likely when pregnancy takes longer
The longer it takes to get pregnant, the more chance there is of having a boy, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Dutch researchers analysed data for 5,283 women who gave birth to single babies between July 2001 and July 2003. Among the 498 women who took longer than 12 ...Pular antidepressants boost brain growth, Hopkins scientists report
...nd clinical experience might be due to the time it takes for serotonin axons to grow," Koliatsos said. "For the patient, this hypothesis provides more tangible evidence of a real effect in the brain," he added. In the Hopkins study, Koliatsos and his team gave either the selective serotonin reuptake inhibi...Doctors group gives New Year's diet tips
...rms of acceptability, and that the transition only takes about three weeks or less. PCRM offers a free Vegetarian Starter Kit, which includes recipes, nutrition information, and a three-step plan for moving to a healthier diet. The kit is available online at www.GoVegetarian.org ....New brain scan technology could save babies' lives
...ches them through the brain and the time the light takes to travel. A software package also developed with ... etc. MONSTIR is the size of a fridge-freezer and takes around 8 minutes to generate an image. The aim is to produce a version that is half this size, 5 tim...Whooping cough persistence traced to key toxin
...that causes kennel cough in dogs within a day, it takes longer to clear B. pertussis. Antibodies produced by the vaccines are effective only seven days after they are administered, says Harvill, who is part of Penn State's Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics. "The bacterium appears to have a mechanis...A little telomerase isn't enough
... had dangerously short telomeres. "We know it only takes one critically short telomere to make a cell die, so it's clear that the more really short telomeres a person has the faster problems will develop," says Greider, whose lab reported the role of the critically short telomere in 2001. The usual treatm...Radiotherapy advance points way to noninvasive brain cancer treatment
...ls only-what's known as "the photoelectric effect" takes place. "Exactly 100 years after Einstein first explained this effect, we have found a way to make it useful in medicine," De Stasio says. "In this effect, atoms absorb photons and emit electrons. The emitted electrons are very destructive for DNA, ...Initial results help clinicians identify patients with treatment-resistant depression
...treatment benefits which patient, the STAR*D trial takes us a little closer to realizing this vision for non-psychotic depression." While efficacy trials typically compare a drug with placebo (inactive pill) for only 8 weeks and exclude patients with complicating or chronic problems, STAR*D compared seve...Internal medicine organizations survey internists on maintenance of certification
...s, the most common reason was that recertification takes too much time. "ABIM's MOC program has evolved to address the concerns that many internists have about participating in a recertification program," said Christine K. Cassel, MD, ABIM president and chief executive officer. "We want to make this pro...New vaccine for condition that kills 500,000 children a year
... a rate of one in 10,000 patients. Intussusception takes place when the bowel folds in on itself, causing an intestinal blockage. Because the bowel obstruction was so rare, and the increased incidence was so small, the only way to evaluate the safety of a new rotavirus vaccine was to launch a clinical tria...The Wistar Institute licenses rubella vaccine seed stock to Microgen of Russia
... for children that emphasize prevention. "Rubella takes a terrible toll in my native land and other countries," says Maestro Rostropovich. "I applaud Wistar for providing the vaccine seed stock to Microgen on favorable terms. My foundation is determined to ensure that this vaccine becomes widely available...Jefferson researchers building a better rabies vaccine
...--and especially in underdeveloped nations--rabies takes a large human toll; more than 60,000 deaths a year...-important outer glycoprotein, that a vaccine that takes advantage of immune reactions to this protein can be effective. Dr. Dietzschold explains that the cu...Losing weight by controlling flavor variety
...r food, but was nonetheless vital for survival. It takes a variety of foods to provide all of the nutrients we need. But the survival advantage this trait offered is now a disadvantage because we are exposed constantly to an unprecedented variety of foods. The result is an over-stimulated appetite center, ...Patient safety monitoring at Hopkins Hospital finds law of unintended consequences at work
...care is frequently beneficial or easier to use, it takes time and use to determine whether these devices are in fact safe," says Lisa Maragakis, M.D., the hospital epidemiologist who led the investigation. "It may be harder to clean and disinfect some new technologies, which can lead to potential complic...MCG gets technology to help optimize medicine dosage
...effects." For many of the drugs he prescribes, it takes five to six weeks to know whether they are producing the desired result. "The person with a great outcome and few side effects doesn't happen often enough, so patients and doctors often end up switching to try to get the right drug and that right ba...A closer look at oral controlled release
...elivery is most common. In general, once a patient takes a drug (orally or otherwise), its contents are immediately and entirely released. The drug is absorbed quickly, and several doses per day may be required to continue the patient's relief. With controlled release, the same method of oral delivery can ...Study shows inhaled medicine improves survival for lung transplant patients
...mall air sacs of the lungs where chronic rejection takes place. It just makes a lot more sense to give a higher concentration of the drug right into the area you are trying to treat. Organ-specific immune suppression is almost a new paradigm for transplantation," according to Dr. Griffith, who is also dire...Study identifies molecule essential for proper localization of blood stem cells
...of the bone. Since the process of remodeling bone takes place in the adjacent bone tissue and because studies by Scadden's group and others have shown that bone-forming osteoblast cells are essential to the regulation of the stem cell environment, it seemed probable that fundamental interactions exist bet...