Promote use of drugs to prevent AIDS infection, researchers urge
...ed, the HIV pandemic will not be stopped solely by talking to those at risk," they wrote. "Clinical trials of daily oral antiretroviral dosing as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or 'PrEP,' have been initiated in Africa, Asia and the United States and are planned in Latin America. Unfortunately, these trials have b...Gamma knife effective in treating trigeminal neuralgia
...n triggers of pain include eating, brushing teeth, talking and exposure to cold air....Study establishes link between air pollution, ischemic strokes
...th perspective the actual number of strokes [we're talking about] could be significant," says Wellenius. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., affecting more than 700,000 individuals each year. Previous work by Wellenius and coauthors Murray Mittleman, MD, DrPH, of BIDMC's Cardiovascular Ep...Study: N.C. parents want tobacco use prevention to become higher priority
...chances of smoking. More than eight in 10 reported talking at least once a month about the dangers of tobacco use. Findings were consistent regardless of gender, race, education level or their child's age. Included were questions about awareness of North Carolina's first tobacco-use prevention media campaign...Multilateral initiative on malaria seeks international effort
...feat malaria, when you talk about capacity you are talking about scientists with expertise in parasite biology, entomologists who can focus on insect control, and toxicologists who will understand the effect of drug compounds. You also need epidemiologists, biostatisticians and experts in bioethics, and you...Doctors and patients should discuss use of alternative medicines
...patients taking these types of medications and not talking to their doctors about it," she said. "Some of th...s, also are taking alternative medications without talking to their doctor. "There are specific interactions with cardiac drugs that could make alternative me...Governments need to act transparently to stem public anxiety about a human influenza pandemic
...laced instincts to withhold information instead of talking openly about the disease. Intensified anxiety at the start of a pandemic could mean that people avoid travel, fear going to hospitals, or start riots in the streets. Patients will be stigmatised, and confidence in governments will be damaged or lost....New drug target identified for fighting Parkinson's disease
...ajor impact on the field. It's going to get people talking about kinase activity." Because kinases affect a number of other proteins, LRRK2's link to Parkinson's may be a result of either its own activity or a shift in the activities of one or more "downstream" proteins. "The next step is to prove that LRRK...Mayo clinic study finds occupation and education influence risk for Parkinson's disease
...aviors. I think that the bottom line is that we're talking about going from a baseline risk of 2 percent to develop Parkinson's disease during a lifetime to a risk of 4 percent if you are highly educated or a physician, or 1 percent if you are less educated or more physically active. So, I wouldn't change yo...Nearly half of people with diabetes are not using aspirin to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
...n need to understand their risk and take action by talking to their doctor about aspirin," said Dr. Anderson. "While this is true for the population as a whole, the need for improved physician/patient communication surrounding aspirin is particularly pronounced for individuals with diabetes, given the height...Antibacterial coatings cut infection rates
...ine lactones to other bacteria, which do the same, talking to each other via these signalling molecules until they reach sufficient density as a group on the surface. The bacteria then change their metabolism and start producing a slimy biofilm that protects them from antibiotics. Sitting under the protectiv...New pain research: Routine Tylenol for nursing home residents with dementia increases activity
...ing to music, engaging in work-like activities and talking to themselves. "Treating their pain seems to energize them somewhat, which was manifested in more positive engagement with their environment," Chibnall said. He said that patients who have a history of conditions where pain is a primary symptom -- in...Study looks at factors influencing African-American women's decisions to join cancer screening trial
...ants; informing physicians about the importance of talking to their patients about clinical trial opportunities; engaging African-American women in a dialogue about their perceptions of clinical trials; and providing them with the tools they need to make informed decisions....Global meeting identifies cost-effective approaches to cervical cancer prevention
...se screening methods. On a scientific-level, we're talking about reducing the incidence of invasive cervical ... a cost-effective way. But on a human-level, we're talking about saving mothers, grandmothers, wives, sisters and friends," comments Dr. Mancuso. Worldwide, a...Australians of the year forge partnership for burns drug development
...needs to be worth the pain of survival. Here we're talking about compounds that could potentially limit the extent of the burn injury as well as helping to reduce scarring," she said. "It's important to remember that this project is in its early stages, but certainly we are very excited by the preliminary d...Tiny self-assembling cubes could carry medicine, cell therapy
...aid David H. Gracias, who led the lab team. "We're talking about an entirely new encapsulation and delivery device that could lead to a new generation of 'smart pills.' The long-term goal is to be able to implant a collection of these therapeutic containers directly at the site or an injury or an illness." G...Black baby girls more likely to live when born very premature
...likely to live than white baby girls. "When you're talking about survival, that's very significant," Morse said. "We have known in general that females tend to have better survival rates than males and blacks better than whites. But quantifying that and finding if there was a statistical significance had yet...MCG gets technology to help optimize medicine dosage
...s at how an individual metabolizes a drug. "We are talking about a chip-based genetic test that looks at differences between individuals," Dr. Peiper says of the AmpliChip CYP450 Test, developed by Roche Diagnostics, which analyzes variations of the two major genes involved in metabolizing about 25 percent o...AACR supports new FDA clinical research guidelines
...of the nation's cancer research community has been talking excitedly about 'translational' cancer research, the process by which new discoveries about cancer are developed for human use in cancer detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment," said William G. Nelson V, M.D., Ph.D., AACR's chairperson of the...Potential treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage under study
...arly on one side of the body; confusion or trouble talking or comprehending; difficulty seeing out of one or both eyes; trouble with balance and coordination; and severe headaches. After the CT scan helps determine the source and size of the hemorrhage, the stroke team has an hour to infuse the liquid that t...