Study proves genetic variations influence cystic fibrosis' severity
...olism genes, etc... Thus, therapy might need to be targeted to a particular area or areas in individual patients. This is important not only for CF, but for other lung diseases as well because gene modifiers we discover in CF will be seen in other diseases, and there are already examples of that."...Gold nanoparticles show potential for noninvasive cancer treatment
...les can be used to create multiple designer agents targeted toward specific cancers. Much work still needs to be done, but at some point, we hope to be able to inject these compounds into patients with cancer in a search-and-destroy mission. Finding cancers not apparent to the eye will help physicians detect ...AIDS inflicts specific pattern of brain damage, reveals UCLA/Pittsburgh imaging study
...t at least half of their T-cells, the immune cells targeted by HIV. None had experienced AIDS-related dementia, and 13 were on HAART. The striking differences between the AIDS patients' and the control subjects' brain scans were easy to see on the detailed 3-D images. Areas of tissue loss glowed red and y...Colorectal cancer screening promotion fails to increase use by physician organizations
...luated a CRC screening promotion intervention that targeted the administrative structure of physician organizations in a single managed care network rather than individual physician practices. This top-down, directive-driven approach, which relied on POs to integrate provider and patient CRC screening educati......g the CE Mark and US Feasibility trials which were targeted for completion by the end of the 2005 calendar year. "However, we expect both milestones will be achieved within the first quarter of the 2006 calendar year. "We do not expect this to adversely impact our progress and the achievement of key milesto...NIAID launches first Phase II trial of a 'global' HIV/AIDS vaccine
A novel vaccine targeted to multiple HIV subtypes found worldwide has moved into the second phase of clinical testing, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today. The study investigators...No reason to fear very low LDL
...e dose in follow-up just because LDL is well below targeted levels," he said. Dr. Wiviott noted that the PROVE IT trial was not originally designed to answer questions about the safety of very low LDL levels. "This type of analysis should be considered 'hypothesis generating' and needs to be confirmed in othe...Older patients with acute coronary syndromes not getting recommended treatment
...defined as those within the first 24 hours, and is targeted at guideline-recommended care. In fact, although improvements have been realized in adherence to discharge therapies, we found early use of therapies was where some of the largest differences between young and old patients remained. In addition, we d...Physician pay-for-performance programs may produce little gain in quality
... physician groups that had previously achieved the targeted level of performance improved the least. Unlike qu...groups with baseline performance already above the targeted threshold appeared to understand that they needed only to maintain the status quo to receive the bon...Elevated blood levels of a protein are linked to asbestos-induced cancers
... surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and new targeted therapies may help extend patients' lives." Dr. Pass has been exploring surgical approaches in combination with novel therapies for pleural mesothelioma since 1989, and has also sought to use molecular biology tools to find an early detection metho...Lymphoma survivor recognized for helping Denver cancer patients
...ve technologies, biological modifiers and systemic targeted radiotherapy with practical applications affecting the lives of cancer patients both today and tomorrow. For more information on Survivor Circle, the Survivor Circle Award or ASTRO's 47th Annual Meeting, please visit http://www.astro.org/annual_mee...Heredity plays big role in heart disease risk factors
...pe will provide new insight and possibly new, more targeted treatment strategies for a cross section of people with heart disease. "What we are very interested in is how these risk factors for cardiovascular disease develop over time and to what extent the development is influenced by genes and environment," ...New book focuses on how to market better nutrition
...each problem with research-based solutions for his targeted readers. These include, for example: how to change eating habits by targeting cooks, not consumers; the best ways to introduce new foods into a diet; how a "clueless cook" can make foods taste better in less than a minute; what types of health info...Largest single-institution study demonstrates Mammosite is a safe breast cancer treatment
...eds that deliver prescribed levels of radiation to targeted tissue surrounding the tumor site. "MammoSite is a type of partial breast irradiation that delivers radiation from the inside of the breast directly to the tumor site where cancer cells are most likely to reside," said Sushil Beriwal, M.D., assistant...UQ study gives young Australians with disabilities a healthy start
...lative protection of special education schools and targeted paediatric health services to limited and possibly inadequately trained generic health-care providers," Dr Lennox said. "There are many barriers to health care including poor communication and recall for health information, devaluing and negative at...Ideal doses of IMRT defined to reduce treatment side effects for head and neck cancer
...Medical Center. "While these high-energy beams are targeted to the tumor site as precisely as possible, they often inadvertently injure healthy tissue that surrounds the tumor site, limiting the doses of radiation that can be used to effectively destroy cancer cells. With this study, we sought to discover whe...ASH and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation partner to launch new award program
...rocess and mentoring approach, and thereby use its targeted resources for the support of research training in the most efficient way. Through this collaboration with ASH, the AMFDP will be able to increase its visibility among and recruitment of hematologists. All of the scholars, whether hematologists or n...Herceptin treatment lowers recurrence rate in early breast cancer
BRUSSELS - The targeted drug trastuzumab, or Herceptin, previously shown to prolong survival in advanced breast cancer, dramatically reduced the chances of recurrence in patients with early-stage disease when given for one year following standard chemotherapy. These are the...Study finds government advisories on fish consumption & mercury may do more harm than good
... is it difficult to imagine that other adults, not targeted by the advisory, cut back on fish based on misperceptions about the risks. In order to synthesize the available evidence, the Harvard project convened a panel of experts, chaired by Steven Teutsch, a medical epidemiologist formerly with the U.S. Cent...UK's first professor of teenage and young adult cancer appointed in Manchester
...ion and control of cancer, explorations of new and targeted therapies and psycho-social factors, and he is currently chair of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP). Professor Eden said: "Despite great advances in understanding and treating childhood cancer over the last 30 years and the rece...