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...ients (average age 66.5 years) who had undergone a triple procedure to treat glaucoma: phacoemulsification, that involves dissolving and removing the lens; posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation; and trabeculectomy, also known as filtration surgery. All patients had a low IOP after surgery (below 1...Indiana University Imaging Center receives $6M grant for kidney research
...millimeters in thekidney. The goal is to double or triple that depth. In collaboration with Paul Salama, Ph.D., associate professorof electrical and computer engineering at IUPUI and Edward J. Delp,Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering at Purdue University, thecenter will begin offering it...Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows
...eloping countries, food production could double or triple using organic methods, said Ivette Perfecto, professor at U-M's School of Natural Resources and Environment, and one the study's principal investigators. Catherine Badgley, research scientist in the Museum of Paleontology, is a co-author of the paper...MU researchers find mechanisms that may unlock answers to Alzheimer's disease
...by Alzheimers disease. These numbers are likely to triple by 2050 due to the fact that 24 percent of the population will be more than 65 years old. In their attempt to combat the disease, two University of Missouri-Columbia professors have identified new mechanisms that could have major implications in the ...Could statins be a new option for hepatitis C patients?
...after treatment. The SVR rate for patients taking triple therapy, PI+R plus a statin, was 63 percent. Statins appear to be associated with a higher SVR rate when added to standard PI+R therapy. Retrospective data are subject to many problems and inaccuracies and should be only used to plan prospective...Soft contacts designed for cone-shaped cornea
...ple with the condition to see halos and double and triple images. About 1 in 2,000 people suffer from the disease, usually in both eyes. The condition shows up in a relatively small population, but it causes huge optical problems, says Geunyoung Yoon, assistant professor in the Departments of Ophthalmolog...$30 million boost to dementia research
...on. The proportion aged 85 or over is projected to triple to5.6 per cent of the population. The pace of ageing of the population is projected to quicken after 2010,as the baby boomer generation starts to reach age 65. "It is clear there is no time to lose if we are to tackle the dementia epidemic. As baby b...New asthma inhaler propellant effective, but costlier
...ant is safe and effective but could come at nearly triple the cost to consumers until a generic version hits the market, according to a review in today's (March 29) New England Journal of Medicine. Conducted by two university professors and a director for the Food and Drug Administration, the review exami...Scripps research combination therapy obliterates new vessel growth in tumors and retinopathy
...notherapies. Even when diluted up to 100-fold, the triple combination inhibited angiogenesis at levels compa... of any single therapy. A ten-fold dilution of the triple combination demonstrated extensive neovascular inhibition with complete inhibition observed in 44 pe...New imaging compound might 'see' Alzheimer's earlier
...ns have Alzheimer's disease, and that number could triple by 2050 as the population ages. We urgently need techniques to see brain changes in the earliest stages of cognitive decline so that we can identify people at risk and test drugs to stop or slow the progression of Alzheimer's," says NIA Director Rich......tive charge. In contrast, solutions of iron with a triple negative charge did not cause the odor. Analysis of gas samples from the skin of the test subjects pointed to a bouquet of different organic compounds that seemed to be characteristic of the metallic smell. The key component is called 1-octen-2-one, ...New study seeks to lower diabetes risk in youth
... 95th percentile or more for their age and sex) -- triple the rate in 1980. About the same percentage of youth have a BMI between the 85th and 95th percentile for their age and sex, putting them at risk for becoming overweight. Type 1 diabetes, which affects up to 1 million people in the United States, ...Study shows promise for simplified treatment of HIV infection
...herapy, and induction-maintenance (a few months of triple therapy followed by simplified therapy) regimens have been evaluated with mostly inferior results, according to background information in the article. Dr. Swindells and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether a simplified maintenance ther...Clinical trial evaluates first-line approaches for treating HIV
...: 250 were selected to receive the efavirenz-based triple drug therapy, 253 the lopinavir/ritonavir-based triple drug therapy, and 250 were assigned to the group receiving the NRTI-sparing regimen of efavirenz and...'Domino' transplant program makes best use of altruistic donated kidneys
...ist. This strategy can be further used to enable a triple transplant by simply adding an additional incompat...in. To date, Hopkins surgeons have performed two triple and one double domino-paired kidney transplant initiated by three altruistic donors who were able to...'Medical Spanish' course helps physician assistants examine, communicate with Hispanic patients
... as the Hispanic population is poised to more than triple by 2050, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. "Access to basic health care is often restricted due to language and cultural barriers. And the number of medical personnel who speak Spanish is woefully inadequate, resulting in the use of interpreter...Smokers with heavily lined faces run five times the risk of progressive lung disease (COPD)
...a smoker. Facial wrinkling was also associate with triple the risk of more severe emphysema....Lowering blood pressure doesn't prevent cognitive impairment, dementia
...entia caused by Alzheimer's disease is expected to triple from current estimates of 4 million to 12 million by then....New treatment against persistent ulcer-inducing bacteria successful
...an Journal of Gastroenterology, Levofloxacin-based triple therapy was found to be better tolerated and more ...ler T Cells) from attacking it. Levofloxacin-based triple therapy may offer an effective and safe treatment option for patients with persistent H. pylori infe...For one Stanford doctor, the beat goes on during open-heart surgery
...l inside the chest of a 78-year-old man undergoing triple bypass surgery. The surgeon reached into the chest, lifted the beating heart out, then craned his neck to the side, just so, searching for the right spot on the back of the heart to attach the next vessel. Ihnken, MD, clinical assistant professor of ...