Once-a-month injectable medication helps treat alcohol dependence
...es can be problematic, and clinical acceptance and utility of oral naltrexone have been limited. James C. Gar...cal foundation for treatment. In addition to their utility for alcohol dependence, long-acting formulations may prove to be an important treatment strategy for...NMDP welcomes IOM recommendation for fully integrated cord blood system
...mmendations to enhance the structure, function and utility of such programs....SKCC's Gennadi Glinsky addresses predicting risk in cancer treatment outcome
...ess of setting-up a clinical trial to evaluate the utility of a genetic test measuring the expression profiles of the 11-gene signature as a prognostic and therapy outcome marker. Gennadi Victor Glinsky, M.D., Ph.D. Gennadi Victor Glinsky, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Ce...New research pinpoints best treatment for stroke
...s today presented the largest study to date on the utility of computed tomography (CT) perfusion imaging of the brain in determining and predicting stroke outcomes. Results will help better identify patients who are suitable candidates for treatment utilizing either clot busting medicines or clot retrieval d...Monoclonal antibody cures West Nile virus-infected mice
...est antibody-based therapeutics may have a broader utility against other infectious diseases."Diamond points out that Macrogenics Inc., of Rockville, Md., a company that contributed to the study and licensed the antibody from Washington University, must complete other preliminary studies before the antibody ...Officials simulate bioterrorist attack to test APL-developed disease surveillance
...aboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., to demonstrate the utility of the National Capital Region (NCR) Disease Surveillance Network. Concerns about the potential for a large-scale bio-terrorist attack or an outbreak of an infectious disease have prompted a growing number of jurisdictions across the nation to launch...Tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some populations
... combined with our findings, one must question the utility of population-based cardiac risk assessment," said Miller. "We know that typical American patient presents with crushing chest pain. But, this approach doesn't take into the account the different ethnicities that might present differently." For the ...Colonoscopy: A woman's best defense against colon cancer
...nt of advanced pre-cancerous lesions in men, their utility in women has not been adequately tested and many health care providers offer only fecal occult blood testing or flexible sigmoidoscopy for colon cancer screening for both men and women. However, based on the results from the CONCeRN study, colonoscop...Control of TB epidemic requires more effective drugs, better tests, and focus on latent infection
...rther studies are needed to determine the ultimate utility of these newer diagnostic tests. "Control of TB in the U.S. over the past decade has improved," Dr. Blumberg says, "but it remains a serious public health problem here and an enormous public health program globally. For better TB control in the U....TV confuses children about which foods are healthy, new study finds
...e food's potential for weight loss rather than its utility for helping her grow up strong and healthy." The reasoning that a food does not contain fat or has fewer calories may appear to be nutritional in nature, Harrison said, "but a lack of fat and calories will not in itself help a child grow up strong an...MicroRNA study opens potential revolution in cancer diagnosis
...t microRNA profiles have such potential diagnostic utility was a big surprise to us, and one we're keen to validate in future studies." MiRNAs were first identified in the worm C. elegans, and were shown to control development and differentiation of cells: When absent, certain cells went into abnormal round...Better early diagnosis of relapsed prostate cancer
...oma", has analysed for the first time in Spain the utility of 11C-Choline for the detection of relapses in th...This work is of great importance for its immediate utility for clinical studies of carcinoma of the prostate gland. Prostate carcinoma Cancer of the prostat...The Lancet calls for open debate on illegal drug use
...ising or by adherence to social ideals have little utility in a society of which drug use is an inescapable part. Without open debate, we cannot know the true extent of the problem. Without open debate, there can be no accurate quantification of the risk of harm. And without open debate, doctors remain starv...Does vitamin C help prevent or treat the common cold?
...mon cold in normal populations throws doubt on the utility of this wide practice." In these prevention studies, those people who were given vitamin C and then caught a cold experienced a small reduction in the duration of the cold compared with those taking a placebo. The authors say that the clinical...Experts report dental X-rays effectively identify stroke risk factors
...eneral Dentistry. Dr. Almog's study confirmed the utility of panoramic X-rays in the detection of other more serious health concerns that may need to be closely monitored by a physician. According to a survey commissioned by the Academy of General Dentistry, 63 percent of baby boomers, ages 45-64, with an o...Creating a new questionnaire to assess alcohol problems among college students
...ential users should seriously consider. The major utility of the scale is its brevity and good resolution across a range of drinking problems." For this study, 340 (164 males, 176 females) college students who drank on at least a weekly basis were recruited. Researchers used a statistical technique called ...Diabetes drug controls blood glucose, cardiac risk
...hree months. "This systematic review suggests the utility of metformin monotherapy as first-line therapy in the management of type 2 diabetes and the prevention of its vascular complications," say the authors, led by Dr. Antonio Saenz, an internist in Madrid.In type 2 diabetes, insulin produced by the panc...Output of e-Science project helps GSK speed up drug discovery
...hat they can modify themselves. We can build a new utility and plug it in to KDE without having to test the whole application. This means we can turn something around in a few weeks instead of three or more months. It is starting to make a significant difference to our ability to respond to the needs of scie...Pulmonary artery catheter use neutral for patient outcomes
...PAC, there is still much debate about the device's utility and where it belongs in the care of patients. According to the researchers, there have been many small trials of PAC use in different medical settings that have not provided clear guidance on the device's efficacy or safety. "To help put the results ...Sports utility vehicles should carry health warnings, say experts
Sports utility vehicles (SUVs) should carry health warnings to raise awareness of the increased risk to pedestrians compared with ordinary cars, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. They believe that this should form part of an integrated approach from public heal...