Double-Lung Transplant Better for Long-Term Survival
... But finding is controversial, since bilateral procedure could halve number of recipients ... long-term advantage, and surgeons should consider bilateral lung transplants whenever possible," senior ... "Not all lung recipients necessarily need a bilateral transplant. Many people with chronic obstructive ...Bilateral cochlear implants: A case when 2 are definitely superior to 1
... to have their health insurance providers pay for bilateral rather than the standard single cochlear implant. ... improvements we saw in patients who had bilateral implants, we found that patients were able to ... health insurance companies will cover the cost of bilateral implants and bring a superior quality of life to ...St. Jude study offers new hope for children with kidney tumors deemed inoperable
... Hospital have demonstrated that children with bilateral Wilms tumor, a cancer of the kidneys, can retain ... in both kidneys by undergoing a procedure called bilateral nephron-sparing surgery, even when preoperative ... Between 1999 and 2006, all St. Jude patients with bilateral Wilms tumor exhibiting favorable histology (cell ...Early treatment of children with bilateral amblyopia essential, according to multisite study
... astigmatism or has both conditions in both eyes, bilateral amblyopia may develop. In contrast to single-eye ... one eye presents an unclear image to the brain, bilateral amblyopia affects both eyes and is less common. ... when diagnosed and treated early. Left untreated, bilateral amblyopia may result in permanent visual ...Antidepressants aid electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression
... brain. Unilateral ECT is generally believed to cause less memory loss than bilateral ECT, but some investigators believed that unilateral ECT did not treat the ... was as effective as or superior to treating depression with moderate-dose bilateral ECT and still spared memory loss. "We've been doing research for the ...Global Health Advocates Call for Pan-African Voices to Speak Up
... of US$3.3 billion in U.S. support for global AIDS funding through U.S. bilateral AIDS programs, including PEPFAR, and for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, ... that as a consequence of President Obama's broken promises on U.S. bilateral AIDS programs: One million people around the world won't ...AZOR(R) Receives FDA Approval as First-Line Treatment for High Blood Pressure
... Function In studies of ACE inhibitors in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, increases in serum creatinine or blood urea ... no long-term use of olmesartan medoxomil in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, but similar effects would be expected with AZOR ...GAA Calls For a Worldwide Response to President Obama's Global Health Budget Shortfalls
... of $3.3 billion in U.S. support for global AIDS funding through U.S. bilateral AIDS programs, including PEPFAR, and for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, ... that as a consequence of President Obama's broken promises on U.S. bilateral AIDS programs: One million people around the world won't ...Sex is in the brain, says new research from Stanford
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... lesions were primarily in the right hemisphere in 36 cases (52%), bilateral in 28 (41%) and left hemisphere in 5 (7%) -- a sevenfold increase of right ... patients, lesions were primarily in the right hemisphere in 8 (32 %), bilateral in 16 (62 %) and left sided in 2 (7%)- a four-fold increase of right over ...More High-Risk Women Preempt Breast Cancer
... and consultation with her family and doctors, Love underwent a preventive bilateral mastectomy. "I was with my mom when she was going through all the ... Love advised. More information Breastcancer.org has more on bilateral mastectomies. SOURCES: SheKayla Love, Dallas, ...98 percent of elective mastectomy patients would have reconstruction again, says ASPS study
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... randomly assigned 90 depressed patients to either right sided or bilateral ECT, using either a traditional electrical pulse or a newer ultrabrief ... compared with a 65% response from subjects who received the gold standard bilateral older form. Importantly, the ultrabrief group had less severe cognitive ...Double Lung Transplant Better for Younger COPD Patients
... patients with COPD. Of the 9,883 patients in this study, 3,525 had a bilateral lung transplant (BLT), and 6,358 had a single lung transplant (SLT). All ... those who are younger than 60 years ... Any potential survival benefit of bilateral lung transplantation for individuals with COPD must be weighed against the ...AZOR(TM) Receives FDA Approval for Treatment of High Blood Pressure
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... were substantially elevated in the 60 individuals who underwent joint replacement, with the highest baseline levels seen in those who underwent bilateral joint replacement. "The level of VCAM-1 emerged as a significant predictor of the risk of joint replacement due to severe OA, equaling or even ...Ovary removal may increase lung cancer risk
... factors may play such a role." Women were considered menopausal if their menstrual periods had stopped naturally, surgically (by hysterectomy with bilateral surgical ovary removal) or because of radiation or chemotherapy. Women who had at least one remaining ovary and who still had their menstrual periods ...Fortune Recognizes Female Health Company as One of America's Fastest-Growing Small Companies
... partnerships with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and a wide array of bilateral aid agencies, private foundations, and international NGOs committed to advancing women's access to HIV prevention. The company invests in providing ...Wii-hab may enhance Parkinson's treatment
... affected but with no significant gait disturbance yet, played two games each of tennis and bowling and one game of boxinggames entailing exercise, bilateral movement, balance and fast pace. "By the middle of the study, we actually had a number of people who could [defeat] their opponent out in the ...Experts reach consensus on diagnosis and treatment of bleeding disorders in women
... puberty, a family history of a bleeding disorder, and personal history of one, but usually several, of the following symptoms: nosebleeds (generally bilateral for more than 10 minutes), more than once in the past year; notable bruising without injury (and with bruises >2 cm in diameter); minor wound ...Breast MRI detects additional 'unsuspected' cancers not seen on mammography or ultrasound
... one that had not been diagnosed with cancer) in 4% of patients," said Petra J. Lewis, MD, lead author of the study. "These patients had already had bilateral mammography and these tumors had not been apparent on mammography," said Dr. Lewis. "The detection of an unsuspected tumor is critical. These ...Brain Anatomy Could Point to Autism
... that makes up autism is an alteration in amygdala functioning, Shaw said. "The authors, taking a developmental approach, suggest that increased bilateral amygdala volume with alterations in functioning occurs early in autistic children and may be contributory to the enlarged head circumference found in ...Stemedica Expands Globally With International Headquarters In Switzerland
... one of the world's lowest tax rates. Switzerland has unparalleled economic, political and social stability. Switzerland recently signed a number of bilateral agreements with the European Union. Thus, the free movement of people, goods, services and most capital assets, has become much easier. However, by ...Pioneering Hospital Opens In New Orleans
... breast cancer. The seventeen-bed hospital offers the full spectrum of breast reconstruction , including a groundbreaking nipple sparing procedure, bilateral Simultaneous Gap Reconstruction, and the " StackedFlap " Reconstruction, which were pioneered by Drs. DellaCroce and Sullivan. Drs. DellaCroce and ...Congress Approves FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill with $900 Million for The Global Fund
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... The interventional radiologists guided balloon catheters into a woman's left and right uterine artery (preoperative prophylactic insertion of bilateral internal iliac artery occlusion balloons) before delivery -- to be ready to inflate (just like in angioplasty), if needed at delivery to block ...Women with BRCA mutation, or worry, most likely to undergo prophylactic mastectomy
... to reduce their fear of the disease, compared to 34.4 percent of BRCA negative patients. When combining both groups, after excluding women with bilateral breast cancer, 81 percent who thought surgery was their best way to reduce their risk, and 84 percent of those who felt that it was their best way to ...New study finds increased prevalence of left-handedness in children with facial development disorder
... showed 26 percent were left-hand dominant for writing compared with only 11 percent in the control group. Also of note, for the patients who had bilateral involvement of their HFM, the side most affected was uniformly predictive of hand preference. The patients with left-predominant involvement of HFM ...Saint Joseph's Adds Renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon
... multi-vessel TECAB. He has numerous world's firsts in robotic and minimally-invasive cardiac surgery and has unmatched expertise in obtaining bilateral internal mammary arteries using the robotic surgical system. "For cardiac patients, these techniques allow multi-vessel - two and three vessels ...Women With Heart Attack Symptoms See Delays in Care
... of this. As a result, women often don't recognize a heart attack when they're having one. "Many symptoms are atypical -- back pain, jaw pain, bilateral arm pain, profuse sweating, nausea and vomiting," said Dr. Daniel I. Simon, director of the Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute at ...