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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

... of HSDD women the medial frontal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus and bilateral putamen compared with the control subjects when shown the erotic clips. In another brain area the bilateral entorhinal cortex the opposite effect occurred. This finding establishes ...

Delusions associated with consistent pattern of brain injury

... 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

... (4 being an "excellent" result). The study found that women who had a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy were 100 percent satisfied with their breast ... again. The complication rate for reconstruction in women who had bilateral prophylactic mastectomy was 3 percent and 10 percent for those who had ...

New form of ECT is as effective as older types but without cognitive side effects

... 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

... no long-term use of olmesartan medoxomil in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, but similar effects would be expected with AZOR ... no long-term use of olmesartan medoxomil in patients with unilateral or bilateral renal artery stenosis, but similar results may be expected. Adverse ...

Protein level may serve as predictor of severe osteoarthritis

... 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 ...

Dr. Kim-Chi Vu in Portland Selects Artefill to Meet Growing Patient Demand for a Longer Lasting Dermal Filler

... heparin effect on thrombocytopenia, bioresorbable ribs stabilization in rib fractures, and a clinical study on composite grafting for correction of bilateral cleft nasal deformity. For more information visit http://www.drvuplastics.com/home.htm . ATTENTION MEDIA: To download Artefill ...

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 ...

World's First Deep Brain Stimulation Device Approved for Treatment of Psychiatric Condition in Europe

... continues to lead the way in research, therapy indication expansion, and technology." *Medtronic Reclaim DBS Therapy is indicated for bilateral stimulation of the anterior limb of the internal capsule, AIC, as an adjunct to medications and as an alternative to anterior capsulotomy for ...

Global AIDS Alliance Calls on President Obama to Honor His Campaign Promises on Global AIDS and Education

... budget on May 7, he broke two campaign promises and created a total shortfall 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, Tuberculosis and Malaria," said Zeitz. "Unless the U.S. Congress steps up ...

Global Fund Increases AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Prevention and Treatment Measures by 30-50% Over One Year

... sector and affected communities represents a new approach to international health financing. The Global Fund works in close collaboration with other bilateral and multilateral organizations to supplement existing efforts dealing with the three diseases. (1) The Global Fund, "Scaling Up for Impact: ...

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 ...

Boston Scientific's Urology/Gynecology Products Featured in Studies at International Urogynecological Association Annual Meeting

... an oral poster session at 11:00 a.m. Poster Presentations (available during daily exhibit hours in the Lario Wing) bilateral Anterior Sacrospinous Ligament Suspension Associated with a Paravaginal Repair with Mesh. Short-Term Clinical Results of a Multicentre Study - ...

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 ...

NSD Bio Group, LLC Selected By U.S. - China Economic & Security Review Commission for Analysis of China's Pharma Supply Chain on U.S. Pharmaceuticals

... and Security Review Commission ( www.uscc.gov ) was established by Congress to monitor and report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China, and to provide recommendations, where appropriate, to ...

Statement by Dr. Paul Zeitz, Executive Director, Global AIDS Alliance, Washington, DC on President Obama's Global Health Funding for FY10 as Released by the White House Tuesday, May 5, 2009

... a fair-share contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. "Until we see the full budget with line item detail on U.S. bilateral AIDS programs and on the Global Fund we will not know just how far off the mark the budget information presented today really is. In fact, early ...

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 ...

Sirion Therapeutics Announces Positive Results From Interim Analysis of Phase II Trial and Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Fenretinide

... Atrophy Geographic atrophy (GA) is characterized by confluent areas of cell death in photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). GA is bilateral in more than half of afflicted patients and largely the cause of legal blindness from age-related macular degeneration. The cause of GA is attributed ...

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 ...

Closing Open Heart Surgery: Saint Joseph's Performs Georgia's First Totally-Closed, Beating Heart Bypass Surgery

... approaches. Dr. Srivastava 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. "This TECAB procedure for obtaining the mammary arteries is the gold standard of ...

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

... sector and affected communities represents a new approach to international health financing. The Global Fund works in close collaboration with other bilateral and multilateral organizations to supplement existing efforts dealing with the three diseases. For more information about the Global Fund, visit ....

Oh Baby, Interventional Radiology Makes Childbirth Safer

... 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 ...

Clinicians at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Present New Data Showing Masimo Rainbow SET(R) Oximetry and Patient SafetyNet(TM) Improves Patient Outcomes and Reduces the Cost of Care

... in patient care costs on the general care floor. Financial data presented by the team showed that the cost of care for patients undergoing bilateral or multiple major joint prosthesis operations of the lower extremity who did not deteriorate to the point of rescue was 60% less ($19,987) than the ...

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 ...
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