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Stem cell research- now Nobel Laureates join the debate

... it immoral if the study is stopped now. The bush administration is now in a sticky situation, as it has to decide carefully on this ethical issue, which has infuriated many in the United States. Leaving the ethical part aside, a group of 80 high profile scientists including amongst other luminaries like James Wat...

Emphasis to ban Drugs ads by Doctors

...son addressed the delegates and told them the Bush administration believes a patients bill of rights is likely to become a reality. "Every patient should be able to get the treatment that he or she needs, including the right.. to see the specialist when a specialist is needed, Thompson said, prompting a standing ov...

Double impact vaccine

...a in labaoratory mice with the cancer. Intravenous administration of the same resulted in considerable slowing of tumor progression in mice. A pilot study is now underway at Mayo clinic to test the use of live measles vaccine virus in patients diagnosed with lymphoma. The two main types of Lymphoma include Hodgki...

New Modality in Migraine Management

Texas researchers have come out with a new way of administration of drug that treats migraine.Giving migraine patients the drug valproate sodium "rapidly and forcefully" eases severe headaches without side effects. Dr. John Claude Krusz of Anodyne PainCare in Dallas, in his study, which included 85 patients who h...

Smallpox as Biological Weapons?

... developing it as a biological weapon.” The Bush administration appears to agree with Matthews. Tommy Thompson, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, wants Congress to provide $509 million to buy vaccines from four drug companies. He is talking to the drug companies that used to make it, hoping they will ag...

Genetics helps in attacking cancer

...n in mice. The experiments show how drug dose and administration schedule affect the way people might respond to ceflatonin and maybe other anti-cancer drugs. It points the way to a new way of treating cancer - based upon a knowledge of how gene activity is changed in people who have the disease....

Magnetic resonance angiography in clinical medicine

...cular lesions with high accuracy via intravascular administration of contrast (dye) material.// It is the gold standard with a very high spatial resolution and temporal resolution with the possibility of multiple projections. DSA is useful to detect several abnormalities such as arteriosclerosis, and arteriovenous...

Senior drug card saves little

...ittee. Still, even if the plan goes forward, the administration allows that the cards are no substitute for adding drug coverage to Medicare itself and helping to pay for it -- an expensive and complicated task....

Experimental drug to fight flu

...elenza, or zanamivir, which the U.S. Food and Drug administration approved in 1999 for treating influenza A and B. Researchers reported at the International Conference on Antiviral Research in Prague that a single dose of multimeric zanamivir successfully treated mice infected with human influenza A and B....

Zinc helps in curtailing diarrhea in children

...archers who tested three different methods of zinc administration in nearly 1,650 Nepalese youngsters found zinc red...e effectiveness of three different methods of zinc administration to see which method worked best. Around half of the children in this study received either zinc syr...

Caffeine reduces infant blood flow

...ery decreased by 18 percent an hour after caffeine administration and 25 percent after two hours. Within the intestinal arteries, the BFV decreased to 10 percent after an hour, but showed no major changes two hours after caffeine administration. An artery supplying blood through most of the small intestine had a 22...

Errors in medication

...n University and elsewhere, looked at delivery and administration problems in 30 accredited and non accredited facil...In each of the facilities, medication delivery and administration was assessed during a one- to four-day period on high volume nursing units. The investigators found ...

Need for Blood Transfusions reduced

... transfusion were the ones who had received weekly administration //of the man-made protein. Researchers examined the effectiveness of a substance called recombinant human erythropoietin, or rHuEPO, that stimulates the body to produce new red blood cells and is meant to decrease the number of red blood cell transf...

Survival rates in breast cancer patients improved with "Dose Dense Chemotherapy"

...litaxel (T), and cyclophosphamide (C): Sequential administration (A followed by T, followed by C) in three-week intervals (conventional) Sequential administration in two-week intervals, with filgrastim (dose dense) Concurrent administration (A and C together, fo...

Estrogen Patch is Safer than Pills for Heart

... researchers looked at different modes of estrogen administration because oral medication has been shown to increase the levels of C-reactive protein, a marker for inflammation that is linked to heart attack and risk of stroke. It is possible that Once ingested orally the pill contents pass by blood circulation to ...

Hypertension lowered by Bedtime Dosing

Researchers in Japan have found that evening administration of the central alpha(2)-agonists guanabenz and clo...morning hypertension to receive once-daily evening administration of guanabenz or clonidine for four weeks. The blood pressure lowering effects of the two drugs in th...

Medicaid cuts leave patients in a lurch

...ly affects their practice and reputation..The Bush administration has opposed any additional funds not tied to comprehensive reforms....

Night Time Aspirin Regimen Found to Reduce Blood Pressure

...he subgroup following a regimen of evening aspirin administration showed a reduction in the 24 hour mean of 6.2 mm H...ministration. In addition, results indicate that administration of aspirin prior to rest may be valuable therapy for patients unable or unwilling to exercise or adh...

New Help for Head and Neck Cancer

...findings and to define the best dosage and mode of administration of Multikine in patients with head and neck cancer.”...

Promising Treatment for Diabetes

...us subcutaneous administration. However, long-term administration of GLP-1 by subcutaneous infusion using currently available pumps is impractical for many patients. To allow this therapy to have broader clinical utility, newer delivery systems ... need to be developed"...

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