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Off-label and Untested Use of Drug-coated Stents Appears Widespread

...uthors report a significant difference in clinical outcome for patients in the off-label group was clearly evident by the 30-day follow-up. "Both observed and adjusted analyses indicated a greater than two-fold higher risk of death, MI [myocardial infarction, heart attack], or stent thrombosis [formation of ...

Limiting Eligibility for Medical Studies can Omit Women and African-Americans

... six exclusion criteria commonly used in treatment outcome research: psychiatric problems, neurological problems, medical problems, drug use, non-compliance issues, and social and residential instability. The researchers found that women were 62 percent more likely than men to be disqualified from studies...

Breast Cancer Patients Follow-up Devalued

...d training in oncology and loss of data on patient outcome as their main concerns about discharging patients into the care of the local doctors and nurses. The researchers sent a questionnaire to 562 cancer specialists in the UK, asking them about discharging patients and how follow-up was managed in their...

Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury can Be Predicted Using MRI

...erity of spinal cord compression is a predictor of outcome after SCI, this study suggests that MRI may predict which patients would benefit the most from decompressive surgery," Dr. Fehlings said. He added that MRI should be performed on all patients with acute SCI whenever feasible as it provides informat...

Caesarean Births can Be Reduced by Computer Based Decision Analysis

... consider the value they attached to each possible outcome using a ratings system. From that the programme produced a recommended preferred option that the woman could print out and discuss with her midwife. Researchers noted a higher proportion of the decision analysis group (37 percent) had a vaginal bir...

India Main Source of Counterfeit Medicines Seized in Europe

...tful results of this cooperation is the successful outcome of an operation carried out in September 2006. A total of 92 containers were seized, containing a wide range of products including fake toys, sunglasses, shoes and imitation car parts. "Counterfeiting continues to constitute a dangerous threat for ...

Mouse Model Points to Strategy for Treating Rare Muscle Disease & Kidney Disorders

...and we linked this to sialic acid deficiency. This outcome demonstrates the significance of the ability of the body to synthesize sialic acid for kidney development and function. NHGRI Clinical Director William Gahl, M.D., Ph.D., who was a co-author of the study, said, With respect to the disease HIBM, we ...

Recurrent Gliomas: Vorinostat Shows Anti-cancer Activity

...treatment interventions have minimal impact on the outcome of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme patients," Dr. Galanis says. "Using vorinostat to treat glioblastoma multiforme patients who have relapsed following surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, we found that 15 percent of the patients had no tumor recur...

Cell Genesys Reports Additional Data From Phase 2 Clinical Trial of GVAX Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer

...urvival for a period of at least eight years. This outcome is considered particularly significant since all three long-term survivors were judged to be at high risk for recurrent cancer due to microscopic evidence of residual pancreatic tumor following surgery and two patients had metastatic tumor in regiona...

Esophageal Cancer Patients' Positive Responses to Chemotherapy Accurately Identified by PET

...at Technical University in Munich, Germany. "The outcome for metabolic responders turned out to be remarkably favorable compared to metabolic non-responders. Our results show that PET helps select patients who are benefiting from chemotherapy," he noted. "Based on our early response assessment, the course ...

A Pratical Tool to Detect Bone Mass Deficiencies in Children With Chronic Diseases

...utions in the nation, is dedicated to changing the outcome for children throughout the world. Cincinnati Children's ranks second among all pediatric institutions in the United States in grants from the National Institutes of Health. It has an established tradition of research excellence, with discoveries i...

Manmohan Singh to Meet UN Chief, Discuss Climate Change

... of Japan. All eyes are also likely to be on the outcome of Dr. Singh's meeting with President, George Bush on Friday, where the proposed deal on civilian nuclear cooperation is expected to figure. It remains to be seen what India's stand will be at the G-8 conference and outreach summit at Heiligendamm,...

National Cancer Database Reveals Disparities in Access to Thyroid Cancer Surgery

...are to all patients is probably the most important outcome consideration," Dr. Bilimoria concluded. "The fundamental issue here concerns quality of care in general and, in particular, appropriate utilization of procedures," David Winchester, MD, FACS, Medical Director, ACS Cancer Programs, observed. "A proce...

WHO Cautions Against Spread of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis.

...ght become.The study is yet to be published as the outcome depended on a numberof variables. ``In impoverished countries with poor public health systems lacking inlaboratory facilities, the drug resistant tuberculosis could replacestandard TB,' Raviglione warned. In these places, the data on numberand prop...

Test Drug Seen as Best Hope in Decades for Tackling Parkinson's

...ls whose death causes Parkinson's, they say. The outcome among mice was so promising that the team now plan on conducting trials on human volunteers. "Our hope is that this drug will protect dopamine neurons, so that if you began taking it early enough, you won't get Parkinson's disease, even if you were...

US Court Asked to Decide Whether Childhood Vaccines can Cause Autism

.... The shift from laboratory to courtroom means the outcome will hinge not on scientific standards of evidence but on a legal standard of plausibility. Rather than judges, three "special masters" will hear the test cases. The first test case will ask whether a combination vaccine for measles, mumps and rube...

Research Shows How Women Deal With the Stress When Trying for a Baby!

... their GP they were also concerned about what the outcome would be. To help women decide on the next best steps for them Fertell has recently launched the Ovarian Reserve test which expands its range and combines enhanced choice with a high level of accuracy. The new single test launched in response to subs...

Own Up and Pay Up, Nigerian Party Tells Pfizer

...ederal governments 11 years to sue Pfizer over the outcome of trials carried out in 1996. The Nigerian government has filed a lawsuit for almost seven billion dollars (5.2 billion euros) in damages from Pfizer over the drug tests. It says the children suffered various degrees of adverse effects ranging fro...

New Sepsis Model may Improve Patient Care

...el that can help predict the individual course and outcome of disease. Sepsis affects approximately 750,000 people in the US alone every year, and around a third of these die. With the ability to influence clinical decisions and patient outcomes, this makes the new simulation technique a powerful tool...

Long-term Oral Steroid Therapy Decreases Lymphoma Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis

...er (relative risk 0.6; 0.3-0.9). Steroid treatment outcome was not associated with the presence of the Epstein-Barr virus in the lymphomas. These results build on those of a previously published study that reported that orally prescribed and intra-articular (administered within the joint or joint cavity) s...

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