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Intensive statin therapy may partially reverse plaque build-up in arteries

...e trial was conducted at 53 community and tertiary care centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. A total of 507 patients had baseline intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) examination and received 40 mg daily of rosuvastatin (brand name Crestor®). IVUS provides a precise and reproducible m...

UCLA scientists uncover mechanism of response to targeted therapy

...ents that the tumor needs to survive. Standard of care for kidney cancer is almost always removal of part or the entire kidney, so that tissue could be tested for the molecular signature that indicates response to CCI-779. Doctors could then decide on what treatment to use in those likely to respond to t...

Flu not the only germ threat this time of year

...g hand washing among staff members at an adult day care center. She found that respiratory infections were... RSV was spread to residents mainly through health care workers who had young children at home. While investigators like Falsey and Walsh search for a vacc...

Pittsburgh researchers discover that certain chemicals in the blood may indicate brain injury

...se have received a misdiagnosis would allow health care providers to limit medical complications as a result of delayed diagnosis and minimize re-injury to infants by preventing them from returning to an unsafe environment. This also can help protect siblings who may be living in the same violent environm...

Mice studies illustrate potential of chimp/human antibodies to protect against smallpox

...unger than 12 months and in pregnant women. Health care providers currently treat smallpox vaccine complications with anti-vaccinia immune globulin (VIG)--pooled antibodies taken from the blood of individuals immunized with the smallpox vaccine. However, VIG is in short supply since the United States disc...

Boosting newborns' immune responses

... systems," he says. "Families may not see a health care provider after that. From a global health perspective, if you can give a vaccine at birth, a much higher percentage of the population can be covered." Conceivably, TLR8 stimulators could also be given alone in special circumstances ?to help a baby ...

Chemical warfare agent detection technology used to treat lung disease

...elop better instruments which will improve patient care and treatment. "The potential is such that we will not only be able to provide more accurate diagnosis, but we will also be able to tailor treatments to the individual. For instance, if a patient is taking steroids for asthma, we would be able deter...

Skin disease common among Hispanic farmworkers in North Carolina, research shows

...armworker health behavior and for improving health care and health education to these workers," said Arcury. The researchers found that few workers mentioned skin cancer as a potential health problem, yet exposure to sunlight is a major risk factor for the disease. The interviews also revealed that a com...

Low-cost drug gaining favor for use in HIV-infected children in poor countries

... good stopgap measure until comprehensive HIV/AIDS care is available, or a way to extend the time until a ...ventive cotrimoxazole treatment given their health care infrastructure and ability to monitor and respond to possible side effects. The WHO updated recomme...

New Rotavirus vaccine joins routine infant immunization schedule

...In developing countries, where appropriate medical care may be unavailable, rotavirus kills as many as 600,000 children annually. Merck conducted clinical trials of RotaTeq in more than 70,000 infants in 11 countries--one of the largest clinical trials to be performed by a pharmaceutical company. The com...

Carnegie Mellon develops non-invasive technique to detect transplant rejection at cellular level

... will allow doctors to provide highly personalized care that could prevent transplant rejection." Organ transplantation is the preferred clinical approach to treat end-stage organ failure, but transplant patients face a lifetime of immunosuppressive therapy and the risk of losing the new organ due to rej...

Free HIV tests cheaper than charging when goal is preventing AIDS

...e, counseling and information about HIV and orphan care and assistance. "They are a remarkable group of women doing the hard work of taking care of AIDS patients for the long-term. They asked us to provide an HIV testing program as a means of pr...

Study shows AIDS drugs cost-effective, care underfunded

...s previously relied on modeled estimates of health care expenditures. Now, using actual healthcare utiliza...(UAB) have analyzed a year's worth of total health care expenditures for 635 HIV-infected patients, including HAART and non-HAART medications, hospitalizati...

Combination therapy improves AIDS-related lymphoma outcome

...tive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) revolutionized care of HIV-positive men and women. It not only improves laboratory indicators, such as increased CD-4 cells and reduced viral loads, but also significantly improves survival and delays the onset of AIDS and AIDS-related cancers, including lymphomas. Wi...

Birth defects: 8 million annually worldwide

...h professionals and workers in the recognition and care of children with birth defects. Establish nationa...rt to strengthen medical genetics services for the care of affected children and prevention of birth defects. For these countries, the next steps recommend...

Antibacterial coatings cut infection rates

... following surgery and significantly reduce health care costs and improve quality of life for patients, re... intervals, and at considerable cost to the health care system. "Another significant problem caused by bacterial contamination of medical devices is bacter...

Genetic key to growth of new arteries is identified

...ckage in patients. "As a vascular surgeon, I take care of people who have problems with poor blood flow to different parts of their bodies," he notes. "One thing we know for sure: our patients do not grow new arteries, and that's why I have to operate on them." Other co-authors of the study were Jackie ...

Stress substantially slows human body's ability to heal

...ancial implications for medical centers and health care insurers. The new study, reported in the current issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, is the latest discovery in a three-decade-long series of experiments underway at the Ohio State University 's Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research. ...

Serious adverse reactions to smallpox vaccine appear to be limited

...d education, as well as attentive vaccination site care and monitoring," the authors write. "This comprehensive smallpox vaccine safety monitoring and response system can serve as an effective model for vaccine campaigns that may occur in response to public health emergencies. Unique aspects included rap...

Access to existing medical treatments could save more lives than spending to improve the treatments

... Americans receive only half of recommended health care services and that disparities in care are worse for minorities and disenfranchised patients. The study poses a contrast between efficacy,...

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