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Vaccine slows progression of skeletal muscle disorder

Irvine, Calif., May 13, 2009 A potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease also has been shown in mice to slow the weakening of muscles associated with inclusion body myositis, a disorder that affects the elderly. The finding brings new hope for IBM patients with weakness, inflammation or atroph...

Male Cosmetic Surgery Slows Down While Female Cosmetic Surgery Advances

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 2008 Procedural Survey shows a 2% decrease in male cosmetic surgery CHICAGO, March 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time in several years, male cosmetic surgery has declined 2% during 2008. The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), a...

AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer

Study finds it suppresses enzyme vital to tumor growth THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A drug approved to combat AIDS may also help slow the spread of a deadly type of brain tumor that tends to attack children. A study published in the current issue of the International Jour...

Chondroitin slows progression and relieves symptoms of knee osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) causes disability and is a major public health problem. A new study examined the effect of chondroitins 4 and 6 sulfate (CS) on OA progression and symptoms. CS, unlike other chondroitin sulfate products sold as dietary supplements in the U.S., has been approved as a prescriptio...

Old gastrointestinal drug slows aging, McGill researchers say

This release is available in French . Recent animal studies have shown that clioquinol an 80-year old drug once used to treat diarrhea and other gastrointestinal disorders can reverse the progression of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. Scientists, however, had a variet...

Adult-onset diabetes slows mental functioning in several ways, with deficits appearing early

WASHINGTON Adults with diabetes experience a slowdown in several types of mental processing, which appears early in the disease and persists into old age, according to new research. Given the sharp rise in new cases of diabetes, this finding means that more adults may soon be living with mild but...

Vitamin K Slows Insulin Resistance in Older Men

But effect for women not same, as study cites obesity as possible cause FRIDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin K slows the development of insulin resistance in older men, but not women, a new study found. Insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, occurs when the body cannot u...

New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer

Research also uncovers a genetic mutation that improves response to therapy WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that inhibits tumor blood vessel formation slows the progression of metastatic thyroid cancer in some patients, an international study finds. Of the...

Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD

Carbocisteine reduced exacerbation of the lung condition by 25%, Chinese study says THURSDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- In people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the expectorant carbocisteine seems to help slow worsening of symptoms, Chinese researchers r...

New Compound Slows HIV Replication

It could mean development of new class of drugs, researchers say WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new compound that inhibits HIV protease has been developed by researchers at the University of Michigan. The protease, which is necessary for HIV replication, is a common targe...

Treating safety research like other clinical studies slows progress

Progress in patient safety research could slow to a crawl unless regulators work out a host of ethical issues, Johns Hopkins researchers assert in an upcoming opinion piece. We cant apply a clinical paradigm to patient safety research. It just isnt the right fit, says Nancy Kass, Sc.D., deputy ...

Green Tea, Mushroom Extract Combo Slows Sarcomas

2 Chinese studies show cancer treatment extended survival time in mice TUESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of the active ingredients in reishi mushrooms and green tea inhibited the growth of tumors and extended survival time of mice with sarcomas, two Chinese studies sho...

Diabetes Drug Slows Clogging of Arteries

Actos better at fighting plaque build-up than older medication, study finds MONDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- The diabetes drug Actos is better than another diabetes drug, Amaryl, at slowing clogging of the arteries in patients with both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. ...

Lithium chloride slows onset of skeletal muscle disorder

Irvine, Calif., March 18, 2008 -- A new UC Irvine study finds that lithium chloride, a drug used to treat bipolar disorder, can slow the development of inclusion body myositis, a skeletal muscle disease that affects the elderly. In the study by scientists Frank LaFerla and Masashi Kitazawa, mic...

Use of Methamphetamine Among U.S. Workers and Job Applicants Drops 22 Percent in 2007 and Cocaine Use Slows Dramatically, Reports Quest Diagnostics

MADISON, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The percentage of positive tests for methamphetamine among U.S. job applicants and workers in the general U.S. workforce dropped more than 22 percent between 2006 and 2007. These findings, from the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index(R), refle...

High zinc status in lung cells slows growth and induces DNA damage-induced gene expression

Researchers at the University of Maryland at College Park have discovered that Normal Human Bronchial Epithelial (NHBE) cells cultured in medium with elevated zinc level, at the high end of plasma zinc attainable by oral supplementation, demonstrated inhibition of cell growth, up-regulation of gro...

Viral Therapy Slows Pediatric Tumors in Mice

Treatment leaves healthy tissue unharmed while targeting solid masses, study finds FRIDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A laboratory-engineered virus can successfully slow the growth of two types of hard-to-treat pediatric tumors without harming healthy tissue, a new study shows. The...

Targeting astrocytes slows disease progression in ALS

In what the researchers say could be promising news in the quest to find a therapy to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrigs disease, scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have shown that targeting neuronal support cell...

Sorafenib Slows Growth of Some Leukemias

Drug shows potential for patients with specific gene mutations, researchers find FRIDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The drug sorafenib shows promise in the treatment of people with acute myeloid leukemia who have specific gene mutations, say U.S. researchers. Previous research has s...

Enrollment Growth Slows at U.S. Nursing Colleges and Universities in 2007 Despite Calls for More Registered Nurses

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) today released preliminary survey data that show that enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased by 4.98 percent from 2006 to 2007. Though this marks the seventh consecu...

Drug slows prostate tumor growth by keeping vitamin A active

SINGAPORE -- A novel compound that blocks the breakdown of retinoic acid, derived from vitamin A, is a surprisingly effective and promiscuous agent in treating animal models of human prostate cancer, say investigators from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). Daily injections of the ag...

Philanthropic Giving for Health Care Slows in 2006 in both U.S. and Canada, According to Association for Healthcare Philanthropy's Annual 'Report on Giving'

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grateful patients and other U.S. donors increased their charitable contributions to health care facilities and organizations in 2006, but the 11.5 percent increase to $7.9 billion was substantially lower than the 16 percent rate of increase to $7 ...

Health Insurance Premium Growth Slows for Fourth Straight Year

Kaiser Family Foundation: Premiums increased at slowest rate since 1999 WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health insurance premiums increased at the slowest pace in eight years, marking the fourth consecutive year premium increases have declined, according to a new report relea...

Historic Fundraising Initiative to Empower Women & Girls Worldwide Reaches $100 Million Quickly Even as U.S. Economy Slows

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Women Moving Millions -- a groundbreaking initiative to inspire gifts of one million dollars and above to effect lasting social change through improving the lives of women and girls -- announced today that it has raised $100 million. This milestone advances...

African AIDS Epidemic Slows Down: World Bank

The pace of the deadly AIDS epidemic is slowing down in some African countries due to a series of effective prevention measures, Cote d'Ivoire media quoted a World Bank report as saying . According to the report released Friday, in some African countries such as Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe and ...

Compensation Slows Recovery

Trauma patients covered by compensation have worse physical and life-quality outcomes and slower recovery times than non-compensation patients, according to new research. Orthopaedic injury, usually from transport accidents or falls, is the most common form of hospitalisation in Australia,...

Drug Treatment Slows Decline in Lung Function in COPD Patients

Treatment with a commonly used drug slows the decline in lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to results from the TORCH (TOwards a Revolution in COPD Health) study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference. Th...

Higher Physical Activity Level Slows Lung Function Decline in Smokers

Moderate to high levels of regular physical activity are associated with lower lung function decline among smokers and help to moderate their risk of developing// chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a large retrospective cohort study. The research appears in the first i...

Wearing No-line Bifocals Slows Myopia Progression in Some Children

Certain children who wear a special kind of no-line bifocal lenses show signs of slower progression of myopia than those who wear more conventional lenses according to a new// study published in the February 2007 issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS). The study found t...

Learning Slows Physical Progression of Alzheimer's Disease: Study

Scientists at UC Irvine have discovered that learning appears to slow the development of two brain lesions that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.// The finding suggests that the elderly, by keeping their minds active, can help delay the onset of this degenerative disease. The study appears ...

Drug Treatment Slows Macular Vision Loss in Diabetics

A drug commonly used to slow the loss of central vision has shown promise in stemming a common precursor of blindness in diabetics, which involves the same central// light-sensitive area of retina, Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute scientists report. Encouraged by the effect of ranibuzumab ...

AIDS Pandemic Slows Population Growth In South Africa

Declining fertility levels and rising AIDS deaths have resulted in declining population growth in South Africa.// In a report published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), statistician-general, Pali Lehohla, has said that declining fertility levels from 2.86 children per woman in 2001 to 2...

MRIs Show Drug Treatment Slows Brain Deterioration on Road to Alzheimer's Disease

According to a new study, the drug donepezil measurably slows the rate of brain shrinkage in some patients with mild cognitive impairment, a pre-Alzheimer’s disease// condition. The shrinkage was measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Among carriers of the apolipoprotein E4 (APOE 4) al...

Early Diagnosis and Treatment Slows Progression of Dementia

Common symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia could be reversed only by early diagnosis//. Overall health of an Alzheimer patient improves by diagnosing the underlying causes and initiating treatments for it as soon as possible. What you don’t know about Alzheimer’s disease could hurt you...

Regular light exercise slows down aging of the brain

New York:Regular light exercise with a doctor's permission is good at any time of life, and it also keeps the brain young, says a new study. // Thomas Foster and other scientists from the McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida looked at groups of rats that had lived to old age. Som...

Sox 18 Slows Cancers

A new gene which has the ability to slow down cancer growth has been identified by medical researchers. Cancer kills millions of people each year, and luckily tthe discovery of the new gene,called Sox 18, will help targeting the cancer of the colon, prostate,pancreas,brain and bowel. Sox regula...

Decrease in calories slows aging of the heart

Researchers from University of Wisconsin made a study on middle-aged mice which shows that a low-cal diet keeps the heart young. Calorie restriction is the only proven way of extending the lifespan// - and this has been found in primates, mice, spiders and other animals. They show that a low-cal di...

Alternative Therapies for Fighting Eczema Hold Promise, But Dermatologists Caution They Are No Substitute for Proven Medical Treatments

... stress. For example, studies show that physical or emotional stress can worsen atopic dermatitis, and one study concluded that stress directly slows the healing of the skin barrier - or its protective outer layer. In another study, psychosocial stress and sleep deprivation were found to disrupt ski...

Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection

...t they can only be taken intravenously, which poses logistic and other problems for some patients. And the most common oral antifungal medication only slows fungus cell growth, making it difficult for immune-compromised patients to completely shake their infections. "We don't have vaccines against fung...

Next-Generation Hemostatic Dressing Available for Military Emergencies

...emCon's proprietary manufacturing process and the natural, unique characteristics of chitosan together create the ChitoGauze mechanism of action which slows blood movement through the dressing, offering a local hemostatic solution. The chitosan in ChitoGauze, without the addition of pro-clotting agents, bi...