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Reducing malarial transmission in Africa

There are 300 million cases of malaria each year worldwide, causing one million deaths. Around 90% of these deaths occur in Africa, mostly in young children. One of the greatest challenges facing Africa in the fight against malaria is drug resistance; resistance to chloroquine (CQ), the cheapest and most widely used antimalarial, is common throughout Africa, and resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimeth...

Reducing antibiotic use lowers rates of drug-resistant bacteria

Fewer antibiotic prescriptions leads to fewer "superbugs." That's the take-home message behind a new study in the Oct. 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. The study found that reducing antibiotic use for pediatric respiratory tract infections resulted in lower rates of carriage of drug-resistant bacteria. Drug-resistant bacteria, commonly called "superbugs," ar...

Jefferson researchers find nanoparticle shows promise in reducing radiation side effects

A gene responsible for the production of a protein called vasostatin may prove a promising new way of treating pancreatic cancer, suggests research published ahead of print in Gut. Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in the developed world, and is extremely difficult to treat. Only 3% of affected patients are still alive five years after diagnosis, a survival rate...

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UW Hospital completes deployment of error-reducing technology

MADISON The has completed its hospital-wide deployment of a point-of-care bar code scanning application, with the final system being implemented in the hospital's pediatric units. The system, deve...

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No harm in reducing prenatal check up to 3 - 6 times says WHO report

A world health organisation report says that women with low risk pregnancies, who live in the developing nations, can safely cut down their vists to the doctor during pregnancy to 3 - 6 times during pregnancy instead of the prescribed 8 - 11 visits as in the developed nations. However, these women are not more at risk than women who had more prenatal visits to have a low birth weight bab...

Reducing Lung Cancer Risk

People who stop smoking before they reach middle age can shun most of the dangers of developing lung cancer. There are now twice as many Britishers over the age of 50 who are former smokers compared with those who continue to smoke.// Over the past four decades, Britain has had the largest reduction in lung cancer in the world. One of the authors is Sir Richard Doll, professor of medi...

Reducing The Rate Of Infections

In the last 20 years, hospital infections have increased nearly 40 percent. Nearly 100,000 people die from these infections every year, which is more than // those who die from breast cancer, prostate cancer and skin cancer, combined. Each year, about 2 million Americans develop a potentially fatal infection during a hospital stay. Many of those infections are developing a strong resista...

Teaching the immune system to fight diseases is the key to reducing childhood infections

Immunity refers to the natural ability of the body to fight against specific diseases. The development of this natural ability is to a certain extent dependent on exposure to agents that cause the disease.// On exposure to a pathogen, the body is capable of recognizing it the next time an infection occurs and combat it more effectively than the earlier exposure. This theory holds good...

Reducing the risk for type 2 diabetes

Diabetes is a condition in which blood glucose levels are above normal. People with diabetes have problems converting food to energy. Food is broken down into a sugar called glucose, which is carried by the blood to cells throughout the body. Cells use the hormone insulin, made in the pancreas, to help them process blood glucose into energy. People with diabetes can prevent or delay complications...

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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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New Study Shows That Extending Prophylaxis With Clexane / Lovenox (enoxaparin Sodium Injection) to 5 Weeks is More Effective Than 10 Days for Reducing the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Acutely ill Medical Patients With Reduced Mobility

EXCLAIM is the First International Study to Show That ExtendedThromboprophylaxis Reduces VTE Risk in Acutely-ill Medical PatientsWith a Statistically Significant 44% PARIS, July 8, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Sanofi-aventisannounced today the results of the EXCLAIM (EXtended CLinicalprophylaxis in Acutely Ill Medical patients) study, which showedthe benefit of extended prophylaxi...

Cimzia Effective in Reducing Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis

New Data Presented at EULAR Confirms Efficacy with Either EveryTwo Weeksn or Monthly Dosing BARCELONA, Spain, 14 June 2007 - 7:00 am CET - New pivotal data(RAPID 1 and RAPID 2) presented at the Annual European Congress ofRheumatology (EULAR) show that Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), thefirst PEGylated, Fc-free anti-TNF, combined with methotrexatetherapy has a rapid and significant eff...

In New Study, Duloxetine Was Equally Effective, Regardless of Switch Method, in Reducing Painful Symptoms in Ssri Non- or Partial-responders with Depression

SAN DIEGO, California, 23 May 2007 - The antidepressant duloxetinehydrochloride was equally effective in reducing painful symptoms indepressed patients who did not respond, or responded onlypartially, to treatment with a selective serotonin reuptakeinhibitor (SSRI), regardless of whether those patients wereswitched from an SSRI abruptly or gradually. This newdata was presented t...

The Lancet Publishes PREVAIL Study Results Showing Lovenox Superiority Over Unfractionated Heparin for Reducing the Risk of Venous ThromboEmbolism in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Risk of Having a Venous ThromboEmbolism (VTE) is Reduced by aSignificant 43% in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated WithClexane(R) / Lovenox(R) BRIDGEWATER, N.J., April 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Sanofi-aventis announced the publication of the PREVAIL (Preventionof VTE after Acute Ischemic Stroke with LMWH Enoxaparin) trial inthe April 21st issue of The Lancet. The results of th...

The International Myeloma Foundation Says New Clinical Trial Results Could Improve Survival While Reducing Side Effects For Many Patients

- Findings Show Survival Improvement with Lower Doses ofDexamethasone, the Steroid Commonly Used with REVLIMID and otherDrugs in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma - NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 04, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- TheInternational Myeloma Foundation (IMF) - supporting research andproviding education, advocacy and support for myeloma patients,families, researchers and physicians - today said...

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