Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon is dedicating his performance during the January 14 game to his three-year-old daughter, Danielle and the one million other Americans who suffer from celiac disease.
Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect you against a heart attack, according to a new study by cardiologists at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, presented at the American Heart Association's Meeting 11-15-00 in New Orleans.
Researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore now think they know why some of the people who take aspirin are not protected from heart attacks. Their study shows that in the unprotected patients, high cholesterol is hindering the effectiveness of the aspirin.
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Southern California have discovered a genetic biomarker that may help doctors to better diagnose and treat cancer of the esophagus. (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 11-15-00)
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are using a new method to treat cancerous tumors in various parts of the body with a higher dose of radiation, while sparing surrounding organs and tissue. The results were presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston on October 25.
Delivering beta radiation following angioplasty may prevent new blockages from forming in the stents placed in heart vessels, according to results of a multi-center study headed by researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. (ASTRO annual meeting, Boston 10-24-00)
The University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore is the first in the nation to successfully perform a new treatment for inoperable liver cancer known as TheraSphere, a non-surgical outpatient therapy that uses microscopic glass beads to deliver radiation directly to tumors.
Now, osteoporosis is known to afflict a significant number of men as well as women. A new study at the University of Maryland School of Medicine will explore the causes of the disease in men, differences between Caucasian and African-American men, and how the disease can be prevented in the male population.
Nearly one out of every 150 Americans suffers from celiac disease, according to research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. The disorder can cause severe intestinal problems, but few people have ever heard of it.
A technique known as therapeutic touch, prayer on someone's behalf and other kinds of "distance healing" may have a positive effect on patients, according to a University of Maryland School of Medicine researcher, who has reviewed dozens of studies. His findings are published in the June 6th edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
University of Maryland researchers have found that the human protein zonulin is at increased levels during the acute phase of celiac disease, which suggests that increased levels of zonulin are a contributing factor to the development of celiac disease and other autoimmune disorders (Lancet, 4-29-00).
Four years after starting to use a new, less invasive approach to remove a kidney from living kidney donors, surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center say the procedure has opened the door to many more donors for patients in need of a transplant.
The pain and disfigurement of osteoporosis of the spine may be prevented with the help of a liquid bone cement, according to findings presented by University of Maryland Medical Center radiologists at the 25th Annual Meeting of SCVIR.
A high prevalence of hepatitis C infection in Egypt can be traced to mass treatment campaigns to fight a common illness in that country decades ago, conclude University of Maryland researchers in this week's Lancet.
For the vast majority of women, hysterectomy offers significant relief of painful and debilitating gynecological symptoms that do not respond well to other treatments, concludes University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers (Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3-00).
Recovery after coronary artery bypass surgery depends as much on the patient's state of mind as it does on the condition of the patient's heart, according to University of Maryland Medical Center and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons researchers.
Despite evidence that cholesterol-lowering medications can reduce the risk of heart attacks and death in people with coronary artery disease, many physicians at major teaching hospitals in the U.S. and Canada still do not prescribe them (Archives of Internal Medicine, 2-14-00).
The demise of the brilliant and prolific composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is the focus of this year's historical diagnosis conference sponsored by the University of Maryland and the VA Maryland Health Care System.
Older people who receive general anesthesia during hip fracture surgery have better long-term outcomes than those who have spinal anesthesia, according to doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center (American Journal of Orthopedics, 1-00).
The University of Maryland's Complementary Medicine Program has received a $7.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund a wide range of new research into alternative treatments for pain.
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are using a powerful new imaging tool, known as the Stealth Station, that enables them to perform difficult brain and sinus surgeries with more safety and precision.
A University of Maryland study, published in the December issue of The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, finds that one popular anti-rejection drug poses less risk of clotting in heart transplant patients than another commonly used medicine.
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a receptor in the human brain that regulates the interface between the bloodstream and the brain.
In the largest study of its kind ever conducted, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have concluded that contrary to popular belief, the sex life of most women improves dramatically following hysterectomy, they reported in the November 24th JAMA.
Children whose fathers play an active role in their lives develop better language skills and have fewer behavioral problems, even when their fathers do not live at home, according to a study by researchers at University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Drawing on his professional, as well as his personal experience, a University of Maryland School of Medicine physician has written the first set of comprehensive, concise and practical guidelines for primary care doctors to help their patients with Type I diabetes to prevent complications.
A popular nutritional supplement taken by many patients with congestive heart failure has no effect on improving heart function or relieving symptoms, a University of Maryland Medical Center study shows. The results will be presented at the American Heart Association meeting November 10 in Atlanta.
In spite of a fairly healthy lifestyle, many Asian Indians have very high levels of the blood fat triglyceride and low levels of HDL (the good cholesterol), as well as a high incidence of diabetes, and a genetic abnormality could explain the difference, according to a University of Maryland Medical Center study reported at the November 8 at the American Heart Association meeting in Atlanta.
Adding weekly chemotherapy to radiation therapy significantly increases survival rates of patients with advanced head and neck cancer, a new University of Maryland Medical Center study indicates.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine will receive $24 million over six years from the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis Pharma AG to discover new treatments for schizophrenia.
Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are seeking participants for a clinical trial to evaluate treatments for interstitial cystitis, a persistent and often painful bladder syndrome.
About 400 infectious disease experts from around the world will gather in Baltimore this month to share the latest information on how to combat two common forms of bacteria--Campylobacter, the leading cause of diarrhea worldwide, and Helicobacter pylori, linked to ulcers.
People who have frequent heartburn and do not get relief from over-the-counter medications now have another option. Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center are able to use minimally invasive videoscopic surgery to correct the problem in more than 85 percent of heartburn sufferers.
In the first large population study of its kind, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that higher levels of the naturally-occurring substance called homocysteine increase the risk of stroke among younger women.
In an effort to address issues of school violence and the emotional health of students, more than 500 educators, school health professionals, and mental health experts from around the world will meet in Denver, Colorado, on September 16-18, for the Fourth Annual Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health.
The cost of a kidney transplant has dropped so significantly that University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers say it is cheaper to have a transplant than to stay on dialysis for more than two and a half years, even among the sickest patients.
Six critically ill people on kidney dialysis have been able to receive a kidney transplant and a new chance at life thanks to a procedure at the University of Maryland Medical Center that cleansed their blood of harmful rejection antibodies.
A kidney transplant offers people with kidney failure a new chance at a normal, active life. But, on average, a transplanted kidney continues to function for only nine years. Now, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center say a new strategy to extend the function of transplanted kidneys shows promise.
An experimental new treatment for advanced colon cancer shows promise of saving thousands of lives a year, says a University of Maryland Medical Center physician who has begun clinical trials.
Another medical mystery -- the Plague of Athens, which contributed to the end of the Golden Age of Greece -- may have been solved at the fifth annual medical conference dedicated to notorious case histories of the past. It was probably typhus fever that killed the Greeks.
Researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered why some cases of breast cancer and other forms of cancer are resistant to chemotherapy, they reported in the December 22, 1998, issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Physicians at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center are participating in a nationwide study to investigate a new therapeutic approach for patients with non-Hodgkin's B cell lymphoma.
An international study of almost 4,000 people with heart failure finds that adding the beta-blocker metoprolol to standard treatment increases survival by about 35 percent. The results are so positive that the study was stopped three years earlier than planned so that all participants could be offered the beta-blocker drug. Results of the study will be presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association in Dallas on November 10.
In the first documented case of its kind, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center have been able to reverse kidney failure in an HIV-infected patient by putting the patient on highly active, triple-drug antiretroviral therapy, they reported in the Sept 5, 1998, issue of The Lancet.
A kidney specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center is leading a nationwide clinical trial to determine which of two drugs might better improve blood flow to the kidney and do a better job of reducing high blood pressure in African-Americans.
A less-invasive, laparoscopic technique allows people to donate a kidney with much less pain, a shorter hospital stay, and a much faster recovery. Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center also have found that kidneys removed in this less-traumatic way function as well as those taken out with a large incision.
Researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center are conducting the first controlled clinical study ever to investigate the effects of hormone replacement therapy on uterine fibroids. The $2.4 million study is sponsored by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, Md.
A new survey shows that seven in 10 U.S. neurologists who treat multiple sclerosis believe the current definitions used to classify MS patients -- from the least to the most severe -- fail to adequately address the diagnosis and management of patients in each of the disease categories.
Alexander the Great, who ruled much of the ancient world until his death in 323 B.C., was conquered at age 32 not by an enemy, but possibly by a tiny intestinal bug. In an analysis based on available historical records, physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center believe that Alexander was the victim of typhoid fever.
Instead of sliding X-ray films on light boxes, physicians at the University of Maryland Medical Center will now read X-rays and other radiological images on computer screens and the Internet, providing faster medical diagnoses and reducing costs.
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