A team of Mayo Clinic kidney transplant specialists has developed a new kidney transplant procedure that could make transplants possible for thousands of people who previously were unlikely to have a successful transplant.
Carrie S. Cox, Corporate Executive Vice President and President, Global Business Management, Pharmacia Corporation, is the recipient of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association 2001 "Woman of the Year" award.
Eight of the nation's top-10 NIH-funded medical schools and another six nationally prominent leaders in academic medicine have drafted a set of guidelines that would clarify, strengthen, and add structure to most research institutions' policies for dealing with financial conflicts of interest that can arise from collaborations between faculty and industry.
People who live in fear of their peanut allergy, anxiously avoiding numerous products and worrying that accidental exposure could cause a severe or even fatal reaction, may be cheered to learn that they may outgrow it, according to a study by Johns Hopkins researchers. (J. of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2-01)
The breast cancer drug tamoxifen was shown to reduce levels of key inflammatory markers that have been linked to an increased risk of heart disease. (Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 1-01)
Fat cells that can't take up blood sugar normally appear to trigger the same problem in muscle and a related problem in liver. The findings in mice may begin to explain why obesity is a risk factor for type 2 diabetes in humans and may shed light on the earliest defect in type 2 diabetes -- insulin resistance. (Nature, 2-8-01)
New research in Africa raises questions about the hypothesis that morning sickness serves a beneficial function in protecting a developing fetus. (Human Nature)
While concerns continue about high levels of metals such as mercury found in some fish, a study recently completed at Purdue University shows that fish bought in grocery stores or restaurants are generally safe to eat. (Journal of Food Science, 2-01)
For the second consecutive year, scientists at UCLAÃs Jonsson Cancer Center have earned more CaP CURE prostate cancer research awards than any other single institution nationwide. In all, 10 UCLA scientists will receive grants this year totaling more than $1 million.
Chronic abusers of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate), a drug known to induce feelings of euphoria, an alcohol-like high, and taken for its alleged bodybuilding effects, are landing in emergency departments from a severe withdrawal syndrome that comes on rapidly and can last for weeks. (Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2-01)
Researchers have found a new compound that controls weight gain in obese mice without affecting their food intake. The compound, administered in daily low doses, caused profound and sustained weight loss in chubby mice eating a cafeteria dietómeals high in fat and sugar and available in unlimited quantities. (Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, 2-01)
Potentially deadly fungal spores hitchhike on clothes into hospitals, easily infecting immunosuppressed hospital patients, and cotton clothing with its surface topography is a worse culprit than fibers with smoother surfaces, according to a study at Cornell University
The Center for Biomedical Inventions at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas has launched its first technology partnership, marking a milestone in the center's efforts to help build a biomedical industry in North Texas.
The Johns Hopkins team that first unearthed two chromosomes as the site of genes for asthma and allergic disease has moved closer to identifying those genes with the help of a unique Barbados island population. (Genomics)
Emergency physicians spearheaded the development of a new antivenom for treating rattlesnake and moccasin snakebites that promises to be safer than its predecessor and can be infused within minutes. (Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2-01)
Hormone replacement therapy with estrogen and progestin does not alter the risk of stroke in postmenopausal women with heart disease. (Circulation, 1-30-01)
"The Impact of Staff Nurses on the Recruitment of Patients," found that ambulatory care nurses can uncover the unmet health needs of families and increase the number of patients being served by the institution. (American Journal of Nursing, 2-01)
Using molecular biology, LSU scientists hope to develop tests that could detect individual cancer cells, allowing doctors to diagnose breast cancer before tumors are large enough to be felt or seen on mammograms and before the cancer has metastasized, or spread.
A lab test for the human papilloma virus (HPV) combined with a visual inspection of the cervix could identify pre-cancerous lesions and vastly reduce the number of false positives among women at high risk for cervical cancer in developing countries. (International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1-01)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded a $583,964 grant to Wake Forest University School of Medicine to support an evaluation of managed care patient protection laws.
Fordham University researchers have identified the cause of Familial Dysautonomia, a genetic disease that affects one in 30 individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. (American Journal of Human Genetics, 3-01)
A florid fungus can be a dangerous beauty, able to coat medical implants with thin films causing complications in patients with medical implants. Researchers have found a gene that allows fungi to stick to plastic surfaces and form thin coatings called biofilms. (Science, 2-01)
Although testosterone is usually thought of as a male hormone, women also need it in small doses, according to the February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource.
Researchers have discovered what they believe could be a new way to treat stroke patients. In mouse studies, inhibitors of the enzyme known as COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) were used to prevent the onset of brain damage in the days immediately following a stroke. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1-30-01)
Scientists have found the mechanism by which certain bacteria develop resistance to a powerful antibiotic that doubles as an anti-cancer agent. The finding may expedite the understanding of, and the fight against, the development of chemotherapy resistance in tumors. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1-30-01)
AHRQ released a new booklet with practical tips on what people can do to improve the quality of the health care services they receive, including how to avoid medical errors. It focuses on the key health care choices people make, and stresses taking an active role in all decisions made about one's care.
A professor of pharmacology at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, has recently found connections between a cannabinoid (marijuana) receptor and emesis (vomiting). (Neuropsychopharmacology, 1-01)
When was the last time you considered your kidney health? How about never? You're not alone. Most people take their kidneys for granted. Yet more than a quarter of a million people in this country need dialysis or a kidney transplant to stay alive. In addition, more than 50,000 people die from kidney failure each year.
Rigorous dieting and exercising alone don't improve a person's health as effectively as moderate diet and exercise along with a consistent stress-management regimen. In fact, some research suggests dieting and over-exercising can create more harm than good.
The number of AlzheimerÃs cases is expected to triple over the next 20 years as our population ages. The good news is that this devastating and high-profile disease is receiving a lot of attention from the medical community.
Failure to recognize and treat psychiatric and substance use disorders in obstetric medicine may adversely affect maternal and infant health outcomes, according to a study in the February 2001 American Journal of Psychiatry.
The exclusion of women from the majority of clinical studies has created gaps in medical knowledge about the effects of disease and treatment of women, according to an editorial in the February 2001 American Journal of Psychiatry.
A new type of "vaccine" therapy targets the immune system against glioblastoma multiforme (glioma) cancer cells. In what is believed to be the first study of its kind on glioma cells, dendritic cell immunotherapy extended the median length of survival. A larger Phase II study is now underway. (Cancer Research 2-1-01)
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Cancer Center have discovered a way to trick leukemia cells into committing suicide by using the gene that causes the leukemia in the first place. (Nature Medicine, 2-01)
In a study reflecting the growing interest in the long-term effects of cancer treatment, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital, Boston, have found that boys treated with high doses of chemotherapy are likely to experience fertility problems as adults. (Cancer, 2-1-01)
Stroke is a major cause of death and disability, but a novel approach to identifying potential stroke victims through their genes has begun at Adelaide University.
February is National Children's Dental Health Month and many people are unaware of the important role early dental care plays in children's overall health.
When winter sets in, parents usually find the cure for children's "cabin fever" is to involve them in indoor activities, such as gymnastics, soccer, volleyball and roller-skating. Releasing that pent-up energy, however, can result in some nasty falls.
As it prepares to graduate its third class of physician-fellows trained in the theory and practice of integrative medicine, the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine is accepting applications for its 2002 fellowship class.
February is National Children's Dental Health Month, and the American Dental Association offers advice for parents and caregivers to help children maintain healthy teeth and gums, according to an ADA consumer advisor and Minnesota dentist.
The first known gene to put men at high risk for developing prostate cancer has been identified in a newly published study by researchers at Myriad Genetics Inc., the University of Utah School of Medicine and LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, and at two universities in Canada. (Nature Genetics, 2-01)
Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center report that inactivation of just one copy of a gene called PTEN and both copies of a gene called p27 that leads to prostate cancer in mice 100 percent of the time. (Nature Genetics, 2-01)
With a $58.5 million gift from an anonymous donor, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is launching an Institute for Cell Engineering, fostering research that not long ago would have been marked as science fiction.
The Physician Assistant Foundation has announced four winners of the 2000 Innovations in Health Care: AAPA/PA Foundation/Pfizer Recognition Program.
The Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR), announces the launch of Cancer-pain.org to provide patients with the education and support they need to obtain effective relief from pain.
Low doses of aspirin (80 to 325 mg) are at least as effective as higher doses (500 to 1,000 mg) in preventing stroke in patients with cerebrovascular disease, according to new guidelines released today by the American College of Chest Physicians. (Chest, 1-01)
As many as half of the children and siblings of individuals with diseased coronary arteries may have signs of atherosclerosis, even though they have no symptoms of heart or vessel disease. (Circulation, 1-24-01)
Mayo Clinic researchers are leading a nationwide clinical trial on a new way to detect colon cancer. The test, which requires only a stool sample, detects DNA that is shed from precancerous colon polyps and early-stage colon cancer. (Mayo Clinic Health Letter, 2-01)
Too many people are unaware of the risk factors and consequences of osteoporosis, says a UAB registered dietitian.
UAB has received a $4.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a registry of blacks with early rheumatoid arthritis.
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