AHRQ's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey has new data about the out-of-pocket payments made for health care services and supplies used by the U.S. population not in the military or living in institutions.
With summer in full swing, remember to keep well hydrated as you work or exercise outdoors.
ARICEPT(r) (donepezil hydrochloride) demonstrated beneficial effects on cognition and global function over the course of one year in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational study in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, according to data presented at the World Alzheimer Congress in Washington, D.C.
A study under way at UAB is evaluating treatments for coping with non-cardiac chest pain -- gripping chest pain experienced by people with normal coronary arteries.
A Virginia Commonwealth University study published in the current issue of Academic Medicine offers new perspectives on factors that might influence women's progress to academic medicineÃs highest ranks.
An entirely new mechanism of drug resistance in cancer cells and, possibly, a means to overcome the resistance in patients has been discovered by Ohio State University researchers (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 7-11-00).
Health care professionals may misidentify the maggots that infest patients' wounds if they do not follow through with proper study of the organisms, according to a national study led by a UC Irvine College of Medicine researcher (Archives of Internal Medicine, 7-10-00).
A study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that women carry lower levels of HIV in their blood than men but have the same risk as men of developing AIDS. Viral load thresholds used by doctors to begin anti-retroviral drug therapy could result in more men getting offered treatment than women, particularly early in the course of infection.
A new family of genes that contributes to the process of malignancy, shedding new light on the abnormalities that give rise to the aggressive childhood cancer, Burkitt's lymphoma -- as well as lymphoma, leukemia, prostate, ovarian, lung and breast cancer -- has been discovered by a Johns Hopkins research team (Molecular and Cellular Biology, 8-00).
A high intake of vitamin E can help reduce heart disease and stroke risk in type II diabetics, UT Southwestern researchers have found (Circulation, 7-11-00).
People recognize the benefit of calling an ambulance if they witness someone else having possible heart attack symptoms, but individuals personally experiencing the same symptoms often choose not to use emergency medical services, according to a study in the July 10 Circulation.
Two unique cases of West Nile virus infection highlight the need for greater vigilance regarding the mosquito-borne virus. Both cases, reported in the July 11 Neurology, showed symptoms that were initially deceptive to health care providers.
Fainting after extended bed rest or by astronauts after space flight may be caused by changes in the levels of a molecule known for its role in regulating blood pressure, a UC Irvine College of Medicine research team has found (Journal of Applied Physiology, 7-00).
Breast cancer survivors with severe menopausal symptoms can find significant relief through a comprehensive program that emphasizes supportive care in addition to medication, according to a study by UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center researchers (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 7-5-00).
As scientists celebrate the completion of a draft of the human genome, the issue of privacy in genetic testing will pit biotechnology firms against the medical insurance industry, says a UAB medical ethicist, author of the new book "Recreating Medicine: Ethical Issues at the Frontiers of Medicine."
Cooling down the spinal cord during high-risk aneurysm surgery hopefully will prevent the potential paralysis caused by a lack of blood supply during the procedure.
Urologists and radiation oncologists largely agree that prostate cancer treatments such as radical prostate surgery, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy can save lives of men whose normal life expectancy is 10 years or longer, but they disagree about when to use those therapies (JAMA, 6-28-00).
Thanks to a video-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in which her kidney was removed through a small port, a living kidney donor was back to work about a week after having her kidney removed.
More than a quarter of the Tennessee children in TennCare have a serious emotional disorder -- that's two to three times higher than state estimates -- according to a Vanderbilt University study.
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.
Increased funding for microbicide research could cut development time in half, potentially saving millions of lives.
Defects in how cartilage cells "breathe" and make energy may cause osteoarthritis, a debilitating joint disease affecting some 16 million Americans over age 60, VA researchers have found (Arthritis and Rheumatism, 7-00).
Surgery for rotator cuff disease not only restores shoulder function and decreases pain, it also improves the patient's general health, according to a study in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Individuals who receive treatment for depression after a stroke get the added benefit of restoring mental abilities, which are often impaired by a stroke, according to a report in todayÃs Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
The American Academy of Dermatology supports the FDA decision to extend the effective date for a sunscreen monograph that would cap the Sun Protection Factor of all sunscreens at 30.
Clinical trials in which human immunity to a virus has been triggered for the first time by a vaccine genetically engineered into a potato are reported by Cornell University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine scientists (Journal of Infectious Diseases, 7-00).
Although studies linking breast cancer to HRT gain the most media attention, they're scientifically offset by as many studies that indicate there's no correlation or that HRT even decreases women's breast cancer risk.
Testing guidelines aimed at preventing life-threatening heart infections, Boston researchers find underuse of antibiotics before dental work among people at moderate risk and overuse of antibiotics among low-risk patients, according to a study of 218 patients.
Chemical cousins of an often-used antimalarial drug may help treat serious antibiotic-resistant infections, research at Ohio State shows (Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy).
Recommendations for collecting forensic evidence of sexual abuse in young children should be adapted to relect actual patterns of abuse in children, according to experts at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (Pediatrics, 7-00).
A new, synthesized chemical that affects cells similarly to scorpion venom also can effectively suppress the immune system, a UC Irvine research team has found (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 7-3-00).
Why can some people eat a high-fat diet without developing the fatty deposits in their blood vessel walls that lead to heart disease, and others canÃt? One answer may be a gene that causes blood vessels to secrete a protective protein, researchers report in todayÃs Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
California State budget includes $34 million to support medical research into the causes and treatments of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, attention deficit disorder and dyslexia at the Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute.
In landmark surgeries at UIC Medical Center, the first artificial retinas made from silicon chips were implanted in the eyes of two blind patients who have lost almost all their vision because of retinal disease.
Energy bars may be popular for athletes, but they don't always provide essential nutrients, and their ingredients aren't always regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, says a dietitian at the University of South Florida.
By detecting calcium deposits in the coronary arteries, a special "CAT-scan" technique may help guide appropriate treatment for patients with coronary artery disease. However, in most situations, there is not enough compelling evidence to warrant widespread use at this time, according to a new consensus statement by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA).
A medical research team for Adelaide University has begun final trials on a new and promising treatment for liver cancers. The surgeons are tackling the liver tumours with electrolysis, with positive results.
New imaging tools at UAB can help detect changes in the progression of glaucoma as many as five years earlier than traditional diagnostic methods, says a UAB ophthalmologist.
Nail fungus infection (onychomycosis) affects millions of people. An upcoming clinical trial under the direction of a dermatologist will test a topical nail lacquer for treating this infection.
About one-third of patients do not experience chest pain as a symptom of a heart attack, according to results of a study by researchers at UAB that appeared in JAMA.
Medical researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have succeeded in directly linking the brain cell damage and death that are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease to abnormalities in mitochondrial genes (Annals of Neurology, 7-00).
Doctors at the University of North Carolina have opened their first clinical trial of a vaccine treatment for advanced breast cancer.
As part of an effort to reduce children's asthma symptoms, new, filter-style vacuum cleaners are being delivered to 150 Detroit families in the first wave of Community Action Against Asthma, a project funded by NIEHS and the EPA.
The more eye pressure fluctuates during the day, the higher the risk that a glaucoma patient will lose vision, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins and two other academic medical centers (Journal of Glaucoma).
Proteins missing from cells lining the wombs of women with endometriosis may help explain their infertility, according to findings from a study headed by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientist.
Patients undergoing anticoagulant therapy with warfarin are particularly vulnerable to interactions when they also use herbal products (American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 7-1-00).
New clinical study shows nutrition food bar restores blood vessel function in people with high cholesterol in just two weeks (Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy).
The U.S. Public Health Service has issued a new guideline on tobacco cessation, with new evidence and tools to help patients quit using tobacco. The Surgeon General urged all health care professionals to make treating tobacco dependence a top priority (JAMA, 6-28-00).
Using extremely thin, flexible and precise endoscopic instruments, a new surgical approach performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is making hospital stays and recovery times shorter for patients who have tumors located along the bottom surface of the brain and directly behind the eyes.
The question is not whether the rough draft of the human genetic code should be used commercially, but whether or not its use in research should be restricted to the patent holder, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham medical ethicist.
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