New research indicates a laser therapy may soon be available to patients with psoriasis and vitiligo that will provide the benefits of UV light therapy, while not increasing their risk of skin cancer.
A drug already undergoing stages I and II clinical trials as a cancer treatment may also have potential as an anti-HIV therapy, shows a study led by a University of Iowa researcher (Journal of Biological Chemistry, 7-21-00).
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the "Eliminating Health Disparities Graduate Traineeship" at Saint Louis University School of Public Health prepares African American graduate students for careers in public health that focus on the prevention of chronic disease in minority communities.
1- Web site gives patients access to their medical records; 2- Web resource aims to speed research on heartbeats, brain waves; 3- Vascular surgery on diabetics' legs proves long-term success; 4- Engineered skin-like tissue heals more diabetic foot ulcers faster.
Psychiatric patients are less likely to be re-hospitalized involuntarily if they are represented by a personal patient advocate throughout their original involuntary hospital stay -- translating to a significant reduction in overall healthcare costs (Psychiatric Services, 8-00).
A genetic "signature" that may help explain how malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, can spread to other parts of the body has been discovered by an international team led by National Human Genome Research Institute scientists (Nature).
In an effort to provide greater access to current chiropractic research, the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, has converted from a print to an electronic publication.
Researchers at UC Davis Medical Center have begun enrolling women in a study of a new blood test that may detect ovarian cancer at its earliest and most treatable stages. No reliable screening test exist for the disease, which claims 14,000 lives annually and is often undiagnosed until it has metastasized.
Color-coded labels placed on supermarket shelves to mark healthier food choices are effective in helping guide African Americans and others in their grocery shopping, a new study shows. The program may help shoppers lower their risk of diet-related health problems.
The University of Iowa will host the "Eighth Annual Conference on Management of the Tinnitus Patient" Sept. 21-23 in Iowa City. Tinnitus -- ringing or buzzing in the ears -- affects millions of Americans and has no known cure.
The failure to commit money and imagination to "e-medicine" has undercut the potential of using electronic technology to deliver health-care services to the elderly and poor, a University of Illinois law researcher says (Elder Law Journal).
A new study says that non-medicated ADHD kids are three times slower making quick decisions involving different tasks than their non-ADHD counterparts (Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 6-00).
The University of Michigan is helping launch a new national study for patients with chronic hepatitis C. The study will examine the effects of long-term antiviral therapy in slowing or halting the advance of liver disease.
Randomized trials have shown that honey is more effective in controlling infection in burn wounds than silver sulphadiazine. The significance of the case reported in Nursing Times is that it is the first one in which honey was used on multiple meningococcal skin lesions.
As concerns mount over the integrity and ethical standards of the journals in which medical and scientific results are published, JAMA editor Catherine DeAngelis will address the topic Sept. 13 in a lecture at the University of Michigan.
UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center scientists have discovered a novel way to follow gene therapy through the body. The technology essentially renders the body transparent and will allow physicians to determine whether gene therapies reach targeted cells and work as they should (Nature Medicine, 8-1-00).
A respiratory virus that strikes hardest at young children and the elderly in nursing homes has lost a preliminary bout with a two-fisted enemy -- genetically modified cherry tomatoes containing an edible vaccine (Transgenic Research).
UC Irvine College of Medicine researchers have found that high blood pressure can be induced -- and brought back to normal -- by changing levels of highly reactive oxygen molecules called free radicals and nitric oxide, which currently is being studied for its role in cardiovascular disease and other functions in the body (Hypertension, 8-00).
New research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that men infected with HIV will more rapidly develop AIDS if they use strategies of denial to cope with the disease threat.
One of the quiet miseries of long-term diabetes is a condition called gastroparesis --a failure of the stomach to empty after a meal because the valve-like pyloric muscle won't relax. Gastroparesis affects nearly 75 percent of people who've had diabetes more than five years, causing bloating, pain, loss of appetite and, on occasion, vomiting and dehydration.
Researchers have developed a cheaper, more environmentally friendly bioprocess for manufacturing derivatives of cephalosporins-antibiotics commonly used to treat pneumonia, skin infections, and meningitis. This is the first work that allows the production of cephalosporins without the use of complex chemical syntheses.
Scientists have come up with a promising approach that may allow an earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. At the moment, confirmation of the disease can be done only after a person has died. These experiments support development of earlier therapeutic intervention.
Doctors at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center used a endoscope procedure to remove an early-stage esophageal cancer, sparing the patient from major surgery. The two-hour procedure was a first for Chicago and is performed at only a few centers worldwide.
Researchers at Purdue University are developing new electronic sensors that should be able to detect the deadly pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in food processing lines.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will issue a nearly $45 million grant to Harvard Medical School for the creation of a partnership that will develop a replicable model for controlling multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
A team of head and neck surgeons from the University of Michigan have completed a study that reveals most of the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma tumor cell lines with p53 mutations are sensitive to cisplatin whereas those with wild-type p53 tend to be more resistant.
The results of a randomized trial conducted by a team of Italian head and neck surgeons indicate that a combined chemo-surgical approach for the treatment of oral cavity cancer does not offer an increased chance of survival, when compared to surgery alone in advanced oral cavity cancer.
Premalignant lesions precede a majority of the oral cancers in India. Most of the cancers seen are stage III/IV. This distinct premalignant condition oral cancer offers a reliable model to study the multi-step theory of how p53 tumor suppressor gene plays an important role in normal cellular growth and differentiation in oral carcinogenesis.
A team of head and neck surgeons from Madrid proved that a Near-Total Laryngectomy, allowing preservation of part of the larynx and tumor control, results in patients' retaining part or most of their voice.
Delaying diagnosis of some head and neck cancers has not proven to have an impact on the extent of disease when found. If these findings are confirmed and found to extend to other cancer types, as is likely, then it will have important ramification on future health strategy for cancer in general and specifically head and neck.
Of the treatment options for tonsillar cancer, irradiation offers a similar chance of cure and a lower risk of complications when compared to surgery, finds a University of Florida College of Medicine study.
Elderly patients who have thyroid cancer and those electing to have a partial-thyroidectomy are at higher risk for cancer recurrence, according to researchers at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
When recurrent or new tumors occur in previously irradiated patients and they are not resectable, treatment options are limited. A new study examines how effective re-irradiation is in providing local control and cure.
PPARgamma may be important in carcinogenesis. Solid tumors such as colon, prostate, and breast cancers express PPARgamma. A new study suggests that ligands may have a role in preventing or treating head and neck cancer.
The perception of the nasopharynx as a surgical no man's land has changed. A team of head and neck surgeons from Taiwan has demonstrated that a nasopharyngectomy, or salvage surgery, is an effective control of Nasopharyngeal carcinoma recurrence when radiation therapy fails.
A new study identifies several clinical and pathologic criteria associated with distant metastasis. This is the first study with lengthy follow-up data and large patient population to correlate these prognostic factors to rates of distant metastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
A team of French cancer researchers has determined that younger patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma will have similar outcomes to older patients with the same disease and this occurs despite the consensus that younger patients can tolerate more aggressive treatments for the cancer.
That some patients with advanced head and neck cancer would benefit from additional systemic treatment designed to eradicate clinically unidentified tumors that spread to distant parts of the body has been determined by a team of head and neck surgeons from The University of Tennessee-Memphis.
A study from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center provides objective data that Botulinum toxin provides a simpler, quite effective, standard of care for a select group of cancer patients who might not have been able to successfully speak following laryngectomy.
A new study suggests that patients with head and neck cancer have a greater propensity for alcohol abuse and depression than patients with cancer in other parts of the body. Its conclusions recommend new strategies of treatment for head and neck surgeons.
A UAB research program is helping women make wise decisions on issues surrounding menopause, including whether to have a hysterectomy or begin hormone replacement therapy.
Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Aetna U.S. Healthcare today announced that they have entered into an agreement for HMS to become the flagship medical content partner of InteliHealth (www.intelihealth.com), Aetna U.S. Healthcare's online health information subsidiary.
When it comes to identifying victims in a mass disaster like the Concorde jet crash, "the name of the game is organization," says forensic dental expert Richard Weems, D.M.D.
This month's medical tip sheet from Cedars-Sinai includes: 1) Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; 2) Laparoscopic Nephrectomy; 3) Javits Award; 4) Fully Endoscopic Pituitary Tumor Removal; 5) Directed Donation Liver Transplant; 6) Cedars-Sinai Ranked Best Among Southern California Heart Hospitals; 7) Bioartificial Liver
New research by a team of researchers from the University of Michigan School of Nursing confirms what health-care professionals suspected about depression: It inhibits short-term memory and directed attention, or concentration.
Having access to a doctor appears to be the single most important factor in determining whether an individual will catch an infection from another infected person who is in close proximity, according to a new study of how disease is transmitted in Cambodia.
When an infant chokes and cannot breathe, immediate first aid is called for, says UAB emergency medicine physician Thomas Terndrup, M.D.
Clinical laboratories will play a vital role in the initial detection of the causative agent and the subsequent diagnosis and treatment of victims should a chemical or biological terrorist event occur.
The human brain is wired with natural checks and balances that control negative emotions but breakdowns in this regulatory system appear to dramatically heighten risk of impulsive violent behavior, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison study (Science, 7-28-00).
The American Academy of Physician Assistants has released its latest information on PA prescribing which projects PAs recommended or prescribed 196 million pharmaceutical products in 1999 and were responsible for 154 million patient visits.
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