Using two drugs already available, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas may have found a cure for a condition that puts 5 million Americans at risk for sudden death -- an enlarged heart, or cardiac hypertrophy.
Antioxidants seem to help protect lung function and prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among both smokers and nonsmokers, according to a new Cornell University study. Though the effects are different for smokers and nonsmokers, for both groups, the beneficial effects of high levels of antioxidants is dramatic.
Findings of a multicenter study indicate that Pacemaker Guided Monitoring has a high predictive value in determining heart transplant rejection. The use of an implanted pacemaker to detect heart rejection is much less invasive, more cost effective and without the major side effects associated with traditional endomyocardial biopsy.
Heart laser surgery termed Transmyocardial Revascularization can replace transplantation in certain patients with severe coronary artery disease. TMR patients experience survival rates of 85% which compare favorably with survival at one year post transplant. Due to the lack of sufficient numbers of donor hearts, TMR offers an alternative without the mortality associated with waiting for a transplant.
"When faced with counterintuitive information, don't believe it until you read the data," said American Academy of Family Physicians Board Chair Patrick B. Harr, M.D.
Obesity may increase the risk of asthma, suggest two new studies to be presented at the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference in Chicago April 24-29.
Lung disease takes a particularly big toll on women, suggest a number of new studies being presented at the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference April 24-29 in Chicago.
Even after three years, 25 patients who underwent Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) still showed improvements in lung functioning, according to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
A lighter look at breathing can be found in one of the scientific papers being presented at the 1998 American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference which is entitled: "Do Wines Breathe?"
Menopausal women who combine estrogen with progestin decrease their risk of developppping endometrial cancer. This is the the conclusion reached by researchers conducting a 22-year retrospective study of women 45 years of age and older.
Using estrogen could reduce the risk of dementia for women with Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.
Stroke patients treated with the new stroke drug tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) generally have better outcomes and therefore are less costly to the health care system than those not treated, according to an article published in the April issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
For the first time in medical history, researchers have transplanted fetal brain cells from pigs into humans to treat a degenerative disease of the brain. Fetal pig cells have been transplanted into several patients who suffer from Parkinson's Disease. Results of this research will be presented at the Annual Meeting of The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) on Monday, April 27, 1998 in Philadelphia.
A surgical procedure performed to remove the fatty build-up in the carotid arteries leading to the brain has proven to reduce the risk of stroke. Stenosis, or blockage, in the carotid artery narrows the pathway for blood to travel to the brain. This build up can break off and block the flow of blood to the brain completely, causing a stroke and the ensuing brain damage.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) will hold its 66th Annual Meeting April 25 - 30, 1998 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meeting will bring together more than 5,000 neurosurgeons, neurological residents, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, physician assistants and allied health professionals.
A team of University of Maine nutritionists has found new evidence which underscores the importance of manganese in the diet. As suggested by their studies with rats over the past several years, lack of this trace element may pave the way for damage to arteries and the liver.
1) 66 percent of families correctly predict the ultimate wishes of dying patients, 2) Early HIV infection varies widely; early virus-host interactions predict disease, 3) The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, which conducts small scale tests in ongoing medical practices, is an effective way to improve the way medical care is administered, 4) Non-invasive testing usually successfully manages suspected deep vein blood clots, 5) New ACP position paper examines fraud and abuse in medicine.
New virtual reality technology is making it possible for doctors to "fly" into a body organ and to practice surgery before actually performing it, as well as plan treatments for a variety of urinary problems, a Boston study shows.
With the use of computers, radiologists can make more accurate diagnoses of breast cancer and reduce the number of biopsies, a new North Carolina study has found.
A new type of open magnetic resonance imaging system, called Magnetic Resonance Therapy (MRT), is making it possible for physicians to watch joints in motion and reach into the unit to perform joint examinations on patient during scanning, a Stanford study shows.
Studies ranging from ultra-fast MRI imaging of the fetal brain to virtual reality technology will be presented at the 98th Annual American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, April 26 - May 1.
A Yale University study shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be useful in evaluating some equivocal or abnormal mammograms. Results of the study were presented April 28 at the 98th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society held in San Francisco.
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiologists are now able to examine the brains of fetuses in the womb to better determine if the organ is developing normally, a Philadelphia, PA study reports.
Over a ten-year-period, one out of three women who had screening mammograms and clinical breast exams had abnormal results that required additional testing even though no breast cancer was present, researchers at the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School have found. The study of false positives, abnormal results that turn out not to be cancer, is published in the April 16 New England Journal of Medicine.
UCLA researchers have isolated a unique naturally-occurring antibiotic from the femalse urinary and reproductive systems, which could lead to novel treatments for a variety of common infections including pelvic inflammatory disease, urinary tract and vaginal infections.
The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) is inviting health care organizations as well as other public- and private-sector entities to submit their clinical practice guidelines for inclusion in the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), a comprehensive electronic data base.
Elderly smokers may lose their cognitive abilities, such as remembering, thinking or perceiving, more rapidly than elderly nonsmokers.
Use of surgical implants providing electrical stimulation to the brain reduces tremor and other symptoms in Parkinson's disease and essential tremor patients, according to several studies presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting.
New treatments for Alzheimer's disease may help patients perform their daily activities and relieve stress for their caregivers, according to several studies on two new drugs.
Epilepsy patients with an implanted device that electrically stimulates the left vagus nerve in the neck continue to have fewer seizures after three years with few side effects, according to a new study.
A new study shows how the brain works to repair and reorganize itself to recover lost speech capabilities after a stroke.
For some people, suffering a severe stroke would be worse than dying, according to a survey of 1,261 people at high risk for stroke.
Use of the first treatment for acute stroke is effective in a community setting, according to a study released during the American Academy of Neurology's 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting April 25-May 2 in Minneapolis, MN.
A rare form of dementia brings out artistic talents in people who never had them before, according to a study released during the American Academy of Neurology's 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting.
Regular exercise may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
Women in the early stages of Parkinson's disease may find some relief with estrogen replacement therapy.
A new test can help scuba divers determine their risk of developing brain injury from diving.
By treating children's sleep disorders, parents may find that their attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) improves as well, according to a new study.
The biotechnology revolution in medicine has gained remarkable momentum with pharmaceutical companies discovering and developing new therapies that were unimaginable just 20 years ago. The first biotechnology drug was introduced in 1981 and now there are 54 approved medicines helping 60 million patients. But that is just the beginning. A newly-released survey highlights 350 more biotechnology medicines in testing for a host of diseases including cancer, AIDS, heart disease and more, according to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
University of Pittsburgh researchers have made the unprecedented and totally unexpected finding that localized gene therapy for arthritis produces healing effects on distant joints affected with the disease. Results of this landmark study, conducted in a rabbit model of rheumatoid arthritis, appear in the April 15 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It is a major advance in the quest to bring arthritis gene therapy into widespread clinical use.
Cancer biologists working at Cornell University with forms of leukemia are demonstrating how retinoic acid alters the chemical signals from oncogenes, halting the uncontrolled cell division that produces cancer. It could lead to enhanced therapies for leukemia and also highlights the cancer-prevention role of carotenes.
Purdue University scientists have unlocked the secrets of a receptor that the common cold virus uses as an entryway to infect human cells. Their findings, detailed in the April 14 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help slam the door on one of the most troublesome and universal pathogens known to man.
University of Minnesota biochemists have synthesized a modified form of a crucial blood clotting factor and found it induces clotting much faster than the naturally occurring form of the factor. It could lead to better treatments for hemophilia and better overall control of clotting.
DALLAS, April 14 -- Researchers have demonstrated in laboratory animals that tumor necrosis factor alpha, a protein produced in the heart, can lead to congestive heart failure. The finding may pave the way for a new treatment for the nation's fastest-growing heart disease. The studies, from two different research teams, appear in today's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
1) Much of TB Prevalence Attributed to Race and Ethnicity Now Seen as Result of Low Socioeconomic Status, 2) Twins Study in Finland Shows That Presence of Asthma in Successive Generations Due More to Genes than Environment, 3) Asthma Reported to be Increasing in All Ages Not Just Young Males
Good news for Achilles tendon injuries: a professor of chemistry and materials science at the University of Connecticut has created an artificial tendon out of biodegradable materials that will assist the body in developing a new tendon and shorten the recovery period.
The links between underwater and space research and possible solutions to a host of neurological problems -- such brain injury, stroke and epilepsy -- will be explored at a Washington, D.C., meeting by the Space and Underwater Neurology Research Group of the World Federation of Neurology. Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio) will be the featured speaker.
Natural vitamin E is retained in humans two times greater than the synthetic form of the supplement, according to a new study published in the April 1998 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AM J Clin Nutr 1998;67:669-84).
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers have found that as solid tumors shrink, so do the pores in the blood vessels surrounding the tumors. This prevents some therapies from reaching their targets. The findings, published in the April 14 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest a fundamental change in the approach to designing chemotherapy agents.
Bacteria in a community called biofilm are often resistant to attack by antibiotics and the immune system. Scientists may have found a way to impair protective biofilm and make it more sensitive to antibiotics.
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