The treatment of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disease in asthmatics may reduce asthma symptoms and reduce the need for asthma medication but has minimal or no effect on lung function, according to a new report in the July issue of CHEST, the journal of the American College of Chest Physicians.
Researchers have shown that long-term exercise may help fight atherosclerosis, the disease process that obstructs blood vessels and triggers heart attacks and strokes.
Blood levels of a certain protein in cholesterol may be a better predictor than total cholesterol in determining a woman's certain protein as well as a man's cholesterol risk for heart disease, according to a report in today's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association.
A new laboratory test can detect levels of 15 different blood cholesterol-containing particles called lipoproteins, an advance that will help paint a clearer picture of a person's risk of heart disease than the cholesterol blood tests now used, scientists say.
A move in Maryland toward regionalization -- centralizing particular medical services at centers performing the greatest number -- decreased the death rates for one of the most complex operations for cancer, according to a study by Johns Hopkins researchers published in the July 7, 1998 issue of Annals of Surgery.
A traumatic event in a childÃs preschool years may disrupt a key period when the brain is collecting and storing massive amounts of information, researchers say. A review of studies on animals, however, suggests that extensive corrective experiences can help over time.
A new generation of cochlear implant, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week, is no bigger than a hearing aid. But it is powerful enough to restore hearing sensation and promote understanding of speech in the overwhelming majority of profoundly deaf adults and children.
An analysis of telephone calls to an emergency medical services (EMS) system shows that cardiac arrests commonly occur during the afternoon, as well as in the morning, according researchers reporting in today's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
As if lowering risk factors for heart attack isn't headache enough, researchers report that migraine sufferers with established heart disease shouldn't take certain anti-migraine medications.
University of Wisconsin Medical School researchers have solved the puzzle of how lithium can effectively stabilize both the wild euphoria and the crushing melancholy that are the hallmark of bipolar disorder. They found that in mice brains, lithium causes the neurotransmitter glutamate to level off in a stable zone where it can control both extremes.
A bioengineer at the University of Illinois at Chicago is developing a process to freeze and thaw skin grafts for use in treating burn injuries.
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.
New data presented at the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva show that untreated anemia alone can significantly increase the risk of death in people with HIV/AIDS.
On June 23, 1998, doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) performed the world's first cell transplant to reverse brain damage from stroke on a 62-year old woman with paralysis of the right leg and arm and loss of most speech.
A new technique developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota, the University of Glasgow and Dartmouth Medical College could cut testing times for new vaccines from several weeks to 48 hours.
DALLAS, July 3 -- High blood pressure, prior stroke and having an irregular heartbeat are all risk factors for stroke. An Australian study examining stroke risk, however, suggests that impaired breathing may increase stroke risk, while being married may lower it.
DALLAS, July 3 -- More women than men die of strokes each year and new research from German scientists may provide a clue as to why this occurs.
In a study that could have implications for how hospitals respond to competitive pressures and managed care, a University of Iowa researcher has found that inpatient care units with higher proportions of care delivered by registered nurses have lower rates of medication errors, patient falls and other adverse patient outcomes.
Physicians at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) are evaluating the use of LBS-Neurons in the world's first clinical human neuron transplant into a patient's brain. This is the first effort to treat stroke patients with an intracerebral graft of cells.
An electrical engineer at The University of Tulsa and a physiologist working on research in artificial vision have developed a tiny fiber optic sensor to measure microscopic distances when surgically placing a probe into a frogÃs eye.
Sunscreen can help reduce the risk of malignant melanoma, contrary to the finding of a study that received considerable media attention ast February, says a skin-cancer specialist at Ohio State University's Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute.
When a teenager feels sudden chest pains or other symptoms of heart troubles, it can cause a lot of concern. Yet nearly all the supposedly heart-related symptoms that adolescents experience are benign and, in fact, not related to the heart.
Medical information proliferates on the World Wide Web, but much of that information may be inaccurate or out of date, a new study suggests.
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.
Astra Merck Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first 10-day, triple therapy regimen combining its antisecretory medication Prilosec(r) (omeprazole) for use with the antibiotics Biaxin(r) (clarithromycin) and amoxicillin to treat Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with duodenal ulcer disease. The triple combination regimen represents the only 10-day treatment option in the eradication of H. pylori approved by the FDA.
A large clinical trial in an Ugandan population heavily infected with HIV has shown that despite reductions in STDs, HIV incidence was not reduced by STD control measures. The findings, by scientists from the Johns Hopkins Schools of Public Health and Medicine, contradicted those of an earlier study in Mwamza, Tanzania, which found that the rate of HIV infection was 38 percent lower after symptomatic STDs were treated in clinics.
Researchers have uncovered one method by which a common virus that can cause serious illness and death in immune-suppressed patients is able to evade the body's defenses. The virus is cytomegalovirus (CMV).
Gene mutations that predispose people to a form of hereditary colon cancer may be found in at least one person per thousand, making it a relatively common hereditary disorder, new research shows.
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Laboratory studies at Johns Hopkins have dramatically confirmed the power of a chemical discovered from the liver of sharks to slow the formation of new blood vessels destined to feed brain cancers as well as other tumors.
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Should you see a specialist for athlete's foot? You should if you want the infection cleared up faster and at less cost, according to researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
In experiments with mice, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital (Boston) have used a naturally occurring protein to thwart one of the most common -- and potentially lethal -- complications associated with bone marrow transplants.
One dose of ZOMIG (TM)(zolmitriptan) 2.5 or 5.0 mg, a selective serotonin agonist for acute migraine from Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, successfully treats eight out of 10 migraine attacks at two hours, according to results of an international, multicenter, open-label study presented at the American Association for the Study of Headache meeting.
Science Tip Sheet: Three story ideas based on ongoing research at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.
A new treatment that activates a person's immune system appears to lead to remission in some patients with a common form of aggressive brain cancer, according to a Cleveland Clinic study published in the July issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.
STANFORD -- Scientists at Stanford University and the University of Michigan have identified a gene involved in some cases of inherited glaucoma. The same gene, called LMX1B, is responsible for a rare inherited disease called nail-patella syndrome, the researchers found.
Scientists participating in the 12th International AIDS Conference in Geneva today presented data from two Phase III studies demonstrating that Ligand's Panretin(r) gel (alitretinoin) 0.1% is clinically effective in treating dermal lesions of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma in up to 50% of patients studied.
Ligand's Panretin(r) capsules act as an anti-tumor agent in the treatment of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma. Researchers observed a patient response rate of nearly 40% that occurred independent of baseline CD4+ counts, concurrent antiretroviral therapy and prior treatment for AIDS-related KS.
Data presented at the American Association for the Study of Headache AASH) meeting show that there was a statistically significant difference between treatment groups, in terms of pain relief over 24 hours, favoring ZOMIG (TM)(zolmitriptan) 2.5-mg Tablets versus both sumatriptan 25.0 mg and 50.0 mg.
Is it possible that young women with breast cancer live longer if the operation to remove the cancer is performed during the middle of the menstrual cycle rather that at beginning? The answer depends on how long ago the surgery was done.
Emory University research into the role of the thymus in HIV - particularly in children - has uncovered new knowledge that may lead to improved diagnosis, prognosis and possible treatment in some pediatric patients.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have come one step closer to understanding the chain of events that protects the heart against injury during a heart attack, paving the way for the development of a new class of drugs to treat people at risk.
While current treatments for HIV disease focus on attacking the virus, new research suggests another approach aimed at long-term survival: enhancing certain white blood cells (macrophages) to fight infections and restore immune system function.
In results to be presented at the 12th International Conference on AIDS, University of Texas Medical Branch researchers found that a drug purified from licorice root, and two others, restored once-deficient immune systems in mice with an AIDS-like disease.
New York University School of Medicine researchers have created a protein fragment that blocks the formation of a substance implicated in causing Alzheimer's disease, a finding that may lay the foundation for a novel therapy.
DALLAS, June 30 -- Implanting a stainless steel coil -- called a stent -- to keep blocked arteries open is more effective for people who have had heart attacks than simply expanding the vessels with conventional balloon angioplasty, a Dutch study shows.
Researchers will present the results and implications of data collected from an ongoing, clinical strategy trial with the first 450 patients comparing a drug combination involving Sustiva(tm)(efavirenz) to a standard of care regimen containing a protease inhibitor at the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva Switzerland.
The fourth of July is approaching, and with it come backyard cookouts with hot dogs, hamburgers, and apple pie - a multi-pronged assault on the calorie-conscious. Coming to the picnic table armed with paper and pencil may help dieters fend off fat, according to a study to be published in the July issue of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Health Psychology.
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