In three studies to be published in the May 30 Cell, Harvard Medical School researchers and others report the discovery of a gene that is essential for forming bone, which may open avenues to osteoporosis treatment and tissue engineering.
WASHINGTON, DC -- May 29, 1997 -- A staple of summer, the common housefly, may be a reservoir for Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium responsible for some types of ulcers and associated with stomach cancer, say researchers from St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston in the June 1997 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. This study is the first report of H. pylori colonization of houseflies.
DETROIT -- Henry Ford Health Hospital researchers have found that women with breast cancer, who are treated at a full-service multi-disciplinary clinic, receive faster diagnosis and treatment and are more satisfied with their care than women treated by scheduling separate appointments with a number of physicians.
The May issues of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) journals include: an ATS assessment of new TB diagnostic tests which are called a "significant advance;" a study finding that critically ill patients with cardiovascular disease should unergo red cell transfusions; and an expert perspective raising the hypothesis that nitric oxide may inhibit gene therapy.
Significant racial differences in response to high blood pressure medications persist even when the variable of salt sensitivity is controlled.
Beta-carotene supplements can sharply reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men with low beta-carotene blood levels, according to new findings released by researchers at the Harvard Medical School. An earlier study by Harvard researchers showed that men consuming large quantities of tomatoes rich in lycopene, had only about half the risk of prostate cancer as did men who consumed little of the nutrient. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in men.
A major risk factor for stroke in young people has been shown to be directly toxic to nerve cells in the brain. The investigation, led by researchers at Harvard and Duke, may lead to new methods of treating and preventing strokes.
Unconscious fear of intimacy linked to early parental loss, U-M study shows, using subliminal perception.
U-M study probes the unconscious using subliminal perception; shows unconscious defenses really do exist.
A study published in the May Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) shows that current smokers don't heal as well after periodontal treatment as former smokers or nonsmokers. But these effects are reversible if the smokers kick the habit before beginning treatment.
An analysis of insurance company claims revealed that women are almost 10 times more likely than men to undergo surgery to treat temporomandibular disorders or pain and discomfort. The study is published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
For two days last September, the nation's leading tooth bleaching experts gathered in North Carolina to share ideas on what works and what doesn't in the fast-growing tooth bleaching segment of cosmetic dentistry.
The dental office is the best place to start if you're interested in bleaching your teeth for a whiter smile.
A survey published in a supplement to the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) revealed that nine of 10 dentists offer vital tooth bleaching, one of the most popular cosmetic dental procedures to lighten the shade of teeth.
A relatively new option for patients wanting to whiten their teeth is nightguard tooth bleaching, which has been demonstrated to be safe and effective when dispensed and supervised by dentists.
While dentist-dispensed, at-home tooth bleaching is the most common tooth lightening procedure, dentists are developing new in-office procedures that may be improvements on existing bleaching methods, according to a report in a supplement to the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
This month's media packet focuses on a supplement to the April Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). See following releases.
Linkage between a sudden rise in blood pressure upon awakening and potentially dangerous enlargement of the heart's main pumping chamber is established in a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Hypertension.
An international study has found a new agent that may prove useful for treating patients with an aggressive brain tumor known as anaplastic astrocytoma.
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found another anti-tumor drug that may prove useful in fighting lung cancer associated with smoking. The clinical trial at the Houston cancer center indicates the drug, topotecan, shows promise as a new treatment option for patients suffering from advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Interviewing urban African Americans about their health on their own turf may be more effective than traditional telephone survey methods, a Johns Hopkins study shows.
Though U.S. physicians performed many more invasive cardiac procedures to treat elderly heart-attack patients than did Canadian physicians, the patients in the U.S. were just as likely to die within one year as those in Canada, according to a recent study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Canada.
Remember all those warnings about "crazy gluing" your fingers together? If a University of Michigan Medical Center doctor has his way, emergency rooms all over the United States will be using something similar in place of stitches.
If you want your medicine to work harder, you might want to pay closer attention to your breakfast menu. In a follow up to an earlier study, a University of Michigan Medical Center doctor and his colleagues have expanded research into how and why grapefruit juice helps the body absorb some medications more efficiently.
How do nutrients and vitamins enter living cells? National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded biochemists at the University of Oklahoma at Norman have made a dramatic advance that largely answers this question.
African-Americans with cancer can benefit greatly from participating in clinical trials, according to a report released today by key national cancer organizations.
Treating a common foot fracture with cloth padding and elastic bandages rather than a hard fiberglass cast will significantly speed the recovery of most patients, according to a study released in the June issue of Foot and Ankle International.
A presentation revealing a correlation between smoking and delayed wound healing, and a study identifying surgical risk factors associated with complications or poor outcomes in diabetic patients will be among the highlights of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society's (AOFAS) 13th Annual Summer Meeting at the Hyatt, Monterey, July 17th to 19th, 1997.
Arthritis of the foot and ankle affects almost half of all Americans over the age of 60. Now sufferers of arthritis may have some basic questions answered by a new brochure from the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS).
Postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer treated with a new aromatase inhibitor live longer than patients treated with a commonly-used progestin, according to a report given today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Faced with declining tobacco use and new regulations in the United States, tobacco companies increasingly are focusing their attention on the global marketplace, according to experts speaking here at the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference.
New studies presented here at the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference add to the evidence that air pollution is harmful and even deadly.
Three months after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released updated asthma treatment guidelines, new research presented here at the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference indicates that many asthma patients are not following treatment recommendations from an earlier 1991 report. But one new study shows that when patients with asthma follow the recommended guidelines, their asthma improves and hospital visits dramatically decrease.
Within the past ten years a revolution in surgery has been taking place, as procedures have become less and less invasive. Now doctors at the Boston Medical Center are at the forefront of this revolution, pioneering minimally invasive techniques on the body s most vital organ: the heart.
Psychiatric Annual Meeting -- Mon. 5/19 Highlights: 1- factors predisposing to onset of PTSD; 2- should psychiatrists participate in competency exams of criminals about to be executed?; 3- research advncs in major depressive disorders; 4- thnicity, aging, & mntl hlth; psychiatry & welfare & economic policies; 5- HIV & Hispanics; 6- work stress; 7- homeless mentally ill & sexually risky behavior; 8- multiculturalism in health assessment; 9- anatomy of prejudices; 10- clinical spectrum of ADHD i
Physicians reporting at recent medical meetings describe how the Digital Holographyô System from Voxel is helping them diagnose and treat complex spinal and cranial anomalies.
Constant exposure to second-hand smoke -- in the workplace or at home -- nearly doubles the risk of having a heart attack, a landmark study of more than 32,000 women suggests.
While the American Cancer Society recommends annual mammograms for women beginning at age 40, is there an upper age limit when mammograms are not necessary? A new study completed by Masonic Geriatric Healthcare Center, CT, says, due to a number of factors, the value of mammography screening for women aged 75 plus is limited.
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researcher Chandra Belani, M.D., announced today that his novel treatment using combination chemoradiation for regionally advanced, surgically unremovable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) appears promising and could lead to the development of a new standard of care for this disease. The treatment uses TAXOL (paclitaxel) and PARAPLATIN (carboplatin for injection), in conjunction with thoracic radiotherapy.
A unique safety device, developed by a Michigan State University engineer, will be worn by an Indianapolis 500 driver this year -- the first time the device has been used in the Memorial Day race. The device, known as HANS -- head and neck support -- is a combination helmet and yoke that supports a driver's head, helps reduce neck fatigue and avoid the accompanying injuries common among drivers.
It will never work. That's what top geneticists told Dr. David Cox when, more than a decade ago, he explained his scheme for simply and rapidly creating a map charting thousands of signposts along the DNA strands that make up humans' genetic inheritance -- the human genome.
Stanford researchers have found an unexpected target site that could be used to starve or poison the parasites that cause malaria.
Stanford investigators have succeeded in reforming delinquent immune cells that have turned against the body they are meant to protect. The researchers forced the misbehaving cells to carry the blueprint for a gene that squelches the destructive response. The researchers showed that mice destined to have an autoimmune disease benefit significantly from this treatment.
Researchers have discovered a new eating disorder in which some patients with right anterior brain lesions suddenly become compulsively addicted to thinking about and eating fine foods. Called Gourmand syndrome, the new disorder is presented in the May issue of the American Academy of Neurology's scientific journal, Neurology.
Medical professionals and patients are not being informed or warned about the serious dangers associated with a migraine drug, according to an article published in the May issue of the American Academy of Neurology's scientific journal, Neurology.
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)House of Delegates will hear testimony and vote the last week of May on over 50 resolutions addressing the physician assistant (PA)profession and the delivery of health care in the United States,including a policy paper on assisted suicide.
Women may be more vulnerable than previously assumed to contracting the AIDS virus from their male sexual partners, according to findings by Dartmouth Medical School and VA Medical Center researchers.
Fact sheet on cancer statistics in the United States, including information on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival rates as well as background information on cancer genetics. Prepared by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Annual Meeting, May 17-20, 1997, Denver, CO.
Five new studies released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting (Denver, CO, May 17-20, 1997) reveal novel approaches to cancer treatment show promise for next generation of cancer drugs.
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