For some ethnic groups, rapid screening is now possible for ataxia-telangiectasia, a neurodegenerative disease that strikes before age two. Those who carry the gene but do not have A-T are at increased risk of cancer. Embargo: Sat. May 3, 3:15 pm EDT.
A Maryland Medicaid managed care program that provided preventive and primary care to children reduced avoidable hospitalizations and their associated costs. Embargo: Sat. May 3, 11 am EDT.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study showed that a Chicago strategy of linking vaccination status with the WIC program increased childhood vaccination coverage from 56 to 77 percent. (WIC = Special Supplemental Nutrtiion Program for Women, Infants, and Children) Embargo: Sat. May 3, 11:35 am EDT.
Dartmouth Medical School geneticists decoding the biological clocks that pace the daily activities of plants and animals have discovered new clues to what makes cells tick
The federal government's Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) today announced the availability of the first data for 1996 from the household component of its new Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). This nationally representative survey, cosponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), collects detailed information on the health status, health care use and expenses, and health insurance coverage of individuals and families in the United States, including nursing home residents, at different intervals and over time.
Faced with terminal illness or a chronic health condition, a majority of older adults would choose to live, but one-third would let someone else decide their fate, according to a Purdue University study of end-of-life decisions.
When high blood pressure goes untreated, it enlarges the cells of the heart and produces a silent defect in the heart's pumping mechanism, a defect which turns out to be identical to one seen in heart failure. Embargoed: 05/02/97.
A leading cause of death, hypertenion enlarges the heart, reduces heart muscle function and ultimately produces heart failure. A University of Wisconsin Medical School researcher and his collaborators can now explain a cellular defect that causes enlarged hearts to contract weakly.
"Anyone with a family history of Alzheimer's disease or heart disease would be foolish NOT to take daily vitamin E supplements," a leading physician said today in response to a study just published in the New England Journal of medicine.
Johns Hopkins researchers have genetically engineered mice to grow herculean muscles, an achievement that eventually may lead to the development of treatments for muscular dystrophy and other muscle-wasting diseases.
News Briefs: 1- Risk of Dementia Higher in Adult Diabetics; 2- Surgery for Severe Constipation Highly Effective; 3- The Challenges of doing Physical Exams in Space; 4- Angioplasty, Stenting are Preferred Methods to Open Clogged Arteries
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 24, 1997-Pregnant women who are infected with the AIDS-causing virus may dramatically reduce the rate of transmission of the virus to their unborn infants if they receive routine obstetrical care and take the medication zidovudine orally during their pregnancy, according to Yale University School of Medicine researchers.
Unexpected results from an experiment at The Jackson Laboratory designed to probe the role of a protein implicated in human obesity will help researchers identify the complex thermogenic mechanisms that control regulation of body weight.
May 1, 1997 Annals of Internal Medicine TipSheet 1) Recently Cloned Cell Activating Molecule Increases Platelet Production in Cancer Patients 2) Treatment Results in Remission of Liver Disease 3) Chronic Nausea Can Be Caused By Reflux Disease
Many people who suffer from bipolar disorder, or manic-depression, seem to respond best to a two-drug combination treatment. In the current PNAS, researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School show that both drugs stimulate release of a chemical that triggers brain cell activity that helps control the wild mood swings of the disease.
Today's improved drug treatments reduce the frequency of cancer recurrence, allowing more cancer patients to be at home and enjoy a better quality of life with their families due to shorter hospital stays.
Vegetarian diets can be less-than-perfect, especially for those who have recently become vegetarians and are still learning about this way of eating. Though vegetarian diets often provide more of some nutrients like vitamin C and folic acid than nonvegetarian diets, several recent studies have found that vegetarian diets may be low in many other nutrients, including vitamins B6, B12, D, riboflavin and the minerals calcium and zinc.
U.S. and Russian institutes are collaborating on a global race to produce isotopes for use in medical diagnostics.
WEST POINT, Pa., April 28, 1997 -- Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its drug Fosamax"š (alendronate sodium) to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Fosamax is now one of the few drugs indicated to prevent a chronic disease. In addition, Fosamax was cleared to prevent fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. The FDA's decision to clear Fosamax for prevention of the bone-thinning disease gives millions of postmenopausal women in the United States and their physicians a nonhormonal option for preventing rapid bone loss in the early postmenopausal period; bone loss may lead to osteoporosis and its fractures.
As longtime advocates for the better health and safety of the American public, the American Academy of Family Physicians wholeheartedly supports FDA regulation of products that contain nicotine.
The enormously successful partnership between professional football players and American Indian teens, which was designed to help those teens stay in school and resist alcohol and drug use, will be highlighted as one of the country's most promising new initiatives at the President's Summit for America's Future. The Summit will take place in Philadelphia, Pa., from April 27 to April 29, chaired by General Colin Powell.
The Colorado Disaster Medical Assistance Team's (DMAT's) Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) unit has been named one of only three National Medical Response Teams (NMRTs) by the U.S. Public Health Service/National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Office of Emergency Preparedness.
More than 300 medical and scientific research findings in the diagnosis and treatment of ear nose and throat as well as head and neck disorders will be presented at the 1997 Combined Otolaryngologic Springs Meetings (COSM) to be held in Scottsdale, AZ.
There are currently 146 drugs and vaccines in development for children, according to a survey released today by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
APA Invites Media to Attend 150th Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA
APA May Online Tipsheet: 1) depression in terminally ill patients; 2) Complicated Grief; 3)Phone Systems Can Aid in Diagnosis & Treatment; 4) Severe Life Stress Speeds Progress rate of HIV
On May 1, 1997 American Psychiatric Association publishes new Practice Guideline for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia of Late Life.
The University of Maryland Medical Center is using a novel approach to solicit funds for a nationwide study of Celiac disease. Instead of holding dinners or galas, fundraising staff are tapping on computer keyboards and ìsurfing the netî to reach potential donors. ìWe believe this is the first time the Internet has been used to launch a comprehensive fundraising drive for medical research,î says Kirk Gardner, director of major gifts at the University of Maryland Medical Center. ìWe will continue surfing the Internet to solicit an estimated $600,000 to fund a national study on Celiac disease.î
Using polyethlene glycol, researchers have camouflaged red blood cells, in essence creating a universal blood type with broad applications to transfusion medicine. Embargo: Mon. May 5, 5:50 pm EDT.
Women make up one-third of the 15.6 million Americans who are drug or alcohol dependent. But until recently, most addiction treatment has been tailored toward men, ignoring special needs and problems of women addicts. In an effort to raise awareness of women's issues in addiction treatment and new services to help them, the University of Maryland Medical Center co-sponsored a free conference at the Baltimore Convention Center on April 24. The conference drew about 2,000 addiction treatment providers, including physicians, social workers, employee assistance professionals, counselors and therapists.
Emory University melanoma researchers are uncovering new information about a vital cellular ingredient which they believe may direct the body's immune system to kill malignant melanoma tumor cells.
Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical Center have developed a drug, recently approved by the federal government, that can halt the progression of - and often completely reverse - the symptoms of Wilson's disease. The disorder strikes some 5,000 Americans, usually during their teen-age or young-adult years.
Genetic research conducted at The Jackson Laboratory has identified a protein in mice that may play a fundamental role in the critical process of "wiring" the central nervous system during vertebrate embryonic development.
Emory and CDC researchers reported in "Clinical Infectious Diseases" that pathogens from patients in hospital intensive care units are most resistant to antibiotics - organisms infecting patients in other areas of the hospital were less resistant.
Emory University dermatologic surgeons are using a surgigal procedure called MOHS to treat lentigo-maligna melanoma.
Five internationally leading experts on arthritis and exercise will discuss how exercise helps adults and children with arthritis at the National Press Club on Monday, April 28, 8:45-11 a.m. Speakers will present new evidence from the US and Canada that exercise improves the health of persons with arthritis and disabilities.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and at the Veterans Administration West Side Medical Center have found that cocaine may weaken the body's natural defenses by dramatically altering the numbers and genetic machinery of an important type of immune cell from the thymus gland.
Although hypertension and low income already are linked to an increased risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) for both African-American and white men, the two factors may help explain the four-fold higher incidence of ESRD found in blacks, compared to whites, according to a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers.
Genzyme Transgenics Corp. announced today that it has signed a five-year CRADA with the NCI to expand research and development activities related to idiotypic cancer vaccines. Idiotypic vaccines contain proteins derived from individual patient tumors or from specific types of tumors.
Caffeine, stress, sleep loss, anxiety and physical exertion all can induce unnoticeable hand tremors. Now, experiments with a drug commonly used to treat rapid heart beats appears to significantly improve hand steadiness of surgeons during simulated eye operations.
"Sarcoidosis is a result of an unknown environmental agent," says Lee Newman, M.D., a National Jewish Medical and Research Center physician. "Sarcoidosis is a mystery disease. There's probably more than one cause." Dr. Newman's "Medical Progress" report in the April 24 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine outlines what the medical community has learned about the disease during the past 10 years and the best ways to treat it. EMBARGOED: 5 p.m. EDT, April 23, 1997
Dentists, dental hygienists and dental students from across the country will learn the latest forensic techniques at a special two-day course at the American Dental Association (ADA) Chicago headquarters in April. The response to this workshop has been so strong that a second workshop has been added to accommodate all who want to attend.
Cigar sales are up as tobacco companies use movie stars and athletes to boost the popularity of cigar smoking by making it look sophisticated and glamorous. But, the American Dental Association (ADA) warns that even occasional cigar smoking may contribute to serious oral health risks.
Fact on Cigar Smoking by ADA
National Jewish Medical and Research Center Shows Rush Immunotherapy Results in Allergen-Specific Changes in T Cells. Rush immunotherapy targeting a single allergen makes distinct changes in T cells and stops allergic reactions, National Jewish Medical and Research Center physicians found, according to the April issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. EMBARGOED UNTIL: April 21, 1997
Protecting children from the dangers of the sun is the focus of a joint American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) national skin cancer prevention conference at the New York Hilton and Towers, May 1-2.
Adolescents who have been exposed to community violence are more likely to engage in violent behavior themselves, according to the results of a study presented by Jennifer Conroy M.P.H. of UT-Houston School of Public Health at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (April 1997).
A graduate student at Purdue University has developed a gel-like material that may someday be used to deliver insulin to diabetic patients in a way that mimics the natural response of the body ã by responding to changing glucose levels in the blood.
There appears to be something special about the fruits of the vine when it comes to preventing heart disease. Red wine and purple grape juice appear to inhibit clotting activity whereas orange and grapefruit juice don't, researchers at the University of Wisconsin Medical School have found.
A gene linked to excessive cell duplication in the breast, one of the primary genetic events that occurs in breast cancers, has been discovered by researchers at Temple University School of Medicine's Fels Institute for Cancer Research.
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