Health & Medicine Week articles from July 2004

Health & Medicine Week archives from July 2004

Being bilingual protects against some age-related cognitive changes.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most will agree that two heads are better than one in solving problems. The same logic may be true for language and retaining cognitive processes as we age. Being fluent in two languages seems to...

Researchers call for more awareness of the link between school and image.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Formal education and its various processes and procedures may be associated with eating disorders in young girls, suggests a study from England. A paper in the British Journal of Sociology of...

Biofeedback is a cost effective and beneficial treatment alternative.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biofeedback, used in the primary care setting, is effective both in cost and in patient therapy outcome. M. Ryan and associates wanted "to determine whether an intervention labeled 'biofeedback'...

Polymorphic markers for typing Penicillium marneffei developed.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have developed polymorphic microsatellite markers for typing Penicillium marneffei isolates. According to a study from the United States and China, "Penicillium marneffei is an emerging...

New studies reveal high levels of anabolic steroid use by teenagers.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research findings presented in New Orleans during ENDO 2004, the 86th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, examine how much teenagers are using anabolic steroids and body-shaping drugs. ...

Uganda begins distributing free generic AIDS drugs.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Uganda has begun distributing free generic HIV drugs in a program aimed at treating all of the country's estimated 100,000 people living with AIDS. The distribution makes Uganda only the second...

Surgical interdisciplinarity is needed for abdominal surgery.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interdisciplinary cooperation between surgical specialties is necessary for optimal treatment outcome, researchers say. According to a study from Germany, "Cooperation between different surgical...

Hypoxia inducible factor cultivates the angiogenic landscape of leukemia.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hypoxia inducible factor cultivates the angiogenic landscape of leukemia. According to a study from Germany, "hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) controls angiogenesis and glycolysis, two leading...

Preliminary phase II alfimeprase results in trial reported.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nuvelo, Inc., (NUVO) announced the presentation of preliminary clinical data from the first 87 patients in its phase II alfimeprase trial in acute peripheral arterial occlusion (PAO), showing there was...

Zinc controls nuclear factor-kappa B activation to protect against liver injury.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zinc controls nuclear factor-kappa B activation to protect against liver injury. "Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS)-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release from Kupffer cells is...

Molecular analysis of adenovirus isolates from young adults reported.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have performed a molecular analysis of adenovirus isolates from vaccinated and unvaccinated young adults. "Infections of adenovirus type 4 (Ad4) and Ad7 were discovered among previously...

An in vivo model reveals elements underlying angiogenesis in obesity.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An in vivo model reveals elements underlying angiogenesis in obesity. "Obesity is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer. Angiogenesis is a critical component of...

Inhibition of histone deacetylase activity blocks adipogenesis.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inhibition of histone deacetylase activity by valproic acid blocks adipogenesis. According to a study from Canada, "Adipogenesis is dependent on the sequential activation of transcription factors...

Female AI patients with hypercortisolism are at risk for low spinal BMD.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spinal bone is especially vulnerable to the negative effects of subclinical hypercortisolism (SH) in female patients with adrenal incidentalomas (AI). "Although AI [is] not associated with...

Tocosol Paclitaxel shows anti-tumor activity in advanced cancer, well tolerated.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (SNUS) presented ongoing results from three phase IIa clinical studies of Tocosol Paclitaxel in poster sessions during the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical...

Study evaluates Xcytrin plus Taxotere for advanced refractory tumors.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacyclics, Inc., (PCYC) announced encouraging early findings from a phase I clinical trial of Xcytrin (motexafin gadolinium) Injection, the company's lead cancer therapeutic candidate, in...

Decitabine well tolerated with chemotherapy for advanced solid tumors.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SuperGen, Inc., (SUPG) announced that a phase I study of Dacogen (decitabine) for injection, the company's investigational cancer treatment for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), demonstrated positive...

Positive preliminary results announced for VEGF Trap study in solid tumors.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (REGN) announced positive preliminary results from the phase I trial for the company's vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) Trap in patients with advanced solid...

Granulomatous infectious diseases linked to TNF antagonists.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Granulomatous infectious diseases are associated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists. According to a study from the United States, "The relationship between the use of tumor necrosis...

Severe infections plague acute alcoholic hepatitis patients given infliximab.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Severe infections plague acute alcoholic hepatitis patients given infliximab. According to published research from France, "tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) may contribute to the progression...

Global aesthetic market study highlights new business opportunities.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The booming aesthetic procedure market is generating a wide array of new business development opportunities, according to a new research report released by Medical Insight, Inc. Light-based...

FAS diagnosis requires history of environmental, behavioral, and genetic status.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Due to variations in cultures, a diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) requires knowledge of not only genetic history of the mother, but also environmental and behavioral conditions, researchers...

Alcohol abuse up, but alcoholism down.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alcohol abuse is up in America - sharply for most groups - a government study says. At the same time alcoholism is down. Some 4.65% of the adult population reported alcohol abuse in 2001-2002, up...

Counseling can help heavy drinkers in college.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- College students disciplined for alcohol use are heavier drinkers than their peers, but brief, required counseling interventions help reduce their drinking and associated problems, say researchers. ...

S. mansoni modulates immediate hypersensitivity skin response to mite allergens.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Schistosoma mansoni infection could modulate the immediate hypersensitivity skin response to mite allergens. "Helminthic infections and allergic diseases are highly prevalent in many parts of the...

Creola bodies in wheezing infants predict asthma development.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Creola bodies in wheezing infants predict asthma development. "Creola bodies (CrBs) have been shown to be present specifically in the sputum of adults with asthma, and are clinically useful in the...

Toxic exposure to molds and mycotoxins yield abnormal neurological functions.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Toxic exposure to molds and mycotoxins yield abnormal neurological functions. One hundred "patients who had been exposed to toxic molds in their homes" were studied. "The predominant molds...

Dendritic cell treatment can reverse allergic Th2 responses in vitro.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment of dendritic cells (DCs) can reverse allergic T helper 2 (Th2) responses in vitro. DCs are "the most potent APCs with the capacity to induce, modulate, or shut down immune function,"...

New tests developed for nut allergens.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists in Florida have developed sensitive new tests to detect potentially fatal nut traces in food. Their study, published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, originally set...

Pemirolast is a potent reliever of paclitaxel-induced allergic reactions.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pemirolast is a potent reliever of paclitaxel-induced allergic reactions. According to recent research published in the journal Neuropharmacology, "the effects of anti-allergic agents on the...

Cerebrospinal fluid sample bank launched.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PrecisionMed Inc. announced the launch of its new PrecisionMed Sample Bank collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), DNA, RNA, plasma, serum, and urine from 100 normal subjects to act as controls for an...

Fyn kinase gene polymorphisms not linked to sporadic Alzheimer disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- No genetic association exists between Fyn kinase gene polymorphisms and Japanese sporadic Alzheimer disease. According to published research from Japan, "Several groups have reported that abnormal...

Medicare proposes expanded coverage and new studies of FDG-PET for AD diagnosis.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it intends to expand Medicare coverage of positron emission tomography (PET) to include some Medicare beneficiaries with...

Nano-crystalline structures form during fibrillation of A-beta peptide.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nano-crystalline structures formed briefly during fibrillation of an A-beta-like peptide. "During the first few minutes of fibrillation of a 14-residue peptide homologous to the hydrophobic...

Reagan's death increasing calls to Alzheimer's Association.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Awareness of and interest in fighting Alzheimer's disease has increased in Wisconsin since the death of President Ronald Reagan, officials say. "There's been a dramatic increase," said Danielle...

Stem cells not necessarily magic bullet for brain-wasting diseases.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite the high profile that Nancy Reagan and others have given the idea of using embryonic stem cells to treat Alzheimer disease, advances are likely to come faster from other approaches. Experts...

Test based on playing cards to be marketed for detection of Alzheimer disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CogState has developed a computerized test of cognition and brain function based on playing cards. Initially developed for work with the aboriginal community of Australia, the card-based test is...

Company to initiate AEOL 10150 safety studies directly in patients with ALS.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Incara Pharmaceuticals Corp. (ICRA) announced that following discussions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it was mutually agreed Incara would quickly revise the phase I (safety)...

Positive ACAPODENE data presented at ASCO meeting.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GTx, Inc., (GTXI), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics primarily related to the treatment of serious men's health conditions,...

Studies: Aranesp dosed semiweekly is comparable to epoetin alfa once a week.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amgen, Inc., (AMGN) presented final results from an analysis of three identical head-to-head trials showing that Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) dosed once every 2 weeks provided similar results as epoetin...

Aranesp corrects chemotherapy-induced anemia when dosed once every 3 weeks.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amgen Inc. (AMGN) announced results of a new study demonstrating that Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) dosed once every 3 weeks achieved and maintained the target hemoglobin levels recommended by clinical...

Data: Zenith AAA Endovascular Graft demonstrates stability, effectiveness.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients treated for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) with the Zenith AAA Endovascular Graft achieved a 97.7% AAA survival rate, had no aneurysm ruptures occurring in the second year of follow-up, and...

Angiostatin reduces retinal vascular leakage in rodent models.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiostatin reduces retinal vascular leakage in rodent models. "Angiostatin is a potent angiogenic inhibitor. The present study identified a new activity of angiostatin: reducing vascular leakage,...

DDR1/DDR2 potential role in obstructive diseases of blood vessels and lungs.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Discoidin domain receptors 1 and 2 have potential roles in obstructive diseases of the blood vessels and lungs. According to a study from the United States, "Obstructive diseases of blood vessels...

Interventional radiology manages vascular complications after liver transplants.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interventional radiology manages vascular complications after liver transplants. "The purpose of this study is to review the role of the percutaneous interventional procedures in the treatment of...

Oxidized LDL enhances adhesion molecule expression in C. pneumoniae-infection.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxidized LDL enhances adhesion molecule expression in Chlamydophilia pneumoniae-infection "Chlamydophila pneumoniae is a common respiratory pathogen that has been shown to be associated with...

Laparoscopy improves the study of metastatic liver tumors in rodent models.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laparoscopy improves the study of metastatic liver tumors in rodent models. According to a study from Denmark, "metastatic disease to the liver is one of the major factors determining the outcome of...

Anthrax antibody profiled in medical journal.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avanir Pharmaceuticals' (AVN) anti-anthrax monoclonal antibodies protected rats from lethal anthrax toxins, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Immune Based Therapies and...

Macrophages release TNF-alpha and IL-12 in response to B. anthracis.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Macrophages release tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-12 (IL-12) in response to intracellular Bacillus anthracis spores. According to a study from the United States, "Herein we...

Researchers accidentally exposed to live deadly bacterium.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At least five workers developing an anthrax vaccine at a children's hospital research lab in California were exposed to the deadly bacterium because of a shipping foul-up, officials report. ...

Continuous infusions produce consistent vancomycin levels.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Continuous infusions produce consistent vancomycin levels in serum and the central nervous system. Researchers in the United States conducted a study "to compare the variability of vancomycin...

Annexin 1 and regulation of endocrine function reviewed.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review annexin 1 and the regulation of endocrine function I a recent issue of Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. According to published research from England, "Annexin 1 (ANXA1)...

''Collateral damage'' linked to cephalosporin or quinolone antibiotic therapy.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ''Collateral damage'' is linked to cephalosporin or quinolone antibiotic therapy. "Collateral damage'' is a term used to refer to ecological adverse effects of antibiotic therapy; namely, the...

Pharmaceutical company receives FDA approval of ciprofloxacin tablets.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for the company's Abbreviated New Drug Application for Ciprofloxacin Tablets...

Ascorbic acid makes cancer cells insensitive to chemotherapy.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ascorbic acid makes cancer cells insensitive to chemotherapy. "Although a high alimentary intake of antioxidant vitamins such as ascorbic acid may play an important role in cancer prevention, a...

Antiviral proteins from C. album L leaves inhibit virus infections.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antiviral proteins from Chenopodium album L leaves inhibit virus infections. According to published research from India, "Antiviral proteins (AVPs) named CAP-I and CAP-II purified from the leaves of...

MediciNova acquires phase II anxiety compound.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MediciNova, Inc., a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, announced the acquisition of a potential treatment for anxiety disorders from Mitsubishi Pharma Corp. of Japan. The compound,...

Degradation of apoptosis sensor precedes nuclear pore clustering.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Degradation of GFP-labeled POM121, a non-invasive sensor of nuclear apoptosis, precedes clustering of nuclear pores and externalization of phosphatidylserine. "The nuclear pore membrane protein...

Myocytes of chorionic vessels from placentas with MAVN exhibit apoptotic markers.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Myocytes of chorionic vessels from placentas with meconium-associated vascular necrosis exhibit apoptotic markers. According to published research from the United States, "Meconium-associated...

3D technology pinpoints origins of irregular heart beats.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The findings of a new study demonstrate that the use of high-resolution imaging can greatly aid physicians who are treating patients suffering from a particular type of irregular heartbeat. The...

Collagen-induced arthritis mediated by HLA-DR1 (*0101) and HLA-DR4 (*0401).
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Collagen-induced arthritis is mediated by HLA-DR1 (*0101) and HLA-DR4 (*0401). According to recent research published in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences, "Although associations between...

Deficiencies in healthcare provision exposed.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Serious deficiencies in the healthcare provision for people with arthritis/rheumatism have been exposed in the results of a new European survey. More than 100 million people in Europe are affected...

Long-term relief from arthritis could evolve from B-cell targeted treatments.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Long-term relief for arthritis sufferers could be one step closer, thanks to a study of B-cell-targeted therapy. The study from University College London (UCL) reveals a major but hitherto poorly...

Study finds cancer drug appears highly effective against arthritis.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time, a drug has relieved rheumatoid arthritis by knocking out a certain type of immune cell, an approach that could open the way for precisely targeted, "smart" treatments for the joint...

ART can't compensate for waiting too long to start a family.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who wait until 35 to start trying for a family are cautioned that if they don't conceive spontaneously they can't depend on assisted reproduction to make up fully for the loss of natural fertility...

Elective single embryo transfer percentage reflects quality of institution.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Assisted reproduction centers should strive for fewer embryo transfers, and researchers say that the elective single embryo transfer (eSET) is the most important indicator of the quality of such...

Drugs pose respiratory, cardiac dangers.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians who prescribe the regular use of beta-agonist drugs for asthma could be endangering their patients, two new studies by researchers at Cornell and Stanford universities find. One study...

New potential asthma therapeutic targets related to parasites and insects.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An unusual protein called acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) is markedly increased in mouse models of asthma, making it an important link in finding the pathways that lead to asthma, Yale researchers...

New target to control asthma identified.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new target for control of early-stage asthma has been identified by McGill University professor Qutayba Hamid working as part of a team whose landmark study has now been published. Hamid heads a...

Prevalence, exposure to mouse allergen may contribute to asthma.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mouse allergen has a widespread presence in U.S. homes and may contribute to the development of asthma, according to a study featured in the June 2004 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI)....

U.S. adults with asthma do not lack antioxidants.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- No antioxidant deficiencies were found in U.S. adults with asthma. "Antioxidants may protect the lungs of people with asthma against oxidative stress. Among participants aged greater than or equal...

Oxidized LDL are involved in initiating proatherogenic events.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study reviews the mechanism by which oxidized low density lipoproteins (LDLs) play a role in atherogenesis. According to published research from France, "Atherosclerosis is a slowly evolutive...

SM22 alpha modulates vascular muscle cell phenotype in atherogenesis.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SM22 alpha modulates vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype during atherogenesis. According to a study from Germany, "The function of cytoskeletal proteins in the modulation of vascular smooth muscle...

Risk guidelines involving hs-CRP should be gender-specific.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker used to stratify vascular risk, has gender-specific concentrations, and researchers suggest that gender differences should be reflected in risk...

Children of people with irregular heartbeat are at increased risk.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Having a parent with atrial fibrillation (AF) strongly increases an offspring's risk of developing this heart-rhythm disorder, according to a study of participants in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood...

Nearly half of surveyed parents likely to modify ADHD medication over summer.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly half of parents (46%) of kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) said they planned to reduce or eliminate their children's ADHD medication this summer, even though nearly 80%...

Parents can provide accurate reports of their children's ADHD symptoms.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Traditionally, clinical trials of drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children have relied on information provided by teachers to evaluate treatment success. An...

Early intervention lessens impact of autism.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Contrary to popular fears that half of autistic children will never speak, new findings by the University of Michigan show just 14% of autistic children are unable to talk by age 9 and 40% can speak...

Juvenile arthritis may be part of 18q- syndrome.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis may be part of chromosome 18q- syndrome. "Previously, four children with deletion of the long arm of chromosome 18 and chronic arthritis were reported," according to...

Oral efficacy confirmed for autoimmune disease therapeutics.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (PLI) announced that its Therapeutic Unit has confirmed the oral efficacy of two of its new compounds for the treatment of chronic inflammatory conditions. "In less than...

Research shows hormonal regulation of the immune response.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent study results have revealed hormonal regulation of the immune system and suggest the possibility of targeting autoimmunity in women. "Interaction between the endocrine and the immune systems...

T cell expansion during immune insufficiency generates autoimmunity.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Homeostatic expansion of T cells during immune insufficiency generates autoimmunity. "During illness and stress, the immune system can suffer a considerable loss of T cells (lymphopenia). The...

UVB-irradiated dendritic cells fail to tolerize murine CD8+ T cells.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- UVB-irradiated dendritic cells fail to tolerize murine CD8+ naive or effector T cells. "UVB radiation has been shown to induce T cell tolerance most likely via modulation of the function of...

Arkansas family pledges $5 million to new medical center.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Trucking magnate J.B. Hunt and his wife, Johnelle Hunt, have pledged $5 million toward the cost of building a new Mercy Health System hospital in Arkansas. The pledge announced June 15, 2004, by...