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Monthly Archive: February 2007

  • Growth Hormone Releasing Factor Analog: Slimming Aid for Patients Receiving HAART?
    • in Public Health
    • — 28 Feb, 2007

    Growth Hormone Releasing Factor Analog: Slimming Aid for Patients Receiving HAART?

    Steven Grinspoon

    Judith Currier

    STEVEN GRINSPOON, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
    COMMENT: JUDITH CURRIER, University of California, Los Angeles

    REFERENCE: 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Los Angeles February 25-28, 2007
    Daily administration of an analog of growth hormone releasing factor to HIV patients
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    Herpes Simplex Therapy Reduces HIV Activity in Co-Infected Patients
    • in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
    • — 21 Feb, 2007

    Herpes Simplex Therapy Reduces HIV Activity in Co-Infected Patients

    Philippe Mayaud

    PHILIPPE MAYAUD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2007; 356: 790-9
    In patients who are infected with both HIV and herpes simplex type 2 the activity of the AIDS virus may be diminished
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  • ASCO Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance – February 15th, 2007 – reporting from San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 13-17, 2007
    • in ASCO · Oncology
    • — 16 Feb, 2007

    ASCO Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance – February 15th, 2007 – reporting from San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 13-17, 2007

    Rachel Johnson
    Rachel Johnson
    Terry Mamounas
    Terry Mamounas
    William Gradishar
    William Gradishar

    Withhold Trastuzumab in Low-Risk Patients with HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer?

    REFERENCE: Abstract: 2090
    RACHEL JOHNSON, Christie Hospital, Manchester
    Some patients with HER-2 positive early breast cancer fare better if trastuzumab is withheld, according to

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    Thrombectomy For Acute Stroke: Results of the Multi MERCI Trial
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 10 Feb, 2007

    Thrombectomy For Acute Stroke: Results of the Multi MERCI Trial

    Wade Smith

    WADE SMITH, University of California, San Francisco

    REFERENCE: Abstract No. LB5
    Mechanical removal of the clot that’s causing an acute stroke is showing promising early signs, and is safe. The first of a new generation of the MERCI (Mechanical Embolus
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  • GIST Trial: Treating Glucose Levels Acutely Doesn’t Help Survival, but Does Cause Hypotension
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 10 Feb, 2007

    GIST Trial: Treating Glucose Levels Acutely Doesn’t Help Survival, but Does Cause Hypotension

    Christopher Gray

    CHRISTOPHER GRAY, University of Newcastle

    REFERENCE: Abstract No. LB2
    Treating high blood sugar in the acute phases of stroke doesn’t reduce risk of death or severe disability, the GIST – UK (Glucose Insulin in Stroke Trial) has found. This is
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    “NIHSS-Plus”: Improvement on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale?
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 9 Feb, 2007

    “NIHSS-Plus”: Improvement on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale?

    Rebecca Gottesman

    REBECCA GOTTESMAN, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

    REFERENCE: Abstract 456
    Two simple bedside tests could be added to the NIHSS to make it more accurate, researchers claim. The team from Johns Hopkins University evaluated a range of cognitive tests for stroke
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  • Transthoracic Echo: A Wasted Test in Stroke Patients?
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 9 Feb, 2007

    Transthoracic Echo: A Wasted Test in Stroke Patients?

    Nicole Pageau

    NICOLE PAGEAU, Trillium Health Centre, Ontario

    REFERENCE: Abstract 434
    Stroke patients may be going through pointless tests, according to a poster presented by researchers at the Trillium Health Centre in Ottawa. The Stroke clinic there looked at whether routinely ordered
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    The Wingspan Stent: Safe Intra-Cranial Angioplasty?
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 9 Feb, 2007

    The Wingspan Stent: Safe Intra-Cranial Angioplasty?

    Felipe Albuquerque

    FELIPE ALBUQUERQUE, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix

    REFERENCE: Abstract 102
    The Wingspan stent is a new approach to keeping open the atherosclerotic intracranial vessels of stroke and TIA patients. Early results presented to the San Francisco Conference suggest that it doesn’t
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  • MRI Scans Expand Therapeutic Window for Thrombolysis in Stroke
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 8 Feb, 2007

    MRI Scans Expand Therapeutic Window for Thrombolysis in Stroke

    Peter Schellinger

    PETER SCHELLINGER, University Clinic of Erlangen, Germany

    REFERENCE: Abstract 2
    MRI scanning could make it possible to treat stroke patients safely and effectively with thrombolytics such as tPA beyond the recommended 3 hour window. The International Stroke Conference heard analysis
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    Aggressive Statin Therapy: Better than Endarterectomy for Patients with Carotid Stenosis?
    • in Cardiovascular
    • — 8 Feb, 2007

    Aggressive Statin Therapy: Better than Endarterectomy for Patients with Carotid Stenosis?

    Henrik Sillesen

    HENRIK SILLESEN, University of Copenhagen

    REFERENCE: Abstract No. 17
    Patients with carotid artery stenosis run much lower risks of further events if treated aggressively with a statin, according to a study reported at the International Stroke Conference in San Francisco
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  • The Genetics of Obesity: Genetic Mutation, Possible Marker for Obesity?
    • in Public Health
    • — 7 Feb, 2007

    The Genetics of Obesity: Genetic Mutation, Possible Marker for Obesity?

    Sadaf Farooqi

    SADAF FAROOQI, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge UK

    REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2007; 356:237-47
    Gene defects and mutations could be markers for early onset obesity. This is according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine which
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    Folic Acid Supplement Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults: FACIT Trial
    • in Public Health
    • — 7 Feb, 2007

    Folic Acid Supplement Improves Cognitive Function in Older Adults: FACIT Trial

    Jane Durga

    JANE DURGA, Nestlé Research Centre, Lausanne

    REFERENCE: Lancet 2007; 369:208
    A trial that randomised older adults to receive a folic acid supplement or placebo has shown that folic acid can significantly improve cognitive performance in older individuals. Jane Durga
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