| ACR: Anti-Interlukin-6 (IL-6) Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Shows Promise in Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| ACR: Celebrex (Celecoxib) Provides Similar Efficacy and Improved Safety Compared to Diclofenac and Naproxen |
| ACR: Celebrex (Celecoxib) Reduces Gastrointestinal-Related Health Care Resource Use Compared to Diclofenac and Naproxen |
| ACR: Data Review Shows Tuberculosis Cases not Temporally Associated with Introduction of Enbrel (Etanercept) Therapy |
| ACR: Enbrel (Etanercept) in TNF-Receptor Associated Periodic Fever Syndrome |
| ACR: Leflunomide Safe and Effective in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| ACR: LJP 394 as Effective as Current Immunosuppressive Therapy for Renal Disease in Lupus |
| ACR: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Surgery Outcomes Satisfactory After Five Years |
| ACR: Valdecoxib as Effective as Naproxen With Fewer Gastrointestinal Side Effects in Osteoarthritis/Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| AHA: Angioplasty More Beneficial than Fibrinolytic Treatment for Diabetics With Myocardial Infarction |
| AHA: Antioxidants, At Certain Levels, May Reduce Blood Pressure |
| AHA: Carvedilol Use Appears Safe in Severe Chronic Heart Failure |
| AHA: Diet and Exercise Alone Shown to Lower C-Reactive Protein |
| AHA: Early Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction Leads to Significant Improvement |
| AHA: Fondaparinux Appears As Safe And Effective As Enoxaparin In Unstable Angina |
| AHA: High-Dose Aspirin Reduces the Survival Benefits of ACE Inhibition in Heart Failure |
| AHA: High Dose Oral Folic Acid Acutely Improves Endothelial Function in Coronary Artery Disease |
| AHA: Investigative Anti-Anginal Ranolazine Increases Exercise Tolerance |
| AHA: Lovenox (Enoxaparin) Thwarts Blood Clots in High Risk Heart or Stroke Patients |
| AHA: Magnesium Shows Promise for Thrombolysis-ineligible Cardiac Patients |
| AHA: Metformin Helps Prevent Gestational Diabetes in Women with Ovary Disease |
| AHA: Poor Pregnancy Outcome Associated with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy |
| AHA: Ramipril Most Effective In Reducing Renal Decline Among African-Americans with Kidney Insufficiency |
| AHA: Safety Profile of Viagra (Sildenafil) in Stable Angina Patients Confirmed |
| AHA: Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Corrects In-Stent Restenosis without Apparent Re-Growth |
| AHA: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor 2 Demonstrates Positive Results in Small Placebo-Controlled Trial |
| FDA Approves Kineret (Anakinra) for Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| ICTT: Nipent (Pentostatin) Is Major Component of Novel Treatment Regimen Before Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplants |
| Maternal Herpes Infection Associated with Schizophrenia in Offspring |
| Novel Chemotherapy/Radiation Regimen Improves Outlook in Early-Stage Hodgkin’s Disease |
| SNA: Some Pain Relief Drugs Could Alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| 11/13/2001 | |
| AAO: Long-Awaited Study Reveals No Difference Between Surgical And Medical Management Of Newly Diagnosed Glaucoma |
| AAO: Lowering Intra-Ocular Pressure In Glaucoma Patients Not Enough To Stop All Visual Field Loss |
| AAO: Study Looks at Switching Older People With Glaucoma from Beta Blockers to Brimonidine |
| AASLD: Adefovir Dipivoxil Promising in Lamivudine-Resistant Chronic Hepatitis B |
| AASLD: Antioxidants Alone Not Helpful in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis |
| AASLD: Communicative Conflict With Primary Physicians Prominent Among Patients with Hepatitis C |
| AASLD: Coviracil (Emtricitabine) and Clevudine Show Promise for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B |
| AASLD: Early Transplant May Be Option in Children with Hepatoblastoma |
| AASLD: Erythromycin Improves Diagnostic Performance Of Endoscopy In Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding |
| AASLD: Extrahepatic Disorders Associated With Hepatitis C |
| ACR: Actonel (Risedronate) Once-a-Week Proves Equally Effective as Actonel Daily In Postmenopausal Osteoporosis |
| ACR: Adalimumab (D2E7) in Patients with Active RA on Methotrexate (MTX) |
| ACR: Alefacept Reduces Synovial Inflammatory Infiltrate and Improves Outcome in Psoriatic Arthritis |
| ACR: Celebrex (Celecoxib) 200 mg Comparable To Vioxx (Rofecoxib) 25 mg in Osteoarthritis Study |
| ACR: Celebrex (Celecoxib) as Effective/Safer Than Two Traditional Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatories in Osteoarthritis |
| ACR: Celebrex (Celecoxib) Brings No Increased Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Events Compared to Ibuprofen, Diclofenac, Naproxen |
| ACR: Infliximab Provides Feasibility with which to Taper Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis off Concomitant Therapies |
| ACR: RAPOLO Study Yields Significant Employment Data on Etanercept Use in Early RA |
| ACR: TNF Blockade with Infliximab Safe and Effective for Active Spondyloarthropathy |
| ACR: Valdecoxib Avoids Naproxen-associated Gastrointestinal Problems |
| ACR: Valdecoxib Effective in Treating Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Hip |
| AHA: Avandia (Rosiglitazone) Reduced Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in Type 2 Diabetics |
| AHA: Brachytherapy Device Dramatically Reduces In-Stent Restenosis, Major Adverse Cardiac Events |
| AHA: Brachytherapy Helps Diabetics Avoid Restenosis |
| AHA: Decoy Drugs Reduce Tissue Growth Inside Veins in Coronary Bypass Procedures |
| AHA: Digoxin and Milrinone Combination Need Not be Avoided in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients |
| AHA: Diovan (Valsartan) Reduces Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations |
| AHA: Enoxaparin is Feasible Option to Conventional Heparin as Adjunct to Thrombolytic Therapy |
| AHA: Extra Caution Needed in Selecting Candidates for Thrombolytic Therapy |
| AHA: Left Mechanical Assist Device Cuts Mortality and Can Be Used Safely as Permanent Implant |
| AHA: Nephrectomy May Improve Blood Pressure Control |
| AHA: No Reduction in Deaths/Second Heart Attacks in Post-Heart Attack Patients Treated for Depression/Low Social Support |
| AHA: Pexelizumab Reduces Death/Myocardial Infarction in Some Cardiopulmonary Bypass Patients |
| AHA: Problems Documented with Nitroglycerin Use in Some Cardiac Patients |
| AHA: Procalcitonin Helps Detect Post-Transplant Infections |
| AHA: Propafenone Prevents Atrial Fibrillation Post-Bypass Surgery |
| AHA: Rapid Infant Weight Gain may Predict Childhood Obesity |
| AHA: Regular Exercise May be More Beneficial than Angioplasty/Stent Implantation |
| AHA: Retroinfusion Technique Leads To Better Outcomes In Patients At High Risk For Pericardial Intervention |
| AHA: Simvastatin Reduces Major Heart-Related Events In Most Subgroups |
| AHA: Tranilast Fails To Show Any Improvement Of Placebo In Restenosis |
| ICTT: Nipent (Pentostatin)/Cyclophosphamide Combo Shows Potent Activity in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| SNA: Therapy May Reverse Parkinson's Symptoms |
| 11/12/2001 | |
| AAO: Asians Show Different Fluctuations in Intra-Ocular Pressure |
| AAO: Explantations Often Due to Intra-Ocular Lens Complications |
| AAO: Intra-Ocular Pressure Lowering Drugs, Cosopt (Timolol Maleate), Alphagan (brimondine)/Timolol Combination Equally Effective |
| AAO: Resistance to Ciprofloxacin Increasing in Cataract Surgery Patients |
| AASLD: Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Allows For Native Liver Regeneration And Immunosuppression Withdrawal |
| AASLD: Hepatopulmonary Syndrome And Portopulmonary Hypertension |
| AASLD: Liver Donor Programs With Psychiatric Component See Fewer Hospital Days |
| AASLD: Neuropsychiatric Complications Common Among Liver Transplant Recipients |
| AASLD: Peg-Intron (Peginterferon)/Rebetol (Ribavirin) Combo Continues to Show Great Efficacy for Hepatitis C |
| AASLD: Positive Results Seen With Omega Interferon In Hepatitis C |
| AASLD: Researchers verify important advance in treatment of patients with hepatitis B |
| AASLD: Sodium Restriction Often Overlooked, First-Line Treatment Of Ascites |
| AASLD: Vasopressin Analogs and Albumin Effective for Refractory Ascites in Hepatorenal Syndrome |
| ACR: Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Respond to Enbrel (Etanercept) |
| ACR: Arava (Leflunomide) Improves Signs/Symptoms of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| ACR: CDP870 May Provide Reduction in Signs/Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Infrequent Dosing |
| ACR: Enbrel (Etanercept) Effective for Psoriatic Arthritis |
| ACR: Kineret (Anakinra) May Bring Quality of Life Improvements to Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients |
| ACR: Kineret (Anakinra) Proves Safe For Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| ACR: Kineret (Anakinra)/Enbrel (Etanercept) Combo Appears to be Well-Tolerated in Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| ACR: PEGylated Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Type I (PEG sTNF-RI) Shows Promise in Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| AHA -- Treatment With Simvastatin Results In Artery Plaque Stabilization |
| AHA: Aspirin Plus Beta-Blocker Reduce Risk of Post-Myocardial Infarction Deaths in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease |
| AHA: Depression After an Acute Coronary Syndrome Improves with Sertraline |
| AHA: Despite Declines in US Heart Disease Deaths, Racial Gap Remains |
| AHA: Diovan (Valsartan) Significantly Reduces Marker of Heart Failure Severity |
| AHA: Early Treatment Targets Renin Angiotensin System In Genetically High Levels of Angiotensin |
| AHA: Investigative Oral Agent, AGI-1067, May Reduce Restenosis |
| AHA: Left Ventricular Assist Device Extends/Improves Lives in End Stage Heart Failure |
| AHA: Metoprolol CR/XL Benefits Confirmed in Women |
| AHA: Non-Urgent Cardiac Surgery Should be Postponed After Stenting |
| AHA: Older Patients Should not be Categorically Denied Noninvasive Coronary Interventions |
| AHA: Paclitaxel Eluting Stent Found To Be Effective And Safe In Preventing Post-Stent Restenosis |
| AHA: Physical Fitness May Protect First-Degree Relatives Of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease |
| AHA: Preoperative Amiodarone Boosts Complication Rate in Cardiac Transplant Patients |
| AHA: ReoPro (Abciximab) Improves Chances of Survival for Diabetics Undergoing Angioplasty Following a Heart Attack |
| AHA: Sleep Apnea Impairs Function in Stroke Patients |
| AHA: Young Athletes May be More Prone to Sudden Death than Non-Athletes |
| CHEST: Aortic Valve Calcification Predicts Artery Calcification but not the Reverse |
| CHEST: Hospitalizations for Community Acquired Pneumonia Can be Avoided with Appropriate Antibiotic Selection and Dosing |
| CHEST: Pulmonary Resection Safe When Sepsis Controlled |
| CHEST: World Trade Center Cough-Immediate Prophylaxis Was Key |
| Early Recognition/Prompt Treatment of Inhalational Anthrax is Essential |
| ICTT: Oral Anticancer Drug Rubitecan Shows Response Rate/Disease Stabilization in Some Patients With Advanced Stomach Cancer |
| ISPOR: Seroquel (Quetiapine) Demonstrates Superior Long-term Compliance Rates in Schizophrenia |
| Significant Benefits Seen From Early/Sustained Treatment of Mild Asthma |
| Vagus Nerve Stimulation Effective in Children with Refractory Epilepsy |
| WCLBPP: Interferential Therapy Proves Effective For Low Back Pain |
| WCLBPP: Jorgensen’s Traction/Tug Helps Reduce Low Back Pain |
| WCLBPP: Low Back Pain Linked to Biceps Femoris Tendonosis |
| WCLBPP: Spinal Manipulation more Effective than Ultrasound Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain |
| 11/09/2001 | |
| CHEST: ‘Hot Tub Lung’ Resolves with Hot Tub Avoidance |
| CHEST: Aggressive Treatment Of Heart Failure Leads To Extended Cardioversions |
| CHEST: Anti-Leukotrienes for Asthma May Mask Airway Inflammation |
| CHEST: Epoprostenol Challenge While Exercising Differs from Results Found at Rest |
| CHEST: Instilled DNase Dissolves Mucus Plugs in Cystic Fibrosis |
| CHEST: Leukotrienes Elevated in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Brochiolitis |
| CHEST: New Inhaled Steroid, Mometasone, Showing Promise for Asthmatics |
| CHEST: No Evidence that Computed Tomography Contrast Media Induces Bronchospasm |
| CHEST: Prednisone Improves Symptoms but not Lung Function in Sarcoidosis. |
| CHEST: Vital Capacity Predicts Impending Respiratory Failure in Muscular Dystrophy |
| European Union Approves Glivec (Imatinib) for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
| FDA Approves Frova (Frovatriptan Succinate) for Migraines |
| WCLBPP: Continuous Low Level Heat Provides Short-Term Pain Relief |
| WCLBPP: Flexibility Exercises Decreases Some Injuries in Athletes |
| WCLBPP: Spondylolisthesis Pain Responds To Manual Therapy |
| WCLBPP: Traumatic Event Not Necessarily Cause For Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome |
| 11/08/2001 | |
| ASTRO: Angiostatin May Enhance Radiation's Effects Against Cancer |
| ASTRO: High Dose Radiation Effective For Some Prostate Cancers |
| CHEST: Bacterial Eradication and Clinical Response Linked in Antibiotic Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis |
| CHEST: Formoterol Beats Salmeterol as Add On to Inhaled Steroids for Asthma Control |
| CHEST: Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Increased Risk of Asthma Exacerbations |
| CHEST: Inotropes Improve Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients |
| CHEST: Interferon-Gamma 1b not Helpful for Severe, Advanced Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| CHEST: IV Infusions of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Antibodies Fail to Halt Malignant Pleural Effusions |
| CHEST: Leukotrine Modifier, Montelukast, May Help Control Perimenstrual Asthma Exacerbations |
| CHEST: Neonatal Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccination Affects Tuberculin Skin Test |
| CHEST: New Synthetic Pentasaccharide Beats Enoxaparin for Prevention of Surgery-Related Thromboembolism |
| CHEST: Omalizumab Safe and Well Tolerated for Moderate to Severe Allergic Asthma |
| CHEST: Oral Appliances Effective for Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome |
| CHEST: Primary Graft Failure in Lung Transplant Linked to Donor Race and Gender |
| CHEST: Pulmonary Embolism Risk Remains High in Patients with Thrombocytopenia |
| CHEST: Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis High in Patients on Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation |
| CHEST: Tiotropium Effective Even in the Most Severe Cases of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| FDA Committee Recommends Zithromax (Azithromycin) As Single-Dose Treatment For Pediatric Ear Infections |
| Human Papillomavirus Testing Highly Valuable in Cervical Cancer Screening |
| RACS: New Electrolysis Treatment For Liver Cancer Continues to Impress |
| Topical Immunomodulators Improve Quality of Life for Eczema Patients |
| 11/07/2001 | |
| ASTRO: Efaproxiral Enhances Benefits Of Radiation Therapy For Lung Cancer |
| ASTRO: Hormone Therapy with High Dose Radiation Improves Prostate Cancer Outcome |
| ASTRO: Radiation Effective In Treating In-Stent Restenosis |
| ASTRO: Tamoxifen and Radiation Therapy Lowers Relapse in Breast Cancer Patients |
| ASTRO: Xcytrin (Motexafin) Shows Promise in Treating Brain Metastases |
| Brachytherapy Shows More Side Effects Than External Radiation in Prostate Cancer |
| CFS: Trisenox (Arsenic Trioxide) Induces Substantial, Sustained Remission Rates in Relapsed/Refractory Leukemia |
| CHEST: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Benefit from Pulmonary Rehabilitation Beyond Age 80 |
| CHEST: Emergency Room Thoracotomy Only Helps Penetrating Chest Injury Patients with Measurable Vitals |
| CHEST: Heart Failure Linked to Increased Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Needs in Patients with Sleep Apnea |
| CHEST: Inadequate Antibiotic Doses Often Given During Recovery from Acute Renal Failure |
| CHEST: Limited Surgical Approach can be used for Older Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer |
| CHEST: New Excisional Biopsy Technique Offers Alternative to Thoracotomy for Diagnosis of Small Pulmonary Nodules |
| CHEST: Surgical Correction of Trapped Lung Syndrome Effective for Patients with the Best Prognoses |
| Ductal Lavage Can Find Cellular Indicators Of Increased Breast Cancer Risk |
| FDA Approves Tequin (Gatifloxacin) For Short Course Treatment of Acute Bacterial Exacerbation Of Chronic Bronchitis |
| Prophylactic Mastectomy Reduces Breast Cancer Risk in Highest-Risk Group |
| 11/06/2001 | |
| ASTRO: Chemotherapy/Radiation Combo Improves Survival In Head And Neck Cancer Patients After Surgery |
| ASTRO: Human Papilloma Virus Linked To Cervical Cancer Survival |
| ASTRO: Radiation Doesn't Help Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patients Who Are In Remission |
| Canada Approves Trizivir (Lamivudine/Zidovudine/AZT/Abacavir) For Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| CHEST: Aspirin, Beta Blockers Improve Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction without Regard to Renal Function |
| CHEST: Being Overweight Linked to Improved Intensive Care Unit Outcome |
| CHEST: Cycle of Poor Asthma Control Continues |
| CHEST: Inhaled Fluticasone Linked to Acute Adrenal Insufficiency |
| CHEST: Levalbuterol Lowers Hospital Admissions for Pediatric Acute Asthma |
| CHEST: Positron Emission Tomography Beats Transbronchial Fine-Needle Aspiration for Diagnosis of Lung Cancer |
| CHEST: Prolonged Low Dose Corticosteroid Shows Benefit in Treatment of Sepsis |
| CHEST: Remember to Increase Antibiotic Dose as Renal Function Improves |
| 11/05/2001 | |
| ASPS: Skin/Muscle Transfers Successful in Limb Salvage of Diabetic Patients |
| ASTRO: Age, Marital Status Linked To Quality Of Life For Head, Neck And Prostate Cancer Survivors |
| ASTRO: Breast Conservation Therapy Utilization Depends On Access To Specialists, Facilities |