Critical Care
Early Release of Clinical Research Results May Prove Harmful
A study suggests that when medical trial results are released prior to journal publication, doctors may use the data to make changes in their practice--changes that may be harmful to some patients and may not agree with the detailed results later published in a peer-reviewed journal. More...22 Dec 2000
New Guidelines for Xenotransplantation
Although transplants of hearts or lungs from pigs should not be permitted at the present time, clinical trials of such transplants would be justified when researchers achieve acceptable results in animal studies and have determined there is little risk of spreading animal viruses to humans. More...21 Dec 2000
New Treatments for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Interim results from a study has found that a cloned antibody (Rituxan) combined with conventional chemotherapy resulted in a one-year survival rate of 83% in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), compared to 68% for a standard combination of chemotherapy and drugs. More...20 Dec 2000
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New Studies Show Value of Portable Defibrillators
Regulatory Protein May Improve Stem Cell Transplants
Hemodynamic Monitor Cleared by FDA
Telemetry System Expands Capability of Patient Monitor
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