New drug SU5416 raises hope for advanced cancer patients
Dr. Campbell Watts discusses SU5416 a new molecular therapy from SUGEN Inc. that blocks tumor blood vessel growth. Early Phase I trials showed tumor stabilization in some advanced cancers and a complete remission in a colorectal case when combined with chemotherapy.
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Campbell Watts
Cedar Rapids
Cancer Update
Shirley Ruedy
CBS 60 Minutes
CBS Evening News
Dan Rather
Sugen Inc
San Francisco
SUGEN
Kangarooing Saves Premature Babies Through Skin Contact
Doctors at St Luke's developed safer methods to kangaroo babies, showing stable progress without tubes or lines displaced. Data from 53 cases presented at a national conference indicate strong outcomes, encouraging broader hospital adoption and parental involvement. Kiesha Stelken’s infant under kangaroo care gains weight, surpasses ventilator use, and nears discharge.
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Barden
St. Luke’s
Chicago
Older medicines beat new ones for post-stroke mood
A University of Iowa team led by Dr. Robert Robinson found the older tricyclic antidepressant nortriptyline more effective than Prozac in treating post-stroke low mood. The study, the first to compare these two major classes in post-stroke patients, appeared in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Post-stroke low mood affects about 40 percent of the roughly 400,000 U.S. stroke survivors each year.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Robert Robinson
American Journal of Psychiatry
United States
Tips for Communicating With the Hearing Impaired
Connie Larsen a certified speech language pathologist offers practical guidance for talking with elderly relatives who have hearing loss. Key tips include turning off noise, facing the listener and speaking clearly at a normal pace, using short sentences and visual cues, repeating with reworded messages, and using paper and pencil when needed.
Health notes and classes for CPR and support groups in Iowa
Health education schedule includes CPR for professionals March 25 at Red Cross Cedar Rapids and public CPR in Iowa City. Sleep disorders group meets March 13 in Cedar Rapids. ADL class March 16 at St. Luke's Hospital. Prostate cancer talk March 7 at Mercy Medical Center. Road to Recovery training at Mercy March 9. Immune system seminar March 15 at Crowne Plaza Five Seasons with fees. HIV AIDS support groups run Tuesdays in Cedar Rapids. details by phone.
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Cedar Rapids
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Suzanne C. Segerstrom
University of Kentucky
Mindtext.com
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American Red Cross
Grant Wood Area
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