Previous Items on "What's New" for 2005
August 2005
- Daily and cyclic parathyroid hormone in women receiving alendronate (Cosman F et al. N Engl J Med. 2005 Aug 11;353(6):566-75)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) with Alendronate for Osteoporosis
- One year of alendronate after one year of parathyroid hormone (1-84) for osteoporosis (Black DM et al.,
N Engl J Med. 2005 Aug 11;353(6):555-65)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the PaTH Study: Parathyroid Hormone and Alendronate for Osteoporosis
- An evaluation of Echinacea angustifolia in experimental rhinovirus infections (Turner RB et al.
N Engl J Med. 2005 Jul 28;353(4):337-9)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on the Evaluation of Echinacea for the Common Cold
- Trained Screeners Can Identify Preschoolers With Vision Disorders (NEI, July 27, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the Vision in Preschoolers Study (VIP Study)
- NHLBI Study: High Blood Pressure Not Well Controlled Among Older Men and Women (NHLBI, July 26, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Framingham Heart Study
- Combination Hormone/Vaccine Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Benefit Patients Whose Disease Returns (NCI, July 25, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on PSA Vaccine or Nilutamide to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Erlotinib in previously treated non-small-cell lung cancer (Shepherd FA et al. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jul 14;353(2):123-32)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on OSI-774 (Tarceva) in Treating Patients with Stage III or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Decline in Physical Activity Plays Key Role in Weight Gain Among Adolescent Girls (NHLBI, July 13, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the National Growth and Health Study (NGHS)
- Menopause Symptoms May Come Back After Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy (NIA/NHLBI, July 12, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
- Low-dose aspirin in the primary prevention of cancer: the Women's Health Study: a randomized
controlled trial (Cook NR et al. JAMA. 2005 Jul 6;294(1):47-55)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Women's Health Study (WHS)
- Study Casts Doubt on Lung Treatment for Preterm Infants (NICHD, July 6, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Study of Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Preterm Infants
- Women's Health Study Finds Vitamin E Does not Protect Women from Heart Attack, Stroke, or Cancer (NHLBI/NCI, July 5, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Women's Health Study (WHS)
- Diuretics Effective for People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure (NHLBI, June 27, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)
- Vinorelbine plus Cisplatin vs. Observation in Resected Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (Winton T et al. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 23;352(25):2589-2597)
- The effect of combined estrogen and progesterone hormone replacement therapy on disease
activity in systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomized trial (Buyon JP et al. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jun 21;142(12 Pt 1):953-62)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Safety of Estrogens in Lupus: Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Bortezomib or high-dose dexamethasone for relapsed multiple myeloma (Richardson PG et al. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 16;352(24):2487-98)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Bortezomib Compared With Dexamethasone in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
- Apolipoprotein E and progression of chronic kidney disease (Hsu CC et al. JAMA. 2005 Jun 15;293(23):2892-9.)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC)
- Fish oil supplementation and risk of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation in patients
with implantable defibrillators: a randomized controlled trial (Raitt MH et al. JAMA. 2005 Jun 15;293(23):2884-91)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Antiarrhythmic Effects of N-3 Fatty Acids
- Diabetic Retinopathy Occurs in Pre-Diabetes (NIDDK/NEI, June 12, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the Diabetes Prevention Program
- Vitamin E and donepezil for the treatment of mild cognitive impairment (Petersen RC et al. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 9;352(23):2379-88)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Memory Impairment Study (Mild Cognitive Impairment Study)
- Experimental Shingles Vaccine Proves Effective in Nationwide Study (NIAID, June 1, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Shingles Prevention Study
- New NHLBI-Sponsored Study Shows Programs Can Teach Children to Eat Healthier (NHLBI, June 1, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC)
- Cystatin C and the risk of death and cardiovascular events among elderly persons
(Shlipak MG et al. N Engl J Med. 2005 May 19;352(20):2049-60)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)
- New Kidney Function Test Better than Standard at Predicting Death and Cardiovascular Outcomes (NHLBI, May 18, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)
- A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of rifaximin to prevent travelers' diarrhea
(DuPont HL et al. Ann Intern Med. 2005 May 17;142(10):805-12.)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Rifaximin versus Placebo in the Prevention of Travelers' Diarrhea
- Herceptin Combined With Chemotherapy Improves Disease--Free Survival for Patients With Early--Stage
Breast Cancer (NCI, April 25, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the study on Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide Plus Paclitaxel With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Node-Positive Breast Cancer That Overexpresses HER2
- Information about the study on Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Trastuzumab in Treating Women With Breast Cancer
- New Study Shows Antibiotic Treatment Does Not Reduce Risk of Secondary Cardiac Events (NHLBI, April 20, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Azithromycin and Coronary Events Study (ACES)
- Brief Communication: High Incidence of Venous Thrombotic Events Among Patients with Wegener Granulomatosis:
The Wegener's Clinical Occurrence of Thrombosis (WeCLOT) Study (Merkel PA et al. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Apr 19;142(8):620-6)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Etanercept for Wegener's Granulomatosis
- The Effect of Metformin and Intensive Lifestyle Intervention on the Metabolic Syndrome: The Diabetes
Prevention Program Randomized Trial (Orchard TJ, Ann Intern Med. 2005 Apr 19;142(8):611-9)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Diabetes Prevention Program
- Clinical Trial of Gefitinib for Advanced Lung Cancer Closes Early (NCI, April 18, 2005)
- NIAID Begins Clinical Trial of West Nile Virus Vaccine (NIAID, April 18, 2005)
- Bevacizumab Combined With Chemotherapy Improves Progression-Free Survival for Patients With
Advanced Breast Cancer (NCI, April 14, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the study on Paclitaxel With or Without Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer's May Be Delayed, Says Major Clinical Trial (NIA, April 13, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Memory Impairment Study (Mild Cognitive Impairment Study)
- NHLBI Study Suggests Symptom-Driven Therapy May Be Sufficient For Some Adults With Mild Persistent Asthma (NHLBI, April 13, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the trials conducted by the Asthma Clinical Research Network (ACRN), including the Improving Asthma Control Trial (IMPACT)
- Older Children Can Benefit From Treatment For Childhood's Most Common Eye Disorder (NEI, April 11, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on An Evaluation of Treatment of Amblyopia in Children 7 To 18 Years Old
- NIH Statement on the IOM Study of the HIVNET 012 Perinatal HIV Prevention Trial
(NIH Office of Communications and Public Liaison, April 7, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the study on the Effectiveness of AZT and Nevirapine in Preventing HIV Transmission from Ugandan Mothers to Their Newborns
- ALLHAT Study Findings for Racial Sub-groups Show Diuretics Work Better than Newer Medicines for High Blood Pressure (NHLBI, April 5, 2005)
- NASH Clinical Research Network Launches New Trial for Treatment of Liver Disease (NIDDK, April 1, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the study on Pioglitazone vs. Vitamin E vs. Placebo for the Treatment of Non-Diabetic Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (PIVENS)
- Information about the Clinical Research Network in Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis - Pediatric Trial
- Aspirin is Safer than Warfarin and Just as Effective for Treating Blocked Arteries in the Brain (NINDS, March 30, 2005)
- Press Release
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Aspirin Or Warfarin To Prevent Stroke
- Cardiovascular risk associated with celecoxib in a clinical trial for colorectal adenoma
prevention (Solomon SD et al. N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 17;352(11):1071-80)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Celecoxib to Prevent Colorectal Cancer in Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery to Remove Polyps
- Bevacizumab Combined With Chemotherapy Prolongs Survival for Some Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer (NCI, March 14, 2005)
- Radiotherapy plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide for glioblastoma (Stupp R. N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 10;352(10):987-96)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Radiation Therapy With or Without Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the Randomized Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (Davey Smith G et al. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Mar 1;142(5):313-22)
- Statement from Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute of the National Institutes of Health on the Findings of the Women's Health Study (NHLBI, March 7, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
- Effects of Estrogen With and Without Progestin on Urinary Incontinence (Hendrix SL et al. JAMA. 2005 Feb 23;293(8):935-948)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Study Shows Smoking Cessation Programs Improve Survival (NHLBI, February 14, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the Lung Health Study (LHS) I and III
- International Trial of Two Microbicides Begins (NIAID, February 11, 2005)
- Press Release
- Information about the study on BufferGel and PRO 2000/5: Vaginal Gels to Prevent HIV Infection in Women
- Etanercept Plus Standard Therapy for Wegener's Granulomatosis (WGET Research Group. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jan 27;352(4):351-61)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Etanercept for Wegener's Granulomatosis
- Obesity, Weight Gain, and the Risk of Kidney Stones (Taylor EN, Stampfer MJ, Curhan GC. JAMA. 2005 Jan 26;293(4):455-62)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about Nurses' Health Study
- Amiodarone or an Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator for Congestive Heart Failure
(Bardy GH et al. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jan 20;352(3):225-37)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT)
- Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Cognitive Function in Women (Stampfer MJ et al. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jan 20;352(3):245-53)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Nurses' Health Study
- Urinary Placental Growth Factor and Risk of Preeclampsia (Levine RJ et al. JAMA. 2005 Jan 5;293(1):77-85)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Calcium for Pre-Eclampsia Prevention (CPEP)
- Retinopathy and Risk of Congestive Heart Failure (Wong TY et al. JAMA. 2005 Jan 5;293(1):63-9)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the study on Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC)
- Alcohol and Risk for Ischemic Stroke in Men: The Role of Drinking Patterns and Usual Beverage
(Mukamal KJ et al. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jan 4;142(1):11-9)
- MEDLINE Citation
- Information about the Health Professionals Follow-up Study