Raising The Retirement Age In The United States Could Save Billions In Social Security Payments
...tainly, I think the incentives would change if you raise not justthe normal retirement age but also the age at which you can get partialpayments." With baby boomers approaching retirement age, the federal government mustact to meet the future needs of the Social Security trust fund, Manton said. "Assumin...Mother's Milk: Nutrition And Nurture For Infants -- And The Best Defense Against Disease
... the World Alliance forBreastfeeding Action, is to raise public awareness of the many health and otheradvantages of breastfeeding to both babies and their mothers. Breastfeeding is acknowledged by health professionals as the idealsource of nutrition for infants in almost every case. In addition, th...Cancer Protection Compound Abundant In Broccoli Sprouts
...rtifychemoprotective vegetables such as sprouts to raise funds for chemoprotectionresearch.......researchers embarked upon anexhaustive campaign to raise awareness of local residents about the warningsign...major metropolitanareas. The program's goal is to raise community awareness of stroke. A surveyof 200 people was conducted in each area at the beginning of...Diuretic Drugs May Have Clot-Busting Effects
...ndconstricts the blood vessels -- actions that can raise blood pressure. Thescientists found that chloride, a mineral naturally found in the body, canrestrict epinephrine. Since diuretics work by helping to block chloride, thesedrugs indirectly may affect epinephrine -- and thereby help prevent theformati...Do Deaths Of Babies From Birth Asphyxia Vary Depending On When They Are Born?
...est Stewart et al in this week's BMJ. The authors raise concerns about the variability of care around the time of delivery and from their study of 79 babies' deaths from birth asphyxia in Wales between 1993-5, the authors propose that errors of judgment are probably related to mental fatigue and so staff...Higher Prices Won't Stop Teenage Smokers
....S. Senate Commerce Committee last week that would raise cigarette prices by $1.10 a pack over the next five years with hopes of cutting teen-age smoking by 40 percent over the next 10 years. Also, President Clinton has said he favors price hikes by as much as $1.50 a pack in order to cut youth smoking by...Fat: It's Not For Breakfast Anymore; Study Finds Fat Linked To Clotting
...cted the study to identify dietary fats that might raise the risk of heartdisease. "Factor VIIa increases after intake of dietary fat," says Mennen, thestudy's lead author. The study found that saturated as well as unsaturated fats increasedlevels of factor VIIa. "The rise in factor VIIa...Fast Food Can Speed Up Clogging Of The Arteries
...ern" diet with lots of processed orfried foods can raise blood levels of "oxidized" cholesterol -- a particularlydamaging form of cholesterol -- and could increase heart attack risk, scientistssay. Researchers report in this month's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis andVascular Biology: Journal of the A......the drug.However, Druker is cautious, so as not to raise expectations too much at thisstage. "As with all potential medications, the first clinical trials will bedone with a small number of patients for whom there is no other effectivetherapy, with the objective of finding a safe dose for larger trials," s...Policy Methods For Eliminating Child Labor
...nd for labor comes an increase in wages, which may raise family incomes to a level at which there is no need to send children to work. Basu and Van warn that economists must study a particular country's economy thoroughly before advising this course of action. If there are any indications that the process...Anti-Depressants: Miracle Drugs Or Placebos With A Buzz?
...his and othermeta-analytic studies of these drugs, raise an interesting question about whyand how public enthusiasm and faith is maintained in thesetreatments. This is a research question whose importance may even exceed thatof the specific effects of the drugs themselves." Article: "'Listening to Prozac...'Mutual Insurance Pool' Could Improve Transplant Organ Shortage
...de available to pool members. "Thatwould certainly raise the incentive to join the pool," adds Schwindt, "and thenumber of organs available." Given the right factors, Vining and Schwindt believe the mutualinsurance pool has the potential to bring supply and demand on par. "What isstill uncertain," ...International Study Finds Statins Raise Good Cholesterol, Wake Forest Physician Reports
...use added, "If HDL is important, then factors that raise HDL may beimportant." According to industry sources, the cholesterol-lowering market is nowvalued at $7.5 billion annually....Jefferson Physician Warns Further Study Of DHEA's Safety Needed
...ven as small as 25 milligrams a day, significantly raise IGF-1 levels. Writing in the August issue of the journal Emergency Medicine , Dr. Goldberg suggests that if the link among high blood levels of DHEA, IGF-1, and the risk of prostate cancer can be confirmed, "regulation of DHEA makes sense. "...PAHO Working With Affected Communities In Central America
...he countries in the Americas to improve health and raise living standards.......ltant higher prices. They found such apolicy would raise overall costs about $13 per child compared to notguaranteeing all manufacturers at least some share of the market. The study, "An Integer Programming Model for Vaccine Procurement and Deliveryfor Childhood Immunization: A Pilot Study," was written by...New Theory May Explain Ritalin Action In Hyperactivity
...According to the scientists, the new findings also raise the question ofwhich characteristic of ADHD precedes the others. In other words, doeshyperactive behavior cause a person to think and act on impulse, without takingtime to pay attention? Or does lack of inhibition of thoughts and behaviorscause the p...... to do better." Taylor said the results raise an important question that this studycannot answer: "What is it about what these major teaching hospitals thatproduce these better outcomes?" Taylor said the Duke researchers, which includedDr. David Whellan of Duke's cardiology division, hope to ans......raders. Overall, Oates says, the study's findings raise "concern but notalarm." However, she adds: "Most children are now working for short periods of timeon keyboards that are too high and incorrectly angled, looking sharply up atmonitors and with their legs dangling, unsupported on the floor." As c...