Disfigured patients may be forced to forego surgery
... excluding specific procedures may be forcing some adults and children to live with painful medical conditions or disfigurement. This restrictive access to care contributed to a 10 percent decline in reconstructive plastic surgery procedures in 2004, according to the latest statistics by the American Societ...Minorities, poor, uneducated bear the burden
...scular disease and overall quality of life of U.S. adults age 18 and older and found a wide range of differences. They said the disparities data may help develop new public policies and programs to close the gaps. "In general, the population subgroups most significantly and adversely affected were African ...Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans
...nd health outcomes in more than 350 black American adults between the ages of 30 and 59. Study participants had no known history of heart problems, but all of them had at least one fixable major risk factor for coronary artery disease. Every participant had at least one sibling with premature coronary hea...Helping answer needs by developing specialists in autism
...na. Nationally, more than 1.5 million children and adults are said to have the disorder, which affects the normal development of the brain. Children and adults with autism typically have difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions,...Epstein-Barr virus protein crucial to its role in blood cancers
...infectious mononucleosis. As many as 95 percent of adults 20 years and older have been infected with EBV, but show no symptoms. "Viruses that are associated with cancers typically target the cell cycle to gain control," says Robertson. "However, this is the first time that laboratory research into how EBV ...GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
... in a clinical study involving 442 adolescents and adults who had a cough-related illness for more than seven days, approximately 20 percent of these patients had laboratory-documented pertussis. In addition to the public health threat pertussis poses, the disease also has economic repercussions. A cost...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for March 15, 2005
... the results do not support a strategy to give all adults over age 55 a "polypill," containing low doses of several drugs that modify some CHD risk factors (Editorial, p. 467). 3. C-Reactive Protein Probably Does not Predict Risk for Colorectal Cancer (Article, p. 425.)...Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...onnote power and machismo and lure youth and young adults into the market. Rap artists have been popular images in malt liquor advertising and 'gangsta' rap performers portray malt liquor as a sign of masculinity. The targeting of minority youth for malt liquor sales is of particular concern because alcoh...Treating depression helps slow physical decline in older adults, study shows
...t that successful treatment of depression in older adults also improves their ability to perform tasks criti...so translated into improved physical health. Older adults with depression report persistent greater functional impairment than those without depression. "Thi...Short-term effects of spit tobacco suggest long-term health risks
...says. "Dipping" is Rising More than five million adults and more than 750,000 adolescents use smokeless tobacco in the United States. Snuff use is increasing, especially in young males who participate in athletics. Its cardiovascular effects are not as clear or well understood as those of cigarettes, pa...Study finds direct association between cardiovascular disease and periodontal bacteria
...e, MarylandResearchers report this week that older adults who have higher proportions of four periodontal-disease-causing bacteria inhabiting their mouths also tend to have thicker carotid arteries, a strong predictor of stroke and heart attack. An investigative team of researchers from the University of Mi...Age shouldn't be a factor in kidney transplantation
...ce suggests that age alone shouldn't prevent older adults from being organ donors or having a kidney transplant themselves according to researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The findings could help alleviate a serious shortage of organs for transplantation. A study of 144 kidney tr...Lip piercing can lead to receding gums
...n Columbus recruited, from the community, 29 young adults with lip piercing (mean age, 21 years, 8 months; 15 females) and 29 without (mean age, 22 years, 3 months; 15 females) and examined them for gingival recession on the buccal aspect of the mandibular central incisors. There were no demographic (age, g...Steady rise in HIV among heterosexuals in the UK
...s at the Health Protection Agency show that 21,115 adults diagnosed with HIV in England Wales, and Northern Ireland between 1985 and 2003 were infected through heterosexual intercourse. Of these, 1,901 (9%) were probably infected in the United Kingdom. Sixty two per cent (1,179) had a sexual partner who was...Common anesthetics appear safe for developing fetal brain
...gnitive or development issues in children or young adults whose mothers received general anesthesia for surgery. The most common surgeries that pregnant human mothers undergo are abdominal, such as appendectomies or gall bladder removals, Reynolds said. These procedures are more common in women than men, an...Breakthrough in medical research: New chemotherapy gives hope to brain tumour patients
...t common type of primary malignant brain tumour in adults with a yearly incidence of 5-7 persons per 100.000. Thus in the European Union approx. 20'000 new patients are diagnosed every year. Glioblastoma is a rapidly growing malignant brain tumour and usually has a fatal outcome. Prior to the discovery of ...Decreased levels of 'good' cholesterol in children with Progeria may cause premature heart disease
...ol--and triglyceride levels, which are elevated in adults with heart disease, are usually at normal levels in children with Progeria. Dr. Gordon--along with family and friends--founded the Progeria Research Foundation in 1999 as the only organization solely dedicated to discovering the cause, treatment and ...College students at no greater risk of alcohol-related problems than peers
... Columbia, compared alcohol use disorders in young adults attending college and their peers not attending college. The researchers used data from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), focusing on people aged 19 to 21 years. Of the 6,352 participants, 51 percent were female, 66 percent we...Curious female rats survive tumors longer
...esilience." The rats were tested in infancy and as adults to see how curious or cautious they were by placing them in a "playground" filled with unfamiliar objects likely to intrigue rodents, including tunnels, bricks, stones and a small box. Some of the rats, from infancy, readily explored the environment ...UCSD-Utah team develops mouse model to test therapies for macular degeneration
...AMD. STGD strikes about 30,000 children and young adults in the U.S. Macular degeneration is caused by the deterioration of the central portion of the retina, the inside back layer of the eye that records images and sends them via the optic nerve from the eye to the brain. The retina's central portion, kn...