York study tests enhanced care for depression patients
...d of organising care for some of the three million adults in the UK who suffer from clinical depression. The innovative regime known as 'collaborative care' has been developed over the last decade, principally in the USA, but it has never been used in the UK. It involves a case manager, supervised by expert...Meditation may reduce heart disease risk
...els to relax and may reduce their risk of becoming adults with cardiovascular disease, researchers say. After eight months of meditation, these adolescents experienced a 21 percent increase in the ability of their blood vessels to dilate compared to a 4 percent decrease experienced by their non-meditating p...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...ors Surveillance Survey, an annual phone survey of adults that measures preventive health behaviors. The study found that while nearly two-thirds of men were up-to-date with prostate cancer screening, only 47.6 percent had had a recent colon cancer screening. More than 70,000 men will be diagnosed with col...Parents who quit smoking may influence their offspring to quit as young adults
...1990s, the prevalence of daily smoking among young adults has risen by nearly 40 percent, giving those betwe...ers underscore the need to find ways to help young adults quit, Bricker said. "Overall, these findings suggest that helping parents quit smoking should be con...More training needed to care for growing geriatric population
...e March 2005 issue of Academic Medicine says older adults are making more visits to nonprimary-care speciali...hysicians establish their clinical practices, many adults over the age of 65 will become their patients." It is estimated that by the year 2030, there will be...Elderly receiving inappropriate prescriptions from their doctor's office
... large review of data linked to over 175,000 older adults enrolled in HMOs indicates that potentially inappropriate medications are being prescribed in substantial numbers. The findings are published in the February Journal of the American Geriatrics Society . In 2000-01, according to researchers, more th...Don't let your spouse become your caregiver
New York, NY According to a recent study, older adults providing home care to their spouses may be more inclined to act in ways that could harm the impaired partner. The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , found that potentially harmful caregiver behavior was more likel...UCLA study shows that people drink less alcohol as they age
...ecause they're healthier." However, not all older adults who drink are doing so safely as with increased age, they are more likely to have conditions that could be worsened by alcohol use (such as gastroesophageal reflux disease, depression or insomnia), and to be taking medications that may negatively int...Scientific evidence for diets: don't believe everything you read
...e to interpret accurately. In the USA, 97 million adults are overweight or obese. Extensive studies on the role of diet, exercise and genes are being carried out in a general effort to better understand and prevent obesity. The researchers analysed 231 articles reporting studies of the effects of diet res...Press advisory: White House Conference on Aging Forum
...ly of talent represented by willing and able older adults to improve the quality of life in communities across America. The Forum is part of The Gerontological Society of America's Civic Engagement in an Older America project and designed to help shape the policy recommendations of the WHCoA, which will ta...Study: Young adults can be motivated to eat fruits, veggies
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Young adults can be motivated to eat more servings of fruits an...ence (AAAS) in Washington, D.C. "Even though young adults are incredibly busy, they still want to know what they can do to improve their health," says Susan N...Female sex hormones play a vital role in defense against sexually transmitted diseases
...mportant because one in every four sexually active adults is seropositive for HSV-2 and women are much more susceptible than men. "The results directly indicate that the hormonal conditions that provide protection against primary exposure to sexually transmitted viral infections may be very different than t...Suicidal behaviour caused by antidepressants 'cannot be ruled out'
...MHRA). These trials compared SSRIs with placebo in adults with depression and other clinical conditions. The research team found no evidence that SSRIs increased the risk of suicide. They found weak evidence of an increased risk of self harm, but no evidence of an increased risk of suicidal thoughts. Increa...New study tests amitriptyline for painful bladder syndrome
...ers in the United States and Canada are recruiting adults newly diagnosed with either painful bladder syndro...DK. The current trial is enlisting newly diagnosed adults and only those who have not yet received treatment. Following up on earlier promising research suppo...Changing trends in herbal supplement use
...eration and cancer." "Approximately one quarter of adults in the United States use multivitamins, and this p...rease following the recent recommendation that all adults take a multivitamin daily," the authors write. "Although the deliberate use of herbal products may h...NHLBI study shows smoking cessation programs improve survival
...trol and Prevention, approximately 22.5 percent of adults (46 million) and 26 percent of high school seniors smoke. Smoking contributes to more than 440,000 deaths per year....Herb used to treat diabetes works like modern-day prescription drugs, study suggests
...American Dietetic Association. Thirty-nine healthy adults participated in four separate meal tolerance tests. These meals, which were given in beverage form, were spaced three to 14 days apart. Each participant fasted for at least 10 hours before consuming the test beverage. Participants were asked to drink...Morbidly obese pay nearly twice as much for health care
CINCINNATI--Health-care costs for morbidly obese adults are nearly twice those of people considered to be ...found that medical expenditures for morbidly obese adults in the year 2000 were 81 percent more than for normal-weight adults, 65 percent more than overweight...Campus can be effective site for anti-smoking efforts
...of smokers approved of the new restrictions. Among adults in the United States, young people age 18 to 24 have the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking -- 28.5 percent versus 22.5 percent for all adults. "There is evidence that the tobacco industry is targeting this age group ," Murphy-Hoefer says. Tobac...Certain gun storage practices can reduce risk of youth firearm injuries, suicide
...associated with an increased risk of suicide among adults and adolescents. In a study of suicide attempters and completers, investigators found that 75 percent of the guns were stored in the residence of the victim, friend, or relative. Another study found that 35 percent of homes in the United States with ...