Study finds that adherence to diet, not type of diet, more important factor for losing weight
... fat). This trial included 160 overweight or obese adults aged 22 to 72 years, with known hypertension, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol), or fasting hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). Participants were enrolled starting July 18, 2000, and randomized to the diet groups until January 24, 2002. Forty participan...Homes need more protection against falls
... more prevalent in homes with younger children and adults age 70 or older. Homes with these vulnerable indiv...anti-skid strips in the tub. Households with older adults tended to use more of these devices. Rental households had fewer grab bars or handrails in the bathr...Study finds heavy drinking linked to higher stroke risk
...afety of continued light alcohol consumption among adults who have been able to appropriately regulate the quality and timing of their alcohol use." Study coauthors include senior author Eric Rimm, ScD, Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, Alberto Ascherio, MD, DrPH, Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, and Meir Stampfer, MD, DrP...Social development program in childhood aids in positive functioning as an adult
CHICAGO Young adults who participated in a social development training ...ackground information in the article states. Young adults are vulnerable to emotional and mental health problems, involvement in crime, and growing problems w...US study highlights clear link between increased fast-food consumption and obesity
...0 young (age 1830 years in 198586) black and white adults were followed up with repeated dietary assessment. Overall, white women consumed less fast food (average 1.3 visits to a fast-food restaurant per week) than other ethnic groups (average 2 visits per week). Change in fast-food frequency over 15 years ...Frequent fast food meals increase weight, diabetes risk, NHLBI study says
Young adults who eat frequently at fast-food restaurants gain m... participants included 3,031 young black and white adults who were between the ages of 18 and 30 in 1985-1986. The participants, who were part of the Coronar...Exercise combats metabolic syndrome in older adults
...me range from 25 percent to 40 percent of American adults age 40 and older....Veterans in better health than other residents of nursing homes, new test for evaluating tinnitus
...irst physical activity monitor validated for older adults This study develops a method for moni...e not been validated for older adults. Sixty-eight adults between the ages of 61 and 89 wore accelero-meters on their legs as they completed a 7-minute walk o...Tobacco-company-sponsored parties with free cigarettes may encourage students to start smoking
...ry agreed not to market to teenagers, making young adults (aged 18 to 24) its youngest legal targets. "By distributing cigarettes and sponsoring these events in bars and on college campuses, the tobacco industry promotes the idea that cigarettes are an essential part of young adults' social lives," said Ri...Study suggests obesity has lesser financial impact on African-Americans
...y-related problems becomes progressively higher as adults grow older. The study published in the January 200...rily affect black Americans. The study found obese adults had significantly higher medication and office visit spending than people with lower BMIs. Mean annu...UCLA-VA study names India dietary staple as potential Alzheimer's weapon
...ons worldwide. The prevalence of Alzheimer's among adults ages 70-79 in India, however, is 4.4 times less than the rate in the United States. Widely used as a food dye and preservative, and in some cancer treatments, curcumin has undergone extensive toxicological testing in animals. It also is used extensi...New guidelines for treating pediatric migraine released
...ommon pharmacological headache treatments given to adults are also safe and effective for children," said Lewis. Through the evaluation of more than 166 articles and abstracts that addressed children as young as age 3 and up to age 18, neurologists examined the literature to find the most effective medicine...New test possible aid to overcoming barriers to colon cancer screening
...ecommending screening, fewer than half of American adults aged 50 years and older have had a recent examination for colorectal cancer at the proper interval according to Centers for Disease Control. "There are many reasons why people don't get screened for colon cancer," said Dr. Imperiale. "Some individ...Young people face increasing risk of suicide in Scotland
...100,000. However the research also showed that for adults aged over 45 years, suicide rates decreased in Scotland from 22.99 per 100,000 in 1980-2 to 16.73 in 1999-2001. The researchers suggest that factors already known to influence suicide - such as drug misuse, divorce and unemployment - are likely to be...Discovery of key protein's shape could lead to improved bacterial pneumonia vaccine
...d. Current pneumonia vaccines designed to protect adults against more than two dozen strains of S. pneumoniae do not work in young children. Adult vaccines are composed of pieces of carbohydrates naturally appearing on the surface of these bacteria. When used in a vaccine, these pieces of carbohydrate stim...Poison and firearms stored in open endanger visiting kids
...der. The researchers thought that homes with older adults might be less apt to store firearms and poisons sa...ne and chemicals out in the open. Homes with older adults and child visitors tended to have more firearms and less safe storage of firearms than homes without...Animal studies show stem cells might make biological pacemaker
...de. Electronic pacemakers are used in children and adults with certain heart conditions that interfere with a normal heartbeat. However, these life-saving devices can't react the way the heart's own pacemaker normally does -- for example, raising the heart rate to help us climb stairs or react to a scary mo...Home-based treatment as effective as hospital-based treatment for hand eczema
...This often chronic condition affects 10 percent of adults in the general population within one year, and includes scaling, redness, and blistering of the skin. One treatment option for hand dermatitis is psoralenUV-A (PUVA). PUVA involves the administration of psoralen--either orally (as a pill) or locally ...Guidelines for following pediatric cancer survivors aim to reduce medical complications
...n the United States. An estimated one in 570 young adults age 20 to 34 is a childhood cancer survivor, according to Melissa M. Hudson, M.D., member of St. Jude Hematology-Oncology and director of the St. Jude After Completion of Therapy (ACT) clinic. She is senior author of the JCO report. Hudson co-chaired...Aspirin underused to reduce heart disease risk in diabetic women and young adults
Cardiovascular disease risk is extremely high in adults with diabetes. Yet women as well as people under 5...ging increase in aspirin use in recent years among adults with diabetes, Persell and Baker noted a significant disparity in aspirin use between diabetic men a...