Few Americans are aware they have chronic kidney disease
...ctions, or incontinence)?" Less than 10 percent of adults with moderately decreased kidney function (one half to one quarter the filtering capacity of a young healthy adult) reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys. Awareness was low in all but the most severe stages of kidney disease. Women...Few Americans aware they have chronic kidney disease
...ctions, or incontinence)?" Less than 10 percent of adults with moderately decreased kidney function (one half to one quarter the filtering capacity of a young healthy adult) reported being told they had weakened or failing kidneys. Awareness was low in all but the most severe stages of kidney disease. Women...Infants, children prefer sounds over pictures and only slowly become visually oriented, studies find
...ce to date that infants and young children unlike adults -- are more drawn to sounds than they are to visuals in their environment. In fact, when 4-year-olds are presented with sounds and pictures at the same time and told to pay particular attention to the pictures, they can't the sounds dominate their a...McGill researchers identify new way to reduce cholesterol levels
...olesterol and lipid levels in previously sedentary adults who have high cholesterol. Furthermore this therapy may reduce the risk of coronary artery disease for these individuals." Jones added that there were other benefits associated with the exercise program. "Our volunteers were typically inactive. In ad...New UCLA study develops links between socioeconomic status and poor health
...cts of SES on overall cardiovascular risk in young adults are not due solely to differences in access to medical care or in smoking and exercise. Differences in levels of stress in daily life may explain these effects. According to UCLA researchers, there is hope for people in low SES: Improving one's SES...Report on health insurance coverage of Iowa children shows gaps
...ing ways to cover parents, who are generally young adults with relatively low health care costs, is an impor...ationally and in this Iowa study, rates of insured adults are about twice the rates of insured children. The Iowa study revealed that after parents enrolled t...ZYVOX(R) demonstrates high success rate for patients who develop MRSA surgical site infections
...ion. The most commonly reported adverse events in adults across clinical trials were nausea, headache, and diarrhea....Immigrants, beware: Living in the United States is fattening
... Over 127 million American adults are overweight and almost 70 million are obese or severely obese. The high prevalence of obesity in the U.S. population has produced a major burden of obesity-related illness and death. Immigrants are the fastest growing segment of Ameri...Daily social/physical activity improves sleep and cognition in the elderly
More than half of adults over the age of 65 have trouble sleeping, characte...research has shown that disturbed sleep in younger adults and in the elderly causes daytime sleepiness and negatively affects cognitive performance. Now, a s...Prevalence of obesity among immigrants increases with longer residency in US
...respondents (representing an estimated 201 million adults in the United States), 14 percent were immigrants.... similarly high prevalence of obesity as U.S.-born adults with longer duration of residence. With the growing immigrant population in the United States, early...Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
... to moderate. The safety profile of DETROL LA in adults aged 65 and older is similar to that in younger adults. Unlike other OAB medications, DETROL LA is not associated with a high incidence of constipation, which can significantly impact patients' quality of life and develop into more serious bowel con...Cumulative trauma in adulthood can worsen health in later years
...ime or being in combat. In a study of 1,518 older adults from a nationwide survey, researchers Neal Krause, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan, Benjamin A. Shaw, Ph.D., of the University of Albany at SUNY and John Cairney, Ph.D., at Toronto University examined whether cumulative trauma across a person's ...Gastrointestinal disorders are associated significantly with sleepless nights
...t. It's estimated that nearly one-half of American adults experience one or more symptoms that indicate slee...e 2003 Sleep in America poll, which included 1,506 adults ages 55 to 84 from various parts of the United States, found a prevalence of insomnia in 48 percent....Increased suicide rate is possibly linked to chemicals released from nearby asphalt plants
...e rate, the study found. Four deaths by suicide in adults were reported from the 687 residents in the census tract block group 1. Two deaths by suicide in adults were reported among the 874 residents of census tract block group 2. Only two deaths by suicide woul...NIAID-sponsored clinical trial aims to boost flu vaccine supply
...study. The new trial aims to enroll 1,000 healthy adults by December 23rd to assess the immune response and...at the conclusion of the month-long study. Healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 64 who have not received a flu shot this year are eligible. Participants ...NIH panel issues State-of-the-Science statement on end-of-life care
...projected dramatic increase in the number of older adults who will require end-of-life care, the panel called for the rapid development of research infrastructure to improve our understanding of what works and what doesn't in different groups of patients, and enhanced resources to deliver quality care to pa...Cedars-Sinai medical tipsheet for Dec. 2004
...ecial challenge for the many American children and adults who are struggling with the proverbial "battle of the bulge." The good news is that adults and children alike can enjoy the wonderful foods of the holiday season as long as they do so in mode...Scientists align billion-year-old protein with embryonic heart defects
...ns may disrupt heart function, perhaps making some adults more susceptible to heart failure or irregular rea...ns may disrupt heart function, perhaps making some adults more susceptible to heart failure or irregular reactions to drugs. ...Elderly with advanced chronic diseases burdened with symptoms
... "The clinical care of community-dwelling older adults with advanced chronic diseases would be enhanced b...tle is known regarding the symptoms experienced by adults with a variety of advanced diseases who are not hospitalized or enrolled in hospice. "Our st......hat are already used widely to help physicians and adults identify suspicious moles on the skin. Their report is published in the Dec. 8, 2004, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Almost 20 years ago, a group of NYU dermatologists introduced the ABCD acronym for re...