Infectious microorganism linked to kidney stones and other diseases
...s as a potential culprit in kidney stone formation among astronauts. With the potential for future exploratory space missions to the moon and Mars, longer missions, and exposure to the elements of outer space, health is a major concern for astronauts. To further comprehend the implications of NB, trials w...Elderly receiving inappropriate prescriptions from their doctor's office
...ort the position that errors like these are common among the elderly outpatient population. Questions still remain as to whether identifying these inappropriate drugs will likely lead to improved use of medications....Adverse drug events in nursing homes are far more common than previously identified
...hat can improve communications and decision-making among physicians, nurses and staff, to prevent these kinds of events." Dr. Gurwitz and a team of physicians and pharmacists reviewed patient records at two large academic long-term care facilities that, combined, had a total of 1229 beds. Researchers looke...Plant derivative attacks the roots of leukemia
...ght end the disease process. Jordan and Guzman are among only a handful of stem cell biologists nationwide who are specifically studying cancer stem cells. In recent years, scientists have identified cancer stems cells in blood cancers and in brain and breast tumors although the idea that cancer stems cel...Columbia study finds hemophilia therapy dramatically improves outcomes for bleeding stroke
...e reduction in cases of death or severe disability among the rFVIIa treated patients. This indicates that for approximately every six patients treated, one case of death or severe disability was avoided. Safety endpoint: The overall frequency of fatal or disabling thromboembolic serious adverse events ...A safer route to school makes children more likely to walk and bike, study shows
...ential to substantially increase physical activity among Americans of all ages, incomes and ethnic backgrounds....UCLA study shows that people drink less alcohol as they age
...eople drink less alcohol as they age--but drinking among those who were born in earlier years showed a faster decline than among people born more recently. For instance, people born in 1925 decreased their drinking an average of ...Hormone therapy increases risk of urinary incontinence
...creased the incidence of all types of UI at 1 year among women who were continent at baseline. The risk was...alone and CEE + MPA increased risk of new onset UI among continent women and worsened the characteristics of UI among symptomatic women. Considerations regar...Study examines three-day antibiotic regimens for treating bladder infection in women
... uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most commonly encountered bacterial infections...ulanate was not as effective as ciprofloxacin even among women infected with bacterial strains susceptible to amoxicillin-clavulanate (65 [60 percent] of 109...Treatment guidelines for kids with bipolar disorder published
...g two or more disorders at the same time is common among children and adolescents with bipolar disorder," said Daniel Nelson, M.D., medical director of the Child Psychiatric Unit at Cincinnati Children's. "By far, a majority of the children we care for with bipolar disorder have high comorbidities." Amo...When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
...y to hear well. "The number-one hearing complaint among the elderly is that they have trouble hearing speech because of background noise. Someone might hear fine in a quiet environment like their home, but when they go to a restaurant or a meeting or a party, it sounds like chaos to them," Frisina says. "...Referrals to palliative care come too late to improve quality of life for cancer patients
...te perceptions about referrals to end-of-life care among family members of cancer patients. "Earlier referrals to palliative care are essential to alleviate suffering and improve treatment outcomes and quality of life for people with cancer," said Tatsuya Morita, MD, Department of Palliative and Supporti...Cancer in patients with hepatitis C
...en collected data on the relevant cancer diagnoses among these patients for the time period from 1990 to 2000, excluding those whose HCV diagnosis was within 3 months of their cancer diagnosis. Lastly, they performed statistical analyses to compare these patients' cancer rates to those of the entire Swedis...Insurance incentives might help smokers quit, study says
...nefit was compared to no benefit, abstinence rates among smokers rose 2 percentage points, Kaper says. "In this economically minded time, determining the effectiveness of an intervention is no longer enough to justify its use," Kaper says. "As health care costs increase and resources are limited, it is als...UIC offers new weight loss surgery for obese teens
...pproximately 0.01 percent, compared to 0.5 percent among gastric bypass patients. The incidence and severit...diatrics, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has doubled in the past two decades. "It's clear that obesity is a costly p...Migraine linked to risky heart health
...gy. The large population-based study was conducted among 5,755 participants in the Netherlands. Researchers identified 620 people with migraine in the group from 5,135 people without migraine. The study provided a cardiovascular risk profile of those with migraine attacks and those who suffer from migraine...Physical activity linked to protection from Parkinson's disease
...n's disease (252 men and 135 women) were diagnosed among the study participants. The questionnaires contained inquiries on activities such as walking, hiking, jogging, running, bicycling, lap swimming, tennis, squash, racquetball, aerobic exercising and other activities. Additionally, participants were as...Study: Young adults can be motivated to eat fruits, veggies
...t aimed to improve fruit and vegetable consumption among economically disadvantaged young adults. Newer guidelines for good health recommend eating nine or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day, but when the study began, the guidelines called for at least five servings, Nitzke says. However, eve...Psychiatric disorders greatly underdiagnosed in hospital emergency departments
...e researchers observed a psychiatric rate of 5.27% among the emergency department patients, a rate far belo...ucasians and because there are strong correlations among variable such as poverty and illness, it would be more reasonable to expect the rate of psychiatric ......icant osteoarthritic and developmental differences among the three groups," Alexopoulos said. Specifically, 73 percent of the mice with two knock-out parents showed evidence of mild to severe osteoarthritis. This compared to 40 percent for mice with one knock-out parent and 13 percent for the control mice....