Depression linked to insomnia in HIV patients
...n Reid, Ph.D., of Imperial College in London, lead author of the review, says that "given the prevalence of anxiety and depression reported in HIV infection, it is not surprising that psychiatric disorders should be associated with sleep disturbance in this group." Patients in the last stages of HIV infecti...Abuse and HIV status linked to suicide risk
...prevention," said Andrea C. Gielen, ScD, ScM, lead author of the study and deputy director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers used data from Project WAVE (Women, AIDS and the Violence Epidemic) to examine the rates of suicidal thoughts and ......tal erosion," says Samantha Shipley, DDS, and lead author of the report. pH (potential of hydrogen) is a standard way to measure the acidity of a substance. It is measured on a scale of 0 to 14. A lower pH means that a solution contains more acid. The higher the pH, the more alkaline (or non-acidic) the so...New technique shows promise for improved straightening of crooked nose
...ngy and difficult to straighten. In addition, the author notes, any crookedness left after surgery is visua...s procedure is safe, effective, and reliable," the author concludes. "The use of porous polyethylene grafts ensures that an ideal graft size and shape can be ...Rural America vulnerable to bioterrorism and natural disaster threats
...gh's Center for Rural Health Practice, was also an author of the report. "The conference did not focus exclusively upon bioterrorism," said Campbell. "Participants from across the country emphasized that we need to be prepared for the full range of public health emergencies, including weather events such a...Cavity prevention tips for pre-school age children
...ould begin when the first tooth erupts," says lead author of the report Jane Soxman, DDS. "Parents should be in charge of a child's brushing until the child is able to tie his or her shoes or write their own name clearly-usually five or six years of age." Children whose parents are prone to cavities and too...College alcohol problems exceed previous estimates
...d efforts to reduce them," added the report's lead author Ralph W. Hingson, Sc.D, Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health and Center to Prevent Alcohol Problems Among Young People. As a member of the NIAAA Task Force on College Drinking, Dr. Hingson and other researchers reported in 2002 ...Countywide forecasts of water use available for Illinois, Midwest
...outhern Illinois University in Carbondale, is lead author of both reports: "County-Level Forecast of Water Use in Illinois: 20052025" and "Countywide Projections of Community Water Supply Needs in the Midwest." The first report includes estimates of future water use in Illinois counties based on the best av...Yale authors raise concerns regarding regionalized heart attack care
...ore we adopt it." Saif Rathore, the study's first author and a second-year medical student at the Yale School of Medicine, is also concerned about the feasibility of regionalization. "Proponents often compare regionalization of acute coronary syndrome care to trauma, because trauma care is regionalized," R...Doctor suggested cannabis for pain relief, says one in six medicinal users in the UKMUHC study
...d effective medicines based on cannabis" says lead author Dr Mark Ware principal investigator and pain physician at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Pain Centre. People with chronic pain were most likely to use cannabis for medicinal purposes (25 percent) followed by patients with multiple scleros...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
...exchange, you can markedly reduce risk," said lead author Diane Becker, Sc.D., a health researcher in the division of general internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore. "A mainstream model of medical care may not be the answer for eliminating disparities in this population," she...Stroke awareness low among women, especially minorities
...d about stroke," said Anjanette Ferris, M.D., lead author of the report and a clinical fellow in cardiovascular disease at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. African-American women are 1.5 times more likely to have a stroke and 1.3 times more likely to die of a stroke than white women. "O...Blacks less likely to get expensive, newer heart treatments
...on acute coronary syndrome," said the study's lead author Ali F. Sonel, M.D., assistant professor of cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh and director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, where he is also a member of the Center for Health Eq...Cardiovascular health disparities must be eradicated
...o close the gaps," said Clyde W. Yancy, M.D., lead author of the summary and professor of internal medicine and cardiology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. "These recommendations are based on what we already know and what we need to develop to make a positive impact on health ...Health care report cards may increase racial/ethnic disparities in bypass operations
...k," said Rachel M. Werner, M.D., the study's first author and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and staff physician at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. "One implication of our study is that report cards work in ways that...Study shows risk of cardiac death after radiation for breast cancer has dramatically decreased
...ase," says Sharon Giordano, M.D., the study's lead author and an assistant professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Breast Medical Oncology. "Before now, there were no studies that looked at the effects of radiation to the heart over time. Most previous analyses had involved women who had been treated in...Mayo Clinic discovers 'new pathway' against pancreatic cancer
...ng -- finding," says Daniel Billadeau, Ph.D., lead author of the report. To identify new target molecules with potentially therapeutic impact for a cancer for which there is currently no real useful treatment is incredibly important. "Based on the literature, you would predict the opposite of what we found...Study shows acrylamide in baked and fried food does not increase risk of breast cancer in women
... known to contain acrylamide. Lorelei Mucci, lead author of the study and a researcher in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and Channing Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital said, "This is the first prospective study to examine whether acrylamide intake through foo...Balance and better interactions between primary-care and specialist physicians improve US health
...lth levels," said Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, lead author of the study and a University Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study authors reviewed mortality data from 1996-2000 for 3,075 U.S. counties, ...Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...iversity of Medicine and Science and corresponding author for the study. "We found that the combination of these differences resulted in the average malt liquor drinker in our study consuming 80 percent more alcohol per drink than the average regular beer drinker. Although we did not report consequences i...