Traditional values may curtail smoking among southern black women
...s a whole, regardless of age,were more inclined to avoid smoking than other Blacks nationwide, according toKing. "It may be that these women are less prone to smoking than women ofcomparable socioeconomic status in other sections of the country because ofadherence to strong traditional African-Amer...Global prevention, funding and accountability debated in fight against HIV/AIDS
...dicated on reliable economic analyses,regulated to avoid waste and abuse, and offered in realistic terms that takeinto account already fragile national economies -- is more necessary than ever tocreate the conditions necessary to close the widening gaps in levels of income,future market opportunities, and ......tients suffering fromcongestive heart failure, and avoid the need for a transplant. He reported hisresults at the symposium on "Cardiovascular interactions in sleep-disorderedbreathing" at the 9th ERS meeting. Frequently persons suffering from congestive heart failure show signs of aparticularly insidious ...How alcohol may harm your baby's brain
...rudent course for any individual person would beto avoid alcohol while pregnant. They don't know that they may be one of thosepeople who are susceptible -- because of other risk factors." Another complication is the lack of clear identification 'markers' for FAS, saidClaire D. Coles, Associate Professor o...Vegans likely short on calcium, experts say
...lcium, the dietary reviewconcluded, even if people avoid salt, protein, caffeine and other substancesthat increase calcium loss. Connie Weaver, head of Purdue University's Department of Foods and Nutrition,says she doubts that many people could follow such a strictly limited diet. "Alot of vegetarians incl...New study shows link between sex and violence among N.C. high school males
...erous situation. We also need to teach them how to avoid the situation inthe first place. Just providing knowledge-based education does not have apositive effect on reducing high-risk behaviors." Other data in the report showed: In 1995, 18.3 percent of males who had drunk alcohol 10 or more ti...Nausea from anesthesia plummets with extra oxygen
...the problem. "The extra oxygen may help the tissue avoid this reaction," Sessler suggests.The research is part of on-going studies by an international science team, theOutcomes Research Group, examining accepted practice in anesthesiology todetermine if simple improvements can produce major benefits. Sever...Visionary physician pioneers alternative clubfoot treatment
...of babies who could be treated in such a way as to avoid excessive surgery. I began using Dr. Ponseti's method two and half years ago. My only regret is that I didn't learn this technique earlier." As part of his effort to promote the technique, Ponseti will conduct teaching clinics at the University of ......patients in the less advanced stage may be able to avoid surgery altogether and be treated with this combined therapy." The Head and Neck Oncology Program at the University of Maryland's Greenebaum Cancer Center provides a multidisciplinary team approach of specialists in several disciplines including s...New treadmill 'scores' may help physicians better diagnose heart disease
...mprove the diagnosis of coronary heart disease and avoid the need for and expense of an angiogram. "The scores are based on the same information that the physician has, but the information is put into a mathematical equation that provides a probability of disease. Our goal was to determine if these scor...Spouses of heart disease patients face high risks themselves
... need to lower his or her risk factors in order to avoid disease progression," says Lynn C. Macken, R.N., M.A., coordinator of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. "This study indicates that targeting the spouse of the patient may be important too....Impotence may be early warning of heart disease
...e when the patients are appropriately counseled to avoid the use of nitroglycerin or nitroglycerin-like drugs and follow reasonable guidelines regarding physical exertion," Pritzker says. "The introduction of new treatments for erectile dysfunction, offered a options that were effective and easy. The op...South Bronx adolescents don't feel safe at home
...programs that fail to provide the skills needed to avoid violence, mass media that portrays non-white young men as the enemy, and police attitudes that make victims reluctant to report crime." The researchers did not find significant differences between young men and women in rates of exposure to violence...Growing blood vessels around clots in leg arteries may treat painful walking
...eople with leg clots walk as little as possible to avoid the pain. Now, a novel therapy is being tested to treat this condition, known medically as "intermittent claudication." Researchers are using an "angiogenesis growth factor" to create new blood vessels around clogged leg arteries. Tests of thes...Drug blocks opioid side effects: Could improve palliative care
...ients choose to forego the pain relief in order to avoid the constipation. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled study, methylnaltrexone promptly reversed opioid-induced constipation. In more than 90 percent of patients, relief came within one minute of the first infusion. "By preventing this debilitati...Cranfield pioneers back pain research
...e operations but poor clinical results may help us avoid problems of patient selection for surgery in the future. We are hoping to continue collecting data and maintain our links with Cranfield," he said....Study shows obsessive-compulsive disorder runs in families
..., used patients from different clinics, inorder to avoid institutional bias. Diagnosing researchers were blinded asto a patient's condition. The study opens the door to the next step, identifying the actual gene(s)involved, says Nestadt. OCD affects as high as 3 percent of the world's population. Although ...Map makers can avoid confusing the color blind
...socks or rust and bright green socks. One way to avoid confusion is to alter the lightness and darkness of the colors. The color-blind person may still see the same color, but they can tell that the areas colored with these colors are different. "We do not know what color-blind people see," says Brewer...Bexxar highly effective as first-line treatment for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
...About 75 percent of such patients are projected to avoid relapse o f their disease for at least three years. A remission usually measures a patient's disease-free status based on the absence of disease signs in examination and medical imaging. But molecular remissions are based on tests at the DNA level to...Scientists develop polymers with nitric-oxide releasing particles
...e blood with diamine precursors," Zhang added. To avoid this problem, he has developed and is now testing new silicone rubber and polyurethane materials in which the diazeniumdiolates are covalently linked to the fumed silica filler particles, so leaching cannot occur. Fabricating polymers with NO-relea...