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...lgorithmfor the management of blood pressure after beginning treatment with t-PA." In the current study, neither survival rates nor recurrent stroke ratesdiffered significantly between the t-PA and placebo groups 12 months afterstroke. Stroke or brain attack occurs when parts of the brai......uestionnaire to assesstheir sexual function at the beginning of the study and at the end of thetreatment period. They also completed a questionnaire that assessed theirpsychological well-being. The safety of the treatment was monitored for changes in laboratory values,facial and body hair growth, and acne. Ho...Coffee: a cause of neonatal seizures?
...the light of theirresults, the researchers are now beginning to investigate the potential adverseeffects of these two drugs in particular neonatal conditions....Follow-up care can reduce hospital readmission rate, cost
...es. When Brooten created the model, hospitals were beginning to discharge patients earlier to help reduce costs, and no onewas assessing whether patients were being rehospitalized, how quickly rehospitalization was occurring, and at what cost,she said. "Some vulnerable groups of patients like the elderly were ...Risk from getting pregnant too soon after a stillbirth
...men may need a year to mourn the lost child before beginning another pregnancy, or women who choose to conceive sooner may be intrinsically more vulnerable to depression and anxiety." Studies consistently report that about 50% of women become pregnant within 12 months after loss. Hughes et al note that most ...Idaho attorney, Pennsylvania physician to lead American Heart Association in 1999-2000
... Smaha has served the association at all levels, beginning with the thePennsylvania Affiliate for which he was president in 1989-90. He has served onthe American Heart Association's Board of Directors since 1990. Southworth was with J&H Marsh & McClennan for more than 25 years and wasnamed chief ope...Breast cancer patients face increased depression
...rviews regularly for an average of 18 months after beginning treatment withchemotherapy and/or tamoxifen. Eight women (38 percent) developed majordepression, most in the first six months of treatment. The patients included 15 women who had not yet experienced menopause at the timeof diagnosis, 14 of whom showe...Female hormones don't cause overeating and weight gain
...tate Food Labduring two different phases, near the beginning and end, of two consecutivemenstrual cycles. They also took sensory and other tests during the three-daysessions. In the pre-contraceptive phase of the study, the women both ate andburned more calories in the luteal phase or second half of th...Study suggests need for better pain management in newborns
...experiences don't matter, is a real mistake. We're beginning to understand thatwhat we're doing has long-term effects." As part of their required clinical care in a hospital nursery, infants,whether healthy or sick, can be exposed to procedures that adults considerpainful. In one of Porter's previous ...Hope protects bereaved, HIV-positive men
...asured their health and psychosocial status at the beginning ofthe study, and then for three years at six-month intervals. The researchersreport the results of their study in the current issue of Health Psychology. Nearly half the group developed one or more symptoms during this time. Which menbecame sick rel...New nationwide study in six cities will look at the method & message for changing risky HIV behavior
...ervention strategies and will be informed from the beginning of his group. The endpoint of the study will be a comparison of the HIV infection rate in eachgroup after three years. A major contrast in the two interventions is the emphasis on making a personalconnection to the message, according to Barresi. "T......vent some 300,000 to 400,000 newborns peryear from beginning life infected with HIV. "This extraordinary finding is the most recent in our efforts to bring an end toAIDS, not only in the United States but in countries around the world," saysHealth and Human Services Secretary Donna E. Shalala. "American scien...Hearts N' Parks - an innovative North Carolina program to prevent heart disease launched
...al media event in Charlotte on Thursday,July 15th, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The launch will demonstrate heart healthlessons learned in the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular HealthStudy (CATCH). A follow-up study on CATCH was announced in the Archives ofPediatric and Adolescent Medicine on July 14...Children CATCH on to heart-health messages
...lead investigators, "we found that the effects are beginning to fade. This justifies continuation of schoolinterventions over the middle and high school years."...Amputation rates are rising in elderly despite advances in treatment
... They found that amputation rates rose at the beginning of the studyperiod but were initially reversed in the mid-1980s following the introductionof lower-extremity bypass surgery and the ongoing decline in the prevalence ofhypertension, ischemic heart disease and smoking. However, by the mid-1990...Cedars-Sinai reports excellent outcomes for its cardiac surgery division
...he nation andsecond in the entire state. Since its beginning 30 years ago, the program has been on the leading edge ofinnovation: Surgeons in the pediatric cardiac surgery program were the first in thewestern United States to offer video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) forinfants and children. The procedur...UI researchers learn more about how exercise affects the colon
...rease a person's chances of colon cancer." Before beginning any new exercise program, people should consult a physician. The study was funded by an American Gastroenterology Association - Smith KlineFrench Beecham Clinical Research Award and a General Clinical Research CenterGrant from the National Institutes...New Wake Forest study to pin down soy's active ingredient
...ts at Wake Forest University School of Medicineare beginning a five-year study to determine which ingredients in soybeans arethe active ones in protecting against heart disease, stroke, cancer andosteoporosis. Under a new $2.4 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and BloodInstitute, the research...Study finds parental influence still important during adolescence
... track 1,725 children for five years, beginning whenthey were between 11 ... involved interviews with a group of youth beginning in1977 and then follow-up interviews for each of the nextfive ...