Combining osteoporosis drugs produce no added benefit
...udy disproved a previously untested but widespread belief among bone researchers that combining the two type...s 50 additional amino acids. Despite a wide-spread belief among bone researchers that bisphosphonates and parathyroid hormone would interact in a synergistic ...A picture perfect test of well-being: Graphic assessment tool tunes into life satisfaction
...for well being, for a good life. Otherwise, if the belief is that there is no longer any hope of well being just because you have some things wrong with you, it's likely to be a really long and depressing life for many people."...M. D. Anderson expands peer counseling program for African-American breast cancer survivors
... conclusions from a recent pilot study support the belief that peer counseling is an effective way to empower African-American breast cancer survivors, as they are more likely to discuss sexual health issues with trusted family members or friends, one-on-one, rather than in a group or with their physicians....Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, October 7, 2003
...a voluntary, self-administered questionnaire. This belief was more common among those with lower incomes, less education, and among African-Americans. Based on this belief, 24 percent would reject lung cancer surgery, and 19 percent would reject surgery even if their physician recommended it. This finding i...Astrazeneca receives European approval for Seroquel; in bipolar mania
..., Global Marketing Neuroscience, AstraZeneca. "Our belief is that the clinical profile of SEROQUEL in bipolar mania is extremely well suited to this new patient group who place high demands on their therapy and need a balance of strong efficacy with enhanced tolerability. We have very high expectations fo...Daycare will not reduce child poverty
...me support for government initiatives based on the belief that daycare provision can increase maternal employment, say the authors. However, the results question the assumption that paid employment provides an immediate route out of poverty by increasing household income. Tackling low pay, changing the bene...Study finds classroom study groups more effective when organized by social networks
...ch as attitudes toward smoking, self-efficacy (the belief that you can accomplish what you set out to do), refusal skills, coping skills and intention to smoke. Students in the network groups liked the prevention program more, had improved attitudes, showed improved self-efficacy and had decreased intenti...Medium-firm mattresses best for low back pain
The popular belief that firm mattresses are best for people with low back pain is challenged by the results of a randomised trial in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Mattresses of medium firmness were found to be more effective than firm mattresses in alleviating sympt...Gardens have the potential to improve health, research shows
... research is giving credibility to the widely held belief that nature can improve health. "Knowledge and res...ob satisfaction are also potential advantages. The belief that nature is beneficial for people with illness dates back centuries and is consistent across cult...Study shows combining gene therapy and radiation holds promise
...inical trial, which is planned for next year. "Our belief is that gene therapy could make conventional cancer therapies such as radiation therapy more effective," says Svend Freytag, Ph.D., division head of Henry Ford's Radiation Oncology Research and lead author of the study. The study is the first of its ...Nov/Dec 2003 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...that yearly Pap tests are desirable, including the belief that a Pap tests are successful in reducing cervic...that yearly Pap tests are desirable, including the belief that Pap tests are successful in reducing cervical cancer mortality, that some Pap tests are inaccur...Ecstasy can trigger heart attacks in users
...ot cause dependency and adverse side effects, this belief has been overturned by many reports of side effects in recent literature, the report further explains....Family members say dying patients need better end-of-life emotional and medical support
... a lack of emotional support for themselves, and a belief that their dying family member was not always treated with respect," the authors state. "A higher rate of concerns with the quality of end-of-life care was reported for persons whose last place of care was a nursing home or hospital." "Bereaved ...Trials on hormone therapy and hypertension treatment change practice, medication usage of patients
...ly over the past 2 decades because of a prevailing belief in its health benefits. But recent evidence from randomized trials published in July 2002 (the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study follow-up [HERS II]; the Women's Health Initiative [WHI]) either demonstrated no benefit or indicated advers...Study finds genital pain more common than believed
...ican women to determine whether the popularly held belief that this group rarely has vulvodynia was true. A third of the study participants were African-American. Surprisingly, the researchers found African-American women were as likely to have had pain with intercourse and pain at the vulvar vestibule as C...Study finds no causal link between testosterone replacement, prostate cancer or cardiac disease
...t and assessing urinary symptoms at follow-up. The belief that testosterone may be a risk factor in cardiovascular disease is based on the observation that more men than women have cardiovascular events and men have higher testosterone levels than women. However, Rhoden and Morgentaler write that few, if an...Mad cow has confidence stirred, but not shaken
... trust in their food regulators, and have a strong belief that the U.S. food supply is safe. Nearly 68 perc...nsumer confidence seems to have been buoyed by the belief that farmers and the government are taking appropriate measures to control mad cow disease. On a 1 ...Virtual play boosts disabled children's self-image
...ated games had a positive impact on the children's belief in their abilities. "They would say that it didn't matter whether they could do this activity like their able-bodied peers in real life, they could do it their own way in the virtual environment," says occupational therapy professor Denise Reid, who...Evidence suggests that the brain can switch to 'automatic pilot' during learning
...s said. "Such findings have been the basis for the belief that we have separate systems for certain types of memory that function independently." To test for this alternative theory, the researchers first asked subjects to judge whether objects such as an acorn, a stroller, a bicycle pump or a shuttlecock w...Hawaii community focus groups determine priorities for oral health research
...other Pacific Island populations studied share the belief that research focused on oral health services to the community is crucial to the reduction in oral disease, as well as in reaching the goal of eliminating disparities in oral health, which is known to exist among population subgroups in Hawaii....