Exercise Is The Best Means Of Weight Control In Teenagers
...: population based cohort study over 3 years The best means of tackling the increase in obesity in young people is to encourage them to take exercise rather than go on a diet, say researchers from Australia in this week's BMJ. In their study of nearly 2,000 male and female students aged 14-15 over a pe...The Whole Truth From Five-Year-Olds
...e test sidesteps two mistakes commonamong even the best prosecutors. In an attempt to get their young victims todemonstrate an understanding of the truth andlies, prosecutors tend to ask children to definewords or explain the difference between them. Inthe pressure of a courtroom setting, evenwell-rehears...Postmenopausal Women Reap Heart Benefits From Foods Containing Vitamin E
...its of vitamins taken from food," Mosca says. "The best scientific evidence we have is that eating a diet rich in fruits andvegetables is protective against heart disease," says Mosca. "We can never besure exactly which nutrient is providing the benefits, and it is likely thatseveral different nutrients ...CT Scans Could Become Screening Tool For Heart Disease
...ify 30 to 40 CT images of the heart at rest, the best time to view the coronary arteries. Viewing these clear, cross-sectional images of the heart, radiologists measure the size of calcium deposits. Carr worked with General Electric Medical Systems to develop computer software that processes the info...... post-menopause, the LDLc levels at age 47 are the best determinantof risk. There is a very strong association of LDLc at age 47 and coronarycalcifications discovered at age 59," said Dr. Kuller, "Thus it is veryimportant that pre-menopausal women know their cholesterol levels." Dr. Kuller cont...Cedars-Sinai Medical Tipsheet (B) For March 29
...armacist whospecializes in helping to identify the best pain medications for each patient....Can We Prevent Hearing Loss In Elderly Women?
...sts agree that eating a balanced diet is still the best way tomaintain your health....Emory Receives $14 Million Federal Grant To Coordinate 50-Site Brain Attack Prevention Trial
...eep Stroke Away? Doctors don't know how best to prevent stroke caused by clogged arteriesin the brain -- a condition known as intracranial arterial stenosis. To better evaluate two potential tactics for preventing this type ofstroke in high-risk patients, the National Institute of Ne...Disabilities Don't Raise Insurance Costs
...lp the companies comply with ADA regulations; the best way to combat attitudinal stereotypes toward workers withdisabilities is through visible commitment to change by top management andthrough training; it isn't difficult to adapt training and working materials toaccommodate employees with disabilities...Patients May Not Be Receiving The Highest Quality Of Care
...histicated information systems, they may be in the best position to helpphysicians increase compliance to guidelines, said Pantilat. In addition,instead of using incentives designed to control costs, organizations can developincentives designed to promote the provision of indicated services, saidPantilat...New Cancer Procedure At Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Offers Hope
...preferred over othertreatments," he said. "And the best part is kids can return to the playgroundthe very next day."...UI Study Finds Many Physicians Withhold Pain Medication
...oming. Thesetreatments may not be in the patients' best interests. "Pain relief may actually enhance a patient's ability to give informedconsent by removing coercive factors," Graber said. In addition to informed consent, doctors also consider how administeringpain medication might affect ...Cordis Cardiology Introduces The MINI Crown Stent
...t," said Dr. Williams. "I find the MINI to be the best choice for stenting smaller vessels. It offers many unique advantages, such as one-step deployment, a low-profile delivery system, minimal balloon overhang, and precise balloon sizing at higher pressures -- all of which, in my opinion, make the proc...Baby Talk: Parents Do Make A Difference, By Promoting Childhood Chatter, From Birth To Age 3
...somany ways. It's a miracle that the thing they're best at--better thangrownups!--is learning languages." Indeed, between birth and 3 years of age, youngsters go from simply smiling inresponse to a parent's voice, to becoming "language generalists" and finally,"language specialists," Golinkoff notes. Betw...NIAID Renews Funding For Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
...eep providing criticalinformation as we pursue the best ways to treat, manage or prevent HIVinfection," says Dr. Fauci. "There is no other study of its kind in the world,and it is important that we continue to support this vital multicenter effort." NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Heal...New Way To Make Astronauts Sleep
TO GIVE astronauts a good night's sleep, the best option is to cover them withelectrodes. That's the...t day. Surprisingly, theastronauts seemed to sleep best when they were covered with electrodes, eventhough some had joked that no one could sleep while wear......tion - Home Edition. It quickly became a national best seller, with morethan a million copies in print. Extensively revised, the Centennial Edition of The Merck Manual reflects theever-increasing and rapidly changing body of medical knowledge. New additionsinclude cutting-edge information on topics such......and organs. Their mother's milk gives them thevery best protective immunological factors, which are difficult to include informula." Oddy said that breast milk transmits immunity from the mother to baby,and can lead to enhanced tolerance to infection, which increase chances of aninfant's surviv...Postpartum Help Needed To Keep Recent Mothers From Resuming Smoking Habit
... CancerCenter Cancer Control Program. "We got the best results by continuingintervention after the baby was born." But while postpartum contact delayed relapse back to smoking habits, itdidn't prevent relapse entirely. Six months after giving birth, the group ofwomen who got the most attention w...Newest Depression Medications Widely Prescribed For Children
...ut, these are problems for which theevidence is at best scant to support SSRI safety and effectiveness in children. Except for OCD, such problems are not federally approved indications forprescribing SSRIs to adults. "Anecdotally, we hear of widespread use of SSRIs for possibly questionableindications," R...