Study casts doubt on increased mobility among US population
...rom their adult children would place a significant burden on caregiving services for aged persons. Their information shows that short-distance mobility rates have declined substantially over the last 50 years, whereas long-distance moves have declined less sharply or have even remained relatively unchanged....Elderly people cared for by spouse are at greater risk for abuse, Pitt researchers find
...e caregivers with alternatives that might ease the burden of caregiving, such as support group referral or arranging for other family members, friends, or formal service providers to perform respite care," wrote the researchers. While other studies on caregiving have typically interviewed only one person in...News briefs from the journal CHEST, February 2005
...tein (CRP) levels as an indication of total system burden of inflammation, researchers were able to determine each individual's amount of systemic inflammation. Results showed that smoking was associated with 1.6 increased odds of elevated CRP levels, a reduction in lung function was associated with 2.3 od...Parents comfortable with vaccination for sexually transmitted infections for adolescent children
...ecome sexually active, much of the decision-making burden would be placed on parents. It has been suggested that pediatricians may be reluctant to recommend STI vaccination in anticipation of negative parental reactions. Gregory D. Zimet, Ph.D., from Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, and...Alcohol: Global burden on health similar to tobacco and high blood pressure
...f THE LANCET. Overall, four percent of the global burden of disease is attributable to alcohol, 4.1% to tobacco and 4.4% to high blood pressure. Alcohol is causally related to more than 60 different medical conditions, including breast cancer and coronary heart disease. In most cases alcohol has a detrimen...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
... increasing exercise. This should lower the total burden of recurrent disease and disability, he said. Similar quality improvement strategies would be applied throughout the care system, including rehabilitation. The American Stroke Association's quality improvement program Get With The GuidelinesStroke h...Minorities who experience pain don't receive the same care as Caucasians
... in the issue's introduction entitled, The unequal burden of pain: Disparities and differences. "Most inter...ll for action" to address and rectify the "unequal burden of pain." The editors believe that this is the first time that an entire issue has devoted to pain ...Auditory screening for newborns can be successful, UT Southwestern researchers report
...aid, "Our changes to UNHS led to a decrease on the burden on health-care resources and limited the number of families that must deal with the uncertainty of hearing loss in their newborns. Health-care providers view hearing screening results more seriously in a program with few false positives."...Study links racial and ethnic gap in youth violence to social factors
...gan, shows that the longstanding gap in the racial burden of violence follows a social anatomy and is not immutable. The odds of committing violence are almost double for blacks as compared to whites and homicide is consistently ranked as the leading cause of death among young black men. "The study shows th...Baked or broiled fish may help reduce the risk of stroke
... none have focused on the elderly, in whom disease burden may be high. In addition, the effect of fish consumption on cardiovascular disease may depend on the type of fish consumed--broiled or baked fish as compared to fried fish or fish sandwiches. Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D., M.P.H., from the Harvard School...Other highlights in the January 19 JNCI
...ing DNA test must be weighed against the projected burden to thousands of women falsely labeled as being at high risk of cervical cancer. Contact: National Cancer Institute Press Office, 301-496-6641, NCIPressOfficers@mail.nih.gov Rise in Type of Esophageal Cancer Is Real, Study Concludes The nearly s...Number of adults with high blood pressure set to soar by 2025
...ning of health services. Measurement of the global burden of hypertension will allow public health and polic...n developing regions. Dr He comments: "The global burden of high blood pressure supports predictions of worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular disease. During ...News briefs from the journal Chest, January 2005
...d-of-life treatment preferences, but that a higher burden of depressive symptoms was significantly associated with a preference against CPR, although it was not associated with preference for mechanical ventilation. Researchers conclude that clinicians should recognize the influence depression may have on...Insufficient sleep associated with overweight and obesity
... and corpulent bodies. Clinicians are aware of the burden of obesity on patients," the authors write. "Our findings suggest that major extensions of sleep time may not be necessary, as an extra 20 minutes of sleep per night seems to be associated with a lower BMI. We caution that this study does not establi...NIH action plan charts future challenges for liver disease research
... Research, a comprehensive plan that addresses the burden of liver diseases in the United States and maps ou...ease affects people of all ages, with the greatest burden among minority individuals and persons between the ages of 40 and 60," said Jay H. Hoofnagle, M.D., ...Immigrants, beware: Living in the United States is fattening
...besity in the U.S. population has produced a major burden of obesity-related illness and death. Immigrants are the fastest growing segment of Americans, comprising more than 11 percent of the total U.S. population. The investigators surveyed almost 32,400 eligible people. About 14 percent wer...To help your mind, take steps to help your heart, study says
...could prevent some dementia and decrease the added burden of strokes in those with Alzheimer's disease. For example, one study that the authors reviewed showed a 50 percent reduction in the incidence of dementia in a group of patients with high blood pressure who were treated over four years wit...Anniversary of one of the largest hepatitis A outbreaks in the US brings experts together
... effective strategy to help save lives, reduce the burden of hepatitis A disease and reduce this negative impact on the economy. For more information on hepatitis A and prevention through vaccination, log on to www.partnersforimmunization.org . Support for this educational effort is being provided by Glax...Can the standard course of radiation therapy following lumpectomy be shortened?
...tion." In an effort to reduce the burden of treatment on women, Freedman and his colleagues at Fox Chase Cancer Center are studying a four-week course of radiation using IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation therapy) with an incorporated boost. A boost is a higher dose of radiation given to ...Chemical cousin of anti-anxiety drugs holds promise for psoriasis treatment
... an associated form of arthritis, and the economic burden of the disease may be as high as $4.3 billion a year, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation. "Currently, the best treatments for skin lesions associated with psoriasis are topical steroids, but the problem with those drugs is that they're...