Drinking and spousal abuse by male US Army soldiers
...inking has similar effectiveness to that for other chronic diseases like asthma and diabetes. If people have asthma, they will keep having recurring attacks of asthma no matter how good the treatment is, but treatment reduces the frequency and severity of the attacks. It's the same with people who have dia...Immigrants, beware: Living in the United States is fattening
...o prevent weight gain, obesity and obesity-related chronic illnesses, the authors said. Worldwide, obesity (or "globesity," as described by the World Health Organization) has become an epidemic, affecting over 300 million people, with a threefold increase since 1980 in some areas of Europe, the Middle East,...Daily social/physical activity improves sleep and cognition in the elderly
... All 12 were healthy older adults or adults with chronic but stable medical conditions and independent in their activities of daily living. The study consisted of a daily 90-minute session over a 14-day period that included 30 minutes of mild physical activity, 30 minutes of social interaction and a final...Prevalence of obesity among immigrants increases with longer residency in US
... prevent weight gain, obesity, and obesity-related chronic illnesses," the researchers conclude....Other highlights in the December 15 JNCI
...latoxin exposures are common. Risk factors include chronic alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, dietary aflatoxin exposure, hepatitis B infection, and hepatic cirrhosis, but there has been limited exploration of the combined effects of these exposures. Sun Ha Jee, Ph.D., M.H.S., of Yonsei University, in S...To help your mind, take steps to help your heart, study says
...: the Alzheimer's disease process and the acute or chronic reduction of blood flow to the brain. The two are intertwined, he says, noting animal research data showing that amyloid protein, the chief sign of Alzheimer's disease, can infiltrate the walls of brain blood vessels and increase t...Kinder, gentler procedure gives superior results for stem cell transplants
...conduct studies targeted at sickle cell anemia and chronic myelogenous leukemia to explore the potential for successful transplants in children with these disorders....Study provides clues to alcohol's cancer connection
...lates blood vessel development in tumors, and that chronic ethanol increased tumor size and levels of the angiogenic factor and levels of the angiogenic factor and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in an experimental model. For almost a hundred years mounting epidemiological evidence has linked alco...Cumulative trauma in adulthood can worsen health in later years
...erson's self-rated health, occurrence of acute and chronic conditions and functional disability. Three different ages in the study were examined: young old (65-74), old old (75-84) and oldest old (85 and older). The results show that trauma occurring between 18 and 30 years and between 31 to 64 years had...M. D. Anderson researchers discover key protein in psoriasis
...is to develop in their mouse model. Psoriasis is a chronic condition in which patches of skin become inflamed and develop itchy red, flaky scales. Areas of the body most affected include the scalp, elbows, knees, and lower back. Psoriasis affects about two percent of people worldwide, with men and women equa...Reducing anti-rejection meds after transplant shows less complications
...on before initial weaning, none showed evidence of chronic rejection. Patients under the campath protocol did slightly better than those treated with thymoglobulin. Of the 123 intestinal transplants, 55 involved children, while the other 68 were adult cases. The current success of this novel anti...Another step towards understanding the causes of narcolepsy
...mprovements in disease treatment. Narcolepsy is a chronic disabling sleep-wake disorder characterised by excessive daytime sleepiness, which is caused by changes in hormone concentrations and nervous system activity. Tom Gordon (Flinders University, South Australia) and colleagues induced narcolepsy-like sy...Landmark survey reveals asthma in children remains significantly out of control in the United States
... asthma attacks. Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses among children, with an estimated 5.8 mi... NHLBI Goals of Therapy Minimal or no chronic asthma symptoms (coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness) during the day or night ...Scientists stalk PPAR-gamma, find novel cancer connection
...ultiple myeloma and many other cancers, as well as chronic inflammation and diabetes. When the drugs bind to PPAR-gamma, at least in laboratory experiments, the cancerous cells are destroyed. PPAR-ligands are emerging as a new type of cancer therapy because they directly target errant cells and stop tumo...Stressed mice quicker to get skin cancer
...at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say that chronic stress may speed up the process in those at high-r...ot of evidence pointing to the negative effects of chronic stress, which dampens our immune system and impacts various aspects of our health," says Francisco T...First-ever safety study of medical cannabis use in Canada launched
...y study), the research initiative will follow 1400 chronic pain patients, 350 of whom use cannabis as part of their pain management strategy, for a one-year period. Seven participating pain clinics across Canada are now enrolling patients for this study. "Patients in COMPASS will typically have pain result...Elderly with advanced chronic diseases burdened with symptoms
...g older persons living independently with advanced chronic diseases, researchers at Yale have found that the ...e of community-dwelling older adults with advanced chronic diseases would be enhanced by identifying and alleviating the range of symptoms they experience," sa...Accumulated lead exposure may be an important risk factor for cataracts
...ead exposure may increase the risk for a number of chronic age-related diseases. Debra A. Schaumberg, Sc.D., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues investigated whether bone lead levels measured in both the tibia and patella were associated with age-related cataract, the leading caus...Bulimic teens also likely to suffer from depression
...evastating eating disorder while struggling with a chronic form of depression, reveals research by Texas A&M ... by the bulimia itself, dysthymia - a lower-level, chronic form of depression - is often present in bulimics and may even predispose them to the eating disorde...Transplanted bone marrow cells reduce liver fibrosis in mice
...which could help patients with liver cirrhosis and chronic liver failure. To study this possibility, researchers, led by Isao Sakaida, M.D. of Japan's Yamaguchi University, studied the effect of transplanted bone marrow cells on mice with liver fibrosis. The researchers first caused liver fibrosis in the mi...