Energy and sports drinks attack enamel
... healthy lifestyle. However, the same drinks that claim to recharge the body after a workout could cause more irreversible damage to teeth than soft drinks. A study of the effects some of these beverages had on enamel, appearing in the January/February 2005 issue of General Dentistry , the Academy of Ge...New guideline tackles leading cause of mother and child death
...re-eclampsia are associated with substandard care, claim the guideline authors. Poor management includes failure to identify or act on risk at the beginning of pregnancy or to recognise and respond to signs and symptoms after 20 weeks. Their guideline recommends a straightforward system of early risk asses...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...ational solipsism that degrades the values that we claim to revere."...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (second issue)
...acerbations and daily symptoms. The investigators claim that there are usually minimal symptoms between episodes. The 1-year study directed at exacerbation control was conducted at 68 sites in 23 countries. It involved 278 children receiving low-dose montelukast once a day for 12 months, along with 271 ...Feb. 15, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
...rs (Editorial, p. 299). "No one can make a serious claim to the contrary in light of this randomized trial evidence," the writer says. (The smoking cessation article is the subject of a video news release. Call for coordinates.) 2. Older Doctors Are Not Better Doctors, Study Finds Researchers examined 5...NHLBI study shows smoking cessation programs improve survival
...n smokers." He asserts, "No one can make a serious claim to the contrary in light of this randomized trial evidence." Smoking is the single most avoidable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 22.5 percent of...14-year study finds that quitting smoking adds years to life
... said in the editorial. "No one can make a serious claim to the contrary in light of this randomized trial evidence." A surprising finding, according to Dr. Connett, was that the reduction in death rate was more significant in younger people, 35 to 45, than older people. "Current guidelines suggest that s...Best treatment for mild or moderate depression unclear
...sion are unclear because firm evidence is lacking, claim doctors in this week's BMJ . The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) provides clear guidance on the treatment of moderate to severe depression, but what is less clear is the appropriate treatment for mild to moderate depression, write ...Exposed: Tobacco industrys' efforts to cast doubt
... Professor Glantz comments: "The tobacco companies claim that they are now working with the public health community to 'support a single, consistent public health message on the role played by cigarette smoking in the development of the disease in smokers.' But their multifaceted response to p53 research a...Likelihood of a large vCJD epidemic remains small claim researchers
...large number of future cases of vCJD remains small claim researchers from Imperial College London. According to research published today in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the team believe there will be around 70 future cases of vCJD arising from the consumption of BSE-infected beef. At most this c...Ending racial disparities in health care could save 5 times more lives than tech advances
...erves reconsideration. It is an imbalance that may claim more lives than it saves," concluded the researchers. The authors include Steven H. Woolf, M.D., lead author and professor of family medicine, preventive medicine and community health at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond; David Satcher...Magnetic bracelets reduce the pain of osteoarthritis
...tions in 2000. Manufacturers of magnetic bracelets claim that they can reduce pain and worldwide sales were estimated at 2.6bn ($5bn) in 1999. But evidence about their effectiveness is contradictory. Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School recruited 194 patients aged 45-80 years with osteoarthritis o...Little evidence to link mercury fillings to human health problems
...on of mercury vapor from dental amalgam. Opponents claim that mercury release from dental amalgam leads to a variety of health problems after its placement in the mouth. Numerous government and independent agencies have examined the safety of dental amalgam and have concluded that the scientific ev...Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce major information initiative
...se diseases, the nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers, claim more than 930,000 American lives a year. The association invested more than $407 million in fiscal year 2002-03 for research, professional and public education, advocacy, and community service programs so people across America can live stronger, lon...New tipifarnib (R115777) data in AML presented at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
...cur in adults age 65 or over. AML is expected to claim an estimated 8,870 lives in the U.S. in 2004. Tipifarnib was discovered and developed at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development. Administered orally, tipifarnib is believed to inhibit farnesyl transferase, an enzyme required for ac...Drinking water could be beneficial to patients with low blood pressure
... from low blood pressure who faint while standing, claim researchers from Imperial College London and St Mary's Hospital. According to research published in the latest issue of Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, drinking two glasses of water can raise blood pressure, potentially providing a...'Sobering' disparity: African-Americans receive less compensation for job-related back injuries
... costs, had more compensated work absences, longer claim periods and greater disability ratings and larger settlement awards. There was little or no connection between legal representation and medical expenditures or case settlement, the researchers noted. Tait speculated that negative stereotypes represe...Testosterone patch will test FDA's decision making
... marketing by their manufacturer Proctor & Gamble, claim two articles in this week's BMJ. The patch is the first drug to be assessed for a controversial condition called hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Proctor & Gamble claims that the patch can increase sexual activity by 74%, which has generated enth...Hiding drugs in food in nursing homes is common
...ients' food and drinks is common in nursing homes, claim researchers from Norway in a study published on bmj.com today. And it seems that this practice is not just a Norwegian phenomenon - a British study in 2000 reported that 71% of residential, nursing, and inpatient units in southeast England at leas......d. The findings will indirectly benefit people who claim questionable whiplash injuries, he added. "This should prevent a person, if rear-ended, from assuming a 'sick role', disabling oneself psychologically and socially, hoping to gain something." The information gathered from the research can also be use...