Anemia elevates risk of physical decline in older people
...that an older person will develop serious physical declines that can erode the ability to live independently, ...ion, are 1.5 times more likely to develop physical declines than those who have normal blood hemoglobin levels. "This study suggests that even mild anemia is...Smoke-free rules may be good news for business
... conclude that smoke-free regulations do not cause declines in sales and employment in the hospitality industry," noted Hyland. "More importantly, smoke-free regulations reduce exposure of workers and patrons to secondhand smoke and are good for public health." Indeed, the impetus for the study arose from the...Secret documents reveal how tobacco industry targeted gay men
...lip Morris. "These discussions directly attributed declines in business to the effectiveness of tobacco control activists in changing public policy and sentiment about tobacco," said Malone. "Although the company ultimately decided on an image makeover instead of an 'endgame' strategy to get out of the tobacc...Study shows declines in payment for emergency care
...cine in Chicago. The study noted the most striking declines in payment among privately insured persons and concluded that "cost shifting" is an increasingly tenuous financing strategy to fund care for the uninsured. "The study shows that only a little more than half of all emergency department charges are pai...Growth hormone, sex steroid combination 'not ready for prime time'
...t similar interactions are involved in the natural declines of hGH and sex steroids in later decades, contributing to the onset of age-related changes such as decreased muscle mass and increased body fat. So in theory, replenishing these hormones could slow or reverse some age-related effects. To test this, D...Scientific task force to examine usefulness of testosterone replacement therapy in older men
...terone production is vast. So while there are some declines in testosterone production with age, most older men stay well within normal limits, and the likelihood that a man will ever experience a major shut down of hormone production similar to a woman's menopause, is remote, according to Dr. Slater.In fact,...Prenatal stem cell transplants may open door to organ transplants, treating genetic diseases
...al immune system: its healthy thymus, a gland that declines in function after puberty. The fetal thymus produces T-regulatory cells, which help to reduce graft-versus-host disease. In that disease, a life-threatening complication of cell and organ transplants, donor cells attack the patient's tissues. The sec...Calcium-blocker drug slows artery clogging better than beta blocker
...ne group was less: 6.8 mm Hg and 4.9 mm Hg average declines in systolic and diastolic pressures respectively. Lacidipine is not approved for use in the United States and Zanchetti says it is unknown if other calcium antagonists would be as effective at slowing atherosclerosis. The drug targets dangerous fats...'Prehabilitation' prevents functional decline of at-risk frail elders living at home
...hysical abilities was more effective in preventing declines and preserving functional abilities such as walking, dressing, and bathing than was a 6 month health education program. At the end of 12 months, the "prehabilitation" group showed a 37 percent reduction in risk for new disabilities. The results of ...Study finds dramatic decline in physical activity among African-American and white girls
...l groups. Pregnancy was associated with activity declines in black but not in white girls. According to Kimm, there may not have been an adequate number of pregnancies among white girls to detect a statistically significant effect on physical activity. Kimm noted that a similar situation may explain the ra...Dementia before or after stroke increases risk of death
...e than six-fold. Researchers found that dementia declines in memory, cognitive function and capacity to perform daily living activities is an independent risk factor for death after stroke and one of the most important determinants of death in stroke patients, explains the study's lead author Raquel Barba,...Omega-3 fatty acids may prevent heart disease by improving arterial elasticity
...tty acid supplement groups experienced significant declines in plasma total triacylglycerol concentrations. The present study adds another potential benefit of n-3 fatty acids to previously known benefits, such as the lowering of triacylglycerols, which appear to aid in the prevention of ischemic heart disea...Antioxidant-rich diets improve age-related declines in mental function of rats, USF/VA studies find
...xidant-rich fruits and vegetables may help reverse declines in learning and memory as you get older," Paula Bickford, PhD, lead author of both studies and a professor at the USF Center for Aging and Brain Repair. In the first study, co-authored by USF's M. Claire Cartford, PhD, older rats fed a diet rich in ...Lingering cognitive impairment may be linked to coronary bypass surgery
... for the first time, documented that the cognitive declines persist beyond the first couple of weeks. The stu...-surgery memory scores to anxiety, medically based declines or both. The medical aspect might be key, says Keith, "especially because it now seems as if some o...High-volume hospitals equal higher survival rates for bleeding strokes
...s at lower-volume hospitals are credited for sharp declines in patient deaths in New York and Canadian hospitals, the researchers say. Policies that encourage patient transfer to higher-volume hospitals could have a major impact in reducing mortality from SAH, the researchers conclude, although such transfer...Treatment guidelines for HIV infection announced by international panel of AIDS experts
...therapy should not be delayed until the CD4+ count declines to 200 cells/ microliter, because of the increased risk of death if therapy is started this late. The point above this level at which it is most beneficial to start therapy is not known. At the higher CD4 cell counts, several other factors are cons...Alzheimer's drug improves pilots' performance on tests
...cebo did. Researchers were testing the theory that declines in cognitive abilities due to aging are caused in part by loss of functioning of acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that relays messages between cells in areas of the brain important for memory and thought. Donepezil is a cholinestera...Reduction in HIV-1 incidence among rural Ugandans gives hope to other African countries
...ndings strengthen evidence from earlier studies of declines in HIV-1 prevalence and increases in risk-lowering sexual behaviour, and gives hope that AIDS control programmes can control the AIDS epidemic with messages about changes in behaviour." In an accompanying Commentary (p 3), Andrew Grulich from Nation...Dont turn to assisted reproduction too quickly warns US expert
...heir late 30s 2 . But, this was due primarily to declines in the per menstrual cycle conception rate and not to an increase in the proportion of couples unable to achieve an unassisted pregnancy. Now his team has extended their research using data from the European Fecundability Study to see what the implic...Venlafaxine XR, first SNRI studied for social anxiety disorder
...inued improvements through week 12, as measured by declines in their mean scores on several standard measures including the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). In the first study, treated patients had significant reductions in mean LSAS scores at week six, and even greater reductions occurred by week 12. ...