Duke and federal government partner to create innovative health care model
...ew approach. Within the framework of this plan, we define health and wellness very broadly, incorporating aspects that traditional health care does not always address (i.e., individual's sense of meaning and purpose, relaxation and self care, nutrition, movement, communication skills and relationships)," sa...Strong statin therapy reverses plaque build-up in arteries
...hat regression is uncommon." "We need to carefully define at what point lower LDL values have the greatest benefit in lowering the risk of heart disease. This study would suggest that LDL values much lower than 100 mg/dL appears better than a value of around 100," he says. In an accompanying editorial, Pre...Cat exposure increases asthma risk for children of asthmatic mothers
...dies like this one that sort out these factors and define the relationships among them." "This study is the first to show that the effect of having a cat in the home may depend upon whether your mother has asthma or not," says lead author Juan C. Celedn, M.D., Dr.P.H., who, along with primary investigator D...Study identifies genetic fingerprint of healthy sperm
...ents: "We have completed a genome-wide analysis to define the spermatozoal RNA fingerprint of normal fertile...cine, USA, states: "Less than 3000 different mRNAs define fertile spermthese mRNAs may become invaluable for: new diagnostics for idiopathic infertility; disc...Regular modest wine drinking may reduce risk of second heart attack
...erns, they say. More studies are needed to better define the type of patients who would most benefit from moderate drinking after a heart attack....OSU faculty design drug education web program for NCAA
...ch student-athlete must ask themselves what values define success and happiness," Tricker said. "Is it money and fame? Ask Darryl Strawberry if he is happy with the choices he made. Is it a world record? Ben Johnson was stripped of his 100-meter title and banned from racing. How many East German swimmers ha...Risk from breast cancer susceptibility gene may be exaggerated in most studies
... of a BRCA mutation in a woman does not completely define her risk for breast cancer because in addition, numerous unknown risk modifiers are likely to exist. He says these modifiers should be reflected in the tools used by genetic counselors to predict risk. In an accompanying editorial, Wylie Burke, M.D.,...'Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day' -- Really?
... less than two percent, whereas most experts would define dehydration as beginning when that concentration has risen by at least five percent. Dark Urine Means Dehydration. At normal urinary volume and color, the concentration of the blood is within the normal range and nowhere near the values that are se...Emory brain imaging studies reveal biological basis for human cooperation
...he human genesis of a social bond. It may help us define why wars are fought and loves are lost."...Lingering cognitive impairment may be linked to coronary bypass surgery
...ars ago, it's been hard to confirm the problem and define its cause. First, there are the complexities of studying the phenomenon in actual patients, outside the controlled conditions of the laboratory. Second, human cognition is itself a slippery subject, comprising many aspects such as memory and decisi...Timely antiretroviral therapy essential for best prognosis in people with HIV-1 infection
...ents: "This study is important because it helps to define when exactly in the course of the infection HAART should be initiated. Unfortunately, almost 60% of patients in our study were late and started with a CD4 cell count below 200 cells or a viral load above 100,000 copies. In these patients the treatmen...Eficiency, feasibility of antiretroviral therapy in Africa demonstrated in IRD-coordinated surveys
...aging people to continue. This research has helped define the practical arrangements necessary in African health and hygiene situations for setting up a public health programme to take charge of Aids control using antiretroviral drugs. They also reveal that there is little circulation of these medicines in ...Aspirin within two days of ischemic stroke reduces deaths
...rnal of the American Academy of Neurology, aims to define the roles of drugs such as aspirin which is in a class of drugs called antiplatelet agents that prevent blood clot formation and drugs such as heparin, a type of anticoagulant that slows blood clotting. The authors conducted a systematic review of...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, July 2, 2002
... use. They recommend using the new, lower level to define ALT levels that would indicate liver disease. An editorial says that the study "was carefully done and the results unquestionably correct" (Editorial, p. 49). But using the new normal limits for ALT to decide who has liver disease would cause many m...Hypertension is study focus of $10 million NIH grant to MCG
...tress, genetics, sodium retention and fitness - to define the role of each in a condition that impacts 20 percent of all adults and an even higher percentage of black adults. The Medical College of Georgia researchers have received a $10 million Program Project grant from the National Institutes of Health t...ACS announces awards for environmentally-conscious business innovation
...cals and 4 million gallons of wastewater daily) to define the shape and function of the chip's components. SC Fluids' new process, called SCORR, is more efficient and decreases the use of chemicals and wastewater by 95 to 99 percent. Professor Eric Beckman (University of Pittsburgh, Pa.) developed new ma...Eating high-fat meal raises blood's proinflammatory factors; vitamins E, C counter response
...AN FRANCISCO -- In a series of studies designed to define the role of dietary macronutrients in the initiation of arterial inflammation that predisposes a person to atherosclerosis, University at Buffalo researchers have found that a high intake of glucose, or eating a high-fat, high-calorie fast-food meal...Early intervention stops damage to insulin-producing cells
...rategies to prevent type 2 diabetes. It also helps define the primary cause of the disease: the failure of insulin-secreting cells caused by high insulin demands when the body?s tissues become resistant to its own insulin," says Thomas A. Buchanan, M.D., professor of medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and ...Study shows eye drops useful in preventing glaucoma
...pment of glaucoma, and this study has helped us to define how much benefit we can provide by decreasing eye pressure with eye drops," said Dr. Ronald L. Gross, a professor of ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and an investigator in the study. Open-angle glaucoma is one of the leading ca...Cord blood cells improve rats' neurological recovery from brain injury, new study finds
...fy and expand the stem-cell portion of HUBC and to define how cord blood cells promote brain recovery. The HUCB studies were suppported by Saneron CCEL Therapeutics Inc., an affiliate of Cryo-Cell International Inc., a company that collects and stores umbilical cord blood. A State of Florida High Tech Corr...