Call for outright smoking ban in UK
...rers' Association, believes that price is the main determinant of how many smokers there are. We disagree. Availability and acceptability are more important. If tobacco were an illegal substance, possession of cigarettes would become a crime, and the number of smokers would drastically fall. Cigarette smoking is...Modest exercise can prevent weight gain
... exercise intensity would appear to be the primary determinant of gain in lean body mass." In terms of body fat mass, the inactive group experienced a 0.5 percent increase, while all the exercise groups saw important decreases: 2 percent decrease for low dose/moderate intensity; 2.6 percent decrease for low amo...Intra-abdominal fat in older women
...und that where the body fat is stored was the main determinant of who had metabolic syndrome," Dr. Nicklas said. "We were not just looking at whether the fat was carried on the hips or in the abdomen. We determined whether abdominal fat was stored between the skin and the abdominal muscle wall, what we call subc...High fiber intake reduces estrogen levels in Latina women, say Keck School of Medicine researchers
...ism of estrogens and may therefore be an important determinant of circulating estrogen levels in the body. "There's been so much research on this subject, and yet the jury's still out," says Kristine Monroe, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Keck School's Department of Preventive Medicine and first author o...Optimism associated with lowered risk of dying from heart disease
...t the trait of optimism was an important long-term determinant of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly subjects independent of sociodemographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors," the authors write. "A predisposition toward optimism seemed to provide a survival benefit in elderly subj...News tips for Wednesday, November 10, 2004
...ore damaging, and possibly fatal outcome. One key determinant in the timeliness of getting help is whether the patient perceives his or her symptoms as serious. Researchers sought to identify factors that influence symptom appraisal in a study of 193 patients, 49 percent female. Patients were asked to rate th...Student nurses need better understanding of poverty-stricken patients
...rld Health Organization to be the most influential determinant of health, the study noted. ...Health initiatives can help peace building in the Middle East
... health professionals in peace building a primary determinant of global health." In an accompanying commentary Samer Jabbour (American University of Beirut, Lebanon) raises the question of whether the health initiative reported by Skinner does contribute to peace. Dr Jabbour states: "Building trust among a lim...New research reinforces importance of aerobic health
...s the belief that aerobic capacity is an important determinant in the continuum between health and disease. "Our data clearly show that the some of the major health problems of today, namely obesity, hypertension, and insulin resistance, are strongly influenced by our genes," said Steven Swoap, associate profes...'EuroVacc 02' HIV vaccine trial begins in February 2005
...e response to HIV, which is considered to be a key determinant of protection against infection. According to the principal clinical investigators Prof. Giuseppe Pantaleo of CHUV in Lausanne and Prof. Jonathan Weber of Imperial College London for the clinical studies, "if this study generates promising results, E...USC dental researchers develop first test for predicting cavities in children
...ocieties: That leaves a child's genes as the prime determinant of his or her dental future. A different version of the test identifies the particular teeth at risk, Denny said. And the test's specificity may reduce the cost and increase the effectiveness of prevention. "It's possible that in the future - even th...Mayo Clinic study sets threshold for valve repair surgery
...ood backwashing into the atrium was the strongest determinant of outcome. Patients with a regurgitant orifice larger than 40 mm2 who were treated only with medication were more than five times more likely to die than those with the same severity of regurgitation who underwent valve repair surgery. Dr. Sarano ...Studies underscore genetic involvement in nicotine addiction & aggressive hostility
...tzel says, "No single gene is going to be the sole determinant of whether someone will become addicted to nicotine or any other substance, because addiction likely is due to the effects of many genes as well as social and other environmental factors." However, he adds, "By identifying genes that contribute to w...Is your job giving you a heart attack? Occupational health conference answers that, and more
...ignificant increases in blood press rates and is a determinant for greater rates of cardiovascular disease. The study took place in Beijing with 421 working women. Abstract No. 060....... is important to look at the single most important determinant of childhood death which has to be poverty. Childhood mortality is strongly inversely correlated with per-capita health expenditure. In today's world, an Ethiopian child is over 30 times more likely than a western European to die before his or her f...... serum uric acid levels are unlikely to be a major determinant of CHD. So although improving diet, losing weight, and controlling blood pressure may all contribute to reducing both one's risk of CHD and one's serum levels of uric acid, uric acid levels do not help to usefully predict the risk of CHD....