Studies Indicate An Effective Treatment For Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
...rsteroid-induced osteoporosis, due to the combined detrimental effects ofestrogen deficiency and steroids on their bones. The studies also showed fewer patients on alendronate had spine fracturescompared with those patients on placebo. Researchers already knew that alendronate could prevent and treat postmenop...UCSF AIDS Expert Warns Against Early Treatment For HIV Infection
...s that these drugscan be toxic and can be directly detrimental to a natural immune response toHIV, which is present in most individuals even when they show no symptoms. Thiseffective antiviral immune response is characteristic of long-term survivors whohave been infected for more than 20 years, have no symptoms...Testosterone Is Mixed Blessing To Men's Health
... testosterone benefits health or leadsto behaviors detrimental to health," Booth says. "More studies are needed todiscover the missing pieces to this puzzle. What is clear is that men withhigher testosterone levels are at higher risk for negative health outcomes. Butthere are many men with higher testosterone wh...Coffee: a cause of neonatal seizures?
... its normal role. This experiment illustrates the detrimental effects of caffeine present in thebrain of a hypoxic fetus. Caffeine is routinely administered to premature babies to suppress episodes ofapnea. Moreover, theophylline, a drug used to treat patients with certain typesof asthma, belongs to the same f...More than half of homeless children have symptoms of depression
...nke said."And that may have detrimental effects on children'scognitive, emotional, physical and psychological health."...Chronic, heavy cocaine use associated with long-lasting impaired function
The detrimental effects of heavy cocaine use on an individual's manualdexterity, problem solving, and other critical skills can last for up to a monthafter the drug was taken, according to a study reported in the Summer issue ofThe Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Cli...Immune system responds greater to uncontrollable stresses
...immune system functioning and may have a prolonged detrimental effect forhealth, the researchers reported. On the other hand, the scientists found that the mental efforts required to copewith high-level stressors produce only brief immune changes that appear to havelittle consequence for health. The researcher...Return to play not determined by the numbers
...ent athletesfrom playing when they are well, it is detrimental to their careers and to theteam's outcome." In the past, physicians have judged readiness to play by standardclinical guidelines that a player can return to play a specified number of daysafter all symptoms disappear. Recently, a significant ...Sleep debt affects metabolic functions
Chronic sleep loss can have a detrimental effect on metabolic functions, newresearch shows. "The state of sleep debt has a harmful impact on carbohydrate metabolism andendocrine function," write Karine Spiegel, PhD, and colleagues in the October23, 1999 issue of The Lancet, a leading British...Emotional and physical toll of being poor
...M researchers to delve deeper into research on the detrimental health effects of being poor. "For the first time, we will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers who will present evidence that demonstrates consistent and strong associations between socio-economic status, psycho-social states an...OHSU researchers discover new synapses in brain
...this work to further understand the beneficial and detrimental nerve communications that take place in the brain. "It is our hope that continued research will lead to treatments that will stimulate the maturation of these immature oligodendrocytes to allow re-myelination to occur after injury or disease," said D...Government asks UNC to develop school program about alcohol and birth defects
...ed with severe mental retardation are still having detrimental effects. We may be seeing only the tip of the iceberg." Why is alcohol consumption increasing among women? The Carolina researchers said the answer remains unclear. Still, studies indicate that some women may be at greater risk than others for dama...Deaf children who get cochlear implants earliest get the biggest language boost, large study finds
... the case of newly diagnosed young children may be detrimental in the long run. "I have seen several youngsters whose parents have opted to wait for new technological developments, in some cases for two to four years. These patients, though they began with great potential, ended up deriving minimal benefit from ...News tips from the care and outcomes meeting
...tional coronary artery bypass graft surgery is not detrimental to most patients, off-pump surgery provides the greatest benefit for the sickest patients. Dale R. Levy, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, 216-844-4820; dale.levy@uhhs.com ....Power struggles within health service - as hospital workers shirk responsibility
...t structure in state-run hospitals may actually be detrimental to health services....Garlic supplements can impede HIV medication
...o. Noting that some dietary supplements can cause detrimental interactions with medications, Dr. Piscitelli and his colleagues set out to investigate the effects of a number of herbal therapies. As Dr. Falloon explains, We set out to learn more about these alternative medicine products because there simply are...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, April 2, 2002
...ls. But the authors say that high-fat meals may be detrimental to heart circulation. Regular exercise lowers blood pressure in all groups of people, study shows An analysis of data on 2419 adults from 54 studies of exercise found that regular exercise decreased blood pressure in all groups of people, includ...Why heart transplant patients resume smoking revealed in University of Pittsburgh study
...tients are showing much greater willpower. Yet the detrimental effects of smoking depend on how much and for how ... smoked, and in an immunosuppressed patient, these detrimental effects are likely to be much greater," added Mary Amanda Dew, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, psych...Children's psychological well-being improves after divorce, but test scores do not
... event of divorce recedes, the detrimental effect becomes smaller, indicating a recovery in children's psychological well-being after the divorce. Test scores, however, continue to decline." Sun conducted the study with Yuanzhang Li...Study confirms air pollution linked to slowed lung function growth in children
... would expect if outdoor air pollution is having a detrimental effect on children's lungs." Acid vapor was a key offender in both the current and previous studies, Gauderman notes. Acid vapors encompass nitric, formic and acetic acids and, like other pollutants, come directly or indirectly from vehicles burning ...