Unusual fatigue may be warning symptom of heart attack in women
...he said. But it is clear that women's experiences differ from the symptoms they expect. In this study, researchers found that 43 percent of women reported no chest discomfort during their heart attack. For those who did, the main locations were in the back and high chest. "Lack of significant chest pain ...Poorer performing Philadelphia schools have more undiagnosed asthma, Jefferson study finds
...g five symptoms of asthma. The two groups did not differ in their reporting of asthma: 23.7 percent of the school district children and 24.5 percent of the Edison children said they had asthma. But when the researchers looked at students who said they didn't know they had asthma, they found that students i...Common drug, given promptly, reduces incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder, small study finds
... study, the propranolol and control groups did not differ significantly in characteristics such as age (all subjects were 21 to 30 years old), gender, employment, and marital status, degree of exposure, physical injury, or level of terror at the time of the assault or accident. All were medically screened, ...U.S. blacks five times as likely as whites to progress to kidney failure
...C) shows that rates of early kidney disease do not differ between the two groups, but that blacks with early disease are five times as likely as whites to progress to the severe stage that requires dialysis or transplantation. The findings suggest that black Americans with early kidney disease require much ...Study finds few substance abuse treatment programs for elders
...r age 65 may have any number of special needs that differ from younger clients. Even when age-appropriate services do exist, a referral may prove an obstacle for people who cannot or do not want to drive a long distance to reach a facility that can help them. Potential solutions involve creating more specia...New study of obesity, genes and socio-economic status uses individual growth curves
...each individual, and examine how the growth curves differ by race, sex, socio-economic status, and genetic make-up.. This research lab is one of a handful worldwide to use such a technique to analyze obesity and its relationship to the genes believed to play a significant role in the development of obesity...Nordic collaboration gives new insights into adjuvant chemotherapy
... the overall results for example, how results may differ between colon or rectal cancer patients, how benefits may differ between different stages of the disease or between men and women." He said that the Nordic trial was...Genes can individualize treatment for high blood pressure
... pressure in patients taking beta-blockers did not differ from those taking diuretics. Only patients carrying ADD2 had significantly higher systolic pressure in the not treated and diuretic groups. Participants with a SNP in SLC9A2 and being treated with beta-blockers averaged 72 mmHg diastolic blood pres...Lesbians' weight patterns may trigger more heart disease
... of the body. Since heterosexual and lesbian women differ in their attitudes toward weight, generalized educational messages might be seen as irrelevant by lesbians. A more specific strategy may be needed, they say. This might begin by understanding how lesbians view the issue of overweight. "Weight control...Cholesterol drug increases pain-free walking distance
...ents taking placebo. Maximal walking time didn't differ significantly between the three groups. However, the amount of time participants could walk without having leg pain improved by 63 percent for patients taking 80 mg of atorvastatin. Pain-free walking time improved by about 38 percent for patients t...Appreciation of humor doesn't change with age
...its in humor 'comprehension', older adults did not differ from the young in terms of their affective responses (i.e. appreciation of humor). They reacted appropriately with a smile or laugh when they understood the humor. This suggests that, while cognitive abilities thought to be mediated by dorsolateral f...St. Jude Medical announces publication of results of its ADOPT-A trial
...ember 31, 2002 (see pages 6-8). Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results. St. Jude Medical, Inc. ( www.sjm.com ) is dedicated to the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative medical devices of the highest quality, offering physicians, patients and payers unmatched clinical per...JAMA study: Medicare coverage boosts cancer, cholesterol screening for previously uninsured adults
...ge points. With one exception, the results did not differ for uninsured adults by sex, race/ethnicity, income, employment status, or presence of diabetes or hypertension. For cholesterol testing, the gap between the continuously uninsured and the insured groups was reduced significantly more among those wit...... Our study has shown how these various factors can differ because older people vary so much in terms of age itself, gender and culture. It was important that the research was carried out in different types of location and in varying types of accommodation."...Trends in private Medicare+Choice plans provide warnings for Medicare debate
...d, including prescription drug coverage. Plans can differ greatly in the level of drug benefits provided, coverage of brand names or generics, copayments, and method of determining drug costs that count toward benefit limits. Lesson #6: Medicare+Choice plan design can discourage enrollment by high-risk b...Survey of medical students affirms value of student diversity
... of the students agreed, and the responses did not differ significantly among races. Seventy-six percent indicated that a diverse student body improved their ability to care for patients of different races, while only 4 percent said diversity was little or no help. "I think this is simply a recognition of t...Early use of universal forms boosts informed consent among ICU patients
...nts and proxy decision-makers was high and did not differ between the two periods. Understanding was excellent at baseline, note the authors, and "was not compromised by routine distribution of this new instrument for guiding informed consent." "We have shown that education of clinicians, patients, and pro...Economic evaluation shows add-on therapy with Keppra(r) is a cost-effective alternative
...duct Information and regulatory status as they may differ from one country to the other....Purdue researchers design fishes' diets to make you healthier
...very different activity and metabolism levels, and differ in the amount of fat they retain. Eating a high fatty acid diet in a farm environment turns hybrid striped bass into little butterballs, while yellow perch stay very lean, Brown said. The ability to raise more nutritional fish of a variety of specie......llow-up studies are needed to see if these results differ in high cholesterol patients with different ethnic and income backgrounds, as well in older patients where the psychological effects of dietary changes might be more significant....