Why trends in stroke death in 20th century appeared different to death from heart disease
...cerebral haemorrhage shows that its aetiology must differ importantly from that of these conditions."......eople who are simply sleep-deprived. While experts differ as to whether shift work sleep disorder is a real medical condition, it is clearly caused by lifestyle. Police, hospital staff, pilots and people who work at all-night stores are among the countless groups of workers likely to be affected. Get the dr...Rutgers study shows learning ability under stress still strong in Prozac-treated females
...t, "unstressed females treated with Prozac did not differ from unstressed, untreated females, indicating tha...ct learning." Shors noted that males and females differ in their responses to stressful experiences. The researchers have found that exposure to a stressfu...M.I.N.D. Institute study confirms autism increase
...ession (loss of developmental milestones) does not differ between two age groups. Gastrointestinal symptoms, including constipation and vomiting, in the first 15 months are more commonly reported by parents in the younger group. "While this study does not identify the cause of autism, it does verify that...Preliminary study shows high-dose coenzyme Q10 slows functional decline in Parkinson's patients
...he versions of the coenzyme Q10 sold in stores may differ and may not contain potentially beneficial amounts of the compound, Shults said. He added that if many people begin taking coenzyme Q10 after these early results, it may make it impossible for investigators to find enough patients to carry out defin...Medications aren't affecting brain size in children with ADHD
...eated. The brains of the unmedicated group did not differ significantly from the medicated group, except for the white matter, which makes up about 50% of total brain tissue. The white matter was smaller in the unmedicated group. "In fact, findings were generally as striking for the unmedicated patient...Brain shrinkage in ADHD not caused by medications
...le medicated patients' white matter volume did not differ from that of controls, white matter volume was abnormally small in 49 never medicated patients scanned. These results held up even after the researchers controlled for the fact that the unmedicated children tended to be younger. Fibers that establi...UC Berkeley study indicates promise of Chinese herbal medicine in treatment of chronic hepatitis B
...eceiving only interferon alfa. The results did not differ significantly between the two groups for measures of HBeAg or HBV DNA. "Bufotoxin and kurorinone have been singled out as having the best potential for being investigated for drugs," said McCulloch, a licensed acupuncturist for 16 years. "However, i...Equation rivals ultrasound in calculating birth weight
...not as good, while abdominal palpitation rates can differ as much as plus or minus 10.3 percent from the actual birth weight, said the researchers. "When you compare the equation to ultrasound, the advantages are many," said Nahum. "The equation requires no additional testing, trained staffing or equipment,...Stent or bypass surgery for coronary artery disease?
...suggest that rates of death or heart attack do not differ between treatment strategies. However, coronary angioplasty is associated with an increased likelihood of the need for additional revascularisation (another, unplanned repeat procedure). The use of stents in addition to balloon angioplasty should re...New clues to help diabetes and hypoglycemia
...hown the NPY levels in the brains of diabetic rats differ significantly to those of normal rats under conditions of low glucose. It was known that specific nerves in the brain sense the levels of glucose in the body. "But how these nerves operate and how the brain tells us we need to eat or we are full,...No extra disease seen in chemical-exposed Gulf War veterans
... very low levels of chemical warfare agents do not differ from other deployed veterans on any health indicator, including self-reported medical diagnoses, hospitalization or disability," the researchers write in the September/October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The study includ...Poor health of Gulf veterans not related to post-traumatic stress disorder
...s of Gulf Veterans reporting physical disabilities differ little from those of other disabled veterans. Whatever the nature of Gulf veterans' symptoms, they cannot be explained by exposure to events conventionally understood to be psychologically traumatic, the authors conclude....Smokers infections increase risk of early atherosclerosis
...en in people without evidence of infection did not differ from that in nonsmokers." Nonsmokers with chronic infection had 1.8 times the risk of premature atherosclerosis as nonsmokers free of infection. Among former smokers with infection, the risk was 1.9 times higher, while current smokers with infectio...Pill-splitting can yield cost savings on common prescription drugs, Stanford researchers find
...tified for pill-splitting isn't exhaustive and may differ depending on local practices and prices. The researchers acknowledged that some physicians are reluctant to suggest pill-splitting because of concerns that patients may be unwilling or unable to split pills accurately. Stafford's research suggests th...Ecstasy may be drug of choice for those trying to cope with lonelienss, study finds
...logy in Toronto, examined how ecstasy (MDMA) users differ from others in coping with loneliness. The sample consisted of 106 regular users of ecstasy, 88 users of other drugs (such as marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol), and 624 who indicated they were not drug users. All the participants answered a loneliness...Study finds childhood health is directly related to social class
...was satisfaction with health, where scores did not differ significantly by class level. The most notable gradient was in risk avoidance behavior, which was better the higher the child's social class. The reporting of symptoms of physical and mental ill health was also greater the lower the social class. In...No justification for early laser treatment of uncomplicated childhood haemangiomas
...haemangioma to be a problem at 1 year also did not differ much between groups (18% and 15%, respectively). However, 28% of infants treated with PDL had skin atrophy (thinning) compared with only 8% of children not treated. The incidence of complications was similar in the 2 groups. The only objective measur...Colorectal cancer drug provides important option for patients with advanced disease
...nvestigators will know whether survival rates will differ among the three groups. It is hoped that the impact on tumor response and time to progression will translate into a reduction in tumor-related symptoms, such as pain, weight loss, and fatigue, but that too is still being evaluated. Oxaliplatin ......y note that patients who participate in trials may differ from the population at large, their study population included patients from various medical centers across the United States and Canada. "We believe that our findings are representative of the general U.S. population," they conclude. Contact: Ja...