Smoking-Related Deaths On The Rise Among American, French Women
...young American and French women suggestthe need to examine further the use of tobacco as an appetite suppressant and asa means to build self-esteem and gain approval from peers," says King. "Studieshave documented that nicotine does indeed act as an appetite suppressant andthat cigarette smoking helps women ...Differences In Brain Function Found For Attention Deficit Disorder
...s' performance. "This is one of the few studies to examine brain function in children, and tofurther our know...said. "It suggests that FMRI is a powerful tool to examine brain and behavior inthe context of both normal and abnormal development." Currently, ADD impairs th...Want To Eat Less Fat? Resolve To Read Food Labels
...ional Cancer Institute, this is the first study to examine theeffect of nutrition labels on diet since 1994, when standardized "NutritionFacts" labels were required by Congress to appear on nearly all packaged foods.The labels report standardized portion sizes, along with corresponding calories,total and sat...Women With Cancer Want More Control
...s funded by a National Science Foundation grant to examine public understanding of science in the alternative cancer therapy and research community. A companion book by Hess, Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies , will bepublished by NYU Press in 1999 and another planned volume will focus on malepatients...Heart Valve Abnormalities Examined In Relation To Duration Of Diet Drug Use
...tients were included, and thestudy was designed to examine duration of drug use. To help them make theiranalyses, the researchers used an echocardiogram taken on all the patients. Anechocardiogram is a diagnostic test that uses ultrasound to picture both aheart's structure and how blood flows into, within, a......stic changes (abnormal cell growth)," Boyd said.To examine hydrogen peroxide's cancer-promoting activity, researchers applied a3-percent hydrogen-peroxide solution to premalignant lesions in the right cheekpouches of hamsters. Hydrogen peroxide was applied three times a week for 12weeks. Boyd said ma...Poor Health In Pregnancy And After Childbirth Tied To History Of Abuse
...eting in Vancouver, Canada - is among the first to examine how ahistory of abuse may affect postpartum depression and other indicators of healthstatus after pregnancy, says Dr. Jane Leserman, research associate professor ofpsychiatry at the UNC-CH School of Medicine. "The association of poor health with sexu...UI Study Finds Social Support May Increase Longevity Of People With Schizophrenia
...tensen said. He added that it will be important to examine whether social supportinterventions can have a positive effect on the health of people withschizophrenia....For Breast Self-Examination, Once A Month Is Quite Enough
...ories of breast cancer. About 18 percent saidthey examine themselves for breast cancer daily or weekly. Fif...26 percent of the at-risk women who rarely ornever examine themselves. Some earlier studies suggested that those who rarely examined their breasts werehinder......nual Meeting Program Committee has been working to examine the entire field of cancer research and identify the most rapidly developing research areas, as well as the most appropriate scientists to organize the sessions in which these new data will be presented," said Waun Ki Hong, M.D., American Cancer Soci...UI Study Finds Many Physicians Withhold Pain Medication
... the use ofanalgesics for acute abdominal pain and examine how these beliefs affectprescribing patterns.Of the 131 respondents, 78 percent considered the ability to obtain informedconsent in their decisions to forgo pain medication. The survey also showed that53 percent thought the amount of pain medication ......he UKChandler Medical Center for a study that will examine the benefits of aerobicexercise for people with quadriplegia and high paraplegia. About 230,000Americans have spinal cord injuries, and about 10,000 new cases occur each year. People between the ages of 16 and 30 account for more than half of all sp...New Book Looks At Those Who Examine Our Sex Lives
...A. Ericksen looks behindthe sensational answers to examine the questions, questioners, andquestionnaires. "Sexual behavior is a volatile and sensitive topic, and surveys designed toreveal it have both great power and great limits," writes Ericksen, an associateprofessor of sociology at Temple University. "B......Although very little research has yet been done to examine how obesitymight lead to asthma, Dr. Camargo said it is possible that being overweightsomehow compresses the airways, making them smaller and therefore more reactiveto cats and other common asthma triggers. The researchers measured obesi......roke,part of the National Institutes of Health, to examine the role the moleculecyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR) plays in signaling pathways leading to cell death. "Cyclic ADP-ribose is an exciting new lead in the area of cellularsignaling," said Myron Jacobson, Ph.D., professor, UK College of Pharmacy, and...International Meeting To Reduce Neonatal Mortaltiy
... Public Health, May 10-12, 1999 willsystematically examine the extent and causes of the problem of perinatal andneonatal mortality and the potential importance of various interventions.Further, the conference will identify interventions that can be implemented morefully now or in the near future. It will als......n noted weeks later. One question the trials won't examine is the exact chemical composition of the natural f...etin is beneficial, a larger study would follow to examine such important questions as the proper dosages of secretin and possible side effects.......veperformance was measured using tasks designed to examine different types ofintellectual ability. An example of a spatial task given to the studyparticipants involved viewing an array of lines fanning out at angles. Shown asecond set of two shorter lines at similar angles, the participants were askedto iden......TestingUsing Random Notification (SATURN) and will examine the effectiveness of random,unannounced drug testing among high school athletes. The PHLAME study is expected to begin in January 2000, ATHENA and a pilot of theSATURN project are planned to start during the 1999-2000 school year....UI Study Yields Encouraging Results For New Breast Cancer Treatment
...tappear effective," Gingrich said. "We now need to examine whether an approachsuch as ours, when tested in a randomized, comparative fashion, will bebeneficial. We certainly think it will."...