Women with ovary disease may also have high risk for heart disease
... more symptoms that include abnormal menstruation, excessive body hair, obesity, and infertility. In the first study of its kind, researchers compared the elasticity of arteries in women with normal ovaries, those with PCO, and those with PCOS. On average, women with PCOS had arteries nearly twice as stiff as...Scientists identify brain mechanism that boosts response to alcohol
...cohol. Blocking the molecules action might prevent excessive drinking, they conclude. For years researchers ha...g target for drugs to treat alcoholic cravings and excessive drinking. The research is reported in the June 14 issue of the journal CELL. The paper describes ne...Skin patch technology may increase women's libido
...dosing, we often see unwanted side effects such as excessive hair growth and acne," said Dr. Roy. "What makes our results so exciting is they indicate that HRT, when administered via a patch, allows a woman?s body to better utilize the androgens, including testosterone, she already has, resulting in improved ...Researchers discover effects of exercise in women taking hormone replacement therapy
...cern for increasing the risk of adverse effects of excessive doses of estrogen such as breast cancer, said Dr. Christopher Williams, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Virginia Health System and principal investigator of the study. In this randomized study, eleven postmenopau...Hazing underrecognized as cause of serious injury, says MGH physician
...of traumatic injury or death, burning or branding, excessive calesthenics, being forced to eat unpleasant substances, and psychological or sexual abuse of both males and females. She notes that reported forms of coerced sexual activity "that can put victims at risk for injuries, sexually transmitted diseases,...Venlafaxine significantly effective for children and teens with generalized anxiety disorder
...and five percent of U.S. children suffer from GAD, excessive anxiety and worry that are difficult to control. ...thenia), aversion to food (anorexia), weight loss, excessive muscular activity (hyperkinesias), sleepiness (somnolence) and profuse nosebleeds (epistaxis). Over...Potassium-rich foods can help offset high salt diet contribution to osteoporosis
... study. In postmenopausal women the consumption of excessive salt has been shown to increase the level of bone minerals excreted through urine, although salt does not seem to effect younger women or men in a similar fashion, said study author Deborah Sellmeyer, MD, UCSF assistant adjunct professor of endocrino...A caring mother is a childs best defence against drug culture
...ed whether their parents cared about them watching excessive TV, whether someone was at home after school, whether they were they allowed to meet friends at home and whether they felt able to confide in their mother, father or grandparents. The study found that quality of family life, particularly attachment t...Yale researchers report on brain activity believed related to sudden infant death syndrome
...ting this normal response, resulting in death from excessive carbon dioxide levels." Richerson said he and his team are collaborating with the scientists at Harvard and Dartmouth to understand how an abnormality of serotonin neurons could cause SIDS. "The ultimate goal," he said, "is to find a way to predict w...Declining physical activity levels are associated with increasing obesity
...ntal factors such as more sedentary lifestyles and excessive food intake. In an article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Lahti-Koski et al. conducted a series of cross-sectional surveys of Finnish men and women with the aim of assessing the relationship between lifestyle variables and increased o...Tired and angry? Both emotions may predict heart attacks
...a persons proneness to anger, and VE is defined as excessive fatigue, increased irritability and feelings of dejection or defeat. Some sample items participants ranked in the anger survey include: I feel annoyed when I am not given recognition for doing good work; I am quick-tempered; and, I get angry when I a...Narcolepsy more common in men, often originates in their 20s
...y. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder associated with excessive daytime sleepiness, involuntary daytime sleep episodes, disturbed nocturnal sleep and cataplexy (weakness with emotions such as laughter). Narcolepsy affects over 100,000 people in the United States. The study aimed to determine the age- and sex-spec...College drinking problems and research solutions
...tudents do to themselves and others as a result of excessive drinking exceeds what many would have expected," s...s high-risk college drinking. "The consequences of excessive drinking are far too common on many college campuses nationwide, and efforts to reduce high-risk dri...More Americans facing blindness than ever before
...ditional factors, including smoking, diabetes, and excessive exposure to sunlight. Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world, and affects nearly 20.5 million Americans age 40 and older. By age 80, more than half of all Americans develop cataract. Cataract is sometimes considered a conquered di...NIAAA steps up search for brain mechanisms of alcohol abuse, alcoholism
... that underlie behavioral responses to chronic and excessive alcohol consumption. The multidisciplinary Integra...r with chronic alcohol exposure that contribute to excessive drinking. "Neuroadaptation produces a variety of behavioral responses implicated in the disorders a...Link found between kids sleep, behavior problems
...forgetfulness, fidgeting, inappropriate action and excessive talking, as well as other symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The children were assigned scores based on the total number of attributes their parent said applied to them, and how often. Sixteen percent of the children were reported...Intensive exercise improves body's ability to process blood sugars
...for the regulation of glucose levels in the blood; excessive amounts of insulin can, over time, lead to the complications associated with diabetes and heart disease. "Insulin sensitivity, or its ability to stimulate glucose metabolism, was higher after nine months of exercise, and the fasting insulin levels we...Researchers find better way to predict childhood brain tumor outcomes
...uch as the presence of metastases on MRI scanning, excessive tumor remaining in the brain after surgery, and examination of tumor tissue under a microscope. "Our predictor is much more accurate than these clinical criteria," says Pomeroy, also an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. About 2,000 chil...Testing for alcohol problems in the workplace
... that was used in this study to detect continuous, excessive alcohol drinking during the previous several weeks. Study authors believed that AUDIT and CDT would prove to be complementary tests for alcohol screening in a routine workplace health examination, each able to identify a different segment of the pop......ely to increase mortality risk in the North, while excessive cold is more likely to increase mortality risk in the South. The study appears in the January 1, 2001 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. "Historically, we know that episodes of extremely hot or cold temperatures increase mortality. Global...