New book aims to keep elderly drivers on the road
... of the remaining two million, there is probably a fair number that are legal to drive, depending on what state they are in," Dr. Peli explains. "Regulations vary according to state a driver may be legal in one and not in another." The book explains the various types of equipment that can aid drivers an...Statisticians seek clues to what causes disease clusters
...isticians, Sherman emphasized, is to be honest and fair in their evaluation of data. "Statisticians should use proper and creative methods to tease out what we can learn from the data," Sherman said. "We cannot be influenced by what other people may want to see in the data; we are interested in finding ou...Human brain has unsuspected oxygen reserve, challenging previous theories
...ved to be the critical factor. It turns out that a fair amount of oxygen does go back and forth, creating a dynamic buffer. So when the brain needs more oxygen, it simply taps into this reserve. The researchers also found that the human brain has far more capillaries than it needs. The extra capillaries m...Beer, in moderation, cuts risk of cataracts and heart disease
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...nduct tests of alternative therapies that are both fair and rigorous," said Margolin. "In addition, controlled clinical research of acupuncture is in its infancy, and while our positive findings are gratifying, further research is needed to replicate the results and to better understand how to combine acu...Drug trends among American teens
... in 1999," Johnston says, "but we think there is a fair chance that it simply reflects a pause in a longer-term decline." For the most part, beliefs about the dangers associated with the use of these drugs---which have been harbingers of change in the past---remained fairly stable in 1999. Disapproval o...Poor health is a major factor for early retirement, according to UCSF researchers
...ans who retired early are more likelyto experience fair or poor health and are two and a half times more likely tolive in poverty than those who retired after age 50. "For boomers who are retiring early, lack of health coverage until age 65 whenthey become eligible for Medicare, is a major concern and a p...Many Virginians would increase taxes for K-12 education, study finds
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...ation 30 days prior their involvement in thestudy; fair or poor self-rating of their health; or a history of non-adherence to their medical therapy. Within 48 hours of their hospital admission, the patients were enrolled in the study. An advanced practice nurse visited thepatient every 48 hours during the...Testosterone Is Mixed Blessing To Men's Health
...rate their health as excellent or good rather than fair or poor. Studies showself ratings of health correl... and 45 percent less likely torate their health as fair or poor. On the negative side, men at the higher level were 25 percent morelikely to report...British Adolescents Need Government Support To Help Clean Up Their Act
... He speculates that the reasons British teenagers fair so badly in the league may be down to poor education amongst those teenagers in lower socio-economic groups; more families in the UK living in poverty than in the rest of the European Union and the lack of time British families spend together, due to...Duke Physicians: Clinicians Have Ethical Obligation To Consider Alternative Medicine
...ciple of justice that dictatespatients should have fair access to alternative therapies, as well asconventional treatments, that are known to be safe, effective and appropriatefor their particular condition. The authors did not call for physicians to learn all alternativetherapies. "But they do ......cosmetics - although suchapplications were still a fair way down the track, and depend on the successof human trials. Dr Belford says the main ingredients which make the extract work as ahealing agent are a cocktail of different "growth factors", purifiedfrom the whey. Growth factors are naturally occur...