Not enough evidence that multivitamins prevent infections in the elderly
...in elderly people. Although three studies reported fewer days spent with infection, overall the evidence was weak and conflicting. The evidence does not support a policy recommending the routine use of such supplements in all elderly people, say the authors. However, the results are sufficiently encouragi...Sexual lifestyles vary among ethnic groups in Britain
...erall, Indian and Pakistani men and women reported fewer sexual partnerships, later first intercourse, and substantially lower prevalence of diagnosed STIs than did other groups. White women reported higher levels of risk behaviours than other ethnic groups, but were less likely to report STIs than black C...UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
...roblem in Japan with new parents, who are becoming fewer as Japan's birth rates decline at a rate that has concerned the nation. There has been little research done on sleep problems with infants and toddlers in Japan and almost none about "yonaki" written in English, he says. "In the past, only the father...Study shows soy is well accepted in school lunches
...he spaghetti made with soy products had 22 percent fewer calories and 43 percent less fat than the meat ver...lein said. "The chili made with soy had 32 percent fewer calories and 20 percent less fat than the meat version. The percent of calories from fat was also re...International breast cancer prevention study launches in the United States and Canada
...hown that aromatase inhibitors are associated with fewer serious side effects than tamoxifen, the only othe...land Journal of Medicine, revealed that 32 percent fewer women had a recurrence in their breast cancer when they switched to exemestane after two to three ye...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... and lower rates of hospitalization. Although even fewer studies addressing the association between continuity and cost exist, a review of 20 studies found an association between interpersonal continuity and lower cost variables. Interpersonal Continuity of Care and Care Outcomes: A Critical Review By J...Raw food vegetarians have low bone mass
...he fact that they are lighter because they take in fewer calories." Fontana says more study is needed to prove that raw food vegans have light-but-healthy bones. One study could involve following large groups of them for years to look at fracture rates. Other, more imminent studies will involve using micro......vation of aminotransferases, though this occurs in fewer than three percent of statin users. Notably, this outcome has also occurred with similar frequency in placebo-treated patients in clinical trials. This "raises the possibility that hyperlipidemic patients may have spontaneous fluctuations in transami...Study shows use of budesonide reduced the risk of asthma related events by 40% in children
...ddition, children in the budesonide group required fewer interventions with other inhaled corticosteroids (...ffects was comparable between the two groups, with fewer asthma exacerbations and adverse events reported in the budesonide group throughout the study (budes...Use of inhaled corticosteroid led to fewer hospitalizations for young children with asthma
...S) as first-line treatment for asthma, experienced fewer emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations than children prescribed the medication as second or third-line treatment . Asthma is the most common chronic medical condition among children under the age of 15 and the third leading cause of ho...New thrust needed to tackle health inequalities globally says UCL scientist
...are encouraging: favourable growth of children and fewer episodes of diarrhoea. The Oportunidades programme in Mexico had somewhat similar aims with similarly encouraging results. Professor Marmot concluded: "International policies have not been pursued as if they had people's basic needs in mind. (.) Rec...Waist size linked to diabetes risk in adult men
...ting the risk of type 2 diabetes and is subject to fewer measurement errors. The study authors also urge that more research on this topic be conducted with cohorts that include women and different ethnic and racial groups, since the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study only followed a cohort of largely whi...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...tments and devices that prevent and cure diseases, fewer new medical devices are reaching the marketplace," said Isaac D. Montoya, clinical professor in the UH College of Pharmacy. "The shortest distance between two points is a straight line; however, the line that leads to developing new medical devices ...Virginity pledges do not reduce STD risk: May encourage high risk sexual behavior
...sed by the findings," said Brckner. "Pledgers have fewer sex partners than non-pledgers, they start having sex later, and they marry earlier, so they should have lower STD rates, but they don't." One reason is that sexually active pledgers were less likely to use condoms at first sex than non-pledgers. Be...Specialist care gives better rate of survival
...cular follow-ups with a specialist had 38 per cent fewer visits to the emergency room, only 13 per cent were readmitted to hospital and the one-year mortality rate was lower--22 per cent versus 37 per cent. Patients who have follow-up care from both specialists and family physicians are in better health ...Cardiologists underestimate racial and ethnic disparities in care
...panding health insurance would help. In contrast, fewer than 30 percent of cardiologists felt increasing physician awareness or improving cultural competence of either the health provider or the institution would be useful in addressing disparities. "Many of the physicians see a patient's attitude and abi...Most hospital executives have substantial concerns about mandatory error reporting systems
...nts involving serious injury to the state, but far fewer would report moderate or minor injuries, even when the incident was of sufficient consequence that they would tell the affected patient or family. "In the hospital setting, executive leaders influence institutional policy and foster norms for their e...Ethical discussion should come before research
...pplied in humans," says Jones. "But now, there are fewer years to get to that point. When we're working on these techniques in the laboratory, society needs to be ready prior to when it hits the application stage. "I'm for science, but I don't think we go the distance to be stewards of our scientific resea...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for March 15, 2005
...te an average of 2,164 calories per day (one-third fewer calories), did not eat protein and fat calories to make up for the lost carbohydrate calories, and lost an average of 3.6 pounds. Their reduced calorie intake was considered appropriate to their height. The researchers conclude that the weight loss ......oods, the participants voluntarily ate about 1,000 fewer calories per day, a calorie intake considered appr... on the Atkins diet because they eat less (consume fewer calories), not because they get bored with the diet or lose body water or because the carbohydrate c...