Virginity pledges do not reduce STD risk: May encourage high risk sexual behavior
... health policies are designed to help young people gain the information they need to protect themselves, and others."...Epstein-Barr virus protein crucial to its role in blood cancers
...ed with cancers typically target the cell cycle to gain control," says Robertson. "However, this is the first time that laboratory research into how EBV drives the cancer process has directly identified a critical component of the cell cycle for control. Now we can develop targeted therapeutics to disrupt...Chemicals in tattoo inks need closer scrutiny
...s of these reactions might be, and the only way to gain better understanding is to know what chemicals make up the inks, the researchers say. Finley-Jones and Wagner expect that the variation found in their testing and the potential presence of toxic metals will encourage regulators to begin monitoring th...New NHS payment system 'is no panacea'
... more complex and therefore more expensive HRGs to gain extra revenue. The research team examined hospital episode statistics to determine whether foundation hospitals showed a change in numbers of emergency admissions and coding patterns compared with those providers still under the old block contracts. ...Study examines lessons learned at Africa's first public antiretroviral treatment clinic
...tated in from inpatient hospital wards in order to gain outpatient care experience. However, to ensure consistent care for clinic patients, a core team of HIV specialists was eventually created to staff the clinic and train junior staff as HIV care providers. All ARV clinic staff members involved in patie...Sex selection popular among infertile women
...r for other reasons, Jain said. "As the techniques gain more popularity, physicians will have to decide if they will offer the procedure to patients with and without children," he said. The study also found that 55 percent of women would choose sperm separation, 41 percent would choose preimplantation gen...English-speaking Hispanic youth more likely to have sex early
...This is the most powerful argument for why we must gain a greater understanding of the influence of acculturation on children's health." (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005; 159:295-297. Available post-embargo at www.archpediatrics.com .)...Common schizophrenia symptoms often overlooked by physicians, according to expert panel
... they have different side effect profiles. Weight gain in particular has become a problem with some medic...5 percent of patients on antipsychotic medications gain weight and of those who said they gained weight, the average weight gain is 52 pounds. Fortunately,...Studies underscore genetic involvement in nicotine addiction & aggressive hostility
...hether an individual will become addicted, we will gain important knowledge about the biology of addiction. With that, we will be in a much better position to design more effective treatments for addiction. This approach may also lead to treatments tailored to the 'genetic profile' of the smoker." The au...Chemicals in apples could reduce the risk of breast cancer, Cornell study in rats suggests
...iu says. "Our findings suggest that consumers may gain more significant health benefits by eating more fruits and vegetables and whole grain foods than in consuming expensive dietary supplements, which do not contain the same array of balanced, complex components," says Liu. He notes that the thousands ...Researcher explores ways to make hypnosis a more effective therapeutic technique
...ort of instruction or encouragement helps subjects gain greater benefit from hypnosis, this knowledge could help therapists put hypnosis to better use for clients who want to manage anxiety, lose weight or make other positive changes. It might also settle certain theoretical controversies. Along with the ...Study associates alcohol use patterns with Body Mass Index
...nt alcohol-related overeating could lead to weight gain over time." Dr. Breslow cautioned against inferring cause-and-effect relationships regarding drinking frequency, quantity and body weight from this study. The study points to the need for prospectively designed studies to determine whether certain dr...14-year study finds that quitting smoking adds years to life
...t our study found that younger people have more to gain from being screened than older people," Connett said. "Young people who are found to have abnormal lung function should be put into an aggressive quit-smoking program." Dr. Connett commented on the unusual study finding that even those who did not q...Dialogue & personal example work best for parents in drug talks with teens
...ould be for parents to ask teens what they hope to gain from use of alcohol, drugs and tobacco (e.g. relaxation, especially around the opposite sex; greater peer acceptance). The parent can then suggest wholesome alternatives to achieve the same end. These tools for a healthy lifestyle include specific, ...New stroke-prevention drug unlikely to be cost-effective except in patients at high risk of bleeding
...as not cost-effective for most patients: the small gain in quality of life did not make up for the higher price in patients at low risk of bleeding. On the other hand, the study showed that in patients with a high risk of bleeding as well as a significant risk of stroke, Exanta could increase quality of ...Study explores risks of obesity in children with kidney transplants
...amilies on the potential risks of excessive weight gain during dialysis and post-kidney transplant," the authors write, noting that obesity is an increasing problem in patients of all ages with end-stage renal disease and one that has received little attention in children. "These are going to be premature...Obesity and weight gain associated with poorer breast cancer survival
...or to breast cancer diagnosis, or who are lean but gain weight following diagnosis, are more likely to hav...JCO). To evaluate the relationship between weight gain and breast cancer survival, researchers examined detailed lifestyle and medical history information ......essful educational efforts, it may be difficult to gain acceptance for less intense screening. Even among women who believed that screening recommendations are based solely on scientific evidence, just over half would agree to give up their annual screening habit, and even fewer think they would eventuall...Study shows that diabetes increases risk of blood poisoning
...diabetes becoming increasingly common as Americans gain weight, the risk for serious infectious complications is a real one, according to Reimar Thomsen, M.D., Ph.D., lead author of the study. "Bacteremia ... is a life-threatening infection," he says, "and bacteremia with sepsis is the 10th most common ca...Penn study shows how next-generation diabetic drugs could work more selectively
...d decrease TZD-related side effects such as weight gain and edema. Indeed, preclinical research is already underway to design drugs called SPPARMs, selective PPAR modulators, which would specifically target genes in fat cells that can turn off the molecular pathways that may lead to these serious side eff...