New biological target identified for cholesterol-lowering drugs
...s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. "One of the greatest advances in cardiology in the last 25 years has been thedevelopment of the statin drugs," Braunwald adds. "They've been shown innumerous trials to lower cholesterol and decrease the risk of heart attack. Thisarticle suggests that statins may have an...Age, ethnicity, income impact exercise habits of elderly
..., with incomes of more than $1,000 amonth, had the greatest confidence in their ability to engage in physicalactivity among all the participants. Individuals who received encouragement to exercise by family, friends anddoctors had greater confidence in their ability to engage in physical activity. Particip...Advances in 'On the Spot' tests have huge public health implications
...the true prevalence of diseases. He says that the greatest challenge of near patient testing will be to ensure that data is captured. Prof Borriello concludes that we should be optimistic that the technological development of near patient testing kits will bring great advances in detecting and controlling in...For-profit hospital ownership means higher costs, Dartmouth-VA study finds
...as higherin each category of service reviewed; the greatest increases were in hospitalspending and home health care. "Our results suggest that organizational behavior of for-profit hospitals leadsto increased health care spending in the Medicare population," says Silverman. She stresses that further work is n...Bullies need as much help as their victims
...bullied themselves but also bullied others had the greatest number of psychological and psychosomatic problems. In a separate study, Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino and colleagues from Finland found that adolescents who were being bullied and those who also bullied are at an increased risk of depressio...Many Virginians would increase taxes for K-12 education, study finds
...nd residents of rural areas feel theywill bear the greatest responsibility in caring for the elderly." About one-third of respondents think spending is too low on publichousing for low and moderate income families. "That is a significant portion ofthe population expressing awareness of this problem," ...Study finds parental influence still important during adolescence
... that friends exert their greatest impact at about age 13and 14. "That's really the entrance to the teen years, whenmany adolescents are trying to detach themselves from their parents and become more independen......uring their career. These players demonstrated the greatest signsof long-term neurological damage, especially if they had a learning disability. "Players with multiple concussions and an LD performed significantly more poorlyon problem solving and information processing tests than players with multipleconcus...Early discharge appears safe for Medicaid newborns
...r in every region, with southwest Ohio showing the greatest change, adecrease of 43.5 percent. The percentage of children who received a primary care visit within two weeks ofdischarge increased in each year of the study, with an overall increase of 117percent. There also was an increase in the number of new...Cautious evidence of third generation pill link to increase in thromboembolism
...l but that it is small in absolute terms, although greatest in women starting to take the pill [overall estimates from the Medicines Commission are 15 per 100,000 women per year in second generation pill users and 25 per 100,000 women on third generation pills, which is smaller than that associated with pregn...U-M School of Public Health to direct national asthma program
... million to 15 million cases today,but placing the greatest burden on children from poor, urban and minoritycommunities. Annually, asthma accounts for about 15 million outpatient visits, more than445,000 hospitalizations, 1.2 million emergency room visits and 10 millionmissed school days. The estimated costs...New biomarker for cervical cancer
...eartesting may help predict those women who are at greatest risk for developingcancer. "Pap smear screening has been very effective at decreasing the number ofdeaths from cervical cancer. But many of the abnormal results it produces do notlead to an increased risk of cancer," says Dr. John Boggess, as...Peering into the amazing mind behind those baby blue eyes
...g at whatscientists are starting to believe is the greatest learning machine in theuniverse. The mind behind those bright blue or brown eyes is faster and far moresophisticated than any computer built, say the authors of the new book, "TheScientist in the Crib." Written by the University of W...Annual UNC-CH study shows state gaining health providers, but big imbalances remain
...highest rate in large, remote rural towns, and the greatest rate of increase inphysician assistants was in remote rural counties. This growth in supply inrural areas is one step in ensuring access to health care for all North Carolinaresidents." Still, disparities remain, he said. Jones, C...Tamoxifen found to increase risk of endometrial cancer
...ave used estrogens and who are overweight have the greatest risk when using tamoxifen," Bernstein said. "Our results suggest that physicians should beparticularly vigilant in monitoring tamoxifen-treated patients with theseadditional risk factors." Bernstein noted that the risk of endometrial cancer must be ...Decreased pain perception may help to identify hypertension risk
...serve as a valuable method of identifying those at greatest risk for clinicallysignificant blood pressure elevations." The research was supported by the American Heart Association's National Centerand the Ohio-West Virginia Affiliate....Global prevention, funding and accountability debated in fight against HIV/AIDS
...cinesfor Africa, "otherwise the continent with the greatest need for a vaccine may bethe last to have it." Human rights and HIV in New Delhi, India Being HIV positive in New Delhi is akin to leprosy 20 years ago, according to C.Thangsing MD, of New Delhi. He said that people are denied medical services ona...UI-led study indicates surgery is the best treatment for severe Bell's palsy paralysis
...bgroup of patients withBell's palsy who are at the greatest risks for permanent damage. The studyresults indicate that identifying this patient population and their subsequentsurgical treatment must occur within two weeks of the onset of paralysis. "If we are going to have any impact, the surgery has to come...Suicide is higher among socially fragmented rather than deprived populations
...e. Moreover, constituencies which experienced the greatest increases in social fragmentation between 1981 and 1991 tended to have the greatest increases in suicide rates over the same period, say the authors, although this effect was not seen ...U.S., British scientific societies honor penicillin as International Chemical Landmark
...velopment of penicillin, one of the 20th century's greatest lifesavers, will be honored as an International Historic Chemical Landmark at 11a.m. Friday, Nov. 19 in London. The designation takes place 70 years after the discovery of the drug was first published by Alexander Fleming. Representatives from the ...