Artery Temperatures Identify Hot Spots On Plaque That May Rupture And Trigger Heart Attack
...re readings were taken at sites along a section of healthy arterywall. In people with atherosclerotic arteri...ently higher than the uniformtemperatures of their healthy artery walls. The temperature differences between healthy and atherosclerotic arteriesincreased with...NHLBI Urges Americans To Take Control Of Their Hypertension
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... one hand, you can argue that it's psychologically healthy forblack girls to be comfortable with their bodies... life. Ideally, we need to encourage girls to use healthy weight controlpractices that minimize obesity, but also avoid contributing to weight concernsthat co...Heart Experts Call For Action Against Missed Opportunities To Prevent Heart Disease In Women
...art disease. "Thetypical woman who takes HRT has a healthy lifestyle, which may confound theclinical trial results and make them uncertain." The panel also noted that current national recommendations might not beaggressive enough in treating elevated blood cholesterol in women. It suggeststhat clini...Growth-Hormone Deficient Babies Are Normal Length At Birth, UB Study Finds
... fetalgrowth is good nutrition, which depends on a healthy placenta and a healthymother." Additional researchers on the study were Susan Pena-Almazan, M.D.,fellow in pediatric endocrinology/diabetes; John G. Buchlis, M.D., UB assistantprofessor of pediatrics; Susan Miller, a UB medical student, and B...Biochemical Marker Targets Brain Injury Leading To Movement Problems After Stroke
... were calculated for the 18 patients as well as 10 healthy individuals ofsimilar average age who served as controls. The average internal capsule NAA level was 40 for the patient group comparedwith 51 for the control group, and the NAA loss was associated with loss ofmovement. "Since NAA loss is associated w...Areca (Betel) Nuts Could Damage Your Health
...h which suggeststhat eating nuts may be a safe and healthy habit should have specified safe nutsand considered the potentially damaging effects of others, such as areca....Community Plays Key Role In Preventing Teen Suicide, UF Scientist Says
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...s of any cancers. "We are committed to providing a healthy and safe workingenvironment," says a spokesman. In the US, an initial reluctance by the semiconductor industry to accepta cancer study seems to have been overcome, thanks to the women in Scotland whoare taking on National Semiconductor. After...Second Annual AIDS Vaccine Day Honors Volunteers Nationwide
...ofIllinois at Chicago. Since 1987, more than 3,000 healthy volunteers have enrolled in 52 (50 Phase Iand 2 Phase II) NIAID-supported studies involving 27 vaccines. The trials havebeen conducted at university-based sites in the AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group(AVEG), a network of clinical trials funded by NIAID......ose modes." Forty men and forty women, all healthy adults, volunteered toparticipate in the study. Gray and white matter percentages and overall cranialvolumes were assessed using three-dimensional MRI imaging techniques. Cognitiveperformance was measured using tasks designed to examine different typ...New book on osteoporosis covers preventing and treating 'The Aging Disease' in consumer language
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...eople, they found, were 41 per cent higher than in healthy volunteers. Now the team has shown that anti-depressant drugs can cut down thenumbers of sticky platelets in the blood of depressed patients. They monitored15 patients taking a drug from a class of antidepressants known as selectiveserotonin ...Ordinary Touches Multiply Into Severe Pain For Fibromyalgia Patients
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... upper body and leg strength. Keeping legs healthy is important at a time when more women are workingin physically demanding jobs and an increasing number are returning to workafter pregnancy, which is the single biggest cause of poor leg vein health. Ifleg health is not maintained, women may experie...Cellular Implants Explored For Brain Trauma
...h studies. In one study, 83 percent of the ratshad healthy grafts two weeks after the injury. In the second study, 92 percenthad healthy grafts at four weeks. Both studies also showed that there was not anenhanced response to the hNT cel...American Heart Association Media Advisory: Cholesterol Lowering Margarines
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...59 individuals who were divided into five groups: healthy collegestudents, healthy older adults about age 70, healthy old-old adults about age85; and two groups of older adults with e...