Study explores risks of obesity in children with kidney transplants
...ous, she says. Other possible side effects such as high blood pressure and diabetes contribute to concerns about the cardiovascular health of these children. Studies are under way to try and reduce or eliminate prednisone, although results to date indicate children might have to take quite a bit more of t...Rice's CNST awards Smalley/Curl funds for innovation
.../Curl Fund and to search for new ideas that have a high probability of impacting the local economy."...Aetiology of congenital heart disease explained
... a marker for identifying the mothers who are at a high risk of developing this complication during pregnancy," says associate professor Marie Wahren-Herlenius. "We're now working together with Karolinska University Hospital on designing a suitable method for this."...Auditory test to help identify learning impaired
...ldren. With early detection, these children have a high likelihood of benefiting from remediation strategies involving auditory training. The University recently licensed the technology, called BioMAP (Biological Marker of Auditory Processing), to Bio-logic Systems Corp., located in Mundelein, Ill. "The...Services for children: Training needed to tackle complexity of new labour's joined-up approach
...cussions. Use of jargon was often associated with high status specialist knowledge, for example within medical teams, or acronyms used by educational or social services groups. There can be confusion, says the report, in how best to use generalist and specialist workers within teams, and differential pay...New survey finds red dress symbol prompts women to take action to care for their hearts
... make the connection between risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and their personal risk of developing heart disease. In the American Heart Association...Tiny superconductors withstand stronger magnetic fields
...the theory of pair-breaking perturbations, even at high magnetic fields," said Alexey Bezryadin, a professor of physics at Illinois. "The theory takes into account both spin and orbital contributions." To study this phenomenon, the researchers began by placing a single-wall carbon nanotube across a narro...Methamphtetamine's ruinous effects on children documented in Midwest study
...uences, the study found. "These kids are at a very high risk for mental health and substance-abuse disorders, and yet we have very little descriptive information about their psychological development and well-being," said Wendy Haight, the Illinois social work professor who is leading the research. Despit...Migraine-sparked vision loss may increase stroke risk in women; Migraine
... to the controls. When migraine was combined with high blood pressure, the stroke risk increased nine-fold, said Massimo Camerlingo, M.D., head of the neurologic unit at Policlinico San Marco in Osio Sotto (Bergamo), Italy. The study was large enough statistically to make assertions regarding stroke in ...Optimal treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
... Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis are also at high risk. Despite the prevalence of CTS and its considerable economic impact in terms of both worker absenteeism and compensation claims there is no universally accepted therapy. Mild case...Rheumatoid arthritis patients have double the risk of heart failure
...rdiac risk factors. Their physicians should have a high degree of suspicion of heart failure -- for example, they should be suspicious when rheumatoid arthritis patients relate that they are more tired than normal."...Rheumatoid arthritis linked to excess risk of congestive heart failure
...on to personal and family history of hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and atherosclerotic heart disease, including heart attacks and angina. They also examined data collected on cigarette smoking status, body mass index, and other established risk factors for heart disease. For the foundation o...The research assessment exercise is damaging UK medicine
...ospect that the schools will continue to enjoy the high reputation they have had in the past."...Alcohol: Global burden on health similar to tobacco and high blood pressure
... globally is similar to that caused by tobacco and high blood pressure, concludes a review in this week's ...tributable to alcohol, 4.1% to tobacco and 4.4% to high blood pressure. Alcohol is causally related to more than 60 different medical conditions, including ...Older people get the big picture faster, and they are less inhibited
...ction of motion. But when the bars were large, and high in contrast (black vs. white), older subjects outperformed the younger subjects. "The results are exciting not only because they show an odd case in which older people have better vision than younger people, but also because it may tell us something...University of Washington joins new Autism Treatment Network to provide better medical services
...ricted range of activities and interests. Some are high functioning, but many children with autism have some form of mental retardation. "For other developmental disorder, such as Down syndrome, physicians are alerted to the kinds of medical conditions that these children suffer and have guidelines for t...Binghamton University launches microelectronics research center
...r work for manufacturing applicability without the high costs and risks typically associated with such activities. "This award acknowledges Binghamton University's stature as a leader in small scale systems integration and packaging research," said Binghamton University President Lois B. DeFleur. "Through...HIV vaccine trial breaks ground for future research
...unteers were men who have sex with men or women at high risk for heterosexual transmission. The vaccine an... that more research is needed to be sure whether a high vaccine antibody response is related to a lower incidence of HIV infection. Citing the possible slig...Stroke patients receive better care when hospitals 'get with the guidelines'
...t with aspirin-like drugs or anticoagulants, had a high baseline compliance (90.7 percent) and continued to improve by the fourth quarter (97 percent). Others, such as treatment with tPA, had low baseline compliance (32.3 percent) and improved substantially (61.1 percent). "Our data suggest a broad rang...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
... people on cholesterol-lowering drugs; controlling high blood pressure, diabetes and weight; and telling them of the importance of quitting smoking and increasing exercise. This should lower the total burden of recurrent disease and disability, he said. Similar quality improvement strategies would be ap...