Kids Near Airports Don't Read As Well
...ivation problems such as learned helplessness, and impaired cognitive development and reading achievement. "These effects have all been well documented," says Evans. "Unfortunately, we're experiencing exponential increases in worldwide, ambient noise levels that are a byproduct of economic development, parti...Addicted Doctors Need Special Service
... profession and employers as an important cause of impaired performance through ill health. Contact: Professor John Strang, Professor of the addictions, National Addiction Centre, The Maudsley/Institute of Psychiatry, London t: 0171 919 3438 f: 0171 919 3426...Do Asthma Treatments Affect Childhood Growth?
... studies have shown that children with asthma have impaired growth, but many of these have not allowed for socioeconomic influences on growth. In a General Practice paper in this week's BMJ, McCowan et al found that in a study of 2355 children in Tayside, Scotland, most children with asthma were of normal he...Most People Cant Identify Stroke Symptoms
...mediately." Because stroke patients often have an impaired ability to communicate or recognize symptoms themselves, people of all ages who might witness a stroke should also know this. Since the Cincinnati area has been involved in a number of highly publicizedstroke studies, the local population was frequen...Metrifonate, A New Alzheimer Drug, Helps Behavior Problems
...atients stable forever. "If people are cognitively impaired to the point whereit no longer is safe for them to drive a car, for example, taking an AChEinhibitor won't restore them to a point where they will be able to resumedriving," he says. "But eventually, we hope to have agents that can halt or evenpreven...Extreme Fatigue Increases Risk Of Blood Clot Formation
...nteers was selected. Exhausted subjects evidenced impaired fibrinolysis (higher levels of plasminogen activat...blood clot formation in the heart arteries through impaired fibrinolysis. Impaired fibrinolysis may provide a biological link explaining the association betwee...Athletes, Fraternity Men Are Top Drinkers
...women on athletics teams said drinking or drug use impaired their academic performance during the year; 42 percent of male and 35 percent of female team members were involved in fights or arguments after drinking or using drugs; 37 percent of male and female athletes suffered memory loss bro...Walking Or Bed Rest OK For First Stage Of Labor, UT Southwestern Research Shows
...ps," Bloom concluded. "Walkingneither enhanced nor impaired active labor and was not harmful to the mothers ortheir infants. Most of those who did walk indicated that they would do so againin a future labor. Since our results provide no objective evidence for oragainst walking during labor, it seems reasonabl...'DES Daughters' Had Increased Rates of Cancer; An Animal Study Shows 'DES Granddaughters' May Too
...increased reproductive tract cancers,fertility was impaired only in the female mice exposed to DES in utero (the 'DESdaughters') but not in their unexposed female offspring (the 'DESgranddaughters'), the scientists said. The study was reported today in the scientific journal Carcinogenesis(Septe...Low Socio-Economic Status Heart Patients Need More Than Just Aggressive Cardiac Procedures
...status oflower SES patients remained significantly impaired one year after treatment. "We expected all patients to feel bad at the beginning, but we alsoexpected them to get much better," Tung said. "What is so striking is afterrevascularization how much worse the low SES people felt compared to the ...American Psychiatric Association Tipsheet - December
...r depression and havethoughts of suicide, although impaired intellectual ability may limit thesuccess of plans for suicide. Because many suicidal acts are impulsive and donot require extensive planning ability, caregivers are concerned. Cases studiesof 19 individuals with Down's syndrome evaluated for psychi...American Heart Association Comment: Results Of Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study II (CIBIS-II)
...duals had leftventricular systolic dysfunction (an impaired left ventricle, the main pumpingchamber of the heart) with an ejection fraction less than 35 percent, anindication that the heart is pumping inefficiently. Participants were treatedwith standard therapy for heart failure including diuretics and ACE ...In Battle For Attention, Left Side Of Brain Wins Over The Right, UF Researchers Find
...hose who have suffered a brain injury or who maybe impaired neurologically--by alcohol consumption, for example. "Several years ago, we met a patient who had had a stroke who told usone of her major concerns was that she veered when she drove," said Barrett,explaining the study's origins. "She noticed that wh...Study Of Women And Hearing Reveals Need For Routine Hearing Tests
... previous study they conducted of older adultswith impaired hearing. In their latest study, sponsored by the R...se. "By age 55, about 13 percent of all women have impaired hearing," saysGarstecki. Yet fewer than 20 percent of the women studied in the 55-65 age groupsaid t...Can We Prevent Hearing Loss In Elderly Women?
...etween 60 and 71 years ofage found that women with impaired hearing had lower blood levels of vitamin B-12 and...classified them into two groups: normal hearing or impaired hearing. Blood sampleswere drawn from each participant and red blood cells and serum were evaluated ...Study: Birth Defects Decrease Survival, Childbirth, Boost Risk Of Similar Defects
...orway as being bornbetween 1967 and 1982. Although impaired physical development during pregnancyis known to boost a baby's chance of death after birth and during infancy,investigators conducted their analysis since less is known about later survivaland reproduction. Also, no one has assessed the risk of diss...Clogged Neck Artery May Warn Of Heart Attack As Well As Stroke
...e 54patients who had both severe heart disease and impaired pumping power -- a majorpredictor of heart attack -- 46.3 percent also had severe atherosclerosis in thecarotid arteries. The study findings have practical applications because obstructions in thecarotid artery can be viewed with ultrasound, a techni...Irritable Bowel Syndrome The Focus Of Three UNC-CH Reports At Digestive Diseases Conference
... themselves, afraid to go out. It could bethat the impaired quality of life that's been generically associated with IBS isdue primarily to those symptoms." According to Whitehead, these are treatable symptoms, but patients will notusually disclose having them. "Physicians treating patients with IBS should as......stable angina, a critical condition resulting from impaired blood flow to theheart muscle, is caused by fat-laden obstructions in the heart's arteries. Thiscondition leads to over one-half million hospitalizations a year. This high-risk group of people who have unstable angina are sitting on apotential time ......sult in loss of control over movement of limbs and impaired vision andspeech. We are pleased to be filing this and we have asked the FDA for priorityreview." The results of the pivotal NOVANTRONE Phase III data submitted to theFDA today showed that NOVANTRONE had a statistically significant impact on...