Preliminary Study Proves Centuries Of Herbalists Right About Echinacea
...ion of the immunesystem in the form of a threefold increase in the ability of white bloodcells to kill bacteria. She cautions that her findings do not support the practice of takingechinacea regularly, in the absence of cold symptoms. "When people are told it boosts the immune system, that's something theybel...Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation May Offer Dramatic Short-Term Relief For Chronic Back Pain
...nsive pain-care program. Indeed, there has been an increase in theapplication of complimentary medical approaches such as this to managing painsyndromes, as well as other medical conditions, said Gatchel. In fact, JAMAdedicated its entire November 18, 1998 issue to complimentary medicine. There's now also a N...Morning Coffee Boosts Blood Pressure, Stress Hormones All Day
... the subjects experienced, on average, a 32percent increase in adrenalin and a 14 percent increase in noradrenaline on dayswhen they consumed caffeine. Their blood pressure rose an average of 3 point...Doctors Missing Chance To Help Teens Who Smoke
...ts about smoking, such physiciancounseling did not increase through the first half of this decade....Insulin Resistance And Obesity Avoided In Genetically Modified Mice, As Reported In Science
...ion, which predicts that the number will radically increase over thenext 25 years. Type II diabetes usually develops gradually in people over 40,and overweight people are at particularly high risk for the disease. Diabetesoccurs when the body's cells are unable to absorb enough blood sugar, orglucose, into th...... participation is to use the vaccine as areason to increase risky exposures by counting on the vaccine to act asprotection against HIV. "Participating in this trial is one way to make an importantcontribution to HIV vaccine research. But enrolling in this trial is not areplacement for safe sex," Buchbinder ...Heart Valve Abnormalities Examined In Relation To Duration Of Diet Drug Use
... drug combo for less than six months, there was no increase in mild orgreater aortic regurgitation, but "the l...e cardiology team noted a statisticallysignificant increase in shortness of breath during exercise in study patientswho used fen/phen (26 percent) compared to p...More Evidence Of Possible Adverse Effects From New Hormone Use In Women With Heart Disease
...y (HERS), found that hormone therapy appeared to increase the risk of a heart attack, especially in the firs...ial, and that the risk of heart attacks seemed to increase soon after starting hormones. The HERS result was unexpected in light of the growing consensus tha...... D.M.D., lead researcher on the study. "Therecent increase in oral use of hydrogen peroxide, especially with the advent ofcosmetic dentistry, has brought this issue to the fore." Results of the study were presented here today (March 12, 1999) at thecombined meeting of the American Association for Den......sumption or a diet low in antioxidant vitamins can increase the riskof developing gum disease. The findings ha...ings are solid." Grossi theorizes that alcohol may increase periodontal-disease risk in severalways: by decreasing the ability of neutrophils to fight infection...Health And Wealth: Women Are DifferentOr Are They?
...ds'health? Or might it reflect that wives have to increase their earnings whentheir husbands' health declines? The research was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation InvestigatorAwards in Health Policy Research....Who Cares For You When You're Ill
...nder consideration by managed careorganizations to increase the number of primary care physicians. Doing so mayslow the growth of hiring new NPs and PAs, Jacobson said. The study was co-authored by Louise E. Parker, senior psychologist at theInstitute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, United Kingd...Possible Mechanism For Estrogen Memory Enhancement Found
... around the world. Thephenomenon is a long-lasting increase in neuronal responses in the hippocampus,a major structure in the forebrain of all mammals. It is thought to be amechanism of memory shortage in the brain. Thompson believes that learning more about the mechanism of long-termpotentiation could lead t...Tobacco Control Is Global Challenge, WHO Director Says
...inst tobacco companies that prey on adolescents to increase sales,WHO Director-General Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland said today in opening theInternational Policy Conference on Children and Tobacco. "Tobacco burdens our health systems. It costs taxpayers money. It hampers theproductivity of our economies. ...Standardization Of Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Offers Hope To Patients Nationwide
...ons withremaining cancer cells. Heating is used to increase the effectiveness of thisinteraction." Five-year data show patients undergoing this treatment live longer and have abetter quality of life. "We are very pleased with the dramatic survival and quality of lifebenefits that have been observed i...Exercise Is The Best Means Of Weight Control In Teenagers
...tudy over 3 years The best means of tackling the increase in obesity in young people is to encourage them to take exercise rather than go on a diet, say researchers from Australia in this week's BMJ. In their study of nearly 2,000 male and female students aged 14-15 over a period of three years, Professor ...Office Stress, Large Family Responsibilities Put Women At Risk
...ral Quebec Cityresearch institutes. "We found the increase was present through work, evening,and night, suggesting a persistent effect beyond the work setting." The Quebec scientists point out that by contrast, earlier research found thatmen's blood pressure tends to decrease in the evening after work. The ...Slowing Excess Weight Gain In Childhood Appears To Reduce Adult Heart Disease Risk
...iovascular disease. In the study, rates of increase in both weight and body mass index -- arelative measure of fatness -- during childhood and adolescence correlated withhigher levels of cholesterol, insulin and high blood pressure in adulthood. Researchers found that individuals above the med...New Contact Lens Material Could Lessen Risk Of Eye Infection
... of time, prevent bacterialbuildup in the eye, and increase comfort. "The excess water in the lens makesit so...chemical modification made to the lens material to increase thewater level -- an important component in supplying oxygen to the eye --adversely increases the pr...Improved Fitness Lowers Mortality Risk Of Male Heart-Attack Survivors
...ath at every time period. Resultsshowed that each increase of one stage in work capacity reduced the risk ofdeath by about 10 percent, regardless of which study group the men were assignedto or their initial level of fitness. "The increased capacity to do physical work most likely reflects theactual...