Vegans likely short on calcium, experts say
...ts of vegetarianism have said that because protein increases theurinary loss of calcium, vegetarians don't need as much calcium as the DailyReference Intake suggests. "When I heard that I said 'Wait a minute. Somevegetarian diets are higher in protein than animal-based diets,'" Weaver says."Dietary protein doe...Suicide is higher among socially fragmented rather than deprived populations
...ver, 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 in older p......ed byRobert B. Innis Smoking cessation can lead to increases in depressive symptoms in vulnerableindividuals who quit smoking. This study will examine the effects of smokingcessation on brain systems which are known to be controlled by tobacco smokingand smoking cessation, using brain imaging techniques to be...New therapy raises good cholesterol results in regression of heart disease in mice
...lop newmedications that induce long-lasting, large increases in apoA-1 and HDLcholesterol levels in humans. Co-authors are Rajendra K. Tangirala, Ph.D.; Kasuhisa Tsukamoto, M.D.; Sam H.Chun, B.A.; David Usher, Ph.D.; and Ellen Puré, Ph.D.......ly chemotherapy to radiation therapy significantly increases survival rates of patients with advanced head and neck cancer, a new University of Maryland Medical Center study indicates. The study found a 48 percent three-year survival rate among patients who received the combined therapy. The results will b...Gene variant increases heart disease risk, even when cholesterol is normal
...finding that the apoE-4 gene variant significantly increases an individual's risk of heart disease. "Prior studies suggested that the major effect from apoE-4 was an increase in cholesterol levels. We showed that the association with heart attack was found even when an individual's cholesterol level was norma...New drug shows promise for saving lives from heart failure
...ed to treat heart failure include digitalis, which increases the heart's pumping action; diuretics, which help eliminate the buildup of fluid in the body's tissues; and vasodilators, which expand blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more easily and making the heart's work easier and more efficient. Among th...Impotence may be early warning of heart disease
...osis detected in one set of blood vessels markedly increases the chances of having this form of blood vessel disease in other areas of the body including the heart, brain, legs and kidneys. Because the blood vessels that supply the penis are narrower than arteries in other areas of the body, atherosclerosis -...Study examined switching rates between Allegra® (fexofenadine HCl) and Claritin®
...ence in all treatment groups, with no dose-related increases in any event. A retrospective cohort study of 1997-1998 physician and pharmacy claims data from 12 United Healthcare health plans from 1997-1998 demonstrated the following results: -- Of the 158,736 subjects with allergic rhinitis (AR) who were st...Hormone replacement therapy use limited
...at a strong scientific case has been made that HRT increases risk of breast cancer, 51 percent disagreed, and 21 percent neither agreed nor disagreed. The Puget Sound group also developed a HRT workbook that can be incorporated in standard patient appointments for counseling at HMOs. The HMO conducted a pi...Male unemployment levels affect birthweight
...ring the course of her pregnancy, a condition that increases her risk of premature delivery. Very low birthw...ay and Sweden, they found a correlating pattern of increases and decreases among the two measurements. "Approximately 188 very low weight births in Norway and...Growing blood vessels around clots in leg arteries may treat painful walking
...d supply-and-demand problem," Annex said. "Walking increases the demand for oxygen in leg muscles, so walking is painful. This discomfort only gets better with rest." Some patients can be treated with leg by-pass surgery or angioplasty, a procedure that flattens plaque inside the artery, but for many, th...People from large families may have greater risk of Alzheimer's
... found that the risk of developing Alzheimer's increases by eight percent for each additional sibling in the family. Those growing up with five or more siblings have a 39-percent greater risk of developing the disease than those with fewer than five siblings. The study examined 770 people age 60 and olde...Cancer summit launches global commitment to improve cancer care, research and treatment
... World Health Organization (WHO). Due to dramatic increases in life expectancy, changes in lifestyle and tobacco use the number of new cancer cases will rise to 20 million annually by 2020 and cancer deaths will exceed 10 million, despite advances in treatments, reports WHO. The Charter of Paris Against......resh. Missing that important two-week opportunity increases the likelihood of a chronic condition." Do What the Doctor Orders Exercises, ice, nutrition, soft collars for the first few days, adjusted work stations, deep tissue work in the early stages -- do whatever the doctor prescribes. "I take a shotgun a...How psychology helps improve medical decision making
...ocess of knowledge acquisition for decision making increases linearly as a function of expertise. Research into decision-making strategies of expert physicians has shown that they use data-driven heuristics when solving routine problems. The development of this strategy is a function of sophisticated knowledge...Behavioral sensitization: A new perspective on alcoholism
...ge. "But it is a curious finding that a drug that increases locomotor behavior, and acts like alcohol, would block the locomotor-activating effect of alcohol." Hodge said that a similar case of this phenomenon is the use of Ritalin for treating hyperactivity in children. "Ritalin is a stimulant," he said. ...Methamphetamine abuse linked to long-term damage to brain cells
...o support neurons. "Methamphetamine abusers showed increases of 11 percent and 13 percent in levels of these markers compared with normal individuals," Dr. Ernst said. "This suggests an increased number or size of glial cells as a reaction to the injurious effects of methamphetamine." The researchers, who rec...Hypertension drug effective at preventing atherosclerosis
...led "bad" cholesterol, from oxidization. Oxidation increases the toxic effect of cholesterol on arteries. "These drugs are obviously more than hypertensive agents," said Ferrario. "The results suggest that treating hypertensive patients with drugs to block the actions of angiotensin II will slow down or pre...New evidence suggests reconsidering causes and treatments for schizophrenia
...suggests that, if you give a patient an agent that increases cholinergic activity, you might actually find a tr...izophrenia." Trials of donepezil, an agent that increases cholinergic activity and is currently used to treat Alzheimer's disease in patients suffering from r...