March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...levated levels of serum transferrin saturation an indicator of iron overload who consume high levels of dietary iron, have an increased risk of cancer and cancer mortality. Specifically, they found that people with elevated levels of transferrin saturation who ingest more than 18 mg of iron per day have a 2...Economist: Cuba's state-run baseball doesn't go to bat for players
... over the last quarter century, Baird found Cuba's indicator to be a less-balanced 2.08. In both countries, teams' ability to draw talent stems from their home base. Cuban players are required to stay on their provincial team, so clubs in areas with a larger population draw from a bigger talent pool. In the M...Use of inhaled corticosteroid led to fewer hospitalizations for young children with asthma
...nsure why this is the case, although one potential indicator is the lack of awareness and education about childhood asthma. Asthma is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under the age of 15, and it is the most common chronic medical condition. 4 Approximately 6.3 million children under ......ure, they measured 8-OHdG in the urine. This is an indicator of DNA damage caused by oxygen free radical activity in the body. Blood samples were also taken to measure the levels of circulating nitric oxide, which indicates harmful oxidation associated with traffic fumes. The operators worked in eight hour shi...Binge drinking can impair both mood and cognitive performance
...is hypothesized, it would be a particularly strong indicator that binge drinking represents a key component in promoting the progression to alcohol dependence. Further, it would more strongly link the behavioral dysfunction caused by binge drinking to development of dependence. It would also be particularly ...Common anesthetics appear safe for developing fetal brain
...xygen content -- giving the researchers a reliable indicator of cerebral oxygenation. Researchers place a fiberoptic probe against the skull of the fetus to measure the changing oxygenation levels of blood circulating in the brain, Reynolds said. Reynolds said that the increase in oxygenation in the fetal brai...A shallow hip socket predicts osteoarthritis of the hip
...asurable depth or degree, is a strong, independent indicator for the development of OA of the hip. "Furthermore," he notes, "the associations between acetabular dysplasia and incident radiographic OA of the hip may even be underestimated because of the relatively high mean age of the study population. In oth...UCLA neuroscientists pinpoint new function for mirror neurons
...ctions are represented. Increased blood flow is an indicator of increased neural activity. Iacoboni also is affiliated with the UCLA Brain Research Institute and the UCLA Center for Culture, Brain and Development. Other members of the research team included Istvan Molnar Szakacs and John C. Mazziotta of UCLA, ...Simpler blood thinning medication effective for preventing blood clots and stroke
...rase levels (a measurement in the blood used as an indicator of possible liver damage or disease) increase to greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal, vs. 2.0 percent in the enoxaparin/warfarin group. Analysis of locally reported adverse events showed a higher rate of serious coronary events with ximela...Gender bias in child growth evaluations may miss disease in girls
... evaluations. "Growth failure is a very sensitive indicator of a child's overall health, and should be evaluated with equal care for both boys and girls," said Adda Grimberg, M.D., F.A.A.P., a pediatric endocrinologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia who led the research. "Instead, these referral p...Two studies find evidence that sunlight may have beneficial influence on cancer
...intermittent sun exposure, and solar elastosis (an indicator of the skin's sun damage)--and a personal history of skin awareness (a measure of early detection) were all inversely associated with death from melanoma. Melanoma patients with higher levels of sun exposure or skin awareness were less likely to die....Background 'DWI' checks effective
...ackground checks for DWI histories as a legitimate indicator for predicting which pilots are at greater risk of...an be transmissible across activities as DWI is an indicator of chronic drinking problems, which can impair cognitive brain function and safety performance when ...January/February Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
... minority recognized their previous fracture as an indicator of increased susceptibility for future fractures and committed themselves to long-term prevention. The majority of the women's perceptions fell into one of two groups: 1) They took a laissez faire approach, preferring to wait and see what the future ...Severity of liver disease not a reliable indicator of quality of life
... used model for liver allocation is not a reliable indicator of general quality of life. The results of this study appear in the February 2005 issue of Liver Transplantation, the official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the International Liver Transplantation Soc...JCI table of contents, January 20 2005
...-mesenchymal transition defines a novel prognostic indicator of aggressive colon carcinoma AUTHOR CONTACT:Richard C. Bates Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Phone: 617-667-2816; Fax: 617-975-5531; E-mail: rbates@caregroup.harvard.edu . View the PD...National Academies advisory: Report assesses health implications of perchlorate exposure
...ts responded to perchlorate exposure is not a good indicator of how humans would react. In the past, high doses of perchlorate were used to treat patients with hyperthyroidism, or excessive thyroid hormone production, but a few patients had serious adverse reactions, and the use of perchlorate in this manner w...Health report-card fears make doctors forgo potential life-saving heart treatment
...he state's report card, is by itself an inaccurate indicator of the physician's skill level or quality of care. Of the 120 physicians who responded to the survey, the vast majority agreed or strongly agreed that the publication of mortality statistics has, in certain instances, influenced their decision regard...Women seeking treatment for even minimal 'male-type' hair growth need endocrine evaluation
...omen, which we call hirsutism, generally is a good indicator that there is an underlying hormone imbalance. Now this relatively large study shows that nearly 55 percent of women who have minimal unwanted hair growth have an androgen excess-related disorder, primarily the polycystic ovary syndrome," said Ricard...European study highlights persistent 3 decade increase in childhood cancer incidence
...nto causes of these cancers, as well as provide an indicator of progress of public-health policy in Europe." In an accompanying commentary (p 2074), Catherine Cole (Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia) states: "Worldwide, most children with cancer live in developing countries. Despite 80......ns of brain activity by measuring blood flow as an indicator of activity. According to Nicolelis, their detailed studies of brain activity -- including a previous study reported in the June 25, 2004, issue of Science, reveal that the brain is not the passive, unchanging computer postulated by most current...