Steady rise in HIV among heterosexuals in the UK
...the BMJ today. However, they continue to represent less than 10% of all HIV infections diagnosed in heterosexuals in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. And, contrary to popular belief, most of the increase is among people who are infected abroad, mainly in Africa. Homosexual men remain at greatest risk...Sharing clinical trial results with participants may be beneficial
...1%) a little more concerned, 44 (47%) were neither less or more concerned. Despite the increased anxiety experienced by some participants, 90 (96%) of the 94 respondents were glad to have been offered the results, and 83 (88%) would want to be informed of overall results if they were to participate in ot...Breakthrough in medical research: New chemotherapy gives hope to brain tumour patients
...imary tumours originating in the brain account for less than 5% of all cancer diagnoses. However, brain ca... trial, almost 600 patients were randomised within less than one and a half years. This rapid accrual and final success would not have been possible without...Women less likely to get quality heart attack care
...ference may be in part because women patients were less likely than men to have a one-on-one session with ...s by other researchers have found that doctors are less likely to deliver evidence-based medical care -- the foundation of quality improvement efforts like ...Is your job giving you a heart attack? Occupational health conference answers that, and more
...likely to report hypertension than people who work less and 40 hours a week. Abstract No. 106. Job pressu...gh stress and little decision-making authority are less likely to stop smoking, irregardless of their socio-economic levels and intensity of smoking habit. ...Violence exposure and traumatic stress reactions can lead to poor health in children
...f violence in their communities, which ranged from less severe (beatings and chasings) to severe (shootings, stabbings, and rapes). 47% were exposed to at least one incident of violence in their families, such as child maltreatment and domestic violence. 90% of those exposed to some form of violence had...Many children are undervaccinated or have delayed vaccinations in their first 2 years of life
... Approximately 34 percent were undervaccinated for less than 1 month and 29 percent for 1 to 6 months, while 37 percent were undervaccinated for more than 6 months. Vaccine-specific undervaccination of more than 6 months ranged from 9 percent for poliovirus vaccine to 21 percent for Haemophilus influenzae...Blood pressure treatment could cut risk of strokes and heart attacks
...hose on the new treatment strategy had a one third less chance of developing diabetes compared with the older strategy. The 19,000 patient Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) had been comparing a new treatment strategy for hypertension, or high blood pressure, against an old one, in order to...New system for the analysis of facial movement in three dimensions
...onstruction techniques are necessary. Over periods less than 24 months nerve transfers of the healthy contralateral facial nerve are used by means of nerve inserts. With this system, the patient can move the face at will. Facial paralysis frequently lasts for more than two years and, thus, healthy facial ...Emotional memory study reveals evidence for a self-reinforcing loop
...e such memories and reshape perspective to make it less traumatic can help people cope with such memories. The paper by Florin Dolcos, Kevin LaBar and Roberto Cabeza, was published online February 9, 2005, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . The researchers are in Duke University's C...Cigarette smoke worsens respiratory infections in infants
...ound that African-American children tended to have less serious infections than Caucasian children. Becaus...ose mothers had allergies or asthma tended to have less serious RSV infections. That's somewhat surprising because the virus has been linked to the risk for...Combining PET and CT scans leads to more accurate radiation therapy for lung cancer patients
...creased by using PET scan information, which meant less radiation exposure of the healthy lung tissue and the esophagus. "This study underlines the great potential benefit of incorporating PET scan data into radiotherapy planning, both to decrease side-effects and increase cure rates," said Dirk de Ruyssc...Pet scanning better for heart disease diagnosis, management
... diagnose heart-vessel blockages is more accurate, less invasive and saves dollars, a study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown. The research findings were presented today (March 8, 2005) at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session in Orlando, Fla. Results of the study pr...Simple question from your doctor can help identify your risk for breast cancer
...data showed that minority women were significantly less likely to have this information asked about or rec...than 1 in 7 of African-American and Hispanic women less than 40 years of age, a group in which the early identification of risk status could influence scree...Laughter helps blood vessels function better
... disease. People with heart disease responded with less humor to everyday life situations than those with a normal cardiovascular system. Dr. Miller says certain factors in the earlier study may have affected the results. For example, he says it may be that people who have already had a coronary even...Stroke warning signs often occur hours or days before attack
...hows symptoms similar to a stroke, typically lasts less than five minutes, and does not injure the brain. The study examined 2,416 people who had experienced an ischemic stroke. In 549 patients, TIAs were experienced prior to the ischemic stroke and in most cases occurred within the preceding seven days: ...News briefs from the journal CHEST, March 2005
...spital protocol, children with LTA who had a pH of less than 7.15 and remained in respiratory distress following treatment with continuous nebulization, IV magnesium sulfate, and IV salbutamol, received sodium bicarbonate as part of their combination therapy to treat their acidosis, an above-normal increa...Severe injuries on the rise among children and adolescents riding motorbikes
...Those who did wear helmets sustained significantly less severe injuries. Nine of 10 injured were boys. Most of those injured were white, from urban areas and had commercial medical insurance coverage. From 1995 to 1997, there was an average of 20 hospital admissions a year. From 1998 to 2001, there were 3...Implanted devices detect high-risk heart failure patients
...r time. Patients with a footprint of 30 percent or less in heart rate variability were almost two-and-half times more likely to die after one year. "A person with normal heart rate variable would have a very wide footprint, while those with sick hearts would have a narrow footprint that represents the red...English-speaking Hispanic youth more likely to have sex early
...panish as their primary language are significantly less likely than their English-speaking more highly acc...found. However, when acculturation was considered, less acculturated Hispanic youth were 40 percent less likely to have experienced first intercourse than w...