Regular cannabis may increase risk of stroke in young users
...cannabis use, are well known, say the authors. But less well known, and no less important, are the cardiovascular effects. These include rapid heart beat (tachycardia), excessivel...Many postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease don't use lifesaving aspirin therapy
...o already have cardiovascular disease (CVD). Yet, less than half of women with CVD use this over-the-coun...r said. Women who were on Medicaid were 40 percent less likely to be using aspirin therapy than those who were not on Medicaid. And black women were 33 per...Heart attack treatment gap may be closing for women
... more of the recommended medications and there are less gender disparities in the usage of these medications either as a primary or secondary prevention."...Women should be advised not to drink alcohol in pregnancy
...authors argue that recent studies suggest that far less exposure to alcohol in the womb may put babies at risk as little as one drink per week in one study. Individual differences in alcohol metabolism may protect most women when drinking small quantities, add the team, but it is currently impossible to...Biochemical marker aids prognosis in liver transplant patients
...erum sodium, hyponatremia (defined by serum sodium less than or equal to 130 mEq/L) and MELD to predict death within 3 and 6 months of listing was analyzed with two different statistical methods. Results of the study showed that when added to the MELD, serum sodium and hyponatremia significantly increased...'Marital strain' increases women's risk of death, heart disease
...eavier, older, and had higher blood pressure and a less favorable lipid profile compared to unmarried men," Eaker said. "Unmarried men were more likely to be smokers." After the researchers made statistical adjustments for age, systolic blood pressure, body mass index, cigarette smoking, diabetes, and t...Unemployed women at higher risk for cardiovascular disease
... result of unemployment. Unemployed women may have less access to healthcare and are under financial stress," she said. "Unemployed women are more likely to be underinsured or uninsured. This plays a role." Also, with 50 percent of American families living on double incomes, financial pressures also crea...Stem-cell research hints at better looking cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
...use cells needed for the implant are obtained in a less invasive needle procedure. Whitaker investigator Jeremy Mao, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois at Chicago presented his results at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C., saying that a ste...Miniaturized lab permits saliva screening on the go
...d in any setting and that would produce results in less than an hour. One particular breakthrough was made by the laboratory of Haim Bau in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science in miniaturizing PCR, the technique of amplifying trace amounts of DNA or RNA to detectable levels. "Normally, PCR ...Gene signature can predict breast cancer spread
...linicians to avoid unnecessary treatment or choose less aggressive therapies for patients. John Foekens an...rrence within five years (93% sensitivity) but was less accurate at predicting patients whose disease did not return within 5 years (48% specificity). Dr Fo...Violence in the media can lead to aggressive behaviour in young children
...and especially relevant for boys. The evidence was less consistent when considering older children and teenagers and long-term effects for all ages. The review acknowledges that family and social factors are likely to affect a child's response to violent imagery. One UK study found that the effects of fi...Viagra used in stroke recovery study
...effectiveness. In addition, t-PA treatment reaches less than 5 percent of stroke victims. Dr. Chopp is one of only a handful of researchers in the country working on "brain remodeling." By using different compounds and cell-based therapy, they are able to produce new cells and electrical connections with...Brain activity of men and women during hostile or impulsive acts differs less on nicotine
...orter puffs of cigarettes than men. Women also are less successful using the nicotine patch or gum therapies when trying to quit smoking." To better understand how nicotine impacts brain activity, Potkin and Fallon tested the behavior of smokers and non-smokers when subjected to different tests. For exam...HIV patients may be at risk of heart problems when taking protease inhibitor drugs
...these unexpected side effects are very low -- much less than 1 percent." Co-investigator Michael Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D. agrees that the benefits of the drugs far outweigh the risks. "Our findings should not jeopardize the availability of protease inhibitors because these drugs are too important for the s...International gathering of experts to share retinoblastoma breakthroughs
...hildhood cancers, with an average survival rate of less than 10 percent. Successful treatment of this disease often includes removal of one or both eyes. The symposium is a watershed event because it occurs at a time of great excitement in the field of retinoblastoma studies, according to Michael A. Dyer...Study finds no reason for expectant mothers to shy away from early epidurals
... found that getting an epidural when the cervix is less than four centimeters dilated did not increase the...ndomized 750 women in labor with cervical dilation less than four centimeters into two groups: the early epidural group (women who received spinal-epidural ...No increase in C-sections when epidural analgesia given early in labor
...itiated early in labor when the cervix is dilated less than 4 centimeters is associated with an increase...women in spontaneous labor, with cervical dilation less than 4 centimeters. Participants were randomized to receive spinal fentanyl or systemic hydromorph...Young blood revives aging muscles, Stanford researchers find
...s. The cells that help liver tissue regenerate are less active in older animals, but again the cells respo...oduced when in a dish with older serum and divided less frequently. Rando said that it may be a general phenomenon that a person's inability to repair tissu...PENN begins clinical trial of newest technology to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms
... adhere to the walls of the arteries, which become less elastic and weaker as a result. Major risk factors leading to a hardening of the arteries include smoking and high blood pressure as well as genetics. Other possible causes of TAA include trauma to the aorta and congenital diseases such as Marfan's s...Studies examine coffee drinking and risk of liver and colorectal cancers
...ence for any association with colorectal cancer is less clear. In the first study, Manami Inoue, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, and colleagues conducted a population-based cohort study of middle-aged and elderly Japanese subjects from the Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective ...