Rural America vulnerable to bioterrorism and natural disaster threats
...ats; Policy makers at the federal, state and local levels need to make sure that rural America has the financial and human resources required to achieve an adequate state of readiness; and, Public health and health care leaders in rural areas need to work together to assure that emergency preparedness is ac......upational and Environmental Medicine. To gauge the levels of exposure to traffic fumes, the research team as...body. Blood samples were also taken to measure the levels of circulating nitric oxide, which indicates harmful oxidation associated with traffic fumes. The op...Boston University team finds link between high cholesterol and better cognitive performance
...dy and found an association between naturally high levels of blood cholesterol and better mental functioning. The results were recently published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine. The research team, led by BU Department of Mathematics and Statistics Research Assistant Professor Penelope Elias (now at U...Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
...ng a polymer marker that can pinpoint beta amyloid levels could lead to a test that could diagnose Alzheimer's in living people, Good says. The National Institutes of Health funded this study. In addition to Good, other researchers in this study include Dhara Patel, also of the University of Maryland-Baltim...Acupuncture relieves pelvic pain during pregnancy
... exercises to improve mobility and strength. Pain levels were recorded every morning and evening using a recognised scale and all women were assessed by an independent examiner at the end of the treatment period. After treatment, both the acupuncture group and the stabilising exercise group had less pain t...Epidemiologist Trichopoulos receives $5.8 million Department of Defense 'Innovator Award'
...los has advanced a theory that exposure to certain levels of naturally occurring hormones amplifies the numb... in umbilical cord blood whether certain hormone levels in maternal blood and umbilical cord blood are associated with perinatal characteristics related to ...Mountaineering doctors hike medicine to new heights with Xtreme Everest
...nd changes that occur in extreme environments. Low levels of oxygen in the blood of high altitude climbers is similar to levels in critically ill patients on breathing machines with severe heart and lung conditions, "blue babies...Explosion of child obesity predicted to shorten us life expectancy
... will need unambiguous political leadership at all levels of government, to make clear that public health has to come before private profit," he says. "This means a fundamental shift in the social environment that will support healthful eating and an active lifestyle. While the campaign must be led by gover...'Chemistry and Flavor of Hispanic Foods' one-day symposium, March 15
...ied South American bean varieties that have higher levels of disease-fighting antioxidants than common Ameri...ypes of mat and found that the tea contains higher levels of antioxidants than green tea and, based on cell studies, may help prevent oral cancer. A paper on ...Compound may help prevent diabetes in fast-food fans
...ach, small intestine, or both preventing high fat levels from overwhelming the digestive system, he says. The compound also seems to facilitate the normal transport of fat into the adipose tissue, where it is normally stored, he adds. By contrast, fats that are taken into the body too quickly, as during a ...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...d be mass produced and administered at therapeutic levels that are high enough to clear the drug from the body, he says. "Methamphetamine has become the crack' of the 21 st century," Janda says. "We're just starting to unravel its mechanism of addiction." Further studies of the drug are planned, he adds. M...Minorities, poor, uneducated bear the burden
...th rate for stroke and heart disease. Cholesterol levels were highest among white men, Mexican American men and white women regardless of education levels. Hospitalization rates were higher in men for total heart disease and acute heart attacks but higher in women for congestive heart failure and stroke. ...Community care tops medical care at preventing heart disease in black Americans
...t disease, including high blood pressure, elevated levels of cholesterol, high rates of smoking and diabetes... as likely to reach cholesterol and blood pressure levels considered "safe," as measured against national standards for these risk factors, than members of th...Study shows acrylamide in baked and fried food does not increase risk of breast cancer in women
...d laboratory studies in the past have shown higher levels of certain types of tumors in rats, including mammary gland tumors, however they were exposed to levels 1,000 to 100,000 times greater than levels humans are exposed to through diet. The researchers asses...GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
... and tetanus In the Boostrix treatment group, the levels of anti-pertussis antibodies, anti-PT, anti-FHA and anti-PRN were measured and were statistically higher than pertussis antibody concentrations observed in infants, following primary immunization with a DTaP vaccine (Infanrix), in whom efficacy again...Study of obese diabetics explains why low-carb diets produce fast results
...ss, subjects experienced markedly improved glucose levels and insulin sensitivity, as well as lower triglycerides and cholesterol. Treatment for diabetes centers on closely monitoring sugar levels, diet and medication. Weight loss can often reduce or eliminate the need for medication, including insulin. ...Multi-center study shows direct link between residential radon exposure and lung cancer
...ung cancer risk even at residential radon exposure levels below the U.S. EPA's action level," according to R...underground miners, who are exposed at much higher levels to the radioactive gas, and from animal and in vitro studies. Some previous case-control studies rep...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for March 15, 2005
...tudies showed that, despite one theory, borderline levels of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) a...t of CHD events took place in people with elevated levels of one or more risk factors. Fewer than 10 percent of the events in either sex occurred in those wit...Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...ame-sex friends, and drink outdoors. 'The drinking levels we observed among MLB consumers were on average higher than the amount of alcohol consumed by individuals who are entering alcohol treatment programs," said Bluthenthal. "The study also confirms that MLBs are consumed in potentially more hazardous a...Effects of education level on rates of obesity differ by race
...examined the interactive effects of race and three levels of education: low, high school or less; moderate, ...ack-white disparities in BMI widen with increasing levels of education," they write. "We observed significant racial differences in the effects of education o...