Economist: Cuba's state-run baseball doesn't go to bat for players
...Leagues. In other words, cellar-dwellers were more likely to stay on the bottom, and vice-versa. To gauge competitiveness, Baird calculated the standard deviation a measure of spread in team records. Each league's "imbalance score" was derived from the ratio of its actual record over an "ideal" s...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
...ddle school students who are bullied in school are likely to feel depressed, lonely and miserable, which in ..., Juvonen and Nishina said. Instead, they are more likely to suffer in silence, withdraw and dislike school. "It becomes a vicious cycle where it's hard to ge...Some brain cells 'change channels' to fine-tune the message
...cells change their channels. Part of the answer is likely to be self-preservation: Too much calcium inside nerve cells can kill them. But Huganir points out that calcium does a lot of things inside cells, suggesting that the channel swap might be accomplishing more than just keeping the cell alive. "Calcium...Hospital acquired infections present major problem for infants in developing countries
... people in communities in which they live are less likely to seek institutional care, even if advised." She adds: "Infection control in hospitals of developing countries must become part of the international agenda for health-systems improvement to achieve the Millennium Development Goals."...Benefits of lung cancer screening with CT questioned
...hal or slow-growing cancers that the patient would likely have died with and not from. Other cancers were so aggressive that early detection with CT did not make a difference." Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States, killing more people than breast, prost...New estimates for the causes of child deaths worldwide
...'s world, an Ethiopian child is over 30 times more likely than a western European to die before his or her fifth birthday."...Child care may affect entire community's risks of infection
...iae, also known as pneumococcus. Children are more likely to carry pneumococci than adults, and in a large group child care center, kids can easily spread the bacteria to their playmates through close contact. The level of pneumococcal carriage varies widely between communities, and Harvard Medical School r...Cardiac deaths peak in sleep hours for patients with sleep apnea
...cause so many people have sleep apnea and are more likely to die suddenly during sleep, the early waking hours are even more dangerous for the rest than we had previously realized," Dr. Gami explains. "We clearly have two distinct populations, with opposite times of highest cardiac death risk." Dr. Somers c...Stanford patient is first to test new treatment for peripheral arterial disease
...esearchers hope the drug coating will make it more likely to prevent the blockage from recurring, as compared with uncoated stents, which fail to do so in about one-quarter of the cases. "We already know the benefits of drug-coated stents for the treatment of coronary artery disease," said Michael Dake, MD,...Massive weight loss conference Dallas April 1-2
... additional plastic surgery body contouring will likely be necessary to achieve their desired body shape. Body contouring following massive weight loss will be the focus of a conference sponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASA...Specific test key to determine whether or not allergy symptoms are really allergy-related
... testing for allergies, most family physicians are likely to prescribe medications or suggest that their patients use over-the-counter drugs to help control suspected allergy symptoms, said Sheryl Szeinbach, the study's lead author and a professor of pharmacy practice and administration at Ohio State Univer...Extreme exertion, emotion can spark repeat heart attacks
... who exercised rarely were nearly seven times more likely to suffer a heart attack after strenuous exertion ...he authors observe. Furthermore, they note, "It is likely that triggers are more potent when acting in combination or when they are present at particular time...Depression linked to insomnia in HIV patients
...mpairment as a result of the disease are also more likely to suffer from insomnia, the reviewers conclude in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. "The studies reviewed here illustrate that although insomnia is a frequent complaint in people living with HIV, there is considerable uncertainty about it...UW research shows risk factors for relapse among health care professionals who abuse drugs
...o can easily obtain potent pain-killers, were more likely to die from drug use, compared to internal medicine physicians. "State physician health programs may want to consider ways of treating substance abuse among professionals who have one or more of these three risk factors and a history of prior relaps...Abuse and HIV status linked to suicide risk
Women who are HIV-positive or are abused are more likely to think about or attempt suicide, according to a ...tempted suicide. Abused women were four times more likely than non-abused women to have thought about suicide. The researchers also found that, among HIV-posi...Flu pandemic coming, US not prepared
... a shortage, millions of doses of flu vaccine will likely be thrown away. To secure vaccine supplies for the future, the government needs to guarantee it will buy a set amount of vaccine each season, and buy back a percentage of unsold vaccine at the end of the season. Also, the United States does not hav...Employment prospects good for most cancer survivors -- but not all
...hin four years of being diagnosed, with women more likely to quit than men. The highest rates of quitting were among those with blood, central nervous system and head and neck cancers. The lowest rates of quitting were among survivors of uterine, female breast, prostate and thyroid cancers. Short notes,...New studies show mixed results on epilepsy drugs and birth defects
... taking valproic acid were nearly three times more likely to have an infant with a birth defect than women t...pilepsy drug. They were more than seven times more likely to have an infant with a birth defect than women in the general population. For the second study on ...Simple intervention encourages sun protection behaviors
...uthors suggest that young adults in particular are likely to be more interested in the appearance-enhancing ...ive, and simple to operate. ... In addition, it is likely that the endorsement by a physician or nurse of sunless tanning lotion as a safe and effective alter...... who develop cavities in their baby teeth are more likely to develop cavities as an adult. So how can a parent determine if their child is at risk for cavities? It all begins with that first trip to the dentist. The first dental visit should include an exam to determine if the child is at low, moderate or ...