Vaccinating school children and high risk groups is best strategy for slowing flu transmission
...e would reduce community-wide transmission to very low levels. School children are the population group ... high risk and other predefined groups, but not to low risk school children. The researchers suggest that the alternative strategy of vaccinating children...Calcium boost to youths' bones could reduce osteoporosis risk
...balance and the loss outpaces the gain, leading to low bone mass, structural deterioration of bone tissue, fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures of the hip, spine and wrist. An estimated 30 million American women either have or are at risk for osteoporosis. Though the risk of losing bone...Study finds no evidence of a 'cancer personality'
...ypothesized that a high degree of extroversion and low degree of neuroticism are associated with an increased risk. Some studies further show that these personality traits influence known risk behaviors that would explain the increased cancer risk. However, other studies, some with larger study populatio......over the South Atlantic. There, even satellites in low orbits suffer many hits by atomic bullets from the...e, but by the end of the mission they will come as low as 300 kilometres, for more accurate measurements of magnetism originating from the Earth's crust. ...Vioxx went mostly to patients who didn't need it, Stanford researcher says
...tudy, 73 percent of the patients had either a very low or low risk of GI bleeding from NSAIDs, meaning that there was no pressing medical reason for them to switc...Study shows drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex were widely over-used long before recent problems
... The guidelines recommend that patients with "very low risk" of GI problems (31% of patients in this stud...ost people who received prescriptions were at very low or low risk for GI bleeds and thus did not really need a COX-2 inhibitor. Despite the guidelines, 1...Molecule predicts colon cancer patient survival
...s in comparison with tumors that express little or low levels of this molecule. The results define v6 expression as an independent prognostic marker for colorectal cancer and, most significantly, one that is predictive of the outcome of early-stage disease....JCI table of contents, January 20 2005
...s in comparison with tumors that express little or low levels of this molecule. The results define [alpha]v[beta]6 expression as an independent prognostic marker for colorectal cancer and, most significantly, one that is predictive of the outcome of early-stage disease. TITLE: Transcriptional acti...Researchers hope monkeys can provide new insights into depression
...come socially withdrawn and have reduced body fat, low levels of activity, high heart rates and disruptio...menstrual periods. Irregular ovulation can lead to low estrogen levels, which have been associated in both women and monkeys with increased risk of disease...Low-dose aspirin and stomach ulcer medications better for heart patients with GI complications
...nts with gastrointestinal complications should use low doses of aspirin combined with drugs that treat stomach ulcers rather than taking the anti-platelet drug Plavix, which has been thought to reduce bleeding ulcers, according to a gastroenterologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Dallas Vete...Quality of in-hospital CPR may fail to meet guidelines
... the article, survival from cardiac arrest remains low despite the introduction of CPR over 50 years ago. The delivery of CPR, with correctly performed chest compressions and ventilations, exerts a significant survival benefit. Conversely, interruptions in CPR or failure to provide compressions during ca...Editorial urges 'black-box' warning for Bextra and Celebrex
...e safely given for extended periods to patients at low risk of cardiovascular disease. "It is currently unclear to what degree the risk extends to patients treated with lower doses for arthritis because studies of sufficient size and duration have not been reported," Furberg said. FitzGerald, who has b...AGI and USGS provide unique tsunami disaster relief
...llion and are easy to manipulate. "It's relatively low resolution, but it's far better than any huge atlas you have on your shelf," says Paul Hearn, a senior scientist with the USGS Regional Investigations Team, which has already sent copies of the Global GIS DVD-ROM to the Department of State. AGI, who ...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, Jan. 18, 2005
...e A study of 143 patients with low HDL (high-density lipoproteins, "good" cholesterol) and known coronary artery disease found that those who were given drugs to raise HDL levels lost weight, had decreased total cholesterol levels, decreased LDL levels (the "bad" cholesterol), increas...Study identifies predictors of HIV drug resistance in patients beginning triple therapy
...te instead of reducing the viral load to levels so low it can't replicate at all." "The good news is that although they require a very high level of adherence, these therapies do work," Dr. Harrigan said. "And things have only gotten better in the time since this study was completed. We have more and bet...New insight into link between homocysteine and stroke
...l or socioeconomic factors. Unhealthy behaviors or low socioeconomic status may therefore be alternative explanations for the finding. The authors comment that even if it is established that homocysteine concentration increases risk of stroke, it may not be wise for doctors to prescribe long-term vitamin...Added sugar displaces food groups lowering quality of preschooler diets
...ldren receiving an adequate intake of calcium were low even at added sugar levels of less than 10 percent of calories." "These results suggest that the new National Academy of Sciences Dietary Reference Intake which sets a cut-point of 25 percent or less of calories from added sugar are reason for conce...New treatment guidelines for pregnant women with asthma
... whose persistent asthma is not well controlled on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids alone, the guidelines recommend either increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroid or adding another medication -- a long-acting beta agonist. The expert panel concluded that data are insufficient to indicate a pref...Likelihood of a large vCJD epidemic remains small claim researchers
...en the high estimated number of positive tests and low number of actual recorded clinical cases could be ... although this was felt to be unlikely, due to the low number of clinical cases currently recorded in these other genetic groups. Dr Ghani adds: "Although ...National Academies advisory: Report assesses health implications of perchlorate exposure
...ones. One potential consequence of that effect is low thyroid hormone production, or hypothyroidism. EP...pregnant women, infants, children, and people with low iodide intake or pre-existing thyroid dysfunction might be lower. There have been studies on the he...