'Chemistry and Flavor of Hispanic Foods' one-day symposium, March 15
...quality and marketability of these cheeses as they make their way into mainstream cuisine. ( AGFD 90 , Tue...emists in Mexico say they have figured out ways to make them even healthier. Called frijoles (free-HO-lays) in Spanish, beans are a dietary staple in many H...Compound may help prevent diabetes in fast-food fans
...f insulin resistance." The compound could actually make its way into food products as a functional food additive within one to two years, he estimates. Human studies are anticipated. Over a four-week period, Yokoyama's research team fed a group of hamsters a high-fat diet about 38 percent of calories der...Cardiologists underestimate racial and ethnic disparities in care
...be somebody else's patients. If we really want to make a difference, helping people look at their own practices and hospitals is paramount," she said. Researchers randomly e-mailed invitations to participate in the Web-based survey to 1,371 members of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart A...Cardiovascular health disparities must be eradicated
...hat we already know and what we need to develop to make a positive impact on health disparities," Yancy said. "The recommendations not only address scientific issues behind cardiovascular health care disparities, but also social issues that could impede access to care, knowledge and research." For exampl...Mayo Clinic discovers 'new pathway' against pancreatic cancer
...ic cancer growth. The finding may be applied to make pancreatic cells more sensitive to gemcitabine, the sole drug available for treating pancreatic cancer. This discovery may lead to new drug development strategies for other cancers. Additional research will tell whether these same actors play a si...Balance and better interactions between primary-care and specialist physicians improve US health
...data from 1996-2000 for 3,075 U.S. counties, which make up 99.9 percent of all U.S. counties. The researchers found that having a higher specialist-to-population ratio did not decrease mortality rates. They also determined that too many specialists would negatively impact communities because more patients...New ways to design safer & more effective topical (transdermal) drug delivery announced in the PNAS
...netrate the skin in unique ways. For example, some make microscopic holes in the SC by removing lipids. Others insert themselves in already-crowded lipid bi-layers to disorganize them. Some can also break open the dead cells in the SC and interact with the protein in those cells. CPEs that cause skin irri...New hand-held information system for emergency responders
...s in general, and Hazmat units in particular, must make decisions quickly in handling hazardous-materials incidents," says Dr. Jack Snyder, NLM Associate Director for Specialized Information Services. "They need accurate information about hazardous substances, emergency resources available, and surroundin...Dealing with conflict in caring for the dying patient
...gton, Seattle sought ways to identify conflict and make recommendations on how to avoid the pitfalls and recognize disputes by employing useful communication tools. "Physicians often assume that conflict is a bad thing and something that should be avoided, yet conflict handled well can be productive and t...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for March 15, 2005
...calories), did not eat protein and fat calories to make up for the lost carbohydrate calories, and lost an average of 3.6 pounds. Their reduced calorie intake was considered appropriate to their height. The researchers conclude that the weight loss came from eating less (reduced calorie intake), not loss...Obesity among African-American stroke survivors increases risk factors for recurrent stroke
... [death] due to stroke in African-Americans should make this an increasing area of public health concern."...New study shows how very low-carb diets take off the pounds
...t more of the readily available fat and protein to make up for the lost carbohydrate calories. The study, ...ical activity. It helps to know that carbohydrates make it more difficult to reduce food intake. So cutting the carbohydrates, at least to some extent, will...AACC and The Endocrine Society partner to promote patient education
...sion-making, but often, doctors and patients don't make the time to discuss the tests or their results in detail. In an effort to improve this doctor-patient dialogue, AACC has led a collaboration of 14 laboratory associations in developing Lab Tests Online ( www.labtestsonline.org ), which provides pati...Rhesus monkeys reason about perspectives of others in obtaining food
...utistic children don't use eye gaze information to make social and mental judgments about others," he said. The senior author was Laurie Santos, an assistant professor at Yale. The research was supported by a National Science Foundation graduate research fellowship and the Yale University Moore Fund grant...Binge drinking can impair both mood and cognitive performance
... of alcohol induced changes in their psychological make up." Researchers recruited 100 (50 males, 50 females) young (between the ages of 18 and 30 years of age) and healthy moderate-to-heavy social drinkers to answer numerous questions about their alcohol and drug use, as well as their character traits an...Chemicals in tattoo inks need closer scrutiny
...ain better understanding is to know what chemicals make up the inks, the researchers say. Finley-Jones and Wagner expect that the variation found in their testing and the potential presence of toxic metals will encourage regulators to begin monitoring the tattoo ink industry more closely. There are other ...Finances, not having a dentist are primary barriers to seniors receiving needed dental care
...ay. Distance, coupled with difficult winters, may make it even more difficult to get to the dentist." A breakdown of the data showed that, of the 415 persons surveyed, 402 reported having no dental insurance. In light of that piece of data, it was surprising that only 207 people reported they had no bar...Age shouldn't be a factor in kidney transplantation
...al Association in Tucson, Ariz. "You can no longer make the argument that transplanting a kidney into an older recipient is a wasted organ," said Robert Stratta, M.D., director of Transplantation Services at Wake Forest Baptist. About 50 percent of the more than 60,000 people on the waiting list for kidn...Failure to count Iraqi casualties is irresponsible, say experts
...lties. "We believe that the joint US/UK failure to make any effort to monitor Iraqi casualties is, from a public health perspective, wholly irresponsible," they write. They argue that the British government's reliance on Iraqi Ministry of Health figures is "unacceptable." These figures "are likely seriou...Aircraft cabin ventilation influences the transmission of diseases in-flight
...of disease transmission, and air travellers should make it part of their normal travel routine. Dr Gendreau comments: "Because of the increasing ease and affordability of air travel and mobility of people, airborne, food-borne, vector-borne infectious diseases transmitted during commercial air travel are...