Hypothyroidism associated with reduced breast cancer risk
...Consequentially, researchers were not sure what to make of the different findings, Cristofanilli says. M. D. Anderson's study is the first clinical investigation to examine the characteristics of invasive breast cancer in patients with hypothyroidism and compare the incidence of this common condition with...A new method for early detection of disease outbreaks
... outbreaks of waterborne, diarrheal illnesses). To make the method more widely accessible, it has been implemented as a feature of the freely available SaTScan software ( www.satscan.org ). ...Feb. 15, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
... death in smokers (Editorial, p. 299). "No one can make a serious claim to the contrary in light of this randomized trial evidence," the writer says. (The smoking cessation article is the subject of a video news release. Call for coordinates.) 2. Older Doctors Are Not Better Doctors, Study Finds Resear...Flu vaccination impact on elderly deaths may be over-estimated
...ery ill elderly people, whose fragile health would make them highly likely to die over the coming winter months, are less likely to be vaccinated during the autumn vaccination period," they stated. "Our results have obvious implications for influenza vaccination policy. The present findings, and those of...Uric acid may help reduce effects of spinal cord injury, Jefferson researchers find
...ury, the body's inflammatory response may actually make things worse, releasing a variety of potentially harmful chemicals that can make the injury more severe. J. Craig Hooper, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology and immunology a...NHLBI study shows smoking cessation programs improve survival
...isk for death in smokers." He asserts, "No one can make a serious claim to the contrary in light of this randomized trial evidence." Smoking is the single most avoidable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately...Cardiology losing out as women 'turned off' by family unfriendly specialty
...han that of their male peers. In cardiology, women make up only 9% of applicants for these posts. In 2002 they comprised less than 17% of trainees in the specialty and only just over 7% of consultants, figures that have changed little in a decade. This is set against rising numbers of consultant cardiolog...14-year study finds that quitting smoking adds years to life
...ers," Dr. Samet said in the editorial. "No one can make a serious claim to the contrary in light of this randomized trial evidence." A surprising finding, according to Dr. Connett, was that the reduction in death rate was more significant in younger people, 35 to 45, than older people. "Current guideline...Murder, eyewitness identification and the limits of human vision
...ual system's perspective," said Loftus. "When you make an image smaller you lose information in exactly t...way as happens when you keep the picture large but make it blurry. That is why when witnesses say they viewed something from 120 feet, for example, I can ta...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
...is a high priority. The goal is for physicians to make only one phone call to the Bluhm Cardiovascular In... here. "We keep referring physicians informed and make sure they are an integral part of the process, continues Dr. McCarthy. We want to protect the patie...International trial of two microbicides begins
...be a key tool in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Women make up nearly half of all people living with HIV worldwide. "The majority of new cases of HIV infection in women result from heterosexual intercourse, but women may not always be able to insist that their male partners use measures to prevent HIV transmi...Penn joins major NCI research initiative to advance breast cancer therapies
...sponse to therapy and survival that can be used to make decisions about whether to change medication or not. "With imaging you can look at metabolism, blood flow, and numerous other physiological indicators important in tumor biology," says Chodosh. "And, due to the widespread clinical use of non-invasiv...Overseas junior doctors warned to expect unemployment in the UK
... dependent on international medical graduates, who make up a third of the junior workforce. Yet, remarkably, it has no system for matching graduates to vacancies, nor any way of informing those thinking of coming to the UK of current job competition. Until around four years ago, supply and demand were rou...Study finds happiness persists, despite illness
...sky operation might worry that the procedure would make his or her life miserable. But in fact, it probably wouldn't. That's not to say that a major health catastrophe doesn't change a person's life, nor that going on dialysis, losing a limb or using a wheelchair doesn't change a person's experience of li...New mosquito control strategy proves successful against dengue fever
...to the problem of dengue, but has the potential to make an important difference in rural communities."...Simple treatment could prevent many child malaria deaths
...pital, especially in rural areas. For those who do make it to hospital, half of deaths occur within 24 hours of admission. Conventional treatment, given by injection, is not possible to administer outside hospital, so buying time by starting treatment which is easy to administer in the community is crucia...New study finds link between self-mutilation and risky sexual behavior
... feelings which leads you to cut yourself and also make it likely that you'll take sexual risks," Brown explained. Brown believes that the two behaviors self-cutting and sexual risk - are probably due to a single underlying psychological problem. "Lack of self-restraint, or the inability to manage strong...PCBs, fungicide open brain cells to Parkinson's assault
...e types of cells. Environmental contaminants might make dopamine cells more vulnerable to damage from normal aging, infection, or subsequent exposure to pollutants, researchers say. The investigation is part of a nationwide race to better understand every aspect of Parkinson's disease, which affects up......"There's a difference between producers (those who make you laugh) and receptors (those who laugh when someone cracks a joke)," said Bressler. "Women choose men who produce humour 62 per cent of the time; conversely, men choose women who appreciate their humour 65 per cent of the time." Bressler also foun...Certain gun storage practices can reduce risk of youth firearm injuries, suicide
... firearm injury. The next step is to help families make informed decisions about safe storage of firearms, recognizing that keeping children safe is as important to parents who own guns as those who do not. Experience suggests that persuading gun-owning families to store their firearms safely is not an ea...