US life expectancy about to decline, researchers say
..., especially in children. They also point out that new investment into the Social Security system, while at the same time under-funding obesity prevention and treatment, is not sound economic or public health policy. "Some may view this as pessimistic," Olshansky said. "But in fact, it is a realistic ass...Liverpool to lead 20M Department of Health initiative to develop medicines for children
... take the development of children's medicines to a new level, with the establishment of a national resear...sity will become the Co-ordinating Centre for this new network, to be based at the Institute of Child Health at Alder Hey site. The UK Medicines For Child...Explosion of child obesity predicted to shorten us life expectancy
....S. life expectancy would rise indefinitely, but a new data analysis, published as a special report in the March 17 New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that this trend is about to reverse itself -- due to the rapid rise in obesity, especially among children. A review by obesity researcher David Lud...Mechanism of RNA recoding: New twists in brain protein production
...lth Center scientist, Robert Reenan, has uncovered new rules of RNA recoding--a genetic editing method ce... were determined or how they may have evolved. His new study does both. By comparing the same highly edited RNA from over 30 insects, Reenan uncovered some...9.2 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in 2004 - up 5%
...invasive procedures can be attributed, in part, to new injectable wrinkle fighters entering the market. More consumers are considering injectables to prolong or avoid facelifts, forehead lifts and eyelid surgeries. In fact, the demand for hyaluronic acid injectable fillers like Restylane and Hylaform j...Brain imaging study may hold clues to onset of schizophrenia in people at high risk
...th Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. The new findings appear in the March issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, a journal of the American Medical Association. A decline in function in the prefrontal cortex, the "executive" or front part of the brain, is present in high-risk individuals ...Disfigured patients may be forced to forego surgery
... denials, restrictions on covered procedures and a new tactic of excluding specific procedures may be for...estorative in nature and often reduce pain. "This new data is concerning because we don't believe there are less reconstructive procedures that need to be...Massive weight loss patients create mass appeal for body contouring procedures
...Spear, MD, ASPS president. "At the same time, this new group of patients has served as a catalyst for surgeons to create surgical techniques that can now be transferred to other patients where there are only average needs from mild weight loss, pregnancy, or aging." Although the trend for many cosmetic p...'Chemistry and Flavor of Hispanic Foods' one-day symposium, March 15
...on is on an upswing, with a mind-boggling array of new and innovative choices introduced to consumers in ...ispanic-style snack foods. The study could lead to new food products that target the snack and flavor preferences of both regions, say the researchers, who...Compound may help prevent diabetes in fast-food fans
SAN DIEGO, March 15 A new finding could soon benefit people who regularly eat fast-foods that are high in fat. Chemists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture report they have identified a form of soluble cellulose that, if added to high-fat food items, appears to slow down ...Community-based care beats standard clinic in lowering heart
... not be everyone's idea of a good neighbor. But a new study shows that such a clinic can be much more effective than a traditional one in improving African American's heart health. Providing health care services in an easily accessible, community environment doubled the success rate of African-American ...Chemists identify immune system mechanism for methamphetamine binges
...drug, also known as speed. The study could lead to new treatments for the drug's addiction, they say. Rec...users more vulnerable to diseases such as HIV. The new study is the first to suggest that the drug can engage the body's defense system to attack methamphe...Stroke awareness low among women, especially minorities
...ociation. Each year about 700,000 Americans have a new or recurrent stroke and nearly 40,000 more women than men die of a stroke, according to American Heart Association/American Stroke Association statistics. "Yet only one-third of women surveyed in 2003 said that they felt very well or well informed a...Minorities, poor, uneducated bear the burden
.... They said the disparities data may help develop new public policies and programs to close the gaps. "In general, the population subgroups most significantly and adversely affected were African Americans, Hispanics/Mexican Americans, people with low socioeconomic status, and residents of the southeaste...Risk of cardiac death after radiotherapy for breast cancer has declined, study finds
...lly decreased in the last 25 years, according to a new study in the March 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In 2002, about 42% of women with breast cancer received adjuvant radiation therapy after surgery. Adjuvant radiation therapy decreases a woman's risk of local recurrence o...Antiretroviral therapy may prevent excess risk of some cancers in people with HIV
...i sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a new study in the March 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Studies of people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have reported increased risks of several cancers, including Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and, to ...Study shows risk of cardiac death after radiation for breast cancer has dramatically decreased
...ined over the last quarter century, according to a new study published in the March 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This study offers scientific evidence to what was long thought to be true but never proven: that improvements in radiation techniques and delivery have greatly imp...Other highlights in the March 16 JNCI
...s except in African American women, according to a new study. Women in ethnic and racial minority groups ...ct Aspirin Chemoprevention of Colorectal Cancer A new study has found that, among women with a common variant polymorphism that affects an enzyme that met...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (second issue)
... function procedures, researchers have developed a new test to measure lung hyperinflation that offers a ...ea), according to the authors. As expressed by the new test, static lung hyperinflation or resting hyperinflation showed a cutoff point of 25 percent, with...Mayo Clinic discovers 'new pathway' against pancreatic cancer
...are no effective treatments. That may change if a new finding by Mayo Clinic researchers continues to sh.... This is a critical first step toward developing new and better treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer. "This is a very exciting -- and surprisin...