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...e course in geriatrics. This is alarming news when you consider that today, a nurse's typicalpatient is an older adult. Although elderly people (65 years and older)represent only 12.8 percent of the American population, they account for morethan 60 percent of ambulatory adult primary care visit...Mayo Clinic study reports that centenarians do well following surgery
...arch related to this topic. To receive Mayo Clinic news releases by e-mail, send a message to newsbureau@...me, affiliation and e-mail address. Mayo Clinic news releases are available on the Mayo Home Page, http://www.mayo.edu . Mayo Clinic health informat...Renowned researcher in prenatal diagnostics joins Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
...n these non-invasive early screenings provide good news about the health ofthe baby, women in high-risk categories can feel more at ease in the remainingmonths of their pregnancies. When the early screenings indicate there might be aproblem, physicians are able to recommend more invasive tests. By havings...Behavioral program boosts antibody that fights breast cancer
... "The bright and encouraging news is that psychological interventions have reliable biological effects that canbenefit women with breast cancer," Andersen said. "To our knowledge, these are the first experimental d...Low doses of aspirin help prevent some strokes; high doses may increase risk for others
...his study indicates that it may be a good news-bad news situation in terms ofthe primary prevention of stroke," Manson says. "If low doses of aspirin reducethe risk of ischemic stroke in healthy individuals, this is important, since itis the most prevalent form of stroke. On the other hand, our findings...Breaking the worst possible news in the best possible manner
...er trauma could be the most emotionallydevastating news one might ever hear. How this news is delivered has an immenseimpact on how people will later reflect on those initial moments of loss....... Health. Coverage of the story for radio and print news media is possible through a livetelephone news conference with Brian Weinshenker, M.D., a Mayo Clinicneurologist and the study's principal investig...'Plug and patch' method of hernia repair an effective replacement for old surgical methods
There is good news for the 750,000 people who will experience their first herniathis year. Surgeons are now using an innovative "plug and patch" method thattakes about 30 minutes, does not require general anesthesia and allows patientsto resume normal activities in t...Patients taking high blood pressure medication benefit from frequent dental care
... swollen and "grow over" the teeth. "This is good news for the 20 to 40 percent of patients taking nifedipine whoexperience discomfort from recurring gingival overgrowth and rely on nifedipineto control their high blood pressure," said Robert Genco, D.D.S., Ph.D.,Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Periodo...Gene responsible for cerebral venous abnormalities found
...nch researchers is announcing similar findings ina news release embargoed for 4 p.m. EDT Thursday. Their findings will appear inthe next issue of Nature Genetics. Due to the nature of the discovery, editorsof Human Molecular Genetics are lifting their embargo. DURHAM, N.C. - A group of ...UI findings indicate DNA methylation process may lead to oral cancer
...to oral cancer tumors. There were more than 28,000 news cases oforal cancer in the United States in 1995, resulting in more than 8,000 deaths. Cody had identified an oral cancer cell line that had lost expression of thetumor suppressor gene p16INK4A gene but in which the gene was still intact.Because the ...The Niemann Pick C Lesion and the role of intracellular lipid sorting in humandisease
...communication will be stressed. (5) Alate-breaking news session will be included for most sessions to provide juniorscientific members the opportunity to present recent important findings....Smokers have lower success rates with periodontal treatment
... seriousattempts at smoking cessation." "The good news is your oral health will begin to improve once you quit smoking,"said Jack Caton, D.D.S., M.S., president of the American Academy ofPeriodontology (AAP). "In addition to reducing such serious threats as heartdisease and cancer, quitting will help ens...Media advisory: Mayo Clinic study shows increased incidence of migraines in women
... Embargoed information for Journalists: The full news release will be availableat Mayo Clinic's journalists' website at www.mayo.edu/news . This informationwill be posted at 10 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, Oct. 20 and is password protected. Please enter the login: "embargo" and password "mayonews" to acc...Of vasectomies, vitamins and prostate-cancer risk: Hutchinson Center study examines the links
...erned about prostate-cancer risk, here's some good news fromresearchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle: vasectomy does not increase a man's risk of prostate cancer, contrary toseveral earlier studies that have suggested a link; and dietary supplementation with zinc, vitamin C o...1999 American Heart Association 72nd Scientific Sessions kit memo
...hair of the Committee on Scientific Sessions.Other news conferences: Several will be held each day in room...es: Scientists whose research is described in the news releases prepared by the American Heart Association are being asked to meet with reporters at specif...New sterol spread can reduce bad cholesterol
...cholesterol absorption in the intestines. The good news is that the sterol spread seems to lower LDL -- lo...spread offered almost equal benefits. That's good news because you don't have to consume very much to get cholesterol-lowering, which might keep the cost d...More bad news for cocaine users: Drug can triple risk of aneurysm
ATLANTA, Nov. 9 -- The bad news continues to mount for cocaine users. Cocaine has already been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. New research being presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions finds, for the first time, that cocaine ...