Urinary incontinence of rural older women dramatically improved by behavioral techniques
...l areas, she said. These research results are good news for older women, said Dr. Patricia A. Grady, Director of the NINR. They indicate that easy to use behavioral strategies work well, and that once women know about the techniques, many can manage their own continence. She also pointed out that Since ...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet Feb. 5, 2002
...e 2 diabetes (This study is highlighted in a video news release produced by the American College of Physic...tions renew vows to professionalism (See attached news release.) Moderate alcohol may be good for the heart, but the line between its risks and benefits o...Stroke news tips for Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002
To complement our news releases, here are some additional news tips reported by News Media Relations from the more than 400 abstracts and presentations. Abstract ...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 8, 2002
To complement our news releases here are some additional news tips reported by News Media Relations from the more than 400 abstracts and presentations. Abstract ...High homocysteine levels may double risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease
...he Dementias of Aging program at the NIA. The good news is that we may have found a potential risk factor for AD that is modifiable. We dont know yet whether reducing homocysteine levels will reduce dementia risk, but this is something that can and will be tested in clinical trials. Buckholtz noted that ...Effective Clinical Practice, Jan/Feb. 2002 Highlights
...ip?," on p. 29. (NOTE TO EDITOR: An ACP-ASIM video news release will be available on Mon., Feb. 18, to be ...se until 5 p.m. ET. Coordinates below.*) (Separate news release also available from ACP-ASIM.) Complementary and Alternative Medicine Popular With Health P...NHLBI study shows vast majority of middle-aged Americans at risk of developing hypertension
...e (NHLBI). However, the study also had some good news for Americans: The risk of developing severe degrees of high blood pressure has decreased in the past 25 years, due partly to improved treatment. The study, based on data from NHLBI's landmark Framingham Heart Study (FHS), appears in the February ...UCSF reports promising results for organ transplantation in HIV-infected patients
...n processand very preliminary, we can say that the news so far is extremely good for those subjects who met the eligible subject criteria, said study co-investigator, Peter G. Stock, MD, UCSF associate professor of surgery. In addition, we noted data on 8 HIV-infected subjects who received transplants6 ki...Ergonomic changes help musculoskeletal problems
...owing sites provide additional information on this news release. Some might not be part of the Cornell University community, and Cornell has no control over their content or availability. o Information on Alan Hedge: http://www.human.cornell.edu/faculty/facultybio.cfm?netid=ah29&facs=1 o Information ...Mayo Clinic study finds heart disease burden shifting toward women, elderly
... hopeful sign for women and the elderly. "The good news is those efforts targeted at middle-aged men are paying off in reduced heart attack rates. They are working. This study suggests that we need to invest the same energy in prevention programs for women and older persons."...Health and fitness facilities need defibrillators
...ing group that drafted the statement. The good news is that if people are fit and they keep exercising...risk of suffering a cardiovascular event. The bad news is that we have many people visiting fitness centers with undiagnosed coronary heart disease. Overa...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, March 5, 2002
... the Pharmaceutical Industry (See attached news release.) Burnout of Young Doctors Affects Careers, Recruiting and Patient Care (See attached news release.) Acupuncture: Traditional Theory, Efficacy and Practice Acupuncture, an ancient East ...Mayor Bloomberg proclaims March 11th 'NYU Downtown Hospital'
...en by a U.S. hospital. Amid the avalanche of bleak news from ground zero at the World Trade Center, the Hospital became known to the world as the little hospital that could, emerging as an island of hope in a sea of chaos. Just three blocks from the disaster site, medical staff and volunteers worked with ...Could an aspirin a day help keep prostate cancer away? Possibly
...d not use NSAIDs daily." The results may mean good news for men, but Dr. Roberts cautions that more research needs to be done. "Although our findings provide important information that NSAIDs may protect against prostate cancer, they are not conclusive," says Dr. Roberts. "More research needs to be done t...Patient trust is not harmed when HMOs pay doctors a bonus for holding down costs
...atient relationship," Hall explained. "This is big news because HMOs' use of financial incentives is one of the central issues in the massive class action lawsuits that have been brought against the HMO industry. The suits claim that physician incentives are bad for patients and should not have been kept ...Prozac is effective for depression...and hot flashes too
...ressants, alleviated hot flashes. "The encouraging news for women, particularly those who have had breast cancer and for whom estrogen may not be recommended, is that they have another effective alternative treatment for controlling their hot flashes," says Dr. Loprinzi. Hot flashes affect most postmenopa...Screening the controversy continues
...ean Group for Breast Cancer Screening, will tell a news briefing (Tuesday 19 March) at the 3rd European B...uded in the campaign," Dr Rafael Salvador told the news briefing. He said that the cancer detection rate was over 0.3% everywhere in Spain and had reached a......le see words, numbers and sounds in color.For more news about Vanderbilt research, visit Exploration, Vanderbilts online research magazine at http://exploration.vanderbilt.edu ....Hormone therapy for breast cancer - the treatments of the future
...e Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK, told a news briefing at the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona on Wednesday (20 March) "It is becoming increasingly clear that whilst chemotherapy and hormonal drugs both improve survival in early breast cancer and that these effects are additive......t and immunopharmacology, Dr Dana Leach. He told a news briefing at the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona on Wednesday (20 March0: "The objective of our vaccine is to stimulate the patients own immune system and to see whether we can induce it to launch specific killer cells as well as pr...