Medium-firm mattresses best for low back pain
...ng symptoms of back pain. Evidence surrounding the optimum firmness of bed mattresses is lacking; previous research has shown how three-quarters of orthopaedic physicians recommended firm bed mattresses to counter patients low back pain. Francisco Kovacs from the Kovacs Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ...High saturated fat, starch avoidance weight loss diet offers good preliminary results
...remain to be done, it might be possible to find an optimum diet that results in weight loss, promotes longevity and contains a lot of saturated fat, Dr. Hays said. The Atkins diet relies on ketosis, the decrease in appetite related to the caloric intake. However no long-term studies have determined whether t...Multi-hospital angioplasty improvement effort reduces deaths and complications
...physicians and patients to a set of guidelines for optimum heart attack care. Eleven of the 18 BCBSM-CC hospi...plasty were far more likely to have been receiving optimum drug therapy than patients at hospitals that did not participate in GAP. This indirectly validates t...Study overcomes stroke care's biggest travesty
...o diagnose and treat acute stroke, the low rate of optimum care persists and so does the high death and disability rate from stroke. In addition to killing more than 167,000 Americans each year, stroke disables far more of its victims for life making it the top cause of disability in the country. For the ...Nordic collaboration gives new insights into adjuvant chemotherapy
... well as surgery provided the drugs were given in optimum conditions and to the most appropriate patients. A...hlight the need for chemotherapy to be given under optimum conditions and has provided vital evidence about which are the patients most likely to benefit," he ...Accelerated radiotherapy more effective for treating head and neck cancer
...cer. There is debate among oncologists about the optimum treatment time for patients given radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Jens Overgaard from Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, and colleagues investigated whether the shortening of treatment time by use of six instead of five radiotherapy fraction...Exercise and breast-cancer prevention: study finds it's never too late to start
...enting breast cancer through exercise." To get the optimum breast-cancer protection, women should aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise a day, five days a week, she said, stressing that sedentary women should start gradually and work their way up to the recommended minimum activity level...Early detection of lung cancer possible with CAT and PET scans
...of imaging and molecular technology, to design the optimum protocol to be tested in large-scale trials." In an accompanying Commentary (p 588), Stefan Diederich from Marien-Hospital, Dsseldorf, Germany, concludes: "The study by Pastorino and colleagues adds an important aspect to the field of lung cancer scr...Drug reduces deaths and hospital stays in heart attack patients with heart failure
...t and lung sounds. Patients in the study received optimum therapy, which could have included ACE inhibitors, aspirin, angiotensin-receptor blockers, diuretics, beta-blockers and coronary reperfusion. Patients in the treatment arm were started on 25 milligrams of eplerenone, and after one month the doses wer...Family friendly work policies may need to be refocused
...ss. "In terms of mental health, we found that the optimum relationship between work and family is when work is protected from family disruptions and when family contributes to productivity at work," said Grzywacz, an assistant professor of family medicine.He said the idea of employers finding ways to assist...Dogs on fatty diet may give clues to human disease development
...on animals so that we can ensure proper growth and optimum health," Turek said. The 24 dogs, all 2 months old, were divided into three groups: One group ate a low-oxidized fat diet, one a diet with a moderate level of oxidized fat, and one a high oxidized fat diet. They were all kept on their assigned feedin...Purdue researchers design fishes' diets to make you healthier
...s into fish. Next we must determine if there is an optimum ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids that is healthy." The institute recommended that adult men eat 17 grams (0.6 ounces) of the omega-6 fatty acid linoleic acid daily and adult women 12 grams (0.42 ounces), while they should eat 1.6 grams (0.06 ...Frozen food research receives historical recognition
...Center where scientists were able to determine the optimum time and temperature at which foods could be frozen. The experiments, which came to be called time-temperature tolerance studies, were conducted on frozen fruits, juices, vegetables, poultry, beef, precooked foods and bakery products. The studies, wh...UK researchers develop novel treatment for fibroids
... from blue to green as the temperature reaches the optimum level of 55C. The 'real time' colour images allow the operator to maximise the treatment within the target area while keeping inside the target boundary, thus avoiding damage to normal surrounding tissue. Dr Wladyslaw Gedroyc, consultant radiologist ...Breastfeeding does not protect against asthma and allergic diseases
...ding could be promoted for many reasons, including optimum nutrition and reduction of risk of infant infections. However, the role of breastfeeding in protection of children against atopy and asthma cannot be supported on the basis of the present balance of evidence. In an accompanying Commentary (p 887), P...The lancet specialty journals press releases
...duration, and scheduling of these agents to obtain optimum benefit. The second review deals with the use of chemotherapy to treat recurrent ovarian cancer. The paper discusses a wide range of treatment options and the problems that still need to be overcome to improve treatment. Green fluorescent protein im...FINAL ALERT: RPB Science Writers Seminar in Eye Research to be held in Washington, DC Sept. 22-25
... UV light on the lens to change its contours until optimum vision is acquired. SUTURELESS SURGERY. Newly developed, laser-activated adhesives may eliminate the need for sutures to close corneal wounds or surgical incisions (following LASIK surgery, say, or corneal transplantation) and the accompanying ...Developer of anthrax quick test finds similar test for strep throat
...olymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays is the optimum diagnostic equipment to detect streptococcus group A bacterium, and is also suggested for anthrax detection. In comparing the Group A Streptococcus LightCycler assay against the antigen/culture method, he found: Processing and analytical time for...If screening shows osteoporosis, many women may not tell their physician or begin treatment
...body and compute a comparison with the established optimum density for that site. The current research, an ancillary study of the Women's Health Initiative, for which UB is a vanguard clinical center, was designed to find out what factors would influence a woman's decision to begin therapy after being diagn......our of the initial application in order to achieve optimum protection, they conclude....