Study associates alcohol use patterns with Body Mass Index
...uantity and body weight from this study. The study points to the need for prospectively designed studies to determine whether certain drinking patterns constitute risk factors for overweight and obesity....Study examines effect of managed care on quality of care for cancer patients
...idence that spillover effects can arise at various points along the cancer care continuum, including at the level of screening. He also discusses the kinds of future analyses that will be necessary to track variations in cancer care across populations and over time as health care markets change....Flu vaccination benefits people of any age with high-risk medical conditions
... high vaccine effectiveness in reducing severe end points such as deaths (78 percent) and hospitalizations for acute respiratory and cardiovascular disease (87 percent) among high-risk persons of working age," the authors stated. According to the researchers, the study is consistent with other reports that ...Campus can be effective site for anti-smoking efforts
... free samples, and these outlets are good starting points to measure the effect of anti-tobacco messages and other intervention tactics, the review says. Murphy-Hoefer says successful campus-based interventions could also shape the perceptions of younger people who view college students as role models. "Ac...New evidence of retroviral involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
...eir serum. "This is a very exciting finding that points towards the possibility of retrovirus involvement in ALS. However, much work remains to be done and we are very much aware that in virology, as in other branches of medical science, finding an association is not the same as proving a cause," said Dr...New study finds kelp can reduce level of hormone related to breast cancer risk
...te its effectiveness in humans. "It's a study that points to the need for more studies," said Smith, the study co-author. "But this certainly suggests that there are other elements of the Asian diet beyond soy that should be explored." Other study co-authors are Catherine VandeVoort, a UC Davis associate ad...Treatment for brain tumor does not always follow recommendations
...d to be wedded to the trial, particularly when end points may be biological change rather than tumor reduction demonstrated on MRI. As oncology takes on increasingly specific, targeted approaches, it is inappropriate to continue rolling out new therapies indiscriminately and often conclude that they are not...Yale researcher studying acupuncture to reduce back pain in pregnancy
...al. Acupuncture involves stimulation of anatomical points on the body by a variety of techniques, including penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation. In this study each of two groups of women will receive slightly varying acupunct...Need better social research but it doesn't come cheap
...cal trials - with costs to match. Professor Loomes points out that many decisions about public policy are subject to political processes which for countries with elections every three to five years may be heavily influenced by shorter-term factors. In such a situation, basing policies on what would actual...Cooling lessens brain damage in sick newborn babies
... Professor John Wyatt of University College London points out, "a chemical cascade is triggered leading to b...ever, Bristol researcher Professor Andrew Whitelaw points out that: 'We need to get further information on the timing and methods of cooling, as well as whic...Study sheds light on cross-species infection for BSE
...re. More data will be forthcoming on some of these points from a larger studies, but it will be several years before they are likely to emerge."...Thinking of prepositions turns brain 'on' in different ways
...oesn't require one to think of time as a series of points on a line." ...Study says 43% of US adults at risk of heart disease are not utilizing aspirin therapy
...error for the physician results is +/-7 percentage points and for the nurse results it is +/- 10 percentage points. This online sample is not a probability sample. A Note on the Results Survey research, regardless of how it is conducted or whom it surveys, must often be interpreted with caution when analy...Researchers map the sexual network of an entire high school
...rks are more like an airline hub system where many points are connected to a small number of hubs. "We went into this study believing we would find a core model, with a small group of people who are sexually active," Moody said. "We were surprised to find a very different kind of network." The results have ...Older people with the 'Alzheimer's gene' find it harder to 'remember to remember' even if healthy
...iagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Finally, McDaniel points out that major problems with prospective memory could alert older adults to the presence of a genetic risk for Alzheimer's. He says, "It could be useful for someone to recognize such a risk, as recent research suggests that lifestyle factors such as...Rebuilding wounded veterans: Annual review of limb loss & prosthetics research
...th a lower-limb prosthesis. This literature review points out considerable gaps in knowledge concerning the effects of prosthetic components on human functioning with a lower-limb prosthesis. Pg. 581 Greissinger Plus foot outperforms SACH foot for individuals with limb loss Investigators evaluate the SAC...Adding radiation therapy to chemotherapy improves survival in patients with high-risk breast cancer
... alone, was associated with improvement in all end points analyzed. This included a 32% reduction in breast cancer mortality and a 27% reduction in overall mortality compared with chemotherapy alone. In addition, long-term toxic effects, including cardiac deaths, were acceptable for both groups of patients....Florida Department of Citrus responds to URMC's release on grapefruit-drug interactions
... of Tufts University School of Medicine. Important points from Dr. Greenblatt's research include: While some prescription medications may interact with grapefruit juice, MOST do not. For patients who are prescribed a medication that interacts with grapefruit juice and don't wish to comply with this restr...AGI and USGS provide unique tsunami disaster relief
...struck by the tsunami by supplying basic reference points for people working on the relief effort. The base maps are manageable at a nominal scale of 1:1 million and are easy to manipulate. "It's relatively low resolution, but it's far better than any huge atlas you have on your shelf," says Paul Hearn, a s......and and North Carolina (69 percent or 11 out of 16 points each). Tennessee and Texas scored lowest (25 perc...d by Wyoming and Nevada (31 percent or 5 out of 16 points each). The report also found that among the four states that fared best: At least eighty percent ...