Aggressive exercise program helps inner city, low-income disabled
... transportation and living in unsafe neighborhoods pose substantial barriers to adopting or maintaining a regular exercise routine for many sedentary adults. This study found that the main obstacles to class attendance were acute illness or a conflicting medical appointment. The study further showed that ...Agreements for industry-sponsored clinical trials often fail to protect researchers independence
...sign, access to data, and publication rights could pose a variety of risks to investigators and research participants. Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center and the Duke University School of Law found that agreements between academic medical centers and industry often do not uphold the revised...Anesthesiologists' substance abuse constant despite efforts
...readily available supply of potent narcotics might pose a temptation too great to resist....Bicycle handlebars pose serious health risk to children
...ndlebar-related abdominal or pelvic organ injuries pose a serious health risk to children and result in substantial health care costs. In non-motor vehicle related bicycle crashes, as many as 80 percent of internal organ injuries are associated with handlebar impact. Requirements for safer handlebar desi...Air pollutants in low-income housing, child-care centers
...and policy-makers agree that indoor air pollutants pose serious health risks, and they expend considerable resources to raise public awareness of these risks. But for low-income households, resources for pollutant abatement are negligible, which generates a dilemma for public policy," Laquatra says. A fo...Baxter introduces Baxject needleless transfer device at International Haemophilia Congress
...the home, including fewer disposed sharps that can pose potential risk for contamination and injury. HOW BAXJECT WORKS The convenience of the BAXJECT design is that the transfer spikes and the handle do all the work. The first spike pierces the protective seal on the sterile water bottle and secures the ...Study finds potential danger to workers in food flavoring manufacturing
... and drinking products with food flavorings do not pose a respiratory health threat. The ingestion of food flavoring agents are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, he said. But inhaling these substances in high concentrations into the lungs during the manufacturing process does not fall un...Pfizers 'tune-up for life' (TM) identifies heart disease risks among race fans
...icant and treatable risks to their health that can pose serious threats over time if left untreated, said Tracie Snitker, Director of Public Affairs of the Mens Health Network. This program demonstrates that Pfizer can leverage non-traditional venues such as auto racing to bring screenings to those who d...Smaller aneurysms best left alone
...good idea to risk repairing something that may not pose a significant threat. Dr. Lederle and his colleagues believe that guidelines based on their findings could result in at least 20 percent fewer repairs. This could mean fewer deaths and better treatment options for patients. Researchers also suspect...Beth Israel Deaconess study documents outstanding surgical outcomes for diabetes patients
... Their results showed that diabetes alone did not pose an added risk for patients, a finding in contrast to previous studies.A significant proportion of patients requiring vascular procedures have diabetes, which afflicts an estimated 16 million individuals in the United States, and accounts for health e...Survey identifies drugs most likely to be found in the environment
...y dont have any evidence that most pharmaceuticals pose a human health risk, although the presence of carcinogens or teratogens even at low concentrations is of potential human health concern, she emphasized. Any danger from the drug concentrations is more likely to be to aquatic organisms than humans, ac...As heart patients flock to alternative medicine, hazards may lurk
...y may not know that some of these substances could pose a hazard when taken with certain heart medications...a to chiropractic and acupuncture sessions, do not pose a specific hazard when combined with conventional heart treatments. Many patients find them to be be...Fluids, electrolytes key to good health for firefighters
...itute know that even routine rescue operations can pose serious health risks for firefighters. The most significant problems, they say, are caused by heat strain and stresses to the cardiovascular system. What kills firefighters most is heart attack, said UI kinesiology professor Steven J. Petruzzello, w...Microbes and the dust they ride in on pose potential health risks
... the discovery believe the stowaway microbes might pose a health risk to people in the western Atlantic region. Dale Griffin, Virginia Garrison, and Eugene Shinn of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Jay Herman of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center outline their findings in a paper titled African Desert...Cotton clothes carry fungal spores into hospitals
... experts. The common fungus has long been known to pose a potentially deadly threat of infection in hospital patients with damaged or impaired immune systems. Cotton was found to harbor and disperse the spores of Aspergillus more than other fabrics in the study. Aspergillus is a term that refers t...OHSU researchers reveal how bacteria crawl on surfaces
...ity to mobilize, these forms of bacteria would not pose a major threat to cells." In the most novel aspect of the study, researchers were able to measure the mechanical force that bacterial cells exert in attaching to host cells. This was done by anchoring bacteria to a tiny latex bead in a fixed position...Government asks UNC to develop school program about alcohol and birth defects
...y represent the danger that a woman's drinking can pose to an unborn baby. "In fact, a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the incidence of reported drinking in pregnant women has increased dramatically - up four-fold since the advent of warning labels," she said. ...NIAID public-private partnerships seek to develop HIV/AIDS vaccine
... to construct a complete virus, and therefore will pose no threat of HIV infection to study participants. The four research organizations that have received an award and a summary of their proposed projects are listed below. Advanced BioScience Laboratories, Inc. (ABL), Kensington, MD Under the direction...Wake Forest study shows women suffer from 'gender gap' in treatment of severe psoriasis
...ral medications used for treating severe psoriasis pose risks to pregnant women," said Fleischer, associat...a severe case. In lieu of oral medications that pose a risk, the researchers noted that women received more ultraviolet light therapy than men. But these...Colorado most dangerous state in nation for avalanche fatalities
...reak off and slide. Amounts of six inches or more pose the largest threat to skiers and recreationists. * Conditions like temperature and snowpack can change on a daily or even hourly basis. Weather changes such as warm fronts can gradually increase temperatures that cause melting within the snowpa...