Radical solutions needed to address health inequalities
... because many affluent areas have older population profiles and their overall disease burdens are consequently higher, the results of our study suggest that this approach would result in a shift in resources towards areas serving less deprived populations' explains Dr Sheena Asthana co author of the research....Moderate alcohol consumption reduces cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women
...ach of the alcohol-containing diets improved lipid profiles by reducing low- density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triacylglycerol levels, whereas the 2-drink diet increased high-density lipoprotein (HD) cholesterol levels. Women who began the study with the highest serum concentrations of LDL-cholestero...Researchers question conventional wisdom on 'mini-strokes'
...nsient ischemic attacks (TIAs) have different risk profiles from those who suffer mild strokes, which may indi...Copenhagen Stroke Study to compare the risk factor profiles and short- and long-term outcomes of 154 individuals who had TIAs with 482 who had experienced mild ...Mayo Clinic study finds radioactive drug samarium hopeful new treatment for osteosarcoma
...e remission for more than two years. (See attached profiles on patients Francisco Villagran of Dallas, Texas, and Casey Quinn of Minneapolis, Minn.) The Mayo Clinic study is the first known American research study to be completed on the use of samarium for treatment of osteosarcoma. The findings are published...IVF children at increased risk of neurological disorders
...hs and IVF singletons had increased relative risk profiles of 3.7 and 2.8, respectively). Suspected developmental delay was increased four-fold in children born after IVF. With regard to all neurological problems, there was no increased risk for IVF twins compared with twins in the general population. Increa...Four researchers awarded Dutch Nobel Prize
... to carry out detailed measurements of temperature profiles in the ice on Greenland. Previous studies have shown that deep down in the icecap the temperature is lower than theory would suggest. Professor Oerlemans hypothesis is that this is a delayed effect of the last ice age. The further measurements which ...Researchers identify new genetic risk factor for HIV infection
...o HIV will one day allow doctors to create genetic profiles that quantify a person's susceptibility to the virus, Dr. Murphy says. Larger genetic variations are also known to affect how one responds to HIV, such as the previously discovered CCR5(32 alteration, which prevents the T-cell receptors that HIV use...... state. The plans had nearly identical demographic profiles in terms of age, gender and incidence of chronic illness. Group one instituted a three-tier co-pay plan in 1998, changing from a two-tier plan with a $7/$12 co-pay structure to a co-pay structure of $8/$15/$25, depending on the tier level. For...Teasing out the early steps of neurodegeneration
...r malfunctions. In comparing the gene expression profiles from their mouse model to gene expression in human tissue from SCA1 patients, Zoghbi and her colleagues found similarities in the patterns of expression of the affected genes. "In humans, these neurodegenerative diseases do not show up until later ...Sleep debt affects metabolic functions
...ar concentrations), heart rate,sleepiness, and the profiles of hormones of the hypothalamus, and the pituitaryand adrenal glands. At the end of the sleep-debt conditions, glucose concentrations in the bloodwere higher than in the fully rested conditions, and concentrations ofthyrotropin, which regulates the r...Claims of cardiovascular benefits of HRT may be premature
Pre-existing risk factor profiles in users and non-users of hormone replacement therapy: prospective cohort in Gothenburg, Sweden It is too early to recommend hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, concludes a Swedish study in this week's ...Jefferson scientist sees drug profiles and tailor-made therapies as ways to beat HIV resistance
...tep HIV drug-resistance by creating drugresistance profiles of patients before they begin treatment, says a sc...d,it's hoped, improve treatment. Yet, such profiles and individual therapies are still some time awayfrom reality, says Roger J. Pomerantz, M.D., profes...Nortran Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Hoechst Marion Roussel announce collaborativeagreement
...es. Thecompanies will evaluate the pharmacological profiles of their compounds throughthe use of both companies' proprietary electrophysiological models and otherpreclinical tests. "We are delighted to be working with a company of Hoechst Marion Roussel'scalibre who have demonstrated their leadership in the f...New book on osteoporosis covers preventing and treating 'The Aging Disease' in consumer language
...a summary of key points atthe end of each chapter, profiles of typical patients to help readers identifythemselves, steps to reduce risks, and sources for additional information,including newsletters and cookbooks. "My goal was to present user-friendly information that will help the currentgeneration of men ...... the possible benefits of improving patients'lipid profiles and glucose tolerance, Gater also is studying what kind ofexercise is most helpful for maintaining independence and quality of life. "What we may think of as a minor annoyance may mean loss of independenceto them," Gater said. "SCI individua...Exercise, Classroom Instruction Cut Kids' Cholesterol, Study Finds
...hly effective in improving lipid(fat in the blood) profiles in this group of adolescents," Harrell said. "Ourwork is important because the few studies that have been done before on thislooked at younger children, and none has tested older children the way we did." "We strongly believe that if such pro...... among the HIV-infected infants with thymus defect profiles compared to 1,214 cells per mm3 among the HIV-infected without the profile and 1,191 cells per mm3 among HIV-exposed controls. The researchers estimate this subgroup of HIV-infected infants represents about 15 percent of all HIV-infected children. ...