Studies on statin use and fracture risk show mixed results
...a on statin use and fracture rates from four large prospective studies of older women (the Study of Osteoporotic ...ficant reduction in hip and vertebral fracture for prospective observational studies of older women." "These findings build on the recent reports that statins incr...Low free testosterone levels linked to Alzheimer's disease in older men
... than their peers, according to new research. This prospective observational study is believed to be the first to associate low circulating blood levels of free testosterone with AD years before diagnosis. The study appears in the January 27, 2004 issue of the journal Neurology . This work was conducted by inve...Study finds no causal link between testosterone replacement, prostate cancer or cardiac disease
...'s life when testosterone levels decline. To date, prospective studies have demonstrated no difference in prostate cancer incidence among hypogonadal men using testosterone therapy compared to men in the general population. Regarding benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), multiple studies have failed to demonstrate...Eye disease may cause sleep disorders
...ignificant risk factor for sleep disorders. In the prospective cohort study, researchers observed the sleep-wakefulness cycles of 25 visually impaired subjects, ages 12 to 20, and compared them with the cycles of 12 young subjects with normal sight. Because recent basic research has suggested the retina contains...New risk factors for retinal disorder identified
...ct the course or severity of CSCR requires further prospective investigation." Academy spokesperson Jose Pulido, MD, professor of ophthalmology and head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois, Chicago, said, "The main message from this study is that there are multiple underlying condit...Low testosterone levels associated with depression in older men
...nosis of depression," the authors write. "Further prospective studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings and to clarify the role of testosterone in the treatment of depressive illness in older men."...High levels of certain protein in blood associated with development of colon cancer
...al cancer associated with elevated CRP levels in a prospective study, which included 22,887 adults enrolled between May and October 1989 and followed up through December 2000. A total of 172 colorectal cancer cases were identified through linkage with cancer registries. Up to two controls (n = 342) were selected...Study provides answers for childbirth after C-section
..., which are subject to many biases. This study was prospective in gathering data and underwent intensive review. It is important to share this new data with women regarding childbirth choices."...Combining surgery with novel treatment may improve survival rates
...atients, both in the short term and long term. "A prospective randomized study in Europe recently reported the b... systemic chemotherapy alone. A larger, phase III prospective trial is planned," said Shen. "Although it is clearly not a treatment for all patients with periton...Diabetes doubles risk of liver disease and liver cancer
...the American Gastroenterological Association. The prospective cohort study was comprised of 173,643 patients with diabetes and 650,620 patients without diabetes who were discharged from VA hospitals between 1985 and 1990. These patients were tracked through 2000. Most were men (98 percent). The majority (99....Clinical research key in advance to prospective health care
...r prevent illness; these are the key elements in a prospective approach to health care. He argues that health car...tion of research discoveries to the development of prospective care and personalized health planning cannot occur." In the "prospective health care" model advocate...Patients should be consulted before dialysis treatment begins
...mes in Caring for ESRD study (CHOICE), a national, prospective cohort study from 1995-1998. Dr. Wu and his colleagues developed the CHOICE Health Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) to comprehensively measure quality of life of patients on dialysis using patients' reports of the importance they attach to different a...St. Jude Medical announces PAVE and DINAMIT clinical trial results
...000 procedures annually by 2006. DINAMIT was a prospective randomized trial to assess ICD therapy for prevention of death in high-risk patients early after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Inclusion criteria for the study included a heart attack within six to 40 days, a left ventricular ejection fraction ...Ovarian tissue storage and later transplant shows promise for women infertile from cancer therapy
...rage of gonadal tissue or non-intervention. Such a prospective study would show which of the two options gives the best chances for obtaining a normal child. Whole-ovary freezing that allows vascular reanastomosis and more in-vitro work, including embryonic stem-cell culture, could provide alternative solutions ...Many patients can reduce serious heart disease risk factors without medication
...niversity School of Medicine in Atlanta. In this prospective multi-center study of 2,390 patients, the researchers evaluated the clinical effectiveness of 12 weeks of TLC in helping individuals with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and/or impaired fasting glucose or diabetes mellitus achieve goal risk factor leve...Study clarifies impact of diet on the risk of gout
...foods with the risk of gout was never confirmed by prospective studies. Initiated in 1986, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study has gathered information regarding the relationship between dietary factors and several illnesses from more than 50,000 men employed in the health professions. Every two years p...New computer-aided approach tailors drug dose to patient needs
...in to be determined in a randomized, double-blind, prospective clinical trial." Should the utility of the new approach be borne out in clinical trials, they predict that by using personal computers, laptops or personal digital assistants, clinicians could simply to enter the necessary input parameters to obtain...Blood pressure may predict recurrent cardiovascular events in women
...a cardiology fellow at Boston Medical Center. The prospective study of 5,218 female health professionals (averag... blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg or greater. "Our prospective data demonstrate that SBP is a strong independent predictor of CVD events among middle-aged and olde...Univ. of Pittsburgh to lead international trial for vocal cord paralysis and paresis
...ed and are now participating in a large multi-site prospective clinical trial to gauge the effectiveness of calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) injections in patients with vocal cord paralysis, atrophy or paresis. The study, which will be conducted at 15 international sites, is the largest such trial in the field of ......bout the Pregnancy Predict Birth Weight Through a prospective cohort study of 162 live births in a low-income population, Keeley and colleagues found that maternal happiness about a pregnancy and her report of the father's happiness were strong predictors of birth weight and the risk of low birth weight. Specif...