Study finds condom use errors are common among college-age men
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...control does not necessarily confer cardiovascular protection when the stimuli are far more unpleasant or the task is far more difficult than in the present study....Foundation funds UCSF research to test diaphragms as HIV prevention tool
...n to be very susceptible to HIV and STDs. Physical protection of the cervix would block this transport of fluids. "South African medical ethicist Solomon Benatar observed that acquiring new scientific knowledge is often valued more than applying existing knowledge. Thus he urges that we explore existing options...Sandia helps public health officials with anti-terror 'decision analysis' tool
...- the involved decision-makers can examine various protection and reaction schemes and figure out what works best under different conditions." Hirano said the program will help answer some of the more pressing questions facing decision-makers, from city officials all the way up to the White House. "How much of ...Promising vaccine may provide long-lasting protection against malaria
...ots of the vaccine are expected to provide lasting protection against the disease. If necessary, its effectivene...nt survived. The immunized mice also had enhanced protection from severe inflammatory conditions associated with the disease, including swelling of the brain, th...Physicians' sun protection lapses match those of patients
... expected physicians to report a higher use of sun protection behaviors because [their] medical training should ...equally likely to claim they used some form of sun protection when going outside for an hour or more on a sunny summer day. Sciamanna and his colleagues surveyed ...Genetic variant reduces immune response, yet protects against atherosclerosis
...ria and other microbial toxins and to provide some protection against atherosclerosis, or clogging of the arteries. The scientists believe their discovery suggests a possible new approach to anti-atherosclerosis drugs. The genetic variant, or polymorphism, occurs in one of a family of 10 receptors known collect...Nasal spray flu vaccine developed at U-M needs no additional clinical trials, says FDA
...ach of these strains so an effective vaccine gives protection against each....Zimbabwean women very willing to use diaphragms-potential HIV prevention method
...uggest that protecting the cervix could offer some protection against HIV, but attempts to study physical barriers that protect the cervix such as diaphragms have been stymied by the issue of acceptability. Western researchers simply have not believed that women will use them. Now that we know that they are ac...Less smoke, longer life for Poles
... packs with the biggest health warnings in Europe, protection of smoke-free workplaces and since December 2001 a total ban on tobacco advertising. From the beginning of the 1980's until the turn of the century smoking among Polish men has decreased from 65 to 40 per cent. Among women the percentage has fallen f...Stronger back muscles reduce spine fractures in postmenopausal women
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...a JAMA publication, also associates vitamin E with protection against more general cognitive decline. (Reporting...etween high dietary intake of vitamins C and E and protection against AD in certain people. In addition, the journal contains an editorial on the epidemiological ...Simple guide for suncreams will help users
...less sunscreen than is required to achieve the sun protection factor (SPF) stated on the product. In this week's...f sunscreen, with the corollary that the resultant protection would only be about half that stated on the product. Users should then be encouraged to reapply one ...Aventis Pasteur ready to meet nation's needs for tetanus and diphtheria vaccine
...r shot every 10 years throughout life to maintain protection against tetanus and diptheria. Almost all reported...half of Americans 20 years and older have adequate protection against both tetanus and diphtheria2. The combination Td vaccine should be given to adults and adole...... SYMPHONY (Sibrafabin vs. aspirin to yield maximum protection from ischemic heart events post-acute coronary syndromes) that enrolled a total of 15,904 patients. While these trials were designed to compare the effectiveness of aspirin to a new class of drugs that dissolves blood clots, researchers at the 931 pa...Beta-blockers protect brain during bypass surgery
... drugs known as beta-blockers provides significant protection to the brain and its functions, according to a new study by Duke University Medical Center researchers. "Data is rapidly accumulating that every patient undergoing bypass surgery -- with a few exceptions -- should be given beta-blockers for ...Breastfeeding associated with lower risk of childhood obesity
...lk in infancy. Breastfeeding has been proposed for protection against obesity later in life, but the evidence is inconclusive. John Reilly and colleagues from the University of Glasgow, and the Child Health Information Team, Edinburgh, UK, tested the hypothesis that breastfeeding is associated with a reduced ri...Genetic abnormality may increase stroke risk fourfold among young
... atherosclerosis. Higher levels of PON1 mean more protection against the risk of stroke or vascular disease in general, including heart attacks. Paraoxonase levels dont correlate directly with the amount of HDL a person has, but the enzyme does appear to play a role in HDL function. If these findings are conf...Prying eyes? Researchers can keep it confidential
...s and editors can receive the same confidentiality protection enjoyed by reporters. In one example, the author of a report rejected by JAMA demanded the identities of people who complained to JAMA editors, asserting that the author had a financial interest in the publication of his research. JAMA went into acti...That scar on your arm won't help if the man next to you has smallpox
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