Hospital researchers identify gene important in certain cancers
...ed in cancer. The p53 helps monitor DNA damage and puts a brake on cell division to enable the mutation to be repaired before the cell continues dividing. In this way mutations are not passed onto offspring cells. If either this FOR protein or p53 are absent due to deletion/mutation of their respective ge...Study: many poor children live in pain because barriers to dental care too great
...le day per week or a single child per visit, which puts a heavy burden on parents who must miss work and those with little or no transportation. Statistics show that fewer than 20 percent of 15- to 20-year-old and fewer than 30 percent of 6- to 14-year-old Medicaid patients saw a dentist in 1998, Rozier s...Road skills hint at 'motion blindness' of Alzheimer's
...o perceive their own motion. Thats ultimately what puts them at much greater risk than others of becoming lost. In the current study, the team studied 26 elderly patients with Alzheimers disease, 50 healthy elderly adults, and 32 healthy young adults. Scientists performed a variety of tests to measure pa...Dartmouth research examines the value of cancer screening
...n in the cause of death. "All-cause mortality also puts the magnitude of expected benefit from screening into an appropriate perspective for prospective decision making," they say....New treatment options for children with ADHD
...blished by the American Academy of Neurology, also puts forth the idea that a combination of medicines works best for many children with ADHD. This is an effective medicine that doctors have been told for decades not to use in children with tics, such as children with Tourettes syndrome, says lead autho...NHLBI study shows vast majority of middle-aged Americans at risk of developing hypertension
... find themselves with high blood pressure and that puts them at increased risk for heart disease and stroke. "Fortunately," Lenfant continued, "high blood pressure is easily diagnosed and can be prevented by adopting certain lifestyle measuresdon't smoke, follow a healthy eating plan that includes foods...High pulse pressure associated with greater death risk in dialysis patients
...re low because they have weaker hearts, which also puts them at greater risk of dying from heart attacks, heart failure and other causes."Klassen said most dialysis patients have high pulse pressures. A pulse pressure above 50 is considered elevated and thought to represent increased risk for heart diseas...NIAID study results support diluting smallpox vaccine stockpile to stretch supply
...fold as we had planned. The success of this study puts us one step closer to our goal of having enough vaccine for every American if needed to respond to a potential outbreak. Expanding the U.S. smallpox vaccine supply has been a high-priority of the HHS bioterrorism preparedness plan. In addition to ex...Tiny device blocks 'useless' part of heart, prevents blood clots
...o control, and many patients cannot take it, which puts them at high risk of stroke. Sievert says. Therefore, another treatment is needed to prevent strokes in people with AF. Researchers selected 15 patients whose AF was not caused by rheumatic fever. All of the patients were at high risk of stroke ...Does direct to consumer drug advertising medicalise normal human conditions?
...ormal human conditions? A debate in this weeks BMJ puts the case for and against. Direct to consumer advertising encourages healthy people to believe they need medical attention, writes Barbara Mintzes at the University of British Columbia. Relatively healthy people are targeted because of the need for ad...Hungry children: more depression, suicide, low grades
...e level of food deprivation in this wealthy nation puts millions of children at risk for multiple developmental problems," says Katherine Alaimo, who obtained her Ph.D. at Cornell in 2000 and now is a community health scholar at the University of Michigan. Alaimo conducted the studies for her doctoral dis...Health benefits of leanness blown away by cigarette smoke
...o be lower in smokers compared to nonsmoker. This puts smokers at higher risk of developing atherosclerosis, the disease process that underlies heart attacks and strokes. The arteries of smokers tend to be stiffer, and have more plaque, the waxy buildup of cholesterol and other elements that can clog t...Pregnancy, birth rates fall among young women exposed to elementary school intervention program
...ely to risk that bond by engaging in behavior that puts their future success at risk," said Hawkins. "But I was surprised by the findings. We never predicted such a big drop in the teen pregnancy or birth rate in our sample." Lonczak said the intervention appears to have long-term benefits because it "get...Impaired sodium excretion after stress contributes to hypertension in blacks
...sure and volume elevated for prolonged periods and puts them at risk for hypertension, researchers said. One third of the 118 black males and females age 15 to 18 in the Medical College of Georgia study had an impaired ability to eliminate sodium in their urine hours after the stress subsided, according t...'I think I can' helps shed pounds after giving birth
...two, gaining more pounds than guidelines recommend puts women at six times the risk for obesity by a child's first birthday. The extra pounds contribute to the growing epidemic of obesity in this country, boosting the risks of a number of diseases including diabetes, heart diseases and high blood pressur...First ethnicity-specific erectile dysfunction study shows prevalence among Hispanic American men
...d eating, as well as a high incidence of diabetes, puts Hispanic Americans at higher risk of cardiovascular disease than non-Hispanic whites," stated Culley Carson, M.D., Division of Urology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and lead consultant to the study, which was funded by Pfizer Inc. "A...Why do doctors lie to insurers?
...cian diagnoses you with coronary heart disease and puts you on the maximum amount of medication to help ease your pain. But your pain doesn't go away. Your next option is bypass surgery, but your insurance company won't pay for it unless your symptoms get worse. What to do next is the one of the bigge...U.S. for-profit hospitals show higher mortality rates than non-profits, analysis shows
...ic. Being treated in a private for-profit hospital puts patients at increased risk, and the number of private for-profit hospitals in the U.S. is growing." Devereaux said the Canadian health system is at a crucial juncture. "Many individuals are suggesting we would be better served with private for-profi...Generation x-tra large: Americans getting fatter younger, study finds
...compelling thing about these lists is that obesity puts people at risk for both common causes of death and long-term illness," says Kathleen M. McTigue, MD, MS, MPH, the lead researcher. "For example, diabetes doesn't just kill, it requires daily care and close medical follow-up and can lead to complicati...Buck researcher makes progress in fight against Huntington's Disease
...esen, M.D. "Knowing that calpain plays a key role puts us closer to a treatment for patients of this neurodegenerative disease. Dr. Lisa Ellerby's work may also provide clues for research teams studying the effects of other brain-damaging diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. As a physician, I...