Planning Researcher Finds Best Neighborhoods Aren't Always Best At Preventing Infant Mortality
...ght" despitepoverty, illiteracy and the effects of race include portions ofRiverside, West Price Hill, Northside, Bond Hill/Roselawn, theEast End/Linwood, and Clifton/University Heights and Fairview. According to his research, these areas should have high infantmortality, but they don't. For instance, a ...Diuretics And Beta-Blockers Are Best Drugs To Combat High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
...tically significant even after we correct for age, race and geographic region." The study involved veterans receiving outpatient care at HSTP clinics inSt. Louis, Mo., Indianapolis, Ind., Iowa City, Iowa, Memphis, Tenn., Jackson, Miss.and San Juan, Puerto Rico. These physician-supervised clinics, ......significantly when patients weregrouped by gender, race or age, although injection drug users were slightly lesslikely to receive protease inhibitors. Further, the large declines in mortalityrates were seen regardless of gender, race, age or HIV transmission riskcategory. The researchers analyzed...Intervention can help reduce risky sexual behavior, according to results published in Science
...tion;an overview of what remains to be done in the race to defeat HIV; and Thailand'ssuccesses and difficulties in that nation's response to HIV. Please note: A related news conference will take place on Thursday, 18 June at 1p.m. on the main campus of NIH, Wilson Hall, Building 1, Bethesda, MD. For more...Extreme Prematurity Brings Two-Fold Increase In Risk Of Repeating A Grade, Needing Special Education
...ational problems, other factors, such as non-white race and gender, pose a similar risk. Boys and non-white children were 2 1/2 times more likely to repeat a grade than others in the study group, their data showed. "This finding underscores the importance of addressing both social and medical factors..."Happy Hour" Is Unhappy For Many Cardiac Arrest Victims
...cadian variations amongsubgroups (male vs. female, race comparisons, and age comparisons). During the study, 597 of the patients had more than one cardiac arrest Ofthese, 325 could provide a near-exact time of the second cardiac arrest. Nodifference in times of heart attacks was found between races, gen...The Health Consequences Of Nuclear Arms Trade In The Subcontinent Should Not Be Overlooked
... Pakistan laments the building of the nuclear arms race in the subcontinent and writes that "...the enormous costs of nuclear weapons must be weighed against the abysmal state of human development and health in south Asia." He notes that the region boasts over half of all the malnourished children in the...Factors Other Than Race Explain Whether Men In Study Had Health Insurance And Received Health Care
...system. The scientists also stressed that race and class, while oftencorrelated, do not measure t... important forresearchers to be precise when using race as a variable in health services andepidemiologic research, emphasizing when racial differences trul...News Tips Friday, March 26, 1999
...old white male. The scientists callfor using age, race and gender-specific percentile values of "normal"cholesterol levels when screening for total cholesterol in children and adolescents. Darwin Labarthe, School of Public Health, University of Texas,Houston, Ph.: 713-500-9416....Measles Eradication Plan Approved
...Alleyne, "could bedescribed as the last lap in the race to make measles history." It "will also becritical to advance towards the adoption and implementation of a global measleseradication goal," he said. Dr. Ciro de Quadros, Director of PAHO's Division of Vaccines and Immunization,said PAHO "is urging c...Better Emergency Medical Assistance Should Be Provided At Marathons
...ed the finishing line of a half marathon, say that race organisers should be compelled to provide advanced life support at such events and they call upon the sports minister to take action. According to the Loyleys, currently the UK Athletics 98 rules do not stipulate the degree or quality of care that s...Dartmouth researchers urge caution in communicating results to public
...udy, which claimed to document evidence of sex and race bias inthe evaluation of chest pain, appeared in t...compared how often "patients" of different gender, race andage with identical symptoms and medical histories were referred for the invasiveprocedure. The s...Marriage rates differ only slightly in childhood cancer survivors
... group was examined by sex, by race (white, Black, and Hispanic), those with central nervous system (CNS) tumors, and the total in each age group. The study found that females and whites were lesslikely to ...Follow-up phone calls by nurses benefit cancer patients
...t weeks. The nurses are matched to participants by race andgender. The same nurse delivers the calls to a patient throughout theintervention. Calls average about 15-20 minutes.Mishel points out that the program is individualized to the patient. "It'stailored to the person's concerns of that day, that week...University Of Wisconsin to launch center to study how emotions affect health
...om socialinequalities such as low economic status, race and ethnicity can be linked tophysical health. The Mind-Body Center is a logical extension of the HealthEmotions ResearchInstitute. "The goals of the institute and the center are virtually identical,"says institute director Ned Kalin, UW Medical Scho...Of vasectomies, vitamins and prostate-cancer risk: Hutchinson Center study examines the links
...e research teamadjusted for variables such as age, race and family history of prostate cancer.The results showed that the prevalence of vasectomy within the two groups wassimilar: 39.4 percent of those with prostate cancer had undergone vasectomycompared to 37.7 percent of the non-cancer group. After adju...... hepatitis C infection in U.S. veterans Impact of race on response to anti-viral therapy in chronic Hepatitis Cpatients A pressroom will be available for media representatives in the Wyndham AnatoleHotel, Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 7,through Tuesday, Nov. 9,...Emotional and physical toll of being poor
...od and community characteristics, economic status, race and ethnicity, attitudes and perceptions and how those factors contribute to poor or better health. Life Course Development, Psycho-social Function and Cardiovascular Disease: How does one's childhood influence behavior and physical and mental heal...Stereotypes of aging may have significant effect on gaits of older persons
...come relevant to themselves. Unlike stereotypes of race or sex, stereotypes of aging become directly relevant to everyone who lives a normal lifespan. This latest study with gait demonstrates that the negative stereotypes of aging that exist in our culture may have numerous implications for everyone who i...People who approach every workday as a "must-win" race have long been observed to be at higher risk for heart disease, but it's not fully understood why. Recent research conducted by scientists from The Netherlands may help detail the physical mechanism behind this association. "Individuals who score hi...