More muscle means better regulation of blood pressure, study finds
...ated pressures following stress because of blacks' reduced ability to excrete sodium. The new study shows that high body fat is another independent predictor of the abnormal response. "The major finding of this study is that body composition is related to the pressure natriuresis response to mental stress,"...FDA grants accelerated approval of TYSABRI, formerly antegren, for the treatment of MS
...627) or placebo (n=315) every four weeks. TYSABRI reduced the rate of clinical relapses by 66 percent relative to placebo (p AFFIRM also met all one-year secondary endpoints, including MRI measures. In the TYSABRI-treated group, 60 percent of patients developed no new or newly enlarging T2 hyperintense les...Hiding drugs in food in nursing homes is common
...atients with severe mental (cognitive) impairment, reduced function in activities of daily living, or aggressive behaviour were more often subjected to covert administration. Patients in special care units also had a higher risk of being given drugs covertly. These patients were most often given sedatives, p...Proposed addiction treatment successful, safe in second small trial
...consecutive weeks while two continued using but in reduced amounts. Twelve of the 16 remained free of methamphetamine and cocaine through the end of the study. No subject, whether they completed the trial or not, developed defects in visual fields or acuity. "Due to the open-label nature of this s...Location of body fat may be important in disability risk
...indings suggest that the risk of disability may be reduced by maintaining a healthy body weight and avoiding increases in abdominal fat," said Houston, a research associate at Wake Forest Baptist. The researchers evaluated data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, a long-running study ...Cocaine addicts show reduced brain structure that underlies judgment
... studies of cocaine addicts would reveal whether a reduced amygdala volume might underlie a vulnerability to addiction. In their study, the researchers scanned the brains of 27 cocaine addicts and a matched group of nonaddicts. The scans were done using magnetic resonance imaging, a widely used technique in ...Imaging study finds a structural difference in the brains of cocaine addicts
...s deep within the brain. Among those findings was reduced activity in the amygdala, particularly during times when addicts reported feelings of craving. In the few previous studies that examined brain structure in cocaine addicts, abnormalities were found only in regions connected to the amygdala. Pursuing...Hong Kong think tank calls for pollution standards
...to human health and long-term exposure can lead to reduced lung function, chronic bronchitis and premature de...f sunlight. Repeated exposure to ozone can lead to reduced lung capacity and permanent lung damage according to the EPA. "Many in Hong Kong thought almost all...An apple a day could protect against brain-cell damage
...ve found that phytochemicals are associated with a reduced risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes, and that they fight not only cancer but also bacterial and viral infections. In addition, they are anti-allergenic and anti-inflammatory. Although Lee stresses that his studies were conducted in the laborat...Compound in apples may help fight Alzheimer's disease
... developing Alzheimers and similar diseases may be reduced by dietary intervention, particularly by increasing ones intake of antioxidant-rich foods. It is scheduled to appear in the Dec. 1 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , a peer-reviewed publication of the American Chemical Society...Chemoprevention backgrounder: Working for a future of cancer chemoprevention
...k will never be done until we can say that we have reduced the risk of developing cancer very substantially -...le in the United States who have quit smoking have reduced their risk of developing lung cancer, the genetic damage caused by smoking does not entirely disappe...800 calories a day less and women never missed them
... and fruit in recipes and also using food products reduced in fat and sugar. The subjects found the smaller...d portion size. The meals were either standard or reduced by 30 percent in energy density or reduced 25 percent in portion size or both. Reducing the en...Studies from the November issue of The Archives of Dermatology, a theme issue on facial rejuvenation
...ent Acne scars, which are often permanent, can be reduced using the nonablative 1064-nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Eleven patients with acne scars were treated with the laser during five treatment sessions at three-week intervals. The patients were assessed after three sessions, and at one, three and six mo...Proposed addiction treatment successful, safe in second small trial
...consecutive weeks while two continued using but in reduced amounts. 12 of the 16 remained free of methamphetamine and cocaine through the end of the study. No subject, whether they completed the trial or not, developed defects in visual fields or acuity. "Due to the open-label nature of this study and the la...Elderly cancer patients are significantly under-represented in cancer clinical trials
...effective or cause debilitating side effects and a reduced quality of life. Elderly patients were underrepresented in trials for all cancer treatments except those examining breast cancer hormonal therapies. Researchers suggest that this likely reflects the general acceptance among both patients and physici...Uncoupling proteins in human heart
...THE LANCET suggest that respiratory uncoupling and reduced substrate availability might lead to energy deficiency in heart failure. ATP production depends on the energy of the proton gradient across the mitochondrial inner membrane. ATP synthesis is impaired if this gradient is substantially reduced. Uncoupl...HPV vaccine shown to 'substantially' reduce cervical cancer
.... Significantly, the efficacy was only slightly reduced for those women who did not fully comply with the protocol receiving only one or two of the 3 shots or not completing all scheduled follow-up appointments. In that group, the vaccine proved 95 percent effective against persistent HPV infection and ...Generic anti-inflammatory causes significantly fewer GI complications than branded medications
...h as bleeding. When compared to naproxen, etodolac reduced rates of complication by more than 60 percent. This resulted in fewer hospitalizations for bleeding or perforated ulcers in patients taking NSAIDs. Further, the decrease in ulcer complications with etodolac was as great as or greater than those seen ...Beta blockers after cardiac surgery reduce length of stay and complications
...-blockers shortened hospital stays by 2.2 days and reduced atrial fibrillation, a dangerous heart rhythm, by ...er treatment shortly after surgery. In addition to reduced hospital stays and atrial fibrillation, early beta-blocker use was also associated with significant ...... jacket" technique helped patients feel better and reduced the likelihood that they would need a heart transplant. "There was a clear improvement in the size and shape of the heart, returning it to a more normal configuration," says Paul Hauptman, M.D., a SLUCare cardiologist and associate professor at Sa...