Ratio of doctors to patients is good predictor of hospital death rates in England
...in England, this is likely to be associated with a reduction in hospital mortality rates. They therefore conclude that the higher the doctor to patient ratio the lower the number of deaths but caution that their study is the first of its kind and their findings need to be validated by further investigations.......cent in women. There was amoderate but significant reduction in body fat (about 5 percent) in both men andwomen. The hormone effects occurred in both men and women, but there weresuggestions that estrogen replacement in women may partially block some of GH'seffects. Effects on sleep and physical capacity are s...Hopkins study shows combined hormone therapy increases muscle, decreases fat in postmenopausal women
...medication, the women had an average 2 to 4percent reduction in body fat and an average 4 to 6 percent increase in musclemass. By contrast, estrogen alone yielded slight increases in both fat andmuscle. "Postmenopausal women often experience an increase in fat tissue and a decreasein muscle tissue," Dobs says......ime risk of breastcancer." The overall 76 percent reduction in the incidence of breast cancer is due to a90 percent reduction in the risk of estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer(ER+) and 0.88 reduction in the risk of estro...Climate change will have detrimental effects on health in Europe
.... However one benefit of climate change may be a reduction in excess winter mortality. Kovats et al also report that an increased risk of river flooding in Europe is likely in the future. They say that flooding has long term effects on mental health; may disrupt water purification and sewage disposal system...Alcohol researchers prove brief intervention successful in older problem drinkers
...in the intervention group experienced a 34-percent reduction in 7-dayalcohol use, a 74-percent reduction in mean number of binge-drinking episodes,and a 62-percent reduction in the proportion of older adul...Surgery for severely obese improves more than just weight
... And while it seems obvious that weight reduction surgery would make the subjects feel good about themselves, the "results seemed to go beyond just being glad about theweight loss," Choban said. "Treating cl...... conductedextensive testing to determine the noise reduction capabilities of variousinsert materials and exteri...thmic units of measurement rather thanlinear. "A reduction of 12 dB implies a reduction of sound intensity by a factor of16," explained Ahuja. "It's akin to s...Researchers discover treatment that delays onset of insulin-dependent diabetes
...veloped diabetes. The results showed a significant reduction in the number of treated micedeveloping diabetes. Eighty percent of the treated mice did not developdiabetic symptoms. "We are very encouraged by the preliminary results of this study," said Dr. Kim. "We think this a promising first step in finding...Lowering 'bad' cholesterol as good or better than angioplasty for mild coronary artery disease
...ty/usual care group. This represents a 36 percent reduction inthe medically (drug) treated group versus the revascularization group. Ischemicevents included cardiac arrest, nonfatal heart attack, cerebrovascular accident(stroke), bypass surgery, angioplasty or cardiac death. In addition, onset ofcardiac eve......nt or less than they weighedat age 18 -- that risk reduction jumped to 55 percent. It is fairly well known that...dgained a lot of weight, they found essentially no reduction in their risk atall, regardless of how much they exercised. "Exercise didn't really protectwomen who......n 1991) that it is not possible to achieve further reduction through supplementation. They conclude that there is a need for continued health education on the benefits of folic acid both before pregnancy and immediately after conception in unplanned pregnancies....Losing hostility makes heart patients healthier
...ness ofan intervention aimed strictly at hostility reduction in patients with coronaryheart disease. In the study, heart patients who jettisoned at least some oftheir hostility reduced their blood pressure as well. Since elevated bloodpressure is a risk factor for heart disease, this finding could havesignif...New nationwide study in six cities will look at the method & message for changing risky HIV behavior
...mpare two behavior interventions: standard HIVrisk reduction counseling based on a research model called Project Respect thatwas developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and aclient-centered counseling approach developed by Coates, Chesney, and Barresi ofUCSF. Study volunteers currently ar...Cholesterol-lowering drugs provide double protection against heart disease
...t at rest). "Reversing remodeling may result in a reduction in the development of plaque,which in turn can reduce the risk of a heart attack," says Yokoyama. However,further research is needed to confirm this idea. The Japanese team did not set out to test the effectiveness of any particularcholesterol-lowe......TNF biologicallyinactive, resulting in significant reduction in inflammatory activity. Discontinue ENBREL in patients with serious infections or sepsis. Do not startENBREL in the presence of sepsis, infection (including chronic or localized), orallergy to ENBREL or its components. Use caution in patients pre...Cholesterol lowering margarine may not benefit those already eating a healthy diet
...ys Dr van Heyningen. These people achieved a mean reduction in total cholesterol of 7.4 per cent over a six mo...nd after 12 months saw a 10.2 per cent fall. This reduction translates into a 13 per cent decrease in the risk of coronary disease over 10 years, says the autho...NOVANTRONE application for multiple sclerosis granted priority review by FDA
...VANTRONE had a statistically significant impact on reduction of relapse rateand delay in disability progression...s treated with NOVANTRONEcontinued to experience a reduction in their number of attacks, and a delay intheir disability progression. In the study, treatm...Heart failure deaths reduced by 30 percent
...ure study, where researchers observed asubstantial reduction in mortality for a disease that, in the United Sta...e blockade was shown to be a key factor to greater reduction ofmortality associated with heart failure, according to Dr. Pitt. "Many physiciansassume that by usi...New computer model supports the importance of annual mammograms
...new computer model came upwith the same 30 percent reduction for a one-to-three-year interval as was seenin act... prompt annual screening would produce a 51percent reduction in breast cancer deaths. It also raised the possibility thateven more frequent screening could cut ...