Parental control of media influences behavior
...o watch R-rated movies tried smoking, reports lead researcher and pediatrician James D. Sargent, MD, compared with 14 percent of those who frequently viewed such movies. "The results are striking. Parents really can make a difference," he said. Sargent noted that movie restriction has a larger impact on adole...Pediatricians are plentiful, but not in poorer states
...team led by a University of Michigan Health System researcher reports that the number of pediatricians in the United States rose by 140 percent between 1978 and 2000, while the number of children ages 14 and under rose more slowly. As a result, the number of pediatricians per 100,000 children aged 14 and younge...Researchers examine oleic acid in atmosphere
..., the study's lead investigator and a postdoctoral researcher in chemistry at Ohio State. "It's the byproducts formed by the reactions between fatty acid particles and other atmospheric compounds, such as ozone, that can cause health problems," she said. "These particles are often small enough to inhale...Patients not sticking to cholesterol drugs -- and the higher their co-pay, the lower their use
... Jeffrey Ellis, Pharm.D., M.S., a Cleveland Clinic researcher who led the study while he was a fellow at the UMHS Department of Pharmacy Services. "We thought we'd definitely see less discontinuation and better compliance in the sicker patients because they've been through the realities of heart disease. But we...UT Southwestern's Dr. Charles Pak receives international award for kidney-stone research
...wed every four years, honors the top international researcher in kidney-stone disease, as chosen by his or her peers. Dr. Pak, who came to UT Southwestern in 1972, has been at the forefront of research and development of treatment methodologies for both kidney stones and osteoporosis. He and his research team i...Study finds pregnant woman's asthma is likely to be worse if baby is a girl
...le the reason for this difference is unknown, lead researcher Peter G. Gibson, M.D., says the female fetus may produce a substance in response to the inflammation of the asthmatic mother's airways that somehow worsens the asthma. "The good news is that the vast majority of pregnant women with asthma can control...Air pollution especially harmful to lungs of obese children
...t is more susceptible to air pollution," said lead researcher Heike Luttmann-Gibson, Ph.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. She and co-researcher Douglas Dockery, Sc.D. studied 611 Boston-area fourth- and fifth-graders who were participating in a study on short-term effects of air pollution. ...Early behavior problems linked with wheezing later in childhood
...ems compared to non-asthmatic children," said lead researcher Rachel Calam, Ph.D. "However, it is unclear whether behavior problems are a contributing factor for asthma development, or a consequence of the disease." In a previous study, Dr. Calam and colleagues found that at age 3 the risk of recurrent wheeze ...Older patients less likely to receive care in the ICU
... not getting care that might help them," said lead researcher Theodore Iwashyna, M.D., Ph.D., of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. "While previous studies have shown that older people are more likely to have 'Do Not Resuscitate' orders, it may be that physicians or family members ass...New early warning system can predict life-threatening events in hospitalized children
... intensive therapy, and prevent deaths," said lead researcher Heather Duncan, M.D., consultant pediatric intensivist at Birmingham Children's Hospital in Birmingham, UK. "This is the first study that shows that early identification can be used to predict life-threatening events in children." Dr. Duncan, who con...Delay in transfer to the ICU increases risk of death
...when a patient's vital signs are taken," said lead researcher Michael Young, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Medical ICU at the University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. "Most hospitals lack explicit criteria to decide when a patient should be evaluated by a physi...Blood pressure control poor in elderly, says Northwestern researcher
...ade a national priority, a Northwestern University researcher urged today (May 21) at the American Society of Hypertension's 19th Annual Scientific Meeting. "The current rates of blood pressure control in the elderly are unacceptably low," said Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., assistant professor of preventive medi...A better death: Hospitals need systematic process to heed patient' concerns
...e to improve the care of dying patients." Says JCB researcher Jeff Powis: "While three quarters of the terminal patients reported very good or excellent treatment, instituting a better system to feed their concerns back to medical staff offers a virtually cost-free and perhaps obvious way to improve even furt...Cells of larynx may have significant immune functions
... such as cancer and asthma, according to a British researcher who spoke today at an international conference here. Martin Birchall, M.D., who heads a laryngeal research group in the United Kingdom, said that historically the voice box or larynx has been viewed as a gatekeeper it opens and closes and allows peo...Zinc therapy accelerates recovery from pneumonia
... School's Department of International Health and a researcher with the ICDDR, B. "The children who received zinc were also less likely to need a change in the antibiotic being used. This could have significant implications for reducing antibiotic-resistant infections by decreasing antibiotic exposure," he said....Treadmill with care UU researchers warn
...you are involved in high-intensity exercise," said researcher Dr Ciara Hughes. "If you are into high intensity exercise, you should work your way up to it and not simply just plunge in." The research team used two groups of volunteers, giving one group a mixture of antioxidants, and the other a placebo. After...New research shows reasons for smoking vary
...ays Megan Piper, a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher and lead author of the article. "This measure helps us understand why people smoke and points us toward more individualized treatment for tobacco users." Previous measures concentrated primarily on physical dependence, including questions about numb...Key immune system protein reduced in HIV-associated dementia patients
...able to fight HIV-1 or other infections, says lead researcher Lynn Pulliam, PhD, associate chief of staff for research at the SF Veterans Affairs Medical Center and UCSF professor of laboratory medicine and medicine. In earlier studies, the researchers have shown that certain immune-system molecules secreted by...University of Pittsburgh finds that people would trade longevity for quality end-of-life care
...ryce, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and a researcher at the Center for Research on Health Care at Pitt. On average, interviewees were willing to trade seven months of healthy life just to ensure better quality of care in the final month of life. "We tested the importance of good care at the end of lif...Study shows M2A capsule endoscopy improves clinical outcomes in IBD patients
(New Orleans - May 18, 2004) A researcher at Mount Sinai School of Medicine today reported study data indicating that M2A capsule endoscopy --examination of the intestinal tract with the so-called "pill camera"-- can play a significant role in the clinical diagnosis and therapeutic decision ...