Soy May Decrease Cancer Risks, Wake Forest Researcher Says
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Dietary soy may reduce the risk of cancer bycounteracting the cell-proliferating e...l proliferation andtherefore could decrease cancer risk in these tissues," Cline said. In other words, the soy protein played much the same role as ...Campaign Targets Oral Complications Of Cancer Treatment
... and patients about what they can do to reduce the risk and impact of oral complications. Health writers are invited to attend a briefing and luncheon to launch the campaign on January 27, 1999, from 122 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. NIDCR is conducting the awareness campaign in par...School Computer Posture Problems Found
...-- Children in elementary schools may be placed at risk by computerworkstations that have been designed wi...nd more time at such workstations, she says, their risk for injury is likelyto increase. "Although children do not currently spend prolonged periods of tim...Growing Younger By Keeping Up Regular Physical Activity
...ised by walking several days a week decreasedtheir risk of disability and improved their ability to walk d...irs, stoop, crouch, kneel, and carry objects. The risk of disabilitydecreased by one-third for whites and two-thirds for African-Americans. Older ...Ablatherm: An Ultrasound Device For Prostate Cancer Therapy
...o give a farlower rate of complications (17%). The risk of incontinence is low (18%), andthe impact on sexual function is not yet known. It's too early to say how useful this device will be in the treatment oflocalized prostate cancer. Only 13 patients have more than three years'follow-up since treatment,...Childhood Obesity, Diabetes And Hyperlipidemia
Body fat distribution may determine risk for diabetes and hyperlipidemia.Relation of circumferences and skinfold thicknesses to lipid and insulinconcentrations in children and adolescents: The Bogalusa Heart Study. by DavidS. Freedman, Mary K. Serdula, Sathanur R. Srinivasan and Gerald S. ...Low Folate Levels In African American And Mexican American Adults
... Ford and Barbara A Bowman Low folate levels are a risk for neural tube defects in offspring andpotentially other diseases. In the third NHANES both African American andMexican American adults have lower serum and red cell folates than white adultsregardless of education, underscoring need for improved di...... 428 died over 8 year followup. All-causemortality risk was correlated with poor fitness irrespective of body fatness.Thus, fitness is more important than leanness and may reduceobesity risk. For more information contack Dr. Blair at sblair@cooperinst.org...Morning Coffee Boosts Blood Pressure, Stress Hormones All Day
...e major studies of blood pressure andheart-disease risk showed that a 5-point difference in diastolic bloo...-pressure-- the lower number used to assess health risk -- was associated with at least a34 percent increase in stroke and a 21 percent increase in the inci...In Battle For Attention, Left Side Of Brain Wins Over The Right, UF Researchers Find
...an oncoming car, you could be at greatly increased risk ofaccident because of this attentional bias."...Insulin Resistance And Obesity Avoided In Genetically Modified Mice, As Reported In Science
... 40,and overweight people are at particularly high risk for the disease. Diabetesoccurs when the body's cells are unable to absorb enough blood sugar, orglucose, into their cells. This lack of cellular "fuel" and the high levels ofglucose in the blood stream cause weight loss, fatigue, and a variety oflon...Depressed Older Women At Greater Risk For Fractures
Older women with depression face an increased risk of fracture over theirnondepressed counterparts, a...ncea spinal fracture and have a 30 percent greater risk of non-spinal fracturescompared with women who are not depressed, the study found. The researchersf......ust be adults who currently are HIV-negativeand at risk for HIV infection through sexual exposure. All vol... DPH has a long history of working with people at risk for HIV infection sincethe 1970s, when it conducted studies of hepatitis B in San Francisco. Thisres...New Book (And Web Site) Use 'Currency' Of Aging To Guide And Motivate Healthy Choices
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...nal pilot study to testwhether soy will reduce the risk of prostate cancer. "In Asian countries like Japan...olesterol-lowering properties that help reduce the risk of heart disease and othercardiovascular diseases. The study will involve 160 men, half African-Amer...Flu Shots Keep Health Workers On The Job
...ividuals who remained unvaccinated had a 14percent risk of developing influenza type A or B infection. Influenza infectionwas associated with workers having an additional 1.5 days of febrile respiratoryillness and missing 0.5 more days of work. Subjects who had received the influenza vaccine repor...Study Highlights Flu Risks For Women With Chronic Illness
...men with HIV had the highestinfluenza-attributable risk among the women studied. While the study providesjustification for more wide-spread use of influenza vaccine for women with HIV,the authors write that more data are needed to determine if the effects wouldcarry over to the more diverse - and predomin...Stent Procedures May Be Unnecessary In Some Heart Cases
...rder to treat. Also, there is a slight(1 percent) risk of clot formation, which could lead to a heart attack In a typical procedure, the stent is implanted in the artery after theballoon has opened it up. However, it is becoming increasing common forcardiologists to automatically implant the stent befor...Space Research May Accelerate Development Of Flu-Fighting Drug
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