Widely Used Therapy May Not Be Effective In Treatment Of Acute Stroke
...tially dangerous side effects, such as anincreased risk of bleeding. The LMW heparins and heparinoids are neweranticoagulants which are effective in preventing deep vein thrombosis (largevein blood clots) in stroke patients and they appear safer than unfractionatedheparin, an older form of heparin. Still...Secondary Prevention Of Heart Disease Should Be Improved
...nearly two thirds of patients had two or more high risk lifestyle factors that would benefit from change, such as exercising, giving up smoking or a eating a better diet. The authors also found that practices which ran nurse led clinics to promote secondary prevention, had healthier patients at the end of...Earliest Warning Sign Indicates Need To Test For Condition Associated With Fetal Deaths
..., an inflammation of the fetal membranes that is a risk factor for fetal death. Researchers at the Un...rane and premature delivery. Both are independent risk factors for fetal death. Gugino and colleagues reviewed the records of 804 perinatal deaths tha...New Drug Prevents Breast Cancer In Postmenopausal Women, UCSF Researchers Report
...eportthat a novel hormone therapy drug reduces the risk of breast cancer in women by70 percent. "Our findi...revention drug, raloxifene,drastically reduced the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women withoutindicating an increased risk of endometrial, or uter...American Heart Association Comment: Tirofiban -- The Platelet Receptor Blocker For Heart Attack
...heparin (a blood thinner) had a 32 percent reduced risk of death, heartattack or ischemia compared to a gr...with unstable angina taking tirofibanhad a reduced risk of 32 percent compared to those receiving heparin. How often the drug treatment will replace angiop......ment of patients with unstable angina reducestheir risk of death by as much as 47%. Unstable angina is currently the leadingcause of admissions to coronary care units, accounting for more than 1.4 millionhospitalizations per year in the United States. Tirofiban, a member of a newclass of anti-platelet i...Extreme Fatigue Increases Risk Of Blood Clot Formation
...). "The relationship between vital exhaustion and risk of myocardial infarction may in part be mediated b...ed here. Vital exhaustion may increase the risk of blood clot formation in the heart arteries through impaired fibrinolysis. Impaired fibrinolysis ...Prevalence Of Silicosis Studied In Surface Coal Miners
...rned about those surface miners who could face the risk of progressivedisease." Silicosis is a ch...l controls and safety practices to help reduce the risk of acquiringsilicosis. This disease is preventable," states Stauffer. "Our results also makeus conce...New Radiation Procedure Targets Liver Malignancies
...ve developed a detailed formula for estimating the risk of radiation-induced liver disease for individual ...urrent formula has been found to over-estimate the risk of complications) and studying how much this regimen improves tumor control....Unhealthy Lifestyles Not Primary Cause Of High Mortality Rates
... behaviors. However, this study shows that health risk behaviors account for only a small part of the exc...rates, socioeconomic position, and four behavioral risk factors---cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity and weight. Lantz and her colle......d PSA test levels above 1.3 ng/mlwere at increased risk of either acute retention or surgery. They noted thatfinasteride markedly reduced the risk of these outcomes by approximately 50% inall subgroups over the four-year period.......l ills? Is there no risk, a possible risk, alikely risk or a certain health risk from exposure to the extremely lowfrequency electric and magnetic fields (EMF) that result from gene...Health Risk To "Cigarette Babies" Is Neglected, Duke Scientist Charges
...n. "I certainly don't want to downplay the risk of cocaine, but tremendouspublicity has been given crack baby syndrome, with major articles in newspapersand cover stories in news magazines. None of that kind of attention has beenpaid to the damage caused by cigarette smoking, which involves a much...ACE-Inhibitors Score High In Reducing Heart Attack Deaths
...efitappears early, in the first few days, when the risk of death is highest."In an accompanying editorial ...On the downside, ACE-inhibitors nearly doubled the risk of low-blood pressureepisodes. The rate of such episodes was 17.6 percent in the drug-treated group...Teen Marijuana Use Is Fueled By Change In Attitudes
... of the lifestyle factors we examined areimportant risk factors in determining which students are likely t...rs when average levels of disapprovaland perceived risk are high, average levels of use are low. (See figure.) Earlier analyses from the Monitoring the Fut...More Bad News For Fast Food Fans
...ld speed the clogging of arteries and increase the risk of heartdisease according to researchers at the Sa...edcholesterol-containing foods may be considered a risk factor for heart disease."When consumed, oxidized cholesterol is absorbed and combines with fat part...Abstinence Reduces HIV For High-Risk Women - Even Those Who Relapse - Study Shows
...Us); (2) womenwho are IDUs and women who have high risk sexual partners; and (3) all women. These programs... areintravenous drug users and women who have high risk sexual partners), whosemembers' risk of infection is lower. The study analyzes data from an earlier...UCSF Study Finds Popular Blood Thinner Does Not Weaken Bones
...archers were concerned that warfarin increased the risk of osteoporosisin older women because it suppresse...is widely used among older women, may increase the risk ofdeveloping osteoporosis. Though previous studies have explored whether warfarin makes bones weake...Stopping High Blood Pressure Drugs May Start A Stroke
...ys. "Three groups are at particularly high risk -- younger people with highblood pressure, smokers...These people have between five and seventimes more risk of suffering an intracerebral hemorrhage. The study did notdetermine why individuals stopped taking...Educational Intervention Can Reduce Sexual Behaviors Known To Transmit HIV
...ted significant reductions across a range ofsexual risk indicators over a one-year period. The more inter...ofunprotected sexual behavior and a leading sexual risk factor for HIV infectionsamong heterosexuals. Researchers at seven sites in five metropolita...