Debilitating Body Image Disorder Often Begins In Teens; Likely To Be Missed
... people are often too embarrassed to divulge them, say the researchers.For example, it may be worthwhile ...es with control groups, now need to be done, say researchers. Studies that use a community samplewould likely have a more balanced sex ratio th...The American Heart Association Urges Caution On Cholestin
...he treatment of elevatedblood cholesterol. We can say that statin drugs, manufactured with high levelsof quality control and used in a carefully monitored medical setting, are highlyeffective in lowering cholesterol levels in the blood. The red yeast data todate are very interesting, and we would like ...Prevalence Of Sexual Abuse In Men
... the victim of a non-consensual sexual experience, say researchers from Royal Free and University College...nsensual sexual experiences in men and the authors say that their figures are likely to be modest in light of the fact that many victims do not wish to dis...News Tips Friday, March 26, 1999
...tion may be abenefit of exercise. The researchers say more investigations are needed toverify their findings. Dominic Geffken, University of Vermont College ofMedicine, Burlington, Ph.: 802-656-8964. 12:15 p.m. -- #P93 -- Size does matter: The size of cholesterol particles is anindependent risk fac...Study Shows That Pediatricians Play Crucial Role In Violence Prevention
...rs at Wake Forest University Baptist MedicalCenter say physicians and other health care providers play valuable roles inviolence prevention in their communities. A study published in the March issue of Injury Prevention states that physicianshave a great deal of influence on families and often form uniq...Antibiotics Reduce Inflammation In Heart Disease But Effect On Heart Attacks Remains Unproven
...a dormantstate. "It is not unreasonable to say that some people carry this organism forthe rest of their lives following a respiratory infection," Grayston notes, "andit's amazingly widespread among the general population." Most American men and women over age 50 have been previously infe...Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Nursing Administrator Receives Nursing Excellence Award
...rts to improve care stated Burnes Bolton. Patients say to me, 'I cantell that your nurses care about what they're doing because of the way they takecare of me,'" she says. Among the achievements that led to Dr. Burnes Bolton's nomination are herparticipation in a variety of professional organizations, in...Hardening Of The Aorta Increases The Risk Of Stroke
...hington UniversitySchool of Medicine in St. Louis, say atherosclerosis, or hardening, of theascending aorta predicts future brain injury and death. "This is the first prospective, long-term study of the relationshipbetween atherosclerosis in the aorta and risk of stroke and death. We found thatas...Future Chlamydia Screening Should Take Account Of Possible Disadvantages For Women
...well as benefits that such an initiative may have, say Dr Barbara Duncan and Professor Graham Hart of the...responsibility for sexual and reproductive health, say the authors. They argue that there are lessons to be learnt from other woman-centred programmes, suc...Cervical Screening Has Reduced Incidence And Mortality From Cervical Cancer
... for over 20 years had little effect on mortality, say the authors. From 1950 to 1987, total mortality f...s in women and 0.4 per cent of all deaths in women say the authors. Quinn et al also report that screening might have prevented 800 deaths from cervical c...Strokes Are More Common In The Black Population
...twice as high in black people than in whitepeople, say researchers in this week's BMJ. Dr Judith Stewart...rs for stroke should beinvestigated further. They say that this information could then provide thebasis for effective strategies for stoke prevention in m...Brain Resolves Sensory Contradictions By Creating Its Own Reality
...based on the sensory information. The researchers say their work could be an important step towards understandingthe causes and finding treatments for some balance disorders. "The NationalInstitutes of Health recently reported that 50 percent of Americans will have abalance problem at some time in their...Recording Patients' Socio-Economic Status Is Necessary For Tackling Health Inequalities
...d socio-economic information about their patients, say researchers in this week's BMJ. Dr Liam Smeeth fr...al treatment is focused on the biological factors, say the authors. In the UK, death rates are two to three times higher among people in social class V th...Baby Talk: Parents Do Make A Difference, By Promoting Childhood Chatter, From Birth To Age 3
...fullsentences at 16 months, while others might not say a word until they're 28months," she reports. "Usua...Babies Talk steer clear of this debate, since they say bothfactors are crucial. "We believe the child arrives ready to make sense of manydifferent kinds of...Clemson Scientists Refining Natural Immune System Booster
... help control infectious diseases, butsome experts say they can have serious side effects or limited effectiveness. In response, Clemson University researchers are collaborating with abiotechnology company to help the body itself fight disease. The company, Animune, Inc., holds a patent to produc...... of swelling in the brain. Researchers say the new results show that part of the recovery is dueto the brain function reorganization, a re-balancing of the network, like thecast of a play adjusting to the loss of a key actor. The adjustment can beginwithin a day or two after the stroke, and c...WIC, Medicaid Have Reduced Infant Deaths
...es are greater that they will be African-American, say the researchers. "Women on Medicaid during pregnancy tend to be young, to beAfrican-American, to have less than a high school education and to be at a lowerincome level than poor women not on Medicaid," says Carver. "Medicaidparticipants are...Laser Pointer Helps Parkinson's Patients Take Next Step
...fore assuming the treatment will help, the authors say neurologistswould do well to have a laser pointer handy to let patients give it a try. The simple device seems to help patients overcome freezing episodes,where patients' legs literally freeze in place as they're trying to walk. Forabout 30 p...Better Integration Of Long-Term And Acute Care Of Elderly Needed
...and long term care for elderly patients is needed, say researchers in this week's BMJ. Their claim is ba... become a highly publicised political issue. They say that according to previously published figures, UK total expenditure on long term care is estimated ......ective surgery can help to improve survival rates, say researchers in this week's BMJ. Major surgery in ... morbidity and even reduce total stay in hospital, say Dr Jonathan Wilson and colleagues from York District Hospital. They studied 138 patients undergoi...