Many Virginians would increase taxes for K-12 education, study finds
... social services, fewer than 12 percentof citizens say the state spends too much. Only with regard to spe... on social services for the elderly, and 57percent say not enough is spent on public schools (K-12). In fact, 41 percentagree that state taxes should be in...'Thick' blood may increase stroke risk
...skof stroke," concludes Folsom. Researchers also say that the blood coagulation factors may not just be a'marker' of risk, but could play a role in causing stroke by increasing the riskof a blood clot in the arteries that serve the brain. Von Willebrand factor and factor VIIIc are produced by the cells...Women find physician guidelines on estrogen replacement therapy are lacking
...erapy. Based on their findings,the study's authors say that future guidelines should instruct physicians toincorporate patients' perspectives into the counseling process. Currently, the American College of Physicians, American College of Obstetricsand Gynecology and the U.S. Preventive Services...Very low energy diets together with nicotine gum boosts smoking cessation rates
...g the dieters and 3.8kg in the control group. They say that their study shows that smoking can be stopped for up to a year with acceptable weight control in a group of women selected for their previous weight control problems when attempting to stop smoking. In reality, such dramatic results may not be p...Physical fitness isn't the only activity to help prolong survival in older people
...advantages compared with fitness activities. They say that this observation is important because it suggests that activities that entail little or no physical exertion may also be beneficial to older people.......rmation automatically." The UW researchers say children with the dual reading and mathcalculation disability typically don't complete their written school work ontime. This becomes a big problem and children become frustrated. Eventuallythey start to avoid, math, reading and writing. "W...12-year-old Oregon girl is first child to receive new bone growth material in her skull
...ith several congenital deformities. Her physicians say sheprobably has Antley-Bixler which caused her elbows and legs to fuse together, craniosynostosis that fused the bones in her skull and Pfeiffer Syndrome whichcaused her face to recess and her ear canals to close off with skin coveringthem. When Emil...Unprotected anal sex increasing in San Francisco
...as their partners weresignificantly more likely to say they had unprotected sex because they were inlove. The high-risk group reported they had unprotected sex because condomswere unavailable, they were turned on, or they had been drinking or using otherdrugs. This group was also more likely to use nit...Behavioral program boosts antibody that fights breast cancer
...out 10 times less likely to say it was because of nausea or vomiting.Overall, about twice as many non-participants refusedchemotherapy as did program participants. "The intervention pro...Study finds parental influence still important during adolescence
... "Based on these findings, I would say parentsshouldn't give up providing influence and support to theiradolescents," Jang said. "Parental attempts to provide support maynot always be welcomed by teens. But even wh...Doctors are not good at going to see their own doctor!
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...escent were intermediate in their use of HRT (15%) say the authors. The differences in HRT use between ethnic groups were not explained by differences in other factors influencing HRT use including age and hysterectomy rates, they say. Harris et al claim that their findings are potentially important bec...Poor health is a major factor for early retirement, according to UCSF researchers
...hose household income is less than$20,000 per year say that they are in poor health. Only 8 percent of pe...plewhose household income is over $80,000 per year say their health is poor. More than one-third (34 percent) of the people who were not working said thei...New research on Tourette's syndrome
...ision making. Most people have the urge to say or do inappropriate things, but decidenot to, says Flanagan. But Tourette's sufferers lack the ability to suppressthese impulses. "It's probably an extreme variant of a normal thing felt by manypeople," he says. "It's a nice observation," say...'Revolutionary' treatment for birth defect improves survival of newborns
...ing born and treated successfully here (at Shands) say that their obstetricianhad told them their unborn baby was going to die. "Our data is so painstakingly researched and reported, that after people read itthey have no choice but to believe it. Our 92 percent survival rate isunsurpassed in the medical ...Scottish study shows lack of mental health service for children entering care
... the University of Glasgow and Yorkhill NHS Trust, say that their findings indicate a need for early inte...atric disorders among children in the care system, say the authors, but until now, little has been known about the mental health of children at the time th...Some HIV patients show no viral rebound after stopping drugs
...aron Diamond AIDSResearch Center. The researchers say follow-up studies are in progress to buildon the intriguing results of this study. New trials getting under way incontrolled clinical settings will explore the effects of stopping and startingdrug therapies for variable periods. "Right now, ...Analysis suggests women treated for breast cancer do better with axillary node dissection
... a University of Iowa-led analysis. "It's hard to say in a study like this exactly why there is a survival ratedifference because you can't go back and actually find out all the relevantfacts," said Carol Scott-Conner, M.D., Ph.D., UI professor and head of surgery."But, the data did show that the women ...You have to break a few (hundred) eggs to make a good crystal
...ut we haven't tested them yet, so we'rehesitant to say it might be this or that." The research will conti...number of Space Shuttle flights. "Most researchers say that crystals grown in microgravity will be better thanthose on the ground," Judge said. And a numbe......ltof being over- or understretched by their jobs," say the researchers. "They arejust as likely to use large amounts of substances in situations where theircognitive abilities exceed the demands of their jobs as they are when they failto meet the jobs' demands." To reduce employee substance use, Oldham a...