Female sex hormones play a vital role in defense against sexually transmitted diseases
...udies, to be published in the Journal of Virology, show that sex hormones have a profound effect on suscep...e and in fact a number of clinical studies as well show that women who use Depo-provera, a progesterone based injectable contraceptive, have particularly hi...'Marital strain' increases women's risk of death, heart disease
... dying from any cause compared to women who always show their feelings. Eaker noted that this is the first time marital strain -- as measured by disruption to one's life due to a spouse's work situation and self-silencing during conflict with one's spouse -- has been included in a longitudinal study of ...Unemployed women at higher risk for cardiovascular disease
...and not being able to locate a job." While results show an association between unemployment and cardiovascular disease and mental health, the reason for the worse health outcomes cannot be determined with the cross-sectional data in this study. The data was drawn from 34,879 black and white American women...Vaccine may complement conventional treatment for chronic leukaemia
...n this vaccine, Bocchia's research is the first to show a clinical response. Dr Chatterjee concludes: "Given the ease of administration, lack of toxicity, and early promise of efficacy, vaccine development against the fusion protein or other CML specific antigens appears to be a reasonable avenue for fur...Immediate access to antibiotics stems spread of sexually transmitted diseases
...est numbers for STDs. Recent statistics from 2002 show that the city had the third highest incidence (new cases per year) for Chlamydia (at 6,267 cases, behind Detroit, Mich., and Richmond, Va.) and gonorrhea (at 4,873 cases, behind St. Louis, Mo., and Richmond, Va.)...Mothers' exposure to air pollutants linked to chromosome damage in babies
...ebp.aacrjournals.org . "This is the first study to show that environmental exposures to specific combustion pollutants during pregnancy can result in chromosomal abnormalities in fetal tissues," said Kenneth Olden, Ph.D., the director of NIEHS. "These findings may lead to new approaches for the prevention...Breast cancer treatment reduces risk of heart disease
...e heart. Studies have shown women taking tamoxifen show reductions in markers of cardiac disease, such as bad cholesterol and homocysteine. However, there is little direct evidence of tamoxifen's heart protective benefits by way of reduced morbidity or mortality. To evaluate its hypothesized cardioprotect...Using the internet's power and anonymity to reduce problem drinking
...xas School of Public Health. "A number of studies show that people tend to respond best to certain kinds of interventions, those that provide feedback, are empathic and nonjudgmental, emphasize personal responsibility, and give people several options for how they would like to go about changing their dri...Older doctors less likely to follow current standards of care
...ntly accepted standards care. The study's findings show that the number of years a doctor has been in practice may decrease the likelihood of the doctor providing technically appropriate care. "The results are paradoxical since it is generally assumed that clinical experience enhances knowledge and skill ...Flu vaccination benefits people of any age with high-risk medical conditions
...younger than 65, is the first large-scale study to show that influenza vaccination is highly effective in reducing complications across all age groups, according to the authors. Eelko Hak, M.Sc., Ph.D., of the University Medical Center of Utrecht, the Netherlands, and his colleagues, used data from Dutch ...NHLBI study shows smoking cessation programs improve survival
New findings from the Lung Health Study (LHS) show that intensive smoking cessation programs can significantly improve long-term survival among smokers. Supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), LHS is a landmark study that differs from many other studies of cigarette smokin...14-year study finds that quitting smoking adds years to life
...year Morality," is the first experimental study to show that stopping smoking adds years to life. It is published in the Feb. 15, 2005, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine . The findings were based on data from the Lung Health Study. Randomized trials like the Lung Health Study are widely regarded as th...Promising treatments for Huntington's disease identified in UCI study
...everal promising drug compounds that when combined show the potential to treat Huntington's disease. In tests on fruit flies, Larry Marsh and Leslie Thompson found that combinatorial drug therapies developed from these compounds halted the brain-cell damage caused by the fatal, progressive neurodegenerati...Clot-busting drugs may help detect potentially deadly leg clots
...ep-vein thrombosis in their lower limbs, who don't show positive with the standard d-dimer test. How can we improve the ability of the d-dimer test to detect clots in these groups? The answer may be to add a miniscule dose of tPA so that it would break down a small amount of the clot," says Dr. Robinson. ...Herb used to treat diabetes works like modern-day prescription drugs, study suggests
...oblonga in people with diabetes. "A lot of studies show that lowering blood sugar levels reduces the risk for all kinds of diabetes-related complications, such as kidney disease and nerve and eye damage," Hertzler said. "We want to see if this herb has this kind of effect." Salacia oblonga is still relati...Mayo Clinic identifies key cellular process in prostate and other cancers
...wth and survival of cancer cells. Researchers also show that this interaction can be chemically reversed t...able to cancerous cell growth. In particular, they show that Skp2 is the cellular player that interacts with FOXO1 by tagging it for destruction. This degra...Induction at 32 weeks possible action for expectant moms with premature membrane rupture
...ks gestation to be a viable option. "Our findings show us that mothers and babies do just as well when th...he Mayo Clinic researchers indicate their findings show induction at 32 weeks gestation is an option for women with prolonged premature membrane rupture and...Falling in love in three minutes or less
...s power and money. According to Kurzban, the data show that, when people meet face-to-face, things like smoking preferences and bank accounts don't seem to loom large in intricate complexities of attraction. "The speed dating offered us, as psychologists, something that we rarely get in conducting resea...Penn joins major NCI research initiative to advance breast cancer therapies
... of stomach cancer who respond to the drug Gleevec show a dramatic change in glucose metabolism within 48 hours of taking the drug. In this way, imaging has provided a vital and rapid indication about response to therapy and survival that can be used to make decisions about whether to change medication or...