Overweight, boozy and depressed: Why we need healthy new year's resolutions
...ly close, latest data from a huge nationwide study shows that obesity is up, as is drinking by women. We are also getting more depressed and anxious and taking more drugs, and the poorer we are, the more likely it is we will smoke and not exercise or eat healthily. The research involved thousands of Brit...Genetically targeted therapies create opportunities to do business in new ways
...centives to resist. Experience in other industries shows that daunting problems of this type can be successfully resolved. According to Dr. Evans this typically requires careful dialogue among industry stakeholders and skillful regulatory policy, to ensure that the costs and benefits of change are shared i...Women seeking treatment for even minimal 'male-type' hair growth need endocrine evaluation
...hormone imbalance. Now this relatively large study shows that nearly 55 percent of women who have minimal unwanted hair growth have an androgen excess-related disorder, primarily the polycystic ovary syndrome," said Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA, Chair of Cedars-Sinai's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolog...Expert panel calls for raising the bar in treating schizophrenia
...pate in hobbies as they normally would. "Research shows that affective and cognitive symptoms have a treme...ownstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. "This survey shows that patients are often ahead of their doctors in knowing the importance of affective and cognitive ...Early learning leaves lasting changes in brain, Stanford owl study shows
...can easily pick it back up as an adult. "This work shows the importance of investing in childhood experienc...in more open to changes throughout life. This work shows that it's not just the ability to do math or read books that can help a child when they grow up. Tho...Thanks for the memories: cinematic portrayal of amnesia is profoundly misleading
... or know where she is going or why. The film also shows the frustration of those around her, and although she is a comic character, it reflects her vulnerability when she finds herself alone, lost and profoundly confused. The widespread influence of cinema in shaping public perceptions must not be underes...2004's top 10 hot topics in plastic surgery
...ned with reality television. Unfortunately, these shows can foster unrealistic and unhealthy expectations. Plastic surgery is real surgery with real benefits and risks. 3. Body contouring following massive weight loss Weight loss patients turn to plastic surgeons for breast reductions and upper arm, low...Colonoscopy most reliable method for detecting colon cancer
A fast-track study published online by THE LANCET shows that colonoscopy is the most accurate technique for detecting colon polyps and cancers. Two other procedures often used to detect colon cancer-air-contrast barium enema (ACBE) and the non-invasive 'virtual colonoscopy' Computed tomographic colonograp...Assessing the season: LSU hurricane experts learned lessons during Hurricane Season 2004
...ogram NOVA and from the cable channel FX on future shows depicting the potential impacts of a major hurricane (such as Ivan) strike on Louisiana. According to Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Brian Wolshon, of LSU's Transportation Research Laboratory, Hurricane Season 2004 was "the busiest season...Safety of childbirth after C-section examined
...attempt at vaginal delivery for subsequent births, shows that serious complications are possible, but that the absolute risk of these occurring is very small. These new findings will appear tomorrow (12/16) in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine . The multicenter study was sponsored b...Brain region identified that controls collecting behavior
...with abnormal behavior," Anderson said. "Our study shows that when this particular part of the prefrontal cortex is injured, the very primitive collecting urge loses its guidance. "This finding sheds some light on a ubiquitous, nearly universal human behavior that we really don't know much about, and we ca...Researchers describe how human blood stem cells transform themselves to repair injured animal hearts
...e can declare them absolutely normal. "This paper shows that fusion is a predominant event in muscle cell generation, and it may work by allowing a cell to enter the cell cycle and divide and produce new progeny, but all of this is new and needs to be studied further," Yeh says. Cells that line the many ...NHLBI statement on oral contraceptive study
...se (CVD). However, the WHI review of the abstract shows no evidence that OC use is linked to lower risk of CVD. The abstract used information provided by WHI participants at baseline when they first joined the study. Such analyses are limited and considered exploratory and they should not be used to r...New study shows how mad cow prions hitch a ride into intestine
...Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine shows that the infectious version of prion proteins, the main culprits behind the human form of mad cow disease or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), are not destroyed by digestive enzymes found in the stomach. Furthermore, the study finds that the ...To help your mind, take steps to help your heart, study says
...were relevant to mixed dementia. The review shows that drugs designed to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease have about the same effect in people with mixed dementia as in people with Alzheimer's alone. That is, in some people they cause a measurable but not dramatic improvement on tests of ...First blood test to diagnose paralyzing, blinding disease
...ilar symptoms, but whose subsequent disease course shows that they have different disorders, MS or NMO. It is the first diagnostic tool ever to do this. Results were similar among the Japanese patients studied. In addition to Dr. Lennon, the Mayo Clinic research team included Thomas Kryzer, Claudia Lucchin...USC researchers highlight disparities in cancer rates among racial and ethnic groups in California
... understanding of cancer. By gender, the report shows that black men and non-Latino white women are hardest-hit, proportionately, by cancer. But cancer rates vary significantly by gender and ethnicity: For 19 different kinds of cancer, one ethnic or racial group had at least three times greater incidenc...Race may affect weight and fitness level
...determining a person's obesity and fitness levels, shows a new study in the December issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). The study found that African-American patients had a higher level of obesity and a lower exercise capacity compared to Caucas...Brain imaging reveals new language circuits
...ns. Standard MRI, by itself a powerful innovation, shows the major tissue structures of the brain. A variant called "functional" MRI even allows researchers to identify which areas are being used during different tasks, including producing and comprehending language. Diffusion tensor (DT) MRI has gained pr...Anniversary of one of the largest hepatitis A outbreaks in the US brings experts together
...atitis A incidence nationwide over time. Research shows that national childhood vaccination of hepatitis A would reduce the number of primary cases by 54 percent and would be a cost-effective strategy. Hepatitis A is a potentially fatal liver disease which significantly impacts the U.S. economy, costing ...