Training Urged For Mothers Of Children With Cancer
...ing." They studied 170 mothers and healthy siblings of children with cancerfrom Houston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Rochester, and Salt Lake City, arepresentative cross-section of the U.S. population. When the mothers were asked about themselves and their healthy children,they reported that their...Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
... history. "If one or both individual's parents or siblings have had aheart attack before 50, I would consider giving a baby aspirin (81 mg) a day,interrupted by a therapeutic dose every two weeks," Marcus says. In its latest statement, the AHA recommends a daily dosage of between 75to 325 mg ...'DES Daughters' Had Increased Rates of Cancer; An Animal Study Shows 'DES Granddaughters' May Too
...this concept is supported by results in male mouse siblings in which like thefemales described in this study, reproduction is not affected but rare cancersare observed. A report on the effects in males is being completed, Newboldsaid. Newbold and her colleagues said that although additional study ...Differences In Brain Function Found For Attention Deficit Disorder
...oys who hadnot been diagnosed with ADD but who had siblings with the diagnosis. Two of thethree siblings of ADD boys showed some Ritalin enhancement of the striatum, asdid their affected brothers. "This wo...Maternal Tissue Typing Could Improve Selection Of Kidney Transplant Donors
... rates of kidneys donated by HLA-identical siblings of recipients with those donated by siblings who shared only half of the recipients’ HLA antigens. The researchers found that long-t......ledge about bothchildren was higher if the younger siblings were female. The sex of the olderchild made no difference. Both parents in all work demand categories ratedyounger boys more active than younger girls. "A possible explanation is that parents must work harder to track youngboys, and boys ...Camelford water contamination did lead to cerebral function damage
...eople in the Camelford area along with 15 of their siblings who had not been exposed to the contaminated water as a control. The team assessed the study and control groups through various clinical and psychological tests to determine the medical condition and anxiety levels in the affected people. They foun...People from large families may have greater risk of Alzheimer's
... in the family. Those growing up with five or more siblings have a 39-percent greater risk of developing the disease than those with fewer than five siblings. The study examined 770 people age 60 and older who were members of a large health maintenance organization in Seattle, Wash. Of the participants, 393...Duke geneticists unraveling the tangled web of autism
... children. By comparing the genes from parents and siblings to the genes of autistic children, the scientists were able to narrow their search to a few small pieces of chromosomes, the carriers of genetic information. Now, in a series of papers, some in press, the scientists report: Confirmation that a sma...Rush conducts nationwide study to find genetic markers for depression
...he disease. Studies have proven that the parents, siblings and children of a person with major depression, wh... Chicago, are currently seeking 245 pairs of adult siblings with symptoms of unipolar major depressive disorder (major depression) to participate. Major depres...Day care centers incubate and spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria
...tected the same resistant S. pneumoniae strains in siblings of attendees, suggesting that resistance could easily spread beyond the confines of the center. Day care centers are ideal environments for the development of such resistance because they are associated with a high rate of respiratory infections tha...Genetics likely to be a major factor in osteoarthritis of the hip
... 392 patients with osteoarthritis and 604 of their siblings against a control group of 1,718 other patients. O...ip. The Nottingham research shows that the risk to siblings is even greater than previously thought, at around three to eightfold the rate of prevalence in unre...Alzheimers disease with psychotic behaviors aggregates in families
...f exhibiting psychosis were more than double among siblings of probands who themselves exhibited psychosis." ...onalization, said Sweet. The finding of AD+P among siblings is an important first step in evaluating the genetics that may play a role, Sweet said. There may be...Childhood cancer survivors: Good health for some, long-term complications for others
...pecial education programs compared to 8 percent of siblings and that survivors treated with cranial radiation or chemotherapy directed to the central nervous system were more likely to utilize special educational services, particularly female survivors....New book is road map to help parents 'find' their child who has autism
...family is great. Divorce is very common and other siblings sometimes can be neglected. But many parents rally and are able to start on this journey to find their child. They need to know this process is a distance race, not a sprint, and that eventually their child can lead an extremely satisfying and prod...Women with PCOS and their siblings with hormone problems have same gene defect
...onal abnormalities and other symptoms found in the siblings of PCOS-affected women, but further studies are required, Dunaif said. PCOS is a complex disorder that affects nearly 10 percent of premenopausal women and is associated with elevated levels of androgens, as well as irregular menstrual periods and r......ical Examiners could advise parents to have infant siblings tested for possible metabolic disorders. Additionally, such screening could be an important component of genetic counseling and family planning for parents. Postmortem metabolic screening also provides a public health service because the number of d...Pediatric food allergies: What every parent should know
... available to schools, spouses, caregivers, mature siblings and friends. An emergency identification bracelet is also advisable. Strategies for Prevention If there is a positive family history for food allergies, then the first prevention steps should take place at birth. As breast feeding is generally ...Medical geneticist at Cedars-Sinai awarded $8.5 million NIH research grant
... Family Study, the researchers will evaluate 1,800 siblings from 900 index individuals with coronary calcium as identified in the existing MESA study. The researchers will then determine the extent that genes contribute to the variation in coronary calcium between the two groups by utilizing highly specializ...Most adult survivors of childhood cancer consider themselves in good health
...survivor health to that of 2,916 randomly selected siblings of the survivors. None of the siblings were childhood cancer survivors.The multi-center investigation was undertaken to evaluate the late p...