Intervention can help reduce risky sexual behavior, according to results published in Science
..., the people who attended the long programreported significantly fewer unprotected sexual acts, had higher levels ofcondom use, and were more likely to use condoms consistently. Theseself-reported results were backed-up by a review of the participants' clinical records, which showed that those who attended the lon...Study Reveals Possible Clue For Racial Differences In Prevalence Of High Blood Pressure
...g that producesnitric oxide and, again, they saw a significantly reduced response in blacks. "Blood flow increases, but significantly less than in whites, indicating theirresponse to nitric oxide is reduced," Panza says. Nitric oxide,...Modafinil Improves The Quality Of Life Of Narcolepsy Patients
...t and their ability to perform usualactivities was significantly improved,'' said Ann E. Rogers, an associateprofessor at the U-M School of Nursing and the principal investigator of thestudy. Narcolepsy is a disorder typically characterized by excessive daytimesleepiness. People who suffer from narcolepsy fall as...Fact Sheet -- Rectal Administration Of Diazepam For Acute Repetitive Seizures (RADARS) Study
...y the number of seizures per hourof observation): significantly fewer for patients treated with diazepam rectalgel than for patients treated with placebo (p<0.001). Rectal diazepam gel demonstrated greater protection against recurrence thanplacebo (p<0.001). Caregivers reported that treatment with diazepa...Scientists Report Cancer Fighting Drug As Possible Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis
...MPI, when given to mice withchronic-relapsing EAE, significantly ameliorated the disease course anddecreased the number of relapses. Analysis of spinal cord tissue from treatedmice showed a striking reduction of scarring and a strong inhibition of myelindestruction. The scientists also looked at the levels of thr..."Green Chemistry" Cleans Up Environment And Renders Synthetic Drugs
...to new medical compounds that have thepotential to significantly reduce the cost of some prescription drugs. The chemists use bacteria that occurs naturally in soil to transformharmful chemicals like benzene, found in oil and oil products, into usefulcompounds that can be turned into drugs. "We can......reason to believe this type of drugtreatment could significantly help reduce the risk of blood clots in peopleafter a heart attack. "Our data do not demonstrate a causal relationship between the changes of vonWillebrand levels and the clinical efficacy of enoxaparin in patients withunstable heart disease," says M...Studies Indicate An Effective Treatment For Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
...ose of alendronate, added to calcium andVitamin D, significantly increased bone mineral density (BMD) -- the mostimportant predictor of fracture risk -- at the spine and hip in men and womentaking steroids compared with placebo (calcium and vitamin D). The results wereconsistent, regardless of the patient's age, ...New Elementary School Program Lowers Cardiovascular Risks In Children
...tional program for third and fourth grade children significantly lowers cholesterol levels in just eight weeks. Other cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors related to blood pressure and physical inactivity are also reduced. Furthermore, the program is more effective when implemented in the classroom than wh...Epilepsy Drug Found To Stop Cocaine's Effects In Animals
...auses a'high' feeling in humans. GVG also significantly decreased the amount of time that rodents spentin areas where they had previously received cocaine. Such behavior is importantin human drug addiction. But GVG did not stop animals' routine functions such as learning, eatingand moving; nor d...Researchers Begin Drug Trial In Hope Of Finding New Ways To Treat Acute Kidney Failure
...ary deaths. "We have foundthat alpha-MSH treatment significantly reduced renal damage and inhibited thedisease at a number of different steps even in transplanted kidneys," Star said. "This means that a less-than-perfect kidney could be transplanted. Itcould help increase the number of available kidneys, w......out the country, with the NewEngland region having significantly higher use than the rest of the country. Among states, the use of beta-blockers ranged from a low of 30.3 percent inMississippi to a high of 77.1 percent in Connecticut. "Variation across thecountry is striking, but all areas can improve the care of...International Study Finds Statins Raise Good Cholesterol, Wake Forest Physician Reports
...equivalent. Among men, the simvastatin was significantly better than theatorvastatin in raising HDL at both doses. The study also looked at low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol andfound both drugs substantially reduced LDL, regardless of dose. Both drugs alsoreduced triglycerides to a similar...New "Body-Friendly" Fat Substitute Can Help To Transform
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..., was that "patients said theintensity of pain was significantly lessened, and neurological exams showedimproved sensation." One offshoot of the study is that the researchers have verifiedprecisely which nerves are involved in the injury -- something not done before. With a punch biopsy, a relatively painl...Jefferson Physician Warns Further Study Of DHEA's Safety Needed
...ts of DHEA, even as small as 25 milligrams a day, significantly raise IGF-1 levels. Writing in the August issue of the journal Emergency Medicine , Dr. Goldberg suggests that if the link among high blood levels of DHEA, IGF-1, and the risk of prostate cancer can be confirmed, "regulation of DHEA makes sense...New Data Show Evista Reduces Spinal Fractures
...hydrochloride), the newestosteoporosis preventive, significantly reduced by about half the risk of newspinal fractu...ow that a selective estrogen receptor modulatorcan significantly reduce the risk of spinal fracture," said August M. Watanabe,M.D., Lilly executive vice president, s...Successful Atherosclerosis Treatment Program
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