International breast cancer prevention study launches in the United States and Canada
...research on aromatase inhibitors. As a result, we think this could be an effective approach to preventing it from developing in the first place." The ExCel research study will follow more than 4,500 postmenopausal women from the U.S., Canada and Spain over a five year period. To be eligible, women mu...Early onset of puberty the EU gets serious
...y is starting at ever-younger ages, but scientists think that it can be the result of a combination of environmental factors. PIONEER comprises twelve research groups, all of which will be tackling the puzzle from different angles. Most of the groups are working on the theory that a greater intake of calor...HIV testing should be routine part of primary health care for sexually active
...usly. Either the physician or the patient doesn't think of it." The number of people living with HIV infections in the United States continues to increase, according to recent CDC data, and 35 percent of new cases of HIV diagnosed from 1999 to 2002 were acquired heterosexually. Since the early 1980s, the...Raw food vegetarians have low bone mass
...than normal and inflammation is low," he says. "We think it's possible these people don't have increased ri... telling people to follow such an extreme diet. "I think over the long term, a strict raw food vegan diet could pose some health problems," he says. "But it'...Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
...in the hallway," Juvonen said. Many teachers don't think they should intervene, but the message they're sending to the victim by walking by is, 'I don't care.'" What parents can doChildren who are embarrassed or humiliated about being bullied in school are unlikely to discuss it with their parents or teach...Child care may affect entire community's risks of infection
...arent role in increasing the risk of infection. "I think that child care or any group play situation has real developmental and social benefits," said lead author Susan Huang, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital. "The take-home message really relates to key preventive steps"...Abuse and HIV status linked to suicide risk
... are HIV-positive or are abused are more likely to think about or attempt suicide, according to a new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, George Washington University and St. Michael's Hospital, in Toronto, Canada. The Hopkins study, consistent with previous resea...Storage time and temperature effects nutrients in spinach
..., spinach is high in both nutrients. "Some people think that if the produce looks good, it has nutrients," LaBorde said. "So people will stick the spinach in some ice water to fluff it up to look nice." The Penn State researcher noted this action is not effective because the nutrient loss is irreversible...Chemical decoy shows promise for slowing Alzheimer's by acting as decoy
... amyloid by modifying the chemistry. Eventually we think we'll be able to make better decoys using molecular design," Good says. Down the line, if the polymers show promise in human studies, they could be developed into injectable drugs or even pills to slow the progress of the disease, she says. The likel...The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
...cording to public awareness surveys, women seem to think that they are more at risk of cancer, especially b...s CVD across Europe. Professor Priori says, "Women think 'I can smoke or over-eat' as they have not seen their female peers having heart problems up to 50 ye...Massive weight loss patients create mass appeal for body contouring procedures
...n in the demand for body contouring surgery, and I think this can be explained by the rapidly increasing numbers of patients who have dramatic weight loss," said Scott Spear, MD, ASPS president. "At the same time, this new group of patients has served as a catalyst for surgeons to create surgical technique...Ethical discussion should come before research
...e application stage. "I'm for science, but I don't think we go the distance to be stewards of our scientific research. We have an obligation not to be just reactive, but to be proactive and build societal consensus for the directions we're going." Even though the methods being studied cannot currently crea...Neurobehavioral function during coma, stroke rehabilitation effective for elderly
...The IVIP manual helps people with schizophrenia to think more positively about themselves and work and differs from other CBT programs in that it seeks to enhance social and work function. Stroke patients over 75 receive health benefits from rehabilitation therapy, pg 47 This study assesses the length a...Finances, not having a dentist are primary barriers to seniors receiving needed dental care
...rting no insurance were denture wearers who didn't think they needed dental care because they had no natura...s not perceived as a barrier for these people. "I think this difference is due to lack of knowledge that you need dental care, and by extension, dental insu...Dartmouth researchers find where musical memories are stored in the brain
...s of the auditory processing stream. "It makes us think that lyrics might be the focus of the memory," says Kraemer....... the organization," emphasizes Koppel. "We seem to think that we can just wrap people and organizations around the new technology, rather than make the technology responsive to the way clinicians and hospitals actually work," adds Koppel, who also teaches in Penn's Sociology Department. Recommendations A...Northwestern Memorial physicians encourage screenings during colon cancer awareness month
...s that many patients avoid screenings because they think having colon cancer will mean having a colostomy bag for the rest of their lives. When colorectal cancer is discovered, surgery is almost always the preferred treatment. However, Dr. Stryker wants to spread the word that colorectal cancer surgery ha...Serum sodium level is a major predictor of a poor prognosis for heart failure patients
...onatremia in patients with heart failure. Now, we think it can be treated, and we have an understanding that treating it can make a huge difference for the patient," says Dr. Gheorghiade. Sodium is an electrolyte that helps with nerve and muscle function, and also helps to maintain blood pressure. Hypo...Studies underscore genetic involvement in nicotine addiction & aggressive hostility
...lanine polymorphism in the same gene. The authors think that this threonine variation may allow these mice...f evidence that the type of aggressive behavior we think of as psychopathic or sociopathic has some genetic basis that may involve abnormally low levels of t...Depression predicts heart rhythm abnormalities in heart attack patients
...with everyday stressors as recorded in a diary. "I think primary care physicians, as well as cardiologists, are beginning to appreciate the role of psychosocial factors in the coronary artery disease," said Watkins. "What is needed is more of an understanding of the pathophysiology of this association betw...