Scientists stalk PPAR-gamma, find novel cancer connection
...n, Bernstein said. The latest research may offer a third novel approach. The myeloma research emerged from a larger investigation conducted by Phipps' laboratory into inflammation, the culprit of many serious illnesses. One area of focus is how the immune system reacts to PPAR-ligands....Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease varies by ethnicity
...atic steatosis fatty liver disease in nearly one third of American adults in a large urban population sample. The prevalence of the disease varied significantly among ethnic groups. Hispanics had a higher prevalence than whites, while blacks had a lower prevalence than whites. The study is found in the D...Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
...ll generic dispensing rate increased to 51% in the third quarter of 2004. The generic variation study is the second Express Scripts study to examine geographic variations in prescription drug use. In 2001, Express Scripts research in geographic variation in prescription drug use found significant variation...Report finds new model of care can improve quality, lower costs and increase physician efficiency
...physicians out of practice." The year 2003 was the third consecutive year that increases in production outpaced increases in compensation, according to the Medical Group Management Association's 2004 Physician Compensation and Production Survey. Median compensation for family physicians increased 3.7 perc...How are we doing? Researchers aim to measure national well being
...much as most people enjoy watching television, the third most pleasant activity. The effects of time pressure on the enjoyment of work were also very large. "Measures of wealth or health do not tell the whole story of how society as a whole or particular populations within it are doing," Dr. Kahneman say...Guidance on chaperones hard to implement in general practice
...but use by female doctors remains low, despite one third of practices having a policy, say the authors. Record keeping about the offer and use of chaperones is poor, and significant barriers, such as confidentiality and time constraints, still exist. The recommendations of the royal colleges and other bod...Is the internet encouraging suicide pacts?
...dless. About half have psychiatric disorders and a third have physical illnesses. An increasing number of websites graphically describe suicide methods, including details of doses of medication that would be fatal in overdose. Such websites can perhaps trigger suicidal behaviour in predisposed individuals,...Radiologists use MRI to keep basketball players on their feet
...ith immediate relief from pre-existing symptoms. A third player developed a stress fracture before he could be fitted for a support....American Thoracic Socety journal news tips for December 2004 (first issue)
...lept at home to determine effective pressure. The third group had optimal pressure estimated from a published equation. A total of 82 percent of the autoCPAP patients titrated their pressure the first night at home. Optimum CPAP pressure was attained by 96 percent of all subjects in the autoadjusted gro...New stroke prevention therapy as effective as invasive surgery
...ain. The result is stroke. Stroke is the country's third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer, according to the American Heart Association. The preferred method of treating carotid artery disease is surgery, but while carotid surgery is usually successful, it has significant risks, Dr....Early detection reduces threat of foot injury in college basketball players
...r a second player who had pre-existing symptoms. A third player developed a stress fracture before he could be fitted for a support. Earlier research at Duke found that such preventative action appears to relieve the constant stresses and pressures suffered by the fifth metatarsal, thereby preve...Imatinib (Gleevec) has activity in AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma
...nited States and a major cause of mortality in the third world, given the limited number of effective treatments for KS. Researchers examined the response of Kaposi's sarcoma to imatinib, a drug known to inhibit the PDGF-R and/or c-kit pathways that are responsible for the growth of other cancers, such ...Hebrew University researcher finds 'sweet' way to help prevent heart disease
...he juice; a second received 200 milliliters; and a third the control group received none. The results showed definite lowering of LDL ("bad") blood cholesterol and an increase in blood antioxidant activity in patients from the two groups who drank the juice as opposed to those who did not. The patients ...'Sobering' disparity: African-Americans receive less compensation for job-related back injuries
...ans with work-related back injuries were about one third of those spent for Caucasians. Total disability settlements to African Americans were approximately half of those awarded to Caucasians. Caucasians were rated nearly two times more disabled than African-Americans. Tait notes that these statisti...Antibiotic rifampicin shows promise for fighting Parkinson's disease in lab tests
...ciated with Alzheimer's disease and with about one third of patients with Parkinson's disease. But no studies have looked specifically at Parkinson's disease in people taking this drug," Fink said. ...Parents failing to recognise obesity in their children
...ing were overweight. Where children were obese, a third of mothers and 57% of fathers thought their sons and daughters were "about right". Parents were less likely to recognise overweight boys than girls in the study more than a quarter (27%) of boys who were overweight and obese were identified as...Chocolate ingredient could put a stop to persistent coughs and lead to new cough medicines
...obromine, a derivative found in cocoa, is nearly a third more effective in stopping persistent coughs when ...psaicin required to produce a cough was around one third higher when compared with the group receiving a placebo. When the group received codeine they needed...Space sentinels track desertification on Mediterranean shores
...le arid or dryland ecosystems, which extend over a third of the Earth's land surface. Degradation is mainly due to human activities such as overfarming or land clearance, although drought also degrades the quality and productivity of soil and vegetation, and the impact of climate change remains an open que...Study examines nature and prevalence of errors in patient care
...other because she could not leave the bedside of a third unstable patient. As hospitalized patients become more ill, with complex care requirements, and the nursing shortage intensifies, such situations may become more common. Other errors can be attributed to workplace distractions. According to the pa......of 8672 adults. Researchers found that more than a third (37%) of surveyed UK patients taking regular prescription medicines said their doctor had not reviewed their medication in the past two years. And 39% said they had not received an explanation of likely side effects of their medicines a "notably wo...