Health And Wealth: Women Are DifferentOr Are They?
... That more hours inthe workplace allow women less time for activities that buttress their husbands'health? Or might it reflect that wives have to increase their earnings whentheir husbands' health declines? The research was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation InvestigatorAwards in Health Pol...Who Cares For You When You're Ill
...prevention and education. Many saidthey take more time with patients than physicians. Whether an NP or PA can issue prescriptions largely depends on whether they workfor an HMO or an MSC. Those who worked for HMOs had greater prescriptiveauthority than NPs or PAs who work for MSCs, although some MSCs we...Breast-Feeding Hormone Lowers Nursing Moms' Blood Pressure
...of Medicine. The results -- reported for the first time March 17 at the AmericanPsychosomatic Society Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia --demonstrated that mothers with higher oxytocin levels in the blood had lowerblood pressure before and after discussing recent life problems. The UNC-CH stu...Poor Health In Pregnancy And After Childbirth Tied To History Of Abuse
...n important predictor ofhealth during a vulnerable time in women's lives." The medical sociologist notes anecdotal reports suggesting that the experienceof pregnancy and giving birth might "bring back" memories and feelingsassociated with physical and sexual abuse suffered earlier. The new study involv......fewer "bursts" of it in emergencies and spend less time in thehospital when using intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in conjunction withsteroids, according to research published today in the Journal of Allergy andClinical Immunology. Researchers found that during the 6-month study, patients had fewerhospit...UW-Madison Center One Of Two Sites Nationwide Selected For Clinical Trial Of Cancer Drug
...iven endostatin until theirtumors shrank, at which time the treatment was stopped. Treatment resumed whent...ichard Chapell of biostatistics. Wilding said the time at which patients will be enrolled is not certain. Thestudy will need to go through several review p...Managed-Care Systems Could Save By Eliminating Restricted Access To Dermatologists
...her study determined that dermatologists take less time todiagnose skin diseases than other doctors. The i...separate study found that dermatologists take less time to diagnoseskin problems even when seeing a patient for the first time, compared to aprimary care do...MRI Images Using Laser-Polarized Xenon
...nson said. "These images demonstrate for the first time that magnetic resonance imagingwith noble gases shows great promise as a diagnostic tool," said Timothy E.Chupp, U-M professor of physics and co-director of the research project. "Whilemany technical obstacles remain before the technology is ready f...UI Study Finds Social Support May Increase Longevity Of People With Schizophrenia
...the patients, 67 men and 66 women, had died by the time thestudy began. The researchers assessed the quant...rate analysis adjusted for eachindividual's age at time of admission. "We found that the quantity of support significantly predicted the longevity ofthe pat...Office Stress, Large Family Responsibilities Put Women At Risk
...activity and anystressful events before and at the time of each blood pressure reading. Before participating, the women completed a questionnaire on job strain(exposure to high psychological demands and little latitude in making decisions)and large family responsibilities (having children and performing a...'Motion Blindness,' Not Just Poor Memory, Causes Alzheimer's Patients To Lose Their Way
...ld see the flakesmove, but they have a much harder time understanding what thistells them about their own ...ic flow field, and they also had the mostdifficult time remembering the way to the laboratory. Duffythinks the research may form the basis for a test that w...Tip Sheet: Citrus Limonoids Versus Cancer, Cholesterol And Insects
...ncluded below. All papers are embargoed until the time ofpresentation, unless otherwise noted. Clinical Trials Needed to Substantiate Health Benefit Claims - Based onobservations of limonoids= anticancer activities in animals, new foods rich inlimonoid glucosides are under development. But, the resear...Improved Fitness Lowers Mortality Risk Of Male Heart-Attack Survivors
... from astructured exercise program dissipated over time and had disappeared at 10years. On the oth... study period lowered their risk of death at every time period. Resultsshowed that each increase of one stage in work capacity reduced the risk ofdeath by ...Penn Researchers Find Chemoembolization Effective For Liver Tumors
... known aschemoembolization may double the survival time of adult patientswith colon cancer that has spread to the liver. Michael C.Soulen, MD, associate professor of radiology at Penn and seniorauthor of the study, will present these findings at the 24thAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cardiova......arsightedness in adults has beenused for the first time to treat a child, allowing a 12-year-old boy to sh...esusually provide only minimal help because by the time they are fitted, the brainhas been trained to ignore the message from the out-of-focus eye. Kiley's...The Whole Truth From Five-Year-Olds
...hows the child witness another simpledrawing, this time illustrating two childrenstanding before one of four female adults "whowant to know what happened": a doctor,grandmother, judge or a "lady who comes to see theboys at home" (a social worker). "The prosecutor tells the witness that one childis telling...Wake Up To Stroke -- Night Strokes Linked To Long Delays In Care
...t receives is partially determined by thelength of time since the stroke began. When a stroke starts duri...re of symptoms after he or she awakens. The exact time ofonset is difficult to pinpoint and the physician can only assume that the strokestarted soon after......invasively can take30 pictures of the heart in the time it takes to hold one deep breath. EBCTmeasures the extent of calcification inside blood vessels. Sonar-likeultrasound employs sound waves to measure the thickness of blood vessel wallsand identify areas where plaque has deposited. Using both techn...Postmenopausal Women Reap Heart Benefits From Foods Containing Vitamin E
...as evaluated in a laboratory test thatmeasured the time it took the women's LDL to become oxidized by copper ions(natural oxidants). The time, called the lag time, is used as an indicator ofLDL oxidation. Researchers found increased intake of vitamin E was associated with decreasedsusceptibility of LDL t......0 to 40 CT images of the heart at rest, the best time to view the coronary arteries. Viewing these clear, cross-sectional images of the heart, radiologists measure the size of calcium deposits. Carr worked with General Electric Medical Systems to develop computer software that processes the informati...