Heart disease is a pediatric problem: New guidelines point to lifestyle 'training' in childhood
...gh cholesterol levels and type 2 diabetes (once so uncommon in children it was known as "adult-onset" diabetes). They also develop the beginnings of atherosclerotic lesions, called fatty streaks. These deposits have been found in the body's central artery, called the aorta, as early as age 3, and in the cor...Stanford researcher to find cure for widespread Celiac disease
...Celiac Sprue? Although the disease was considered uncommon until recently, the American Gastroenterological Association's most recent technical review on Celiac Sprue (Gastroenterology 120, 1526-1540, 2001) summarizes the results of several independent studies suggesting that the prevalence of the disease ma...UF study: Adolescent girls who set goals too high may risk anorexia
...lth. Full-syndrome eating disorders are relatively uncommon so their impact on public health often is not fully appreciated, however they are associated with considerable impairment in health and interpersonal adjustment, have high relapse rates and carry increased risk for death, according to the institute. ...People only slightly more likely to die after episodes of stagnant air
... by without an hour of stagnant air; but it is not uncommon to have days with four to five stagnant hours. The increase in deaths confirms the guidelines if the air has been stagnant and you have pulmonary disease, its good to restrict your outdoor activities, said one of the researchers, Dr. Therese Mar...Jury still out over risks of heading a soccer ball
...ad contact may cause concussive injury, it is both uncommon and unlikely to result in cumulative brain injury. Most head to head contact is inadvertent, and coaching techniques and visual perception training may help in a few cases but is unlikely to eliminate this problem entirely. Soft shell helmets or head...Adequate anticoagulation reduces impact of stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation
... complications for patients who do experience that uncommon event," says Elaine Hylek, MD, of the MGH General Medicine Division, the study's lead author. Atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat, is the strongest common risk factor for stroke. By leading to the formation of blood clots that trave...New clinical research study evaluates novel cell therapy
...derestimated. PD may appear at any age, but it is uncommon in people younger than 30, and the risk of developing it increases with age. It occurs in all parts of the world, and men are affected slightly more often than women. When the study is completed and if the results show a benefit, research participan...MRI accurately depicts spread of cancer to bone
...f Toronto. Bone invasion by soft-tissue sarcoma is uncommon but requires bone resection. Bone invasion is associated with decreased survival and a greater proportion of high-grade versus low-grade soft-tissue sarcomas. The researchers compared MR scans with actual surgical findings for 51 sarcoma patients to...UCLA study examines health of California seniors
... findings: Smoking and drinking are relatively uncommon among older Californians. Fewer than one in 10 currently smoke and fewer than one in 20 report having three or more drinks in a single sitting during the past month -- both lower rates than the national average. Heavy drinking is rare among older wom...Rochester chosen to focus on rare neurological diseases
.... The Rochester center, which will focus on three uncommon neurological disorders, will be funded with $6.25 million, part of $51 million put forth by NIH to establish the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network. The centers will focus on disorders that are often pushed aside in the fight for attention and d...Children's genetic factors determine HIV progression according to UCSD study
...ecause the beneficial CCR5-delta32 polymorphism is uncommon among Black and Hispanic individuals, gene alterations at the 59029 site had the greatest impact on the largest number of children across race/ethnicity groups. The study also demonstrated that personal genetic differences do not affect children in t...Study finds factors impeding bystander CPR
...trary to other investigations, this study found it uncommon for CPR to be impeded because bystanders were emotionally distressed, or were afraid of disease transmission, or potential liability....Hip cartilage is newest achilles heel for golfers
... "This is a wake-up call that hip injuries are not uncommon for golfers and hip pain should not be ignored," Dr. Robertson said. Additional authors of the study being presented are Jeffrey D. Towers, M.D., Hal D. Martin, M.D., Scott M. Lephart, Ph.D., and Marc J. Philippon, M.D....Vitamin B-12 levels linked to bone loss in aging women
...g/ml). "While deficiencies in vitamin B-12 are uncommon among younger women, many older women suffer from vitamin B-12 deficiency," explains Dr. Stone. "Our research shows that the women with the lowest levels of vitamin B-12 are at an increased risk for bone loss in their hips, which could lead to fract...New drug may help fight some lung cancers
... some BAC features. "BAC was once thought to be an uncommon form of lung cancer, but it appears to be increasing in incidence and more recent studies suggest that it may actually play a role in about one in five of cases of lung cancer," says Dr. Patel. Unlike most lung cancers, BAC occurs more frequently i...Northwestern Memorial launches trial to determine most effective treatment for hepatitis C
...-to-head study of two comparable regimens is still uncommon in the pharmaceutical industry because these studies generally are large, lengthy and expensive in order to get truly meaningful results," says Steven Flamm, M.D., a hepatologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, associate professor of medicine at N...New type of anthrax vaccine moves into larger-scale trial at Saint Louis University
...ld be fatal." Gastrointestinal anthrax, very uncommon in humans, is contracted by the ingestion of meat contaminated with Bacillus anthracis. The course of the disease includes acute gastroenteritis, abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. Left untreated, gastrointestinal anthrax may have a fatality rate o...Long Island Breast Cancer Study data: Aspirin helps protect some women against breast cancer
...mplete, and these drugs have side effects that are uncommon but can be dangerous," said Dr. Michael Thun, vice president for epidemiology and surveillance at the society....Prescriptions for antibiotics to prevent anthrax uncommon after the 2001 anthrax attacks
...e taken in advance to prevent against anthrax were uncommon among concerned patients after September 11, 2001 and the 2001 U.S. anthrax attacks, according to an article in the October 11 issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine , one of the JAMA/Archives journals. According to the article, nationwide, more...Drug companies should disclose adverse events before licensing
...als are simply not big enough to detect relatively uncommon but important adverse events, which may affect large numbers of people in routine clinical use, writes Paul Dieppe and colleagues. Furthermore, the impact of undetected adverse events is likely to be made worse if widely marketed new drugs are prescr...