Location of body fat associated with cardiovascular risk even at normal body weight
...nce and high blood pressure, affects 22 percent of adults in the U.S. and an even higher (42) percent of old...esity, patterns of fat distribution in middle-aged adults may confer additional risk for metabolic syndrome, but it is not known whether this is true for olde...Exercise may not be good enough to reduce mild hypertension in older people, Hopkins experts say
... treatment programs for an estimated 90 percent of adults in the United States who eventually develop hypert...the case in older people. Hypertension in younger adults is often due to a high cardiac output when at rest and during exercise, where the heart beats faster...Traditional risk factors best predictor of CVD death in kidney patients
...idence is on the rise. An estimated 4.5 percent of adults have physiological evidence of chronic kidney disease. The rate of kidney failure in the U.S. has doubled in the past decade. Chronic kidney disease was defined in the study by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of less than 60ml/min/1.732......hma" WHAT: New asthma findings suggest that some adults with mild persistent asthma may be able to adequat...eferred first-line therapy for children as well as adults with persistent asthma There is potential for confusion among patients and physicians as a result ...University of Chicago receives grant to study connections between religious beliefs and health
...pirituality and brain patterns. A study of young adults to explore their mental representation of God. They will be asked a range of questions including whether they communicate with a higher being, feel inner peace through a relationship with a higher being or do not have an awareness at all of God's pr...Study challenges current treatment for mild asthma
...nge the standard of practice, but it suggests that adults with mild asthma may do about as well if they have the medication on hand and are advised to take them for a week or two just when their symptoms flare up." About 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, with most experiencing symptoms that are consi...Study shows symptom-driven therapy may be ok for some adults with mild persistent asthma
Some adults with mild persistent asthma may be able to adequat...provides evidence of another possible way to treat adults with long-standing mild persistent asthma," stated Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, director of the NHLBI, pa...Steady rise in allergic diseases over quarter of a century
The rate of allergic diseases (atopy) in adults has steadily increased over the last quarter of the 20th century, but the reason for the increase is still unknown, according to a study published online by the BMJ today. Researchers analysed blood samples from 513 middle-aged men attending a medica...Obesity common among Chinese adults
Around 18 million adults in China are obese, 137 million are overweight, and 64 million have metabolic syndrome--a condition where a number of risk factors for heart disease are present, suggests a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The metabolic syndrome is...College students likely drink much more alcohol than they think they do
... very interested to know the extent to which older adults and adolescents make similar estimations of their alcohol consumption." "Teaching people what constitutes a single drink applies to the general public, too," said White. "Most people are aware that a drink or two per day could convey benefits for ...Research urgently needed to treat blood clots in children
... the causes of blood clots in 30 to 40 per cent of adults have unknown origins, to their surprise, the researchers discovered in the review that only four per cent of the clots in children presented without any risk factors, Dr. Massicotte noted. "The other 96 per cent had at least two or more known risk fa...NIAID begins clinical trial of West Nile virus vaccine
... serious public health threat, especially to older adults and people with weakened immune systems," says Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the NIAID. WNV, initially isolated in Uganda in 1937, made its first U.S. appearance in New York City in 1999. The virus usually is transmitted to humans through the ...Learning software developed by Rutgers-Newark scientist helps 450,000 students with reading
...to assess the potential of using Fast ForWord with adults engaged in learning English as a second language. Perhaps the most impressive success story has been in Philadelphia, the seventh-largest school district in the United States, with more than 214,000 students in 276 schools. The Fast ForWord line of p...American Society of Travel Agents urges healthy travel for consumers
... between December 17 and 28, 2004 among 1,254 U.S. adults aged 25 to 50 who have traveled at least once in the past year and at least once internationally in their lifetime. Figures for age, sex, race, education, region and household income were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their a...Sex, age and sun exposure linked to frequency of sunburns
...n days with risk behavior. Adolescents and younger adults had the most sunburn days, the most risk-behavior days, and the most exposure hours between noon and 3 P.M. and thus accumulated the highest UVR dose," the researchers state. "Campaigns to prevent sunburn should aim at reducing the number of days wit...Mercury levels and cognitive function investigated in adults
...y of mercury and cognitive function in urban, U.S. adults between the ages of 50 and 70 years. They found that blood mercury levels were not consistently associated with adverse performance on a broad range of tests of cognitive function. This study may help policy makers with future decisions about mercur...No strong evidence linking mercury levels with worse neurobehavioral performance in older adults
...sh consumption is frequently recommended for older adults due to its high omega-3 fatty acid content, well-d...ioral outcomes in a representative sample of older adults in the United States. The research included 474 randomly selected participants in the Baltimore Mem...Study shows antibiotic treatment does not reduce risk of secondary cardiac events
... 27 different sites in the United States. All U.S. adults have been exposed to C. pneumoniae, which spreads through the air and causes pneumonia or mild repiratory disease, at some point in their lives. This study, called the Azithromycin coronary events study, or ACES, found no benefit from treating the C....Researchers determine two arthritis medications are safe and effective for children
...ns (methotrexate and leflunomide) commonly used in adults are safe and effective in children. This research ... drug dosages in children is more complicated than adults due to the wide variation in weight between a baby and a teenager. Patients three to 17 years of age...New study shows antibiotic treatment does not reduce risk of secondary cardiac events
... cardiac events. Approximately 50 percent of U.S. adults have been exposed to C. pneumoniae at some point in their lives. It spreads through the air and can cause pneumonia. "This study found no benefit from treating the C. pneumoniae bacteria with antibiotic in order to reduce the risk of heart attack or...