Other highlights in the October 5 JNCI
...in who were surveyed originally in 1937 to 1939 at ages 0 to 19--and also conducted a meta-analysis of this data and other published studies. Neither analysis showed an association between having been breast-fed and incidence of either all cancers or of cancer at specific sites, including breast cancer. T...Model predicts risk of breast cancer for young women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma
...the absolute risks of breast cancer from age 20 to ages 30, 40, and 50 are, respectively, 0.04%, 0.5%, and 2.0%. "However, it should always be noted that the gains in long-term survival provided by successful radiotherapy and chemotherapy outweigh the associated risks of breast cancer and other late se...Large sinus tumors can be removed endoscopically, study finds
...to remove large inverted papillomas in 18 patients ages 36 to 74 but also to watch for regrowth of the tumors that have a high recurrence rate and a small chance of becoming cancer. Patients were treated as outpatients and 56 percent remained disease-free at 29 months. "If there is a chance to cure benig...A new analysis of a standard brain test may help predict dementia
...y, evaluated a group of 44 individuals between the ages of 64 and 79 who felt that their memories were faltering. These people enrolled voluntarily in a long-term study at NYU's Silberstein Aging and Dementia Research Center where they underwent a battery of neuropsychiatric and other tests, which reveale...Shift in brain's language-control site offers rehab hope
...comes a function shared by both sides. Between the ages of about 25 to 67, the site becomes more evenly distributed, until language activity can be measured in both hemispheres simultaneously. This, the researchers say, may explain why young children who have had a large portion of one side of the brain ...Heart failure patients have impaired cooling response, UT Southwestern researchers find
...y." The study included 28 participants between the ages of 47 and 55 half with congestive heart failure and half with healthy hearts. For testing, all were put into tube-lines suits and the temperature of the water perfusing the suits was elevated, resulting in increases in skin and internal temperatures...New study on childhood asthma shows home-based interventions are cost-effective
...tudy participants included more than 900 children, ages 5 to 11, with moderate to severe asthma. Most of the children were African American or Hispanic, living in low-income sections of seven urban areas--the Bronx, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Manhattan, Seattle/Tacoma and Tucson. Each child had to be allerg...Launch of NDEP campaign empowering older adults to manage their diabetes
...action kit and a brochure designed to reach adults ages 60 and older with diabetes, as well as their loved ones. Although diabetes and its complications occur in people of all ages, and racial and ethnic groups, older adults are more commonly affected, and many older adults with diabetes are on fixed inco...NIAID launches first Phase II trial of a 'global' HIV/AIDS vaccine
...mmune response in 480 healthy, HIV-negative adults ages 18 to 50. The researchers plan to recruit volunteers from populations particularly hard-hit by AIDS, including African Americans and other ethnic minorities. The study is being led by Michael Keefer, M.D., of the University of Rochester, NY, and Gav...Cold treatment protects against infant disability and death from oxygen loss
...ollow both groups of children until they reach the ages of 6 or 7, to compare the incidence of health problems or learning difficulties....Pain drives Canadian youth to seek alternative medical treatment
...17,545 adolescents across the country, between the ages of 12 and 19, are included in this health-care snapshot. "Disability" is defined by the researchers as having at least one impairment (for example a visual or mobility problem) and at least one activity restriction. Among the key findings: 4.9 per ...Kids who drink early in life: What does it mean for their future?
...tudy authors looked at two groups of children (all ages 7 to 17): those from families with a high occurrence of alcohol dependence, and those from families without that familial history (otherwise called "controls"). Multiple regression analyses were performed to determine which variables contributed the...Study focuses on age of first alcoholic drink
...s of Alcoholism. The researchers compared children ages 7 to 17 from families with a high occurrence of alcohol dependence and families without such history. To see what might predict or precede an early age of first drink, the team analyzed several behaviors and conditions in the study participants' chil...GlaxoSmithKline's Havrix now approved for use in children aged 12 months and older
...previously approved by the FDA for use in children ages two through 18 years. This expanded indication will allow healthcare practitioners to vaccinate younger children against hepatitis A with Havrix and may help to further reduce the incidence of hepatitis A in the United States, particularly among you...Study examines safety of radical prostatectomy for older men
...hether the low use of radical prostatectomy in men ages 70 and older is justified by the complication and/... the absolute risk of death was low even among men ages 70 to 79; 0.66% of men in this age group died within 30 days of surgery. The presence of comorbid co...NDEP strengthens campaign empowering older adults to manage their diabetes
...betes and its complications occur in people of all ages and racial and ethnic groups, older adults are more commonly affected, and many older adults with diabetes are on fixed incomes that make it difficult for them to follow all recommended self-care routines. "Older adults may find the cost of supplies ...Study shows that prenatal exposure to alcohol may cause visual problems in infants
...uthors also found that the infants born to mothers ages 30 and older who drank during pregnancy were at greater risk for poor visual acuity, although the older mothers did not drink larger quantities of alcohol. The authors speculate that this could be attributed to the age-related physiological changes ...How does increased television watching 'weigh into' childhood obesity?
... frequency of television watching were assessed at ages 5, 10, and 30 years. At age 5, approximately 40% of the participants exceeded the AAP's guidelines, although the average number of hours watched was 1 hours. The researchers found that each additional hour of weekend TV watching by five-year-old c...Exercise vital to build strong bones
... In girls, the bone tissue accumulated during the ages of 11-13 approximately equals the amount lost during the 30 years following menopause. One study in Finland shows that the most physically active young girls gain about 40% more bone mass than the least active girls of the same age. Similar, but ...Testosterone therapy improves sexual function in post-menopausal women
...py. In the United States, about 37.5 million women ages 40 to 49 are reaching or currently at menopause, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Menopause generally begins around age 40, inducing declining levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone which are known to keep the v...