Stress of deployment increases risk of child abuse, neglect in military families, UNC study shows
... National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. The analyses were restricted to all substantiated cases of child maltreatment that were reported between January 1, 2000, and June 30, 2003, in Texas. Finally, Rentz notes, child maltreatment may go undetected for years, and it is likely that some cases are n...Comparison of patients' access to new and better cancer drugs reveals inequalities between countries
... uptake of new drugs in each country." Two other analyses in the report also related access to new cancer drugs with improved patient survival. Dr Wilking said: "Nearly half of the observed improvement in the two-year cancer survival rate between 1992 and 2000 at 50 USA cancer centres could be attributed to...Off-label and untested use of drug-coated stents appears widespread
...the 30-day follow-up. "Both observed and adjusted analyses indicated a greater than two-fold higher risk of death, MI [myocardial infarction, heart attack], or stent thrombosis [formation of a blood clot]," they write. "Compared with standard use, short-term outcomes appear to be worse with off-label and u...Employers who recognize the impact of migraine may help to improve workplace productivity
...requency of migraine attacks. The first of three analyses sponsored by Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, Inc. found that employers who actively screen for migraine may help identify those undiagnosed with the condition. The researchers also evaluated the total burden of migraine in the workplace and found that more...Interventional cardiologists assemble in Orlando, Fla., for SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions
...therapy, and treatment of migraine headache; New analyses on the causes of blood clots (thrombosis) in patients with drug-eluting stents, and how experts think this rare but dangerous side effect can be prevented; A critical look at some of the most hotly debated questions in cardiovascular care, such as ...Secondhand smoke increases risk of dementia
...re to secondhand smoke. "We are still conducting analyses to control for other factors that may be influencing these results, but this finding potentially implicates lifetime exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke as a risk factor for dementia in older adults," said study author Thaddeus Haight of UC Berkeley...Heart failure medication does not improve survival, compared to more widely used medication
...ion in the article. In a previous study, secondary analyses indicated that the drug levosimendan was associated with lower risk of death compared to dobutamine. Alexandre Mebazaa, M.D., Ph.D., of the Universit Paris Diderot and Hospital Lariboisire AP-HP, Paris, and colleagues with the SURVIVE trial (Surviv...Molecular marker may help identify pancreatic cancer, and possibly predict survival time
...s in patients with pancreatic cancer? Although the analyses of Bloomston et al provide an initial glimpse into the future of clinical oncology, they reflect the beginning of the continuum integrating discovery, development, regulatory review, and the evidence basis of medicine required to translate advanced t...Simple screening can help decrease teen risk behaviors
...ion they get from the teen," explains Lescano. The analyses also provided intriguing data on the relationship between sex risk, psychopathology, and behavior in that abuse or self-harm behaviors were highly predictive of sex risk. This is important because while many clinicians are aware of the sexual risks t...Study reports changing to a low-fat diet can induce stress
...ehavioral, physiologic, biochemical, and molecular analyses support the hypothesis that preferred diets act as natural rewards and that withdrawal from such a diet can produce a heightened emotional state." Once deprived of their preferred diet, mice would overcome their natural aversion to bright environment...Eating cured meats frequently can lead to lower lung function and potential COPD
...sk factors. "Adjustment for these factors in our analyses did not appreciably change our findings, suggesting that the observed association between cured meats and lung function was unlikely to be explained by potential dietary confounding factors reported in previous studies," said Dr. Jiang. The researc...MS drug helps reduce vision loss
...urnal of the American Academy of Neurology. The analyses were performed on data from the AFFIRM and SENTINEL studies, which involved 2,138 men and women with relapsing multiple sclerosis from clinics in Europe, North American, Australia, and New Zealand. More than half of the people received the drug nata...Carnegie Mellon professors question advice for nuclear attacks
...ink our research illustrates how relatively simple analyses that consider citizens' circumstances can help make the best of a bad situation," said Fischhoff, a professor in Carnegie Mellon's social and decision sciences and the engineering and public policy department...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 4, 2007
...s state. They recommend that laboratory simulation analyses and further studies are needed before reaching a final conclusion on osbornite origin. ARTICLE #3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Stardusts Hydrazine (N2H4) Fuel: A Potential Contaminant for the Formation of Titanium Nitride (Osbornite)" DOWNLOAD PDF h...Rapid response was crucial to containing the 1918 flu pandemic
...ller. These conclusions--the results of systematic analyses of historical data to determine the effectiveness ...geted vaccine is being produced. The historical analyses are part of an ongoing effort called the Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS), which is ...New asthma inhaler propellant effective, but costlier
... that started in 1978. The researchers say their analyses show that inhalers with CFC and the new brands that contain hydrofluoroalkane, or HFA, are equally effective at treating asthma. "Hopefully, by communicating with health-care professionals, we'll be able to reassure patients," said Leslie Hendeles...EVEREST data on use of tolvaptan published in JAMA and featured at ACC
...bo. These data are from the short- and long-term analyses of the international landmark trial Efficacy of Va...am presented the short- and long-term EVEREST data analyses during a late-breaker session Sunday, March 25 at the ACC. "In the long-term trial, tolvaptan neith...News briefs from the journal Chest, March 2007
...er were gathered and determined. Also, statistical analyses were adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, body mass index, blood pressure, and smoking history. Results showed that measures of sleep fragmentation and sleep efficiency were related to VWF and sTF, and apnea-related measures were related to PAI-1. Re...Mercury contamination of fish warrants worldwide public warning
...summer's conference. "The declaration and detailed analyses presented in the five supporting papers clearly sh...h greater than estimated because existing economic analyses don't consider mercury's impacts on ecosystems and wildlife. The concentration of methylmercury in ...Computed tomography screening may increase lung cancer diagnosis, but not decrease risk of death
...he intervention without reliance on highly modeled analyses with problematic assumptions. Although expensive and time-consuming, rigorous trials of cancer screening are far more cost-effective than what might be the alternative-widespread adoption of costly screening interventions that cause more harm than go...