Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
... Behavior modification techniques such as exercise and stress management can not only reduce the levels of depression and distress in heart patients, but can also improve physiological markers of cardiovascular health, ac...ALLHAT study findings for racial sub-groups show diuretics work better for high blood pressure
...an newer therapies in treating high blood pressure and reducing risk of heart disease in both black and non-black patients, according to a long-term, multi-center trial of antihypertensive therapies funde...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
Aerobic exercise and stress management training can reduce levels of depression and emotional distress, as well as improve markers of cardiovascular risk in patients with heart disease...Once-a-month injectable medication helps treat alcohol dependence
...population, is common among primary care patients, and may contribute to more than 100,000 preventable de... adherence to daily oral doses can be problematic, and clinical acceptance and utility of oral naltrexone have been limited. James C. Garbutt, M.D., of the...Study examines effectiveness of anti-anemia drug in treatment of cancer patients
... anemia may reduce the risk for blood transfusions and improve hematologic response in cancer patients, b... patients. Not only can it cause physical symptoms and diminish a patient's quality of life, but anemia may also result in a poorer response to radiotherap...Antioxidant may have adverse effects in head and neck cancer patients
...ffects on the occurrence of second primary cancers and on cancer-free survival in patients with head and neck cancer, according to a new study in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer In...Maternal iron deficiency disrupts mother/child interaction
...anemic women may experience post-partum depression and that women with moderate iron deficiency have a slow down in thinking and memory. Our new results suggest that the effects of mild iron deficiency -- which are easily correc...Diuretics best initial therapy for both black and nonblack patients in treating high blood pressure
...itial therapy of high blood pressure in both black and nonblack patients, according to a study in the Apr...ease (CVD) has become the leading cause of illness and death worldwide, and elevated blood pressure (BP) is a leading contributor to this phenomenon, accor...Studies examine menopausal hormone therapy and risk of breast cancer recurrence
The doses of estrogen and progestogen used in menopausal hormone therapy may...al Replacement Therapy--Is It Safe? (HABITS) trial and the Stockholm trial, began in Sweden to test the effects of menopausal hormone therapy in women afte...Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
...airment (MCI) affects more than one-third of women and one-fifth of men aged 65 and older. It reduces short-term memory and is associated with a significantly increased risk of Alzheim...Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...niversity's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and the Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital in Taiwan sh...sic at bedtime will help older adults sleep better and longer. The research, published in the February 2005 edition of The Journal of Advanced Nursing, fou...Q Chip helps make cures more effective
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CHAPEL HILL -- The U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force academies - fierce rivals on the sports ...Injury Prevention Research Center, Duke University and Andrews Air Force Base, will enroll 4,800 male and female cadets during a four-year period, beginnin......ed the PhD research project alongside Peter O'Hare and Gillian McCullough, is available to discuss the Impedimap technology and its commercial development. The key to Impedimap is that the system can be used to provide instant, ...Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
... dropped, then rose again late in infection. Wawer and colleagues followed a cohort of over 15,000 adults... couples in whom one partner was infected with HIV and the other partner was uninfected and monogamous. Study participants provided a blood sample and answ...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
...The study underscores the importance of diagnosing and treating vaginal bacterial infections to prevent t...the body for some time, but when it becomes active and begins to multiply (a process known as "shedding"), it becomes transmissible to others, particularly...Nutritional supplement reduces need for traditional ulcerative colitis treatment
...sociation (AGA) journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , a nutritionally complete oral supplement enriched with fish oil, soluble fiber and antioxidants reduces reliance on traditional therapies for people with ulcerative colitis. Moreover...2005 Potamkin Prize goes to neurologists for research in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's and Related Diseases to John C. Morris, MD, and Ronald C. Petersen, PhD, MD. The $100,000 Potamkin Prize will be awarded April 12 at the AAN Annual ...50 years after Salk polio vaccine: Status of global eradication efforts
...ization Division, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Heidi J. Larson, Ph.D., senior advisor, Immunization and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, UNICEF Louis Piconi, chair, Polio Eradication Fu...Vaccine against cervical cancer and genital warts shows promise
...cine against the virus that causes cervical cancer and genital warts could reduce persistent infection and disease by 90%, suggest the results of a randomised trial published online today by THE LANCET ONCOL...