Novel treatments may help alleviate constipation, IBS in women
...en either lubiprostone or placebo for 12 weeks and asked to rate their IBS symptoms. To be considered a monthly responder, patients had to report moderate relief four out of four weeks or significant relief two out of four weeks. Overall responders were defined as those who had been monthly responders tw...Sling surgery is more effective than Burch for bladder control in women
...ncontinence, are expected later this year. BE-DRI asked 307 women to make changes such as emptying the bladder on a regular schedule and to practice Kegel exercises to strengthen pelvic muscles to learn if these common treatments would allow women to stop drug therapy and maintain the same degree of bladd...Keeping pain and fatigue on the run
... study from New Mexico and western Washington were asked to score their lev-els of pain and physical sensat..., 29 and 39 months post-diagnosis. They were also asked to quantify their physical activity levels based on household activity, moderately vigorous activity...Fatalistic beliefs about cancer cause many to ignore cancer prevention advice
...ws, they indeed do nothing about it." The survey asked respondents if they agreed with three statements about cancer. About 47 percent of those surveyed agreed with the statement that "It seems like almost everything causes cancer," while 27 percent agreed that "Theres not much people can do to lower the...Screening men over 65 for abdominal aortic aneurysms could save lives
... ruptured in the future. Patients may therefore be asked to undergo risky surgery for a procedure that may not have killed them, others may discover small aneurysms and worry about them unnecessarily," says lead author Dr Paul Cosford, Director of Public Health at the East of England Strategic Health Autho...Alzheimer's weight gain initiative also improved patients' intellectual abilities
...he study, the staff who had received training were asked to keep diary notes of any changes and they effect they had on patients. They also received support and encouragement from a research assistant, who spent most days on the ward, and a nurse researcher who visited the ward three to four times a week. ...Smokeless cannabis delivery device efficient and less toxic
...ing to study findings. In addition, patients were asked which method they preferred. "By a significant majority, patients preferred vaporization to smoking, choosing the route of delivery with the fewest side effects and greatest efficiency," said Benowitz....Pioneering study maps attention, memory and language links in the human brain
...nation tasks in Christensen's experiments. They're asked to respond by pressing a button when they hear wor... Then, to make the task a bit harder, subjects are asked to respond only when they hear a woman's voice speak a word in the chosen category. The task taxes a...Pediatricians and pathologists see traumatic brain injury differently
...ry to 570 pediatricians and pathologists, who were asked to classify them as inflicted, unintentional, or undetermined. To reflect actual experience, some of the scenarios contained incomplete or potentially conflicting information. There was an overwhelming agreement among the pediatricians and patholog......rint. Those in the tailored Internet group were asked to log on to a website designed by the researchers..., but not customized by the researchers. They were asked to complete physical activity logs and monthly questionnaires online, but did not receive tailored f...Mediterranean diet halves risk of progressive lung disease
...75, who were surveyed every two years. They were asked questions about lifestyle, including smoking and exercise, diet and medical history. Dietary intake was assessed in detail every four years. Eating patterns fell into two distinct categories: those who ate a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, whole gr...Unfair treatment boosts heart attack risk
...nt in London (The Whitehall Study II). They were asked to score their responses to the statement: "I often have the feeling that I am being treated unfairly" on a scale of 1 to 6, where 1 equals "strongly disagree" and 6 equals "strongly agree." Unfair treatment applied to all aspects of their lives, i...Online education program better source of information for patients
...on registration with Heart Profilers, patients are asked to complete a questionnaire to receive a free, confidential, personalized treatment options report. Users receive information, based on peer-reviewed, scientifically based literature, regarding success rates of various treatment options, potential m...Higher gas prices leave many workers running on empty
...arch, approximately 1,000 full-time employees were asked to note how gas prices have affected their disposable spending patterns. They also were asked how these changes affected their stress levels and willingness to participate at work. (Respondents,...Most young women don't recognize heart attack warning signs
...one of two Connecticut hospitals. The researchers asked them about their symptoms before the heart attack ...within the first hour of their symptoms. "When we asked the women why they delayed going to the hospital, half of those who waited more than an hour said th...Greenberg Prize awarded to Dr. Joseph G. Hayes
...ram director in internal medicine. In 1997, he was asked to be the clinical leader for the upcoming computerization of the Medical Center, and shortly thereafter to be the associate dean. As an elected member of the Caduceus Society, Dr. Hayes is an honorary alumnus Weill Cornell Medical College. Through...Employee health program improves blood pressure, diabetes control
... of the HRA is one-on-one coaching." Employees are asked what they want to change first, such as weight, blood pressure or diabetes control. The coaching, set up through the health insurance company, is structured so that patients can call the same coach repeatedly to build a dialogue. The researchers als...Use of Swedish 'snus' is linked to a doubled risk of pancreatic cancer
... ups between 1978 and 1992, during which they were asked to report on their smoking and snusing habits. The researchers have also studied rates of oral and lung cancer amongst the men, but found no correlation to snus. "Were actually not that surprised," says project leader Professor Olof Nyrn of the Dep...Drinking farm milk reduces childhood asthma and allergies but raw consumption remains unsafe
...and often follow a biodynamic diet. Parents were asked to complete detailed questionnaires about their childs consumption of milk, butter, yoghurt, eggs and fruit and vegetables and whether they were farm-produced or shop-bought. They also answered questions about their childs height and weight, wheth......and improving sensory awareness. Volunteers were asked to look for target numbers that were mixed into a series of distracting letters and quickly flashed on a screen. As subjects performed the task, their brain activity was recorded with electrodes placed on the scalp. In some cases, two target numbers ...