Boston Celtics fund first teen vaccination delivery program in the country
...) and other sexually transmitted diseases are only beneficial if they are successfully dispersed to the critical age group of adolescents. Through a $25,000 grant from The Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, researchers at The Miriam Hospital will collaborate with organizations distributing the HPV vaccine to a...ACP commends CMS plan to increase values assigned to evaluation and management codes
...ts, also included in the rule, would eliminate the beneficial impact for patients that would result from paying more for personalized, primary care services. The College urged Congress to act immediately, following its return from the election recess, to enact legislation to replace the 5 percent cut with a po...Former Treasury Secretery O'Neill will urge scientists in Pittsburgh to speed social change
... has been done but actual implementation of proven beneficial change has been painfully slow. Secretary O'Neill says, "The challenge for operations researchers is to turn their talents to understanding why change has been so slow to come in these critical sectors and to devise ways to accelerate progress." EVE...Statins protect smokers from lung damage
...up. Both differences were highly significant. This beneficial effect of statin remained significant, irrespective of the type of lung disease and regardless of whether the patient continued or stopped smoking. Furthermore, statin use in patients with obstructive lung disease led to a 35 percent decline in the r...Synchronous neuronal firing may underlie Parkinson's disease
...y of these neurons in the brain may potentially be beneficial in treating Parkinson's disease," Costa said. The researchers published the findings in the Oct. 19, 2006, issue of the journal Neuron. The work was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Hereditary Disease Foundation and the Anne W. Deane...New study shows the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks
... fish (e.g. salmon, bluefish), which are higher in beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, than lean fish (haddock, cod). "We also found that fish or fish oil intake reduces total mortality by 17%, a remarkable reduction considering that this is the benefit for deaths from all causes," said Mozaffarian. For infants ...Satellites help ensure safe sunning
...ort also recognises that ultraviolet radiation has beneficial effects such as the production of vitamin D, which prevents diseases such as osteoporosis and rickets. The WHO says vitamin D levels are in most cases maintained with minimal UVR exposure and warns over-exposure to the sun's radiation is much more da...Omega-3 fatty acids may slow down early Alzheimer's in some cases
... the possibility that omega-3 fatty acids might be beneficial in halting initial progression of the disease."...Drug may help women stop smoking
...preliminary study indicates that naltrexone may be beneficial as an adjunct to comprehensive smoking cessation treatment, particularly for female smokers," the authors conclude....Regular exercise, keeping weight in check reduces breast-cancer risk in postmenopausal women
... lower after menopause, it is probably going to be beneficial in terms of reducing her risk of breast cancer." The study, based on a random sample of 267 postmenopausal women nationwide selected from the WHI Dietary Modification Trial, is the first of its kind to examine the dual impact of body weight and physi...Omega-3 fatty acids may slow cognitive decline in some patients with very mild Alzheimer's disease
... the possibility that omega-3 fatty acids might be beneficial in halting initial progression of the disease."...Overweight children at increased risk for adult cardiovascular diseases
... that lifestyle changes in the young can result in beneficial outcomes, as well as guidance for clinicians on pharmacologic treatment of the most difficult childhood obesity conditions. "Together, this collection of articles demonstrates that morbidity from diseases traditionally thought to have expression in...Foodborne pathogens hard to remove from produce, research is ongoing
...of E. coli live in the human intestinal tract as a beneficial organism, aiding in digestion and absorption of nutrients. "Only a few strains of E. coli are pathogenic, and E. coli 0157:H7 is a really virulent strain. In most cases, it causes bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain, and in a small percentage of vict...Weight training does not increase strength but may slow progression in OA patients
...espite the lack of gains in isokinetic strength, a beneficial effect of strength training, namely less progressive joint space narrowing in the ST group, was suggested in the X-ray results. However, negative effects were also noted: in knees that were normal at the beginning of the study, joint space narrowing ...Gene transfer using mutant form of good cholesterol cuts vascular plaque and inflammation
...apo A-I gene. Therefore, we concluded, the greater beneficial effect of A-I Milano gene transfer is most likely related to a greater efficiency of A-I Milano in promoting the removal of cholesterol from the macrophages." Shah, who holds the Shapell and Webb Family Endowed Chair in Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai, ...Clinical trial shows islet transplantation is a promising procedure
...research will be needed to improve and prolong the beneficial effects of the procedure, the researchers say. "Dr. Shapiro and the ITN research team have improved our understanding of the potential of islet transplantation for certain patients with Type 1 diabetes," says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "O...Alcoholics Anonymous membership may decrease alcohol-related homicides
...nd homicide mortality has found that AA can have a beneficial effect on alcohol-related homicide mortality rates...cipation in AA and alcohol treatment can have very beneficial effects. We wanted to see if these beneficial effects are observable at population levels, that is,...Jefferson scientists find boosting protein levels staves off heart failure
...in heart failure, which is why they appear to give beneficial results. They prevent further S100A1 decreases through this mechanism."...A better diet through online shopping?
...bargo ends 14th September, 5PM PDT: Is albumin beneficial in children with severe malaria? Children who get severe malaria in Africa are at a high risk of dying in hospital even though there are effective treatments. Some evidence suggests that lowered blood fluid volume is a factor in determining the out......ith soy foods, such as tofu or soy milk, should be beneficial to cardiovascular health. Kristi Reynolds, assistant professor of epidemiology at the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and a team of Tulane colleagues analyzed data from 41 different studies on the effects of isolated soy protei...