Chinese children with hearing devices benefit from new speech test
...ived cochlear implants and other devices will soon benefit from a speech perception test offered in Mandarin. The Mandarin Early Speech Perception (MESP) test was developed in collaboration between Sigfrid D. Soli, Ph.D., of the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles and Yun Zheng, MD, of the West China Hospita...Antioxidants show no clear benefit against cardiovascular events, death in high-risk women
...aking active beta carotene. Overall, we found no benefit on the primary combined end point for any of the antioxidant agents tested, alone or in combination, the authors conclude. We also found no evidence for harm. While additional research into combinations of agents, particularly for stroke, may be of i...Drug for cluster headaches may cause heart problems
...eriod of remission when the headaches stop. The benefit of taking verapamil to alleviate the devastating pain of cluster headaches has to be balanced against the risk of causing a heart abnormality that could progress into a more serious problem, said study author Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, DSc, of the Natio...Reanalysis of controversial meta-analysis says writing off rosiglitazone may be premature
...pecific purpose of establishing the cardiovascular benefit or risk of rosiglitazone will resolve the controversy about its safety." In an Annals of Internal Medicine article, cardiologists George Diamond, M.D., and Sanjay Kaul, M.D., describe additional analyses that provide different perspectives on rosig...Some women benefit more from exercise when emphasis is on health, not appearance
...ic issues with their body-image are more likely to benefit from an exercise class where the instructor emphasizes the health benefits of the workout over improved appearance, even if those women chose the class in hopes of improving their physique. Researchers studied nearly 100 college-aged women who had ...Bioengineering to prevent iron deficiency?
...n. Fortifying powdered milk has also been shown to benefit children in developing countries, with Chile reporting that the frequency of anaemia decreased from 27% to 9% after a powdered milk fortification programme. However, while fortification is common and has proven benefits, loss of iron from both whe...Preventive treatments in elderly people needs rethinking
...xample, preventive use of statins shows no overall benefit in elderly people as cardiovascular mortality and ...ortality and morbidity. If we do, the only ones to benefit will be drug companies, with increasing profits from an ageing population consumed by epidemics rath...Most seniors now have drug coverage, U-M study shows
...n 2006, when the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit started. The report is to be presented today in Washington, D.C. The interviews are part of the on-going Health and Retirement Study, conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR) and funded primarily by the National Institute on Aging, ...Where's the beef? Not enough of it is on elders' plates, muscle-metabolism study suggests
...cause it suggests that elderly people actually can benefit from eating a moderate serving of protein-rich foods. Thats something they arent doing enough now in fact, between 16 and 27 percent of older adults are eating less than the USDAs recommended daily allowance of protein. Elderly people may eat less...Baby DVDs, videos may hinder, not help, infants' language development
...from this study is there is no clear evidence of a benefit coming from baby DVDs and videos and there is some suggestion of harm, said Frederick Zimmerman, lead author of the study and a UW associate professor of health services. The bottom line is the more a child watches baby DVDs and videos the bigger th...Chemotherapy with bevacizumab increases risk of blood clots in arteries
... clots and older age (65 or older.) The clinical benefit associated with bevacizumab therapy was maintained for all subgroups. Although death from [a blood clot in the artery] was uncommon, we did not capture functional disabilities from these events, and the risk factorsidentified in this study should be ...Study reveals gaps in vaccine financing for underinsured children
...and, the public health and medical communities may benefit from making prioritization of vaccines more explicit and consistent. The process of explicit prioritization is challenging in the public sector, as witnessed in recent years during shortages of influenza vaccine. However, the lists of priority popu...Study suggests nonpharmaceutical interventions may be helpful in severe influenza outbreaks
...andemic planning efforts to maximize public health benefit while minimizing the disruptive social consequences of the pandemic as well as those accompanying public health response measures" the authors write. Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, and colleague...ACC/AHA release revised UA/NSTEMI guidelines
...because results from clinical trials have shown no benefit and possible harm. There is also a greater emphasis on smoking cessation. Also new in the guidelines is the call for more intense lipid and blood pressure control. More stringent LDL cholesterol-lowering therapy and blood pressure management is r...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Aug. 7, 2007, issue
...pecific purpose of establishing the cardiovascular benefit or risk of rosiglitazone. (This Perspective piec...t office-based counseling did not provide any more benefit than other programs that promote driving safety (Clinical Guidelines, p. 194). And most studies were...Inhaled nitric oxide safe for tiny preemie lungs, UCSF study finds
... author and professor of pediatrics at UCSF. The benefit of inhaled nitric oxide for infants born close to term who suffer from the lung disease known as pulmonary hypertension has been known for some time, but the effect in preemies had not been clearly determined, according to Ballard. Nitric oxide is ...Trial stops after stroke and mortality significantly reduced by blood
...lear prior to our study whether the over-80s would benefit fromblood pressure lowering medication in the same way as younger people.Our results are great news for people in this age group because theysuggest that where they have high blood pressure, such treatment can cuttheir chances of dying as well as str...It's time to look at health risks in a new light, authors say
...t represent the number of people who are likely to benefit from a screening test or a medication or who may be at increased risk from exposure to an environmental contaminant. These theater charts make it easier for people to see what the case studies are referring to, Bouwer said. Were trying to give pe...Happier hospitals means healthier patients
...ng schemes to pair hospitals with others who would benefit from their advice. These long-term relationships will spread the message that co-operation is key to making the NHS do the best possible job for its patients. Both parties will get something out of it, said Becky. We want them each to ask Can we fi...Statin drugs may delay progressive artery damage in children
...therapy in FH children, which might yield a larger benefit in the prevention of atherosclerosis later in life... not to start treatment, physicians should balance benefit and risk based on the personal situation of each individual child. None of the children in the study...