Investigating the appropriateness of current alcohol-use disorder criteria for adolescents
...and "hazardous use" among the adolescent sample is consistent with findings from other adolescent studies. "Si...hese criteria, when compared to younger adults, is consistent with the higher proportions of non-drinkers among adolescent populations." Martin concurred. "Simi...Babies' cries linked to their health
...at high resonance and changes in the cry mode were consistent markers associated with SIDS. Resonance is the characteristic of a sound's richness and depth that help humans distinguish a C note on a piano versus a guitar, and mode changes are noisy, broken-sounding cries that indicate poor neural control of the...Improvements in critical care decrease risk of post-injury multiple organ failure
...gnificantly. Blood transfusion was recognized as a consistent early risk factor for multiple organ failure in 1997, prompting a more judicious use of blood transfusions. After adjusting statistically for all risk factors, the authors were able to determine that there had been a significant decrease in the rate ...Yoga takes a bite out of eating disorders
...tification and eating disorders. The results were consistent in both studies. "Through yoga, this study suggests that women may have intuitively discovered a way to buffer themselves against messages that tell them that only a thin and 'beautiful' body will lead to happiness and success," the author explains....Tobacco brands still common in PG-13 movies, despite '98 Master Settlement
...eement took effect. However, this decrease was not consistent across the ratings spectrum, as the percentage of R-rated movies with tobacco brand appearances decreased by 55.4% (29.8% to 13.3%) after 1999, whereas, the slight decrease in the percentage of PG-13 movies with tobacco brand appearances (15.0% to 11...New method of administering anti-cancer drug may be more effective, safer
...s and increase effectiveness by maintaining a more consistent level of drug in the blood and avoiding extreme hi... delivery method may give us a new opportunity for consistent and targeted dosing for individual patients," Shea said. Shea and his colleagues are developing a s...Group-based education improves diabetes self-management, studies find
...y to go and the effects as shown in the review are consistent and large enough to be meaningful," says Richard Surwit, Ph.D., chief of the Division of Medical Psychology and vice chairman for research at Duke University Medical Center. "All meta-analyses have their limitations, but this one lends credence to th...Low back pain relief, causes, measurement & prosthetic fit, production, comfort
...t fit. Data also suggested that students were more consistent with linear measurements, while experienced practitioners were more consistent with measuring circumference. This study provides evidence that improper measurement technique or po...Narcotic drugs effective for severe, chronic pain in older patients
...ree-week-old rats, they reported. The findings are consistent with the human studies in which older patients continue to experience benefit from a given opioid dosage while younger patients need to escalate the dosage. Why the older patients found long-lasting pain relief at lower doses -- a finding confirmed i...Federal NIH office clears Ohio State research program
... performance of the spinal cord injury study to be consistent with the provisions of the Public Health Service P...g multiple researchers to use standard techniques, consistent animal injury models can be implemented. "These models will increase the extent to which research re...Cognitive function and compliance with Seroquel examined in separate studies in schizophrenia
... dementia-related psychosis. Prescribing should be consistent with the need to minimize the risk of tardive dyskinesia. A rare condition referred to as neuroleptic malignant syndrome has been reported with this class of medications, including SEROQUEL. Hyperglycemia, in some cases extreme and associated with ke...Children living near major roads at higher asthma risk
...rs (about 328 yards) away. "These findings are consistent with an emerging body of evidence that local traffic around homes and schools may be causing an increase in asthma," said lead author Rob McConnell, M.D., associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of ...Children living near major roads at increased risk of asthma
...rsity of Southern California. "These findings are consistent with an emerging body of evidence that local traffic around homes and schools may be causing an increase in asthma," says lead author Rob McConnell, M.D., associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School. "This is a potentially important...Data further examines Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) treatment for bipolar depression
... dementia-related psychosis. Prescribing should be consistent with the need to minimize the risk of tardive dyskinesia. A rare condition referred to as neuroleptic malignant syndrome has been reported with this class of medications, including SEROQUEL. Hyperglycemia, in some cases extreme and associated with ke...Large survey suggests schizophrenia less prevalent than textbooks say
... the survey). The point prevalence numbers are consistent with key policy documents, but the 0.5% estimate for lifetime prevalence given in many textbooks is a significant overestimate. "This," the authors suggest, "is another example where the research community needs to review their belief systems in the ...African HIV subtypes identified in Minnesota population
...pes. Seven different subtypes were identified, all consistent with strains endemic to the patients' regions of birth. Of the non-African HIV-1-infected patients, 25 were successfully subtyped and all were infected with subtype B. The researchers believe that their results underestimate the prevalence of non-B s...Study recommends new guidelines for air bag safety in children
...urement of risk in children. These results were consistent with several previous studies. "Anyone who drives needs to be empowered with this information. When my 13-year-old nephew wants to sit in the front seat now, I won't let him," said Newgard....Mutation in mouse circulatory gene mimics a form of congenital heart disease
...y, and the aorta," notes Parmacek. "These were all consistent with the defects observed later on that caused the embryos not to survive after birth." Overall, the researchers demonstrated that the cardiac neural crest cells that originate in the brain do migrate to the heart and outflow tract areas; but, unli...Minorities receive less diabetes-related prevention care
...ospital records. The researchers did not find any consistent significant differences between ethnic groups for preventive care measures like foot exams and smoking-cessation counseling. Although the study did not specifically examine reasons why ethnic minorities might have different rates of preventive care,...... percent of body weight through diet and a modest, consistent increase in physical activity (e.g., walking 5 days a week 30 minutes a day) lowered the incidence of type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. Treatment with metformin, an oral drug commonly used to treat diabetes, reduced the chances of developing diabetes b...