New Israeli study finds vaccinating all toddlers against hepatitis A
...idences among this demographic. These findings are consistent with the recent study by Wasley et al ("Incidence of Hepatitis A in the United States in the Era of Vaccination," Journal of American Medical Association, July 13, 2005) which shows sustaining and further reducing hepatitis A incidences in the United...MSG-2 will advance long-term monitoring of Earth's energy balance
...ergy of the Earth's Radiation Budget stays broadly consistent within seasonal norms, the outgoing energy can vary considerably over a period of hours of days because what is termed 'radiative forcing', mainly from changes in concentrations of clouds, aerosols or water vapour. GERB, like SEVIRI, performs a new ...New UK guidelines significantly widen criteria for heart disease and stroke prevention
...just on coronary heart disease, in a bid to ensure consistent treatment for all those with already hardened and narrowed arteries - namely, heart attack, stroke and hardening of the arteries in the legs. This second category will include apparently healthy people whose risk of cardiovascular disease is greater ...Poor fitness common in teens and adults, with associated rise in cardiovascular disease risk factors
...the December 21 issue of JAMA. There is strong and consistent evidence from observational studies that physical ...ndex and waist circumference demonstrated the most consistent inverse associations with fitness. Total cholesterol levels and systolic blood pressure were higher ...Health care plans for Medicare beneficiaries are not all alike
...-for-profit health plans.Our findings are not only consistent with prior research but also reinforce the concern that the financial incentives of for-profit plans lead to less aggressive efforts to manage the quality of care." The investigators recommend that quality monitoring should be cornerstone of federal...Tooth loss and heart disease linked, even among nonsmokers
...stigators noted that the results of this study are consistent with previous studies that link periodontal disease and tooth loss to an increased risk of atherosclerosis and heart attack. However, they said that other studies had not shown an association between oral conditions and heart disease. Okoro emphasiz...Initial results help clinicians identify patients with treatment-resistant depression
...s." The results were corroborated by "remarkably consistent findings" across both standard and patient-rated depression rating scales, note the researchers. On average, it took patients six to seven weeks of treatment to reach "remission" of their depressive symptoms. The average number of visits for those su...Oral contraceptive pill may prevent more than pregnancy
...ive Discontinued-Users" did not decrease to values consistent with those of "Never-Users of Oral Contraceptive". Thus, as a consequence of the chronic elevation in sex hormone binding globulin levels, pill users may be at risk for long-standing health problems, including sexual dysfunction. Oral contraceptives...Higher intake of vegetable protein associated with lower blood pressure levels
...no acids to lower blood pressure. "Our results are consistent with current recommendations that a diet high in vegetable products be part of a healthy lifestyle for prevention of high blood pressure and related chronic diseases," the authors write. "Definitive ascertainment of a causal relationship between veg...Avian flu transmission to humans may be higher than thought
...ea with an ongoing epidemic of HPAI in poultry are consistent with a higher incidence of HPAI among humans than has been recognized previously. The results suggest that the symptoms most often are relatively mild and that close contact is needed for transmission to humans," the authors conclude....Use of proven heart medicines improves, but not enough
...inhibitors," Newby said. "Our analysis showed that consistent use of these medicines could lead to significant r...ally, the researchers found that patients who were consistent in their use of aspirin saw a 42 percent reduction in risk of death, while beta-blocker use led to a...GroPep starts Phase 1 infertility trial
...903 has effects on vaginalimmune cells in a manner consistent with its proposed role in treating immunebasedinfertility. Over 50% of miscarriages have no apparent explanation and some scientistsbelieve that women who suffer from repeated miscarriage have an immunesystem that attacks the embryo as "foreign". PV9...Obesity in middle age linked to higher risk of hospitalization and death in older age
...ite. "In general, relationships were qualitatively consistent for both sexes for both hospitalization for and mortality from CHD, CVD, and diabetes in older age." "Convincing evidence from our findings and other studies provides strong support for population-wide, multifaceted, primary prevention starting at yo...Obesity in middle age raises heart disease, diabetes risk in older age
...dulthood and middle age. In general, there was a consistent relationship in both men and women for hospitalization for and death from coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes in older age. Study participants were men and women aged 31 through 64 years from the Chicago Heart Association Det...Caloric restriction appears to prevent primary aging in the heart
...arch on mice and rats has shown that stringent and consistent caloric restriction increases the animals' maximum lifespan by about 30 percent and protects them against atherosclerosis and cancer, but human study has been difficult because the caloric restriction lifestyle requires a strict diet regimen, both to...News nuggests: University of Pittsburgh health sciences research roundup
...ith weak activation of the orbitofrontal cortex is consistent with clinical observations that stroke and other types of injury to this part of the brain can cause bladder problems. This study suggests that treatment strategies for overactive bladder should target the brain rather than the bladder, adds Dr. Grif...Infections could contribute to adult brain tumours
...tumours in adults. The results of this work are consistent with earlier research led by Dr McNally into childhood cancer in North West England. This discovered patterns in the diagnosis of two types of cancer - leukaemia and brain tumours - in that they tended to occur together at similar times and geographi...Study reveals new player in sepsis-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome
...le that antagonizes the actions of Ang-2. Finally, consistent with a key role for Ang-2 in sepsis-associated ARDS, they found that injecting Ang-2 into the blood of healthy mice caused ARDS-like symptoms in these animals. These results suggest that Ang-2 can serve as a marker of acute lung injury and might be...Viagra, unlikely tool for vision research, slows the visual response to flickering light
...ity caused by the inhibition of PDE6 by Viagra are consistent with an almost doubling of the time over which visual events are integrated by the visual system. These results demonstrate the importance of PDE6 not only in transduction, but also in light adaptation: PDE6 normally helps to maintain the visual res...Weight loss improves bladder control in women with prediabetes
...losing 5 to 7 percent of weight through diet and a consistent increase in physical activity (e.g., walking 5 days a week 30 minutes a day) reduced the onset of type 2 diabetes by 58 percent. Treatment with metformin lowered the chances of developing diabetes by 31 percent. "To combat the dual epidemics of obe...