Popular statin reduces recurrent stroke risk
...essure lowering medications. Those treatments were continued during the patients' participation in the SPARCL study. The researchers randomly assigned patients to receive either 80 milligrams per day of atorvastatin or an inactive placebo. The study was double-blinded, meaning that neither the researchers no...Teens who do use condoms often don't use them properly
...pplied a condom after penetration and 6% said they continued to have penetrative sex after they had removed the condom. Just over 100 respondents also kept a sexual activity diary for six months. Of the 74 who said they had used a condom, almost one in three had put it on too late, and almost one in 10 had r...Waist-hip ratio should replace body mass index as indicator of mortality risk in older people
...s of Health and the World Health Organisation have continued to use in older people the same BMI criteria as for other age groups. Today's study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was carried out by a team based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. It sought to investig...Experimental medication kicks depression in hours instead of weeks
...ried an average of six medications without relief, continued to show benefits over the next seven days after just a single dose of the experimental treatment, according to researchers conducting the study at the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health. This is among the first studi...New hope in cancer vaccines emerges as novel therapies are developed and tested
...atient's unique tumor antigens, says Kwak, who has continued his vaccine studies at M. D. Anderson. In this individualized therapy, cells are harvested from a patient's lymph node, and the unique cancer markers on the outside of their cancer cells are identified. To create the idiotype vaccine, researchers fus...Only poor pay and low status of pediatrics helped women doctors buck discrimination
...hor Dr David Stevens. Persistent discrimination continued unabated for much of the twentieth century. The first woman medical graduate in Manchester in 1904 was not allowed to apply for a hospital post in the city, and 38 years later, Sheila Sherlock, who qualified in Edinburgh, was barred from applying for...Elevated rates of mental health problems among survivors of tsunami
...h as more permanent housing for displaced persons, continued mental health support and occupational training, and restoration of livelihood programs, which were implemented in Phang Nga province by multiple governmental and nongovernmental organizations," the researcher add.(JAMA. 2006;296:537-548. Available p...Chemicals in curry and onions may help prevent colon cancer
...eatment doses between months three and six and was continued on therapy until the ninth month. A second patient dropped out of the study after the third month. A decrease in polyp number was observed in four of the five patients at three months and four of the four patients at six months. Side effects were...Mice learn tasks that may help treat human psychiatric disorders
...g to change their focus to a new problem, the mice continued to look for the bowl with the same outer texture to find the cereal," Garner said. "The more times they had used the bowl texture as a cue, the more difficult it was for the animals to change to the new food-finding cue." Almost all people have a l...Kentucky researcher receives prestigious Lew R. Wasserman Award
... with generous support like this from RPB and the continued dedication of Dr. Ambati that we are able to find the solution soon." ...Clinical guidelines for recalled pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators developed
...sks and benefits of device replacement compared to continued clinical follow-up." In the analysis, the resear...and benefits associated with device replacement or continued monitoring. The study considered variables including indications for device implantation, anticipa...W.M. Keck Foundation announces 2006 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research
...eatly benefit society for generations to come with continued advances in understanding - and combating - the fundamental mechanisms of human disease. The 2006 class of Distinguished Young Scholars are: Luis Amaral, Ph.D., Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University - Dr. ...New mothers should be screened regularly for postpartum depression
... was surprised at the high percentage of women who continued to be depressed throughout the year," Chaudron said. Earlier this year, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine signed legislation requiring health care professionals providing postnatal care to screen new mothers for postpartum depression, and requirin...Scientists discover why cornea is transparent and free of blood vessels, allowing vision
...eir epithelial layers and found that vessel growth continued to be suppressed, replacing the normal anti-angiogenic role of the epithelium. Finally they exposed intact corneas to an agent that blocked VEGFR-3 and found that blood vessels began to grow, formally demonstrating that the corneal epithelium is key...Education campaign improves skin cancer screening rates
...in their self-exam skills were more likely to have continued screening practices. Men over 50 accounted for over 20 percent of screening visits and almost 50 percent of all melanomas diagnosed. At the end of the study, the self-screening rate increased two-fold and the physician-screening rate increased four...Early drinking linked to risk for alcohol dependence
... recreational activities in favor of drinking; and continued drinking despite related physical or psychological problems. Individuals who met the criteria for alcohol dependence were asked how old they were when they first began to have several of these experiences at once as well as how many episodes (period...Study details why listeriosis rates are 20-fold higher during pregnancy
...rs, spleens and blood, while the bacterial numbers continued to increase in their placentas, and their fetuses had also become infected. "I feel that these numbers are an indication that miscarriage is a defense mechanism," Bakardjiev said. "It's rare for a pregnant woman to get infected, but once she is, she ...Eating habits of successful weight losers shift
... fat that the participants reported in later years continued to remain within recommended levels and well below...day. Moreover, the characteristics associated with continued weight loss maintenance one year later remained the same. "In the sample as a whole Registry mem...Shire's DAYTRANA, first patch medication for ADHD in children, now available in pharmacies
...nts typically were mild to moderate, resolved with continued therapy and were consistent with known effects of methylphenidate. Important Safety Information DAYTRANA was generally well tolerated in clinical studies. As with other products containing methylphenidate (the active ingredient in DAYTRANA), c...Water fluoridation still a cost-effective preventive measure
... groups. This research lends strong support to the continued application of community water fluoridation as an efficacious and cost-saving public health measure. However, as the trend toward greater tooth retention in an aging population continues, the prospect that the cost-saving benefits of water fluoridati...