UGA study finds that caffeine cuts post-workout pain by nearly 50 percent
...etter than those drugs, at least among women whose daily caffeine consumption is low," O'Connor said. Still, the researchers recommend that people use caution when using caffeine before a workout. For some people, too much caffeine can produce side effects such as jitteriness, heart palpitations and slee...Radiation therapy combo cures prostate cancer long-term
...am radiation therapy involves a series of 25 short daily outpatient treatments, where a radiation oncologist precisely directs high energy radiation beams to kill cancer cells. "This study is exciting because it shows that the combination of brachytherapy and external beam therapy are successful long-ter...Women on osteoporosis drug can discontinue use with no risk
...itial randomized trial that examined the effect of daily alendronate, a bisphosphonate or anti-resorptive drug, on bone mineral density and fracture risk in post-menopausal women with low BMD for up to 3.8 years. Alendronate is used to reduce bone loss, increase bone density and reduce the risk of spin...Psychological treatments improve outcomes for back pain sufferers
...work-related disability, interference of pain with daily living and depression. Not all treatments were equally effective. Cognitive-behavioral and self-regulatory treatments seemed to yield the greatest effects, particularly when compared to waiting list control groups. Multidisciplinary approaches that...Trans fat ban: Watch saturated fats and calories too
...blishments, and educating people about their total daily caloric requirements....St. Jude, El Salvador create research ethics committee
...to work at their own pace at work or at home, some daily issues regarding human research ethics require additional practical training and guidance from more experienced partners that only collaboration can offer, she noted. Once underway, the burden of running an REC effectively can be eased if the local i...Antenatal fish oil supplements boost kids' hand-eye coordination
...ish oil supplements or 4g of olive oil supplements daily from 20 weeks of pregnancy until the birth of their babies. Only non-smokers and those who did not routinely eat more than two weekly portions of fish were included in the study. Eighty three mothers completed the study. Once the children had re...Reduced dietary fat intake may decrease breast cancer recurrence
...ating plan, and they kept written records of their daily fat gram intake. Dieticians contacted or met with the women every 3 months, and participants could attend optional monthly dietary group sessions. Women in the control group met with a dietician when they started the trial and were contacted by dieti...Study finds lapatinib shows promise as therapy for inflammatory breast cancer
...astatic disease. The women received two weeks of daily lapatinib alone, followed by three months of concurrent lapatinib (taken daily) and paclitaxel chemotherapy (given weekly). Thirty-five of the patients completed the trial and had surgery, as indicated by the protocol, and constitutes the data presen...Nursing home or hospital: State policy has big impact on elderly
...ere from 25 percent to 100 percent of the Medicaid daily payment rate to offset lost revenue. To conduct the study, the Brown team tracked the status of 570,614 residents aged 65 and older living in 8,997 urban, freestanding nursing homes located in 48 states. Residents were followed for a five-month per...Mass. General leading international trial of novel breast cancer drug
...Study participants will be randomized to receive a daily oral dose of either Tykerb or a placebo for up to one year. The TEACH study will be the first to investigate the use of a dual ErbB1 and ErbB2 inhibitor as an adjuvant treatment for women with HER2-positive breast cancer, who are at a high risk of...Heavy smokers who cut back still take in more toxins than light smokers
...ound that heavy smokers who reduce their number of daily cigarettes still take in two to three times more total toxins per cigarette than light smokers. The study, published in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, cites compensatory smoking as the chief reason for the increa...Memory improves after sleep apnea therapy
...s a night. "Patients with OSA often complain of daily forgetfulness, eg, losing their keys, forgetting phone numbers, or forgetting to complete daily tasks," said senior study author Mark S. Aloia, PhD, National Jewish Medical and Research Center in ...Mayo Clinic Cancer Center -- Working on the tough cases
...phoma with 300 milligrams of oral tipifarnib twice daily for 21 out of 28 days, restarting the cycle every four weeks until disease progression. Of the 38 patients who were evaluated, 18 percent had partial response, resulting in a reduction of cancerous cells, and 21 percent had stable disease. Thirty-t...Contact lenses a good choice for children 12 and younger
...uggested that children 8 to 12 could easily handle daily disposable contact lenses. None of the children or teens in the current study had worn contact lenses prior to the study. The researchers gave each participant a three-month supply of disposable soft contact lenses, instructing the children and tee...The UK's third case of vCJD associated with blood transfusion
...called quinacrine. He received 300mg of quinacrine daily on the trial. However, he continued to decline and eventually became bed-bound. The patient died 8 years and 8 months after the vCJD implicated transfusion. Autopsy confirmed the vCJD diagnosis and showed prion infection. There are 24 living indiv...Does too much protein in the diet increase cancer risk?
..., lowest in the low-protein group. They averaged a daily intake of 0.73 grams of protein per kilogram of bo...e on the Western diet, 1.23 grams. The recommended daily allowance for protein intake is 0.8 grams. That's about three ounces of protein per day for a 220-po...Rochester study rolls out RU-486 to treat uterine fibroids
... fatigued" Researchers assessed bleeding with a daily log and hemoglobin tests, and administered ultrasound and other tests to assess uterine volume and tumor size. Safety monitoring was conducted throughout the trial. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development funded the study. Resu...Can the Stanley Cup playoffs harm your hearing?
...ss than six minutes to reach the maximum allowable daily noise dose. Or everyone at the game received approximately 8100 per cent of their daily noise dose without any hearing protection. "Given the vast numbers of fans that do not wear hearing ...Study shows value of HIV screening in virtually all health settings
...ts and treatments that physicians use routinely in daily practice, including screening for breast cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes and hypertension," said Paltiel, who cites the roughly 300,000 Americans who do not know they are infected with HIV as the reason to make HIV screening as routine as measuri...