Generous home-poured alcoholic beverages may lead to overindulgence
A standard U.S. drink is usually defined as the equivalent of 0.6 ounces (17.74 ml.) of pure alcohol. This g...e U.S., a standard drink is usually defined as the equivalent of 0.6 ounces (17.74 ml.) of pure alcohol. The corresponding standard sizes are, generally, 12 ounc...The burden of food related ill health in the UK
...r more specific government health targets on diet, equivalent to those already in place for smoking....'Sharp' older brains are not the same as younger brains
...preserved cognitive abilities are not biologically equivalent to young rats in some of the basic machinery that neurons use to encode and store information in the brain," said Gallagher, who collaborated with Alfredo Kirkwood and Sun Seek Min of Johns Hopkins' Krieger Mind/Brain Institute and Hey-Kyoung Lee, no...Ads for SSRI antidepressants are misleading, say researchers
..., and possibly unparalleled." And while the Irish equivalent of the FDA, the Irish Medicines Board, recently banned GlaxoSmithKline from claiming in their patient information leaflets that paroxetine (Paxil) corrects a chemical imbalance, the FDA has never taken any similar action on this issue. Commenting on...Studies find no evidence that estrogens in soy increase uterine cancer risk
... received soy isoflavones at dietary doses for the equivalent of 10 human years did not show increased risk of e...py, added. The isoflavone group consumed the human equivalent of about 129 milligrams a day, more than most people would get in a soy-rich diet. The researchers m...Study reveals $20 billion in untapped generic drug savings
...and regulations that promote the use of chemically equivalent generic alternatives to brand drugs....Eating fish associated with slower cognitive decline
...than weekly consumption. The rate reduction is the equivalent of being three to four years younger in age." The researchers examined whether overall dietary consumption patterns accounted for the association of cognitive decline and fish consumption, but the rate differences did not change after adjusting for c...Use of kidney paired donation for incompatible donors could expand donor pool
...ives a compatible kidney, had graft survival rates equivalent to compatible live donor transplants, according to a study in the October 5 issue of JAMA. The number of patients waiting for a kidney transplant continues to increase at an alarming pace and any significant gains in closing the gap between organ sup...Long-term smoking is associated with up to 40 percent increased risk of breast cancer
...e smoked for 11 or more "pack years" the lifetime equivalent of a pack a day for at least 11 years face a 30 percent to 40 percent increased risk of developing breast cancer as compared to women who've never smoked, according to new findings from researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. What's m...PRESERVE- 2-year study of initial combo therapy with nateglinide or glyburide + metformin
...glinide) in combination with metformin experienced equivalent levels of overall blood glucose control and a lower incidence and severity of hypoglycemia compared to the those taking the commonly used sulfonylurea agent, glyburide, in combination with metformin. This trial is the first to prospectively evaluate...At Johns Hopkins: Emphasis on improved care and faster access to services shortens hospital stays
...days in 2002 to 5.7 days in 2005. This savings is equivalent to having added 26 new beds to the hospital. And the denial rate for Hopkins by health insurers, who do not always agree to pay for days spent in the hospital that cannot be justified, has also declined. In 2001, Hopkins' denial rate was 2.08 days f...New method rapidly detects potential bioterror agent
...ions specifically at the attomole level, which is equivalent to 1 X 10-17 moles. (Moles measure the actual number of atoms or molecules in a sample.) Until now, the best method to differentiate between strains of Coxiella burnetii was a laboratory technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which analyze...South Polar ozone hole makes big comeback
...d temperature and atmospheric pressure 400 DUs is equivalent to a thickness of four millimetres, for example. Developing out of the successful precursor Tropospheric Emission Monitoring Information Service (TEMIS), PROMOTE is a portfolio of information services covering the atmosphere part of the Earth System...New drug reverses effects of sleep deprivation on brain
...d for 30 to 36 hours, which Deadwyler estimates is equivalent to humans going 72 hours without sleep. When compared to when they were alert, the monkeys' overall performance was reduced under all test conditions, even on the easiest trials. But, when the monkeys were again sleep-deprived and re-tested after bei...Envisat monitoring China floods as part of Dragon Programme
...o study the Kuroshio Current, which is the Chinese equivalent of Europe's Gulf Stream, flowing from the Philippines to northern Japan. Dragon in the air The air over China is also an area of interest to Dragon researchers, with satellites proving an especially useful tool for analysing trends and seasonal ...Rats' response to 'stop snacking' signal diminished by high fat diet
...and low fat chows were regulated so that they were equivalent in calories and both groups of rats gained weight at the same rate. Even though the rats on the high fat diet ate, on average 40 percent more of the high calorie, high fat snack than the rats on the low fat diet, they didn't gain extra weight. Rat...Mouse studies of oseltamivir show promise against H5N1 influenza virus
...The highest dosage level, adjusted for weight, was equivalent to the dose currently recommended for humans sick with the flu. Although the recommended human dose of oseltamivir is taken for five days, the researchers also tested an extended eight-day course in half of the mice. Oseltamivir decreases the ability...New arrival at UC Davis Medical Center
...neeze or drool. "Our new 'baby' is the health-care equivalent of a flight simulator for pilots," said Judith Hwang, associate professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine and one of the physician trainers in the UC Davis Center for Virtual Care. "This is a tool that gives our medical staff and other participa...NIAID funds Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI)
...m of the macaque monkey fends off SIV, the macaque equivalent of HIV. This will be a large study, and before now, resources for such a study have not been available. Scientists expect to gain valuable information from this macaque study that could help in designing vaccines to protect humans from HIV. Designi...Decrease in exercise main reason for weight gain in US girls
...he authors state that increasing physical activity equivalent to 2.5 hours of brisk walking per week could potentially prevent weight gain, ranging from 4 to 6kg in white girls and 6 to 9kg in black girls during adolescence. Dr Kimm concludes: "These results suggest that habitual activity plays an important ro...