Daytrana provides significant effectiveness in both boys and girls with ADHD
...meeting in San Diego. "Few clinical studies have examined gender differences in the response to ADHD treatments. Our study documented that DAYTRANA offered a favorable safety profile and was an effective ADHD treatment in both boys and girls," said Robert Findling, M.D., lead investigator and Professor of ...Emory University researchers find persistent and severe asthma associated with obesity
...ion between obesity and asthma incidence, few have examined obesity and its relation to asthma severity," expl...mmediately preceding the survey. The researchers examined data from the four-state sample of the National Asthma Survey, one of the largest diverse surveys of...Small infants have greater survival rate in high level intensive care facilities
...ercentage has been declining over time. The study examined differences in death rates across hospitals with different NICU levels and their volume (how many very low birth weight infants they care for in a year). The researchers found that hospitals with lower-volume, lower-level NICUs had a significantly ...Scientists find war vets' hand dexterity determines susceptibility to PTSD
...cant conclusions. Boscarino's groundbreaking study examined a much larger group of patients, and therefore the results are more applicable to a large group of veterans. "Given the research, it might be beneficial to screen people entering high-risk occupations such as the military for handedness," Boscarino...African-Americans perceive people with extreme health problems as less productive and valuable
...in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. The study examined the differences in preferences for the EQ-5D health states among African Americans, Hispanics, and other races living in the United States. For this study, one of the first studies to examine the determinants of health preferences, 4,048 individual...Novel treatments may help alleviate constipation, IBS in women
... suffering from IBS with constipation (IBS-C) were examined in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, which consisted of a five-day baseline and a five-day treatment period. The endpoints were gastrointestinal transit and bowel function. Patients who received linaclotide experienced a significant accelerat...Erectile dysfunction -- the canary in the mineshaft?
...bjects were examined. Logistical regression models examined the associations between ED and CVD. Men with CVD were 4.2 times more likely to have ED than men without heart disease. The results underscore a need to consider sexual function in men with heart disease and CVD in men with ED. This study will be p...Extremely drug resistant TB a growing problem in India
...National Hospital in Mumbai, India, and colleagues examined 3,904 lab samples at their hospital, and found that 1,274 were positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Of these, 32% were found to be MDR-TB, out of which 8% were XDR-TB. Tuberculosis can infect many sites in the body but most commonly affects the l...Healthy body weight throughout adulthood may help delay disability
...d Body Composition (Health ABC) study, researchers examined the association between weight history and physical performance in late adulthood. Participants were recruited from 70- to 79-year-old Medicare-eligible residents in the Pittsburgh, Pa., and Memphis, Tenn., metropolitan areas. Participants were eli...Vacuum cleaning ineffective in allergy avoidance
... avoidance measures can be applied to carpets. It examined the vertical distribution of the allergy-causing protein produced by house dust mites present in several used carpets before and after a standardised vacuuming procedure using either of two styles of dry vacuum cleaner. "Overseas studies have found...Study: Chain-owned nursing homes hurt by too much standardization
...3 nursing homes in Michigan and North Carolina and examined the effects of corporate standards and training in three areas: administrative processes, clinical processes, and facility design. The study looked at impact on the total number of health deficiencies given to facilities on state inspections, and the...The hepatitis C link: Diagnose, treat, transplant
...ts or consequences of this practice. Researchers examined 37 recipients of livers and 76 ECD donors. Thirty percent of all donors met non-ECD criteria (standard donors) and were included as potential matches for the case-control study. Each HCV-positive liver donor recipient was matched to two standard do...New research supports early testing for prostate cancer
...he University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), examined demographic and clinical characteristics of men electing active surveillance. The researchers led by Peter R. Carroll, M.D., characterized disease progression in a subset of men with low-risk disease enrolled in an active surveillance protocol at U...Statin use linked with decreased prostate cancer mortality rates, lower PSA levels
...isk of not detecting the disease early. The team examined 1,545 men who had been prescribed a statin between 1990 and 2006 at the Durham VA Medical Center. The men had a mean age of 60.1, median PSA of 0.92 ng/ml and mean pre-statin LDL level of 152 mg/dl. PSA changes were strongly linked with LDL changes; ...Could statins be a new option for hepatitis C patients?
...mes the highest FDA-approved dose. Experts also examined the existing HCV registry and noted both the number of patients who improved their abnormal ALT levels after statin therapy and the number of patients who maintained their normal ALT levels after initiation of statin therapy. Of the abnormal ALT gro...Hair relaxers do not increase risk
...versitys Slone Epidemiology Center, and colleagues examined the association of hair relaxer use with breast cancer incidence in the Black Womens Health Study. The Black Womens Health Study is a follow-up study of 59,000 African American women from across the United States conducted by investigators at Bosto...Hair straightening chemicals not linked to breast cancer risk in African-Americans
...emicals at least seven times a year. But when they examined the association between use of hair relaxers and breast cancer, based on 574 newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer identified during the follow-up period, they found no connection between use of relaxers and breast cancer incidence overall or among ...Adolescents with high-risk sexual attitudes attract peers with similar attitudes
...rs with similar attitudes and behaviors. They also examined the role of peer attitudes in the development of high-risk behaviors. The study analyzed data on 1,350 15- to 18-year-old male and female students taking part in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a nationwide study of individual,...Will the healthcare workers go to work during disasters?
...rgency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Meeting, researchers examined the factors that might affect whether healthcare workers and support staff would report to work during a disaster. Linda Kruus, PhD, of Temple University Medical Schools Department of Emergency Medicine, in collaboration with the Temple University ...Reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors when discontinuing hormone replacement therapy
...ity of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health examined whether the increased CVD risk from stopping HRT could be minimized by lifestyle change intervention. Participants were part of the five-year Women On the Move through Activity and Nutrition (WOMAN) study, a randomized clinical trial of CVD prevent...