Study finds government advisories on fish consumption & mercury may do more harm than good
...ne meal a week), rather than no fish at all. Cohen explained that the problem with fish advisories is that we do not know what their overall impact on the population might be. "Depending on how the population reacts, that impact could very well be negative." Because of the potential downside, Cohen urges the...Tracking desertification with satellites highlighted at UNCCD COP
...nd degradation using Earth Observation technology" explained Olivier Arino of ESA. "The intention is that once the system has been successfully demonstrated it will be transferred to users for continued operation."...Heart attack death rates found higher in hospitals treating larger share of African Americans
...adjusted hospital mortality outcomes also were not explained by patients' income, type of hospital ownership, the hospitals' annual AMI patient volume, region of the country, or urban status. "We suspected that these differences could have been caused by the higher rates of poverty among the elderly African-A...Positive study results for methylphenidate transdermal system
...during after-school activities, or while at home," explained Sharon Wigal, Ph.D., associate clinical professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine Child Development Center. "While oral methylphenidate has long been a first-line treatment for patients with ADHD symptoms, if approved, this tra...Depression raises disability risk, especially among African-Americans
...conditions and higher-level functional limitations explained over half the excess disability incidence related to depression. These findings show that substantial excess risk from depression is related to the greater burden of health needs experienced by depressed adults compared with their non-depressed peer...UVa researchers show that a natural carbohydrate can help lower blood sugar
...and active. It potentiates the action of insulin," explained David Brautigan, PhD, director of the Center for Cell Signaling at UVa. Larner and Brautigan are part of a multi-disciplinary team at UVa that includes chemist Milton Brown and structural biologist John Bushweller. Using computer modeling, they docke...Study reveals hormone can reduce food intake, body weight
... for weight loss assistance in the United States," explained study co-author and ONPRC scientist Judy Cameron, Ph.D. "The country is currently facing an obesity epidemic. This health crisis can also be linked a variety of associated disorders, including skyrocketing diabetes rates and heightened heart and stro...Abortion does not raise risk of depression
... lower risk of depression. These results cannot be explained by underreporting of abortion, say the authors, because findings did not vary in groups known to vary in underreporting. Furthermore, women with higher depression scores were more willing to provide confidential abortion card information. Despite som...Which drugs should health plans cover?
...e effective for actually preventing heart disease, explained Simon. 3. Look at the full range of alternatives rather than those selected by industry when considering claims for advantages of new treatments. Studies needed for new drug approval often compare a placebo with a current standard treatment. But some...What makes the brain tick, tick, tick. . .
...ic body functions such as movement. In this model, explained Buhusi, "each structure in the brain contributes its own resonance, and all these oscillations are monitored and integrated by the basal ganglia or striatal circuits. It's like a conductor who listens to the orchestra, which is composed of individual...Clinical trial in China to test whether early blood pressure reduction improves stroke outcomes
...n, who is the Principal Investigator in the trial, explained that "Chinese people appear to be at particularly high risk of intra-cerebral haemorrhage. This is partly due to the high prevalence of high blood pressure in the population and possibly to genetic factors. "Despite the magnitude of the burden impo...'Silent' nighttime acid reflux symptoms can cause poor sleep and sleep apnea
...s, who are experiencing acid reflux during sleep," explained William C. Orr, Ph.D. of Lynn Health Science Institute in Oklahoma City, OK. "'Silent reflux' may be the cause of sleep disturbances in patients with unexplained sleep disorders." In another study on GERD and sleep presented by researchers at Duke U...Shortness of breath without chest pain can signify the presence of high risk heart disease
...gioplasty than patients with shortness of breath," explained Berman. Coronary artery disease, usually associated with the presence of plaque build-up in the arteries surrounding the heart, is one the main causes of death in both men and women. While it often is associated with chest pain, about half of the pa...Vitamin D, taxotere combination extends the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer
... has shown that only about half of survival can be explained by changes in PSA," Beer said. "Though PSA remains important, it has turned out to be a middle-of-the-road predictor of survival." DN-101 works by producing much higher blood levels of calcitriol than the body can produce from dietary vitamin D or...Penn researchers study the use of ultrasound for treatment of cancer
...can disrupt the blood flow through these vessels," explained Andrew Wood, DVSc, PhD, a co-investigator of the study and based in the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Sehgal adds, "This approach is in keeping with the latest study of cancer treatment utilizing antiangiogenic and antiva...Resonance Health Goup patent for diagnosis of liver fibrosis
...es Williams, Managing Director of Resonance Health explained the new patent application marked significant progress in the research and represents a greatly increased likelihood that a non-invasive test for liver fibrosis can be developed. "With more than 170 million people worldwide being chronically affecte...Penn researchers utilize MRI for early diagnosis of schizophrenia
...e patient's brain differed from healthy controls," explained Christos Davatzikos, PhD, Director of the Section of Biomedical Image Analysis in the Department of Radiology at Penn. "These methods are able to identify abnormalities that could not be detected by human inspection of the images created via MRI And,...Bacterium present in eyes with 'wet' age-related macular degeneration
...in aggregate, that nearly 50 percent of AMD can be explained by variations in a gene called Complement Factor H (CFH). This gene makes a protein that regulates the immune and inflammatory responses of the body. "Our hypothesis is that C. pneumoniae may be the key link between CFH and AMD," Kalayoglu said. "Tha...Urban Britain is a recipe for heart disease
...he West, and its decreasing social acceptability," explained Professor Durrington....Positive study results for methylphenidate transdermal system
...ng extra-curricular activities, or while at home," explained Frank Lopez, MD, developmental pediatrician at the Children's Developmental Center, Maitland, Florida. "While oral methylphenidate has long been a first-line treatment for patients with ADHD symptoms, if approved, this transdermal patch formulation w...