Once-a-year drug reduces fractures from osteoporosis
...ration. Three other drugs in the bisphosphonate family (marketed as Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva) are currently available and most commonly used as a once per week or once per month pill. "For the first time, women could have the option of being treated once a year for osteoporosis, instead of having to...Forensic pathologists tell physiologists what they know about death and what puzzles them
... One of the hardest things Davis must do is tell a family he does not know why their child died, even after performing an autopsy. The speakers at the Forensic Medicine symposium and the cases they will discuss are as follows: Deaths associated with police restraint or force J. Keith Pinckard, M.D., P...Other highlights in the May 2 JNCI
... the models include exposure to second-hand smoke, family history of cancer, dust exposure, prior respiratory disease, and smoking history. "The purpose of this analysis was to create a parsimonious model for assessing lung cancer risk with a minimal number of risk predictors that is realistic to use in ...Assessment model based on medical history gauges lung cancer risk
...ng habit; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke; family history of cancer; hay fever; emphysema; and expos...in never smokers: exposure to secondhand smoke and family history of cancer; in both current and former smokers: emphysema; exposure to dust and no histor...$1.5 million awarded for palliative care research
...ing suffering for seriously ill patients and their family caregivers. The studies will be conducted over the...esses, functional impairment, and a high burden of family caregiving responsibilities. It is not dependent on prognosis. The new collaborative initiative be...Simple screening can help decrease teen risk behaviors
... barriers can be overcome and allow pediatricians, family doctors and mental health professionals to make referrals based on the information they get from the teen," explains Lescano. The analyses also provided intriguing data on the relationship between sex risk, psychopathology, and behavior in that abuse...More research needed to involve families in psychosocial interventions
...ng of both patients with chronic illness and their family members, but the results arent as robust as resear...ound that supportive and non-supportive actions by family members are linked with a patients emotional well-being, health behaviors, immune function, blood pr...Drama can help educate and motivate, research shows
...bers were more likely to talk to their friends and family about substance abuse and to donate money to organ...ent of respondents reported having talked to their family or friends about alcohol or other drug abuse and 43 percent reported having donated money to organiz...Review finds ways of helping children of drug and alcohol misusers
...e in their immediate family. "As a result, these family members are more likely to experience high levels ... experience abuse, and suffer other disruptions to family life. "Children whose parents misuse drugs or alcohol often demonstrate the negative effects of th...Scientists find missing link to understand how plants make vitamin C
...ence of the gene suggested that it is related to a family of genes altered in cancer, termed HIT genes, that Brenner studies at Dartmouth. Collaboration between the two laboratories revealed similarity of the worm gene to the product of the VTC2 gene of Arabidopis thaliana, a small roadside plant whose ge...Extended family ties influenced evacuation decisions during Hurricane Katrina
...hat minorities have particularly cohesive extended family ties. For this study, UCLA researchers interviewed...na. The researchers found that the evacuees strong family ties had a profound influence on factors affecting evacuation, including transportation decisions, a...Depression among retired NFL players: Rates mirror the general public, but pain compounds symptoms
...with their issues using spiritual means or through family and friends, lack of insurance coverage, and a lack of recognition that these problems were important. Many said they would feel weak or embarrassed if they sought help. "What our research tells us is that this population of retired professional at...Decision making by the growing elderly population is uncharted territory
...ed by declining cognitive abilities, policymakers, family and friends can better target situations in which assistance is more necessary and other situations where it is not needed." The review article looked at basic information processes and mechanisms that have been studied around the world, using a du...Outdated policies are impediment for Americans with disabilities
...who are or will be affected by the disabilities of family members or others close to them, it becomes clear that disability will eventually affect the lives of most Americans," said Alan M. Jette, director, Health and Disability Research Institute, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, and chai...No data to support leaving small colon polyps in place
...eir life-time risk for colon cancer. People with a family history that includes colon cancer are at higher risk, as are certain racial and ethnic populations and people with inflammatory bowel disease or previous colon polyps or cancer. By age 50, all adults should undergo one of the colorectal cancer scree...$7.5 million NIH grant to Yale for Autism Center of Excellence
...ividuals with autism. A fifth project focuses on a family of genes and linked proteins found to be associated with forms of autism. Autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits a persons ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and it is often accompanied by extreme behavioral challen...Commonly used pain medications do not prevent Alzheimer's disease
...eople over age 70 with no signs of dementia, but a family history of Alzheimer's disease. The participants were randomly assigned daily doses of naproxen, celecoxib, or placebo for up to four years, but most participants had received the treatments for less than two years. The study found neither treatmen...Hay fever can send work productivity down the drain
... have hay fever get an allergy test, either from a family doctor or an allergist. In previous work, she foun...of three groups: 240 patients received care from a family physician; 172 patients saw an allergist for treatment; and 165 chose to self-manage their symptoms ...Obesity increases workers' compensation costs
...Truls Ostbye, MD, PhD., professor of community and family medicine. The results of the study were published April 23, 2007, in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. "Given the strong link between obesity and ...Hebrew University research shows developmental problems for siblings of autistic children
...parents, friends or other (normal) siblings in the family with whom they had frequent contact," she asserted. The research tested the behavior of 39 children in Israel who had older siblings with autism. The research also involved a comparison group of children with older siblings of normal development. T...