Urban neighborhoods affect how people think about health
...ir own their illnesses when they are worried about feeding and clothing their children." Barnes also is chronicling the history of black churches. Her work is supported by Purdue's Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the African American Studies Research Center....Study reveals drinking alcohol reduces breast milk supply in women
...g that alcohol consumption by women who are breast feeding reduces their milk supply, rather than boosting it. New evidence shows that alcohol consumption causes hormonal disruption, decreased lactation performance and diminished milk supply. The findings were published today in the April issue of The Journa...Chemical present in clear plastics can impair learning and cause disease
...astics found in food storage containers, including feeding bottles for infants, can impair brain function, leading to learning disabilities and agerelated neurodegenerative diseases, according to Yale researchers and colleagues. "These data heighten concerns about the potential longterm consequences of human...NIAID begins clinical trial of West Nile virus vaccine
...he bite of a mosquito that has been infected after feeding on an infected bird or animal. The virus also can be spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants and breastfeeding, as well as from mother to child during pregnancy. Most people experience no symptoms or only mild symptoms, such as fever, he...Institute of Medicine news: Changes needed in WIC program
...nt pairs who rely on breast-feeding as the primary feeding method should contain greater amounts and a wider variety of foods to be more attractive, the report says. For example, the package for mothers who primarily breast-feed should include more milk, eggs, cheese, and whole grains than the packages for ...Exclusive breastfeeding reduces risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission
...d avoid all breastfeeding, but only if replacement feeding is acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable a... to HIV-positive mothers. Information about infant feeding was collected at ages 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months. All infants were breast fed, but were categori...Large-scale study identifies key stress factors facing new mums
Tiredness, feeding their baby and lack of time to care for other children are three of the key stresses experienced by new mothers, according to a study in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing. 861 women who had given birth during the last six weeks were asked to ra...ASU researchers team with Kinetic Muscles, Inc. to develop robotic arm for stroke rehabilitation
...rform basic tasks, such as reaching for objects or feeding themselves. The rehabilitative device aids in task... how much force was needed for normal reaching and feeding movements. The mechanical arm is adjustable to accommodate different arm lengths and body sizes. Rec...Nutritional advice improves health of children in developing countries
... centre. The centres also introduced complementary feeding demonstrations, group sessions on growth monitorin...rvals up to the 18 months of age to assess growth, feeding practices, and dietary intake of energy, minerals and vitamins. Caregivers in intervention areas re...Targeted cancer drug combined with low-dose chemotherapy shrinks tumors, slows ovarian cancer
...d work synergistically to cut off the blood supply feeding the ovarian cancer tumor and stop the cancer from growing," Garcia said. To find out whether bevacizumab and cyclophosphamide would shrink tumors and increase the survival of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, the investigators evaluated 29 pa...Chemo-radiation therapy treatment gives head-and-neck cancer a 1-2 punch
...ologists inserted catheters into the blood vessels feeding the tumors and injected cisplatin over four weekly sessions. At the same time, they introduced a neutralizing agent into the rest of the body. That agent combines with cisplatin to produce a harmless substance that is flushed away. As a result, the c...Antibody combined with cancer drug shows promise against breast tumors
...dy's white cells to attack and destroy the vessels feeding the tumor. By targeting receptors unique to tumor vessels, vascular targeting agents kill tumors without causing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. They also reduce the risk of side effects by operating at lower doses than traditional cancer thera...Over-feeding in infancy might set the stage for childhood obesity
...ildren more energy- rich food, and spent less time feeding and interacting with them than normal weight women...r children. The obese mothers also spent less time feeding their children, and less time playing or interacting with them: over 24 hours the obese mothers spen...Jefferson researcher's results show promise for metastatic eye melanoma
...ck off the hepatic artery, which is a major artery feeding the liver, cutting off oxygen to liver tumors. They infuse a chemical called GM-CSF, which stimulates the immune system specifically, cells called macrophages and dendritic cells to produce an inflammatory reaction, and it's hoped, fight the cancer...Risk factors associated with elderly hospital deaths: Dependence on others and being too thin
...ility to take care of his own basic needs, such as feeding and dressing himself, bathing, using the restroom, moving from a bed to a chair or walking. "We discovered that the combination of functional status and low body mass index best predict death in the hospital," Thomas said. "This is good news becaus...Ten million Africans treated by international disease treatment programme
...he blood vessels around the bladder and intestine, feeding off the blood. Female worms lay many eggs per day, which escape from the body back to the water during urination and defecation. In heavy infections, thousands of eggs escape from the body daily, but in doing so rupture capillary blood vessels causi...Specific regions of brain implicated in anorexia nervosa, finds Univ. of Pittsburgh study
...hese receptors also are associated with weight and feeding behaviors and responses to reinforcement and reward. Researchers used a harmless molecule designed to bind to the dopamine D2 and D3 receptors that lie on the membrane surface of neurons. Ten women who had recovered from anorexia nervosa for more tha...Majority of ALS patients are not depressed
...rote in an accompanying commentary, "In discussing feeding tubes and mechanical ventilation as end-of-life options, we have found that having a willingness to discuss stopping them once started allows some patients who fear chronic dependence to try these treatments in a way that keeps them in control of the...Opiates better than sedatives for treating newborns in withdrawal
...r to better "ameliorate the withdrawal, facilitate feeding and potentially reduce the likelihood of seizures," according to two new systematic reviews done by David Osborn, a neonatologist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia, and colleagues. The researchers also found that infants treat...Antiretroviral therapy may prevent HIV transmission from breastfeeding mothers to infants
...other-to-child transmission in areas where formula feeding is not safe or feasible." In an accompanying editorial, Marc Bulterys, MD, PhD, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, agreed. "These studies are of vital importance for both biologic understanding and health policy. In the United States ...