New nutritional research: College students face obesity, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome
...erol) that are predictive of future development of heart disease and diabetes, is particularly prevalent in males. Sixty-six percent of males (compared to 50 percent of females) had at least one risk for metabolic syndrome, and eight percent of males had metabolic syndrome. These individuals, if they c...Metabolic syndrome points to heart health
...c syndrome may also be associated with compromised heart structure and function, according to a paper publi...he associations found were independent of coronary heart disease risk as predicted by the Framingham risk score, a standard tool to predict the probability o...Smokers given more help to quit since GP performance pay introduced
... people with achronic disease, such as diabetes or heart disease, who smoke andprovide advice and support to help them quit smoking. About one quarterof GP income is currently derived through meeting quality targets in thetreatment of such chronic diseases. Previous studies had showed that GPs were not r...Advances in understanding bipolar disorder topics of press briefings June 7, 8
...at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, and is being sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). To accommodate media, a press room will be located...Performance-related financial incentives for hospitals not linked with improved quality of care
...t improvement in processes of care or outcomes for heart attack patients, according to a study in the June ...ain process measures and outcomes for treatment of heart attack beyond that in hospitals not participating in the quality-improvement program. The study incl...Extra pay does not improve hospital performance
...appear to significantly improve the way they treat heart attack patients or how well those patients do. But...ospitals the information that they need to improve heart attack care does help. A team of researchers led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute looked a...Benefits of trastuzumab are lasting, reducing both HER2 + breast cancer deaths and recurrence
...9831), Dr. Perez reports that the risk of weakened heart muscle was greater in the trastuzumab-treated grou...versus 0.2 percent), including cases of congestive heart failure (22 versus 1). But the only cardiac death occurred in the chemotherapy group, she says. We h...Explaining a link between strokes and Alzheimer's
...mphysema and angina, to sudden incidents such as a heart attack, stroke or even head trauma. Even though th...fficient oxygen. It can be anything that stops the heart and lungs working together to their optimal capabilities. The research centred on the damage done ...Pancreatic surgery riskier for obese patients
... greater risk of a patient developing diabetes and heart disease, as well as esophageal and pancreatic cancers. Increased BMI has been demonstrated to be an important factor predicting perioperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing numerous operations, Dr. Berger added. At the time of sur...Aluminum foil lamps outshine incandescent lights
...c layer of clear aluminum oxide (sapphire). At the heart of each lamp is a small cavity, which penetrates the upper sheet of aluminum foil and the sapphire. Each lamp is approximately the diameter of a human hair, said visiting research scientist Sung-Jin Park, lead author of the paper. We can pack an arra...Herceptin does not increase heart failure in patients long term
CHICAGO, June 3 Risk of congestive heart failure in women treated with trastuzumab (Hercept...ction model to help oncologists assess the risk of heart failure in individual breast cancer patients prior to treatment with Herceptin and chemotherapy. The...Medical management of another condition may not lead to early cancer diagnosis
...s because of a chronic illness such as diabetes or heart disease doesnt necessarily mean a person is more likely to have a cancer detected early, according to a study led by Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers. "We speculated that patients who were being medically managed for conditi...Fat protein cuts blood vessel inflammation, may help heart, Jefferson scientists find
...nflammation, one of the factors that contribute to heart disease. Researchers at Jefferson Medical College ...ponectin are associated with obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The fragment, called the globular domain, can function as an active, anti-inflammatory part...Study explains why patients with OSA are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease
... potentially is the risk of hypertension and acute heart attack. CPAP treatment would likely restore the ph...rates, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation and heart rhythm, as well as direct observation of patients during sleep. The men were comparable in age, bl...Study tests oral insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes
...g or delaying damage to the eyes, nerves, kidneys, heart and blood vessels. Another TrialNet study seeks to turn off the bodys attack on beta cells with rituximab, a monoclonal antibody that binds to and temporarily destroys a class of immune cells. The rituximab trial is recruiting patients with type 1 ...Targeted initiatives can encourage people to walk more
...ic health. Physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer of the colon, write David Ogilvie and colleagues for the Scottish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (SPARColl). Walking is a free and convenient way to be active, and most people can continue walking into old age. ...Cedars-Sinai endocrine researchers to discuss gene that may be linked to polycystic ovary syndrome
...sk of developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. PCOS also is associated with excessive levels of androgens male hormones that normally exist at low levels in women. The effects on androgen production by hormones secreted by fat tissue (adipokines) are being studied at Cedars-Sinai, and...More rib fractures, but better survival rates
...on how quickly it is administered after a person's heart stops. "This is important because every minute lost in applying CPR results in a 10 percent decrease in successful resuscitation," Geddes said. "Time is the enemy. After 10 minutes, very few are resuscitated. The American Heart Association recommends...Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome
...larify methods for interpreting data obtained from heart tests used to evaluate LQTS patients, particularly data of borderline cases, Dr. Ackerman says. This is a diagnosis in which the stakes are extremely high, he says. On one hand, failing to recognize this disease could end in a tragic, premature de......e of stent thrombosis (clotting within the stent), heart attack or death in any of the patients. They found that the diameter of the blood vessel within the stent (in-stent acute gain) increased by an average of 1.41mm. Whilst the stent struts disappear over time, ultrasound confirms they remain present bu...