Where's the beef? Not enough of it is on elders' plates, muscle-metabolism study suggests
...permanently bedridden by an injury or illness. A high percentage of elderly folks who break a hip or suffer a major injury never get out of bed again, and one of the big reasons is that they rapidly lose so much muscle mass and strength that they become physically incapable of getting up, Paddon-Jones s...Penn researchers discover novel pathway for increasing 'good' cholesterol
...blood. We showed that mice engineered to express high levels of PCSK5A had 50 percent higher HDL-C than control mice, says senior author Daniel J. Rader, MD, the Cooper/McLure Professor of Medicine and Associate Director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at Penn. Increased...Long heat waves boost hospital admissions
... behavioural changes following initial exposure to high temperatures did not prevent people from falling ill. Hospitals should not expect heat-related admissions to decrease as the summer progresses. The results support previous studies linking heat waves with increased death rates, especially amongst t......, African American patients and deaths at times of high unemployment. These results suggest that during times of economic hardship, certain population groups are at higher risk of life-threatening injuries. The authors recommend that injury prevention efforts targeted at economically disadvantaged popu...Wireless technology shows promise in diagnosing pediatric intestinal disease
...l-bowel diseases in infancy, he says. However, the high rate of positive examination is due to the very careful selection of the patients. ...Even older women at high risk have little interest in being tested for HIV, study finds
...nificant risk factors and live in communities with high rates of infection, Dr. Akers said. We need to design prevention strategies and AIDS education for this vulnerable population and help providers to incorporate HIV risk screening into the services offered to older women from high-prevalence communiti...Diets high in choline may increase risk for colorectal polyps
Contrary to expectations, diets high in the nutrient choline were associated with an in...d colorectal polyps, and other components of diets high in choline may be responsible for the association, the finding needs to be replicated in other studi...Study reveals gaps in vaccine financing for underinsured children
...mmunizations or other preventive benefits before a high deductible has been met, are likely to increase the magnitude of this gap and must be carefully monitored. (JAMA. 2007;298(6):638-643. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org ) Editors Note: Please see the article for additional in...Miniature implanted devices could treat epilepsy, glaucoma
...rgeon at the IU School of Medicine. The system's high performance is made possible by simultaneously reducing power consumption and electronic interference. The researchers also calculated how well the signals are transmitted through tissue. "We looked at the equivalent of the amount of skin that you ...Controlling prescription drug expenditures: a case report of success
...ontrol prescription drug spending while preserving high quality medical care. An advisory outpatient prescription drug committee, which included physicians and pharmacists, was formed to review the literature and ensure that proposed strategies wouldnt have a negative impact on health care quality. Acc...Electrical implant steadies balance disorder in animals
...d imbalance in chinchillas by treating them with a high dose of gentamicin, an antibiotic known to wipe out the tiny hairlike projections on cells in the inner ear canals that are normally key to sensory balance function. Treated animals displayed unsteady walking and wobbly eye movements commonly seen i...High blood pressure problems largely misunderstood by sufferers
...trust of healthcare providers shown by people with high blood pressure impedes effective treatment, as emp...ting the need for greater cooperation in combating high blood pressure. ...Sports concussion research using fMRI provides insight for safe return-to-play decisions
...ccur each year, with the majority happening at the high school level. An explosion of scientific research ...dded. The research project involved 28 concussed high school athletes and 13 age-matched controls. The concussed athletes underwent fMRI evaluation within...Novel candidate biomarker for heart failure also strongly predicts risk of death
...entify patients with heart failure who remain at a high risk for death, even though they appear to be symptomatically improving during treatment. There are studies underway here at MGH and elsewhere investigating whether such biomarker fingerprints can guide specific treatment strategies for heart failure...In women, caffeine may protect memory
...s, such as age, education, disability, depression, high blood pressure, medications, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic illnesses. Caffeine is a psychostimulant which appears to reduce cognitive decline in women, said study author Karen Ritchie, PhD, of INSERM, the French National Institute for H...Early-childhood intervention may improve well-being through young adulthood
...r preschool were: More likely to have finished high school (71.4 percent vs. 63.7 percent) and to be attending four-year colleges (14.7 percent vs. 10 percent) More likely to have health insurance coverage (70.2 percent vs. 61.5 percent) Less likely to be arrested for a felony (16.5 percent vs. 21....Backache sufferers who fear pain change movements
...y split them into two groups: one that confessed a high fear of aggravating the backache and another that ...hat researchers have long suspected: People with a high fear of back pain will twist, bend and make other unusual moves to try to avoid more aches. It might...ACC/AHA release revised UA/NSTEMI guidelines
...ommend an early invasive strategy for unstable and high risk patients, with an initial conservative (non-invasive) strategy stress test, echocardiogram or radionuclide study as a possible treatment option in stabilized UA/NSTEMI patients and low risk patients. Risk status is determined by risk scores. ...Trial stops after stroke and mortality significantly reduced by blood
... even increased, total mortality. Patients with high blood pressure from across the world were randomis...age group because theysuggest that where they have high blood pressure, such treatment can cuttheir chances of dying as well as stroke." The Steering Comm......lines for the treatment of patients with diabetes, high blood pressure and dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of fats in the blood). Finlay McAlister and colleagues made use of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program (CHEP) grading scheme. They conclude that most recommendations are based on the results of...