Smoking may interfere with alcoholics' neurocognitive recovery during abstinence
...ith greater nicotine dependence and longer smoking histories showed less recovery in several areas of functioning. In short, abstinent alcoholics without a history of cigarette smoking achieved better recovery of critical mental functions during the first six to nine months of sustained sobriety, said Sara ...USC-led study suggests exercise reduces risk of developing invasive breast cancer
...iled collection of information on women's exercise histories and current exercise habits. The study focused on the impact of strenuous activities, as well as moderate activities, collecting information on the amount each woman exercised per week from high school through age 54 years (or the woman's current...Study links attempted suicide with genetic evidence identified in previous suicide research
...ed by Willour and her team -- DNA samples, medical histories and psychiatric evaluations -- came from an independent study, CHIP, conducted at the University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins, and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Program. The purpose of CHIP, initiated in 1988 and funded throu...Mayo Clinic research shows young people who died suddenly and inexplicably had genetic heart defects
...officially categorized as unexplained, the medical histories showed that nearly half of those with the lethal mutations had experienced a warning sign prior to death. Warning signs of possible mutation-linked heart abnormality include: sudden fainting or a sudden seizure. evidence of unexplained dea...OHSU findings may improve how people with chronic heartburn, precancer of the esophagus are screened
...ndred thirty-four men and women with long-standing histories of GERD symptoms and acid-reducing medication use were enrolled in this randomized, cross-over trial. Ninety-eight percent of subjects successfully completed unsedated small-caliber endoscopy (skinny scope) in an office setting. More than 70 percent ...New family health history projects focus on Alaska Native, Appalachian communities
...family history materials, learn about their family histories over holidays and submit their stories for a prize. Minnesota has developed a number of facts sheets about chronic diseases in which family history plays a major role. These fact sheets will be used this month in family history campaigns in hospitals...Seven-point system gauges seriousness of heart failure in elderly
...alized testing -- they are part of routine medical histories or basic lab tests," Rich says. "If the system can be validated by further studies, it can play a role in helping physicians tailor care to individual patients. If a person has a limited life expectancy, it may not be in his or her best interest to r...Mayo Clinic discovers potential link between celiac disease and cognitive decline
... case series analysis -- an examination of medical histories of a group of patients with a common problem -- of 13 patients will be published in the October issue of Archives of Neurology. "There has been very little known about this connection between celiac disease and cognitive decline until now," says K...Effects of new sleep medication appear unlikely to have potential for abuse or cognitive impairment
In a study of 14 adults with histories of sedative abuse, the newly approved sleep medica...include a risk for abuse, especially by those with histories of substance abuse; difficulties with cognition (thinking, learning and memory), including a type of...Living close to heavy industry may increase risk of lung cancer
...viewed at length about their lives, including full histories of where they had lived, their employment, as well as their smoking habits, and exposure to second hand smoke. The distances from heavy industry sites were grouped into three zones: less than 5 km (zone A) away; 5 to 10 km away (Zone B); and more ...Web tool helps gauge risk of having genetic mutation linked to colon cancer
.... They determined that personal and family medical histories reliably predict an individual's chances of harboring mutations in the cancer-related genes. The questionnaire, available at http://www.dfci.org/premm and developed from the largest study of these gene mutations in U.S. patients, is one of the fi...Exercisers may have better breast cancer survival
...ience survival benefits from exercise; more remote histories of physical activity also had no impact on survival. Identifying factors in cancer patients that predict outcome (i.e., prognosis) is important for physicians planning patient management and patients understanding their disease. In breast cancer, ...Childless women risk poorer health in later life
...n. "We have shown that partnership and parenting histories are important influences on later life health and, in many cases, are as influential as the effects of a person's socio-economic status," Professor Gundy concludes. "Overall, these findings clearly have important implications for projections of the h...Hormone-replacement therapy hurts hearing, study finds
...en on HRT. Each group contained women whose health histories and other characteristics closely matched those of the women in the other groups. Each of the women was tested with a battery of hearing tests. A standard "pure tone" test a common hearing test where a person raises her hand or presses a button wh...Mayo clinic discovers new type of sleep apnea
... sleep apnea patients had sleep and cardiovascular histories similar to the obstructive sleep apnea patients. The complex sleep apnea patients also had fewer complaints about waking up after initially falling asleep than those with central sleep apnea (32 percent vs. 79 percent). The investigators found that c...Study compares difference between MDCT and digital radiography in orthopedic patients
...na in Vienna, Austria. Forty-three patients with histories of fractures, arthrodesis (joint fusion) or spinal fusions who'd undergone MDCT and conventional radiography for the evaluation of bone healing were included in this study. Mutiplanar reconstructions and radiographs were analyzed by two musculoskelet...Saving antiretroviral treatment in long-term HIV-positive patients
...ing problems of adherence, taking thorough patient histories and performing resistance tests on HIV from the patient. Using drugs from new antiretroviral classes that the patient has not taken before should improve outcomes, and even continuing a course of treatment that appears to be failing could still be be...'Medical Spanish' course helps physician assistants examine, communicate with Hispanic patients
...ill Conway, a physician assistant, uncover medical histories and perform physical exams in Spanish. It is knowledge that has enhanced her relationship with Spanish-speaking patients and improved the medical care they receive. "Patients feel comfortable in sharing their symptoms, and I can better educate the...Abuse liability study results of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (NRP104) presented at CPDD
...dimesylate in twelve healthy adult volunteers with histories of stimulant abuse. In this single blind, place...dimesylate in twelve healthy adult volunteers with histories of stimulant abuse. In this double-blind, three-way crossover study, 50 mg lisdexamfetamine dimesyl......zed a dataset consisting of self-reported drinking histories gathered from 10,424 first-semester freshmen at 14 schools across the U.S. during the fall of 2003. Numbers of students that reached the 4+/5+ binge-drinking threshold were calculated, as were those who drank at two (8+/10+) and three (12+/15+) time...