Conventional prognostic factors fail to explain better prostate cancer survival in most Asian men
...and year of diagnosis. Epidemiologic studies have identified racial differences in incidence and mortality, with African-American men being at greater risk than other races. Asian-American men as a single, ethnic group have the lowest incidence of disease and the lowest mortality rate. The reasons for these ...Chinese children with hearing devices benefit from new speech test
...easing, as the number of hearing impaired children identified through Chinas early screening and intervention programs increases, said Dr. Zheng, who is also vice president of the Chinese Academy of Audiological Rehabilitation (CAAR). She further points out that audiological assessment tools like the MESP are e...Study, meta-analysis examine factors associated with death from heatstroke
...earch Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and colleagues identified six studies published through 2006 that included 1,065 heat waverelated deaths. All of the studies selected compared risk factors between those who died during heat waves and a control group of those who did not. Being confined to bed, not leaving ...Study says COPD testing is not measuring up
... National Committee for Quality Assurance, Dr. Han identified patients with newly diagnosed COPD by data collected from five health plans. The study examined patients aged 40 years and older, and determined if patients with a new diagnosis of COPD had received spirometry in the preceeding 720 days. Of the 5,03...Draining away brain's toxic protein to stop Alzheimer's
... It was more than a decade ago that Zlokovic first identified LRP, a molecule that acts like an escort service in the brain, shuttling amyloid-beta out of the brain and into the body. The amyloid plaques that speckle the brains of Alzheimers patients are a hallmark of the disease, and where they come from and h...Hispanic drug use rises in US culture
...6,713 adults in Washington of which 1,690 persons identified themselves as Hispanic. It is the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. Previous research on the effect of acculturation on drug use has been conducted in states with larger Hispanic enclaves such as California, Florida and the Southwest. In ...NIH scientists target future pandemic strains of H5N1 avian influenza
...Dr. Nabel. The few mutations he and his colleagues identified are likely just a subset of those, he emphasizes. Moreover, they found that these mutations change how the immune system recognizes the virus. Mouse antibodies that target H5N1 were up to tenfold less potent against the mutants. Dr. Nabel and his c...Metabolic study in mice could lead to 'good cholesterol' boosters
Researchers have identified a new player in the control of so-called good cholesterol that circulates in the bloodstream and reduces heart attack risk, according to a report in the August issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press. Should the metabolic pathway uncove...Michigan-CDC study supports value of social restrictions during influenza pandemics
...pt. 8, 1918 through Feb. 22, 1919 the researchers identified which NPIs were used in each city and when officials turned them on and off. Using both actual death rates from pneumonia and influenza, and baseline rates for what would have been normal without a pandemic, the researchers found there were 115,34...WPI wins $1M to develop system to locate and monitor emergency workers in buildings
...port from the National Fire Protection Association identified as the three leading causes of firefighter deaths: stress-related heart attacks (No. 1) and getting lost, trapped, or disabled inside buildings (No. 3). The DHS funds will augment the more than $3 million in funding the research team has already garn...High blood pressure problems largely misunderstood by sufferers
...ents, significant and problematic differences were identified in beliefs about the presence of symptoms, the need to take medications for the rest of ones life, and race-specific treatment plans. High blood pressure is a common but serious health problem that affects nearly one-third of all adults in the Unit...Sports concussion research using fMRI provides insight for safe return-to-play decisions
...s hyperactivation during their first fMRI scan. We identified networks of brain regions where changes in functional activation were associated with performance on computerized neuropsychological testing and certain post-concussion symptoms, reported Dr. Pardini. Also, our study confirms previous research sugges...UIC researchers to develop new drugs to fight bioterrorism
...diseases and bipolar disorder. "Anthrax has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the most serious threats of bioterrorism, and UIC's College of Pharmacy has an extensive research program devoted to the discovery and development of antibiotics for the treatment of this an...Novel candidate biomarker for heart failure also strongly predicts risk of death
...ncluding collaborators on the current report, have identified a number of candidate biomarkers for diagnosis. In 2005, Januzzi and colleagues from the MGH published the PRIDE study, which showed that a protein called NT-proBNP, one of the natriuretic peptides, could confirm or rule out a diagnosis of heart fai...Postpartum hospital discharges -- when is the 'right time?'
...ng that 17 percent of all mother-infant pairs were identified as not ready. This study also identified those factors most related to the unreadiness of mother-infant pairs to leave the hospital. These in...UQ researchers discover some of the oldest forms of life
University of Queensland researchers have identified microbial remains in some of the oldest preserved organic matter on Earth, confirmed to be 3.5 billion years-old. The UQ team, led by School of Physical Sciences scientists Dr Miryam Glikson and Associate Professor Sue Golding as well as Associate...Why women get more migraines than men
...reatments. In a separate study, the researchers identified what they hope will eventually be a new treatment option for migraine. They found that a medication called memantine (brand name Namenda), which is currently approved for the treatment of Alzheimers disease, inhibits CSD and appears to be a highly ef...Method shows promise for early detection of pancreatic cancer
...f the cells. The researchers found the technique identified with 100 percent accuracy each person who had a re... defined as stage 1 or 2 tumors.) Some people were identified who did not have a tumor; it is uncertain whether this is a false finding or if it means those peopl......periences and attitudes. The Texas psychologists identified four major factors and 13 sub-factors for why people have sex: Physical reasons such as to reduce stress (It seemed like good exercise), feel pleasure (Its exciting), improve or expand experiences (I was curious about sex), and the physical desi...National quality agenda, payment reform, care integration keys to improving quality, patient safety
.... As expected, health information technology was identified as a promising vehicle for improving quality and efficiency, said Anthony Shih, M.D., assistant vice president for Quality and Efficiency Programs at the Fund. But in addition to that, there was a strong call for federal leadership in actively promot...