HIV treatment not affected by hormonal birth control
... and progesterone hormones in birth control do not influence the effectiveness of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which is used to treat HIV infection, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions. The study is published in the May 1, 20...Microbicide partners receive $5.7 million from Gates Foundation
...rts to track the microbicide pipeline, clarify and influence regulatory processes, problem-solve, and conduct research and convene participants around critical issues. "Without the generosity of the Gates Foundation, our efforts to develop microbicides would be delayed by years," said Polly Harrison, Director ...Study examines influence of celebrity endorsements of cancer screening
...ave a powerful impact on the public and that their influence can be put to good use. However, when it comes to public health endorsements, we feel that celebrities should be judicious in using their powers of persuasion. [W]hen it comes to communicating about complex decisions such as cancer screening, the goa...Exercise in cold water may increase appetite, UF study finds
... that environmental conditions during exercise may influence post-exercise appetite," White said. Individuals s...te suggested that body temperature might have some influence over post-exercise appetite. A previous study by her colleague Dr. Rudolph Dressendorfer indicated ...Molecular change occurring during brain tumor progression also evident in breast cancer
...chemical interactions. In fact, the cells actually influence the composition of the basement membrane, and the membrane, in addition to serving as a scaffold for cell attachment, regulates cell behavior, proliferation and migration. The laminin molecule is composed of three chains -- designated alpha (), bet...Morphine for chest pain increases death risk
...ysiological effect that may, at least temporarily, influence the underlying ischemia," Meine said. "Morphine, on the other hand, doesn't do anything about what is actually causing the pain. It just masks it, and may, in fact, make the underlying disease worse. "Morphine has the well-known and potentially harm...WHO's HIV initiative at risk of failing
...If the 3 by 5 programme had the political clout to influence South Africa alone to implement all its recommendations, where the necessary infrastructure largely exists, then the 3 million target would be more likely to be attained. Without South Africa on board, with its 837 000 people affected by HIV/AIDS and...Treat depression and chronic pain separately, U-M researchers say
...fibromyalgia, their level of depression has little influence on the intensity of pain they experience. This could be one of the reasons that treating a patient's depression by prescribing an antidepressant that has no analgesic (pain-killing) properties may have little or no impact on their pain. The study, in...Early failure to pay attention to faces, speech may influence later development in autism
...rs with autism how to interact socially, this will influence the way the children's brain process language and facial information....Genetic testing divides families
...onsequences on family connections. The data could influence clinical practice regarding genetic testing and what or how to discuss findings with family members....Study: Physicians need to be more vocal about encouraging diabetic patients to exercise
...ironment in a patient's home town also appeared to influence whether or not a person with diabetes exercised, D...from crime and other social considerations did not influence physical activity patterns, she added. The study analyzed telephone responses from 274 people with d...Investigating the appropriateness of current alcohol-use disorder criteria for adolescents
...ording of specific symptom items may have a strong influence on the diagnosis of abuse and dependence. "In th...es in the proportions of responses, which in turn, influence the estimates for criteria and overall estimates for AUD." "These findings are important because val...Study finds maternal exposure to parasitic infection may increase risk of schizophrenia in offspring
...al age, and a range of other prenatal factors that influence schizophrenia risk. The PDS research is one of a number of "life course studies" being overseen by Dr. Susser at the Mailman School. In addition to the CHDS study, Dr. Susser and his team are looking at large birth cohorts from the U.S., Israel, a...The link between physical activity and ovarian cancer
...rowth factor level. Physical activity also has an influence on obesity, which has been shown to increase ovarian cancer risk. "The greater risk reduction among overweight or obese women observed in our study supports the role of physical activity in affecting ovarian cancer risk through its effect on obesity ...Smoking increases risk for liver, pancreatic and colorectal cancers
... with more rapid production of carcinogens and may influence the impact of meat intake on cancer risk. Researchers examined patients with NAT2 genotypes and found that while the modified enzyme alone did not increase the risk, women with rapid acetylator genotypes experienced a three-fold increase in their r...Study shows grapefruit extract can heal stomach ulcers
...oices in food and the amount of alcohol intake can influence a number of bodily systems, most notably the GI and liver tract," said Lee Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital. "Incorporating healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices can directly benefit digestive and overall health over the ......sers, researchers have found that visual words can influence the perception of smells--with pleasant words infl...t of "sniffing" in response to an odor label might influence the results, finding no effect. They emphasized that they used word labels so that the cognitive inp...Lifestyle, rather than fetal or childhood factors, critical for adult bone health
...hors conclude that while "birthweight does seem to influence skeletal growth, adult lifestyle and body size seem to be the most important determinants of bone health in middle age in this cohort." Cutting the risk of poor bone health in middle age means adopting a healthy lifestyle, they add....Breastfeeding as good for children's blood pressure as exercise and salt restriction
...fter adjusting for all the other factors likely to influence the results, such as weight, height, and puberty, the average difference between those exclusively breastfed for at least six months, and those who had not, was 1.7 mm Hg. And the longer a child had been exclusively breastfed, the lower was his or he...Men with spouses, partners, fare better after prostate cancer treatment
... counterparts, Gore said. Being able to assess and influence quality of life also is important because studies have shown that cancer survival is impacted by a patient's quality of life. Some studies have suggested that improved quality of life might translate into improved survival, although that has not yet ...