Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
.... More than 25 percent had the disease at the time initial interviews were conducted. The new study found that over the next three years another 10 percent developed diabetes. The rate at which this African-American population is developing new onset diabetes is extremely important as well, Dr. Miller note...Study says COPD testing is not measuring up
... Dr. Han explained. As such, if COPD is suspected, initial spirometric testing should include bronchodilator testing too, in order for that patient to receive a truly diagnostic test. In addition, the study notes that these numbers contradict previous findings in which over 70% of physicians reported using...Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
.... More than 25 percent had the disease at the time initial interviews were conducted. The new study found that over the next three years another 10 percent developed diabetes. "I think that's a huge finding in and of itself," Schootman says. "Think about how many middle-aged African-Americans live in a pla...Indiana University Imaging Center receives $6M grant for kidney research
...ng cellswithin the body. The school received its initial O'Brien Center grant of $5 million in2002. Along with research in kidney disease and development of imagingtechnologies, the center has served as an educational and researchresource for visiting scientists. About 60 researchers from across theU.S. an...Drug-eluting stent controversy explored in the American Heart Hospital Journal
...otential risks of DESs. The issue reports on the initial enthusiasm for drug-eluting stents, the great advances made possible by their use, and explores the significance of the benefits and disadvantages revealed through their high-volume adoption. Dr. Ulrich Sigwart of University Hospital in Geneva, Sw...Long heat waves boost hospital admissions
...tions to the heat or 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, esp...New research discovers independent brain networks control human walking
... which an entire half of the brain is removed. The initial findings are quite promising, showing that these children can adapt in the short term and improve their walking patterns. These and other similar studies are leading researchers down the path to more targeted, rational therapies for patients with bra...Novel candidate biomarker for heart failure also strongly predicts risk of death
...dicted the risk of death during the year after the initial hospital visit, even among patients who did not have heart failure. In fact, ST2 appeared to be a stronger predictor of death than was NT-proBNP, and a combination of both biomarkers gave the most accurate prediction for all study participants We ...ACC/AHA release revised UA/NSTEMI guidelines
...r changes to the guidelines include: suggesting an initial non-invasive set of preliminary tests, such as a s...ategy for unstable and high risk patients, with an initial conservative (non-invasive) strategy stress test, echocardiogram or radionuclide study as a possib...Electric fields have potential as a cancer treatment
...s on dividing cells. Based on the success of their initial human study, the researchers are working on another human clinical trial, this time with a control group receiving chemotherapy. The researchers are also investigating the possibility of combining the electric-field therapy with low-dose chemotherapy...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
...upport the "field effect" hypothesis that suggests initial cancer stages, even pre-cancerous lesions, can cause minute, potentially detectable changes throughout an entire organ. If similar results are found in other organs, the effect could have broad impact in the timely treatment of breast cancer, lung ca...AASM to school-bound: Sleep is the right ingredient for academic success
...unctioning. Sleep restriction can alter childrens initial stages of speech perception, which could contribute to disruptions in cognitive and linguistic functioning skills necessary for reading and language development and comprehension. Teenagers who stay up late on school nights and make up for it ...ACP commends proposed changes to payments for physician work at nursing facilities
...pital, and emergency room visits. Work values for initial nursing home visits increased by more than 40 percent, work values for subsequent nursing home visits increased by between 9 percent and 26 percent and the work value for the annual nursing home visit increased by more than 32 percent. Approximately...Holograms make for better vision tests
...ing principles, the measurement procedure, and the initial results obtained....UT study reveals inaccuracies in cardiac PET-CT imaging, finds fixes
...ton, said he discovered the abnormalities upon his initial use of cardiac PET-CT scanners in the Weatherhead P.E.T. Center For Preventing and Reversing Atherosclerosis at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. Positron emission tomography, or PET, is nuclear cardiac imaging for optimally assessing blood fl...Experts predict Tamiflu could halve the pandemic influenza death toll versus no intervention
...lly matched to the strain will be available in the initial wave of a pandemic. Prophylaxis with antivirals or vaccines Vaccination is the primary means of preventing influenza. However, at the beginning of a pandemic, supplies of vaccines which are fully matched to the pandemic strain will be limited o...STAMP system can help professionals to identify potentially violent individuals
... of potentially stressful situations to provide an initial indication of possible violence. Recognising the early signs that can lead to a violent episode can give staffthe time they need to defuse the situation before it escalates. STAMP also provides a basic framework that can be developed by healthcar...Sleep restriction affects children's speech
...nctioning. Sleep restriction can alter children's initial stages of speech perception, which could contribute to disruptions in cognitive and linguistic functioning skills necessary for reading and language development and comprehension, according to a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday at SL...... Hurricane Katrina, despite an overall decrease in initial sleep medicine evaluations. This increase might be a result of existential concerns raised by the evacuee situation," said Sharon. "The task of debris cleaning in a polluted environment might have contributed to the increase in male patients." Sh...