Teens believe oral sex is safer, more acceptable to peers
...ering oral sex, they need to know about methods to keep themselves safe from physical as well as emotional risks." The findings come from a larger longitudinal study on the relationship between adolescents' perceptions and their actions when behaviors pose health and emotional risks. In previous research,...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
...ding frequency is probably one of the best ways to keep the virus in check, according to Dr. Cherpes. "I think it's going to be an important thing--it's not going to be a panacea, but it will help slow the spread [of HSV-2], and right now we want to do anything to slow the spread," he said....Women with heart attacks benefit from stenting
...a mesh tube called a stent is positioned to help keep the unblocked artery open. "Angioplasty is known to save lives in the setting of a heart attack and saves more lives of women than men," said lead author Alexandra J. Lansky, M.D. "For every 1,000 patients treated with percutaneous coronary interv...Dr. Gutin selected as Fulbright Senior Specialist
...rn from the mistakes and experience of his own and keep it from following in the tracks toward obesity and inactivity. Dr. Gutin came to MCG in 1991 from Columbia University in New York. He earned a master's degree in physical education and a doctorate in higher education from New York University. He comp...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...oring: several nano-devices are being developed to keep track of daily changes in patients' physiological variables such as the levels of glucose, of carbon dioxide, and of cholesterol, without the need for drawing blood in a hospital setting. This way, patients suffering from diabetes would know at any g...Too much water may be as dangerous as too little during long-distance athletic events
...long-distance race may do serious harm rather than keep you safe from injury if you're drinking too much, according to a cardiologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Runners or any long-distance athletes who drink too much water during a race could put themselves at jeopardy for developing hyponatrem...New treatment 'roadmap' improves odds for unusual brain aneurysm
...ate the aneurysm from the normal vessel. The clips keep blood from entering the aneurysm, and as a result future bleeding is prevented and nearby brain tissue is protected. A solid clot inside the aneurysm makes it difficult for the blades of the clip to squeeze the aneurysm and make the separation from t...Learning software developed by Rutgers-Newark scientist helps 450,000 students with reading
... Tallal and her colleagues, the kudos just seem to keep coming. In addition to winning the Thomas A. Edison Patent Award, in 2004 the Congressional Black Caucus's Education Braintrust awarded Scientific Learning an ET3 (Education Technology Think Tank) TEC (Technology to Empower Community) Champion Partne...Obesity adds risk of cardiovascular disease in siblings in families with a history of heart problems
...ory of heart disease have more reason than most to keep their weight down. In these families, the Hopkins team found that siblings who were obese or overweight had a 60 percent increased risk of suffering a serious heart ailment, such as a heart attack, before the age of 60. The study, to be published ...Variant in gene associated with telomeres predicts longer survival of deadly brain tumor
...ved that telomerase is activated and intervenes to keep telomeres from shortening, allowing for unlimited cell division. The research group looked at genetic variation of hTERT because abnormal expression of the gene contributes to unregulated cell growth, and expression of the gene has been evaluated as ...Paramedics need help to revive marriages: U of T study
...ompass family members," says Regehr. "If you don't keep the family healthy, you don't keep the responders healthy and well." She says partners of paramedics cope with their distressed spouses...Clinical trial of gefitinib for advanced lung cancer closes early
... therapy with gefitinib -- gefitinib given to help keep cancer in control -- would improve overall survival and progression-free survival as compared to placebo in patients with stable or responding disease. These patients had inoperable stage III NSCLC and already had completed the combined chemotherapy...Electroshock therapy speeds improvement in schizophrenia patients
...rugs, such as tremor, slurred speech, inability to keep still, anxiety and paranoia. Some data indicated that these side effects were less severe with ECT than with antipsychotic drugs. A small trial found more impairment with ECT and antipsychotics combined than antipsychotics alone. "However," authors n...Louder neurons form more connections, Stanford research shows
...e hold. How the brain chooses which connections to keep and which to prune back appears to be governed by which branches have the most electrical activity-a finding that could help to explain how early experiences guide brain development. The work, published in the April 21 issue of Nature , takes advant...American Academy of Neurology sums up scientific highlights from 57th annual meeting
...onal loss may occur partly due to the inability to keep up with energy demands. [S12.005] Pain A common cause of headache is overuse of headache medications. These headaches are difficult to treat once they occur, since withdrawing all medications often makes the headache even worse. A study from German...Patients swallow 'camera-in-a-pill' to help doctors check for diseases of esophagus, GERD
...r people at risk to get that evaluation sooner and keep esophageal disease in check." Brown cautions the pill camera is not for everyone. People with swallowing disorders, pacemakers or with known or suspected gastrointestinal obstruction, strictures, or fistulas are not candidates. Brown says the public ...Nation's leading researchers, scientists reveal findings at occupational therapy conference
...rse events occur. Presenters will focus on ways to keep drivers safer and on the road longer. Musicians Suffer Unnecessarily Musicians are at an increased risk for experiencing pain or discomfort as a result of their performing positions. Occupational therapists assessed and educated seven musicians abo...All low-fat diets are not equal, Stanford study shows
...ise habits, saying: "If you are a marathon runner, keep running marathons. But if you're a couch potato, we need you to stay a couch potato." Gardner, a 20-year vegetarian who specializes in nutrition and preventive medicine, expects a plant-based diet combined with weight loss and exercise to achieve ev...Diabetes and pizza: Slow and steady insulin delivery wins the race
...es, one of which is over an eight-hour period, may keep glucose levels in a more favorable range than a single dose of insulin or a double dose taken over a shorter period." This study titled, "Optimal Insulin Pump Dosing and Postprandial Glycemia Following a Pizza Meal Using the Continuous Glucose Monit...Stents that release medication appear more effective than traditional stents
...certain types of stents (metal devices inserted to keep a coronary artery open after angioplasty) to greatly reduce the need for target-vessel revascularization (TVR) compared with bare-metal stents (i.e., stents without medication), according to background information in the article. These drug-eluting s...