NIH scientists target future pandemic strains of H5N1 avian influenza
...cognize human cells. Additional mutations would likely need to accumulate for H5N1 to spread more easily ...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 im...Seat belt injuries could signal more serious trauma in children
...th age. Children who are 4 to 8 years old are most likely to be using ill-fitting seatbelts or restraints. Grewal recommends that an evaluation of a child or adolescent car-accident victim include a complete work-up for vertebral, spinal cord and intra-abdominal injuries. In addition to bruises or marks f...Warfarin better than aspirin at stroke prevention in elderly people with atrial fibrillation
...us patients taking warfarin were less than half as likely to suffer a serious event (52% lower risk) as those taking aspirin. They say: We showed that the frequency of stroke, arterial embolism, and intracranial haemorrhage was significantly lower in patients on warfarin than in those on aspirin, adding ...A woman who heard voices with her own speech impairments
...say: The auditory hallucinations (AH) were thought likely to be caused by epilepsy. By Christmas 2006, the patient had been discharged and was only having AH once a week, but she returned to hospital in March 2007 again with serious AH and speech difficulties. EEG showed brain seizures, which were success...Most seniors now have drug coverage, U-M study shows
...sity of Michigan analysis. And poor seniors are as likely to have coverage as the rich. The analysis compa...statistics to show that rich and poor were equally likely to sign up for Part D and private coverage, and to lack coverage. Wealthy elders were much more like...Refusal of medical and surgical interventions common among chronically ill elderly
...ffects. Patients who refused treatments were more likely to have congestive heart failure, to rate their own longevity at less than two years, and to want their physicians to discuss their prognosis with them. The mortality rate among those who had refused treatments was higher than those who had not. O...Not all 'drug-related deaths' are 'drug-related'
...fferent post-mortem drug profiles - they were more likely to have died from the toxic effects of anti-depressants, anti-psychotics and analgesics than from taking 'problematic' drugs (e.g. heroin, crack cocaine/cocaine). Generally the figures also excluded deaths related to drug misuse, such as those caused...Researchers find vitamin B1 deficiency key to vascular problems for diabetic patients
... microvascular and macrovascular complications. It likely reflects problems in endothelial cells (endothelial cells line the bodys entire circulatory system) and increased risk of atherosclerosis (chronic inflammatuion in the artery walls). The researchers found that the decreased plasma thiamine concentr...Even older women at high risk have little interest in being tested for HIV, study finds
...to do so late in their disease, when they are more likely to have overt symptoms such as opportunistic infec...ady been tested. Previously tested women were more likely to be younger, sexually active, better educated about HIV and tested at the suggestion of a health c...Study reveals gaps in vaccine financing for underinsured children
...enefits before a high deductible has been met, are likely to increase the magnitude of this gap and must be ...lleagues. Strong proponents of immunization will likely object to the concept of universally recommended vaccines ranked on their relative merits. Nonethele...Novel candidate biomarker for heart failure also strongly predicts risk of death
...ardiology Division, who led the study. Its highly likely that examining a patients pattern of several compl...t patients response to therapy, Januzzi says. Its likely that patterns of multiple biomarkers will help us identify patients with heart failure who remain at...In women, caffeine may protect memory
...per day, those who drank over three cups were less likely to show as much decline in memory. Moreover, the ...ed with age coffee drinkers being 30 percent less likely to have memory decline at age 65 and rising to 70 percent less likely over age 80. Caffeine consu...Maternal obesity prior to pregnancy associated with birth defects
... hearts and underdeveloped spinal cordsappear more likely to be obese prior to becoming pregnant than mother... the following seven of 16 birth defects were more likely to be obese than mothers of infants without birth defects: Spina bifida, a condition that occurs...Young children's taste preferences may be influenced by fast-food branding
...ildren who ate McDonalds food more often were more likely to prefer foods and drinks they thought were from McDonalds. These results add evidence to support recommendations to regulate or ban advertising or marketing of high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and beverages, or all marketing, that is directed to...Early-childhood intervention may improve well-being through young adulthood
...n the Child-Parent Center preschool were: More likely to have finished high school (71.4 percent vs. 63....year colleges (14.7 percent vs. 10 percent) More likely to have health insurance coverage (70.2 percent vs. 61.5 percent) Less likely to be arrested for a ...Old McDonald's has a hold on kids' taste buds, Stanford/Packard study finds
...n are swayed by brand preferences. The results are likely to fuel more debate over a growing movement to res...in the United States and most study subjects would likely be familiar with the brand. Each food sample was divided into two identical portions, one wrapped ...Backache sufferers who fear pain change movements
...s to confirm whether pain avoiders are indeed more likely to reinjure their backs. About half of the data has been collected to date, in partnership with Ohio State University, Thomas said. Researchers hope the study findings will help physicians create new treatments for backaches, a common ailment. Eig...New research finds high prevalence of smoking among physicians in China
...ecause physicians who smoke are significantly less likely than their nonsmoking counterparts to advise their patients to quit smoking. As a result of this survey, the China Center for Disease Control has instituted an antismoking campaign that targets physicians and medical students and promotes smoke-free ......d ate 11% more of their food. They were also more likely to make return reservations. It comes down to expectations. If you think a wine will taste good, it will taste better than if you think it will taste bad. People didnt believe North Dakota wine would taste good, so it had a double curse it hurt ......besity. An additional pound of body weight is more likely to be fat, which does not metabolize calories nearly as well as muscle tissue, Heiland explained. Therefore, any increase in calorie consumption -- say, one more cookie each day -- leads to greater weight gain among an initially heavier person. The...