Transcendental meditation reduces congestive heart failure, new study shows
...sity of Pennsylvania evaluated 23 African American men and women, average age 64, who were recently hospitalized with New York Heart Association class II or III congestive heart failure. Participants were randomized to either the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique or health educationin addition to ...The influence of the menstrual cycle on the female brain
...or better understanding of the differences between men and women, particularly as observed in the prevale...ment was carried out on a male group. Result: when men anticipate rewards, they mainly activate a region involved in motivation for obtaining rewards, the ...Civic engagement keeps aging Americans mentally healthy after physical decline
...so found lesser hikes in depressive symptoms among men steadily involved in recreational associations, such as hobby or discussion groups. Authors Emily Greenfield and Nadine Marks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison used survey data to track changes in respondents' physical, psychological, and soci...The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy by Dr. Harry Preuss
...nal of Clinical Nutrition, 180 healthy, overweight men and women were given either CLA or a placebo for one year. On average the CLA group lost 5 pounds of fat and gained 2 pounds of firming muscle without diet or exercise. Chromium: Twenty-five years of research shows that taking supplements of th...Use of common pain relievers associated with increased risk of blood pressure in men
...id not have a history of high blood pressure. The men were asked in 2000 and again in 2002 about whether...ypertension. Over four years of follow-up, 1,968 men developed hypertension. Compared with men who did not take analgesics, those who took acetaminophen...CIHR-funded research: Antidepressants help men decrease alcohol consumption, but not women
...antly from rates found in male counterparts. While men suffering from depression generally consume more a...is associated with lower alcohol consumption among men suffering from depression," said Dr. Graham. "But this does not appear to be true for women." Over...Do Internet cafs facilitate unsafe sex?
...may be facilitating unsafe sex, particularly among men who have sex with men. Dr Walter Curioso (Unive...transmission and the high level of Internet use by men who have sex with men in Peru," say the authors, "cabinas pblicas are a logical place to deliver Web...Alcohol interventions that teach practical skills work best with high-risk university students
...ion defined as AUDIT scores of eight or above for men and four or above for women the BSTP appeared to be more effective. "The at-risk students those with a higher AUDIT score and in greater danger of having negative consequences from alcohol consumption in the brief skills-training program reduce...Penn researchers find that chronic dizziness may be caused by psychiatric and neurologic illnesses
...rtment of Otorhinolaryngology at Penn, studied 345 men and women age 15 to 89 (average age 43.5) who had dizziness for three months or longer due to unknown causes. From 1998 to 2004, the patients were tracked from their referral to Penns balance center through multiple specialty examinations until they...Plant-derived omega-3s may aid in bone health
...o the 23 participants. Twenty of the subjects were men and three were postmenopausal women not on hormone...articularly strong in men." So, while middle-aged men are often overlooked in studies of bone health, incorporating plant sources of omega-3 PUFA into the...Updated guidelines advise focusing on women's lifetime heart risk
...d for artery re-opening procedures less often than men after a heart attack, this disparity in care doesn...ence have been that women are typically older than men when they have heart attacks, they more frequently have other medical conditions in addition to hear...Diabetes risk factors develop earlier in women than men
... that otherwise healthy women are more likely than men to show elevated levels of endothelial factors and...ood vessels. Results showed that 52 women and 39 men had progressed from normal blood glucose levels to pre-diabetic status during the previous six years...New class of targeted cancer drugs shows promise in slowing progression of recurrent prostate cancer
...ther drugs such as docetaxel have shown to benefit men with advanced prostate cancer, no other second-lin...nited States in 2007 and that approximately 27,050 men will die of this disease....Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia
...orthwestern University researchers have discovered men with an unusual form of dementia have a higher rate of vasectomy than men the same age who are cognitively normal. The dementia is Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), a neur...Older adults face double whammy when it comes to body fat
... "It demonstrates that up until age 80, both older men and women gained fat but lost lean mass each year. These age-related changes were compounded by the obesity epidemic." In addition to measuring the effects of aging on body composition, the researchers also looked at the effects of the obesity epid...Aging population is causing major increase in the cancer burden warn experts
...e measure, to the rapid increase in the numbers of men reaching older ages." Screening programmes need...e second most common cause of cancer death in both men and women was colorectal cancer. "There remains hope that dietary modifications, increased physical ...Emergency departments test chest pain patients differently, based on race, gender and insurance
...rcent of commercially insured non-African American men received electrocardiography testing when presenti...31 percent higher proportion than African American men covered by non-commercial forms of insurance....Highlights from the February 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...The researchers analyzed data from more than 5,000 men and more than 6,000 women who took part in the Min...llege of Medicine. Study participants were 1,266 men and women between 20 and 38 years old living in a semirural setting in Louisiana and enrolled in the...Prostate cancer patients see high survival rates with seed implants
More than ninety percent of men who receive appropriate radiation dose levels with...he long-term results of permanent seed implants in men with early stage prostate cancer. Nearly 2,700 men were studied at 11 institutions in the United Sta......stimate prevalence by race and ethnicity. White men age 70 years and older, as well as those suffering...were shown to be ED related in black men. Hispanic men over the age of 60, as well as those suffering from moderate lower urinary tract symptoms, hypertens...