Traditional Chinese exercises may increase efficacy of flu vaccine
...ge-related loss of function and problems with even moderate intensity exercise interventions, the authors note in their report. The study is an outgrowth of Yangs dissertation research, which yielded quantitative and qualitative evidence that its elderly participants benefited from both physical and mental ...Even low levels of weekly exercise drive down blood pressure
...the authors Furthermore, the findings show that moderate intensity physical exercise below the recommended weekly levels still makes a difference to health, they add....New study shows promise in reducing surgical risks associated with surgical bleeding
...urgeons may have a new patient safety tool to stop moderate surgical bleeding without some of the concerns associated with the current standard blood-clotting treatment. New research published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that recombinant human thrombin (rhThrom...Some women benefit more from exercise when emphasis is on health, not appearance
...y size. The women reported that they worked out at moderate or vigorous intensity about 3.3 times a week. The women participated in one of four 45-minute step-aerobics classes. The same instructor taught each class, although she emphasized health over appearance in two of the classes. In the other two class...Where's the beef? Not enough of it is on elders' plates, muscle-metabolism study suggests
... published today suggests that a diet containing a moderate amount of protein-rich food such as beef, fish, po... elderly people actually can benefit from eating a moderate serving of protein-rich foods. Thats something they arent doing enough now in fact, between 16 and ...Obesity linked to hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease
... was based on a database of 496 U.S. veterans with moderate to severe CKD who were not yet on dialysis. The database allowed the researchers to test the association between body weight and PTH levels, while accounting for a number of possible confounding factors. The results showed a significant associatio...States taking action to insure nation's 13.3M uninsured young adults
...nce market can amount to a large share of a low or moderate income. States with laws requiring health plans to cover young adults on their parents insurance until age 25 include Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. Dela...Geriatric health conditions have major effect on half of all seniors
.... They found that 50 percent of older adults had a moderate to severe form of at least one of the following conditions: cognitive impairment, falls, incontinence, low body mass index, dizziness, vision impairment or hearing impairment. The researchers also studied whether the respondents had difficulty wit...Medical residents unclear about TB guidelines
...s in Baltimore and Philadelphia, which both have a moderate prevalence of TB. Just under half of the questions were answered incorrectly. The section on the diagnosis and treatment of latent TB (where a patient is infected with TB but has no symptoms) was particularly poorly answered, with residents getti...Stevens Roundtable: Health, Technology & Society, July 11
...tevens Director of University Communications, will moderate the broad-spectrum panel. In addition to several recent patients, panel members will include representatives from the following sectors: long-term care, hospital and hospice administrators; legislators; physicians; legal professionals; academics and...Strengthening exercises may slow progression of ALS
...ddition, therapists assigned 13 participants to do moderate strengthening exercises using weights three times ...pleted the study. The study found those who did moderate strengthening exercises had a 12-percent slower decrease in function and a 16-percent slower decline...Nonhormonal drug reduces hot flashes in men treated for prostate cancer
...te cancer treatment can cause hot flashes. The moderate ability of gabapentin to reduce hot flashes is less than hormonal therapies provide, he adds. But many prostate cancer patients dont use hormonal treatments because of fear that their hormone-sensitive cancer will recur, he says, or because some ther...Research shows aerobic exercise helps maintain muscle in elderly
...argely overcome that drop-off in insulin response: moderate aerobic exercise such as walking. Experiments at...cle protein growth factor. "We already know that moderate aerobic exercise reduces cardiovascular disease, improves glucose uptake, and improves endurance," V...JRRD releases single-topic issue on pain and pain management
... disorder (PTSD) and chronic severe pain. We found moderate rates of PTSD (46%) and chronic severe pain (40%) in a sample of psychiatric outpatients. In addition, 24% of the sample had both disorders. We found that persons with both disorders were significantly different from those with neither disorder on al...Predicting the quality of life for older adults
...mpanionship and intimacy have been found to have a moderate to strong positive effect upon quality of life and even enhance quality of life over time among cancer patients. Other significant factors include residing in a desirable living space and physical surroundings, and physical environments with few barr...Panel offers guidelines on skin reactions to new class of cancer drugs
...otics for mild reactions, stronger medications for moderate reactions. If the rash becomes severe, the guidelines call for reduction in the EGFRI dose, along with other medications. Treatment should be interrupted only if the reaction still hasn't cleared within two to four weeks. Once the rash has decrease...12-month study demonstrated tolerability and efficacy of Daytrana
...ht. Most (98 percent) adverse events were mild or moderate in severity and consistent with known effects of methylphenidate. Three serious adverse events were reported and all were considered unrelated to DAYTRANA use. DAYTRANA Demonstrated Significant Improvements in ADHD-RS-IV, CGI-I and PGA Scores ...Investigational nonstimulant Guanfacine XR significantly improved child, adolescent ADHD symptoms
...XR had adverse events which were generally mild to moderate in severity, with most common side effects being s...most common but were usually transient and mild or moderate in severity. Treatment related adverse events greater than 10 percent included somnolence (32 perce...Daytrana provides significant effectiveness in both boys and girls with ADHD
... last dose. Adverse events typically were mild to moderate in severity and were consistent with known effects of methylphenidate. No serious adverse events were reported. The most common treatment-emergent adverse events (>10 percent) in both boys and girls in the trial were decreased appetite, head...Emory University researchers find persistent and severe asthma associated with obesity
...cent more likely to be classified as having either moderate or severe persistent asthma when compared to non-overweight people," says Dr. Taylor. "We also noted that obese patients were more likely to have less education, be unemployed and be African-American." The researchers found no significant differen...