Decrease in exercise main reason for weight gain in US girls
...iew of the global obesity epidemic, maintenance of modest amounts of activity during adolescence could be a method for primary prevention of obesity development and adult-onset chronic diseases. Since the steep decline in habitual activity occurs during adolescence, programmes to moderate and prevent this d...Malpractice litigation wrongly blamed for inconsistent health care
...ntext, liability laws and malpractice suits have a modest positive effect on behavior, the authors asserted. "Liability encourages producers of goods and services to exercise due care by forcing them to internalize the costs of their negligence We do not contend that the civil justice system creates optima...Are some medicines so good they should be free? In diabetes, the answer may be yes
...older people with diabetes, and the impact of even modest cash payments on patients' prescription-filling behavior. ACE inhibitors have been shown to slow the damage to the kidneys that is often experienced by people with diabetes, and prevent them from entering end-stage renal failure (ESRD) in which the ...Hormone patch may provide some increase in sexual desire in menopausal women
CHICAGO A testosterone patch may produce modest increases in sexual desire and frequency of satisf...he benefits found by Braunstein and colleagues are modest and not clearly dose related. Using the Profile of Female Sexual Function (PFSF) they found a stati...Options for Parkinson's patients abundant
...le they have fewer side effects, they provide only modest relief from many symptoms. Support and education are critical when informing patients of a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, the NEJM article points out. Patients should understand that Parkinson's disease often has a course over decades, the rate of...NIMH study to guide treatment choices for schizophrenia
...ation of treatment over the older medication were modest and must be weighed against the increased side effects of olanzapine. Thus, taken as a whole, the newer medications have no substantial advantage over the older medication used in this study. An important issue still to be considered is individual...Physical inactivity worsens GI symptoms in obese people
...lephone and clinic-based weight loss counseling at modest cost. Study participation was based on eligibility factors, such as age, gender, smoking status, amount of physical activity, BMI and binge eating status. The average body weight of Americans has increased by approximately 10 percent during the la...... stay away from the fried foods and instead choose modest portions of grilled chicken or fish, a salad, or some fruit," said Matthew Gillman, senior author on the paper and associate professor of ambulatory care and prevention at HMS and HPHC. Taveras and colleagues surveyed 14,355 children between 9 and 14...Controlling neglected tropical diseases could help make poverty history
...their incidence. For costs that are relatively modest compared to controlling "the big three,"an integrated control package for neglected tropical diseases could have a proportionately greater impact on more poor people's health as well as being more equitable for the majority of Africa's poorest and ma...Intervention program fails to increase managed care colorectal cancer screening
... recommended examinations and there have been only modest improvements in recent years." "There's a real opportunity here to make a difference by successfully promoting colorectal cancer screening," Ganz said. "We can prevent this cancer if patients get screened."...Physician pay-for-performance programs may produce little gain in quality
...nrollee, the maximum annual bonus was a relatively modest $27, or about 5 percent of the professional capitation amount. Moreover, PacifiCare accounts for only about 15 percent of the average group's revenue. "PacifiCare's QIP, like most current pay-for-performance programs, should be viewed as a first step...Study finds government advisories on fish consumption & mercury may do more harm than good
...the loss of a fraction of an IQ point, even at the modest exposure levels typical of the American population. As a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have issued advisories warning women of childbearing age about mercury in fish. Because fish are a...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, Issue 4
...he moment show that acyclovir confers at best only modest benefits for a disease that is self-limiting and has few complications in otherwise healthy children," says lead Cochrane Review Author Terry Klassen, from the Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Consequently giv......static prostate cancer. This new study shows only modest benefits in suppressing PSA levels for some men with localized prostate cancer. But, the researchers say that combining imatinib with other chemotherapy drugs may be something to study. "Even though Imatinib was tolerable and easy to administer, usi...What makes the brain tick, tick, tick. . .
...ry excited about our success so far, we want to be modest about our capabilities. We are blind men touching just one part of this elephant that is time. "And our new review paper, to the best of our knowledge, is the first to try to integrate the different fields and levels of analysis that contribute to u...New studies examine the evidence on probiotics in IBS
...archers concluded that these studies reveal only a modest improvement in bloating, but they note that larger trials are needed. A team of investigators at the University of New Mexico conducted a systematic review of the safety and efficacy of probiotics in IBS that included eight randomized clinical trial...Medication shows promise in the treatment of hyperactivity associated with autism-related disorders
...of PDDs [pervasive developmental disorders], given modest group effects and a response rate that approaches 50 percent," the authors conclude. "However, caregivers should be cautioned about the strong possibility of adverse effects. In addition, practitioners should be prepared to suspend treatment if consi...Clinical decision system helps reduce inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing
...hors write. "An unresolved question is whether the modest decrease in total antimicrobial prescriptions and more substantial reduction in macrolide use induced by the CDSS intervention was sufficient to lessen selection of resistant pneumococci and other bacteria in community populations. Decreased prevalen...Prescribed walking can improve physical fitness
...ns of exercise frequency and intensity, yielding a modest total physical activity dose, can be effective in increasing aerobic power," they write. "Individuals who choose to exercise at a higher intensity (65-75 percent of maximal HR reserve) can make significant improvements in their fitness by walking fo...High-sugar diet pushing some Latino kids toward type 2 diabetes
...udy's lead author. "But findings suggest that even modest reductions in sugar intake might preserve beta cell function and prevent metabolic disorders in these children. Public health among Latinos may benefit from interventions to reduce simple-sugar consumption."...