New doctors' test kit to help prevent debilitating osteoporosis
...aid Professor Eisman. "We have also debunked the myth that osteoporosis is an elderly womens disease. Both men and women lose bone as they get older and 25-30 per cent of men will have an osteoporotic fracture in their life-time," he said. Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become fragile and ...Pioneering study maps attention, memory and language links in the human brain
...balance in humans. "These MRI images destroy the myth that you're only using about 10 percent of your brain for any particular task," Christensen said. "The crux of this grant is to learn more about the language, attention and memory centers in the brain, and also about the complex interactions between ...Using morphine to hasten death is a myth, says doctor
..., he says. In end of life care, double effect is a myth leading a double life....Updated guidelines advise focusing on women's lifetime heart risk
...heart disease practices based on data rather than myth or wishful thinking." CVD is the largest single cause of mortality among women, accounting for 38 percent of all female deaths. The public health impact of CVD in women is not solely related to mortality, as advances in science and medicine allow ma...Mistletoe is not an anti-cancer drug, say doctors
...e belief that mistletoe can help treat cancer is a myth which can cause harm, warn doctors in this week's Christmas issue of the BMJ. The warning follows the case of a cancer patient who attended hospital with a tumour-like growth under the skin induced by mistletoe. Some patients with cancer inject t...Male sexual abuse survivors struggle in relations with health care providers -- study
...nsidered homosexual. Another issue for men is the myth that all survivors are predisposed to become abusers themselves. "The research is clear that only a small percentage of survivors go on to be abusers," Lasiuk said. "This erroneous belief causes tremendous hardship for male survivors, who often have...One in 50 teenagers still wet the bed
...ed children under ten. "Our findings challenge the myth that bedwetting will always get better and disappear as the child gets older" says Professor Yeung. "In 2004 we published findings of a previous study in BJU International that showed that adults showed no significant decrease in bed wetting problems...'Puppy fat' is a myth which puts children's health at risk
...en disappears as they progress to adolescence is a myth which may put the future health of children at risk, says a paper published on bmj.com today. And girls from some ethnic minorities and lower socioeconomic groups are more likely to be overweight or obese, putting them at even more danger of long-ter...OHSU scientists dispel late-night eating/weight gain myth
...nce University believe they have helped dispel the myth that late-night eating causes weight gain. The research is published in the current edition of the journal Obesity Research. Weve all been told at one point in our lives that we should avoid eating meals late at night as it will lead to ...Tryptophan no turkey in boosting immune system, Stanford study shows
...he could play with her classic toy collection. The myth of tryptophan in turkey causing inordinate sleepiness has been debunked (tryptophan only works on the brain when ingested on an empty stomach). But the amino acid itself does play a vital role in sleep and in control of mood. And Steinman's findings ...New study reveals attempted suicide often a snap decision fuelled by drugs and alcohol
...ir attempt. Dr Wyder says the research dispels the myth that suicide attempts are always a pre-meditated, long-planned act. "The problem of non-fatal acts of deliberate self-harm or attempted suicide is much bigger and more frequent than most of us realise.Conservative estimates have suggested that for ev...Largest ever Asian smoking study reveals cardiovascular health risks
...d anywhere in the world, has dispelled a long-held myth that smokers in Asian populations are less susceptible than Western populations to the risks of smoking, such as coronary heart disease and stroke. A paper from the George Institute for International Health on the outcomes of the study, due to be p...Immigrants spend half as much on health care as native-born Americans
...f Southern California. "Our study lays to rest the myth that expensive care for immigrants is responsible for our nation's high health costs," says Sarita Mohanty, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine, who led the study while at Harvard. "The truth is that immigrant...College students think favorably, but act timidly about organ donation
...ophical or religious reasons, not ready to decide, myth reasons, family objections, undecided and other. Feeley said the information from the study indicates that information campaigns promoting organ donation directed toward college students should be aimed at two different audiences, using two ...Bones don't pay a price when fat is lost through exercise
Debunking the myth that exercising to lose excess body fat, unlike dieting alone, comes at a cost to bone health, researchers at Johns Hopkins have determined that for those age 55 to 75, a moderate program of physical exercise generally maintains bone mass and, in som...Older adults with insomnia report falling asleep faster with ramelteon
...ften, older adults and their physicians accept the myth that poor sleep is a fact of life that it comes with aging," said Thomas Roth, PhD, director of the Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Detroit, Mich. "Although it is true that as people age their sleep architecture changes, sleep by no means beco...