Teens believe oral sex is safer, more acceptable to peers
...elieved that oral sex also was less likely to have negative social and emotional consequences, such as a bad reputation, getting into trouble, feeling bad about themselves, feeling guilty, or having a relationship with a partner become worse. The study findings also showed that teens considered oral sex less ...Consumers not getting accurate information about smokeless tobacco
...s tobacco and cigarette smoking may have important negative health implications. "Through these websites, smokers and policy makers are told there is no potential for harm reduction, an unethical message that is both false and harmful to people's health", conclude the authors. The harmful effects of cigarette...Different antipsychotic medications may have different effects on brain volume
...ning], and greater improvements on PANSS total and negative subscales [a measure of disturbed thinking] with less increase in lateral ventricular volume indicate that treatment effects on brain volume and the behavioral pathology of the illness may be associated," the authors write. "Although these results mu...Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior
...d, we have added bullying to the list of potential negative consequences of excessive television viewing along with obesity, inattention, and other types of aggression. Third, our findings suggest some steps that can be taken with children to potentially help prevent bullying. Maximizing cognitive stimulation...It takes a village to improve the health of children
...h disorders in our children and youth to stop this negative trend," said Dr. Stelzner. " This review article, which is co-authored by Laura Jean Shipley, M.D., Elisa Alter Zenni, M.D., Dana Hargunani, M.D., Julie O'Keefe, M.D. Carleen Miller, M.A. and Brian Alverson, M.D., appears in a supplement of the jour...Bacterial infection associated with heart attack in young men
...C. pneumoniae relates to heart disease, as well as negative results in past trials. It isn't well understood how to eradicate the bacteria from the body, and once C. pneumoniae has set in, it may be too late to ward off heart attacks related to the infection. Further studies are being conducted to gather more...Soy and fish oil may help prevent heart attacks
... of the study participants experienced significant negative side effects, but 41% of participants in the fish oil group reported belching, compared to 16% in the soy oil group. "Studies like this demonstrate that there are additional approaches we can take to protect ourselves from heart attacks," said Paul A...Pathological gambling associated with brain impairments
...de-off between short-term reward and the long-term negative consequences of gambling on employment, social relationships, and family life. Better understanding of these processes could lead to the development of more effective strategies for treating pathological gamblers. The study, led by Dr. Maria Roca, in...Pessimism and depression increase dementia risk
... looking at the whole picture, i.e., the positive, negative and neutral, rather than habitually discounting the positive and neutral and magnifying the negative." This study was designed to test more rigorously the findings of an earlier, exploratory study conducted at Mayo Clinic with a smaller sample of in...Alcohol magnifies the rewarding effects of smoking, even for light smokers
...itive effects than for relief from withdrawal or a negative mood. Numerous studies have shown an association ...used to assess urge to smoke for both positive and negative reinforcing effects, and was given at baseline and during rising and declining portions of the blood...Easing the anxiety of pregnancy after miscarriage
...n influence the obstetrical outcome and can have a negative impact on mother-child bonding and parenting. When she decided to pursue a doctorate and teach in academia, Ct-Arsenault chose the topic of pregnancy after perinatal loss for her doctoral thesis. She was shocked by the lack of sensitivity amo...New research reveals common beliefs about gender differences in health
...ese type of questions is neither an optimistic nor negative bias for one's own sex, but rather a bias towards thinking any health experience, whether positive or negative, is more probable for one's own sex than the opposite sex thinks."...Feeling safe and secure? CUMC scientists find it's all in the caudoputamen
...itive emotions are harder to study in the lab than negative emotions like fear. How do you know when you've made a mouse feel safe and secure?" The experiments described in the Neuron paper do exactly that. Michael Rogan trained mice to recognize that they were safe from danger (mild electrical shocks) when t...New study shows antibiotic treatment does not reduce risk of secondary cardiac events
...esults are confirmed and extended by the similarly negative findings of the PROVE-IT trial published in the same issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. PROVE-IT tested a different antibiotic, a fluoroquinolone, and used a different treatment schedule with participants who were somewhat younger than tho...Breast cancer detector that uses electricity instead of X-rays under study
...presents findings based on Z-Tech's benchmarks for negative and positive results. Rather than waiting for a radiologist to look at an X-ray, the computer immediately notes whether the image is HEDA negative, meaning no cancer detected, or positive. "For a number of years now, it's been known that when a malig...Large-scale study identifies key stress factors facing new mums
...dy. They were concerned about their maternal role, negative physical and lifestyle changes and lack of social support. The three highest stress factors expressed by the new mothers were all personal factors - tiredness, lack of sleep and decreasing social activity. When it came to caring for their baby, t...Antibiotic might fight HIV-induced neurological problems
... antibiotic minocycline might help alleviate HIV's negative effects on the brain and central nervous system, problems that can develop even though antiretroviral therapy controls the virus elsewhere in the body. Five monkeys infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), a very close relative of HIV, and ...Perceived discrimination linked to coronary artery calcification
... of discrimination and unfair treatment may have a negative impact on a variety of risk factors for heart dise...o identify coping strategies that might reduce the negative effects of discrimination on health outcomes for African-American women, she said. "This is an unavo...Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
...ble is that the fabrication of metamaterials witha negative index of refraction becomes more difficult as one ...eticspectrum. The material does not yet exhibit a negative index ofrefraction, and there is no "perfect lensing" of the 3-micronwavelength radiation, but the K......ur findings alleviate concerns regarding suspected negative effects of hormonal contraceptive use on the response to HAART. However, sexually active HIV-infected women who wish to use hormonal contraceptives to prevent pregnancy should also continue using condoms to fight the spread of HIV," said Dr. Gange. T...