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...ifferent lifestyle and health conditions appear to play significantly different roles in different racial/ethnic groups. Further research is needed to clarify the mechanisms that account for these differences." "The specific risk factors for sexual dysfunction in minority men have not been previously ...Less television and more gathering around the dinner table prevents
... overweight children have fewer options for active play when they are at home," Gable said....Spirituality plays role in breast cancer information processing for African-American women
...issouri-Columbia has found that spirituality might play an important role in achieving this, particularly for African-American women. "Spirituality has been found to be an important cultural factor for African-American women thinking about their health, so we evaluated its impact on breast cancer inform...Researchers: Few heart disease trials reporting sex-specific results
... results by sex, the authors say patients also can play a role. "When a physician recommends a certain treatment or test to a woman, she should ask, 'Were women included in the research?'" Dr. Hayes says. "When I tell a patient, 'You need this medication or test or procedure,' I should be able to say, '...Embargoed Jan./Feb. Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...nts demonstrates the dance a family physician must play during an office visit, weaving together the many medical and behavioral concerns of the patient with his own efforts to understand, develop a therapeutic relationship, diagnose and treat. The author demonstrates the mental challenge of connecting a...100 percent juices found as beneficial to health as fruits and vegetables
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...utic goals are kept paramount, such measures could play an important role of containing XDR-TB before it spreads more generally in the population globally." "We would not argue for forcible treatment of MDR-TB or XDR-TB patients, simply restriction of mobility rights of such individuals," the authors say...Activation of brain region predicts altruism
...her played a computer game or watched the computer play the game on its own. In both cases, successful pla... action -- that is, when they watched the computer play the game -- than when they acted themselves, Tankersley said. This region, which lies in the top and...Lifestyle changes effective in protecting against Type II diabetes
...event the condition will have an important role to play in future health policies. The study findings have large implications for public health policy, however, the authors note that if lifestyle changes are to be truly effective more needs to be done to support people to adopt healthier lifestyles....New angiogenesis inhibitor has promise for treating deadly brain tumor
... initial trial, it's looking like these agents may play an increasingly important role in the treatment of patients whose tumors have recurred and perhaps in newly diagnosed patients as well." Glioblastoma is the most malignant form of brain tumor and has a very poor prognosis. Standard treatments incl...Less experienced surgeons performing new techniques in coronary surgery on black patients
...about treatment options and who are less likely to play an active role in choosing between alternative treatments," said Professor Mukamel "Whether this is intentional or unintentional, whether it can be explained by other factors, and whether this applies to other new technologies, needs to be the subj...Why doesn't the immune system attack the small intestine?
...y thought of as part of the immune system actually play an important role in protecting the intestine from immune system attack," says Turley. "Because the cells are found in lymph nodes throughout the body, they may offer a way of suppressing a variety of autoimmune diseases," which result from immune sy...Over 200 million children under age 5 failing to reach their potential in cognitive development
...at stimulating children through programs involving play and improving their home environment through parental education can have lasting benefits on their IQ and educational performance. The benefits are even greater when psychosocial stimulation is combined with improved diets for infants and toddlers, s...Mayo Clinic shows adding activity to video games fights obesity
...the medical journal Pediatrics. "We know if kids play video games that require movement, they burn more energy than they would while sitting and playing traditional screen games. That's pretty obvious even without our data," says Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, Ph.D., Mayo obesity researcher and study leade...Interferon-treated hepatitis C patients likely to experience retinopathy
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...he NYU Child Study Center. "Though media and peers play a role, parental influence is critical and there are ways parents can maximize that influence to reduce the likelihood that their children will engage in binge drinking." Dr. Gallagher offers these tips for parents: TIP 1: Clearly state what acti...Neurons targeted by dementing illness may have evolved for complex social cognition
... dopamine, serotonin, and vasopressin systems that play important roles in social and emotional bonding. These functions are disrupted early in FTD but spared in AD, the authors note. While drugs aimed at preserving VEN function may help curtail FTD symptoms, basic studies of VEN biophysical and molecula...Study offers window into human behavior, brain disease
...in humans, the finding suggests that the cells may play a role in what makes humans "human," they say. T...ition, VENs have characteristics that suggest they play a role in analyzing sparse inputs and sending rapid output signals, further supporting the idea that...Long-term financial costs associated with prostate cancer treatment
... such as relapse. Although age and individual risk play a role in treatment decisions, these are often not controlled for in cost studies. In addition, no studies compare the costs of all treatments. Leslie S. Wilson, Ph.D., Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and School of Medicine of th...