Who gets heart failure? Race takes back seat to diabetes and high blood pressure
... of racial disparities and how to fix them. He points out that while African Americans are at much higher risk of heart failure, there is no similarly higher number for risk of suffering heart attack, which, like diabetes and hypertension, often leads to heart failure. In MESA, researchers found a r...Long-term aspirin use associated with reduced risk of dying in women
...n, N.H., in an accompanying editorial. Dr. Baron points out that in the Womens Health Study, researchers followed almost 40,000 women for 11 years and did not find any reduced risk of cardiovascular or other death associated with aspirin therapy, in contrast to the dramatic risk reduction seen in the Nurs...Headache-related work absences have a considerable socio-economic effect
...y 74 million per million inhabitants per year" she points out. "Previous studies have suggested that up to 37 per cent of Danish people have tension type headaches several times a month, 10 per cent have them weekly and up to three per cent have chronic headaches for more than 15 days a month, for most of...UCSF policy expert presents recommendation for health coverage
...reaucracy to do the right thing," he says. Luft points to countries such as France and Germany that have coverage pools paid into by employers for health care, making the point that his proposal has worked in other places. "In the United States, employers sponsor specific health plans, and if the prem...Obese patients run higher risk of post-operative complications
...verage annual cost of $25 billion. Bamgbade also points out that the situation is worsening. "The incidence rate of postoperative complications appears to be increasing and may be partly due to an increasing surgical load and the growing elderly and obese populations," he says. Other studies, he notes, ha...Genetic pathways to curable and incurable forms of pancreatic cancer identified
...ind their distinct behavior and hopefully identify points of vulnerability in the more fatal form to improve survival," Hingorani said. ...Should NICE evaluate complementary medicine?
...amine evidence that has shown little benefit. He points out that NICE already have alternative treatments in several of their reports and, in all these cases, they have found no good evidence for anything more than placebo effects. And it is not necessary to take the word of sceptics about the lack of e...Breast cancer survivors experience long-term heart disease risk from radiotherapy
...D., of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, points out another surprising finding. A certain type of chemotherapy treatment, known as CMF, was associated with a greater risk of congestive heart failure among patients in the study. "Although anthracycline-based chemotherapy is known to cause congestiv...AHA statement recommends doctors change approach
...rt attack by about 86 percent. The statement also points out that two common NSAIDs traditionally thought of an non-selective diclofenac and ibuprofen appear to increase the relative risk of cardiovascular disease. In the last two years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added warning statement...CIHR-funded research: Antidepressants help men decrease alcohol consumption, but not women
...alcohol consumption is different for men and women points to the importance of taking gender influences and sex differences into consideration in the treatment and prevention of many health conditions," said Dr. Miriam Stewart, Scientific Director for CIHR Institute of Gender and Health. "This type of resea...Drug safety recommendations lack scientific evidence
...affects the well-being of consumers. The editorial points to a study that the social benefit from reducing drug approval times from 1979 to 2002 a sum estimated at $16 to $32 billion dollarssubstantially outweighed any decrease in safety. Although a lengthier approval process might reduce the number of drug...Batten down the hatches against HIV
...cing these receptors and the virus cannot find any points of attack on the surface of the cell. This could significantly slow down an HIV infection, as previous work have shown. But how to get the RNA fragments into the T-cells? The shells of nonpathogenic viruses can be used to smuggle genetic material in...Multislice CT speeds the diagnosis of chest pain in the emergency room
...rol, or HDL cholesterol. In adults, the cut-off points for identifying metabolic syndromejust how large a...ished and considered valid. Until now, the cut-off points used in adolescents have been arbitrary and have varied from one research study to the next. The Can...Low-pitch treatment alleviates ringing sound of tinnitus
...ian, a UCI physician who treats hearing disorders, points out that a custom sound can be created for the patients, who then can download it into their personal MP3 player and use it when they need relief. "The treatment, though, does not represent a cure," Zeng said. "This low-pitch therapeutic approach i...American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology relaunched
...two pages, each article summary highlights the key points of the study and discusses its rationale, methods ...sentence or two) and Clinical Implications (bullet points that quickly apply the significance of the studys findings to daily practice, future research or bot...Older adults face double whammy when it comes to body fat
...erly and could be dramatic in the coming years. It points out the great public health importance of developing appropriate interventions that target fat loss while preserving skeletal muscle to prevent disability and other obesity-related illnesses."...Take fatigue seriously, says University of Alberta researcher
... exhaustion and argues that they represent various points on an energy continuum. The amount of energy a person has influences how easily he can adapt to stress that comes his way. Individuals who are tired still have a fair bit of energy, so although they may feel forgetful, and impatient, and experience ...100 percent juices found as beneficial to health as fruits and vegetables
...ished by leading health authorities. Taylor also points to a large epidemiological study, published in the September 2006 issue of the Journal of Medicine, which found that consumption of a variety of 100 percent fruit and vegetable juices was associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimers disease. In fac...Existing research supports metabolic syndrome link to cardiovascular disease
...rate components? What is the basis for the cut-off points for the various components? Why do we use the components that are now in the definition, and do they exclude patients that truly need care? We should still focus on improving the treatment of the individual components that may make up metabolic syndr...Regular acupressure can significantly reduce agitated behavior in dementia
...ts received acupressure based on five key pressure points Fengchi (GB 20), Baihui (Du 20), Shenmen (He 7), Niguan (Pe 6) and Sanyinjiao (Sp 6) after a short warm-up session which consisted of holding, rubbing and pressing the palms and finger joints on both hands. Each acupressure point was pressed for ...