Study adds to links between sleep loss and diabetes
...ppeared to be more important. An increase of five points (out of 21) on the PSQI was associated with a 1.9 percentage-point increase in HbA1c, for example from 8.7 percent up to 10.6 percent. "The magnitude of these effects," the authors note, "is comparable to those of widely used oral antidiabetic agen...Editorial: Incorporate sleep evaluation into routine medical care
...f life," they continue. "Increasing evidence also points to a bidirectional relationship between sleep and health; that is, sleep disturbances contribute to the development of or increase the severity of various medical and psychiatric disorders, and these same disorders result in poor sleep quality." Res...Global view shows strong link between kidney cancer, sunlight exposure
...ike a smile (see accompanying images). "The plot points created a curve roughly resembling a smile, with countries with high incidence rates at the left and right, and those with low incidence rates in the center, just a few degrees from the equator," said Garland. "Countries with the highest cancer rates...Over 1.6 million Americans use CAM for insomnia or trouble sleeping
..., anxiety and depression, and obesity. Other key points reported in the analysis include: Nearly 61 percent reporting trouble sleeping were women versus about 39 percent men. Insomnia peaks in middle age (45-64 years old) and a second increase appears in people 85 and older. African Americans...Is there a relationship between a mother prompting her child to eat and obesity?
...e his/her own hunger cues. However, as Dr. Lumeng points out, "Further work is needed to determine the developmental underpinnings of this phenomenon and the limits of its effect."...New tool helps blood specialists improve patient care
...icians have a convenient and effective way to earn points towards maintenance of certification, improve their practice, and, most importantly, enhance the quality of care they provide." ASH is developing additional measures in the area of multiple myeloma to be released within the next several months. In a...Studies provide new evidence on risks associated with Cox-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs
...afe from a cardiovascular perspective. However, he points out that "etoricoxib was compared with diclofenac, a drug shown to substantially increase the risk of acute MI" in another previous study and in the meta-analysis by McGettigan and Henry. Dr. Graham concludes, "if the lessons of recent history have...Penn study suggests a new type of pain reliever that may benefit the heart
...d not only slowed, but also stabilized. This study points to the possibility of a new class of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that steer clear of heart-disease risk and work to reduce it. Senior author Garret FitzGerald, MD, Director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeut...Childless women risk poorer health in later life
...omic circumstances in childhood," Professor Grundy points out. Previous research has shown that many teenage mothers had already experienced poor health in early childhood. But, this study indicates the higher risks of poorer later life health for teenage mothers whatever their background. At the other en...Identifying risk for obesity in early childhood
...ically determined to be overweight at one of three points of measurement before age 5 were more than five times as likely to be overweight at age 12 than those who were below the 85th percentile for body mass index (BMI) during the same period. BMI is a standard measure calculated from a person's height an...MRI on the cheap and on the go
...e spins of its precessing nuclei so that an excess points in one direction, either "up" or "down." Conventional MRI technology uses an exceptionally strong external magnetic field to produce a detectable signal. The stronger the magnetic field, the stronger the signal, which means a large and expensive cry...Injured, ill children treated at U.S. military hospital in Iraq
... facility. The experience illuminates several key points regarding caring for children in a war zone, the authors conclude. Hospitals near battlefields should expect to treat civilians, including children. These children are likely to have fragmentation injuries, which are generally contaminated and like...St. Jude first to describe new statistical method
...umulating results of the clinical trial at several points during the course of the study, rather than wait until the end of the trial to determine if the trial should be stopped early. The new statistical tool allows researchers to make a new treatment available to everyone in the study while still adhe...Obesity leads to more aggressive ovarian cancer
... decreasing survival rates. Increasing evidence points to the importance of being obese (BMI greater than 30) and overweight (BMI between 25 and 30) in the development and prognosis of several cancers, including breast, uterine and colorectal. Their relationship to ovarian cancer is less well understood....Researchers find nicotine withdrawal begins quickly
...cigarette would offer temporary relief." Brandon points out that when nicotine-dependent smokers are allowed to smoke at will, they average one cigarette about every 40 minutes, by which point nearly all the nicotine from their previous cigarette has left the brain. "The study indicates that nicotine ...Study finds MRSA most common cause of skin infections in patients presenting in nation's ER's
...such as cephalexin and dicloxacillin. "The study points to the rising prevalence of this type of MRSA and the need for clinicians to culture infections and make sure the proper antibiotic is administered to treat MRSA," said Dr. Gregory J. Moran, the study's principal investigator and a clinical professor...Experts review current and future approaches to dementia diagnosis
...zes the state-of-the-art in dementia diagnosis and points the way to a future where we might diagnose and even treat Alzheimer's disease and other dementias before classic memory symptoms are evident. This would represent a major medical advance for all of us," states guest editor, Trey Sunderland MD, fro...Exercise helps sustain mental activity as we age, may prevent dementia-like illnesses
...ther exercise and physical activity can at certain points in a person's lifetime improve cognitive ability and decrease the likelihood of age-related neurological diseases, like Alzheimer's. The authors then reviewed longitudinal randomized trial studies to see if specific fitness training had an affect on ...Digital surgery with touch feedback could improve medical training
...models each spot, while its relationship to nearby points is determined by the equations of physics. The localized points migrate along with the tip of the virtual instrument, much like a roving swarm of bees. This meth...Mercury pollution threatens health worldwide, scientists say
...hoft says. Grouped into four major topics, other points of the declaration included: Sources of atmospheric mercury deposition: On average, three times more mercury now falls out of the sky than before the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago. For the last 30 years, emissions from developing count...