Smoking out the links between nutrition and oral cancer
...This correlation was not found in smokers. Johnson points out that this difference suggests that tobacco may alter the distribution of some nutrients. Further evidence is the finding that smokers tended to have higher levels of a form of vitamin E common in food, called gamma-tocopherol, compared with non-s...Mayo Clinic links allergies to Parkinson's disease
...t allergies cause Parkinson's disease; instead, it points to an association between the two diseases. He advises that allergy patients can do little to reduce the potential risk for Parkinson's. "I wouldn't worry if you have allergies," he says. "Treat the allergy symptoms you have to alleviate them at t...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- July 26, 2006
...d broad support, there are lingering doubts, Hogue points out. One is whether DB actually will discourage antifreeze consumption by pets. There also is concern that DB automotive fluids may find their way into drinking water supplies and make drinking water from some sources unpalatable. "Safer Antifreez...Older, more rounded and artier applicants make better medical students
...ge, politics, economics, law, or drama. Extra points to be awarded for an A level in English Literature, on the grounds that it improves imagination and empathy, communication skills, and the ability to discuss complex ethical issues. A minimum age requirement of 23, but without the need for a fi...Penn researchers calculate how much the eye tells the brain
...rrent Biology. This line of scientific questioning points to ways in which neural systems compare to artificial ones, and can ultimately inform the design of artificial visual systems. Much research on the basic science of vision asks what types of information the brain receives; this study instead asked...High estrogen levels associated with dementia in older men
... in the middle and highest tertile had .24 and .28 points lower CASI scores, respectively, for each year increase in age. The researchers hypothesize that the estradiol association could be explained by increased aromatase activity in the brain which may be associated with a neurodegenerative process. It ...New training technique helps alcoholics in battle with the booze
...lated stimuli that surround us all," Professor Cox points out. "When excessive drinkers encounter drink-related stimuli, this activates automatic thought processes which stimulate them to want a drink and to actually take a drink. Hence the simple consequence of helping excessive drinkers pay less attention...... an overview of the most interesting and important points to emerge from previous sessions. Late-breaking abstracts: oral sessions to present latest research studies with new research findings And The fifth ESMO Patient Seminar where patients will have the chance to meet oncologists and hear about...Defining the limits of computerized physician order entry systems
... within hours of its introduction. Koppel first points out that DSS is not an integral part of CPOE, as many who work in health care purport. "Only a very small proportion of hospitals with CPOE also have DSS; and fewer than 10 percent of hospitals have CPOE," he notes. Secondly, he says that by lumping ...Radon testing as a campus community service
...upt realized that he could translate the important points in these reports into language that everyone could understand. In talking with his neighbors the scientist quickly learned where to start. The question he got most often was: What is radon? He designed a simple answer. "Radon is a gas, and a gas is...Health savings accounts are not likely to stem rising health care spending
...cessive health care expenditures. "This analysis points to the importance of considering the tax subsidies provided by HSAs," said Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis. "Tax subsidies benefit higher income individuals disproportionately, while failing to achieve the purported advantages of high-deducti...I forgive you for taking his lunch money
...management and reduce bullying behavior. The study points out that punitive measures such as suspension and expulsion may reinforce bullying tendencies by excluding the child from social support networks, triggering inappropriate modes of shame management. As illustrated by the authors, school bullies shou...Studies indicate medication can be an effective therapy for smoking cessation
...line was more efficacious than placebo at all time points and more efficacious than bupropion SR at the end of 12 weeks of treatment and at 24 weeks," the authors write. (JAMA. 2006;296:47-55. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org ) Editor's Note: This study was supported by Pfizer Inc...Higher death rates associated with increasing degrees of obesity, PITT researchers report
...on is worsening rather than improving, Dr. McTigue points out. During the past 20 years, obesity rates among U.S. adults have skyrocketed with 30 percent of adults 20 years of age and older over 60 million people now categorized as obese and 9 million as severely obese. Over the past 25 years, the percentag...Literature review highlights options for self-management of asthma exacerbations
...ng 2-agonists for relief of symptoms. Dr Reddel points outs there is a need for further studies to clarify remaining issues about self-management of asthma exacerbations, particularly withregard to side-effects of treatment and patient acceptability....Commonly recommended sedative does not improve infant sleep
...s sleep in a diary for the first 28 days. At four points during the first 43 days of the study, parents were asked to rate their happiness with their children's sleep on a scale of one to 10. Three of 22 participants in the placebo group and one of 22 participants in the diphenhydramine group had fewer ...Should patients have to opt out of electronic records?
...cepted by health professionals and the public, and points out that the health service in Alberta, Canada, changed from the opt-in position to an opt-out one in 2003 after consultation with both patients and clinicians. In his own area of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, only 1150 out of the 1.3 million pa...Taking medicine regularly (even placebo) is good for you
...greater adherence to prescribed treatments. She points to research showing that healing may lie not in the treatment but rather in patients' emotional and cognitive processes of "feeling cared for" and "caring for oneself." And she suggests that practice based on these hypotheses "could yield extra value...Shire's DAYTRANA, first patch medication for ADHD in children, now available in pharmacies
...r DAYTRANA versus 8.0 for placebo) and at all time points assessed throughout the day (P In the phase III naturalistic trial with 270 participants, investigators found that DAYTRANA worn for nine hours reduced the children's overall symptoms of ADHD, compared to a placebo (P In both the phase II and...Science finds new fix for UV-damaged skin in arthritis treatment
...iacinamide - which block melanin at two different points in the pigment producing process - are among the newest and most studied. "Pigmentation is an appearance issue that strikes an emotional chord for women, and even though we're constantly telling our patients about the importance of UV-protection, ...