Antioxidants show no clear benefit against cardiovascular events, death in high-risk women
...and stroke. Vitamins C and E and beta carotene are potential mediators of the apparent protective effect of a plant-based diet on cardiovascular disease. Nancy R. Cook, Sc.D., of Brigham & Womens Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, and colleagues tested the effects of these compounds in the Womens A...Fluctuating eye pressure associated with visual field deterioration in glaucoma patients
...isionFluctuations in IOP have been pinpointed as a potential cause for glaucoma and a factor in worsening the eye damage caused by the disease, writes Joseph Caprioli, M.D., of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, in an accompanying editorial. Why should IOP fluctuation be damaging" Theories abound about th...Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
...Washington University. However, there were several potential explanations such as environmental contaminants that we were unable to measure, so additional study is clearly indicated. Quality of housing was evaluated based on cleanliness inside of the building and the physical condition of the buildings inter...Drug for cluster headaches may cause heart problems
...itored with frequent electrocardiograms (EKGs) for potential development of irregular heartbeats. Cluster headache is a rare, severe form of headache that is more common in men. The attacks usually occur in cyclical patterns, with frequent attacks over weeks or months generally followed by a period of remiss...Test project of patient-centered medical home model endorsed by American College of Physicians
...atrics (AAP) with ACP to test a model that has the potential to dramatically improve healthcare delivery and qu...makers have expressed interest in the PCMH and its potential to enable meaningful healthcare reform. The Florida pilot project experience, especially the result...Nationwide data highlight encouraging trends, 'staggering' costs of ESRD
...e resources are finite, prevention of ESRD has the potential to enhance the lives of people with CKD and without CKD." ...Stanford researchers find culprit in aging muscles that heal poorly
...r and better from muscle injuries, Rando said, the potential benefits could include tissues such as skin, gut and bone marrow, or for that matter, potentially any tissue, such as liver and brain, in which stem cells contribute to normal cellular turnover. Rando and his colleagues made the discovery while stu...Women with migraines and visual symptoms may have higher stroke risk
...). Few prior studies have addressed the different potential reasons for an association between migraine and stroke. Researchers analyzed stroke incidence among 386 women 15-to 49-years-old with a first ischemic stroke and 614 women of similar ages and ethnicities who had not had stroke. Based on their respon...NIH scientists target future pandemic strains of H5N1 avian influenza
...can begin, preemptively, to consider the design of potential new vaccines and therapeutic antibodies to treat people who may someday be infected with future emerging avian influenza virus mutants, says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. This research could possibly help to contain a pandemic early on. Mak...Preventive treatments in elderly people needs rethinking
...erly that takes a wider perspective when balancing potential harms against putative benefits. We should not carry on extrapolating data from younger populations and using linear models that use absolute risks of disease rather than all cause mortality and morbidity. If we do, the only ones to benefit will be...Drug-eluting stent controversy explored in the American Heart Hospital Journal
...hensive discussion on the explosive growth and the potential risks of DESs. The issue reports on the initial enthusiasm for drug-eluting stents, the great advances made possible by their use, and explores the significance of the benefits and disadvantages revealed through their high-volume adoption. Dr. U...Obesity linked to hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease
...ssociation between the two is important because of potential prognostic and therapeutic implications." The study was based on a database of 496 U.S. veterans with moderate to severe CKD who were not yet on dialysis. The database allowed the researchers to test the association between body weight and PTH lev...New research discovers independent brain networks control human walking
...boratory provide a glimpse into the rehabilitative potential made possible through the pairing of our talented researchers and cutting-edge technologies. Past studies by Bastian and her colleagues have found that certain types of brain damage interfere with walking ability, while others do not. For example, ...Metabolic study in mice could lead to 'good cholesterol' boosters
...cholesterol and increase good cholesterol have the potential to work even better. Indeed, researchers believe that increasing HDL-C while lowering LDL-C might cut heart attack risk by as much as 70 percent, he explained. In the current study, the researchers found that treatments that partially block the act...Diets high in choline may increase risk for colorectal polyps
...olines role [in one-carbon metabolism], there is a potential biologic basis for the positive association that we observedOnce a tumor is initiated, growth into a detectable [polyp] depends in part on choline availability because choline is needed to make membranes in all rapidly growing cells, the authors writ...Michigan-CDC study supports value of social restrictions during influenza pandemics
...hese strategies to protect people and decrease the potential impact of the next pandemic in their communities. The 43 cities in the study were scattered from coast to coast and represented a combined population of approximately 23 million. In an exhaustive review of 1,144 primary and secondary sources that i...UIC researchers to develop new drugs to fight bioterrorism
...creening of natural products for their therapeutic potential against anthrax and other infectious agents such a...on of the new center, Beck said, "will give us the potential to have a substantial impact on public health and bioterrorism." "The College of Pharmacy's unique...Novel candidate biomarker for heart failure also strongly predicts risk of death
A potential new biomarker for heart failure may be more powerf...uding heart failure. To more closely examine ST2s potential as a heart failure biomarker, the research team analyzed data and blood samples from the PRIDE study...Early-childhood intervention may improve well-being through young adulthood
...ghly 20 percent of the gross domestic product, the potential cost savings to governments and taxpayers of early childhood prevention programs are considerable, they write.(Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(8):730-739. Available pre-embargo to the media at www.jamamedia.org .) Editors Note: This work was s......iland and Burkes social multiplier theory offers a potential reason why: As Americans continue to super-size their value meals, the average weight of the population increases and people slowly adjust their perceptions of appropriate body weight. Given that these changes in perception may come about gradually, ...