Better mobility keeps seniors healthier
...arch, which has demonstrated that loss of mobility predicts loss of independence, mortality, and nursing home admission, it is clear that interventions that can preserve or improve mobility in older adults could produce increases in both quantity and quality of life. ...Michigan-CDC study supports value of social restrictions during influenza pandemics
...t could be done to stop its deadly toll. Markel predicts that NPI measures will be socially painful in the next pandemic, but that the publics acceptance of NPIs is essential....Experts predict Tamiflu could halve the pandemic influenza death toll versus no intervention
...lp contain a pandemic outbreak.3 The study also predicts that if the stockpile is increased so that there is an unlimited supply of Tamiflu for treating symptomatic patients and for preventing infection in people exposed to these patients (household contacts and school/work contacts), illness attack rates ...Simple test predicts 6-year risk of dementia
A simple test that can be given by any physician predicts a persons risk for developing dementia within six years with 87 percent accuracy, according to a study led by researchers at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC). The test, developed in the study by the researchers, is a 14-point index combini...New drug shows promise in treatment of advanced thyroid cancer
...ir quality of life." The American Cancer Society predicts there will be 33,500 new thyroid cancer cases in the United States in 2007 and 1,530 deaths. A follow-up trial testing axitinib in patients who have not responded to standard chemotherapy is ongoing. ...Treatment for early prostate cancer associated with type of specialist seen
...for them." In 2007, the American Cancer Society predicts that 218,890 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. The 5-year relative survival rate for men with localized prostate cancer is nearly 100 percent. Treatment side effects vary. The most common are urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction fo...Harboring hostility may be linked to unhealthy lungs
...ecent research demonstrates that greater hostility predicts lung function decline in older men. This is the first study of young adults to offer a detailed examination of the inverse link between hostility and pulmonary function, states lead author and psychologist Benita Jackson PhD MPH, Smith College. Its ...Predicting the quality of life for older adults
...an ever before, so it is crucial to determine what predicts quality of life in older age. A joint study from t...y of Alberta researcher. "To fully understand what predicts a persons quality of life, further explorations of the influence of spirituality, emotionally close ...NY-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center doctors present at 2007 AUA Meeting
...relates to pathologic 3-D volume and independently predicts disease-free survival in patients with RCTs. Has the Predictive Significant of Positive Surgical Margins Following Prostatectomy Changes Over the Past 15 Years" [472] Authors: Mitchell C. Benson, M.D., James M. McKiernan, M.D., Joel DeCastro, M.D...New technique effective in closing accidental colonoscopy wounds
...treating patients with gastrointestinal tumors. He predicts that the minimally invasive endoscopic procedures will help such patients experience less pain, faster healing, less hospital time and lower medical costs, as is the case with laparoscopic procedures. As for colon wound repair, Raju said if human ...Persistent smokers may have higher risk to become depressed than never smokers
...t that first, persistent chronic cigarette smoking predicts depressive symptoms. However, when adjusted for other factors associated with depression, the elevated risk of persistent smoking remained significant among men only. "The result that chronic smoking may actually have a role in the etiology of depre...JCI table of contents -- May 17, 2007
...s result, if extrapolated to human sickle disease, predicts that inhibitors of K-Cl cotransport, if used alone, would not be maximally effective in reversing the red cell dehydration that causes sickling. TITLE: Disruption of erythroid K-Cl cotransporters alters erythrocyte volume and partially rescues eryt...Neglected epidemic of chronic lung disease; childhood conditions affect adult progesterone levels
...s on lung disease. The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 COPD will be the world's fourth commonest cause of death, after heart disease, stroke, and AIDS, and the increase in deaths is predicted to be greater in developing countries than in affluent countries. The neglect of COPD by clinician...Magnesium loss in patients given monoclonal antibodies
...help in the development of a model that accurately predicts those who are most at risk of severe hypomagnesaemia and candidates for monitoring and early intervention. In addition, Fakih proposes that intermittent treatment schedules could be appropriate for those at high risk. The authors agree with Dr Faki...Simple system accurately predicts weight-loss surgery risk
...ng system based on five medical factors accurately predicts which patients being considered for gastric bypass surgery would be at highest risk of dying. The scoring system, which was first proposed last year by Duke University Medical Center surgeons, has been validated in a new study of more than 4,400 pa...New asthma inhaler propellant effective, but costlier
...ed States. Because it's so widely used, the report predicts Americans will spend an additional $1.2 billion a year on three patented inhaler brands containing the new propellant (Ventolin, ProAir and Proventil) until generic versions reach pharmacies, probably after 2012. Patients who pay for their own medica...Gene linked to increased risk of stroke
... first time we've been able to determine this gene predicts such a significant increased risk of stroke," said study author Borge G. Nordestgaard, MD, DMSc, with Herlev University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark. The study found the gene was not associated with carotid atherosclerosis, which is a disease in...Diabetes will be a bigger burden than predicted
...y and burdensome chronic diseases of our time. WHO predicts that the global diabetes prevalence in adults will reach 6.4% by 2030a 60% increase since 1995, and a 39% rise from 2000 to 2030. Lorraine Lipscombe (Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada) and colleagues used population-based ...The influence of the menstrual cycle on the female brain
...es. The human brain has a recompense system that predicts different types of reward (food, money, drugs). The normal functioning of this system plays a fundamental role in many cognitive processes such as motivation and learning. This reward system, composed of dopaminergic neurons1 situated in the mesencep...Gene expression test reveals ER and HER-2 status of breast tumors
...per in December showing that another genomic index predicts how an ER-positive patient will respond to hormonal therapy. A prospective clinical trial will soon open at M. D. Anderson to use these tests to recommend treatment for patients with newly diagnosed stage I-III breast cancer. In the Lancet Oncol...