Food subsidies are damaging health
...to reverse this trend, agricultural market support promoting the overproduction of food has to be phased out. But even if subsidies are phased out, global supplies will probably continue to be higher than "healthy" demand for many years to come, she adds. Therefore, as a second step, internationally binding co...A wake-up call: Smoking after cancer diagnosis affects care and research
...r patients that we address both of these issues by promoting tobacco cessation efforts and collecting data in clinical trials on tobacco use," she says. In the Cancer study, the researchers say an ideal time to help patients quit smoking is at the time they are diagnosed with cancer. "One thing we...Study uncovers potential biomarker for lupus atherosclerosis
...upus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis, promoting atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and heart disease in many of these individuals. The menacing HDL form is pro-inflammatory HDL (piHDL), according to research by Bevra H. Hahn, MD, Maureen McMahon, MD, and colleagues at the David Geffen S...Australia's best health journalism recognised
...fellow scientists to work more closely together on promoting the value of Australian research, and its everyday value to Australians through work done in areas such as innovative medicines. The chairman of Medicines Australia, John Young, in praising the award winners said for most Australians there was no mor......analysis has the potential to decrease the risk of promoting wasteful and unsafe treatments." Hayward directs the VA Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research and is a professor of medicine and public health at U-M. In the paper, he and his colleagues present real data from clinical studies, and hyp...Contradictory immune responses explain different therapeutic effects in rheumatoid arthritis
... produce excessive amounts of such growth factors, promoting lymphocyte proliferation and keeping alive the immune cells that drive inflammation and perpetuate the autoimmune disease state. The Emory scientists set out to explore differences in immune responses by using their mouse model to study related type...Key mechanism found that promotes spread of malignant melanoma
...y hypothesized that FAK could play a major role in promoting aggressive melanoma because its increased producti...vely, our data suggest a new mechanism involved in promoting aggressive melanoma though FAK-mediated signal transduction pathways, thus providing new insights in...Negative body image: New treatment study
...effectiveness of various therapeutic approaches in promoting healthy body image and reducing the emotional distress and life disruption associated with body image disturbance. "Although these therapies have been demonstrated to be helpful in improving self-esteem, reducing depression and anxiety and enhancing...Asian immigrants in NYC not receiving HIV education at religious institutions
...s important for the institutions to play a role in promoting general health in the community, though not to address HIV specifically. Their involvement could have a tremendous impact on preserving and protecting the health of New York City's Asian immigrants and those with whom they come in contact, Chin said...Implementing European Space Policy: Key ESA/EC agreement on Earth Observation data signed today
...ant strengthening of the European space sector, by promoting the implementation of a global space policy to secure independent and cost-effective space capabilities for Europe, to be developed in line with EU policies on sustainable development, economic growth and employment. The Frascati agreement on Earth ...Stanford study reveals protein's Jekyll-and-Hyde role in cancer growth
...ma established that menin was actively involved in promoting the acute leukemia, rather than simply being passive raw material for MLL to use. "This is the first example that we know of where an oncoprotein and a tumor-suppressor protein are physically working together to promote cancer," said Cleary. Exactly ...'A virtual Katrina' of deaths every week in US due to racial health gap
...responsible choices by individuals. For instance, promoting healthy eating and exercise is only of limited benefit in poor communities where "parks and supermarkets are less common than fast food chains and stores selling alcohol." As the US rushes to rebuild its southern states, Americans should think carefu...Intervention program fails to increase managed care colorectal cancer screening
...ortunity here to make a difference by successfully promoting colorectal cancer screening," Ganz said. "We can prevent this cancer if patients get screened."...Medication appears effective in treating teen heroin addiction
...n clonidine. "Given the efficacy of naltrexone in promoting continued abstinence postdetoxification from opioids, this finding further underscores the importance of and likelihood of success with early intervention among opioid-dependent adolescents," the authors write. "In sum, this research provides novel a...Cancer treatment illustrates UI, private sector partnership
...e and adaptive arms of the immune system to act in promoting effective anti-tumor responses. Last May, Coley announced positive results from the company's randomized, Phase II clinical study in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) demonstrating improved anti-tumor response and survival benefit. Phase II...Jefferson scientists design method to fight artificial implant infections with antibiotics
...urface to having one that prevents infection while promoting better bone-implant interactions. The idea is to have the implant last for many more years and avoid infection. "We expect that the ideal chemical bonds will last for years, ideally as long as the implant," Dr. Hickok says....What the news and the movies leave out: Behind the scenes of disaster aid
...around the world but fail to question the logic of promoting one-off giving from individuals rather than sustained involvement by governments. Disasters are part of normality, and if we are to have a long-lasting effect we need to rethink the way aid is delivered and invest in development to help minimize the ...Many choose more aggressive breast cancer surgery despite breast-sparing option
...hat we find is the opposite: Surgeons are strongly promoting lumpectomy, and most women say they were involved in the decision," says lead study author Steven Katz, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of general medicine at the U-M Medical School and of health management and policy at the U-M School of Public He...Family environment is a significant predictor of adolescent obesity
...d other caretakers also need to be made aware that promoting a positive self-esteem in children is also an important element in preventing them from the long-term health risks of excessive weight. Finally, parents who are obese need to understand that they are putting their children at high risk for becoming o...Largest study of unrelated bone marrow transplantation for leukemia serves as benchmark
...ndomized trials. "Prior to this study, colleagues promoting T-cell depletion, like myself, predicted that T-cell depletion would have offered a better chance of survival," Wagner said. "What is abundantly clear is that T-cell depletion and GVHD prevention is only one step in figuring out how to improve upon ...