Markers of PCOS inherited, persist and raise risk for heart disease, diabetes
... levels. All participants were asked to complete a questionnaire on their reproductive history, exercise habits, tobacco use, and alcohol intake. In investigating lipid levels, the researchers found that mothers of women with PCOS had elevated total and LDL cholesterol, but triglycerides and high-density lipoprot...Infant snoring linked to parental snoring
...ntal tobacco smoke (ETS). Parents also completed a questionnaire pertaining both to their snoring and snoring in their child. Habitual snoring was reported in 15 percent of children, and atopy was seen in 29 percent of children. Among parents, habitual snoring was reported in 20 percent of mothers and 46 percent ...Hormone use linked to increased breast cancer risk among black women
...gton, D.C. The participants filled out an initial questionnaire about medical history, menopausal status and hormone use when they enrolled in the study in 1995. Follow-up questionnaires that also included questions about the development of breast cancer were completed every two years through the year 2003. The...OHSU brings relief to 'suicide disease' sufferers
...." Since 2002, Burchiel has been using an 18-point questionnaire he developed to clinically diagnose facial pain us... almost solely on a patient's medical history, the questionnaire is comprised of yes-or-no questions that tend to make a difference in establishing the target diagno...Sociologists find low self-esteem at 11 predicts drug dependency at 20
...n, that could have huge health benefits." A simple questionnaire such as the one the researchers used could help parents and teachers identify at-risk kids, Taylor said. "If you're a parent of a young child and you notice that the child has very low self-esteem, that should be a warning signal that this child need...Higher self-awareness of memory complaints predict brain function decline
...at can also affect memory. Volunteers were given a questionnaire at the start of the study to gauge the frequency, seriousness and type of memory complaints. Researchers measured brain function at both the beginning and end of the two-year study using positron emission tomography (PET). PET scans measure brain a...Increased health problems for Pakistani population living near the Tasman Spirit oil spill
...coast. The authors asked participants to fill in a questionnaire about their living conditions and their health - in particular about a list of 48 symptoms including eye, skin, respiratory, gastrointestinal and general symptoms. Janjua et al.'s results show that the group living on the coast near the oil spill rep...Study examines risk for misuse of ADHD stimulant medications
...n average age of 21, also completed a confidential questionnaire asking whether they had sold their medications or had misused them including taking too much, getting high on their medications, or taking them in combination with alcohol or other substances of abuse during the past four years. Of the 98 surveyed...Doctors must work together better to improve survival in teenage and young adult cancer patients
...old the conference that recently he had sent out a questionnaire to the chairs of the Disease Specific Sub-groups w... is doctors who don't enter them into trials and a questionnaire of 271 young cancer patients has shown that 50% of them were never asked if they'd like to participa...Too much or too little sleep increases diabetes risk
...e followed for 15 years with home visits, a health questionnaire and blood samples. Six to eight hours of sleep was found to be most healthy. In contrast, men who reported they slept between five and six hours per night were twice as likely to develop diabetes and men who slept more than eight hours per night wer...Male smokers 40 percent more likely to be impotent than non-smokers
...in Tobacco Control. The research team analysed the questionnaire responses of over 8000 men aged between 16 and 59 who were taking part in the Australian Study of Health and Relationships. Almost one in 10 of the men said that they had had erectile problems lasting a month or more during the preceding year. More...Injection of synthetic polymer may improve facial wasting syndrome associated with HIV
...cipants were given a full physical examination and questionnaire about the degree of their facial lipoatrophy and their overall health status when they enrolled in 2002. Facial photographs were taken and they underwent ultrasound evaluation, which recorded the thickness of the skin over their cheeks. The researc...Severe cases of occupational hand eczema may predict unemployment or days missed from work
...y of life and their eczema's severity. A follow-up questionnaire was sent one year after the first was returned. Of the 621 patients who responded to the first questionnaire, 564 (386 women and 178 men) completed the follow-up. During follow-up, 25 percent of surveyed patients had persistently severe or aggravated...ACP: Residency match results show need for reforms
...al knowledge and education, "Data from a residency questionnaire show a progressive fall in the percentage of graduating internal medicine residents planning careers in general medicine. In 1998, 54 percent of graduating residents were choosing to go into general internal medicine; the comparable number for reside...Prisons not adapting to needs of aging inmate population
...cisco VA Medical Center. The study, which analyzed questionnaire responses by 120 female prisoners aged 55 or older in the California prison system, appears in the April 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. It is currently available in the Online Early issue of the journal. "Prison is a no...Diabetics who control blood sugar today are more likely to have healthy feet and nerves tomorrow
...ptoms and signs were assessed using a standardized questionnaire developed and validated by U-M researchers from th... the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument, the questionnaire is completed by both patients -- who report symptoms such as tingling, pain, numbness, and sensitivi...Postpartum depressive symptoms in mothers associated with some unfavorable parenting practices
... around the country. The women were given a short questionnaire when they entered the study, between 1996 and 1998. Researchers then interviewed the participants by telephone when their infants were two to four months old, asking questions about child care practices and depressive symptoms. During these intervie...Higher optimism levels associated with lower risk of cardiovascular death in elderly men
...ism was assessed in 1985, 1990, 1995 and 2000 in a questionnaire given to study participants, who were asked to rate their agreement with the following items: "I still expect much from life," "I do not look forward to what lies ahead for me in the years to come," "My days seem to be passing by slowly" and "I am st...Over 50 percent of patients with circulatory disorders still smoke lack of counselling to blame
...till smokers. Participants were asked to fill in a questionnaire about their health status, weight and exercise habits. The results of the study show that 52.1% of the participants who had had a circulatory disorder still smoked. Among participants who reported having had three circulatory disorders, 28% still sm...Men in their 50s have more satisfying sex lives than men in their 30s
...n. The men who responded to the Norwegian postal questionnaire were asked to rate their satisfaction with various...ation level. "The survey was carried out using a questionnaire first developed and tested in American in 1995" says co-author Professor Sophie D Fossa from the Rik...