Even low levels of weekly exercise drive down blood pressure
...ations, with lack of time cited as the most common reason for failing to do so. The study authors invited 106 healthy but sedentary civil servants between the ages of 40 and 60 to take part in an exercise programme for 12 weeks. Some 44 people were randomly assigned to 30 minutes of brisk walking on fiv...MRI finds breast cancer before it becomes dangerous
..., with mammography only detecting 52 per cent. The reason for this was that as it appears, in particular the fast growing tumours do not develop the calcifications which constitute the basis of mammographic DCIS diagnosis. Instead, these DCIS are pervaded by many small blood vessels in which the contrast me...Nationwide data highlight encouraging trends, 'staggering' costs of ESRD
...age renal disease (ESRD) in the United States give reason for "cautious optimism," but skyrocketing costs are a major concern, according to a Special Article in the October Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Drs. Robert Foley and Allan J. Collins of the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) ...Most seniors now have drug coverage, U-M study shows
...researchers were able to show that the most common reason people chose not to obtain prescription drug coverage was that they used few or no drugs. The study also asked people about the difficulty of the decision process, and whether they were confident that they had made a good choice. Only about one in ...Where's the beef? Not enough of it is on elders' plates, muscle-metabolism study suggests
...tein in food. We wanted to know if there is some reason your grandmothers body, for example, cant stimulate muscle growth in response to eating the same protein-rich meal that you eat, which might over time contribute to muscle loss, said Douglas Paddon-Jones, an associate professor in UTMBs departments o...Obesity linked to hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease
...h. Although decreased kidney function is the main reason for hyperparathyroidism in CKD, other factors can also affect PTH levels. Dr. Kovesdy explains, "Our current therapeutic practices aimed at correcting elevations in PTH focus mainly on abnormalities created by the decreased kidney function, and don'...Controlling prescription drug expenditures: a case report of success
...rganizations are members of the health plan. One reason for this success may be that the plan was careful to avoid shifting costs to its members, said Miller. Whenever a drug was changed to a more expensive tier or removed from the formulary, the members out-of-pocket costs were the same or less if they c...Fat is the new normal, FSU researcher says
...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, Heiland...Heat-related deaths in middle, high school football players spikes in 2006
...s longer than others,but, Mueller said, there's no reason any kid should be on it. Its a list of boys who died playing or practicing football, kids whose body temperatures rose so high and so fast under the summer sun that their brains couldnt keep up, couldnt regulate their cores, and the boys died. Wh...Shining light on pancreatic cancer
...rious for having few obvious symptoms, the primary reason pancreatic cancer killed more than 33,000 Americans last year. The new detection techniques, developed with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), produce an optic fingerprint from the altered tissue and then enhance the data for a cle...LSUHSC awarded designation resulting in improved patient safety and outcomes
...nation, we hope our institute offers an additional reason for associations and groups to bring CME to New Orleans. This designation also helps us advance the concept of CME and medical education research as an additional area of excellence in the quest to make New Orleans a leader in the biomedical field. ...When minority patients have insurance and a medical home, their health care improves
...h 32 percent of private doctors offices. The main reason CHCs and other public clinics do not function as medical homes is because patients say they have more difficulty getting medical advice or care in the evenings or weekends. Since these safety net providers play a critical role in the care of vulnerab...Surgery by satellite -- New possibilities at medicine's cutting edge
...surgery with high precision. In theory there is no reason why the surgeon needs to be physically close to their patient, so long as the communication link between the console and the robotic device is fast. The problem is that there may be too much of a delay between the image of the patient being captured ...Loss of stem cells correlates with premature aging in animal study
...rs in the inaugural issue of Cell Stem Cell. The reason were seeing the early signs of aging in these mice is that were exhausting their ability to renew tissues, says Eric J. Brown, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology. We believe these findings may be helpful to the aging and oncology fields since...Tumor cell activity may provide clues for treating breast cancer in young women
...ve Cancer Center may have discovered a part of the reason why, and their findings may lead to targeted therapies that can help treat patients more effectively. The researchers discovered that the tumors found in women under the age of 45 have certain patterns of cellular activity that confer a poorer pro...Flaxseed stunts the growth of prostate tumors
...tivity that leads to cancer growth and spread. One reason could be that as a source of omega-3 fatty acids, flaxseed can alter how cancer cells lump together or cling to other body cells, both factors in how fast cancer cells proliferate, Demark-Wahnefried said. The researchers also suspect that lignans may...VA tops private hospitals in infection-control study
... The centralization of the VA may be one reason for the increased adherence to the recommendations, Krein said. "Centralized purchasing in the VA is definitely a factor. Chlorhexidine gluconate is part of the VA's blanket purchase agreement, so that might facilitate its use." Communi...Research shows aerobic exercise helps maintain muscle in elderly
...rther with larger trials, but still, it's one more reason why elderly people ought to be regularly walking, swimming or cycling." ...Focused ultrasound relieves fibroid symptoms in women
...ealth Information Center, fibroids are the primary reason for surgical removal of the uterus, accounting for approximately one-third of hysterectomies performed annually in the U.S. MRgFUS represents a noninvasive, outpatient alternative to hysterectomy. "This treatment is ideal for older women who have...Study questions risks of anti-bleeding drug during heart surgery
...kidney problems were permanent or temporary. One reason for the conflicting results is that Hartford Hospi...tnesses, who refuse blood transfusions). Another reason was that the Hartford Hospital doctors avoided a specific lab/drug test interaction that can lead to...