Exclusive breastfeeding reduces risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission
...ines currently recommend that HIV-infected mothers should avoid all breastfeeding, but only if replacement f...ore, HIV-positive mothers who choose to breastfeed should do so exclusively, and the more strictly they are able to comply, the lower the risk of HIV or death...Study of iron overload yields surprising results
... questions that will help policymakers decide whom should be screened for hemochromatosis and iron overload, when should they be screened, and what screening methods should be used. At the start of the study in 1999, it w...No wisdom in routinely pulling wisdom teeth, study says
...rom a patient point of view, nonsurgical treatment should be the first option in an asymptomatic environment."...OHSU study finds ginkgo beneficial for MS symptoms
...sted in much larger clinical trials before doctors should recommend it to their patients. "The study suggests that for cognitive problems, it may only help a certain group of patients," he said. "We need to study this further." And for MS sufferers like Winfield, who participated in the ginkgo study, the he...Lower vaccination rates put children at risk
... that 'natural equals safe', and if it's safe, why should I tell the doctor about it," Dr. Vohra said. "But anything that can have an effect, can have a side effect. Parents need to treat CAM products and therapies with appropriate caution." It is especially important, Dr. Vohra said, that physicians ask pa...College education protects middle-age caucasian women against obesity
...he prevalence of obesity in African American women should begin in adolescence or early adulthood."...Burden of parasitic worm infection greater than previous estimates
...avioli (WHO) and colleagues state: "King's results should trigger a better quantification of the development...miasis. Beyond this, King and colleagues' analysis should encourage a comprehensive re-evaluation of the burden on human and economic development of a group o...Risk of womb cancer varies according to the type of HRT used
...ks. To minimise cancer and other risks, clinicians should prescribe the lowest possible dose of oestrogen for short periods of time. Fortunately, recent evaluations support the idea that oestrogens prescribed at low doses are generally effective in controlling menopausal symptoms as the traditional higher d...Prevalence of concussion effects linked to 'pot of gold' lawsuits, researcher says
... others tend to be litigated, and there are -- and should be -- serious consequences to those bringing false or inflated legal claims," he says. "The review's less than one-page mention of long-lasting symptoms of concussion and their relation to legal claims is misleading at best. It compares the extent an...Tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some populations
...ack." Miller said the results suggest that doctors should consciously consider the effects of racial or ethnic differences when they use the tools. In addition, they point to the importance of taking ethnic differences into consideration when designing new tools. "Given the previously demonstrated differenc...Milk thistle does not reduce deaths from liver diseases, best studies find
...land says, calling for more research funding. "We should consider doing randomized clinical trials with higher doses of silymarin," Dr. Rambaldi concurs. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine , a part of the National Institutes of Health, studies in laboratory animals ...Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
...ted in obtaining ameeting badge for the Press Room should register online at http://www.cleoconference.org/media_center/ or contact OSA'sColleen Morrison at 202-416-1437, cmorri@osa.org . PRESS LUNCHEON A private press luncheon panel will take place on Tuesday, May 24 atnoon in room 333. The press lu...HIV treatment not affected by hormonal birth control
...o use hormonal contraceptives to prevent pregnancy should also continue using condoms to fight the spread of HIV," said Dr. Gange. The study authors recommend that follow-up data be collected after a greater number of years, in order to assess the effects of long-term exposure to hormonal contraceptives. Th...Treating children with chronic hepatitis C
...treatment began, which suggests that such children should not be excluded from treatment. The lower response rates among children with genotype 1 and in those who were infected by their mothers implies a need for additional research. "Further studies with larger numbers of patients have to elucidate whether...Mayo Clinic researchers discover genetic glitch in the heart's electrical system
... was first described only 10 years ago. Physicians should consider CPVT in the setting of a suspicious faint during exercise or an unexplained drowning or a family history of early sudden deaths where all standard tests are normal, says Dr. Ackerman. CPVT can only be exposed if the suspicion for it is high ...Too many doctors fail to follow guidelines and to prescribe best treatments for heart patients
...kers was observed in only half of the patients who should be receiving them, according to ESC guidelines. In...sued by professional organisations such as the ESC should be regarded as pivotal educational tools that are used in continuing medical education programmes, w...Burden of cardiovascular disease will shift to the developing world
...who live in low-income and middle-income countries should be the focus for intervention against risk factors... Ezzati and colleagues examined when interventions should be started by looking at the relationship between nutritional cardiovascular risk factors - overweig...Jefferson scientists create plant factories churning out antibodies against tumor cells
...r. Koprowski, noting that tobacco-derived antibody should be safer and less expensive to produce. The Jefferson scientists are seeking industry partners to begin mass production of the antibody. The next step in the work, Dr. Koprowski notes, would be to conduct a phase 1 clinical trial of the monoclonal an...Stents that release medication appear more effective than traditional stents
...stent approach are encouraging. However, the focus should now shift to the long-term prevention of thrombotic complications through appropriate long-term antiplatelet therapies. It is remarkable to see how STEMI management has evolved over the last decade. With use of increasingly sophisticated stent techno...Study examines influence of celebrity endorsements of cancer screening
...blic health endorsements, we feel that celebrities should be judicious in using their powers of persuasion. ...mplex decisions such as cancer screening, the goal should not be to persuade but to inform."...