Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...exercise and stress management can not only reduce the levels of depression and distress in heart patient...cal markers of cardiovascular health, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial conducted by Duke University Medical Center researchers. Ac...ALLHAT study findings for racial sub-groups show diuretics work better for high blood pressure
...nter trial of antihypertensive therapies funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. This analysis by race confirms earlier findings on the effectiveness ...Patients with heart disease can lower cardiovascular risk factors with exercise, stress management
...tients with heart disease, according to a study in the April 6 issue of JAMA. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and is rapidly becoming the leading cause of death in de...Once-a-month injectable medication helps treat alcohol dependence
...with adherence to a daily oral dose of naltrexone, the effectiveness found in treating alcohol dependence...g-term treatment outcomes, according to a study in the April 6 issue of JAMA. Alcohol dependence is a major public health problem, which worldwide is the f...Study examines effectiveness of anti-anemia drug in treatment of cancer patients
Erythropoietin treatment for anemia may reduce the risk for blood transfusions and improve hematologic response in cancer patients, but evidence that the treatment affects survival is inconclusive, according to a new study in the April 6 issue of the Jo...Antioxidant may have adverse effects in head and neck cancer patients
...lementation may have unexpected adverse effects on the occurrence of second primary cancers and on cancer... head and neck cancer, according to a new study in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Studies have found an association b...Maternal iron deficiency disrupts mother/child interaction
... fellow in child development at Penn State who led the study says, "Earlier research had shown that anemi...thinking and memory. Our new results suggest that the effects of mild iron deficiency -- which are easily correctable with supplements -- can disrupt the ...Diuretics best initial therapy for both black and nonblack patients in treating high blood pressure
Thiazide-type diuretics remain the drugs of choice for initial therapy of high blood ...ack and nonblack patients, according to a study in the April 6 issue of JAMA. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the leading cause of illness and deat...Studies examine menopausal hormone therapy and risk of breast cancer recurrence
...ed in menopausal hormone therapy may be related to the risk of breast cancer recurrence, according to a new study in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In 1997, two randomized trials, the...Less cognitive impairment seen in women taking drug for osteoporosis
A drug prescribed for the prevention of osteoporosis reduced women's risk of...l Center (SFVAMC). The drug, raloxifene, modulates the activity of the hormone estrogen. The finding was published in the April 2005 issue of the American ...Music improves sleep quality in older adults, researchers find
...rsity's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and the Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital in Taiwan shows ...leep better and longer. The research, published in the February 2005 edition of The Journal of Advanced Nursing, found that older people with sleep problem...Q Chip helps make cures more effective
...Chief Executive Mark Barry is available to discuss the company's technology, which was spun out of resear...ional, a medical device company that is focused on the treatment of cardiovascular disease, cancer and benign tumors to develop its next generation of micr...US service academies to collaborate with UNC, Andrews Air Force Base, Duke in knee injury study
...y, Navy and Air Force academies - fierce rivals on the sports field - soon will cooperate on a $2.8-milli...among athletes. The study, led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Injury Prevention Research Center, Duke University and A...Dr. Eric McAdams, who led the PhD research project alongside Peter O'Hare and Gillian McCullough, is available to discuss the Impedimap technology and its commercial development. The key to Impedimap is that the system can be ...Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
...n via heterosexual intercourse is highest early in the course of HIV infection, before most infected peop... HIV status, according to a new study published in the May 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases , now available online. Conducted by a group of i...Hormonal birth control, bacterial infections in women linked to increased shedding of type-2 herpes
...(HSV-2) may have an increased risk of transmitting the virus to others if they use hormonal contraceptive...ial vaginal infections, according to an article in the May 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. The study underscores the import...Nutritional supplement reduces need for traditional ulcerative colitis treatment
...(April 6, 2005) According to a study published in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) jou...ith ulcerative colitis. Moreover, people who took the oral supplement were less likely to start corticosteroid drug therapy, which has many long-term side...2005 Potamkin Prize goes to neurologists for research in early detection of Alzheimer's disease
...The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) will award the 2005 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzhei...100,000 Potamkin Prize will be awarded April 12 at the AAN Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, Fla. Often called the "Nobel Prize of Neurology," the Potamkin Pr...50 years after Salk polio vaccine: Status of global eradication efforts
WHO: David L. Heymann, M.D., who leads the worldwide polio eradication effort for the World Health Organization (WHO) Robert A. Keegan, deputy director, Global Immunization Division, U.S...Vaccine against cervical cancer and genital warts shows promise
A vaccine against the virus that causes cervical cancer and genital wart...e persistent infection and disease by 90%, suggest the results of a randomised trial published online today by THE LANCET ONCOLOGY. Up to 70% of sexually a...