Antioxidants show no clear benefit against cardiovascular events, death in high-risk women
...gioplasty) and 395 cardiovascular deaths (out of a total 995 deaths). There was no overall effect of ascorbic acid, vitamin E or beta carotene on the primary combined end point or on the individual secondary outcomes of myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revascularization or cardiovascular disease dea...Study, meta-analysis examine factors associated with death from heatstroke
...ia, the inability to form urine (19 vs. zero) A total of 27 patients (33 percent) were alive after one year and 24 (29 percent) were alive after two years. Functional outcome at one year revealed that six patients (22 percent), who lived at home before the heat wave, required care in institutions for el...Smoking may strongly increase long-term risk of eye disease
...oprotein (HDL) [good] cholesterol, (2) the highest total to HDL cholesterol ratio, or (3) low fish consumpt...etween smoking and HDL cholesterol level, ratio of total to HDL cholesterol and fish consumption were not statistically significant, the authors write. In...News briefs from the journal Chest, August 2007
...which were then analyzed to determine regional and total emphysema. Current and former male smokers were found to have more extensive CT emphysema at all levels of disease severity than females. Researchers hope this may help to explain gender differences in the presentation and natural history of COPD. Th...Waist-to-hip ratio may better predict cardiovascular risk than body mass index
...and 65. Nearly 3,000 individuals participated in a total of three medical visits each, which included an in-home health survey, blood and urine collection, and a detailed clinical exam complete with abdominal magnetic resonance imaging and coronary artery calcium scans. Calcium was more likely to be found...Drug for cluster headaches may cause heart problems
... stopped or they started having side effects. A total of 21 patients, or 19 percent, had problems with t...quired a permanent pacemaker due to the problem. A total of 37 percent of the participants had slower than normal heart rates while on the drug, but the cond...MRI finds breast cancer before it becomes dangerous
...mined more than 7000 women with both methods. In a total of 167 women the doctors found early forms of brea...onn researchers confounded this textbook wisdom. A total of 7319 women were investigated by Professor Kuhl and her colleagues in the last five years using bo...Nationwide data highlight encouraging trends, 'staggering' costs of ESRD
...re of ESRD patients now account for 6.7 percent of total Medicare expenditures. In recent years, the research focus has been on chronic kidney disease (CKD)loss of kidney function that, in many patients, progresses to ESRD. "The interface between CKD and ESRD, which is very poorly understood, remains an ...Stanford researchers find culprit in aging muscles that heal poorly
...pears to block proper communication. "That was a total surprise," said Thomas Rando, MD, PhD, associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences. "We had no idea that the Wnt signaling pathway would have a negative effect on stem cell function." Rando, who also does research and clinical work at ...To gain muscle and lose fat, drink milk: study
...e groups of young men 18 to 30 years of age 56 in total and put them through a rigorous, five-day-per-week weightlifting program over a 12-week period. Following their workouts, study participants drank either two cups of skim milk, a soy beverage with equivalent amounts of protein and energy, or a carbo...Geriatric health conditions have major effect on half of all seniors
...nence and falls have been studied extensively, the total impact of geriatric conditions on health and disability in the older adult population has not been investigated, notes lead author Christine Cigolle, M.D., MPH, lecturer in the U-M Health System Department of Family Medicine and a physician in the Ve...Study suggests nonpharmaceutical interventions may be helpful in severe influenza outbreaks
...tes of death, lower peak rates of death, and lower total number of deaths. There was a statistically signif...n of nonpharmaceutical interventions and a reduced total number of deaths. These findings contrast with the conventional wisdom that the 1918 pandemic rap...Young children's taste preferences may be influenced by fast-food branding
...food and toys and television viewing habits. A total of 63 children completed the study and performed a total of 304 individual tasting comparisons. On average, children preferred the tastes of foods and drinks...Early-childhood intervention may improve well-being through young adulthood
...term effects of the Child-Parent Center program. A total of 1,539 low-income minority children who were born in 1979 or 1980 and attended programs at 25 sites between 1985 and 1986 were compared with 550 children who participated in alternative full-day kindergarten programs available to low-income familie...Trial stops after stroke and mortality significantly reduced by blood
... ofstrokes, it did not reduce, and even increased, total mortality. Patients with high blood pressure from across the world were randomisedfor the double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, which began in 2001.Patients were given either the placebo or a low dose diuretic(indapamide 1.5mg SR), and an additi...U of M report says early-childhood intervention improves well-being through young adulthood
...m effects of the Child-Parent Center in Chicago. A total of 1,539 low-income minority children who were born in 1979 or 1980 and attended programs at 25 sites between 1985 and 1986 were compared with 550 children who participated in alternative full-day kindergarten programs available to low-income familie...Heat-related deaths in middle, high school football players spikes in 2006
...ol, college and professional teams. There were a total of 20 deaths in 2006; two sandlot players, three in college, 13 middle and high schoolers. Only one death was directly related to the game; a 17-year-old high school player who received a spinal cord injury when tackled in a practice drill. Rules a...Study shows radiofrequency ablation highly effective in treating kidney tumors
...ey tumors ranging in size from 0.6 cm to 8.8 cm. A total of 125 tumors in 104 patients were treated over th...rs were eradicated after a second treatment, for a total 93 percent success rate for all 125 tumors. The results, reported in the August issue of the America...Highlights from the August 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...tyle intervention involving an RD did not increase total costs and in some cases saved up to $8,046 per person per year compared with usual medical care. The researchers conclude the study provides preliminary evidence that moderate-intensity lifestyle intervention using an RD as a lifestyle case managem...Takeda responds to the FDA advisory committee recommendation
...ry endpoint, there was no increase in mortality or total macrovascular events with ACTOS. The ACTOS Prescribing Information was recently revised by the FDA to include this reassuring cardiovascular safety data. ACTOS is the only thiazolidinedione (TZD) with safety data from a cardiovascular outcomes tr...