Education program reduces incidents of shaken baby syndrome
...nfants and children less than 36 months of age was tracked from December 1998 to May 2004 and was compared to the regional incidence during the five years before the program began, and to the incidents of abusive head trauma in infants in the state of Pennsylvania from 1996 to 2002. A total of 64,205 commit...Fifteen-year hunt uncovers gene behind 'pseudothalidomide' syndrome
...nic at the University of Bogot. Fairly quickly, he tracked down seven families with Roberts syndrome in two villages outside Bogot. Four of the families share an 18th-century ancestor, he and Miriam Gordillo, then an undergraduate, discovered. "The families have really collaborated with us, they've worked wi...Two drugs combined more cost-effective safer for managing arthritis in high-risk patients
...effective. Over a one-year timeframe, researchers tracked a hypothetical group of 60-year-old patients with chronic arthritis who require long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy for moderate to severe arthritis pain. Since this is an older group, it was assumed that some patients were taking ...To boost efficiency, hospitals borrow principles from factory floor
...tients' homes. In one proprietary study, he tracked the number of tests that each physician in a hospital ran to diagnose and treat the same disease. "Hospital administrators were shocked to see our data," said Lin, "because they revealed the variability among physicians for ordering different ...British Asian women have lower risk of breast cancer than all other women
...most 3% of the population. The research team tracked the health and survival of almost 116,000 women who had been diagnosed with primary invasive breast cancer in England and Wales between 1986 and 1990, using information supplied to the National Cancer Registry. Their progress was monitored until 1995...Ibuprofen may lower risk of Parkinson's disease
...milar in both men and women. The participants were tracked over the course of an average 8.5 years. The risk seemed to decrease depending on the weekly dosage. For people who took a daily ibuprofen tablet, the risk was 38 percent lower, compared to people who did not regularly take ibuprofen. The reason ibup...More evidence suggests statins help cut risk for advanced prostate cancer
...R) annual meeting. In their study, the researchers tracked use of cholesterol-lowering drugs (including statins and non-statins) and prostate cancer diagnosis among a group of 34,438 male health professionals, including dentists and veterinarians. They found no association between use of cholesterol-lowering...Transcendental Meditation extends lifespan
... muscle relaxation; or health education. The study tracked subjects for up to 18 years. Vital statistics were obtained from the National Death Index. The study found that compared to combined controls, the TM group showed: 23% reduction in the rate of death from all causes 30% reduction in the rate of d...Exercise in cold water may increase appetite, UF study finds
... of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, White tracked the energy used by 11 UF students as they rode a stationary bicycle submerged in water for 45 minutes. The students exercised in cold water of 68 degrees Fahrenheit and warm water of 91.4 degrees Fahrenheit. The same students, ages 21 to 31, also spe...Moderate alcohol use linked to increase in breast cancer risk
... by Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital that has tracked the health of 122,000 registered nurses since 1976 Chen and her colleagues focused on breast cancer rates in women who reported drinking small amounts of alcohol (averaging less than a glass of beer or wine a day). Chen, who is also an instructor in...Anti-depressant use linked to increased GI bleeding
... further analysis of the relationship, researchers tracked the combined use of SSRIs, NSAIDs, aspirin, Plavix, Coumadin and Lovenox (blood thinning medications used to prevent heart attacks and strokes). The team found that patients admitted with bleeding were significantly more likely to be using more than...Lifestyle, rather than fetal or childhood factors, critical for adult bone health
... on birth and childhood factors, and has regularly tracked the health of 1000 babies born in May and June 1947 in Newcastle upon Tyne, north eastern England. Of the original cohort, 832 adults were traced at the ages of 49 to 51. Of these, 389 (171 men and 218 women) completed a detailed health and lifestyle...Scientists observe infectious prion proteins invade and move within brain cells
...s to other cells." Dr. Baron says researchers have tracked infectious prion protein moving through other part...animal bodies up to the brain, but no one had ever tracked the protein movement within animal brain cells. One of the most difficult aspects of the experiment,...Statins underprescribed to patients at higher risk of heart disease, Stanford study says
...ce," Stafford said. Although previous studies have tracked statin use on a smaller scale, Ma said this study ...e researchers examined two national databases that tracked outpatient visits to hospitals and physician offices between 1992 and 2002, and the types of medicat...Mental processing is continuous, not like a computer
... and associate professor of psychology at Cornell, tracked the mouse movements of undergraduate students while working at a computer. The findings provide compelling evidence that language comprehension is a continuous process. "For decades, the cognitive and neural sciences have treated mental processes as ...Treatments for prostate cancer may affect employment
...ommonwealth University in Richmond, and colleagues tracked 267 men with prostate cancer who were employed at the start of the study. They asked the patients about their employment situation 3 months prior to receiving their diagnosis of cancer, and at 6 and 12 months after the diagnosis. They compared the ...Normal blood pressure could add years to your life
...nsion: Journal of the American Heart Association , tracked 3128 people who celebrated their 50th birthday while enrolled in the Framingham Heart Study, which looks at risk factors for heart disease. It was the first study of a large and continuously monitored group showing the effect of high blood pressure o...Availability of vascular surgeons impacts amputation rate
...s with PAD in the Medicare claims data in 1994 and tracked their claims through 1999. She separated data on more than 143,200 patients who survived through 1999 by hospital referral region and merged it with information on the supply of local physicians and vascular surgeons. Ho's statistical analysis of th...New UC study shows 'stop and go' traffic increases infant wheezing
...elopment of allergic conditions." The researchers tracked the respiratory health of 622 infants living near three traffic conditions: highway traffic, "stop and go" traffic, and areas unexposed to major roads or bus routes. A "stop and go" traffic area was defined as being within 100 meters (about 100 yards...Cognitive therapy reduces repeat suicide attempts by 50 percent
...ual care from clinicians in the community and were tracked by study case managers by mail and phone throughout the 18 month follow-up period. The case managers offered referrals to but not payment for local mental health and drug abuse treatment and social services. About half of the participants in both...