Risk of HIV transmission highest in early stage of infection
...te of heterosexual HIV transmission per coital act varies over the course of HIV infection. The investigators found that the risk of transmission was highest early in infection, then dropped, then rose again late in infection. Wawer and colleagues followed a cohort of over 15,000 adults living in rural vill...University of Chicago receives grant to study connections between religious beliefs and health
... spiritual understanding, a relationship with God, varies among individuals because of social and environmental influences. Measurable effects of strong spirituality, regardless of religion, are improved physiological functioning, health and well being, especially in difficult times, Cacioppo said. Those b...Bugs in the gut could help doctors develop individualised healthcare
... can affect the body. As the community of microbes varies greatly between individuals this could have important implications for the development of personalised treatments, and for drug discovery. The team have summarised the scientific evidence showing that gut microbes have a large number of interactions ...Stanford gut check shows diversity of intestinal ecosystem
...gure out who is there and how the community census varies in time and space," said Eckburg, the lead author of the study published in this week's online edition of Science Express. "But even with this large sequencing project, which produced orders of magnitude more sequence data than had been generated in ...Execution by lethal injection is not humane or painless suggests study
...ey you have. The use of the death penalty not only varies from state to state (12 US states have no death penalty) but from jurisdiction to jurisdiction within a state. Repeated studies have shown a pattern of racial discrimination in the administration of the death penalty. "Capital punishment is not only ...Data suggest bypass surgery free of long-term brain effects
...nd McKhann note that the surgical procedure itself varies among different institutions and surgeons. Similarly, there is wide variance in study populations and control groups, follow-up periods, and statistical analysis. It is curious, the authors note, that studies should continue to find cognitive deficit...Abnormal liver tests in a Mediterranean population
...he like. The importance of these causative factors varies from one location to another. For example, in the U.S., the majority of altered liver enzymes are related to NAFLD, while in northern Italian populations, much is related to alcohol. Factors leading to liver disease had not been thoroughly studied in...Mailman School shares new virus identification technologies
...sitivity of the technologies and equipment in labs varies greatly. In an effort to address this, scientists from the Jerome L. and Dawn Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health will share their newly developed technology...Low-fat dairy may lower risk of type 2 diabetes in men
...dairy foods in health is very complex and probably varies with the genotype and phenotype of the individual. The study by Choi et al is a further reminder of the potential importance of dairy intake and the continuing value of research in this area." (Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:975-976. Available post-embar...Nurses receive new tool to help patients quit smoking
...pneumonia. Hospitals' compliance with the measure varies widely, however, the data consistently attributed a nurse's involvement to hospitals that performed well on this criterion. "Hospitalization offers an important 'teachable moment' and quitting opportunity and may make the difference between a patie...New method of administering anti-cancer drug may be more effective, safer
...f drug in patients and that metabolism of the drug varies from patient to patient. "The new continuous-infusion method achieved more predictable levels of the drug than does the usual delivery method," said Dr. Thomas C. Shea, professor of medicine at UNC, director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at ...Students who get drunk weekly have higher risk of injuries
...s," she said. "What it takes to make someone drunk varies from individual to individual." The overall goal of the $3.2 million Study to Prevent Alcohol-Related Consequences (SPARC) is to reduce the availability of alcohol to students and to help change campus cultures that promote drinking. The study uses s...Sickle cell and protection against malaria
...ether the protection provided by HbAS is innate or varies with age, the authors studied age-specific malaria in a sample of children and adults in the Kilifi District of coastal Kenya. Protection against mild malaria increased up to 60% at age 10, decreasing to 30% in older children. Research into malari...Statins underprescribed to patients at higher risk of heart disease, Stanford study says
...s study is the first to examine how statin therapy varies according to the risk of heart disease among U.S. outpatients. The researchers examined two national databases that tracked outpatient visits to hospitals and physician offices between 1992 and 2002, and the types of medications that were either cont...Richer nations at more risk of schizophrenia
...that the incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia varies much more around the world than previously acknowledged. "My hunch is that the subtypes of schizophrenia vary between countries. "Maybe the mix of illnesses we see here in Australia are different to the mix they get in Mumbai or Zambia or Tokyo." ...Location, access to trauma centers often inadequate, inefficient
...tudies indicate that their geographic distribution varies widely across states, according to background information in the article. These studies suggest that residents in many parts of the country are without timely access to trauma centers that could save their lives. In other parts of the country, there ...Is there a link between childhood cancer and overhead power lines?
... to power lines may reflect some other factor that varies geographically." The study didn't measure the magnetic field from either the power lines or other sources. "We don't yet fully understand the aetiology of childhood leukaemia," she says. "Nevertheless, we are now reasonably sure that it often involve...More research funding needed to improve cancer care, oncologists say
...dard of cancer care in Europe and around the world varies significantly. Survival times for cancer patients vary by up to 100% between countries in Europe and even more across other regions of the globe. The world's oncologists are increasingly aware of this inequality and strive to combat it. To identify w...Nutritious frozen foods can play role in weight-loss programs
...n maintain permanent diet changes, an ability that varies across individuals. The study succeeded by pointing many of its subjects in the right direction of portion control. Because of busy lifestyles, many people eat at restaurants rather than take the time to cook at home. Research in other laboratories h...