Bad cholesterol: Genes make the difference
...em like some people can eat all the ice cream they want without increasing their cholesterol or gaining much weight, while others with high cholesterol have to watch their diets like a hawk? Because no matter what their lifestyle, people's genes play an overriding role in their cholesterol response. So s...Parkinson's medication appears to trigger excessive gambling
...hat may arise after starting the medication. "I'd want patients to be very forthcoming with their doctors about their gambling," says Dr. Dodd. "If they or family members detect any behaviors that don't seem characteristic or that begin to stray from their usual behavior -- increased or problematic gamb...Majority of ALS patients are not depressed
...d they are not more likely to be depressed if they want to die or hasten their own death. Two new studies, published in the July 12 issue of Neurology , the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology, provide the evidence to contradict these assumptions. The two studies involved the same gro...Speed and endurance are doled out by the pound
... speeds. In contrast, endurance specialists do not want or need bulky muscles because the ground forces required at their slower speeds are so modest." Weyand noted further testing is needed to determine how appropriate BMI guidelines might be for individuals or any given individual athlete....SCAI news: Drug-eluting stents prove mettle in heart attack patients
...patients who already have a thrombotic milieu, you want to make sure that you're not risking further thrombosis with the use of drug-eluting stents," Dr. Waksman said. The study also showed that drug-eluting stents accomplished their primary purpose, preventing the need for a repeat procedure to treat re...Distant prayer does not improve clinical outcome for patients undergoing coronary procedures
...eceiving the therapy. Dr Krucoff concludes: "If we want to understand the role of human capacities and resources in the midst of our most advanced medical technologies, we have to do good science. With no notion of the actual mechanisms involved in ancient healing practices such as prayer or touch or musi...Creating a new questionnaire to assess alcohol problems among college students
...es plan to continue refining their new scale. "We want to see whether the ordering of items in their relative severity that is, their relative rarity of occurrence among regular drinkers reflects a developmental progression," he said. "For example, do certain alcohol problems reliably occur earlier in...U of T study shows barriers to HIV vaccine acceptance
...igma and fear of vaccine-induced infection if they want women to take advantage of HIV vaccines now under development, says a University of Toronto researcher. "The first generation of HIV vaccines may be available within 10 years but availability doesn't guarantee uptake," says U of T social work profes...Quitting smoking could save your teeth, study shows
... shows that people should stop smoking now if they want to increase their chances of keeping their teeth into old age. "Often the dentist is in the best position to help them stop smoking, because most people, if they are going for regular dental appointments, have more contact with him or her than with...Doctors should stop prescribing antibiotics for the common cold, review advises
...r as to why providers do this. Some physicians may want to prevent complications of bacterial infections, which do occur. Some may be yielding to pressure from patients." But he says "this practice is on the decline as the public becomes more sophisticated about health issues." Dr. Arroll says that patien...Fun foods and exercise may reduce childhood obesity
..., while boys often enjoy martial arts. "They don't want the boring old sports and training that are often in the curriculum," she says. Likewise, diet change can be accomplished through fun, social events such as healthy eating clubs and interesting food preparation. "The standard boring vegetables, your ...UT Southwestern professor supports development of report cards on hospital infection rates
...ety in hospitals. As health-care professionals, we want to see that. As consumers, we want to see that." There's a growing appetite for infection-control report cards that the public could u...Healthy weight means healthier blood lipid profile in children, study finds
...proaches work well is good news for physicians who want to keep up with children's fatness levels but don't have DXA technology available to them, Dr. Gutin says....Coping with multiple chronic conditions
...ons. We know the multiple problems they face. They want one physician to help them coordinate all their care, ensuring proper treatment is being given to each of their health concerns and that all the various physicians are informed," said Anderson....The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
... monthly menstruation. Many women, however, simply want to avoid menstruation, leading to less interference in daily life, and fewer menstruation-related days off from work or school. The Cochrane Review Authors set out to see if women experienced any differences when taking COC's in the standard pattern ...Scientists studying ways to help community college employees lose weight and keep it off
...sed weight-loss programs," Linnan said. "Employers want to offer effective, evidence-based weight-loss programs for employees so this study will address an important gap in our knowledge about what works." She and her colleagues also plan to investigate how work environments can be improved to support tho...Study aims to help elderly recover after surgery
...uscles of older people respond to training, and we want to examine this process. Researchers need 20 volunteers aged 75 and older and a control group aged 18 to 30, for the comparative study. Results will be available in a year's time. Anyone interested in taking part in the study should contact Joanna Ly...Postmenopause and periodontal disease
...se. Until we know more, postmenopausal women will want to control periodontal disease to significantly reduce their risk of alveolar bone loss and tooth loss." Estrogen deficiency after menopause and consequent loss of bone mineral density have been shown to be associated with increased rate of tooth los...Poland loses record numbers of doctors to the UK
...leaving them no choice but to leave Poland if they want to gain expertise in a chosen area. The lack of new diagnostic technologies and treatments also spurs doctors to seek opportunities for developing their skills elsewhere. The healthcare systems of former communist countries may have changed, but the...Gene found in 90 percent of breast cancers may be cancer vaccine target
...h as HER2/neu and the estrogen receptor. They also want to understand what the protein's targets are inside the cell. "If we understand its targets, we might be able to design inhibitors that disrupt its action, which could be clinically important given its early appearance in breast cancer," Radvanyi say...