Screening men over 65 for abdominal aortic aneurysms could save lives
...lications of surgery. An aneurysm is a localised widening of an artery. It occurs because the artery wall is weakened and without treatment it could easily burst. If the aneurysm is in the aorta, the main artery that carries blood through the abdomen, the result often can be fatal. Doctors believe that any ...Health gap between social groups widens in later life
...e in the lower occupational grades, resulting in a widening of health inequalities with age. For example, the ...s slower for low occupational grades, resulting in widening health inequalities in early old age. This gap was explained by better mental health attained by the...Black-white life expectancy gap narrows, but remains substantial
... States each year. The authors report that after widening during the late 1980s, the black-white life expect...oodstream infection] are currently contributing to widening the gap," the authors write. The authors emphasize that further narrowing of the gap will require...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Feb. 20, 2007, issue
...lty Docs Endangers U.S. Health Care A large and widening gap between the incomes of primary care physicians and those of many specialties discourages medical school graduates from entering primary care and endangers the future of the U.S. health care system, three physicians write (Perspective, p. 301). ...Sildenafil prevents rebound pulmonary hypertension in infants
A single dose of sildenafil, a blood vessel widening vasodilator, prevented rebound pulmonary hypertension and significantly reduced the duration of mechanical ventilation in intensive care unit (ICU) infants being withdrawn from inhaled nitric oxide therapy. This research appears in the first issue ...New study links higher income with lower disability rates
...more accessible to wheelchairs. This could include widening doorways and installing ramps in the home's front entrance." The researchers point out that while the rate of disability has been declining slowly but steadily over the past two decades, the aging of the baby boomer generation means that the sheer ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2006
... who headed the study, said the change also allows widening of the trailer frame by six inches, providing a much more stable configuration. Knee said tire formulation and the design of the tire are likely contributors to the fuel savings. The fuel economy tests were conducted along a route from Western Michig...Dr Elise Feng-I Morgan of Boston University receives 2005 IOF-Servier Young Investigator Award
...ught the judges attention as it will contribute to widening our knowledge of osteoporosis," said Professor Pierre Delmas, President, International Osteoporosis Foundation. The IOF-Servier Young Investigator Award helps to increase awareness and understanding of osteoporosis and to encourage young scientists,...Living in poverty associated with increased risk for teens to be overweight
...family poverty differed by age groups. There was a widening disparity among 15- to 17-year-old adolescents from poor families. This trend was similar among male, female, non-Hispanic white, and non-Hispanic black adolescents, resulting in an overall prevalence of overweight in 1999-2004 more than 50 percent h...Researcher wins award from American Diabetes Association
.... NO signals muscle within blood vessels to relax, widening the artery and increasing blood flow. Less NO means blood vessels are less relaxed and open and more likely to clog. Derived from cells lining blood vessels (vascular endothelial cells), NO is believed to counter atherosclerosis. High blood glucose ...Real battle over mental health law about to begin
...ty. The bill's most contentious proposals included widening the criteria for compulsory detention and treatment, and removing the "treatability test" for personality disorder (so that those with dangerous and severe personality disorder could be detained by doctors when not capable of being sentenced by crimi...AIDS, TB, malaria and bird flu spread unchecked in Burma
...he health of Burmese people deteriorates, posing a widening threat to Burma and her neighbors," said Beyrer....Medications that lower blood pressure linked to reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease
...eart rate, reducing the heart's pumping action and widening blood vessels. Ara S. Khachaturian, Ph.D., of Khachaturian and Associates, Inc., Potomac, Md., and colleagues examined the association between antihypertensive medications and the incidence of AD in 3,297 elderly residents of Cache County, Utah. Bet...Gap widens between black/white kids' asthma hospitalizations and death
...between African Americans and whites. Due to this widening gap, Gupta said, clinicians should focus on improving asthma treatment, prevention and education, especially for minorities. "Further understanding of the reasons for these differences and strategies to eliminate them may start to close this unaccep...International breast health guidelines
...cross the world to actively engage in bridging the widening gap between what is and what could be," said Isabel Mortara, executive director of the International Union Against Cancer based in Geneva, Switzerland. UICC is an association of 270 cancer organizations in more than 80 countries, and a collaborating ...Regional disparities in transplantation rates
... of age when transplant is not recommended?) and a widening compass of diseases such as diabetes, vascular disease, HIV infection, various genetic diseases and others that are no longer contraindications for transplantation....Academic medical centers face multiple challenges for conducting medical research
...-scientists to pursue translational research. The widening gap between the costs of research and available funding sources. The unfunded mandates with which investigators and institutions must comply. The need to transform an academic reward structure built to encourage individual scientists to pursue thei...Health inequalities continue to widen, despite government rhetoric
... of the 21st century, alongside a general trend of widening inequalities in income and wealth. Life expectancy continues to rise in the most advantaged areas of the country at a greater pace than in the poorest areas. Among men, for example, the difference between the local authority with the lowest life exp...