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Uric Acid Levels (High-Normal) Associated With Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly

..."It might be useful for primary-care physicians to ask elderly adults with high normal serum uric acid about any problems they might be having with their thinking, and perhaps refer those who express concern, or whose family members express concern, for neuropsychological screening," says lead author Dav...

Link Between Insomnia and Hypersomnia, Depression in Children

...sleep problem. This means that we should carefully ask depressed youths about the specific type of sleep problem they're having. It may also mean that we should think about different treatments to specifically target an individual's sleep problem." Experts recommend that grammar school-aged children ge...

Physicians Enlisted in Efforts to Keep Demented Drivers Off the Road

...icant change in the willingness of participants to ask their patients questions about driving and to document findings and concerns in the medical record," Meuser says. "There was a real sense among participants that yes, there is something that I can do."Debate is ongoing about when in the progression o...

Tried To Quit Smoking And Failed? Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW

...ent). Young women were quicker than young men to ask for the help of a professional to jerk the habit but are less likely to try nicotine gum (14.4 percent vs 20.3 percent). Women also try to procure the help of a friend in their effort to quit smoking and use self-help material. Men on the other han...

Planning for Good Health Resolutions

...ating and exercise plan ahead of time, and perhaps ask your partner or a friend to embark on the fitness regime with you.” Dr Yong cautioned against adopting fad diets, most of which are doomed to fail. “Crash diets and fad diets can be very unhealthy, even though you may lose weight in the short ter...

Blood Transfusions Raise Heart Patients’ Infection and Death Ris

...od transfusions. Rogers notes that patients should ask their doctors regarding banking their own blood if possible, when scheduled for a bypass operation or other kind of surgery. In addition, physicians are increasing their use of transfusion alternatives such as blood “expanders,” blood substitutes a...

Do Children Of Low Income Families Eat Fresh Fruits?

...ables was the goal then perhaps researchers should ask themselves how easy it is for children to carry a snack of orange juice in their pocket versus a pear.” It appears more research is needed to find out: how children can be made to increase the consumption of fresh produce instead of packed snacks. ...

Pre-Marital HIV Testing To Be Made Compulsory In AP, India

...K. Rosaiah told reporters. The minister plans to ask legislators to sign a bill in the next session of the state assembly, which is expected to start in March. But UNAIDS, the United Nations agency fighting HIV/AIDS, does not approve of this move. "Compulsory testing will not work," said UNAIDS India...

A Study Questions the Effectiveness of High Speed Colonoscopies

...xperts suggested: “the onus remains on patients to ask for data on how their polyp detection rates are compared to the national norms and about how proficient their doctors are.” The issue is of great concern to doctors and patients alike, said Dr. Robert E. Schoen, a gastroenterologist at the University...

How a Woman Holds Fort in Her Little Kingdom – The Kitche

...what’s the moral of the story? If it’s about food, ask your lady. She has the last word! Source-Medindi SAV...

Patients' Requests for Antidepressants can Influence Physician Evaluation of Depression

...name, or request a general anti-depressant, or not ask for medication. A total of 298 visits to 152 internists and family physicians in four health care organizations in California and New York took place during the study. The physicians did not know that their appointments were with standardized pati...

Indian Men Need Smaller Condoms

...s would be embarrassed about going to a chemist to ask for smaller condoms there should be vending machin...rmally one feels shy to go to a chemist's shop and ask for a smaller size condom." "One of the reasons for the failure of up to 20% is the association of...

Hair-Growth Drug Artificially Lowers Psa Levels in Prostate Cancer Screening

...the impact of Propecia on PSA levels. When doctors ask for their patients’ medical history, they need to ask if they have taken any drugs for hair loss, and the doctors need to multiply the PSA readings by two...

Phone-Based Care Program Reduces Risk of Death in Older Adults

...couraged to call the care advocates at any time to ask questions. The results showed that during the 12-month active study period, the telephone program participants had about the half the risk of death, compared to older adults who didn’t receive personalized telephone services. “The care advocate m...

Tennis Elbow is Not Caused Due to Improperly Sized Tennis Racket Grip

... attending to patients suffering from tennis elbow ask them to alter the grip size of their racket to ease muscle fatigue.// A new study evaluating the muscle firing patterns in the forearm demonstrates that grip size has no bearing on the development of tendonitis. Researchers apparently have "gotten ...

Study Focus on the Need for Vigilance in Two Key Areas Among Adolescents

...he phone with someone they don't know, they should ask themselves what their child might be up to on the computer," Peebles, a medical school pediatrics instructor, said of the findings in the first study. She pointed out that, unlike adults, teens make few distinctions between "real" friends and people ...

Fresh Water, HIV Biggest of India's Six Challenges: Chidambaram

... US to buttress his argument. "The world should ask us to sign the protocol only when they give us access to resources like clean coal and uranium. Only then will we sign, which I cannot see happening before 2012," the minister maintained. Speaking on the demographic issue, the minister described t...

Sleep Problems in Overweight Children Appear Fairly Common

...lieve this study is a red flag to pediatricians to ask parents about their children's snoring," she says. "Snoring does not appear to be benign in children. Not sleeping well can affect children's behavior, their ability to function in school. We don't know yet if it affects their development." "The lo...

Overweight Children Tested Positive For Sleep Disorders

...lieve this study is a red flag to pediatricians to ask parents about their children's snoring," she says. "Snoring does not appear to be benign in children. Not sleeping well can affect children's behavior, their ability to function in school. We don't know yet if it affects their development." "The lo...

Tackling Violence in Families

...eneral Practitioners, recommend that GPs routinely ask at-risk patients, such as pregnant women or patients with symptoms of abusive behaviour, about partner violence. GPs also are urged to consider the risk that partner violence may pose to a child’s development, and whether children are able to acce...

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