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Simple Stroke Prevention is Best

...esbyterian Hospital, says, "The study provides new data on an alternate antiplatelet agent (ticlopidine) that should no longer be recommended for prevention of recurrent stroke -- certainly not in black patients."...

A Drink a Day may Keep Diabetes Away

...nducted among men. In this study, researchers used data from the nurses’ study to assess diabetes risk in women who never drank or who consumed light, moderate, or heavy amounts of alcohol. Participants were between ages 25 and 42 when the study began in 1989. All completed detailed questionnaires related...

Alternative Therapy in HIV Patients

...ned during a follow-up// survey.. Researchers used data from interviews and surveys to determine the prevalence of CAM use, CAM use with potential for adverse effects, and CAM use as a substitute for conventional HIV therapy. Results show 53 percent of patients reported using at least one type of CAM duri...

Aspirin Lowers Leukemia Risk

...ia by more than 50 percent. Investigators analyzed data from more than 28,000 women in the Iowa Women's Health Study to determine whether taking aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, could protect against leukemia. Results of the study show women //who develop...

Endometriosis Linked to Cancer

...gnosed with endometriosis. They then compared this data to the National Swedish Cancer Register to determine if a link exists between endometriosis and cancer. Results of the study show women with endometriosis have a slightly increased risk of developing certain types of cancer. A women’s risk of develo...

Use of zinc supplements tied to possible increase in risk of prostate cancer

...anced prostate cancer, according to an analysis of data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. The prostate has higher concentrations of zinc than do other soft tissues. However, studies of the effect of zinc on prostate cancer risk have been inconclusive.Among more than 46,000 men followed in the...

Benefits of Vitamin Supplements Unclear

...m effects of taking vitamins. Although some of the data studied suggested vitamins pose possible benefits for some cancers, the Task Force could not determine if the benefits were due to vitamins or healthier lifestyles in those taking the vitamins. Although researchers agreed taking vitamins according t...

Race Affects Sleep in Children

...niversity of Minnesota School of Medicine examined data from the Tucson Children’s Assessment of Sleep Apnea study.The study consisted of more than 1,200 surveys completed by parents with children between ages 4 and 11. Parents were asked about their children’s sleeping habits and about any symptoms of sl...

Painkillers may protect against Alzheimer's disease

...tia in the elderly. "We have analyzed the existing data and based on our analysis we've shown that NSAIDs may have a preventive effect," said Dr. Mahyar Etminan, of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Canada. // "But before we can advocate the regular use of these drugs to prevent Alzheimer's disease...

Dad's Age Affects Baby

...ed with proper treatment.// Investigators studied data from 7,704 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. They found an increased risk for the mental disorder in females born to fathers ages 50 or older and an increased risk for males born to fathers ages 55 or older. Researchers found the same link wheth...

AIDS vaccine falls short but shows some promise

...V infection in certain vaccinated groups." "Trial data indicate that black and Asian volunteers appeared to produce higher levels of antibodies against HIV. White and Hispanic volunteers appeared to develop consistently lower levels of protective antibodies following vaccination." In blacks, the resear...

Common Plant Triggers Asthma

...ons for respiratory illnesses. They also collected data on pollen levels from trees and plants from 10 mon...perature and humidity levels.// They compared this data with the hospital admissions. The study reports there were close to 5,000 emergency admissions and ...

Parkinson’s Drug Linked to Gamblin

...therapy. For the study, researchers looked at the data of 1,884 patients who were seen at the center during one year. They found nine patients had gambling problems. All nine were taking levodopa and a dopamine agonist. In the brain levodopa is transformed into dopamine. The other study drug activates th...

Heart Disease Sign Appears Early in Life

...ovascular disease in adults. Researchers analyzed data collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which included 1,479 boys and 1,367 girls, ages 3 to 17. Earl S. Ford, M.D., M.P.H., from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, says while body mass index was t...

Do Asthma Sufferers Lack Physical Activity?

...y levels of adults with asthma. The study included data on 165,123 participants.Researchers say about 30 percent of the participants with current asthma, 24 percent who had asthma in the past, and 27 percent who never had asthma were considered inactive. When looking at calories burned during physical act...

Benefits of Eating Whole Grains, Fruits and Vegetables

...s Risk in Communities Study. The research included data on more than 15,000 people. The participants fille...f a stroke. Thus Researchers point out that their data specifically suggests that whole grain foods are more healthful than refined grain foods....

Smoking and its Effects

...red around age 8 and then again around age 20. The data was compared between 14 smokers and 30 nonsmokers. The researchers evaluated the force airflow measures and total lung capacity. They report active smoking by young adults, who were born weighing 2.2 pounds or less, reduces respiratory function. The...

Teens break bones 'due to lack of milk'

... the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, examined data from 1969 to 1971 and compared it with information...xplain why these fracture rates increased, but the data raises concerns about whether bone mass development in today's children may be impaired by other lif...

It's Never Too Late to Stop Smoking,Study Finds

...ndon, Ontario. "It's never too late." Drawing on data from 6,704 patients enrolled in the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction Prevention and Intervention trials, Dr. Suskin and his colleagues compared the health of current smokers to ex-smokers who quit less than two years before, ex-smokers who qui...

Does Radiation Cause Lung Cancer?

...ne or mastectomies alone. A study was done, using data from women taking part in two large clinical trials. In the first, women who underwent radical mastectomies without radiation were compared to those who underwent simple mastectomies with radiation. In the second study, women who had mastectomies and...

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