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Take Third Generation Oral Contraceptives Off the Shelves-consumer Group Insists

...acne and unwanted hair. In December 1995, three independent studies concluded that third-generation pills were about twice as likely as second-generation versions to cause blood clots. This was followed by other studies with similar results. Accordingly users who may be subject to these potentially fatal b...

High BP – More Common in Sedentary Teen

... "This is the first research to show a direct and independent connection between TV watching and higher blood pressure among adolescents," said study leader Nicolas Stettler, M.D., M.S.C.E., a pediatric nutrition specialist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The team reported on their study of 4,500 ...

Two New Studies Back Vitamin D for Cancer Prevention

... said co-author Sharif B. Mohr, M.P.H. "Pooling of independent but similar studies increases precision, and therefore the confidence level of the findings." Source-Newswise...

Body Mass Index: Do You Know Yours?

...are useful because they provide information that’s independent of each other. With a normal BMI, you could still be at increased risk if you had a high waist-circumference measurement. The highest risk is for people with both a high BMI and high waist circumference. Why should women discuss BMI and other meas...

Potentially Pathogenic Virus Found in Mad Cow Cells

...rion protein. The development of the particles was independent of pathological changes or neuronal specialization, and preparations with an abundance of these particles correlated with high levels of infectivity, whereas the presence of prion proteins did not. 'Although much work remains to be done, there is a...

Does Anti-TNF Therapy Control Ankylosis ?

...ormation in SpA is clinically relevant and largely independent of inflammation," Dr. Luyten states. "Long-term results from clinical trials are required to corroborate this hypothesis in patients with SpA," he acknowledges, "and to define whether the process of ankylosis should become a separate therapeutic targ...

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Early Aggressive Treatment Needed

...les, the team identified 9 clinical variables with independent predictive value for RA: sex, age, localization of symptoms, morning stiffness, the tender joint count, the swollen joint count, the C-reactive protein level, rheumatoid factor positivity, and the presence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibod...

MR Angiography Detects Blocked Arteries Accurately

...nced MR Angiography to DSA and CT Angiography. Two independent readers evaluated the images. Blockages were detected with MR Angiography in 208 (reader 1) and 218 (reader 2) segments of artery, which correlated significantly to the DSA and CT findings. In addition, MR Angiography proved highly accurate (94 to...

Benefits of Fruit and Vegetable Juices

...od Science and Nutrition (2006). “Although this independent review of the literature is not designed to focus on any particular 100 percent juice, it does go a long way in demonstrating that fruit and vegetable juices do play an important role in reducing the risk of various diseases, especially cancer and ca...

28% Lower Mortality Rate In Top U.S. Hospitals

... a study released today by HealthGrades, a leading independent healthcare ratings company, patients treated at top-rated hospitals nationwide have nearly// a one-third better chance of surviving, on average, than those admitted to all other hospitals. The researchers have also found that the patients who unde...

New Tool Improves Prediction of Stroke Risk

...tested the two existing prognostic scores in large independent groups from different populations from the U.S. and the U.K., comparing predictions of stroke risk at two, seven and 90 days after TIA. Since both previous prognostic scores predicted stroke risk reliably across a wide range of populations and contai...

People With Low Blood Pressure may Face Depression

...ldrum at Namsos Hospital said. "The discovery is independent of both age and gender and as such is a universal phenomenon. Cardiovascular disease, medication for high blood pressure or depression or a range of other factors - none of these explain the link," Hildrum said. To help determine why the correlatio...

Potential Threats of Bioterrorism

...tion, the researchers suggest that a comprehensive independent review of such messages is long overdue. “Unlike public health messages that portray dire scenarios to try to scare people into quitting smoking or using seatbelts, similar bioterrorism scenarios do not lead to any measurable beneficial behavior ch...

FDA Finds Animal Cloned Food to Be Safe

...tion of clones and clones' offspring. A group of independent scientific experts in cloning and animal health reviewed the draft risk assessment. The document presents an overview of reproductive methods in animal agriculture, including cloning, along with extensive scientific information about risks from cloni...

EU States Agree on Clone Food Plan

...ndication may be drawn from the US, where a recent independent survey found 60 per cent of Americans would not knowingly eat food from cloned animals. Recent articles in the UK mainstream media calling cloned animals ‘farmyard freaks' is also reminiscent of the term ‘Frankenstein foods', coined several years...

New Approach Needed To Restore Faith in Pharmaceutical Industry

...pment of drugs, including storing research data on independent academic sites – rather than with the pharmaceutical company, stricter scrutiny for research which has potentially immense financial implications and penalties for ghost-writing. They conclude that "collaborations between academics, practicing phy...

Royal College Issues Revised Guidelines for Face Transplantation

...ns also address concerns about the availability of independent experts, who should be included on the review committees that will consider applications for facial transplant procedures. "If all of these requirements are met, review committees might reasonably take the view that individual patients may proceed wi...

11 Percent Increase of Addictive Nicotine in Cigarettes: Report

...ed the levels of this agent in cigarettes. This independent analysis, based on data submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) by the manufacturers, found that increases in smoke nicotine yield per cigarette averaged 1.6 percent each year, or about 11 percent over a seven-year period (1...

New Software to Help Patients

...ia Research Alliance, Dr. Guion is working with an independent consultant to test and market a program that allow...e is testing an early version of the program in an independent North Carolina pharmacy. Dr. Guion hopes the program eventually will serve as the centerpiece for...

Estrogen Curbs Appetite In Same Way as the Hormone Leptin

...eptin, estrogen’s effect on feeding and obesity is independent from leptin or the leptin receptor. “Impaired estrogen signaling in the brain may be the cause of metabolic changes during menopause,” said Horvath. “Brain-selective mimics of estrogen could be a viable approach to tackle obesity in the case of le...

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