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Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Predict Drug, Alcohol Abuse

...mining whether the gateway hypothesis was a better predictor of substance abuse than competing theories, the investigators sought to identify characteristics that distinguished users in the gateway sequence from those who took the reverse path. Out of the 35 variables they examined, only three emerged to be di...

Pessimistic Attitude Could Lead to Coronary Heart Disease

...But the mix of these traits 'was the most powerful predictor of heart disease', said Suarez. Suarez and colleagues are designing a comprehensive intervention programme to help patients handle negative feelings and cut heart risks. 'We want to help people at earlier points in their life by teaching them way...

Watch out ! For excess fat around your child’s wais

...been observed that waist circumference is a better predictor of future diabetes and heart disease in adults when compared to BMI. Could it be true in children too? A study was conducted in the U.S., over groups of thousands of children and teen-agers, aged between 2 to19. It gives evidence that in children ...

Paunch Size Linked To Cardiovascular Diseases Risk: Study

...d and simple indicator of risk of ill health and a predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. High waist c...erence has been shown to be a powerful independent predictor for development of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and sudden death. Khunti said: "The prev...

Obesity in Teens on the Rise

...gh levels of C-reactive protein, which is a robust predictor of future severe heart disease." Other risk factors for heart disease were 40-50 percent of the children had increased triglycerides (blood fat) levels while 30-70 percent had low HDL (good cholesterol) levels. Given the increasing risk to health...

Blood Markers Predict Risk for Recurrent Stroke and Mortality

...the risk of first stroke, was found to be a strong predictor of recurrent stroke risk. Researchers also found that elevated levels of another biomarker called high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a test commonly used to predict risk of heart disease, was associated with more severe strokes and an incr...

New Study Suggests Perchlorate Effects on Thyroid Function of U.S. Women

...rchers observed that perchlorate was a significant predictor of thyroid hormone levels in women, but not in men. After seeing evidence of this gender difference, the authors focused their analysis on women. They categorized a total of 1,111 women into higher-iodine and lower-iodine groups using a cutpoint of...

Link Between Neuroticism and Depression May be Genetic

... analyses that showed that neuroticism is a strong predictor for major depression. Using twin modeling, the researchers determined that a substantial proportion of the genetic vulnerability to depression is shared with neuroticism. “The personality trait of neuroticism - perhaps better understood as “negativ...

Detention, Uncertainty take their Toll on the Mental Health of Refugees

...ubstantial contribution, being by far the greatest predictor of PTSD symptoms. “Adverse prior detention experiences and current living difficulties associated with TPV status each made substantial and independent contributions to PTSD symptoms. “Our study provides consistent evidence that the migration tra...

HIV RNA Level Seen As Little Value In Predicting Treatment

...mmunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease and a powerful predictor of the short-term risk of progression to AIDS, acc...the notion that plasma HIV RNA level is a reliable predictor of rate of CD4 cell loss in HIV infection and challenge the concept that the magnitude of viral repl...

Lower Fetal Weight Linked to High Distress in Mothers

...evels, “prenatal cortisol was the only significant predictor of fetal weight,” the researchers found. Diego said that the mother-fetal interaction is very well protected in most instances. It is only extreme levels of depression and anxiety that can affect the fetus. “One of the things this research highli...

Heart Disease More Likely To Strike Poor

...udies have shown high levels of CRP to be a useful predictor of heart disease. Recent illness, chronic conditions and lifestyle account for some but not all of the explanations for the association between high CRP levels and socioeconomic standing. "We found that even after accounting for various risk factor...

Insufficient Sleep Associated with Poorer Blood Glucose Control

...e, but not perceived sleep debt, was a significant predictor after controlling for covariates." The results do not indicate whether diabetes control impacts sleep-for instance, excessive urination at night resulting from high blood glucose levels could interrupt sleep-or whether insufficient or poor-quality...

REG1A and its receptor EXTL3 signal the recurrence of colorectal cancer

...in peritoneal carcinomatosis and was a significant predictor of patient outcome. EXTL3 encodes the receptor to which the REG1A protein binds. Turning to precancerous adenomas, the researchers compared adenoma tissue from 22 patients to colorectal mucosal tissue from 31 healthy individuals. REG1A expression w...

Being Teased Predicts Poor Psychological Functioning in Youth With Cleft Lip

...ildren and young adults//, finding teasing to be a predictor of behavioral problems. This study is published in the latest issue of The Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Journal. The study included 160 children and young adults with cleft lip and/or palate and an additional 113 with no clefting. Anxiety, self-esteem,...

Patient’s Individual Cardiologist Best Judge For Deciding Appropriate Treatment In Chronic Coronary Artery Diseas

...inder that physician judgment remains an important predictor of outcomes," said Alexandre C. Pereira, MD, a cardiologist at the University of Sao Paulo Heart Institute and one of the study's co-authors. "We should always remember that the therapeutic decision option is the final result of a complicated equat...

PSA Can Predicts The Treatment Response In Advanced Prostate Cancer

...nths of androgen deprivation therapy is a powerful predictor of risk of death in patients with new metastatic prostate cancer. This could allow oncologists to identify patients who are unlikely to do well with this treatment long before they develop clinical signs of treatment resistance,” says lead study auth...

Religious Activities Could Promote Obesity

..., such as television, books or radio, was a strong predictor of obesity among women. The incidence of obesity increased by 14 percent for this group. At the same time, the more often women attended religious services, the less likely they were to be obese. Men were less likely to be obese if they sought coun...

Family cares taking women away from male-dominated fields

...swise wire. The study found the most significant predictor for a young woman to change her career plans was a desire for a job that allowed for the flexibility for her to have a family. National statistics showed that by the end of the 1990s, women represented 46 percent of the national labour force but ma...

African-Americans Have A Reduced Response To Hepatitis C Treatment

...ology, "non-Hispanic black race [is] the important predictor of genotype 1, and among persons infected with subtypes 1a and 1b, older age and non-Hispanic black race were the important predictors of genotype 1b...genotype1 and non-Hispanic black race, have been associated with a reduced response to antiviral t...

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