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Risk Factors for vision problems in Diabetes

...han 1,260 people between ages 52 and 70 years. The prevalence of retinopathy was measured among participants, wh...esterol and triglyceride levels. Results show the prevalence of retinopathy was 9 percent in participants with normal glucose metabolism, 11 percent in those wit...

Study on obesity and heart failure

...ffect of the risk of heart failure. Given the high prevalence of obesity in the United States, researchers say strategies are needed to promote optimal body weight to reduce the risk of heart failure....

Osteoarthritis and Estrogen are connected

...enopausal estrogen use is associated with a higher prevalence of osteoarthritis. Researchers say this could be due to the complex effect of estrogen on growth factors, but further research is needed to determine the relationship between estrogen use and osteoarthritis....

Eczema patients lack natural antibiotic in skin

...ome point. Along with other allergic diseases, its prevalence has grown significantly in recent years. Immunologists recently identified peptides in the skin that help fight incipient infections. They rarely appear in normal skin, but are produced in reaction to skin inflammation. Since atopic dermatitis patie...

Mediterranean diet aids Asian masses

...ple, especially if they move to the West. The high prevalence of CAD is not fully explained by conventional risk factors,// like diabetes and high blood pressure. Researchers in India and Israel have been experimenting with the effect of a Mediterranean type diet on cardiac risk in a population of 1,500 patie...

Psychiatric disorders among juveniles

...terviewed the juvenile teens in order to track the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among the teens. Researchers found almost half of the teens abused drugs or suffered from drug addiction, and over 45 percent had oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder. After eliminating factors such as conduct...

Discovering cholesterol-absorbing genes

...land in Micronesia. The Kosraeans have a very high prevalence of syndrome X - a cluster of heart disease risk factors such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. It's to be hoped that this study will yield up some of the genes responsible for syndrome X. The search will be guided by the...

Research on Celiac Disease in children

...12 were subsequently diagnosed with CD. This is a prevalence of about 5%, which is far higher than the prevalence of CD in the general population. Also blood screening, particularly IGA-EMA (anti-endomysial antibod...

H.Pylori testing recommended in patients with peptic ulcer

...ment in patients with peptic ulcer disease, as the prevalence of H.Pylori was found to be only 36 percent. For ...om zero in 1984 to 96 per cent in 1997, while the prevalence remained the same at 36.4 versus 36.5 per cent. Also, an increase of 95 per cent from zero was seen,...

Study casts doubt on keyboard ills

...e assessed a year later. This study found a prevalence of possible carpal tunnel syndrome between 1.4 percent and 4.8 percent based on a screening questionnaire and a clinical interview, and an incidence of new or //aggravated symptoms of possible carpal tunnel syndrome of 5.5 percent. The syndrom...

Helping Kids Attain a Healthy Weight

... Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The prevalence of overweight children has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade, rising by 50 percent since 1991. Doctors generally believe the problem lies in an imbalance between energy consumed and energy expended -- in other words, kids are eating too ...

Alternative Therapy in HIV Patients

...edicine, researchers have set out to determine the prevalence and factors associated with such use. In this stu... 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...

Sunshine Reduces MS Risk

..., which is located at high latitude and has a high prevalence of multiple sclerosis. //Researchers surveyed 136 patients with MS and 272 healthy participants about past sun exposure, measures the participants used to protect against the sun, the use of vitamin D supplements, medical history, and other factors t...

Few Parents Help Kids Fight Acne

...ACA campaign includes information on the cause and prevalence of acne, as well as treatment options. Acne is the most commonly diagnosed skin disorder in the United States. More than 40 percent of adolescents have acne that's severe enough to require medical treatment by a doctor....

ICU Survival can be improved by Antibiotic use

... preventive antibiotics is safe in ICUs with a low prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The authors conclude preventive antibiotics are appropriate for all ICU patients who are likely to be on mechanical ventilation for at least two days or in the ICU for at least three days, provided they are being tr...

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

...adverse childhood experiences was observed.” The prevalence of liver disease was more than seven-times higher for people who were alcoholic or injection drug users. The risk for liver disease was also 1.6-times higher in those who reported risky sexual behavior. According to researchers, “Persons with a histo...

Low Birth Weight infants could have Problems in the Future

...ter in life. A number of studies now document the prevalence of neurological, behavioral and intellectual impairments of school age children who were born in the early era of neonatal intensive care. These studies suggest these children are likely to have a lower IQ and lower academic achievement scores than c...

Downside of Diets in Children

...he United States. During the past two decades, the prevalence of overweight adolescents in the United States has increased by 100 percent. Dieting to lose weight is common among adolescent girls and is becoming more common among adolescent boys. A study led by researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harva...

Prevention of Rickets

...ctors also indicate immigrant groups have a higher prevalence of rickets. Researchers suggest pregnant women (living outside the tropics) in the second and third trimesters should receive a supplement of 400 IU to1000 IU daily and Exclusively breastfed children of Asian and black mothers living outside the tr...

Excess Weight Can Affect Individuals as They Age

...ic improvements in life expectancy. Meanwhile, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults has continued to increase. Will this excess weight have an impact on individuals as they age? Researchers conducted a study to determine how weight impacts the future health of individuals. For the study, resea...

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