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Scientists Identified Obesity Control Switch

...Medical School. "In theory, you would only have to reduce the accumulation of white fat by 1 percent or so to have an effect."...

Anti-malarial Drug may Help Reduce Risk of Diabetes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

...the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine may help reduce the risk of patients with rheumatoid arthritis dev...vitis [inflammation around the joints] but also to reduce the likelihood of developing glucose intolerance and dyslipidemia [abnormal concentrations of lipids...

Scientists Identify "master Switch" for Brown Fat in Mice

...for being obese. In theory, you would only have to reduce the accumulation of white fat by 1 percent or so to have an effect," said Dr. Spiegelman....

A Role Model Spouse can Pass on Good Health Habits

...For example, interventions to increase exercise or reduce abusive drinking might provide explicit tips about...olved in exercise or how to get the spouse to help reduce drinking cues in the couple's lives," Falba said. The study was supported by the Robert Wood John...

Mild Stress During Pregnancy may Worsen Offspring's Risk of Cerebral Palsy

...regnancy might prove to be a cost-efficient way to reduce the human, emotional, social and economic burden of cerebral palsy," says Gressens. Victoria Luine, PhD, distinguished professor of psychology at New York's Hunter College, who did not participate in the research, said that the study also added to...

Tobacco Industry Promotes Antismoking Campaigns

...dustry are the most effective media campaigns that reduce smoking rates, she said. For example, one billboard in California read Tobacco is legal, profitable, and kills people featuring an alligator labeled big tobacco with a smirk saying Two out of threes not bad. However, these messages arent always get...

Larger HIV Prevention Programs in India are Cheaper, Increase Efficiency

...enhance efficiency and cause program unit costs to reduce . A UCSF-led team of researchers examined HIV prevention programs in India. Other low and middle-income countries like Uganda, South Africa, Mexico, Russia were also assessed. "With the recent report from the Global HIV Prevention Working Group ...

Canadian Cancer Society Calls for Ban on Asbestos

...ry of asbestos-laden buildings. - Help communities reduce their asbestos mining exposure. - Inform importing countries of the health and environmental risks. The cancer society will also recommend that the federal government stop trying to block efforts by the Rotterdam Convention, an UN-organized body, a...

Lasik Device To Correct Bifocal Vision Approved

...r Devices and Radiological Health, the device will reduce the need for reading glasses for adults 40 and older, who have laser in-situ keratomileusis surgery to correct distance vision. The surgery encompasses a procedure in which the surgeon cuts a flap in the outer layer of the cornea in order to remove...

Soccer Players Face Groin Injuries

...of groin injuries, we were unable to significantly reduce the number of surgeries, comments Dr. Gerhardt. On...t them. If a simple 15- to 20-minute program can reduce the number of groin injuries that are occurring in professional athletes, I think it will gain wides...

Folicacid Reduces Congenital Malformations, If Added to Flour

...y occur worldwide. Adding folic acid to food could reduce that number by half....

Wear Headgear While Playing Soccer

...an be an effective part of a comprehensive plan to reduce the number of head injuries and concussions in soccer, confirmed Dr. Delaney. Contact:Isabelle KlingCommunications Coordinator (research)MUHC Public Relations and Communications514-843-1560...

Bed Side Robot Gets You Home Back Faster

Robotic telerounding may significantly reduce the length-of-stay of patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery if used to supplement standard postoperative visits, or rounds, made by surgeons. The study, conducted at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Md., evaluated 376 patients who u...

Circassia Announces Acquisition of Organ Transplant Anti-Rejection Technology

...e type matching between the donor and recipient to reduce the risk of rejection. Organ rejection can occur w...nsitize the recipient's immune system, and thereby reduce the risk of rejection....

Uninsured Adults Increase Medicare Costs

...ve treatments can prevent costly complications and reduce health care needs after age 65. Created in 1965...adults may not only improve their health, but also reduce their annual health care use after age 65, he continues. Particularly for those with cardiovascular ...

President Bush Not for Expansion of Child Health Insurance

...they would siphon choice away from individuals and reduce private insurance coverage for some children. He has proposed about $5 billion in new funding for childrens health insurance over five years, for a total of $30 billion an amount the Congressional Budget Office says is too little even to keep cove...

Efficacy of Lyme Disease Vaccination Examined

... of the study said. Vaccinated individuals might reduce other efforts to avoid Lyme; for example, they might stop wearing light-coloured clothing that makes ticks visible. If they reduced this behaviour only to the level of unvaccinated individuals, their risk would stay the same. Brewer calls this regres...

Genetics is Not the Reason for Family Break-ups

...search, further supports the conclusion that if we reduce parental divorce or its impact on children, that we can reduce the number of divorces in our society in future generations, D'Onofrio said. The study tests assum...

Right Foods Could Improve Drug Effectiveness, Lower Drug Costs

... unabsorbed drug, and therefore theoretically also reduce the frequency and severity of diarrhea." But the authors warned patients against trying these experiments on their own, calling instead for more research to gauge the effects of drug-combinations on patients. "The one thing that should not be ...

Worms are Killing the Planet

...ve supported the composting of waste in efforts to reduce the land filling of biodegradable waste. This includes encouraging householders to invest in home composting systems. Although Frederickson says that worm composting is a positive thing, he claims that not enough research has been done on worms rele...

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