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Female Hormones Deter Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

Estrogen appears to improve kidneys' ability to shed sodium, study says FRIDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Hormones and a cell receptor in the kidneys may explain why premenopausal women have fewer problems than men with salt-sensitive hypertension, a new study says. Salt-sensitive ...

MU professor recommends changing drivers' perceptions of law enforcement to deter drunk driving

COLUMBIA, Mo. Recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that an estimated 2 million drunk drivers with three or more convictions will be on the roads this holiday season. In 2007, approximately 1,500 people nationwide were killed in crashes that involve...

Knowing doctor's financial interests doesn't deter clinical trial participants

DURHAM, N.C. -- A patient's willingness to participate in a clinical trial may be unaffected by the disclosure of a researcher's financial interests in the study, unless the amount of money a researcher stands to earn depends on the results of the trial, according to a new study by researchers at ...

Health insurance co-payments deter mammography use

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] When faced with even a modest health insurance co-payment for a mammogram, significantly fewer women receive these potentially life-saving breast cancer screenings, according to a new study by Brown University and Harvard Medical School researchers. In this ...

Dental Expenses Deter Regular Check-ups

New Zealanders are most wary of dentists and scored the lowest in regular dental check ups because of the huge costs that entail according// to the findings of an international dental health survey that was conducted in 29 European and Australasian countries. Otago University's periodontolog...

Doctors Suggest Tax on High Calorie Diet to Deter Intake

Doctors at the American Medical Association's annual conference are planning to demand the government to levy heavy tax on the America's soft drinks industry //. This is to mainly combat the nation's obesity epidemic. The issue mainly addresses the sweeteners put in sugary drinks and also the amoun...

Drugs Deter Heart Disease for Transplant Patients

Cholesterol-lowering drugs may help kidney transplant patients reduce their risk of heart attacks, shows a new international study. Drugs called statins have been shown to minimize cardiovascular disease in people with high cholesterol, and they also reduce the incidence in people with normal c...

Tanning Beds Get Highest Carcinogen Rating

...he WHO is to restrict the use of tanning beds by those under 18, Secretan said. "If controls are put in place it will reduce the risks of the users or deter people from using them," she said. One U.S. expert agreed. "This new report confirms and extends the prior recommendation of the American Cancer So...

Circumcision Doesn't Lessen HIV Transmission

...mcision is essential for HIV prevention," they concluded. The findings appear in the July 18 issue of The Lancet . The study results shouldn't deter programs working to increase circumcision services for men at risk for HIV, wrote Dr. Jared M. Baeten of the University of Washington in Seattle and ...

New Urine Drug Test to Detect for 6 Major Drugs, Now Available at Drugstore.com -- 'DrugConfirm' Is a New Revolutionary Urine Drug Test

... past year (US Department of Health). Today more and more parents have the ability to implement drug testing policies within their households, helping deter their own children from becoming part of this statistic. DrugConfirm test results are instant, so parents can find out right away whether or not their...

Cinergy Health Commentary on America's Prescription Addiction

... individuals and families, regardless of income or health condition. Plans are designed to encourage people to seek care when needed, not to delay or deter them such that their condition could worsen. About Cinergy Health CINERGY HEALTH, with headquarters in Florida, is a nationwide provider o...

New Analysis Examines Fraud in Both Private and Public Health Insurance Markets

...problem of fraud is limited to public programs. Because fraud can arise in any sector of the health industry, comprehensive efforts to both detect and deter fraud system-wide are essential to national health reform," said Sara Rosenbaum, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy. "Health Insu...

Plant communication: Sagebrush engage in self-recognition and warn of danger

...s, the scientists suspect that the plants warn their own kind of impending danger by emitting volatile cues. This may involve secreting chemicals that deter herbivores or make the plant less profitable for herbivores to eat, he said. What this research means is that plants are "capable of more sophisti...

Kensey Nash Corporation Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan

...ver bids and to prevent an acquiror from gaining control of the Company without offering a fair price to the stockholders. The plan is not intended to deter offers that are fair and otherwise in the Company's and its stockholders' best interests. The Company's adoption of this plan was not prompted by...

White House Health Reform Stakeholder Discussion Brings Palliative Care to the Table

...dical and nursing education." Meier pointed specifically to the graduate medical education system, loan forgiveness, and changing the incentives that deter many new doctors from entering the primary care field. Palliative care is the interdisciplinary specialty that focuses on improving quality of l...

Center for Reproductive Rights Deeply Saddened by Murder of Dr. George Tiller

...te measures to protect Dr. Tiller. Federal and state laws are inadequate to deter many forms of violence and harassment directed at him and his family, and e...te measures to protect Dr. Tiller. Federal and state laws are inadequate to deter many forms of violence and harassment directed at him and his family, and e...

'Super Lice' Repelled by All-Natural Products First Ever Independent Study Shows

...ted the new, independent in-vitro efficacy study. "We believe this is the first independent research on a product with natural ingredients that deter head lice as opposed to chemical lice removal," according to Katie Shepherd, principal investigator and executive director. The controlled test...

AMA Foundation Names Minority Scholars Award Recipients

...cation. On average, future physicians graduate approximately $155,000 in debt, and in many cases the debt load is much higher. A large debt burden may deter many from practicing in underserved areas of the country, in medical education and research, or practicing primary care medicine. The Minority S...

Study Finds That Patients With Excessive Sweating Condition Are More Likely to Develop Skin Infections

... seeking treatment for hyperhidrosis not only will positively impact their quality of life, but it may help prevent skin infections from occurring and deter other associated complications." Dr. Walling recommends that if you experience excessive sweating over a prolonged period of time or perspiratio...

Cocaine Use Among U.S. Workers Declines Sharply in 2008, According to Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index(TM)

...nues to Rise Random Drug Testing Programs May deter Use, Data Show MADISON, N.J., May 6 /PRNewswi...ess. Random drug testing programs appear to deter use Random drug testing programs appear to deter drug use, DTI data show. In the federally mandated...

New P.E. Drug Approved In Europe While Premature Ejaculation Cure Remains Out of Reach to American Men

... influence serotonin and believed to prolong orgasm. Amidst a sea of untested libido products that must be taken before intercourse and arguably deter spontaneity, Prematrol works steadily and consistently to prepare the male body for sexual activity when desired. Known for quality and efficacy among...

Tired of Sleepless Nights?

...ations, be it their highly addictive nature or the propensity for such medications to put men and women in a trance. Such whispers are often enough to deter women from seeking chemical solutions. That said, hundreds of thousands of women have begun seeking alternative, drug-free solutions to their sl...

Male Hormone Replacement Company Renewman.com Critical of MLB for Testosterone Abuse Publicity

... hormone) may have on men suffering from andropause. re NEW MAN is concerned that the negative image being portrayed by professional athletes -- could deter men ages 35 and older from seeking male hormone therapy as a means of treating andropause (male menopause) symptoms. Atlant...

NCRP Report No. 160 on increased average radiation exposure of the US population

...rily indicate that the U.S. population is at any higher risk due to this increased use of medical imaging. They caution that the new report should not deter patients from getting medically-appropriate imaging exams. The NCRP findings on average population dose could be easily misinterpreted if applied to a...

Vitamin A signals offer clues to treating autoimmunity

... need TLR2, since zymosan also activates another receptor called dectin-1, which sends out stimulatory signals. The effects of zymosan and TLR2 can deter white blood cells from attacking nerve tissue in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, the authors found. In the model, mice are immunized against m...

NYU Langone Medical Center study shows that cochlear implant surgery is safe for the elderly

...ogy at NYU School of Medicine and a study co-author said "As seniors embrace a healthy and active lifestyle, it is important that age alone should not deter a person from having surgery that could potentially improve their quality of life." ...

Drinking Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Age Women

...women and two drinks a day for men, Gapstur said. On the other hand, numerous studies have suggested that alcohol, especially red wine, might help deter heart disease -- complicating decisions around drinking and health. "If you do not drink, there is no reason to start drinking," Gapstur reasoned. ...

Medco Delivers Fourth-Quarter GAAP Diluted EPS Growth of 42 Percent; 2008 Full-Year GAAP Diluted EPS Growth of 31 Percent

...nd Anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws could delay or deter a change in control and make it more difficult to remove incumbent officers and directors. The foregoing list of factors is not exh...

Kresge Foundation Meets Economic Downturn Head on, Awarding a Record $63.6 Million in Grants in Fourth Quarter 2008

... the areas of community development, health and the environment. TROY, Mich., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The state of the economy did not deter the trustees of The Kresge Foundation from awarding $63.6 million in grants at its fourth-quarter board meeting in December, making the quarter, toget...

Ready-To-Use Products Spur the European Tissue Sealants and Topical Hemostats Markets, Says Frost & Sullivan

...anisms and in adhesion prevention, thus increasing the scope of the market in the future. However, the dominance of a few large participants will deter the entry of new competitors with innovative products. Furthermore, the lack of proper product positioning will trigger cannibalisation in the market....

Xmark Sends Letters to Icagen's Board of Directors: Questions Company's Leadership as Well as Motives Behind Adoption of Poison Pill

...ors adopted a poison pill. To us, the timing of this move is curious and disturbing to say the least. We strongly believe that this poison pill will deter buyers from the Company to the detriment of the Company's shareholders and to the benefit of existing management. In adopting the poison pill, the Bo...

ASGE urges patients to seek a qualified endoscopist before undergoing a colonoscopy

... Petrini, MD, FASGE, president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. "While colonoscopy is not a perfect test, this study should not deter anyone from undergoing a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Approximately 70 percent of the colonoscopies performed in this study were not d...

Estrogen therapy could be dangerous for women with existing heart risk

...pothesis suggests that if a woman implements a hormone therapy program within six years of her final menstrual period, this narrow window is enough to deter heart disease from developing with the onset of menopause. But the U-M findings suggest that explanation isn't quite so simple, Sowers said. Even w...

King Pharmaceuticals To Acquire Alpharma for Approximately $1.6 Billion

... oral oxycodone) and EMBEDA(TM) (morphine sulfate extended-release with sequestered naltrexone hydrochloride), both of which are designed to resist or deter common methods of opioid misuse and abuse. Commercialization of these products, together with other new medicines expected to emerge from the pipeline...

American Lung Association of Nevada Receives $150,000 Grant from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation to Help Nevada's Youth Stay Smoke-Free

..."All Nevadans want to see better long-term health outcomes for their youngest and most vulnerable citizens. Anthem believes this grant to the ALA will deter Nevada youth from taking up the smoking habit and give addicted smokers the tools they need to quit and to stay smoke-free." The Anthem Blue Cross a...

Medco Reports Record Third-Quarter 2008 GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.58; Diluted EPS Excluding Amortization of Intangible Assets of $0.63

...- Anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL"), our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws could delay or deter a change in control and make it more difficult to remove incumbent officers and directors. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You ...

Special Purpose Needles Market to Reach $3.7 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc

...d injectors are poised to take a considerable market share from syringes. Increasing use of needleless I.V. systems and safety syringes is expected to deter the demand for conventional needles and syringes. United States and Europe represent the leading markets in the global special purpose needles m...

SNM expresses serious concerns as isotope shortage looms

...ges, coupled with recent efforts to curtail the use of highly-enriched uranium (HEU) in radioisotope production as a non-proliferation strategy and to deter terrorism, now pose a significant threat to Mo-99 availability within the United States. "Our highest priority remains the supply of these critica...

Medical Justice Services Inc. Now Offers Online Anti-Defamation Service

...Justice Services Inc.: Run by physicians for physicians, Medical Justice is a membership-based organization that offers proactive services designed to deter proponents of frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, as well as a proven strategy for successful countersuit prosecution. For more information, ple...

Proposed Medicare Regulations Threaten to End Millions of Free Meals Offered to Seniors During Education Seminars

...not to sign-up for a Medicare Advantage plan," Jean Lentini of Florida. "We believe this proposed rule stopping meals is overly restrictive and will deter Medicare beneficiaries from learning about various plans and enrolling in the Part D plan that best suits them," says Tom Panaggio, CEO, Response Mail...