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Type of connection procedure after pancreatic surgery influenced rate of pancreatic fistula

(PHILADELPHIA) After surgery to remove the head of the pancreas, invagination of the pancreas into the small intestine resulted in a lower rate of pancreatic fistula, according to researchers at the Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center. The research was published in the Journal o...

Nurse practitioners don't realize how much their prescribing is being influenced by drug marketing

Family nurse practitioners need to be more aware of the commercial pressures they face as a result of their increased involvement in prescribing, according to a survey published in the March issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing . "Our detailed study of 84 family nurse practition...

Soil carbon storage is not always influenced by tillage practices

MADISON, WI, February 23, 2009--The practice of no-till has increased considerably during the past 20 yr. Soils under no-till usually host a more abundant and diverse biota and are less prone to erosion, water loss, and structural breakdown than tilled soils. Their organic matter content is also o...

MDs' reactions to pharma marketing influenced by brand, side effects: Management Insights

A study of pharmaceutical companies marketing to physicians shows that doctors are most influenced by brand preference and marketing that addresses the problems of drugs with many side effects, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the flagship jo...

Cancer survival is not influenced by a patient's emotional status

A patients positive or negative emotional state has no direct or indirect effect on cancer survival or disease progression, according to a large scale new study. Published in the December 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study found that emotiona...

Aggression in adolescents is influenced by siblings

Children who have older brothers become more aggressive over time, on average, than those who have older sisters. Older siblings with younger sisters become less aggressive. Children with older sisters who are very aggressive become more aggressive and older siblings with younger brothers showed...

Drink-drivers Not Influenced by Ads Unless It Affects Them Personally

Young men are not influenced by advertisements that show horrific consequences of drink-driving until the message relates directly to them, says a report . The UK Department of Transport says that advertisements about the dreadful consequences of drink-driving can influence young men not t...

Female Reproductive Function Influenced by Childhood Environment

A study led by researchers at UCL (University College London) demonstrates that female reproductive function is influenced by childhood environment . This suggests there is a critical window of time from about 0-8 years of age that determines the rate at which girls physically mature and how high t...

Breast Cancer Risk Influenced by the Timing of Weight Gain

New York: A new study has shown a connection between gaining weight during middle age and the risk of breast cancer after menopause//. While there is little doubt that overweight is a definite risk factor for breast cancer, there seems to be convincing evidence that weight gain in adult life is an...

AMD influenced by Variation in 3 Genes

Researchers in Boston have discovered a new common, noncoding variant in the Complement Factor H (CFH) gene that is associated with age-related macular degeneration// (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible visual impairment and blindness among persons aged 60 and older. Their analyses, for the f...

Medication Adherence - Influenced by Drug or Race?

A recent study at the Ohio State University shows that medication adherence rate in type II diabetes is affected by the race of the patients. Researchers report// that this rate is 12% lower in African Americans in comparison to the whites. Rajesh Balkrishnan "That's an unacceptable differ...

Teens And Children Are More Influenced By Hi-Tech Gadgets

BDA’s (British Dietetic Association) recent survey on 3,000 school students finds, they are watching TV, computers, and playing video games for about two-and-a-half months every year//. Eating in front of the TV, will put them to skip their breakfast. Hi-tech gadgets nowadays rules over the you...

Non-violent behaviour influenced by diet and nutrition!!

So now taking a particular diet can influence corrective behaviour in prisoners.// The hypothesis viz violent aggression is largely a product of poor nutrition was tested in a prison setting. Technically speaking researchers are studying whether prsioners become less violent when put on a diet...

Immune Response To Flu Shots Influenced By Bereavement And Marital Status

A new study appearing in an upcoming issue of Brain, Behavior, and Immunity says that flu shots do not work properly in elderly patients who have experienced the death of a family member. //But older adults who have a happy marriage show increased response to these shots or injections than those wh...

FDA Nominee Says That He Is Not Influenced By Politics

Von Eschenbach, nominated to run the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said that he was not being subjected to political pressure while scientific decisions were being made//. He further stated that apart from the safety and effectiveness of medical endeavors, the appropriateness should also be ta...

Death Wishes Influenced By Ethnicity and Racial Background

A new study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society says that the dying wishes of people are based on their ethnicity and racial backgrounds. // The study found that Arab Americans did not want to spend their last days at a nursing home, while African Americ...

Evolution influenced by Temperature change

Professor Hunt and Roy from University of California, San Diego has published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences// their views on evolution of bigger animals from small animals. Researchers found that evolution also occurred in deep sea animals and they found that...

Breast Cancer Treatment Influenced By Family

It is well-established fact that the incidence of breast cancer is largely dependent on the race of a particular individual. This observation also holds good in the treatment of breast cancer, as it has now been found that decisions regarding treatment are largely dependent on the other family memb...

Prostate Cancer Test Is Influenced By Age and Nutrition Factors

An article appearing in the in the January 15, 2006 issue of CANCER, the journal of the American Cancer Society, says that the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is subject to alteration by a variety of factors such as age, race, and diet. // This could lead to false positive or false negative...

Adolescents Influenced By Maternal Attitude Regarding Weight Control

Mothers have been known to influence their children in shaping various aspects of their personality. It has now been found that their attitude towards eating habits and weight control// programs would in turn reflect on their teenagers as well. Perception of the teenager’s mother regarding the abov...

Alcoholism Influenced By Both Genetics & Family Environment

In a study involving identical and non-identical twins, researchers conducted telephone interviews with 1,213 sets of male-male twins, average age 50.// The researchers’ goal was to better understand the hereditary and environmental effects on developing alcoholism -- not by studying the twins them...

Smoking may be influenced by Parents

According to a new study it is observed by researchers that children who light their parents' cigarette or clean out the ashtray are likely to become smokers themselves. In addition, asking children to bring the cigarettes,// buy them at the store or light a cigarette for the parent are all behavio...

Birth weight may be influenced by genes

According to a new research in monkeys, they provide compelling evidence that DNA, particularly a type inherited only from the mother, plays an important role in determining a newborn's birth weight. Based on genetic analysis of six generations of macaque monkeys,// a team led by Dr. James C. Ha at...

ConvaTec Launches Versiva(R) XC(R) Campaign and Best Practice Statement

...wound dressings. Biomaterials. 2006;27(7):1129-1139. Jones SA, Bowler PG, Walker M. Antimicrobial activity of silver-containing dressings is influenced by dressing conformability with a wound surface. Wounds . 2005;17(9):263-270. Vanscheidt W, Munter KC, Klovekorn W, Vin F, Gauthier JP, Ukat A....

SXC Health solutions announces record second quarter financial results

...nt believes it is useful to exclude depreciation, amortization and net interest income (expense) as these are essentially fixed amounts that cannot be influenced by management in the short term. In addition, management believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation as this is not a cash expense. Last...

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Vytorin and Zetia Makers Settle Class-Action Suit With Proposed $41.5 Million

..., causing consumers and third-party payors to pay for unnecessary prescriptions of Vytorin and Zetia. The lawsuit, filed under the Racketeering influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), as well as the consumer protection statutes of New Jersey, California, Florida, Texas and Massachusetts is pendi...

What you eat depends on with whom you eat

...Meredith Young, PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, found that what a person chooses to eat at lunch or dinner is influenced by who they eat with and the gender make-up of the group. By observing students in naturalistic settings in three large university cafeterias with...

Nephrologists Indicate High Interest in AMAG Pharmaceuticals' Newly Approved Feraheme According to Latest BioTrends Report

...ical Directors foresee the increased use of IV iron to spare the use of ESAs (such as Amgen's Epogen) as well as IV iron brand selection being heavily influenced by price. Although the bundled payment only impacts the dialysis market, reimbursement has a high degree of influence on brand choice in the chronic ...

AARP Responds to Health Reform Scare Tactics

...nts or tests. Given Ms. McCaughey's position as a Director of a medical device producer, I would hope that any potential conflict of interest has not influenced her commentary. "More concerning, Ms. McCaughey's criticism misinterprets legislation that would actually help empower individuals and doctors ...

Rochester Medical Reports Third Quarter Results

...ly accepted accounting principles (GAAP) because management believes Non-GAAP Net Income provides a more consistent basis for comparisons that are not influenced by certain charges and non-cash expenses and are therefore helpful in understanding Rochester Medical's underlying operating results. Similarly, cons...

Watson Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2009 GAAP EPS of $0.46; Adjusted EPS $0.61; Company Raises 2009 Outlook

...gross profit for the second quarter excludes approximately $8.1 million in costs related to Watson's Global Supply Chain Initiative and was positively influenced by the launch of new products and product mix. Generic research and development expense increased $0.8 million or three percent to $29.9 mill...

ConvaTec Launches Hydrofiber(R) Technology Web Site

... care products. Ostomy Wound Manage . 2007;53(9):18-25. Jones SA, Bowler PG, Walker M. Antimicrobial activity of silver-containing dressings is influenced by dressing conformability with a wound surface. Wounds . 2005;17(9):263-270. Jones SA, Bowler PG, Walker M, Parsons D. Controlling wound biobu...

Jackson Tragedy May Serve to Educate Public on Addiction, Says American Society of Addiction Medicine

...se that may run the course of a lifetime, and those with addictions may experience relapses and remissions. A disease of the brain, addiction is also influenced by genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors. Addiction is characterized by: significant time spent using or obtaining a drug that interferes w...

Brazil's Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Market Will Grow $115 Million by 2013

...eiro, rheumatologists from Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte prefer Humira and Remicade, respectively. "Competition among TNF-alpha inhibitors is influenced by a drug's clinical profile, order of market entry, ease of access in the public sector, patients' socioeconomic status, ease of administration and m...

Shifting Scientific, Health Priorities and Global Economic Downturn Impact Investment in HIV Prevention R&D

...arch in 2008 finds that HIV vaccine research funding levels decreased for the first time since investment trends have been tracked. This may have been influenced by shifts in scientific priorities, the declining economy and competing priorities in the larger global health agenda. Despite this decrease, the over...

Teen Behaviors Stem From Genetics, Environment

...Y, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Teens' alcohol use and behavior problems are influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, a new study finds. "In the pa... and 1987. The researchers focused on how genetic and environmental factors influenced behavior problems at age 12 and alcohol use at age 14. They found that c...

A 'Heart Healthy' Diet and Ongoing, Moderate Physical Activity May Protect Against Cognitive Decline as We Age

... analysis, the researchers found that physical activity was associated with enhanced cognitive function, and that this relationship was differentially influenced by the person's APOE genotype: non-E4 carriers and people with one copy of E4 performed better than people with two copies of E4. After adjusting for ...

July/August 2009 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet

...-quality chronic disease care, not the particular practice model. Notably, they found no evidence that a practice's use of electronic medical records influenced the quality of chronic disease management. The researchers call for further research to examine whether current moves toward larger practices and grea...

Walmart Foundation Commits $500,000 to Improving Emergency Preparedness for the 54 Million Americans with Disabilities

... EPI deployed teams to the region to perform an unprecedented special-needs assessment in a live disaster zone. EPI's work following Hurricane Katrina influenced legislative changes in the Post-Katrina Reform Act, including the establishment of a National Disability Coordinator position at FEMA. In 2006, ...

European Medicines Agency (EMEA) Approves Cell Therapeutics, Inc.'s September Meeting Request to Discuss OPAXIO(TM) Marketing Authorization Application

...he protein polymer, releasing the paclitaxel chemotherapy. Preclinical and clinical studies support that OPAXIO metabolism by lung cancer cells may be influenced by estrogen, which could lead to enhanced release of paclitaxel and efficacy in women with lung cancer compared to standard therapies. About Cel...